Disciplinary Rules

1. Students are required:

  1. To maintain dignity, decency, order, calmness and also obey the instructions of teacher in the class rooms.

  2. To maintain silence in reading in the Library and also in the campus.

  3. To submit to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the authorities and obey the rules and regulations made by the University from time to time.

  4. Not to form any formal and informal groups on the basis of caste, community and religion.

  5. Not to sow seeds of discord among students on the above or any other basis.

  6. Not to engage in any kind of activity that interrupts the corporate life of the University.

  7. Not to adopt any coercive measures.

  8. Not to abuse the privileges or status of students.

  9. Not to go outside the place of study during the working hours of the department.

  10. Not to commit any offence under Civil Rights Act 1955 or any offence involving moral turpitude.

  11. Not to be in the canteen or at any public place during working hours of the college.

  12. Smoking inside the classroom, laboratory, library and within the department is prohibited.

  13. Teasing women and committing nuisance on the campus, on college grounds, and at programmes are strictly prohibited.

  14. Any violence on the campus, destruction of university property, manhandling of teachers or administrative staff or any other person in the university campus or the authorities of the university/and misbehaviour with girl students will be viewed seriously. Erring persons will be liable for disciplinary action such as expulsion for specific period or rustication etc,.

  15. Defacing of the campus buildings and walls by sticking bills posters, etc, or by writing is prohibited.

  16. Demand for postponement of examinations, demand for reexamination or any agitation in the examination hall like boycotting particularly when once the examination paper is issued are prohibited and if students boycott examinations on any ground no reexamination shall be conducted during that year.

  17. All types of malpractices and unfair means in the examination hall including assault on invigilators, misbehaving in the hall and impersonation are punishable offences under A.P.Govt. G.O.M.S.No. 114 Edn., dt.13-5-97.

  18. Violation of the above rule attracts the disciplinary jurisdiction of the authorities of the University under Section 27 of 6 S.K.U. Act .

  19. Any candidate detected violating any of these rules will be sent out of the examination hall forthwith and his conduct will be reported to the university authorities. Such a candidate stands the risk of having all his/her answer books for the examination rejected for valuation and of being debarred from taking the university examinations for such a period as the Executive Council may decide.



2. PROHIBITION OF RAGGING

  1. Ragging within and outside any educational institution is prohibited as per Act 26 of A.P. Legislative Assembly, 1997.

  2. Ragging means doing an Act with course or is likely to cause insult or annoyance or fear or apprehension or threat or intimidation or outrage of modesty or injury to a student.

  3. Ragging entails heavy fines and / or imprisonment.

  4. Ragging leads to suspension and dismissal from the college.

  5. To prevent ragging and to ensure discipline in the hostels, outsiders are prohibited from entering the College and Hostels without permission.

  6. Girl Students must be in their Hostels Rooms by 7-00 p.m.

  7. All the students must carry their Identity Cards and show them when demanded.

  8. The Principal and the Wardens may visit the Girls” Hostel and inspect the rooms any time.



Nature of Ragging

Punishment

1.

Teasing Embarrassing and humiliating

Imprisonment upto 6 months or fine upto Rs. 1,000/- or both.

2.

Assaulting or using criminal force or criminal intimidation.

Imprisonment upto 1 year or fine upto Rs. 2,000/- or both.

3.

Wrongfully restraining or confining or causing hurt.

Imprisonment upto 2 years or fine upto Rs. 5,000/- or both.

4.

Causing grievous hurt, Kidnapping or rape or committing unnatural offence.

Imprisonment upto 5 years and fine upto Rs. 10,000/-.

5.

Causing death or abetting suicide.

Imprisonment upto 10 years and fine upto Rs. 50,000/-.


Note:

  1. A student convicted of any or the above offences, will be expelled from the College.

  2. A student imprisoned for more than six months for any of the above offence will not be admitted in any other college.

  3. A student against whom there is prima facie evidence of ragging in any form will be suspended from the college immediately.