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Internal Complaints Committee

Ragging is a punishable offence. The offence of Ragging is not only punishable under sec. 116 of the Karnataka Education Act, but also under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

  • Ragging is a social menace and is strictly prohibited in the college, hostels, playground and other premises of the college
  • Ragging is a systematized form of Human Rights abuse
  • Extreme harassment, creating terror in the minds, and even physical torture of fresh students under the guise of ‘Campus Orientation’ and ‘College tradition’ is called ragging

Students involved in such obnoxious practices will be liable for rustication, dismissal and expulsion from the college, in addition to prosecution before the criminal courts. Ragging offences may also be stamped on academic transcripts and Marks Cards. We hold a Zero Tolerance Policy against ragging of any sort.

If you are a victim or a witness to a ragging incident, you must immediately report the incident to the authorities, a member of the Anti-Ragging Committee or a Faculty Member.

Anti – Ragging Cell Members

  1. Dr. Geetha Santhosh
    Co-ordinator, Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition
  2. Dr. Vibha Shree Gurjal
    Dept. of Psychology
  3. Dr. K.C. Mahesh
    Dept. of Chemistry

 Write to Us

antiragging@mccblr.edu.in

The Cyber Crime Redressal Committee addresses anti-social activities carried out by means of computers or the internet.

Confidentiality Will Be Maintained

The objective of the committee is to coordinate various efforts pertaining to Cyber Crime Prevention and Regulation on campus

The government of India enacted a special regulation to curb bullying at higher education institutions – “UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Education Institutions, 2009”. A student may also have criminal liability under different sections of the criminal procedure code of India.

Stop Cyber Crime

Students involved in such obnoxious practices will be liable for rustication, dismissal and expulsion from the college, in addition to prosecution before the criminal courts. Cyber Crime offences may also be stamped on academic transcripts and Marks Cards. We hold a Zero Tolerance Policy against Cyber Crime of any sort.

Some Golden Rules to be followed when you’re online

  • Don’t give out your personal information
  • Don’t send pictures of yourself to anyone
  • Don’t open emails or attachments from people you don’t know
  • Don’t become online ‘friends’ with people you don’t know
  • Think before you post. Remember, once it’s said, the web is fed!

Cyber Crime Redressal Committee Members

  1. Ms. Mary Shaila
    Co-ordinator, Dept. of Computer Science
  2. Ms. Lavanya K.N
    Dept. of Commerce
  3. Dr. Nethravathi C
    Dept. of Chemistry
  4. Dr. Peter Jose P
    Dept. of Computer Science

 Write to Us

cybercrime@mccblr.edu.in

Sexual Harassment is a punishable offense. At Mount Carmel College, we have a Zero Tolerance Policy towards harassment of any kind.

What to do in case of an incident?

Report the incident to your superior, Head of the Department, or register a complaint with the ‘Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH)’

A complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment may be lodged by the victim or a third party. A written complaint may be addressed to the Coordinator of the Committee or a Committee Member.
The Committee deals with issues relating to sexual harassment at Mount Carmel College. It is applicable to all students, staff, and faculty.

Here is a representative list of Unwelcome Acts that can be seen as sexual harassment:

Physical contact and advances

  • Demand or request for sexual favours
  • Sexually coloured remarks
  • Showing pornography
  • Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. (Vaisakha judgment by Supreme Court)
  • Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. (Vaisakha judgment by Supreme Court)

Harassment is legally defined as inappropriate conduct/discrimination based on:

  • Gender
  • Colour
  • National Origin
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Citizenship
  • Disability

Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH) Members

  1. Dr. G.S Shylashree
    Co-ordinator, Dept. of Psychology
  2. Dr. S Raj Kumar
    Dept. of Management Studies
  3. Dr. Vivitha M.K
    Dept. of Journalism
  4. Ms. Sindhu David
    Counsellor

 Write to Us

cash@mccblr.edu.in

The excessive use of narcotics within and outside educational institutions has become a serious concern nowadays. Drug dealers target students both as carriers as well as clients. The cell aims at working to eradicate this menace by arranging awareness programs to make the students aware of the strong legal force working against narcotics and inculcate respect towards and the Indian judiciary.

Above the Influence; Be Under Your Own Influence! Just Say No! Users Are Losers!

Objectives of the Anti-Drug Cell

  • To spread awareness and ensure a drug/substance free campus
  • To engage the students in anti-drug activities and educate them about the ill-effects
  • To motivate students to become volunteers of anti-drug activities in their lives
  • To ensure no sale of drugs or alcohol occurs within the college premises

Anti-Drug Cell Committee Members

  1. Dr. Sindhu Anoop
    Co-ordinator,Dept. of Biotechnology
  2. Dr. N.S. Kaviyarasi
    Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Dr. M Clement Joe Anand
    Dept. of Mathematics

 Write to Us

antidrug@mccblr.edu.in

Expert Talk by Narcotics Anonymous on Awareness on Drug Abuse and Treatment for Drug Addiction

Mount Carmel College, Autonomous established a Students Grievance Redressal Committee (SGRC) as per the notification of UGC Grievances Redressal Regulation. This committee aims at addressing and effectively resolving grievances of the students.

Grievance Redressal Policy

The College has a Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee. The functions of the Committee are to look into the complaints lodged by any student, and address the issue. The Grievance Redressal Committee is also empowered to look into matters of harassment.
Anyone with a genuine grievance may approach the Grievance Redressal Committee members in person. In case the person is unwilling to appear in self, grievances may be sent in writing. Grievances may also be sent through e-mail to the officer in-charge of Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee or grievancestudents@mccblr.edu.in.

Primary Purpose of the Committee

The Grievance Committee’s primary purpose is to review a complaint that has not been resolved at the staff or administrative levels and to provide appropriate solutions to the issues. It is the job of the committee to evaluate any issue in a thoughtful and respectful manner without allowing any emotions involved to overwhelm their work. The committee will be as impartial as possible and strive not to prejudge any individual or situation.

Objectives of the Committee

  • To uphold the dignity of the College by ensuring strife free atmosphere in the College through promotion of cordial Student-Student relationship and Student-Teacher relationship etc.
  • To provide responsive, accountable and easily accessible machinery for settlement of grievances and to take measures in the college undertakings to ensure expeditious settlement of grievances of Students in order to maintain a harmonious educational atmosphere in the institution.
  • It is to deal with the complex situations in a tactful manner to lessen the condition felt to be oppressive or dissatisfied.
  • Encouraging the Students to express their grievances / problems freely and frankly, without any fear of being victimized.
  • To support, those students who have been deprived of the services offered by the College, for which he/she is entitled.
  • To ensure that officials of the College are responsive, accountable and courteous in dealing with the students.
  • To ensure effective solution to the student’s grievances with an impartial and fair approach.
  • To provide appropriate counselling to the students in the process of resolving the grievance.
  • To promote cordial relationship amongst the students.

Functions of the Committee

  • The function of the committee is to look into the complaints lodged by any student, and address the issue. The Grievance cell is also empowered to look into matters of harassment.
  • Anyone with a genuine grievance may approach the committee members in person, or in consultation with the mentor.
  • In case the person is unwilling to appear in self, grievances may also be sent through e-mail to the grievancestudents@mccblr.edu.in.
  • The issues will be attended promptly on receipt of written grievances from the students. The Grievance committee will act upon those cases which have been forwarded along with the necessary documents.
  • The Grievance Committee will ensure that the grievance has been properly resolved at the earliest.
  • The committee will formally review all cases and will give a report to the management about the issues attended.

Students Grievance Redressal Committee Members

Chairperson

Dr. George Lekha, Principal

Members

  1. Dr. Ravisha
    Dept. of Kannada
  2. Dr. K.S. Shamala
    Dept. of Physics
  3. Ms. Bhagyalakshmi N
    Dept. of Chemistry
  4. Dr. Anjana Mani
    Dept. of Economics
  5. Dr. Premalatha V
    Dept. of Commerce

 Write to Us

grievancestudents@mccblr.edu.in

Staff Grievance Redressal Committee Members

  1. Dr. Lakshmi S K
    Dept. of Statistics & Analytics
  2. Dr. Hamsa N
    Dept. of Psychology
  3. Ms. Aruna Bhaskar
    Dept. of Commerce

 Write to Us

grievancestaff@mccblr.edu.in

The National Commission for Women has established an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) on 2nd April 2022 to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women and girls, capacity building and training of Anti Trafficking Units and to strengthen & sensitize law enforcement machineries. The Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) is a crime committed in order to target, lead or drive a human being into an exploitative situation with the aim to make profits. Such exploitation may take many forms, for example commercial sexual exploitation, child labour, forced labour, bonded labour or illegal organ removal etc. Government and the civil society together must come together to fight against this crime.

In response to this directive by the government, the anti-human trafficking cell at Mount Carmel College Bengaluru, was constituted in the year 2022. The cell is supported by like-minded institutions and organisations to create a conscious, resilient and proactive student and faculty community to fight against human trafficking. The cell is committed to prevent human trafficking, protection of survivors of human trafficking by collaboration with the anti-trafficking advocates and subject experts of the society.

Objectives

  • To generate awareness on human trafficking and related human rights violations
  • Raise community-based campaigns addressing human trafficking.
  • To create a common platform for researchers, scholars and students advocates, activists, NGOs to share and disseminate the knowledge.

 

Anti-Human Trafficking Cell Members

  1. Ms. Kalavathi P
    Coordinator, Dept. of Sociology
  2. Dr. B Vijayalakshmi
    Dept. of Mathematics
  3. Ms. Akshaya P
    Dept. of Psychology
  4. Dr. Sapna Dinesh
    Dept. of Home Science

 

    Grievance

    Placement Policy & Guidelines for Students

    The Placement Policy is applicable to all students registered with the Placement Cell of Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, and is to be followed during their entire tenure at the college.

    1. The Placement Officer & the Placement Coordinator are the facilitators and counsellors for placement related activities and will be responsible for all concerned activities & functioning of the Placement Cell.
    2. The Student Placement Committee will be assisting the Placement Officer & the Placement Coordinator in all activities related to placements.
    3. Neither the College nor the Placement Cell guarantees a job. The Placement Cell will facilitate and coordinate the placement activities on campus including bringing in companies, coordinating the recruitment drives, organizing recruitment training and other related activities leading to the successful placements of the deserving students.
    4. Applying for a company, getting recruited, joining a company is entirely the responsibility/decision of the student concerned.
    5. Opting to register for placements is completely the choice of the students. As some would want to pursue higher studies or other opportunities, such students can refrain from registering with the Placement Cell.
    6. Students are required to check the ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for registering with the Placement Cell before registering.
    7. All final year students with an aggregate score of 60% and above and with NO ACTIVE BACKLOGS are eligible to register for placements.
    8. All registered students are required to MANDATORILY attend the recruitment training conducted by the Placement Cell and meet the necessary threshold of 75% attendance and 80% completion of the practice tests & assessments to qualify for applying to the cos. Failing to qualify may result in re-training of the student at an additional cost which is to be borne at actuals by the concerned student.
    9. The Placement Cell will notify all the registered students about the upcoming recruitment drives through mails and Whatsapp group notifications and not individually. The students are to be alert and keep a track of the notifications and apply as per their interest and eligibility.
    10. Once a student registers/enrolls for a particular company, she is expected to complete the entire recruitment process as relevant and required. Failing to do so, will result in the student being debarred from sitting for further recruitment drives. Exceptions will be made at the sole discretion of the Placement Cell only in genuine cases. Such cases/reasons to be formally communicated to the Placement Office over mail at least one day prior to the drive.
    11. The student has a choice not to participate in the recruitment process of a company after attending the Pre-Placement Talk. If she decides to continue, then she will be bound by the College Placement Policy to attend the rest of the recruitment process of the company as stated above.
    12. Students will not be allowed to participate in the selection process of a company for which she has missed the PPT.
    13. While the Placement Cell will do its due diligence and bring in the right companies, it is the responsibility of every student to check the company profile, eligibility, Job Profile and the Job Role before applying. The same will also be mailed and/or updated on the Notice Boards or social media groups.
      a. Ex 1- If a company requires the applicant to have an average of 70%, be well assured that you meet the criteria before applying to that company.
      b. Ex 2- If the company requires you to have NO standing arrears/backlogs at the time of attending the placement process, kindly DO NOT APPLY to the company if you do not meet this criterion.
    14. If, after being selected by a company, for some reason the student is not satisfied either with the pay, the timings, work allotted, etc during onboarding, she will need to take it up with the concerned within the company. The Placement Cell will not be able to intervene in internal matters. However, it is important that the students reach out to us in case there are major deviations from the terms mentioned by the company at the time of recruitment.
    15. A student can apply to as many companies as she wants and appear for interviews until the first job is secured. A student will be considered to have secured a job if her name appears in the final select list of a company.
    16. The Placement Office of MCC follows a strict “ONE OFFER PER STUDENT” Policy. However, if a student has been offered a job with a CTC less than or equal to INR 2 lakhs PA, she can opt to apply for ONE more company, subject to prior formal approval by the Placement Office.
    17. Once a student’s name appears in the final selects of a company, it is obligatory for the student to accept the offer. Rejecting offers is strictly not allowed. Defaulters will be required to submit a letter to the Principal along with a penalty fee which could be equivalent to one month’s salary being offered by the said company.
    18. Recruitment Process: All companies generally follow the following procedure (however they could be exceptions) –
      a. Presentation about the company & Job Profile (Pre-Placement Talk)
      b. Written Exam (Aptitude / Technical Test)
      c. Group Discussion and/or Task (Assignments)
      d. Interview (Technical/HR/Others)
      e. Verification of Documents
      f. Offer Letter
    19. Students are to strictly ensure the following for all recruitment drives:
      a. Must report on time as mentioned in the schedules
      b. Wear Business Formals for every recruitment process. Students wearing casuals during recruitment process will be sent back
      c. Always carry one folder containing resumes (2-3 copies), passport size photos, copies of mark sheets, certificates & stationery
      d. Compulsorily carry College & Govt. ID Cards
    20. Most companies require applicants to have Govt. ID – Aadhar & PAN. Hence it is advised for all students to apply for these before registering for placements.
      Students are not allowed to contact the Company / HR team directly for any reason through the recruitment process. In case of any issues or concerns, they are advised to contact their Placement Office and discuss their problems.
    21. Strict action will be taken against students found to be engaged in maligning the College or the Placement Office with the companies. Any grievances you may have, are to be brought to the notice of the of the Placement Officer for resolution.
    22. If a student makes any false claims in the Resume/Student Registration Form, her registration will be cancelled immediately and job offer if any, will be revoked.
    23. All companies conduct a thorough background check/verification. If the company finds that you have manipulated your marks / documents in any manner/or mis-represented any information, your job offer will be terminated, and your name will be blacklisted.
    24. Strict discipline needs to be followed by every student during the recruitment process. Any sort of indecent behavior/misbehavior which affects the decorum of the Placement Cell or the reputation of the College or the Company, will attract severe penalty and disqualification.
    25. Unless explicitly permitted by the companies, use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited during the recruitment process.
    26. Malpractice in all forms or marking proxies during the selection process and beyond, is strictly prohibited and those caught indulging in such activities would be debarred from the placement process. Also, note that no concessions in any form shall be made in such cases.
    27. It may happen that the campus recruitment process can stretch till late evenings. Students are required and prepared to be available accordingly. In case of off-line drives, students are to inform their parents and should arrange their own transportation.
    28. In case of virtual (online) recruitment drives, it is the responsibility of the students to ensure they have the necessary equipment (laptop/PC with functional webcam and mic) and sufficient internet bandwidth for seamless conduction of the process.
    29. Students are required to provide correct email IDs and contact numbers at the time of registration. These will be used for all communication from the Placement Cell and the recruiting companies. The onus is on the students to ensure the contact details provided are correct and up to date.
    30. Students are advised to check their mails regularly as all communication related to placements will be sent through mails.
    31. It is mandatory that once you receive an Intent Letter/Offer Letter from the Company, a copy must be submitted to the Placement Office. Failing which, the end semester examination Hall Ticket/results will be withheld.
    32. All students registered for placements will be bounded by the Attendance Policy of the College. Any exception to the above is permitted only through formal approval of the Placement Office and the respective Department Heads.

    WE EXPECT OUR STUDENTS TO BE PROFESSIONAL AND UPHOLD THE VALUES OF THE COLLEGE AT ALL TIMES.

    For all matters not covered in the above policy, the Placement Office will use its discretion to take appropriate decisions as and when required.

    The above guidelines are to ensure a smooth process in the best interest of our students and the participating companies.

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