What constitutes ragging?

Theoretically speaking, Ragging is defined as –“ the doing of any act which causes, or is likely to cause any physical, psychological or physiological harm of apprehension or shame or embarrassment to a student”, and includes–

(a) “Teasing or abusing by playing Practical joke on, or causing hurt to any student. “

b)” 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.”

c) “Any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular

academic activity of any other student or a fresher.”

d) “Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing the

academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students.”

e) “Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a fresher or

any other student by students.”

f) “Any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual

assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily

harm or any other danger to health or person. “

g) “Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, posts, 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. “

h)” 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. “