CIC Committee

College Internal Complaints Committee

As per the guidelines of Supreme Court, UGC, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013, an Internal Complaints Committee has been established by the College for a period of three years (2017-18,2018-19,2019-20).

Objectives, Roles and Responsibilities of College Internal Complaints Committee

• Prevent discrimination and sexual harassment, by promoting gender amity among students and employees.
• Deal with cases of discrimination and sexual harassment against women, in a time bound manner, aiming at ensuring support services to the victimized and termination of the harassment.
• Recommend appropriate punitive action against the guilty party to the Management.
• To create a secure physical and social environment to deter any act of sexual harassment.
• To uphold the commitment of the Institute to provide an environment free of gender-based discrimination.

Here it should be noted that according to the Supreme Court guideline Sexual harassment can be defined as “unwelcome” sexually determined behavior (whether directly or by implication) as:

1. Physical contact and advances;
2. Demand or request for sexual favors;
3. Sexually colored remarks;
4. Showing pornography; and
5. Other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.

The following is also sexual harassment and is covered by the committee:

• Eve-teasing
• Unsavory remarks,
• Jokes causing or likely to cause awkwardness or embarrassment,
• Innuendos and taunts,
• Gender based insults or sexist remarks,
• Unwelcome sexual overtone in any manner such as over telephone (obnoxious telephone calls) and the like,
• Touching or brushing against any part of the body and the like,
• Displaying pornographic or other offensive or derogatory pictures, cartoons, pamphlets or sayings,
• Forcible physical touch or molestation and
• Physical confinement against one’s will and any other act likely to violate one’s privacy.

The Committee shall meet as often as may be needed and appropriate.

Frequency of meeting: Once in a year (beginning of academic year) and as and when necessary.

College Internal Complaints Committee Members

Year 2017-18

Complaint registration  

Register your complaints related to Sexual Harassment with any member of the College Internal Complaints Committee (Mobile numbers 080-33647779 (ext.-3) ).