UGC steps up fight against ragging, asks colleges and universities for progress reports by June 1
Gauri Mittal | May 29, 2025 | 01:14 PM IST | 1 min read
UGC wants detailed report on anti-ragging awareness drives, disciplinary measures; urges AICTE, NMC, INC collaboration to make campuses safe.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a comprehensive review of anti-ragging compliance across higher educational institutions (HEI), demanding detailed status reports by June 1, ahead of the beginning of the 2025-26 academic session.
A year after implementing mandatory anti-ragging mechanisms , including “mentor-mentee system, legal counsel support, institutional accountability, and surprise compliance checks”, the UGC is now conducting structured compliance verification to see how well these rules are working.
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UGC anti-ragging guidelines
The UGC has asked all colleges, universities and educational bodies to send detailed reports to raggingcell@yahoo.in, elaborating on the measures they have taken to stop incidents of ragging. These reports should highlight steps such as awareness drives, disciplinary measures, and proactive engagement with students.
“The UGC remains committed to ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment in all higher educational institutions,” it said in an official statement.
In the new notification, the UGC has asked regulatory bodies and monitoring agencies to conduct more surprise inspections, so that college policies can be upheld and maintained.
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The UGC has requested regulatory bodies like the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Medical Commission (NMC), Indian Nursing Council (INC) etc., to collaborate on making campuses safe from ragging. A meeting will be held soon in this regard.
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