Institutes failing anti-ragging norms to face UGC fund cuts
Hyderabad: Seven institutes from Telangana, including the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH), the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, and Potti Sri Ramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, may face funding cuts as they failed to submit the mandatory anti-ragging compliance forms by students and staff to the
(UGC), despite multiple advisories.
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According to UGC norms, failure to comply with the UGC Regulation on Ragging, 2009, may result in the withdrawal of UGC grants and funding, thereby affecting financial assistance and research projects. It could also lead to public disclosure of non-compliance, listing the institution as non-compliant on the UGC website, and consideration for de-recognition or withdrawal of affiliation, subject to further review.
Show cause issued
The other institutions from the state that received show cause notices include Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Aurora Higher Education and Research Academy, Malla Reddy Vishwavidyapeeth, and MNR University. Nationwide, a total of 89 institutions were issued notices.
"It has come to the attention of the University Grants Commission (UGC) that your institution failed to submit the mandatory anti-ragging undertakings by students and compliance undertaking by your institution, despite multiple advisories issued by the UGC, follow-up calls from the anti-ragging helpline, and direct interventions by the anti-ragging monitoring agency," read the show cause notice issued by the commission.
The notice further stated that failure to comply not only breaches UGC guidelines but also compromises student safety, particularly given growing concerns over ragging-related distress and campus hostility.
30 days deadline
The institutions were instructed to submit the anti-ragging compliance forms and obtain online undertakings from all students within 30 days from the date of the notice, June 9, and to provide a comprehensive report on measures adopted to prevent ragging on their campuses.
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