STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

STUDENTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

St. Xavier’s College students must realize that they are the guardians of its traditions and ideals both in the College and outside it. Their conduct should at all times reflect their legitimate pride in their College and all it stands for. They should remember that they are expected to learn at St. Xavier’s far more than how to pass their examinations. They are in a period of training designed to create in them a critical awareness of their true reality in our country. Since they are among the few who have access to higher education in India, they must acquire privileged skills and values that will transform society.

On a more practical plane, their attention is drawn to the following important points:

Attitude to teachers

1. Students should at all times show their professors the
   honour and respect which is their due. They should greet them whenever they
   meet them in the College or outside.
2. Students are encouraged to know their teachers, and give them an
   opportunity to know them too, outside class. Students must contact staff
   members who are available for consultation in the staff room whether to
   discuss a subject, get help for a competition, guidance and counselling, or
   even a casual chat.
3. Students must respect the authorities and teaching staff of other
   colleges. When they have occasion to visit other colleges, Xavierites should
   scrupulously observe the traditions and regulations of those institutions, and
   refrain from any action that might disturb their peace and order.

Care of property

1. Students of St. Xavier’s should look upon College property
   and building, laboratories, halls, and classrooms with a sense ofr special
   pride, and refrain from any action that would disfigure or damage them.
   Offenders in this regard shall be severely dealt with by the College
   authorities.
2. Students who inadvertently cause any damage to College
   property are expected to acquaint the Principal immediately with what has
   happened. This training in honesty will stand them in good stead in later
   life.
3. Students should scrupulously respect the belongings of
   their fellow students. Should they discover any lost or forgotten article,
   they should deliver it immediately to the College Office. The Office will put
   up a notice regarding all lost property instructing the owner to collect it as
   soon as possible. Students who are found in unlawful possession of another’s
   property are liable to instant dismissal from the College.

General Behaviour

For the sake of good order, no less than in his/her own interest, every student
should observe the following regulations:

1. Students must respect as silence zones (the front
   lobby, all the corridors, and the area surrounding the library) while classes
   are in progress. Students who cause any disturbance in these zones shall be
   liable to a fine at the discretion of the Principal.
2. Students are expected to read the announcements on the
   notice boards every day, both on arrival at the College and before they
   depart. Failure to do so could have serious consequences. Ignorance of
   instructions posted on the notice board shall not be accepted as an excuse for
   non-compliance with them.
3. Students are required to observe rigorously the hours of
   work of the College Office and the College Society Office.
4. Students are required to carry their identity cards
   on their persons at all times, and to present them for inspection when
   requested to do so by a professor or competent College authority.
5. Students who have legitimate grievances are
   encouraged to place them before the Principal personally or through the
   suggestion box placed on the corridor outside the Principal’s office. On no
   account may students organize protest meetings or signatures campaigns.
6. Students may not form any College society or club
   without the prior permission of the Principal.
7. No outside person shall be invited to address a
   class or College club without the explicit permission of the Principal.
8. No tours or picnics of any class or any society may
   be arranged without the prior permission of the Principal, nor shall this
   permission be given unless a member of the staff assume responsibility for the
   excursion.
9. The organizers of class socials or get-togethers must
   contact the Vice-Principal to book the assembly hall. They must abide by the
   rules laid out in the “application form” that will be supplied. No
   outsiders are allowed at these events.
10. Students must park their two-wheeler vehicles only
    in the enclosure allotted to them in the parking lot near the hockey field.
    Sitting on parked vehicles and/or in the parking lot is prohibited and liable
    to a fine. The watchman at the parking lot is authorized to enforce
    discipline. Please note that four-wheelers are not allowed on campus.
11. Students of St. Xavier’s who misbehave at another
    college, or in any public place, or who bring discredit in any way upon
    themselves or upon this College, are liable to instant dismissal.
12. New students are to be welcomed with respect and affection.
    Any type of harassment, ragging or misbehaviour may mean instant dismissal
    from the College.