Prevention
Create awareness and promote preventive measures.
Protection, Prevention & Redressal
Promoting a Safe, Respectful and Dignified Campus
The Internal Compliance Cell is established to prevent, prohibit and redress complaints of sexual harassment and to support a safe, secure and dignified environment for women employees and students of Stella Mary's College of Engineering.
The Cell functions as an institutional mechanism for receiving complaints, supporting appropriate inquiry and recommending suitable action. It also plays an important preventive role by promoting gender equality, respect, dignity, awareness of rights and responsible campus conduct.
Core Commitment
A campus environment that supports safety, dignity, gender equality, respectful behaviour and fair redressal mechanisms.
Key Functions of the Internal Compliance Cell
Preventive, redressal and awareness mechanisms supporting a safe institutional environment.
Complaint Redressal
Receive and process complaints through institutional procedures.
Inquiry & Review
Support impartial review and inquiry when complaints are received.
Awareness & Sensitisation
Promote respectful conduct, gender sensitivity and dignity.
Objectives of the Internal Compliance Cell
Protecting dignity, strengthening awareness and supporting fair complaint redressal.
Prevent Sexual Harassment
Support prevention of sexual harassment of women employees and students within the institution.
Redress Complaints
Provide an institutional mechanism for receiving complaints, conducting appropriate inquiry and recommending suitable action.
Promote Gender Equality
Promote dignity, equality, mutual respect and a campus environment free from gender-based discrimination.
Ensure Proper Follow-Up
Support proper reporting, documentation and follow-up of complaints through established institutional procedures.
Create a Safe Campus
Encourage a secure physical and social environment that deters inappropriate conduct and harassment.
Build Awareness
Promote awareness regarding sexual harassment, gender sensitivity, rights, responsibilities and respectful conduct.
Responsibilities of the Cell
Institutional responsibilities relating to prevention, redressal and awareness.
Promote awareness of gender dignity, respectful conduct and prevention of sexual harassment.
Provide an institutional point of support for women employees and students who wish to report concerns or complaints.
Receive and process complaints in accordance with applicable institutional procedures and legal requirements.
Maintain appropriate confidentiality and sensitivity while handling complaints and related information.
Support fair, impartial and timely inquiry into complaints placed before the committee.
Recommend suitable institutional action based on findings and applicable rules.
Promote preventive programmes, awareness sessions and sensitisation initiatives across the campus.
Encourage a campus culture based on equality, safety, dignity and mutual respect.
Internal Compliance Cell Members
Faculty members and external representation supporting the activities of the Cell.
Internal Compliance Cell member information is currently being updated.
Office Order & Circulars
Official Internal Compliance Cell administrative document currently available for 2025–26.
Internal Compliance Cell Office Order 2025–26
Official committee constitution / administrative order in PDF format.
What does the Internal Compliance Cell at Stella Mary's College of Engineering do?
The Internal Compliance Cell at Stella Mary's College of Engineering, Kanyakumari, works to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment and to support a safe, dignified and respectful environment for women employees and students. The Cell promotes gender equality and awareness, receives complaints, supports appropriate inquiry, encourages confidentiality and fair follow-up, recommends suitable institutional action where required and conducts preventive and sensitisation activities to strengthen campus safety and respectful conduct.