01 Policy Statement
RUET is committed to reducing inequalities and to ensuring that every member of its community has fair and equal opportunities, regardless of background or circumstances. To fulfil this commitment, RUET will:
- Ensure equitable access to education and university services.
- Strengthen support for disadvantaged and underrepresented students.
- Improve accessibility for persons with disabilities.
- Promote diversity, and equal opportunity in academic and administrative activities.
02 Actions13 actions
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Conduct admission strictly in accordance with the RUET Act, approved admission procedures and the admission prospectus for the relevant session, on published eligibility, merit and selection criteria, with equal opportunity for all eligible applicants, and provide all university services without discrimination.
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Administer reserved-seat provisions, including those for specified tribal, indigenous and ethnic groups according to the approved prospectus and applicable rules.
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Publish eligibility requirements, application procedures, dates, admission test arrangements, selection procedures, required documents, fees, reserved-seat provisions and notices through official university and admission channels, and confirm that no unofficial communication overrides an officially published admission notice or decision.
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Provide admission support channels for applicants facing technical or procedural difficulty, and keep admission information understandable and accessible.
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Extend accessibility across academic activities, administrative services, libraries and learning resources, examination and assessment processes, campus facilities, events and other university services, and consider accessibility principles in the planning of major new buildings and renovations.
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Ensure digital accessibility of university websites, online services and digital information.
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Provide reasonable accommodation, where practicable and within applicable rules and resources, to individuals who require assistance to participate effectively in academic, administrative or campus activities.
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Allow academic departments to make reasonable adjustments in learning and assessment for students with disabilities, where permitted by academic regulations and without compromising academic standards.
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Maintain a Diversity Policy covering students, faculty members, employees, researchers, visitors and other participants in university activities, which promotes equal opportunity, respectful communication, equal participation, and extracurricular activity.
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Prohibit discrimination, harassment, bullying, ragging, intimidation and violence in university facilities, academic environments, residential facilities, university events and other connected contexts. Protected grounds include, among others:
- agender;
- breligion or belief;
- cethnic or cultural background;
- ddisability;
- eage;
- fsocial or economic background;
- gother legally or institutionally protected grounds.
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Maintain and publish the designated anti-ragging and anti-sexual-harassment mechanisms, together with the official notices prohibiting ragging and drug use on campus, and route sexual harassment complaints to the appropriate designated committee under the applicable procedure.
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Maintain a Grievance Policy and Procedure available to students, faculty members, officers, employees and other persons directly involved in university activities, covering unfair or discriminatory treatment, academic and administrative concerns, workplace concerns, conduct of a supervisor or responsible authority, health and safety, harassment and bullying, interpersonal conflict, service delivery and administrative decisions. The receiving authority shall:
- arecord the grievance;
- breview its nature and seriousness;
- chear the complainant privately where appropriate;
- dobtain relevant information and documents;
- egive the person concerned an opportunity to respond;
- frefer the matter to the appropriate authority or committee when necessary;
- gcommunicate the outcome in accordance with applicable rules.
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Run orientations, awareness campaigns, training and educational activities on diversity and gender sensitivity, disability inclusion, prevention of bullying and ragging, prevention of harassment, and respectful and non-discriminatory conduct.