Bhubaneswar, June 11: The All India Council for Technical Education has issued a warning letter to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang.

The letter has threatened to withdraw the extension of approval of the institution if it fails to prevent cases of ragging in the future.

A student of the school approached the council, alleging ragging by his seniors on the institute's campus in December last year. Following the allegations, the council had formed an expert committee that visited the campus to find out the facts. Based on the committee's report, a showcause notice was issued to the institute.

However, in its latest communication, the council has issued a warning letter to the technical education department and the institute, asking for necessary action and preventive measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents in the future.

"The council had sought the chronology of facts, which was submitted with regards to ragging. Necessary action against the culprits have already been taken," said a senior official of the institute.

The Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), which runs the institute, has received the highest number of ragging complaints in 2013 in the entire country. An extensive University Grants Commission (UGC) report has mentioned it. The UGC on May 25 responded to a Right to Information query stating that BPUT topped the list of universities with the maximum number of ragging complaints in 2013. Around 262 complaints were registered against the university in 2013.

Its vice-chancellor S.S. Patnaik said he would review the university's vigilance and monitoring mechanism to strengthen its anti-ragging measures. Law student of the KIIT University Rohit Kumar had sought the information.

The warning letter from the council is also a caution for other technical colleges that are gearing up for admission to keep their campuses ragging free.

Most colleges claim to have an anti-ragging cell in place. "The anti-ragging cell is responsible to deal with such cases. If ever such an incident is reported, we will take it up with utmost seriousness. The culprits will be taken to task immediately and stringent action will be taken," said Regional College of Management director Prabir Pal.

At the time of admission, the students are made to sign an undertaking and an affidavit that they will not be involved in any incidents of ragging on the campus.

Earlier this year, the UGC had asked the educational institutions to install CCTV cameras and alarm bells at various places on the campus to check ragging.