INSTITUTIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR STUDENTS
1.1 DISCIPLINE
All students are expected to observe rules and regulations currently in force to enable the smooth working of the college
- Students are prohibited from getting involved into unwanted behaviour/act inside or outside the college that will interfere with the orderly administration or affect the public image. No outside influence, political or any other should be brought into the college directly or indirectly.
- The student should follow the academic calendar as per the instructions of Head of the Institute.
- Any act of indiscipline or misbehaviour by any student will attract severe punishment.
- Damage to Institute & campus property due to negligence/lack of care would attract punishment and compensation for loss caused.
- Students shall only use the waste bins for disposing waste materials to make the college campus free from plastic and other litter.
- Students have to park their vehicles in parking zone only. Any student found breaking the rule will be punished.
- Students are prohibited from indulging in anti-institutional, anti-national, anti-social, immoral or political expressions and activities within the college campus
- Any case of criminal activity or violation of law and order in the College Campus will be reported to the police.
- Disciplinary action will be initiated against students indulging into eve teasing, molestation, ragging, harassment, bullying and untoward incidents.
- While representing the college at any other place, the student’s behaviour should not be detrimental to the image of the college.
- Students are not allowed to bring the outsiders into the college premises.
- Students are directed not to collect any fund from other students or from outsiders without the written Permission of the Principal.
- Each and every student shall endeavour to preserve the high standards of the college by excelling in good manners.
- Smoking and possession of any addicted material are strictly prohibited inside the college campus.
- The powers relating to the disciplinary action in the college will vest with the Principal and her decision in this respect shall be final. Any one, who violates the Code of Conduct, will be dealt with.
Disciplinary action will be taken by the Principal against any student, who is persistently indiscipline or is repeatedly or will fully mischievous or guilty of malpractice in unauthorized alteration in the mark sheet or who in the opinion of the Head of the Institution had a troublesome influence on his fellow students.
1.2 I-CARD
All students of the college should always wear their valid college Identity Cards whether in college or while representing the college at any other place. Further, it should be produced whenever demanded by any of the college staff. Identity card should be obtained and carefully preserved, by paying the prescribed charges and fulfilling the necessary formalities. If student has lost library card or I-card, it should be reported immediately to the office and the librarian with an application.
1.3 PUNCTUALITY
The classes will begin at the scheduled time as per the time-table. Coming late is not permitted. Faculty have the authority not to allow late comers from entering the class-room
Mode of Communication to Students:
- All-important notices will be displayed on the college website, black board as well as on the college notice boards.
- Students must make it a habit to check the notices regularly. Students are advised not to rely on rumours on any matters
1.4 HUMAN VALUES & DECORUM TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
Guardian College is committed to serving the needs of students through services beyond the requirement of the college courses.
- Be scrupulously honest in all academic activities and with all the stakeholders of the institute.
- Be attentive, fair and cooperative to your teachers and peers on various academic and non-academic activities.
- Students should take care not to disturb ongoing lectures, if they arrive early for their lectures or while walking in the corridors when the lectures are on or while waiting for the teacher in the classroom
- Classroom must be kept clean and tidy.
- Lights, fans and Ac's must be switched off when leaving the classrooms
- Believe in loving, sharing and caring.
1.5 DRESS CODE
The students should follow a decent dress code suitable to decorum of the college. Sleeveless tops, short clothes, ¾ length clothes should be strictly avoided.
Dress & hair style should be in conformity with the standards accepted by the institution.
1.6 MOBILE PHONE
As per the University of Mumbai norms, the students should refrain themselvess from bringing the mobile phone, I-pods, earphones, Mp3 player headphones etc. In the college premises. If any student is found using the mobile anywhere in the college premises, the mobile phone will be confiscated for 15 days and will be returned only after a written apology letter along with theRs.500 final payables in Cash/DD in the college cash counter.Mobile phone is strictly prohibited in the exam hall during the examination. Loss or theft of mobiles, modern means of communications, valuables and other belongings are at students’ risk.
1.7 ATTENDANCE
Every bonafide learner shall ordinarily be allowed to keep terms for the given semester in a program of his enrolment, only if he fulfils at least seventy five percent (75%) of the attendance taken as an average of the total number of lectures, practical, tutorials etc. wherein short and/or long excursion/filed visit/ study tours organized by the college and supervised by the teachers as envisaged in the syllabus shall be credited to his attendance for the total no of period which are otherwise delivered on the material day/s. Further it is mandatory for every leaner to have average attendance of 75%.
The same ratio shall be applied for computing the attendance of the learners by crediting the number of periods which are missed while participating in an extracurricular/ co-curricular activity/ competition/ camp/ workshop/ convention/ symposium/ seminar etc. where the said learner is officially representing the college/ University/ district/ state/ Country with the permission of the principal/ Director/Head of the college/ institute/ University Department or by the direction of the University Officer as the case may be wherein for the purpose of computing the average attendance the periods missed for what is envisaged here-in-computing the average attendance the periods missed for what is envisaged here-in-above shall be deemed to have been attended by the said learner.
All applications for leave of absence along with medical certificate, if any, should be submitted to the class teacher.
General Rules Pertaining to Attendance:
a) Students who request leave of absence form lectures/ Practical/ Tutorials for participating in sports, cultural or any other countersigned by the respective co-ordinator.
b) Parents are required to contact the Principal or class teachers at least once in a term, to keep themselves appraise of their ward's attendance and progress.
c) All decisions pertaining to grant of terms will be decided by an Attendance Committee consisting of the Principal & senior members of the teaching staff.
1.8 RAGGING THE MAHARASHTRA PROHIBITION OF RAGGING ACT, 1999 MAHARTASHTRA ACT NO. XXX21.OF 1999
Ragging means display of disorderly conduct, during of any act which causes or is likely to cause physical or psychological harm or raise apprehension or fear or shame or embarrassment to a student in any educational institution and includes-
1. Teasing, abusing, threatening or playing practical jokes on or causing hurt to such student: or
2. Asking a student to do any act or perform something which student will not, in the ordinary course, willingly, do
Prohibition of Ragging: Ragging within or outside of any educational institution is prohibited.
Penalty of Ragging:
Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or propagates ragging within or outside any educational institution, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two.
Dismissal of student:
Any student convicted of an offence under section 4 shall be dismissed from the educational institution and such student shall not be admitted in any other educational institution for a period of five years from date of order of such dismissal.
Suspension of student:
Whenever any student of, as the case may be, partner or guardian, or a teacher of an educational institution complaints, in writing, of ragging to the head of the educational institution, the head of the educational institution shall, without prejudice to the fore going provisions, within seven days of the receipt of the complaint enquire into the matter mentioned in the complaint and if , prime facie, it is found true, suspend the student who is accused of the offence, and shall, immediately forward the complaint to the police station having jurisdiction over the area in which the educational institution is situated, for further action. Where on enquiry by the head of the educational institution, it is proved that there is no substance, prime facie, in the complaint received under sub-section [1J, he shall intimate the fact, in writing to the complaint. The decision of the head of the educational institution that the student has indulged in ragging under section (1), shall be final.
NOTE:
The student(s) should report the incident of ragging (if any) to the principal immediately, so that the necessary steps can be initiated in that matter.