Ragging in TN jumps 30%, Anna university 2nd in nat’l case count
Ram.Sundaram @timesgroup.com
Chennai: The number of ragging cases registered in Tamil Nadu increased by nearly 30% in the last three years.
Besides, Anna University, Asia’s largest technical institution, reported the second highest number of ragging incidents in the country from 2009 to 2017, with 166 cases registered by students from 532 affiliated colleges, according to a University Grants Commission (apex higher education regulator) report.
A ragging-related incident in Tamil Nadu in 1996, in which a Chidambaram medical college student was murdered, led to the passing of the first anti-ragging legislation in the country.
In Tamil Nadu, a state-level committee formed under the chairmanship of the governorchancellor in this regard recently claimed the practice had been completely eradicated.
Plaints mostly from colleges in rural areas
However, UGC records suggest there has been an increase in the number of ragging complaints received and cases registered, with the 43 case registered in 2017 being the highest in the last four years.
Complaints were predominantly from professional colleges affiliated to Anna University and Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, many of them in tier-II cities and rural areas.
The most recent incident of ragging was reported in Madras Medical College on September 19 and is still pending, say UGC sources.
Of the complainants, nearly 88% were men who were hosteliers.
In most cases, UGC sources say, calls to the college authorities from the helpline do not get prompt response. “This delay gives the perpetrators more time to flee.”
Concurring, the UGC report suggests that of the 3,300 complaints received across the country only 950 cases were registered. And, only 35% of the perpetrators in these cases were suspended or rusticated; others were let off with a warning or fine.
One in every three complaints filed with college authorities has been escalated to higher regulatory authorities since the complainant was not satisfied with the action taken by the colleges, some of whom even refuse minimum cooperation.
On the positive side, the number of affidavits filed by TN students promising to stop ragging is on the rise. A total of 11.57 lakh students from Tamil Nadu have filed affidavits in both online and offline mode in the last eight years.
Ram.Sundaram @timesgroup.com
Chennai: The number of ragging cases registered in Tamil Nadu increased by nearly 30% in the last three years.
Besides, Anna University, Asia’s largest technical institution, reported the second highest number of ragging incidents in the country from 2009 to 2017, with 166 cases registered by students from 532 affiliated colleges, according to a University Grants Commission (apex higher education regulator) report.
A ragging-related incident in Tamil Nadu in 1996, in which a Chidambaram medical college student was murdered, led to the passing of the first anti-ragging legislation in the country.
In Tamil Nadu, a state-level committee formed under the chairmanship of the governorchancellor in this regard recently claimed the practice had been completely eradicated.
Plaints mostly from colleges in rural areas
However, UGC records suggest there has been an increase in the number of ragging complaints received and cases registered, with the 43 case registered in 2017 being the highest in the last four years.
Complaints were predominantly from professional colleges affiliated to Anna University and Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, many of them in tier-II cities and rural areas.
The most recent incident of ragging was reported in Madras Medical College on September 19 and is still pending, say UGC sources.
Of the complainants, nearly 88% were men who were hosteliers.
In most cases, UGC sources say, calls to the college authorities from the helpline do not get prompt response. “This delay gives the perpetrators more time to flee.”
Concurring, the UGC report suggests that of the 3,300 complaints received across the country only 950 cases were registered. And, only 35% of the perpetrators in these cases were suspended or rusticated; others were let off with a warning or fine.
One in every three complaints filed with college authorities has been escalated to higher regulatory authorities since the complainant was not satisfied with the action taken by the colleges, some of whom even refuse minimum cooperation.
On the positive side, the number of affidavits filed by TN students promising to stop ragging is on the rise. A total of 11.57 lakh students from Tamil Nadu have filed affidavits in both online and offline mode in the last eight years.
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