Code of Conduct for Students

[A]. Conduct The codes depicted underneath shall apply to all sorts of conduct of students within the College premises and their off-campus mannerisms which may have serious consequences or adverse impact on the Institution’s interests or reputation. At the time of admission, each student would have to sign a statement consenting to abide by the framed codes and should also affirm undertakings that,

(i) The student shall be regular in the classes and must complete his/her studies in the Institute.

(ii) In the event, the student is forced to discontinue studies for any legitimate reason, he/she may be relieved from the Institution subject to the written consent of the College Authority.

(iii) In case of relieving the student, he/she shall have to clear all pending dues and if the student had joined the Institute on a scholarship, the said grant shall be revoked. The College believes in promoting a safe and efficient climate by enforcing behavioural standards. All students must uphold academic integrity, be respectful to all persons, to their rights, to the college property and to the safety of others. All students must deter from indulging in any and all forms of misconduct including partaking in any activity off-campus which may affect the Institute’s interests and reputation substantially. The various forms of Misconduct, the Students should refrain from, include:

1. Any act of discrimination (physical or verbal) based on an individual’s gender identity, caste, race, religion or religious beliefs, colour, region, language, disability, marital or family status, physical or mental disability etc.

2. Intentionally damaging or destroying Institute’s property or property of other students and/or Faculty members & Support staffs.

3. Any disruptive activity in a class room or in an event sponsored by the College.

4. Inability to produce the identity card, issued by the Institution, or refusing to produce it on demand by campus security personnel.

5. Participating in activities including:
i) Organizing meetings and processions without permission from the Institution.
ii) Accepting membership of religious or terrorist groups banned by the Institution and/or by the Government of India

iii) Unauthorized possession, carrying or use of any weapon, ammunition, explosives or potential weapons, fireworks contrary to law or policy.

iv) Unauthorized possession or use of harmful chemicals and banned drugs.
v) Smoking within the College campus.

vi) Possessing, consuming, distributing, selling of alcohol in the Institute and/or throwing empty bottles on the campus of the Institute.

vii) Parking a vehicle in a no parking zone or in the area earmarked for parking of other type of motor vehicles, cycles etc.
viii) Rash driving on the campus that may cause any inconvenience to others.

ix) Not disclosing a pre-existing health condition, either physical or psychological which may cause hindrance to the academic progress of the student.

x) Pilfering or unauthorized access to the resources of others.

xi) Misdemeanor and/or exhibiting disruptive attitude at the time of Students’ body elections or during any activity of the Institute.

xii) Engaging in disorderly, lewd or indecent conduct including, but not limited to, creating unreasonable noise, pushing and shoving, inciting or participating in a riotous or group disruption at the Institute.

6. Students are expected not to interact, on behalf of the Institution, with media representatives or invite media persons on to the campus without the permission of the Institute authorities.

7. Students are not permitted to do recording of either audio or video of the lectures delivered in class rooms, actions of other students, faculty or staff without prior permission.

8. Students are not permitted to provide audio and video clippings of any activity on the campus to print and/or electronic media without prior permission.

9. Students are expected to be careful and responsible and exercise restraints while using the Social Media. They should desist from posting derogatory comments about other individuals of the Institute and refrain from indulging in such other related activities having grave ramifications on the reputation of the Institute.

10. Thievery or abuse of Institution’s computers and/or other instruments and Institution’s services are not allowed. Unauthorized entry, tampering of property or facilities of private residences of Teaching/Support staff, offices, classrooms, LAN connectivity and other restricted facilities and interference with the work of others is punishable.

11. Causing damage to, or destruction of any property of the College, or any property of others on the Institution premises would invite punishment.

12. Making video/audio recording, taking photographs, or streaming audio/video of any person in a location causing thoroughfare into the person’s privacy without his/her knowledge or consent, is punishable. If there is a case against a student for any possible breach of the mentioned codes of conduct, then a committee will be formed, which shall inquire into the alleged violation and accordingly recommend suitable disciplinary action against the said student. The committee may give a hearing to the student to ascertain the misconduct and suggest one or more disciplinary actions based on the nature of misconduct.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is essential for the success of an Institution and its research missions as well, and hence its violation constitutes a serious offence. The Policy on academic integrity, forms an integral part of the
Code which applies to all students of the Institution to which they should adhere. Failure to uphold these principles threatens both the reputation of the Institution and the value of the degrees awarded to its students. Every pupil of the Institution should feel responsible to ensure the highest standards of academic integrity.

The principles of academic integrity require that a student should
i) Properly acknowledges and cites use of the ideas, results, material or words of others.
ii) Properly acknowledge all contributors to a given piece of work.
iii) Make sure that all assignments in a course are submitted by his/her own.

iv) Perform academic activities without the aid of impermissible materials or collaboration by obtaining all data or results by ethical means and reports them accurately without suppressing any results inconsistent with his/her interpretation or conclusions.

v) Have right to pursue their educational goals without interference.

Anti-Ragging

The Institution has a coherent and an effective anti-ragging policy in place which is based on the ‘UGC Regulation on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘UGC Regulations’). The UGC Regulations have been framed in view of the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to prevent and prohibit ragging in all Indian Educational Institutions and Colleges.

Ragging constitutes one or more of the following acts:

a) any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling with rudeness any student;

b) indulging in rowdy or undisciplined activities by any student or students which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any other student;

c) asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche of such a student;

d) any act by a senior student that prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity of any student;
e) exploiting the services of a student for completing the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group of students;
f) any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a student by other students;

g) any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm or any other danger to health or person;

h) any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to any other student;

i) any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any other student.

Gender Discrimination and Allied Harassment:
The Institution’s stand on prevention and prohibition of sexual harassment at workplace shall apply mutatis mutandis to the students of the Institute which can be accessed and reviewed by the students as per the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Students should note that sexual misconduct or harassment encompasses a range of conduct, including but not limited to sexual assault, unwanted touching or persistent unwelcome comments, e-mails, or pictures of an insulting or degrading sexual nature, which may constitute harassment, which shall depend of the circumstances of each case.

Code of Conduct for Non-Teaching Members:
In Silicon City College, all the non-teaching members, who are considered as the support staff of this College, should follow the code of conduct stipulated by the Institution. The College has put forward its code of ethics for the support staff along the following lines:

Professional Conduct
(i) The support staff should acquaint themselves with the College policies and adhere to them to their best ability.
(ii) Each of them should perform the duties he/she has been assigned sincerely and diligently as well as with accountability.

(iii)They should avail of leave with prior intimation to the extent possible. In case of sudden contingencies, information on their absence should be promptly forwarded to the College Authority.

(iv) The support staff should not, on any account, undertake any other job within the stipulated office hours. Neither shall he/she engage himself/herself in any trade or business within college premises.

(v) They should not hamper the functioning of the college by engaging themselves in political or anti-secular activities.

They should not engage in remarks or behavior that might be considered disrespectful to their non-teaching colleagues, teaching staff or students.

Workplace Conduct

(i) They should be punctual as their prior presence is required daily for the commencement and smooth functioning of college activities.

(ii) They should also be responsible for the proper use and maintenance of college equipment and furniture.
(iii)No support staff should be under the influence of drugs or alcohol during office hours.

(iv) The support staff often has access to confidential information regarding examination matters and other matters relating to other staff, through official records. It is expected that they respect the confidentiality of such matters.

(v) They should perform their duties with honesty and integrity. There should be no falsification of official documents entrusted to them.

(vi) The support staff should show no discrimination on basis of gender, caste or religion.