Ragging of the first year students particularly when they are admitted afresh to this institute is illegal and completely forbidden. It is punishable with fine, or even expulsion from college and also prosecution. Ragging is defined amongst others as, "Display of disorderly conduct, an act of causing physical and psychological harm or causing apprehension or fear or shame or embarrassment. The definition also includes, "Teasing, abusing, threatening, playing practical jokes or asking students to perform something the student in ordinary course would not do”. It further includes causing injury, degrading, humiliating a fellow student and causing distress of mind or spirit.
