Anti-ragging Sensitization

Abstract

Ragging has been banned in all educational institutes all over India. Still, there is confusion in the minds of senior students about what is covered and what is not covered under ragging. Incidences of ragging do occur in some form or another due to this confusion. There is a strong need to make all the students and faculty members aware of the nuisance of ragging and the unwelcome fallout of ragging. Effects of ragging may be minor to major, affecting the mental and physical well-being of the freshers and sometimes even resulting in suicides due to unbearable mental trauma. Unwanted side effects of ragging result in disciplinary and legal action against senior students, which may ultimately affect their academic careers. Not only senior students but all the faculty members, fresher students and other employees of the institutes should also be sensitized to report the incidences if it comes to their knowledge. Therefore, sensitization of all students and employees about ragging should always be carried out every year by the members of the anti-ragging committee of every educational institute to prevent ragging in all the institutes.