Student Code of Conduct

• Every Student of St Claret College is called Claretine and every Claretine is expected to strive for excellence.


• Students shall abide by the rules and directives of the college and are expected to be worthy Claretines nourished by the values of universal love and respect for each person.


• Students should maintain a sense of decorum and discipline at all times, both inside and outside the campus. This requirement of discipline and silence is mandatory while attending classes and during any function or programme organised in the campus.


• USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Students are requested to be responsible in their use of Social Media. Strict Disciplinary Action & Criminal Proceedings will be initiated against those found guilty of using social media to defame the institution or any individual person.


• Continuous striving for excellence, universal love, respect for others, and ardent pursuit of truth being the characteristics of Claretine education, every student should pledge not to indulge in any of the following acts which are detrimental to the values mentioned:
  
  • absenting from any class without valid reason and prior permission.
  • shouting and whistling inside the class room.
  • using mobile phone inside the college building.
  • causing damage to college property.
  • being present inside the college premises under the influence of alcohol/drugs and possessing any intoxicant.
  • any act of disobedience to any of the members of the college faculty and staff.
  • bullying, scuffle, fight and groupism adversely affecting the serene atmosphere of learning.


• Indulging in any of what is mentioned above is considered a serious act of indiscipline warranting serious and adequate disciplinary action.


• Ragging in all its forms is totally banned in St. Claret College. The College shall take strict action including but not limited to criminal proceeding and/or cancellation of admission against those found guilty of ragging and/or abetting it. The decision of the Anti-Ragging committee of the college shall be final and binding in this regard.


• Students shall always wear their ID card around their neck and produce the same to any member of the staff or College officials when asked for.


• Students are required to be at their seats before the stroke of the second bell for the commencement of classes. Students who do not report in time will not be allowed to the class. Disciplinary actions will be initiated against frequent late-comers.


• No student is allowed to leave the classroom without the permission of the teacher or until the class is dismissed.


• As a gesture of respect, students shall greet teachers on first meeting them for the day within the premises of the College, and whenever they meet them in public. As the teacher enters the class room, students must rise from their seats, greet him/her and remain standing till directed to sit.


• There should be complete silence on corridors during class hours to maintain an academic atmosphere. Students must not loiter on the corridors during the class hours.


• Active participation in co-curricular activities is an excellent aid to students' striving for excellence and is mandatory for every student.


• Moved by the rigor of academic goals of each student and the demands of excellence, each Claretine should take into confidence his/her class- mentor and maintain a healthy relationship with him/her; discuss any problem, academic or otherwise and arrive at a solution for the same.


• Dress and general appearance of the students shall be in good taste and in no way be offensive to the cultural ethos and norms. The following attires are among those not acceptable to be worn to college: tight-fitting, netted and transparent clothes, short skirts, torn jeans, track pants, sleeveless tops, crop tops, low-waste clothes, deep necks, cargos with multiple pockets and accessories and t-shirts with inscriptions.


• Smoking, chewing gum, chewing pan and use of any addictive substance is strictly prohibited within the campus. Those students who are found inside the college premises either under the influence of alcohol/drugs or in possession of any intoxicant will face stringent action including immediate dismissal and criminal proceedings.


• The campus must be kept clean and tidy at all times. The college is a temple of learning. Hence all the Claretines are required to maintain the beauty and the academic ambience of the campus. Littering and defacing the walls or desks, damaging college property are not expected of any Claretine.


• Insubordination, habitual inattention, neglect of work, unbecoming language or conduct, obscenity in word or deed render a student liable to temporary or permanent dismissal.


• Boys and girls are expected to conduct themselves with dignity and maturity. In their interpersonal relationships, they must observe norms of decency, propriety and mutual respect. Any improper relationship will detract the students from their academic engagement and therefore, if noted, such students are liable for correction.


• Movements of vehicles in the college campus must be in a moderate speed. Students can park their vehicles inside the college campus only on production of parking pass issued from the office which will be issued only to those having valid driving license. Vehicles are to be parked in the allotted parking area and appropriate censures will be initiated against violators. While parking the vehicles on campus, students should maintain order and keep their vehicles locked. Honking inside the campus is strictly prohibited.


• The instructions given by the security officers on campus are to be adhered to.


• USE OF CELL PHONES: As indicated above, use of cell phones can cause impediments to the academic focus of the student and may be detrimental to the learning atmosphere. Students are not permitted to use mobile phones anywhere inside the college building unless the faculty requires the students to use cell phones in a particular class. If any student is found using the cell phone inside, it will be confiscated and will not be returned.


• Students are not allowed to carry with them or use in the campus/college any electrical or electronic gadget like CD players, digital cameras, radios, tape-records etc., without the prior permission from the Principal.


• Active participation or promotion of politics is not allowed inside the campus. Students are forbidden to organize or attend any meeting within the College or collect money for any purpose or to circulate among them any notice or petition of any kind or paste such objects on the College notice boards without the written permission from the Principal. They must not join any club or society or make any engagement that would interfere with their studies without the permission of the Principal.


• Functions of Associations, cultural programs including any kind of celebrations will be held after class hours and outside the class rooms. Practice for all programmes should be held either prior to or after the class hours. Students’ outside participation in sports, cultural and academic activities as representatives of the college can be done only with the written permission of the head of the institution.


• Use of internet by the students on campus is expected to be for their academic enrichment.


• In every thought, word and deed, Claretines are expected to respect, uphold and communicate the dignity, decorum and honour of the institution.


• Those who are guilty of serious misconduct or whose presence is detrimental to the order and discipline on the campus are liable to be expelled.

Class Attendance Requirement

• At the end of every semester, for each course and for the overall programme, students are required to have at least 75% of class attendance to be eligible to appear for the end semester examination as per the University regulation.


• Any student who has a shortage in this requirement will not be allowed to write any of the end-semester university examinations.

Leave and Attendance Regularization Policies

• All leaves are taken with prior permission from the class mentor/ head of the department. For up to a maximum of two days, the class mentors grant leaves. For more than two days of leave prior permission needs to be taken from the head of the department. Leave applications can be rejected either by the class mentor or the head of the department, if they are not convinced about the genuineness or the need.


• Any student who is absent from classes with permission for representing the college in seminars, conferences, sports and cultural activities will be rewarded class attendance for the hours the student has been legitimately absent.


• Only cases of hospitalization of more than three days with valid documents will be accepted for attendance regularization. The request for attendance shall be rejected if the documents submitted are not genuine. In each semester, the maximum number of days the institution can regularize attendance for a student is 10 days. All the other leave requirements for illness, family events and emergencies will have to be met by students outside the 75 percent attendance requirement stipulated by the affiliating university.


• In the case of hospitalization, the documents for attendance regularization should be submitted to the Vice Principal/ Principal with the signature of class mentor and head of the department within three working days after the student reports back to classes. Documents submitted after this deadline will not be accepted for attendance regularization.


• It is the responsibility of the students concerned to submit the documentary evidences for their absence to the respective coordinators/ class mentors/ heads of the department and ensure that the attendance is regularized on the institutional ERP (Edumerge).


• The students, parents and guardians are provided access to the institutional ERP (Edumerge) to regularly monitor the attendance records. Any discrepancy in the attendance entry must be submitted in writing to the head of the department at least three weeks prior to the commencement of the end semester University examinations. Any complaint regarding class attendance after this deadline will not be entertained.