eSign the Anti-Ragging Undertaking with Aadhaar
Complete the UGC anti-ragging undertaking for college admission with Aadhaar OTP. Student and parent can both eSign in minutes. Rs. 15 per signature.
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What is an Anti-Ragging Undertaking?
The anti-ragging undertaking is an annual declaration that every student admitted to an Indian college or university has to sign at the start of each academic year, along with one of their parents or legal guardians. It is required under the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009. The undertaking states that the student has read the UGC regulations against ragging, understands the consequences, will not indulge in any ragging behaviour, and will report any incident of ragging that they witness.
There are two forms that the UGC prescribes. One is the anti-ragging undertaking, which is signed by the student and submitted every year. The other is the anti-ragging affidavit, which is sworn by the student and a parent and is historically submitted on stamp paper. Over time, the UGC has simplified the process so that in most institutions, an online undertaking generated through the dedicated anti-ragging portal or the institution's admission workflow is accepted in place of the stamp-paper affidavit. This page covers the undertaking form, which is a declaration, not a sworn court affidavit. If your institution specifically asks for the affidavit version, follow the affidavit page instead.
A critical detail that is often missed by first-year students and parents is that the undertaking has to be signed by the student and also by a parent or guardian. Both signatures are required because the undertaking is a joint acknowledgement of the UGC regulations. With Aadhaar eSign, both the student and the parent can sign the same PDF using their own Aadhaar OTPs, and the file can be submitted to the admission office without a physical visit. The undertaking is renewed at the start of every academic year.
Who needs an anti-ragging undertaking?
First-year undergraduate and postgraduate students
Submit the undertaking during admission and again at the start of every subsequent academic year.
Parents and legal guardians
Co-sign the undertaking with the student as required under the UGC Regulations 2009.
College and university admission offices
Collect and verify the undertaking from each student and each parent at the time of admission and annual re-registration.
Hostel wardens and student welfare deans
Use the undertaking as part of the anti-ragging compliance file for the institution.
Legal framework
Legally valid under Indian law
The legal framework comes from the University Grants Commission Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, issued by the UGC under Section 26 of the UGC Act, 1956. These regulations direct every higher educational institution receiving UGC grants to collect an anti-ragging undertaking from each student and a parent at the start of every academic year. The regulations also set out the penalties for ragging, which range from suspension and cancellation of admission to criminal prosecution under the Indian Penal Code and the state anti-ragging laws. The undertaking is a declaration, not a sworn court affidavit. It is a joint statement by the student and a parent acknowledging that they have read and understood the UGC regulations and will not engage in ragging. Because it is not a sworn affidavit, it does not need stamp paper, it does not need to be notarised, and it does not need to be registered. It is fully eligible for Aadhaar eSign under Section 3A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. An Aadhaar eSigned undertaking carries the same legal standing as a handwritten one, with the added advantage that both signers' identities are cryptographically verified. The undertaking is renewed every academic year, not once in the whole degree. Institutions are required to keep the signed undertakings on file and to produce them during UGC inspections. The separate anti-ragging affidavit format, where applicable, is a sworn affidavit and follows the rules of the Indian Oaths Act, 1969. That is a different document and is not covered by this page. If your college specifically asks for the stamped affidavit version, follow the affidavit page instead of this one.
Primary reference: UGC Regulations on Curbing Ragging 2009 + Section 3A, IT Act 2000
Important note
This is an undertaking, not a sworn affidavit. If your college specifically asks for the stamp-paper anti-ragging affidavit, use the dedicated affidavit format instead.
Essential clauses
- Full name, father's or mother's name, date of birth, and course of the student
- Admission number or application number, where available
- Name and relationship of the parent or guardian co-signing the undertaking
- Acknowledgement that the student has read the UGC Regulations 2009 on ragging
- Clear statement that the student will not indulge in or abet any form of ragging
- Commitment to report any ragging incident witnessed to the anti-ragging committee
- Acknowledgement that any violation may lead to suspension, expulsion, or criminal prosecution
- Date and place of signing
- Signature of the student and the parent or guardian
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How to eSign online
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Download the correct UGC undertaking format
Use the undertaking format provided by your institution or the one linked from the UGC anti-ragging portal. Export it as a PDF after filling in the student and parent details.
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Upload the PDF to SignSetu and add both signers
Add the student and the parent as the two signers. Both will sign the same document using their own Aadhaar numbers.
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Student and parent eSign with Aadhaar OTP
The student signs first with their Aadhaar OTP, then the parent signs with their own Aadhaar OTP. The fully signed PDF can be submitted to the admission office.