Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya considers Ragging a punishable offence. The College has adopted a 'Zero Tolerance Policy' about Ragging in its Campus i.e. all acts of ragging, major or minor, will be noted so that no Ragger, male or female, will be punished. The Anti Ragging Committee of the College is constituted in pursuance of UGC Regulations on 'Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions. It is mandatory for all students and guardians to sign an affidavit in the proforma prescribed by the University of Calcutta related to Ragging.


What is Ragging ?

As per the order of Supreme Court of India and subsequent Notification from University Grants Commission (UGC), Ragging means:

1) Any disorderly conduct by words (spoken or written) or actions which has the effect of teasing a fresher or a junior student
2) Any rowdy behaviour which causes or may cause annoyance, misery or psychological harm or create fear in a fresher or a junior student
3) Asking students to do anything that they will not do in ordinary circumstances and which causes shame or embarrassment and adversely affects the mind or body of a fresher or a junior student
4) Any act that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of a fresher or a junior student
5) Exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for academic tasks assigned to a student or a group of students
6) Any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure on a fresher or any other student
7) Any act of physical or mental abuse targeted at a student (fresher or otherwise) on the ground of colour, race, religion, caste, ethnicity, gender (including transgender), appearance, nationality, regional origin, linguistic identity, place of birth, place of residence or economic background

Register a Complaint: 1) Drop application in Complaint/Grievance Drop-Box in the College Office 2) Register complaint through Anti-Ragging Grievance Form (Google Form Link) 3) Call or Email any member of Anti-Ragging Committee 4) Call state-wide Number of Govt. of West Bengal (Kolkata Police) 24x7 Toll Free Number : 18003455678 5) Call National Anti Ragging Help Line (UGC Crisis Hotline) 24x7 Toll Free Number : 1800-180-5522 All COMPLAINTS will remain CONFIDENTIAL

MEMBERS OF COLLEGE ANTI-RAGGING COMMITTEE :

Sl. No.	Name of The Member	Designation	Designation in Anti-Ragging Committee
1	Dr. Supriyo Chakraborty	Principal, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 9933037599 / (033) 2670 0838 Email: ahfsm.howrah@gmail.com	Chairperson (Ex-Officio)
2	Dr. Palash Bandyopadhyay	Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 8697954401 Email: banerjeepalash1978@gmail.com	Convener
3	Dr. Aditi Sengupta	Associate Professor, Department of English, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 9830179898 Email: ahfsm.english@gmail.com	Member
4	Dr. Julie Dutta	Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 9874628123 Email: dutjulie@gmail.com	Member
5	Sri. Ritabrata Mukhopadhyay	Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 6289600180 Email: ritabratamukhopadhyay@gmail.com	Member
6	Sri. Pradipta Paul	SACT I, Department of History, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 9836782145 Email: pradiptapaul91@gmail.com	Member
7	Smt. Mousumi Pramanick	SACT I, Department of Education, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 82508 28181 Email: mousumipiupramanik@gmail.com	Member
8	Sri. Pratik Ghosh	Accountant, College Office, Azad Hind Fouz Smriti Mahavidyalaya Phone: 9433393309 Email:	Member
UGC REGULATION - ANTI RAGGING			Click to View
CENTRE FOR YOUTH: Ministry of Education, Government of India AND UGC Anti-Ragging Portal			Click to View
UGC Anti-Ragging Circular			View / Download
Format of Anti-Ragging Declaration (University of Calcutta)			View / Download

NOTE:

To ensure that the provisions for the Anti-Ragging Act are not misused, all malicious complaints will be dealt with severely
If the Anti-Ragging Committee finds that false allegations were made or misleading information was provided during the inquiry, the complainant shall be liable to be punished.