As per the guidelines of UGC, NAAC and the Supreme Court an Anti Sexual Harassment Cell has been established by Adarsh Institute of Technology and Research Centre Vita to provide a healthy and congenial atmosphere to the staff and students of the College. The cell was constituted to meet the four basic objectives:

• 1. To develop the guidelines and norms for a policy against sexual harassment.
• 2. To develop principles and procedures for combating sexual harassment.
• 3. To work out details for the implementation of the policy.
• 4. To prepare a detailed plan of action, both short and long term.

The objective of this Policy is to provide protection against sexual harassment and for prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. The Policy also endeavors to set expectations regarding workplace behaviour and provide with a framework for reporting concerns.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT : Sexual Harassment means an unwanted conduct with sexual undertones if it occurs or which is persistent and which demeans, humiliates or creates a hostile an intimidating environment or is calculated to induce submission by actual or threatened adverse consequences and includes any one or more or all of the following unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly or by implication), namely:

• 1. Demand or request of sexual favours.
• 2. Making sexually coloured remarks.
• 3. Physical Contact & advances.
• 4. Showing pornography.
• 5. Any unwelcome physical, verbal or non verbal conduct of sexual nature.