ORDINANCE XV-B OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Maintenance of Discipline among Students of the University

1. All powers relating to discipline and disciplinary action are vested in the Vice- Chancellor.

2. The Vice-Chancellor may delegate all or such power as he/she deems proper to the Proctor and to such other persons as he/she may specify in this regard.

3. Without prejudice to the generality of power to enforce discipline under the Ordinance, the following shall amount to acts of gross indiscipline:

(a) Physical assault, or threat to use physical force against any member of the teaching and non-teaching staff of any Institution/Department and against any student within the University of Delhi;

(b) Carrying of, use of, or threat to use of any weapon;

(c) Any violation of the provisions of the Civil Right Protection Act,1976;

(d) Violation of the status, dignity and honour of students belonging to the Scheduled castes and tribes;

(e) Any practice- whether verbal or otherwise-derogatory of women;

(f) Any attempt at bribing or corruption in any manner;

(g) Willful destruction of institutional property;

(h) Creating ill-will or intolerance on religious or communal grounds;

(i) Causing disruption, in any manner, of the of the academic functioning of the university system;

(j) Ragging as per Ordinance XV-C.

4. Without prejudice to the generality of his/her powers relating to the maintenance of discipline and taking such action in the interest of discipline as may “seem to him appropriate’’, the Vice Chancellor may, in the exercise of his/her powers aforesaid, order or direct that:

(a) any student or students be expelled; or

(b) any student or students be, for a stated period, rusticated; or

(c) be not for a stated period, admitted to a course or courses of study in a college, department or institution of the University; or

(d) be fined with a sum of rupees that may be specified; or

(e) be debarred from taking a University or College or Departmental Examination or Examinations for one or more years; or

(f) that the result of the student or students concerned, in the Examination or Examinations in which he/she or they have appeared be cancelled.

5. The Principals of the Colleges, Heads of the Halls, Deans of the Faculties, Heads of Teaching Departments in the University, the Principal, School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education and Librarians shall have the authority to exercise all such disciplinary powers over students in their respective Colleges, Institutions, Faculties and Teaching Departments in the university as may be necessary for the proper conduct of teaching in the Institutions, Halls and teaching in the concerned Departments. They may exercise their authority through, or delegate authority to, such of the teachers in their Colleges, Institutions or Departments as they may specify for these purposes.

6. Without prejudice to the power of the Vice-Chancellor and the Proctor as aforesaid, detailed rules of discipline and proper conduct shall be framed. These rules may be supplemented where necessary by the Principals of Colleges, Heads of Halls, Deans of Faculties and Heads of Teaching Departments in this University. Each student shall be expected to provide himself/herself with a copy of these rules.

7. At the time of admission, every student shall be required to sign a declaration that on admission he/she submits himself/herself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice- Chancellor and the several authorities of the University who may be vested with the authority to exercise discipline under the Acts, the Statutes, the Ordinances and the Rules that have been framed thereunder by the University.

ORDINANCE XV-C OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Prohibition of and Punishment for Ragging

1. Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited within the premises of College/Department or Institution and any part of Delhi University system as well as on public transport.

2. Any individual or collective act or practice of ragging constitutes gross indiscipline and shall be dealt with under this Ordinance.

3. Ragging for the purposes of this Ordinance means any act, conduct or practice by which dominant power or status of senior students is brought to bear on students freshly enrolled or students who are in any way considered junior or inferior by other students and includes individual or collective acts or practices which:

(a) involve physical assault or threat to use of physical force;

(b) violate the status, dignity and honour of women students;

(c) violate the status, dignity and honour of students belonging to the scheduled caste and tribes;

(d) expose students to ridicule and contempt and affect their self-esteem;

(e) entail verbal abuse and aggression, indecent gestures and obscene behaviour.

4. The Principal of a College, the Head of the Department of an Institution, the authorities of College, of University Hostels or Halls of Residence shall take immediate action on any information of the occurrence of ragging.

5. Notwithstanding anything in Clause (4) above, the Proctor may also suo moto enquire into any incident of ragging and make a report to the Vice-chancellor of the identity of those who have engaged in ragging and the nature of the incident.

6. The Proctor may also submit an initial report establishing the identity of the perpetrators of ragging and the nature of the ragging incident.

7. If the Principal of College or Head of the Department or Institution or the Proctor is satisfied that for some reason, to be recorded in writing, it is not reasonably practical to hold such an enquiry, he/she may so advise the Vice-Chancellor accordingly.

8. When the Vice-Chancellor is satisfied that it is not expedient to hold such an enquiry, his/her decision shall be final.

9. On the receipt of a report under Clause (5) or (6) or a determination by the relevant authority under Clause (7) disclosing the occurrence of ragging incidents described in Clause 3 (a), (b) and (c), the Vice-Chancellor shall direct or order rustication of a student or students for a specific number of years.

10. The Vice-Chancellor may in other cases of ragging order or direct that any student or students be expelled or be not, for a stated period, admitted to a course of study in a college, departmental examination for one or more years, or that the results of the student concerned in the examination or examinations in which they appeared, be cancelled.

11. In case any students who have obtained degrees of Delhi University are found guilty under this Ordinance, appropriate action under Statute 15 for withdrawal of degrees conferred by the University shall be initiated.

12. For the purpose of this Ordinance, abetment to ragging will also amount to ragging.

13. All institutions within the Delhi University system shall be obligated to carry out instructions/ directions issued under this Ordinance, and to give aid and assistance to the Vice- Chancellor to achieve the effective implementation of the Ordinance.