CODE OF CONDUCT - STUDENTS

The following instructions have been provided for the benefit of the students in order to assist them in behaving in a manner that is courteous and in conformity with the highest standards of mannerly behavior.

• The class begins each day with a prayer song. Come to attention when the song begins and stand still until its conclusion, wherever you are on campus, in the classroom, or elsewhere.
• Every single student is expected to act and conduct themselves at both the college and the hostel in a manner that is respectable and courteous, and they should show respect to the instructors at all times.
• Consumption of narcotic drugs, tobacco, alcohol etc. is strictly prohibited in the campus and the hostel and action will be initiated against those who are found to have consumed them.
• Students are prohibited from indulging in anti-institutional, anti-national, anti-social, communal, immoral or political expressions and activities within the campus and hostel.
• Learning not to damage property whether public or private is one of the primary requirements for civilized behavior. Students shall not disfigure/damage or destroy public or college properties. In the event of such damage or destruction the cost of such properties will be recovered from the student(s) concerned. Disciplinary action will also be taken against the delinquents.
• Silence shall be maintained in the College campus. Students should help to keep a conducive learning ambiancein the campus.
• Unauthorized entry of outsiders into the campus as well as the hostel is strictly prohibited. Without specific permission of the authorities, students shall not bring outsiders to the College or to the hostel.
• No one shall bring, distribute or circulate any notice, pamphlet, leaflet etc. within the campus or the hostel. The possession, distribution or exhibition of any object which is per se obscene within the campus or the hostel is also actionable offence.
• Politically based student organizations or outfits are not allowed in the campus. Students are strictly prohibited from organizing, attending or participating in any activity or agitation sponsored by such organizations.
• No one may display banners, flags, boards, etc. within the campus, at the gates, or on the compound walls. Similarly, students are prohibited from disfiguring the walls of the College building. Except with the specific permission of the principal, no student shall collect money either by request or by coercion from others within the campus or the hostel.
• The College being a temple of learning and an exclusive academic zone, nobody shall respond to any call for any form of strike or agitation including slogan shouting, dharna, gherao, burning of effigy or indulge in anything which may harm the peaceful and serene atmosphere of the institution and shall eschew from violence within the campus and hostel.
• Any student who is found to exert undue influence on fellow students will be strictly dealt with.
• No student will enter or leave the classroom when the session is on without the permission of the teacher.
• Students absenting themselves without submitting proper leave application for more than ten working days will have their names removed from the rolls. They may be re-admitted only at the discretion of the principal.
• Usage of mobile/cell phones within the campus is prohibited. Violation of the ban would entail seizure of the same with fine. Misuse of IT including e-mails and social media is also strictly prohibited.
• The students can approach the grievance redressal cell to get their problems fixed. They can approach any member of the cell, or the HoD, or the Principal for any legitimate grievance.
• Students who are facing criminal charges or who are on suspension are not permitted to enter the college campus without the principal's approval.
• The principal shall have the power to declare a holiday for the college if he is satisfied that the peaceful academic functioning of the college cannot be carried on.
• Any case of criminal activity or violation of law and order in the College campus will be reported to the police and the police shall register case and initiate action against the offenders.
• The terms and conditions of admission and the code of conduct are included in the college calendar issued to the students and are binding on them. An undertaking shall be given by the student and the parent in the admission application form. 
• In matters of internal discipline, the principal's decision is final.
• Students should not throw litter in the campus; rather place them only in the waste bins. This campus is yours and you are duty bound to keep it clean.
• Students are expected to be properly dressed.
• Any student who is persistently insubordinate, who is repeatedly or wilfully mischievous, who is guilty of fraud or mal-practice in connection with examinations or who, in the opinion of the principal, is likely to have an unwholesome influence on his fellow students, shall be removed from the rolls. The removal shall be either temporary or permanent according to the gravity of the offence.
• Respect and greet your teacher appropriately when they enter the classroom.
• Students are expected to spend their free hours in the Library or Reading Room. They should not loiter along the verandas.
• All types of ragging, eve-teasing are strictly prohibited. Such cases will be reported immediately to the police.
• Attendance will be marked at the beginning of each period by the teacher engaging the class. Late-comers may be given or refused attendance for the period, or marked late, at the discretion of the teacher concerned. If a student is absent for one hour, it will be treated as absence for half a day and if his absence is for two or more than two hours, it will be treated as absence for one full day.
• A student requiring leave for a particular period may be granted such leave by the teacher concerned. A student who is present cannot leave without permission.
• Application for leave for more than a period must be made to the Principal in the prescribed form. When absence is due to some unforeseen cause, the application should be submitted as early as possible.
• Absences without leave from any examination or from the composition or practical work will be reported by the teachers concerned to the principal. A leave of absence from a term examination should be obtained from the principal.
• A student absenting himself/herself from the College even for a day should submit the leave application to the HoD, duly signed by the class in-charge.
• A student absenting himself or herself for a period exceeding five working days, whether with or without leave, should, on his or her return to the college, report to the principal.
• A student absenting himself/herself without leave for more than ten consecutive days will have his name removed from the rolls and he may be re-admitted on payment of College dues, if any.
• An application for leave must be countersigned by the student’s parents or guardians and recommended by the class tutor and the HoD. It is to be submitted to the principal immediately after the student's return from leave. For hostel students, the warden’s recommendation is sufficient. All leave applications, including duty leave, must be submitted within one week.
• On Duty for physical education activities will be granted only to athletes representing the College or university in various matches, tournaments and sports events. Such students should submit their leave applications duly recommended by the Director of Physical Education not later than one week after the event.
• The maximum period for which duty leave can be granted to a student for sports is 10% of the total number of working days.
• Students who have a minimum of 75% average attendance for all the courses can only register for the examination. A condonation of a shortage of attendance to a maximum of 10 days in a semester, subject to a maximum of 2 times during the whole period of the program, may be granted by the university on valid grounds. This pardon will not be considered for internal assessment.
• Students participating in University College Union co-curricular activities may be granted benefit of attendance by treating them as present for the days of absence, upon production of participation or attendance certificates from competent authorities within one week and endorsement by the institution's head. This is limited to a maximum of 10 days per semester, and this benefit shall be considered for internal assessment as well.
• Students who are not eligible, even with a written excuse for a lack of attendance, must repeat the semester with the next batch after obtaining readmission. 
• At the time of admission, the students will be provided with an identity card. Students are required to wear College identity cards while in the campus. Students are not permitted to enter the campus without wearing their identity cards. For availing of any service from the College, identity card is mandatory for students.
• If a student loses his/her identity card, a duplicate should be obtained immediately on payment of Rs. 200/-.
• Identity card should be produced for verification when it is asked for by any member of the College staff.
• In all matters of admission, accommodation, and disciplinary action against the boarders, the principal’s ruling will be final.
• A hosteller leaving the College is not entitled to T.C. and caution money unless he/she produces a certificate from the warden that his/her dues to the hostel have been fully paid up.
• If a student residing in the hostel absents himself/herself from the classes without bonafide reasons, he/she shall be asked to quit the hostel.
• Dismissal from the hostel for grave misconduct will entail similar punishment in the college, and punishment in the college for misconduct by boarders will entail similar punishment in the hostel also.