Anti-Ragging Affidavit, Vadodara

Notary

The short answer

Anti-ragging undertakings are filed online at antiragging.in, separately by the student and by the parent or guardian. The portal issues a reference for each submission, which the institution asks to see. A notarised paper affidavit on stamp paper is usually not required, and we would rather say that on this page than take a fee for one.

If you have been told at an admission counter, by a photocopy shop near a college, or by an agent, that you must have this notarised, ask one question: where does the institution say so in writing? Most of the time there is nothing in writing, because the requirement is the online filing.

What to actually do.

Go to antiragging.in. Complete the student undertaking and the separate parent or guardian undertaking. Keep the reference or acknowledgement generated for each - it usually arrives by email and message. Print both and carry them to admission along with your other papers. That is the requirement.

Why colleges ask, and why paper crept in

Institutions have to satisfy themselves that both the student and the parent have given the undertaking, and they collect proof at admission along with everything else. Before the online filing became the norm, the same undertaking was taken on paper, and some institutional checklists were simply never updated. That is the whole origin of the notarised anti-ragging affidavit: an old checklist, reprinted year after year, and a market of people willing to charge for it.

The narrow case where we will prepare one

There is one situation in which a paper affidavit is the right answer: the institution specifically demands it. Some colleges, hostels, professional courses and private institutions still insist, and a student in the middle of an admission is in no position to argue the point with a registrar's office. If that is your position, bring the demand with you - the printed checklist, the admission letter, the email or the notice board photograph - and we will prepare and swear it the same day, usually while you wait.

What we will not do is prepare one on the assumption that it might be wanted. Ask the institution first. It takes one phone call and it is the difference between spending nothing and spending on stamp paper, a fee and a morning.

If a paper undertaking is genuinely required

Two undertakings are needed, not one. The student's, and the parent's or guardian's. Each records that the person has read and understood the anti-ragging regulations, that the student will not engage in ragging in any form, and that the person accepts that the institution may take action if the undertaking is breached. Where the student is a minor, the parent or guardian signs on the student's behalf as well as giving the parent's own undertaking. Get the course, the institution's full name and the enrolment particulars exactly right - a misnamed institution is the commonest defect in these.

What the notary's seal would mean here

Section 8(1)(e) of the Notaries Act, 1952 permits a notary to administer an oath to, or take an affidavit from, any person, and section 8(2) makes the act complete only under the notary's signature and official seal. So the seal would certify that the student and the parent appeared and swore. It would not certify that the undertaking was filed on the portal, and it would not satisfy a requirement that the online filing be done. The two are not interchangeable, and if the institution wants the portal reference, only the portal reference will do.

Do not let a paper affidavit replace the online filing.

If you notarise a paper undertaking and skip antiragging.in, you may find at admission that the institution wants the portal reference and nothing else. Do the online filing regardless. Add the paper affidavit only if the institution has demanded it in addition.

What to bring

The institution's written demand for a notarised affidavit, if there is one
Admission letter or allotment letter with the course and institution name
Aadhaar of the student and of the parent or guardian
The student's enrolment or seat number, if already allotted
Printouts of the antiragging.in acknowledgements, if already filed

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Common questions

Do I need a notarised anti-ragging affidavit for my college?

Usually not. The undertaking is filed online at antiragging.in, once by the student and once by the parent or guardian, and the institution asks for the reference generated. Check your institution's admission checklist before spending anything. If it specifically demands a notarised paper affidavit, we will prepare one - but ask first, because most of the time nothing is required.

The college checklist still says notarised affidavit. What should I do?

Do both. Complete the online undertaking at antiragging.in, because that is the requirement that actually governs, and keep the acknowledgements. Then bring the checklist here and we will prepare the paper affidavit for the student and the parent and swear it, usually the same day. Carry the portal references to admission as well; a paper affidavit does not substitute for them.

Does the parent have to give a separate undertaking?

Yes. The student's undertaking and the parent's or guardian's undertaking are separate filings and institutions check for both. Where a paper affidavit is demanded, the same applies - two deponents, and the notarial fee ceiling applies to each. Where the student is a minor, the parent or guardian signs on the student's behalf in addition to giving the parent's own undertaking.

Anti-ragging undertaking: you probably do not need a notary