New Delhi: Taking a strong view on incidents of ragging in educational institutions, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday asked the universities to specifically mention in their brochures and prospectus ragging cases and punishment awarded of those found guilty.

The UGC has also asked universities and other higher educational institutions to put up hoardings, billboards and banners within the campuses, urging students to prevent ragging. It has also asked universities to undertake other means to campaign against ragging.

Earlier, the Raghavan Committee, set up on the directions of the Supreme Court, had recommended that ragging be included as a special section in the Indian Penal Code. The UGC has already issued directions to the universities in this regard.

The committee had also decided that along with the number of cases of ragging in the previous academic session, the punishments awarded to those found guilty should also be mentioned in the brochures and prospectus of the higher educational institutions.

"The UGC is following the committee's decision to prevent ragging," said a senior official in the union human resource development ministry. IANS