Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)

In pursuance of UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions) Regulations, 2015 read with Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and in partial modification by UGC, Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is functioning in the University.

Following committee has been reconstituted for a period of two years i.e. from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022.

FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

• PREVENTIVE STEPS.

It will be the endeavor of the committee:

1. To facilitate a safe environment that is free of sexual harassment;
2. To promote behaviors that create an atmosphere that ensures gender equality and equal opportunities.

• REMEDIAL STEPS.

1. To ensure that the mechanism for registering complaints is safe, accessible and sensitive.
2. To take cognizance of complaints about sexual harassment, conduct enquiries, provide assistance and redressal to the victims, recommend penalties and take action against the harasser, if necessary.
3. To advise the competent authority to issue warnings or take the help of the law to stop the harasser, if the complainant consents.
4. To seek medical, police and legal intervention with the consent of the complainant.
5. To make arrangements for appropriate psychological, emotional and physical support (in form of counseling, security and other assistance) to the victim if so desires.

Contact Details

Prof Nisha Yadav

Email: icc@iisuniv.ac.in