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Myth 1: PIs are taken only by a small group of seniors and is not a mainstream activity.
False. Every single senior I met for the first time (multiple times even after freshers) has made me give a PI, in complete format. Even if one argues that only "losers" make juniors give PIs, seniors who are against the same do nothing to stop such PIs from taking place. In general a culture of ragging exists, and that is undeniable.
Myth 2: Formats, Sir/Ma'am culture, and other trivial rules are not enforced anymore
False. While institutionalised intros were done away with in 2023, for your first month at NLUJ, any senior you meet is Sir/Ma'am by default, your hands should be behind your back by default, and you should introduce yourself in the format by default. Straying away from the same means you will be labelled as a deviant and given a hard time for the same. Moreover, using shortcuts is not permitted, going to darshan/laxmi while unaccompanied by a senior is not permitted. Smile wipes are still enforced, and trying to say anything results in the "golden rule" being used on you. Your personal freedoms will be curtailed and you must accept it.
Myth 3: PIs are fun, icebreaking activities between seniors and juniors, and are not harmful.
False, and the most bs. You will routinely receive calls to go to tuck/the mess/the gate to collect food, darshan to buy cigs, even at 3am. Most seniors will not take no for an answer (golden rule, duh). Further, let's not gloss over the extremely toxic but hypernormalised forced drinking culture at NLUJ. It's sad to see how the idea of ensuring that juniors do not make it to freshers by making them chug way over their limit is seen "integral nluj culture". I will not get into the details, but all an incoming junior needs to know is that at NLUJ seniors have a right of way to make you drink and no is never an answer.
Myth 4: No one forces you to give PIs, and saying you're uncomfortable is always an option.
Sure, but that also means that you wouldn't know any of your seniors much further into Sem 1. PIs are optional only in theory. In practice, in the first month of NLUJ all people talk about are PIs. First years are busy giving PIs at hostels every night and therefore, even if one is uncomfortable, PIs are so pervasive that one simply cannot escape them. Attempting to escape them means losing social currency, and I am aware of several batchmates who have faced the same.
NLUJ is the only T1 NLU that has ragging (one may even ask whether it is a T1 NLU), and it wouldn't be unreasonable to say that it has the worst ragging after NLIU. At NLUJ, ragging is not isolated, but a cultural phenomenon. Everyone's in on it, and it's a mark of pride to many. Most first years don't know this until they enter the gates of NLUJ. Maybe this post can help shed some light on what actually happens in Sem 1.
Before I'm called a snowflake, I personally had 0 problems with giving PIs. That doesn't change the fact that they're a relic of the past, and simply shameful to still have in 2026. It is entirely possible to interact with your juniors without perpetuating hierarchy culture. You simply use it as an excuse to derive a sense of power.
This college has a very clear senior-junior hierarchy that stretches must further beyond what one would call the "PI phase". It's been glorified for too long, and it's time to blow the whistle on the same. You helping us with moot memos and inviting us to parties is not an excuse for all the BS you glorify in the name of "PIs".