Sexual harassment policy of Kannur University : Kannur University follows a zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment. For all complaints related to harassment at work place Kannur University follows a zero -tolerance policy towards sexual harassment. The University treats sexual harassment as misconduct under the service rules and initiates appropriate action for such misconduct if the perpetrator is an employee of the university and as a violation of the disciplinary rules if the perpetrator is a student (leading to rustication and expulsion).

Sexual harassment means-

• “An unwanted conduct with sexual undertones if it occurs or which is persistent and which demeans, humiliates or creates a hostile and intimidating environment or is calculated to induce submission by actual or threatened adverse consequence and includes any one or more or all of the following unwelcome acts or behavior (whether directly or by implication),namely : -(a) any unwelcome physical, verbal or nonverbal conduct of sexual nature; (b) demand or request for sexual favours; (c) making sexually coloured remarks (d) physical contact and advances; or (e) showing pornography”


• Any one (or more than one or all) of the following circumstances, if it occurs or is present in relation or connected with any behavior that has explicit or implicit sexual undertones -(a) implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment as quid pro quo for sexual favours; (b)implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in the conduct of work; (c)implied or explicit threat about the present or future status of the person concerned; (d) creating an intimidating offensive or hostile learning environment; (e) humiliating treatment likely to affect the health, safety dignity or physical integrity of the person concerned.

Internal Complaints Committee members

• 1. Dr. B.Bindu, Professor, Department of Anthropology (Presiding Officer)
• 2. Smt.Priya T.K ,Deputy Librarian (i/c), Kannur University Central library (convener)
• 3. Dr.Seetha Kakkoth, Asst.Professor, Dept. of Rural and Tribal Sociology (Member)
• 4. Dr.Abdul Rafeek, Asst.Professor, Dept. of Malayalam (Member)
• 5. Smt.Thanooja T, Office Superintendent (Member)
• 6. Adv. T. Sarala, Padmini Nivas, Chirakkal RS (PO), Kannur (Member)


Presiding Officer: Mobile: +91 9656930637 | Email: bindub@kannuruniv.ac.in

UGC(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015 - lnternal Complaints Committee(lCC) - Reconstituted - Orders issued