Has Anti-Ragging Law In India Helped Bring Down Ragging In Colleges?
Just read the news that a girl committed suicide after her seniors in college ragged her for over a year. In her suicide note, the girl mentioned that she couldn't tolerate the harassment from her seniors. After complaining about ragging to the faculty member, she was advised to 'follow the orders from her seniors' if she wanted to continue in the college. Under Section 23 read with Section 10 (b), (g), (p) and (q) of AICTE Act, 1987; ragging has been banned in all Indian colleges.
We've several CEans who're studying engineering and it'd be very informative to know whether the anti-ragging law has helped bring down ragging in colleges. It's a shame that even today we continue to hear cases of students committing suicides because of ragging.
There are a few questions to answer -
1. Does ragging still happen in engineering colleges?
2. Are the faculty members aware of it?
3. Do the seniors who get involved in ragging get punished by the college?
4. Do ragging cases get reported to the police?