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Separate hostels for freshers
THE AUTHORITIES of the Banaras Hindu University have evolved a unique formula to check incidents of ragging in sensitive institutes and faculties in the current academic session. They have allotted separate hostels to new entrants to the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), the Institute of Technology (IT), the Science Faculty and the Ayurveda Faculty, considered to be the most prone to ragging. First-year students of BAMS (Ayurveda Faculty) and MBBS (IMS) have been allotted rooms in Atreya Hostel.
THE AUTHORITIES of the Banaras Hindu University have evolved a unique formula to check incidents of ragging in sensitive institutes and faculties in the current academic session.
They have allotted separate hostels to new entrants to the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), the Institute of Technology (IT), the Science Faculty and the Ayurveda Faculty, considered to be the most prone to ragging.
First-year students of BAMS (Ayurveda Faculty) and MBBS (IMS) have been allotted rooms in Atreya Hostel. New entrants to the IT have been allotted rooms in the Morvi and the Rajputana Hostels. First-year students of the Science Faculty have been accommodated on the first floor of the Brocha Hostel.
Of the six-channel gates on the first floor of the Brocha Hostel, four have been closed. The remaining two channel gates are to be closed after 9 pm to prevent the entry of senior students into the rooms of first-year students late in the night. Besides, elaborate security arrangements have been made at the entrance of all these hostels.
Anti-ragging committees and anti-ragging action committees have been constituted at the institute, colleges, the faculty, department and hostel level.
An eleven-member Ragging Prevention Committee has been constituted at the university level.
The members of ragging committees and wardens are visiting various hostels to check ragging ate night. The authorities are also keeping a close vigil on the activities of students at institutes, faculties, departments and on roads to ensure that the new entrants are not harassed in the name of ragging.
Ragging Prevention Committee chairman Prof AK Agrawal said that efforts were on to ensure a healthy interaction between senior students and new entrants so that incidents of ragging did not occur.
Chief proctor of BHU Prof SK Singh that disciplinary action would be taken against those found involved in ragging. “Those found involved in ragging may face a fine, rustication or even expulsion from the university, depending upon the severity of the offence,” added Prof Singh.
