Code of Conduct for Students

The disciplinary committee will decide the punishment as deemed fit which is based on a case-by-case scenario, which may include any one or more of the following:

1. Warning & Reprimand : A student is formally warned and reprimanded to indicate that continuing the misconduct will further escalate to more repercussions.
2. Task assigned : A student is assigned tasks or assignments aimed to impart skills that may educate a student about the difficulties and consequences of their actions to avoid further violations.
3. Fines : A financial mode is used as a deterrent to stop a violation. A maximum of once per person is permitted with other academic sanctions.
4. Restitution : Restoration or compensation for the damage or loss due to the violation of this code by repayment to SRMIST or to any affected student, faculty and /or staff.
5. Interim Restrictions : Denial of parking space, change of room, hostel room suspension, expulsion from hostel for a certain time, use of university gadgets or facilities, etc.
6. Declaration and Undertaking by the student and the parent : The student and the parent must give an undertaking that no such repetition of the offense will ever happen and if does, they will abide by any action the University undertakes including expulsion of the student from the Institution.
7. Suspension till the completion of Disciplinary Committee hearing : Indefinite suspension till the completion of hearing.
8. Barring from placement or examination process : The student is barred from any placement and/or examination process depending upon the severity of the indiscipline.
9. Rustication : The student is expelled temporarily from the university for a period up to one year for the misconduct.
10. Expulsion : The student is expelled permanently from the University for misconduct. The consequences for the various misconducts are listed below:

    LEVEL – 1
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1. Failing to give attendance/ log-in inside the hostel and reporting late after the permitted time.	Intimation to Parents – 3 times or / and Three days academic suspension
    2. Use of electrical appliances in the room without the approval of the hostel authority (other than laptop/cell phones/etc.) Disturbing others by loudly playing music in the room.
    3. Unauthorized function, meeting or gathering.
    4. Non-Resident student(s),ex-hostel student found in the hostel room (action against both hosteller and non-resident)
    5. Indiscipline in the gym, food courts, dining areas, shops & stores, transport areas, sports areas, etc.
    6. Not following proper, formal dress code inside the campus. (E.g.- wearing short or transparent /exposing clothes)
    7. Not wearing ID card during class hours & not producing ID after class hours when asked.
    8. Not wearing helmet, triple riding, tampering silencer, speeding / vehicle stunts inside the campus, rash driving, non-display of vehicle pass, dark tinted glass window vehicles etc

    LEVEL – 2
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1. Misuse or Tampering of ID cards.	Intimation to parents or / and Five days academic suspension
    2. Any complaint of misconduct received from outside the campus.
    3.  Found in indecent position/objectionable pose with a fellow student.

    LEVEL – 3
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1. Damage to the campus property (eg- books, buildings, gadgets, fire extinguishers, elevators, plants, vehicles, etc.).	Parents to come in person and sign an undertaking. Seven days academic suspension coupled with tasks/assignments. In case of property damage the cost of property would be recovered. Disqualification from further placement assistance and /or barred from end semester examinations.
    2. Possession or distribution of banned items such as – fire crackers etc
    3. Discourtesy, disrespect, using foul language/ gestures & threatening fellow students/ staff/ faculty/ security.
    4. Causing an alarm through any expression or communication to anyone physically or by electronic or social media platforms.
    5. Stealing, bribing, forgery and gambling etc.
    6. Making a group with a view to take law into their own hands, arrogant behavior and arguments with any authority and staff.
    7. Physical abuse among students or with any faculty / staff / security.

    LEVEL – 4
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1. Refusing to obey institutional orders alone or with others. Shouting slogans and raising voice in a group or group complaints (includes instigating and/or participating).	Parents to come in person and sign an undertaking. Fifteen days academic suspension coupled with tasks / assignments. Barred from writing his / her semester end examinations, and/ or Barred from placement drive.
    2. Any complaint of major misconduct received from inside or outside the campus (E.g. – cheating shopkeepers, teasing girls, stalking and/or sexually harassing the opposite gender in any way, creating nuisance in public areas, etc.)
    3. Physical abuse leading to injury among students or staff.
    4. Utilizing SRMIST’s premises without the knowledge and consent of the concerned authorities. Exhibiting any notices or publicizing any event in any form in any part of the campus without proper approval.

    LEVEL – 5
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1.  Coming to campus/class/driving in inebriated condition under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs.	Rustication for One Year OR Expulsion from University
    2. Forgery of signatures of authority/producing false documents /giving false information pertaining to academics and hostel
    3. Possession/consumption/transportation/distribution of tobacco, gutka and similar banned substances. Possession/consumption/transportation/ distribution of Drugs/Narcotics within and outside the campus (includes making/ threatening fellow students to bring the material inside campus)
    4. Dangerous habits which may adversely affect other students’ behavior and safety. Possession of weapons, sharp objects, pornographic materials. (E.g., influencing other students to make their private videos, blackmailing, involving or pressurizing for pornography, having connection with potential drug suppliers).
    5. Collecting money in any form or involving in any trading transactions (influencing parents during admission for better branches and confirming admission into this campus by taking money from them etc.)
    6. Entering the campus when under suspension and/or facing disciplinary charges/ criminal offence.
    7. Unauthorized use of SRMIST’s name or its campus in any form of online media (email, blogs, websites, chats and social networking sites). Sharing / transfer of pictures, voice or video of any individual(s) in the campus. Defaming University through social media.
    8. Interfering or giving false testimony or evidence at a disciplinary proceeding. Harassing or intimidating any participant in the disciplinary process.

    LEVEL – 6
    MISCONDUCT	CONSEQUENCE
    1. Repetition of any misconduct at (level 5).	Expulsion from the University
    2. Non-compliance/non completion of any sanctions meted out earlier.
    3. Any act by the student which management deems fit for expulsion.
    4. Ragging * Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 887 of 2009 passed the judgment wherein guidelines were issued for setting up of a Central Crisis Hotline and Anti-Ragging database. * UGC guidelines notified vide no.F.1‐16/2009 (CPP‐II) dated 21‐10‐2009 on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009 (Under Section 26(1) (g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956) shall apply. * The Anti-Ragging Committee will look into this.

* Note: The sanctions may be imposed singularly or in combinations