Internal Complaints Committee(ICC) on Sexual harassment
Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology is committed to provide safe academic and working environment to all girl students and its women employees. As per the guidelines of Supreme Court, UGC, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013, an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) on Sexual Harassment has been established by the college in the year 2015. This committee has been constituted under the policy prevention and punishment for sexual harassment of women at workplace
Mechanism and Composition of ICC on Sexual Harassment
- The mechanism for registering complaints should be safe, accessible and sensitive.
- A complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment may be lodged by the victim or a third party
- If the complain wishes she can be accompanied by a representative.
- All complaints made to any committee member must be received and recorded by the member, who shall then inform the chairperson about the complaint, who in turn shall call for a meeting of the committee.
- Within three days of the receipt of a complaint, the ICC on Sexual Harassment must determine whether a prima facie case of sexual harassment is made out. It shall carefully consider the complaint and may hear the complaint and the defendant and/or any other relevant person to determine whether an enquiry by the committee is to be instituted. If the committee considers it necessary to hear the defendant at the preliminary stage it shall start the enquiry process.
- If the committee against sexual harassment decides not to conduct an enquiry into a complaint it shall record the reasons for the same in the minutes of the committee meeting. The committee shall make the same available to the complainant in writing
- If the committee finds an employee of the Institute involved in sexual harassment of the complaint, then immediately it recommended disciplinary action in the form of dismissal and any other relevant mechanism
- If the committee finds a student of the Institute is involved in sexual harassment of the complainant, it can recommended disciplinary action in the form of suspension for a specific period of time or expulsion from the institution.
The Compositions of ICC on sexual harassment for this academic year 2024-25 is as follows
| S.No | Name | Position | Post held in Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr.R.Asokan | Principal | Chair Person |
| 2. | Dr.J.Preetha | Professor & Dean (Academic & IQAC) | Member |
| 3. | Dr.B.Umarani | Professor/ECE | Convener |
| 4. | Dr.R.Elawarasi | RBSK Female Team, Government Hospital, Kattuputhur(P.O), Trichy. | External Member |
| 5. | Mr. P. Parthiban |
BA BL Advocate,Registration. No: 974 of 2011,Bar Council of Chennai
|
External Member |
| 6. | Dr.J.Yogapriya | Professor/CSE/ Dean(R&D) | Member |
| 7. | Dr.S. Kavipriya | Professor/HoD/Civil | Member |
| 8. | Dr.M.Dharmalingam | Professor/HoD/ECE | Member |
| 9. | Dr.C.Saravanabhavan | Professor/HoD/ CSE | Member |
| 10. | Dr.R.Shankar | Associate Professor/HoD/ EEE | Member |
| 11. | Dr.K.Muthumanickam | Professor/ HoD /IT | Member |
| 12. | Dr.D.Jagadeesh | Professor/HoD /Mech | Member |
| 13. | Mr.T.Ashok | Associate Professor/HoD/BME | Member |
| 14. | Mrs.P.Thangamani | Assistant Professor/Maths | Member |
| 15. | Mrs.M.Saranya | Lab Assistant/EEE | Member |
| 16. | Ms.P.Harshumathi | IV year CSE | Student Representative |
| 17. | Ms.S.Sujitha | IV year ECE | Student representative |
| 18. | Ms.E.Janapriya | IV year BME | Student representative |
