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Non-compliance with anti-ragging rules: 5 top edu firms under UGC lens
The New Indian Express Kannur
|July 02, 2025
AS MANY as five top institutions in the state figure among the 89 higher education institutions across the country, identified by the University Grants Commission for failing to follow anti-ragging regulations.
The UGC has issued a show-cause notice to the five institutes - IIT Palakkad, Kerala Kalamandalam, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University and Sree Narayana Guru Open University.
In a recent communication to the institutions, the UGC directed them to implement anti-ragging regulations, and warned that failure to comply would lead to severe actions.
In the wake of the directives, the five establishments have already started implementing the same.
This story is from the July 02, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kannur.
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