# Internal Complaints Committee

> MABS is committed to a campus free of sexual harassment. Complaints are heard in confidence by the Internal Complaints Committee.

Source: https://mabs.ac.in/internal-complaints-committee/  
Publisher: Maharaja Agrasen Business School  
Last updated: 21 October 2026

The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) prevents and redresses sexual harassment of women at the workplace, under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Vishaka guidelines of the Supreme Court, and the AICTE (Gender Sensitization, Prevention and Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and Students and Redressal of Grievances in Technical Institutions) Regulations, 2016. Students, staff and faculty can raise a complaint in confidence.

## What counts as sexual harassment

- Physical contact and advances
- A demand or request for sexual favours
- Sexually coloured remarks
- Showing pornography in any form
- Any other unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature

## Committee members

| Name | Designation | Role in ICC | Contact |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prof. (Dr.) Vandana Sharma | Associate Professor | Presiding Officer | [vandana.sharma@mabs.ac.in](mailto:vandana.sharma@mabs.ac.in)  
[+91 98108 20316](tel:+919810820316) |
| Dr. Soumya Verma | Professor | Faculty member | [soumya@mabs.ac.in](mailto:soumya@mabs.ac.in)  
[+91 81302 52093](tel:+918130252093) |
| Ms. Ayushi Kumar | Assistant Professor | Faculty member | [ayushi.kumar@mabs.ac.in](mailto:ayushi.kumar@mabs.ac.in)  
[+91 90150 45538](tel:+919015045538) |
| Ms. Aditi Sharma | Non-teaching staff | Member | Through the Presiding Officer |
| Mr. Surender Garg | Non-teaching staff | Member | [surender.garg@mabs.ac.in](mailto:surender.garg@mabs.ac.in)  
[+91 70119 94944](tel:+917011994944) |
| Dr. Inderpreet Kaur | NGO representative | External member | Through the Presiding Officer |
| Mr. Deepankar Gautam | Student, PGDM 2nd year | Student member | Through the Presiding Officer |
| Ms. Mehak Gupta | Student, PGDM 2nd year | Student member | Through the Presiding Officer |

## How to raise a complaint

Write to the Presiding Officer or any member, put a written complaint in the ICC complaint box, or meet a member in person. Every complaint is kept confidential and is not shared without the complainant’s consent.

## What the ICC does

- **Receives complaints** through the complaint box, email or in person.
- **Inquires** into each complaint in a timely, impartial and confidential way.
- **Keeps records** of every complaint and inquiry, in strict confidence.
- **Recommends action** when a complaint is upheld, from a formal warning to termination, depending on the seriousness.
- **Supports the complainant** during and after the inquiry, including counselling and legal help where needed.
- **Builds awareness** of the institute’s prevention of sexual harassment (POSH) policy and how to report.
- **Reports every year** to the authorities: complaints received and resolved, cases pending over 90 days, and training and awareness programmes held.

## Objectives

- Build understanding of sexual harassment through education that keeps the campus respectful and safe.
- Give anyone affected an unbiased, private and supportive place to be heard.
- Resolve complaints fairly and on time.
- Make sure students, faculty and staff know the counselling and support available, and have current information.