(i) These Regulations may be called the Pharmacy Council of india Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Pharmacy Colleges, 2012.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(iii) They shall apply to all the Pharmacy institutions established in accordance with the provisions of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 & regulations framed thereunder as amended from time to time for the purpose of imparting pharmacy education in the country and cover all the premises, whether being academic, residential, playgrounds, canteen, or other such premises of such Pharmacy institutions whether located within the campus or outside, and to all means of transportation of students, whether public or private, accessed by students for the pursuit of studies in such Pharmacy institutions.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Pharmacy Act, 1.948 and any of the regulations made there under as amended from time to time it shall be the duty and responsibility of Management/Head of institute of the Pharmacy Colleges to create a conducive atmosphere for imparting Pharmacy education to the Pharmacy students undergoing training in such colleges and take all necessary steps to prevent/prohibit/curb ragging of any type in their Pharmacy Colleges to enable students to study the vast Pharmacy Course and its various parameters and concepts of Pharmacy education in a calm and peaceful atmosphere as the Pharmacy education reqUires grueling studies
2. ObjectiVes - To prohibit any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student, or indulging in rowdy or indiscipiined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof .
in any fresher or any other student or asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has‘the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student, with or Without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student; and thereby, to eliminate ragging in all its forms from Pharmacy institutions in the country by prohibiting it under these Regulations, preventing its occurrence and punishing those who indulge in ragging as provided for in these Regulations and the appropriate law in force.
PART III—~SEC. 4] THE GAZETTE OF INDLA, AUGUST 25, 2012 (BHADRA 3, 1934) 5447
3. What constitutes Ragging.
- Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
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any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness a fresher or any other student, indulging in rowdy or indisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any fresher or any other student;
asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such fresher or any other student;
any act by a senior student that prevents disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any other student or a fresher;
exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing theacademictasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.
any act of financial extortion or forcerl expenditure burden put on a fresher or any other student by students;
an}! act of ph\lSlcal ablIse InCIIIdIng ail \vlarlan'ts 01’ I1" SSX"3! abuse homosexua! assallhs stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;
any act or abuse by spoken words emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any other student;
any act that affects the mental health and self—confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any fresher or any other student.