“Ragging is a Criminal Offence as per Hon’ble Supreme Court of India”.
A.P.M. (P.G.) College ensures Strict Compliance on the Prevention of Ragging in any form.
Definition: Ragging is any disorderly conduct whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness to any student, indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities which cause or likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in a fresher or a junior student and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the psyche of a fresher or a junior student. Supreme Court of India has defined ragging as a criminal offence.
Penalty for Ragging: No person who is a student of an educational institution shall commit ragging. Supreme Court of India has ordered that 'if any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the authority, the concerned student shall be given liberty to explain and if his/her explanation is not found satisfactory.
• 1. Cancellation of admission.
• 2. Suspension from attending classes.
• 3. Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation process.
• 4. Withholding results.
• 5. Rustication from the institution.
• In addition, in case of every single incident of ragging, a First Information Report (FIR) will be filed with the local police authorities. The possible punishment includes rigorous imprisonment (in compliance with the order of Supreme Court of India) In the case of any ragging incident, the students may immediately call and bring it to the notice of the members of the Anti-Ragging committee for necessary help, guidance and actions.

Affidavit by students and parents