Prevention of Sexual Harassment - NIRBHAYA

The College has an Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell and the various faculty members have been designated to take care of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell. The Committee deals with issues relating to sexual harassment at the college. It is applicable to all students and faculty. A complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment may be lodged by the victim or a third party

A written complaint may be addressed to the principal over phone or in person and it will be kept confidential and also the action will be taken immediately. The students can also communicate their problem directly to the Principal. The cell provides security & counselling to those who have faced problem and mental trauma. The details of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Cell members have been displayed in the college notice board for student reference.

The Cell deals with issues relating to sexual harassment. The issues related under following behaviour:

• Demand or request for sexual favours
• Sexually coloured remarks
• Eve-teasing,
• Jokes causing or likely to cause awkwardness or embarrassment,
• Gender based insults or sexist remarks,
• Unwelcome sexual overtone in any manner such as over telephone
• Touching or brushing against any part of the body and the like,
• Displaying pornographic or other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons, pamphlets or sayings,
• Physical confinement against one's will and any other act likely to violate one's privacy. The victim and harasser can be any gender
• The harasser does not have to be of the opposite sex

The proceedings of the Committee

• The victim and harasser can be any gender
• The harasser does not have to be of the opposite sex
• As soon as the issue came to know immediate action will be taken against guilt party and ensuring support services to the victimized and termination of the harassment.
• Every fortnight the committee members will meet and discuss the issues and action plan will be taken to prevent that in future.

Grievance Redressal

We at SABS, are strongly focused towards the sensitive circumstances faced by Faculty members/ Students/ Non-Teaching staff. Hence Grievance Redressal committee was formed. The function of the cell is to look into the complaints lodged by any student, and judge its merit. The Grievance cell is also empowered to look into matters of harassment. Anyone with a genuine grievance may approach the department members in person, or in consultation with the officer in-charge Students’ Grievance Cell. In case the person is unwilling to appear in self, grievances may be dropped in writing at the letterbox/ suggestion box of the Grievance Cell at Administrative Block. Grievances may also be sent through e-mail to the officer in-charge of Students’ Grievance Cell.

Objective :

The objective of the Grievance Cell is to develop a responsive and accountable attitude among all the stakeholders in order to maintain a harmonious educational atmosphere in the institute.

A Grievance Cell should be constituted for the redressal of the problems reported by the Students of the College with the following objectives:

• Upholding the dignity of the College by ensuring strife free atmosphere in the College through promoting cordial Student-Student relationship and Student-teacher relationship etc.
• Encouraging the Students to express their grievances / problems freely and frankly, without any fear of being victimized.
• Suggestion / complaint Box is installed in front of the Administrative Block in which the Students, who want to remain anonymous, put in writing their grievances and their suggestions for improving the Academics / Administration in the College.
• Advising Students of the College to respect the right and dignity of one another and show utmost restraint and patience whenever any occasion of rift arises.
• Advising All the Students to refrain from inciting Students against other Students, teachers and College administration.
• Advising all staffs to be affectionate to the Students and not behave in a vindictive manner towards any of them for any reason.
• Ragging in any form is strictly prohibited in and outside the institution. Any violation of ragging and disciplinary rules should be urgently brought to the notice of the Principal.

Scope :

The cell will deal with Grievances received in writing from the students about any of the following matters:

• Academic Matters : Related to timely issue of duplicate Mark-sheets, Transfer Certificates, Conduct Certificates or other examination related matters.
• Financial Matters : Related to dues and payments for various items from library, hostels etc.
• Other Matters : Related to certain misgivings about conditions of sanitation, preparation of food, availability of transport, victimization by teachers etc.

Functions :

• The cases will be attended promptly on receipt of written grievances from the students
• The cell formally will review all cases and will act accordingly as per the Management policy
• The cell will give report to the authority about the cases attended to and the number of pending cases, if any, which require direction and guidance from the higher authorities.

Procedure for lodging complaint :

• The students may feel free to put up a grievance in writing/or in the format available in the admin dept. and drop it in boxes
• The Grievance Cell will act upon those cases which have been forwarded along with the necessary documents.
• The Grievance Cell will assure that the grievance has been properly solved in a stipulated time limit provided by the cell.

Equal Opportunity Cell

The college ensures that all students are treated equally. No discrimination on grounds of gender, disability or minority status etc .It also aims at imparting employable skills. The cell works with student welfare committee to provide guidance and counselling with respect to academic, financial, social and other matters and to enhance the diversity within the campus.

• To provide equity and equal opportunity to the community at large in the college and also bring about social inclusion.
• To enhance the diversity among the students, teaching and non-teaching staff and also eliminate the perception of discrimination.
• To create a convenient atmosphere for academic interaction and to have a healthy interpersonal relationships among the students coming from various social backgrounds.
• To work towards Gender sensitization.