It directs its efforts towards elimination of violence and abuses on innocent freshers while promoting peace and harmony among the senior and the juniors students in academic institutions.

[12] Ragging, often euphemistically referred to as "hazing" in other parts of the world, is a form of abuse and humiliation inflicted upon newcomers or junior students in educational institutions by their seniors.

Originally intended as a means of familiarizing new students with their seniors and the institution, ragging has often degenerated into acts of extreme physical and psychological abuse.

The most common forms of ragging include physical beatings, forced consumption of substances, sexual harassment, and tasks designed to demean and humiliate the victims.

For instance, in a recent case at a prominent engineering college, a first-year student was subjected to severe physical abuse, leading to widespread protests and media coverage.

These include a culture of silence and acceptance among students, inadequate enforcement of anti-ragging policies, and a lack of awareness about the legal and psychological repercussions of ragging.

SAVE conducts awareness campaigns, provides legal and psychological support to victims, and advocates for stronger enforcement of anti-ragging laws.

[2][4][16] SAVE has been arranging awareness events, mainly in educational institutions in different parts of India, involving students, faculty members and other stakeholders.

[18] SAVE has arranged events in different parts of the country, for example : Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur, Varanasi, Ajmer, Hyderabad, Dehradun, Surat, Pune, Haldia, Durgapur, Howrah, etc.

They have played active roles in creating pressure on colleges to take actions and have provided legal and other guidance and assistance to the victims and their families.

SAVE legal team, led by advocate Mrs. Meera Kaura Patel, has even represented victims in the court and before the National Human Rights Commission of India.

In a case involving the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, following the directions from the court, the police had booked the Dean, Director and Registrar were charged under IPC Sections 336, 337, 338 (negligence), 120B (conspiracy), 201 (tampering with evidence), 202, 176 (failing to inform a public authority) and 511 (attempting to commit offence).

[28] In another case, from Thanjavur, SAVE Legal Team had requested the Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu to take suo motu cognizance of the matter.