NATIONAL RAGGING PREVENTION PROGRAMME

National Anti-Ragging Helpline
24x7 Toll Free
1800-180-5522
helpline@antiragging.in | www.antiragging.in

UGC Monitoring Agency
Centre for Youth (C4Y)
antiragging@c4yindia.org | www.c4yindia.org

Dr. Anurag Vijaywargiya – Nodal Officer of Anti-Ragging Committee and Squad

+91 – 9109977001

Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) | Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS)

RAGGING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND THE CULPRITS WILL ATTRACT PUNITIVE ACTION AS MENTIONED IN THE UGC REGULATIONS

(www.antiragging.in/assets/pdf/annexure/Annexure-I.pdf)

www.ugc.ac.in

ANTI RAGGING POLICY


SCOURGE OF RAGGING IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AS PER DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY
THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA . THE UGC HAS ALSO
FRAMED REGULATIONS FOR CURBING THE MENACE OF RAGGING
IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

WHAT CONSTITUTES RAGGING?

  • Teasing, treating or handling with rudeness.

  • Causing annoyance, hardship, physical or psychological harm or fear or apprehension thereof.

  • Causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique or psyche.

  • Prevents, disrupts or disturbs the regular academic activity.

  • Exploiting for completing the academic tasks assigned.

  • Financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on.

  • Sexual abuse, homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily harm.

  • Any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, posts, public insults.

  • An Act that affects the mental health and self-confidence.

  • Criminal intimidation/Wrongful restraint.

  • Undermining Human Dignity.

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES – A STUDENT INDULGING IN RAGGING SHALL BE -

  • Cancellation of admission

  • Suspension from attending the classes

  • Withholding/withdrawing scholarship/fellowship and other benefits

  • Debarring from appearing in any test/examination or other evaluation processes

  • Withholding results

  • Debarring from representing the institution in any regional, national or international meet, tournament, youth festival, etc.

  • Suspension/expulsion from the hostel

  • Rustication from the institution for a specified period

For any help feel free to contact in person or e-mail to helpline@opju.ac.in

Anti Ragging Committee

An Anti Ragging Committee consisting of the following faculty and staff members of the Institute is constituted in order to prohibit the ragging in accordance to the Order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India as the ragging is a criminal offence.


S. No. Type Name of the Faculty Designation Contact No. E-Mail Id
01 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Prof. Anurag Vijaywargiya
Registrar
Registrar & Nodal Officer 9109977001 registrar@opju.ac.in
02 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Siddharth S. Chakrabarti
Professor & Dean- SoE 
Member 9827478048 siddharth.chakrabarti@opju.ac.in
03 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Ashish K Sharma
Professor-CSE 
Member 9637266268 ashishk.sharma@opju.ac.in
04 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. J P Rath
Associate Professor-Management
Member 9437165222 Jp.rath@opju.ac.in
05 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Sushree Diptimayee Swain
Associate Prof. (Sr. Grade)—EE
Member 9109977009 sushree.swain@opju.ac.in
06 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Rekha Sharma
Associate Professor (Sr. Grade)
Management
Member 8077277676 rekha.sharma@opju.ac.in
07 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Saumya Singh
Associate Professor (Sr. Grade)
Mathematics
Member 9109977041 saumya.singh@opju.ac.in
08 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Prof. Vinod Nagpure
Asst. Professor (Sr. Grade)-
Civil 
Member 9109977037 vinod.nagpure@opju.ac.in
09 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Vatsala Chaturvedi
Asst. Prof. (Sr. Grade)-
Metallurgical Engineering
Member 9140480421 vatsala.chaturvedi@opju.ac.in
10 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. Jitesh Singh
Asst. Professor-
Mechanical
Member 9575380830 jitesh.singh@opju.ac.in
11 HEI Anti-Ragging Committee (ARC) Dr. R N Shukla
Associate Professor
CSE
Member 9109977050 rnshukla@opju.ac.in
12 HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Kalyan Phani
Associate Professor
Meta
Member 9445884028 kalyan.phani@opju.ac.in
13 HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Dharmender Singh Sani
Assistant Professor-Mech
Member 7828203641 dharmender.saini@opju.ac.in
14 HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Umashankar Ghugar
Associate Professor-CSE
Member 9937254435 umashankar.ghugar@opju.ac.in
15 HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Umesh Kumar Vishwakarma
Associate Professor-Mechanical
Member 9411151122 umesh.vishwakarma@opju.ac.in
16. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Rahul Sharma
Associate Professor-Mgmt.
Member 9039066315 rahul.sharma@opju.ac.in
17. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Shashikant Kaulshay
Assistant Professor-EE
Member 8839995506 shashikant.kaushaley@opju.ac.in
18. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Deepayan Priyandarshi
Sr. Assistant Professor-Civil
Member 7008001521 deepayan.priyadarshi@opju.ac.in
19. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Swapnasrit Kar
Assistant Professor-Civil
Member 9853364747 swapnasarit.kar@opju.ac.in
20. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Manik Das
Assistant Professor-SoS
Member 9064249353 manik.das@opju.ac.in
21. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Nandalal Acharjee
Assistant Professor-Meta
Member 8839229905 nandalal.acharjee@opju.ac.in
22. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Assistant Professor-Mgmt.
Member 9795848506 saurabh.gupta@opju.ac.in
23. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Deepak Singh
Associate Professor-EE
Member 9303870700 deepak.singh@opju.ac.in
24. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Ankur Rastogi
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Member 9755927688 ankur.rastogi@opju.ac.in
25. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Deepak Patel
Assistant Professor-Meta
Member 9981260497 deepak.patel1@opju.ac.in
26. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Akash Pandey
Assistant Professor-Mechanicel
Member 7828419250 akash.pandey@opju.ac.in
27. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Anurag Sharma
Assistant Professor-Civil
Member 9425280427 anurag.sharma@opju.ac.in
28. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Deepak Patel
Assistant Professor-Chemistry
Member 7587360160 deepak.patel@opju.ac.in
29. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Arindam Patra
Assistant Professor-SoS
Member 9131167896 arindam.patra@opju.ac.in
30. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Saroj Kumar
Assistant Professor-Mechanical
Member 9431910388 saroj.kumar@opju.ac.in
31. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Ankireddy Narendra
Assistant Professor-EE
Member 8985464960 ankireddy.narendra@opju.ac.in
32. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Satish Kanhed
Assistant Professor-Mechanical
Member 8960440412 satish.kanhed@opju.ac.in
33. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Vinod Nagpure
Assistant Professor-Civil
Member 8827673347 vinod.nagpure@opju.ac.in
34. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Bhupendra Tripathi
Assistant Professor-Mgmt.
Member 8756810707 bhupendra.tripathi@opju.ac.in
35. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Gopal Krishna Rathore
Associate Professor-Mgmt
Member 9893929950 gopal.rathore@opju.ac.in
36. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Sukanto Sahu
Assistant Professor-Mgmt.
Member 9937646042 sukanta.sahoo@opju.ac.in
37. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Rajesh Jha
Assistant Professor-Meta
Member 7858889551 rajesh.jha@opju.ac.in
38. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. L R Bhandarkar
Assistant Professor-Mechanical
Member 8349426962 laxminarayan@opju.ac.in
39. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Neeraj Kumar Verma
Assistant Professor-Meta
Member 8103410429 neeraj.verma@opju.ac.in
40. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Brijesh Kumar Songotra
Assistant Registrar
Member 9109977033 brijesh.songotra@opju.ac.in
41. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Shrikant Chaini
Lecturer, SoS
Member 9174466879 shrikant.chaini@opju.ac.in
42. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Simon George
Dy. Manager-CDC
Member 9131647029 simon.george@opju.ac.in
43. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Bhakta Sethi
Civil
Member 9348482123 bhakta.sethi@opju.ac.in
44. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Rupesh Patel
Lecturer-EE
Member 9009115343 rupesh.patel@opju.ac.in
45. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Lav Kumar Patel
Asst. Librarian
Member 9926683419 lav.patel@opju.ac.in
46. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Pankaj Badek
EE
Member 6261504658 pankaj.badek@opju.ac.in
47. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Saumitra Tiwari
Dy. Manager- CDC
Member 9109977089 soumitra.tiwari@opju.ac.in
48. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Akash Sinha
Programmer-Mgmt.
Member 9109909251 akash.sinha@opju.ac.in
49. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Hemant Kumar
SoS
Member 9981029481 hemant.kumar@opju.ac.in
50. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Manish Sharma
Librarian
Member 9827938275 manish.sharma@opju.ac.in
51. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Ajay Pandey
Assistant Director-Admin
Member 8827140565 ajay.panday@opju.ac.in
52. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr.  Rupesh Verma
Civil
Member 9109977067 rupesh.verma@opju.ac.in
53. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Sameer Sharma
Jr. Manager-Admin
Member 810999692 sameer.sharma@opju.ac.in
54. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Prasant Kumar Padhi
Mechanical
Member 9938533721 prasant.padhi@opju.ac.in
55. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Jugal Kishore
EE
Member 7898647209 jugal.kishore@opju.ac.in
56. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr Gautam Gupta
Dy. Manager-Admin
Member 8789213583 gautam.gupta@opju.ac.in
57. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Y. Santosh
Gym Instructor-Admin
Member 9109977053 y.santosh@opju.ac.in 
58. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. L. N. Barik
Mechanical
Member 9109977028 lnbarik@opju.ac.in
59. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Rajeev Kumar Sahu
Admin
Member 9589681962 rajeev.sahu@opju.ac.in
60. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Anand Krishna
Programmer-SoE
Member 9691674259 anand.krishna@opju.ac.in
61. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Gagan Gupta
Assistant Professor, Mining
Member 9696581124 gagan.gupta@opju.ac.in
62. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Gopal Krishna Gouda
Civil
Member 9109977017 gopal.gouda@opju.ac.in
63. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Nitin Shrivas
Mechanical
Member 9109977058 nitin.shrivas@opju.ac.in
64. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Pranab Behra
Civil
Member 9109977051 pranab.behra@opju.ac.in
65. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Amit Paras
Dy. Director-Sports
Member 7879610288 amit.paras@opju.ac.in
66. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Sandeep Mishra
Dy Manager-Admin
Member 8953257015 sandip.mishra@opju.ac.in
67. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Mr. Naren Mahato
Metallurgy
Member 9039987567 naren.mahato@opju.ac.in
68. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Dipti Shukla
Associate Professor-SoS  
Member 8982114997 dipti.shukla@opju.ac.in
69. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Princy Diwan
Assistant Professor-CSE  
Member 8770791199 princy.diwan@opju.ac.in
70. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Arti Vaish
Professor-CSE  
Member 9868773475 arti.vaish@opju.ac.in
71. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Kavita Patel
Assistant Professor-SoS
Member 9993993019 kavita.patel@opju.ac.in
72. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Swati Verma
Associate Professor-SoS  
Member 7879248327 swati.verma@opju.ac.in
73. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Tulika Gupta
Assistant Professor-Civil  
Member 9827963281 tulika.gupta@opju.ac.in
74. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Nidhi Khobragade
Assistant Professor, Meta  
Member 9771864653 nidhi.khobragade@opju.ac.in
75. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Rekha Sharma
Associate Professor- Mgmt.
Member 8077277676 rekha.sharma@opju.ac.in
76. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Namrata Ojha
Assistant Professor-Mgmt.
Member 7974108328 namrata.ojha@opju.ac.in
77. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Dr. Saumya Singh
Associate Professor, SoS
Member 8103698224 saumya.singh@opju.ac.in
78. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Bhawana Deshmukh
Assistant Professor-EE
Member 9109977014 bhawana.deshmukh@opju.ac.in
79. HEI Anti-Ragging Squad (ARS) Prof. Pushpanjali Shadangi
Assistant Professor-EE
Member 8358880501 pushpanjali.shadangi@opju.ac.in
80. HEI Wardens Dr. Surendra Kumar Dwiwedi
Associate Professor-Mechanical & Chief Warden-Hostel
Member 9109977022 surendra.dwiwedi@opju.ac.in
81. HEI Wardens Dr. Mukesh S. Desai
Associate Professor-Mechanical & Warden- Boys Hostel
Member 9109977045 mukesh.desai@opju.ac.in
82. HEI Wardens Dr. Trinath Talapaneni
Asst. Professor (Sr. Grade)-Metallurgical Engg. & Warden- Boys Hostel
Member 8763333171 trinath.talapaneni@opju.ac.in
83. HEI Wardens Prof. Rakesh Patidar
Asst. Professor-EE & Warden-Boys Hostel
Member 8109040096 rakesh.patidar@opju.ac.in
84. HEI Wardens Dr. Mahasakti Mahamaya Asst. Professor (Sr. Grade)
Civil & Warden-Girls Hostel 
Member 8895841504 mahasakti.mahamaya@opju.ac.in
85. HEI Wardens Prof. Sujata Panda
(Asst. Professor-Management) & Warden-Girls Hostel
Member 9098736646 sujata.panda@opju.ac.in
86. HEI Wardens Dr. Vikash Kumar
(Asst. Professor-Management) & Warden-Boys Hostel
Member 9039642356 vikash.kumar@opju.ac.in
87. Police Authorities Nomination  of Police Administration - Ex-Officio To be nominated -  
88. District Official Nominee of the Civil Administration To be nominated -  
89. Other Dr. Yugal Kishor Panda
Parent’s Representative 9617915868 _
90. Other Mr. Ashish Kumar Panda Student’s Representative 8260849166 ashi.btl23ee06@opju.ac.in
91. Other Mr. Mohit Sharma Student’s Representative 8895257251 mohi.mba2331@opju.ac.in
92. Other Ms Vishakha Singh Student’s Representative 9009410045 vish.ug20bscch16@opju.ac.in

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