ACADEMIC REGULATIONS – RA15

FOR CBCS BASED REGULAR B.TECH. (UG) PROGRAMME

(Effiective for the students admitted into I year Regular B.Tech. from the Academic Year 2015-16 and onwards)

1.0 Under-Graduate Degree Programme in Engineering & Technology (UGP in E&T)

SR Engineering College (SREC) - (Autonomous), Warangal affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) offers 4 Year (8 Semesters) Bachelor of
Technology (B.Tech.) Degree Programme, under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), with
effect from the Academic Year 2015 - 16 onwards, in the following Branches of Engineering:

Branch Code Branch

01 Civil Engineering (CE)
02 Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
03 Mechanical Engineering (ME)
04 Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)
05 Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)

2.0 Eligibility for Admission

2.1 Admission to the UGP shall be made either on the basis of the merit rank obtained by the
qualifying candidate at an Entrance Test conducted by the Telangana State Government
(EAMCET), OR the University, OR on the basis of any other order of merit approved by the
University, subject to reservations as prescribed by the Government from time to time.
2.2 The medium of instructions for the entire UGP in E&T will be English only.

3.0 B.Tech. Programme (UGP) Structure

3.1 The B.Tech. Programmes of SREC are of Semester Pattern, with 8 Semesters constituting 4
Academic Years, each Academic Year having TWO Semesters (First/Odd and Second/Even
Semesters). Each Semester shall be of 22 Weeks duration (inclusive of Examinations), with a
minimum of 90 Instructional Days per Semester.
 A student, after securing admission, shall persue the UGP in B.Tech. in a minimum period of
4 academic years (8 semesters), and a maximum period of 8 academic years (16 semesters)
starting from the date of commencement of first year first semester: failing which, student
shall forfeit seat in B.Tech. course.
 Each student shall register for and secure the specified number of credits (with CGPA≥5)
required for the completion of the UGP and award of the B.Tech. degree in respective branch
of engineering.
 Each semester is structured to provide 24 credits, totalling to 192 credits for the entire
B.Tech. programme.
3.2 UGC/ AICTE specified Definitions/ Descriptions are adopted appropriately for various terms
and abbreviations used in these Academic Regulations/ Norms, which are as listed below.
3.2.1 Semester Scheme
Each UGP is of 4 Academic Years (8 Semesters), with the year being divided into two Semesters
of 22 weeks ( ≥ 90 working days) each, each Semester having - ‘Continuous Internal Evaluation
(CIE)’ and ‘Semester End Examination (SEE)’. Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Credit
Based Semester System (CBSS) as denoted by UGC, and Curriculum/ Course Structure as
suggested by AICTE are followed.
3.2.2 Credit Courses
All Subjects/ Courses are to be registered by a student in a Semester to earn Credits. Credits
which shall be assigned to each Subject/ Course in a L: T: P/D: C (Lecture Periods: Tutorial
Periods: Practical/Drawing Periods: Credits) Structure, based on the following general pattern.
 One Credit - for One hour/ Week/ Semester for Theory/ Lecture (L) Course
 One Credit – for Two hours/ Week/ Semester for Laboratory/ Practical (P)/Drawing (D)
Courses or Tutorials (T).
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Courses like Gender Sensitization, Business Communication and Public Speaking are considered as
Mandatory Courses. Student activities like Sports / NSS / Yoga / Dance / Music / Arts / Sketching etc.,
are identified as Audit Courses. Student has to choose any two different Audit Courses from the specified
list and he has to complete one in the First Year I Semester and the other in the First Year II Semester.
These Mandatory and Audit Courses will not carry any Credits.

3.2.3 Subject/ Course Classification

All Subjects/ Courses offered for the UGP in E&T (B.Tech Degree Programmes) broadly
classified as follows. The college has followed almost all the guidelines issued by AICTE / UGC.

S. Broad Course Course Group / Range of

Course Description
No. Classification Category Credits
BS – Basic Includes - Mathematics , Physics,
1 15-20 %
Sciences Chemistry and Environmental Studies
Foundation ES – Engineering Includes - fundamental Engineering
2 15-20 %
Courses (FnC) Sciences Subjects
HS – Humanities Includes - subjects related to Humanities,
3 5-10%
and Social Sciences Social Sciences and Management
Includes - Core Subjects related to the
Core Courses
4 Professional Core parent discipline / Department / Branch of 30-40%
(CoC)
Engineering
Includes - Elective Subjects related to the
Professional
5 parent discipline / Department / Branch of 10-15%
Electives
Engineering
Elective
Elective Subjects which include
Courses (ElC)
OE – Open interdisciplinary subject or subjects in an
6 5-10%
Electives area outside the parent discipline /
Department / Branch of Engineering
Media Project; Certification Course /
7 Project Work Mini Project / App Development; Major 10-15%
Core Courses
Project / Practice School
8 Seminar Technical Seminar
Includes - Sports / NSS / Yoga / Dance /
9 AC-Audit Courses -
Non-Credit Music / Arts / Sketching etc.
Courses MC-Mandatory Includes - Gender Sensitisation, Business
10 -
Courses Communication & Public Speaking
192
Total Credits of B.Tech. Programme
(100%)

4.0 Course Registration

4.1 A ‘Faculty Advisor or Counselor’ shall be assigned to a group of students, who will advise about
the UG Programme, its Course Structure and Curriculum, Choice/Option for Subjects/ Courses,
based on their competence, progress, pre-requisites and interest.
4.2 Academic section of the college invites ‘registration forms’ from students before the beginning of
the semester through ‘on-line registration’. The on-line registration requests for any ‘current
semester’ shall be completed before the commencement of SEEs (Semester End Examinations) of
the ‘preceding semester’.
4.3 A student can apply for on-line registration, only after obtaing the ‘written approval’ from faculty
advisor/counsellor, which should be submitted to the college academic section through the Head
of the Department. A copy of it shall be retained with Head of the Department, faculty
advisor/counsellor and the student.
4.4 A Student may be permitted to Register for his Subjects/ Course of choice with a total of 24
Credits per Semester (Minimum being 20 Credits and Maximum being 28 Credits per semester,
permitted deviation being ± 17%), based on progress and SGPA/ CGPA, and completion of
the ‘pre-requisites’ as indicated for various Subjects/Courses, in the department Course

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Structure and Syllabus contents. However, a minimum of 20 Credits per Semester must be
registered to ensure the ‘studentship’ in any Semester.
4.5 Choice for ‘additional Subjects/ Courses’ to reach the Maximum Permissible Limit of
28 Credits (above the typical 24 Credit norm) must be clearly indicated, which needs the specific
approval and signature of the Faculty Advisor/ Counselor.
4.6 If the Student submits ambiguous choices or multiple options or erroneous entries – during
on-line Registration for the Subject(s) / Course(s) under a given/ specified Course Group/
Category as listed in the Course Structure, only the first mentioned Subject/ Course in that
Category will be taken into consideration.
4.7 Subject/Course Options exercised through ON-LINE Registration are final and can not be
changed, and CAN NOT be inter-changed; further, alternate choices will also not be
considered. However, if the Subject/ Course that has already been listed for Registration (by the
Head of Department) in a Semester could not be offered due to any unforeseen or unexpected
reasons, then the Student shall be allowed to have alternate choice - either for a new Subject
(subject to offering of such a Subject), or for another existing Subject (subject to availability of
seats), which may be considered. Such alternate arrangements will be made by the Head of
Department, with due notification and time-framed schedule, within the first week from the
commencement of Class-work for that Semester.
4.8 Dropping of Subjects/ Courses may be permitted, ONLY AFTER obtaining prior approval
from the Faculty Advisor (subject to retaining a minimum of 20 Credits), ‘within a period of 15
Days from the beginning of the current Semester.
4.9 Open Electives: The students have to choose one open elective (OE-1) in III year I semester, one
(OE-2) in III year II semester, and one (OE-3) in IV year II semester, from the list of open
electives given. However, the student cannot opt for an open elective subject offered by their own
(parent) department, if it is already listed under any category of the subjects offered by parent
department in any semester.
4.10 Professional Electives: The students have to choose professional elective (PE-1) in III year II
semester, Professional electives (PE-2, PE-3 and PE-4) in IV year I semester, Professional
electives (PE-5 and PE-6) in IV year II semester, from the list of professional electives given.
However, the students may opt for professional elective subjects offered in the related area.
4.11 Based on the industry / societal demand, additional relevant course(s) may be added under
professional elective(s) and / or open elective(s).

5.0 Subjects/ Courses to be offered

5.1 A typical Section (or Class) Strength for each Semester shall be 60.
5.2 A Subject/ Course may be offered to the Students, only if a Minimum of 30 Students (1/2 of the
Section Strength) opt for it. The Maximum Strength of a Section is limited to 90 (60 + 1/2 of the
Section Strength).
5.3 More than one faculty member may offer the SAME SUBJECT (Lab./ Practical’s may be
included with the corresponding Theory Subject/ Course in the same Semester) in any Semester.
However, selection choice for students will be based on - ‘first come first serve basis and
CGPA Criterion’ (ie., the first focus shall be on early on-line entry from the student for
Registration in that Semester, and the second focus, if needed, will be on CGPA of the student).
5.4 If more entries for Registration of a Subject come into picture, then the Head of Department
concerned shall decide whether to offer such a Subject/ Course for TWO (or multiple) sections
or not.

6.0 Attendance Requirements

6.1 A student shall be eligible to appear for the Semester End Examinations, if student acquires a
minimum of 75% of attendance in aggregate of all the Subjects/ Courses (excluding audit or
mandatory non-credit courses) for that semester.
6.2 Shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65% and above, and below 75%) in each
Semester may be condoned by the College Academic Committee on genuine and valid grounds,
based on the student’s representation with supporting evidence.
6.3 A stipulated fee shall be payable towards condoning of shortage of attendance.
6.4 Shortage of Attendance below 65% in aggregate shall in NO case be condoned.

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6.5 Students, whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any Semester, are not eligible to take
their End Examinations of that Semester.They get detained and their registration for that
Semester shall stand cancelled. They will not be promoted to the next Semester. They may seek
re-registration for all those Subjects registered in that Semester in which student was detained
by seeking re-admission into that Semester as and when offered; in case if there are any
Professional Electives and/ or Open Electives, the same may also be re-registered if offered.
However, if those Electives are not offered in later Semesters, then alternate Electives may be
chosen from the SAME set of Elective Subjects offered under that category.
6.6 A student fulfilling the attendance requirement in the present semester shall not be eligible for
re-admission into the same class.

7.0 Academic Requirements

The following Academic Requirements have to be satisfied, in addition to the Attendance
Requirements mentioned in Item No.6.
7.1 A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the Academic Requirements and earned the credits
allotted to each Subject/ Course, if student secures not less than 35% marks (25 out of 70 marks)
in the Semester End Examination, and a minimum of 40% of marks in the sum total of the CIE
(Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together; in terms
of Letter Grades, this implies securing ‘P’ Grade or above in that Subject/ Course.
7.2 A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the Academic Requirements and earned the
Credits allotted to Media project; Certification course/Mini Project/App Development; Major
Project/Practice School and Technical Seminar, if student secures not less than 40% of the
marks in each of them. If the student fail to satisfy in the above evaluation, the student may
reappear once for each of the above evaluations, when they are scheduled again; if student
fails in such ‘one reappearance’ evaluation also, student has to reappear for the same in the
next subsequent Semester, as and when it is scheduled.
7.3 Promotion Rules
S.No. Promotion Conditions to be fulfilled
I year / I semester to
1 Regular course of study of I year I Semester
I year / II semester
i) Regular course of study of I year /II Semester
ii) Must have secured at least 24 credits out of 48 credits i.e.,
I year / II Semester to
2 50% credits up to I year/ II sem from all the relevant regular
II year/ I Semester
and supplementary examinations, whether the student takes
those examinations or not.
II year / I semester to
3 Regular course of study of II year/ I Semester
II year / II Semester
i) Regular course of study of II year/ II Semester
ii) Must have secured at least 58 credits out of 96 credits i.e.,
II year / II semester to
4 60% credits up to II year/ II sem from all the relevant regular
III year / I Semester
and supplementary examinations, whether the student takes
those examinations or not.
III year /I semester to
5 Regular course of study ot III year/ I semester
III year/ II semester
i) Regular course of study of III year/ II Semester
ii) Must have secured at least 86 credits out of 144 credits i.e.,
III yrar/ II semester to
6 60% credits up to III year/ II sem from all the relevant
IV year/ I Semester
regular and supplementary examinations, whether the student
takes those examinations or not.
IV year/ I semester to
7 Regular course of study of IV year/ I Semester.
IV year/ II semester

7.4 A student shall register for all subjects covering 192 credits as specified and listed in the course
structure, fulfills all the attendance and academic requirements for 192 credits, securing a
minimum of ‘P’ grade (pass grade) or above in each subject, and ‘earn all 192 credits by securing

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SGPA ≥ 5.00 (in each semester), and CGPA ≥ 5.00 (at the end of each successive semester), to
successfully complete the UGP’.
7.5 After securing the necessary 192 Credits as specified for the successful completion of the entire
UG Programme, the student can avail exemption of 2 subjects up to 6 Credits i.e. one Open
elective and one Professional elective subject or two professional elective subjects for optional
drop out from these 192 Credits earned; resulting in 186 Credits for UG Proggramme
performance evaluation, i.e., the performance of the Student in these 186 Credits shall alone be
taken into account for the calculation of ‘the final CGPA(at the end of UG Programme, which
takes the SGPA of the IV Year II Semester into account)’, and shall be indicated in the Grade
Card of IV Year II Semester; however, the Student’s Performances in the earlier individual
Semesters, with the corresponding SGPA and CGPA for which already Grade Cards are
given, will not be altered.
7.6 If a Student registers for some more ‘extra Subjects’ (in the parent department or other
departments/branches of engg.) other than those listed Subjects totaling to 192 Credits as
specified in the Course Structure of his Department, the performances in those ‘extra
Subjects’ (although evaluated and graded using the same procedure as that of the required 192
Credits) will not be taken into account while calculating the SGPA and CGPA. For such ‘extra
Subjects’ registered, % marks and Letter Grade alone will be indicated in the Grade Card, as a
performance measure, subject to completion of the Attendance and Academic Requirements as
stated in regulations 6 and 7.1 – 7.5 above.
7.7 A student eligible to appear in the SEE in any Subject/ Course, but absent from it or failed
(thereby failing to secure P Grade or above), may reappear for that Subject/ Course in the
supplementary examination as and when conducted. In such cases, CIE assessed earlier for
that Subject/ Course will be carried over, and added to the Marks to be obtained in the SEE
supplementary examination, for evaluating performance in that Subject.
7.8 A student detained in a semester due to shortage of attendance, may be re-admitted when the
same semester is offered in the next academic year for fulfillment of academic requirements. The
academic regulations under which student has been readmitted shall be applicable. However, no
grade allotments of SGPA/ CGPA calculations will be done for the entire semester in which
student has been detained.
7.9 A student detained due to lack of credits, shall be promoted to the next academic year only after
acquiring the required academic credits. The academic regulations under which student has been
readmitted shall be applicable to him.

8.0 Evaluation - Distribution and Weightage of Marks

8.1 The performance of a student in each Semester shall be evaluated Subject-wise
(irrespective of Credits assigned) with a maximum of 100 marks for Theory or Practical or
Drawing/Design or Media Project or Certification course/ Mini Project/ App Development;
however, the Major Project / Practice School will be evaluated for 150 marks and technical
seminar will be evaluated for 50 marks.
8.2 For all Subjects/Courses, the distribution shall be 30 marks for Continuous Internal
Evaluation(CIE), and 70 marks for the Semester End Examination(SEE).The distribution shall be
50 marks for CIE, and 50 marks for the SEE in case of Activity based courses.
8.2.1 For Theory Subjects, during the Semester, there shall be 2 mid-term examinations for 20 marks
each. Each mid-term examination question paper comprises of 5 marks for objective and 15
marks for subjective to be answered in a duration of 90 minutes. Objective paper may be set with
multiple choice questions, True/False, fill-in the blanks, matching type questions, etc. Subjective
paper shall contain 5 questions, out of which the Student has to answer 3 questions, each for 5
marks. The first mid-term examination Marks shall make one set of CIE Marks and the second
mid-term examination Marks shall make second set of CIE Marks. 75 % of the marks shall be
taken from the better of these two sets and 25 % from the other set as the final marks secured by
the student out of 20 Marks towards Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) in that Theory Subject/
Course. Further, there will be an allocation of 5 marks for Course Activity/Assignment and 5
marks for attendance at the end of the semester as a part of CIE. The Assignment/Course Activity
shall be as specified by the concerned subject teacher.

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8.2.2 The first mid-term examination shall be conducted for the first 50% of the syllabus, and the
second mid-term examination shall be conducted for the remaining 50% of the syllabus.
8.2.3 For Theory Subjects, Semester End Examination(SEE) question paper pattern is as follows.
 The end semester examination will be conducted for 70 marks consisting of 2 parts viz.
(1) PART-A for 20 marks, (2) PART-B for 50 marks.
 PART-A consists of ten compulsory questions (numbered from 1 to 10) carrying 2 marks
each. Two questions from each unit should be given.
 PART-B consists of 8 questions (numbered from 1 to 8) from 5 units, comprising of
atleast one question from each unit. Out of which student has to answer any 5. Each
question carries 10 marks.
8.2.4 For Activity based courses such as English-I, English-II, Introduction to Engineering,
Environmental Studies, Foundations to Product Design and specified courses in the list of open
electives, the distribution shall be 50 marks for CIE, and 50 marks for SEE. However, for the
subjects / courses such as Introduction to Engineering, Foundations to Product Design, Cognitive
Engineering, EPICS and Technology Entrepreneurship, the Semester End Examination shall be
conducted by concerned teacher and a senior faculty appointed by the controller of examinations /
principal.
8.2.5 For Subjects / Courses such as Engineering Ethics, Technical Writing, Internet of Things and
Project Mangement the Semester End Examination (SEE) Marks distribution shall be 20 for
Activity/Article and 50 for External Examination. Activity/Article will be evaluated by concerned
teacher and senior faculty member of the department.
8.2.6 If any student is absent from any subject of a mid-term examination, a chance will be given by
the Principal to write examination on a genuine and valid reason of absence based on students’
representation.
8.3 For Practical Subjects / Courses, there shall be a Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) during the
Semester for 30 internal marks and 70 marks are assigned for Lab./ Practical Semester End
Examination (SEE). Out of the 30 marks for internals, day-to-day work in the laboratory shall be
evaluated for 20 marks; and for the remaining 10 marks – two internal practical tests (each of 10
marks) shall be conducted by the concerned laboratory teacher and the better of these two tests is
taken into account. The SEE for practicals shall be conducted at the end of the Semester by the
concerned internal examiner, duly assigned by that department, along with an External Examiner
concerned with the course drawn from another institution. The External Examiner will be
appointed by the Controller of Examinations / Principal in consultation with the Head of the
department, as and when required.
8.4 For the Subjects having Design and/ or Drawing, (such as Engineering Drawing with CAD,
Sketching and Computer Aided Drafting, Building Drawing and CAD) the distribution shall be
30 marks for CIE (15 marks for day-to-day work, 10 marks for internal tests and 5 marks for
attendance) and 70 marks for SEE. There shall be two internal tests in a Semester and 75 %
of the marks shall be taken from the better of these two sets and 25% from the other set as the
final marks secured by the Student towards CIE in that Subject/ Course.
8.5 Media project and Certification Course/Mini Project/App. development shall be submitted in a
report form, and a presentation of the same shall be made before a committee, which evaluates it
for 100 marks. The committee shall consist of the Head of the Department, Supervisor and a
Senior faculty member of the department. There shall be no SEE.
8.6 For the Technical seminar, the student shall collect the information on a specialised topic, prepare
a technical report and submit to the department at the time of seminar presentation. The seminar
presentation (along with technical report) shall be evaluated by two faculty members assigned by
the Head of the Department for 50 marks. There shall be no SEE.
8.7 Major Project / Practice School is evaluated for 150 marks. Out of total 150 marks allotted, 50
marks shall be for CIE and 100 marks for the SEE. The Project Viva-voce shall be conducted by
a Committee comprising of an External Examiner, Head of the Department and Project
Supervisor. Out of 50 marks allocated for CIE, 25 marks shall be awarded by the Project
Supervisor (based on the continuous evaluation of student’s performance throughout the Project
Work period), and the other 25 marks shall be awarded by a Departmental Committee consisting
of Head of the Department and Project Supervisor, based on the work carried out and
presentation made by the Student.

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8.8 For any of the Audit Course offered in a Semester to the Student, he/she shall be declared as
‘satisfactorily completed’ by the concerned authorities; only after securing ≥ 65% of attendance
with an active participation in such a course. No marks or grade shall be allotted to these courses.
8.9 For any of the Mandatory Course offered in a Semester to the Student, he/she shall be declared
as ‘satisfactorily completed’ by the concerned authorities; based on securing ≥ 65% of attendance
and 40% of marks in CIE. There shall be no SEE. No marks or Letter Grade shall be allotted for
these courses.

9.0 Grading Procedure

9.1 Marks will be awarded to indicate the performance of student in each theory subject, Laboratory /
Practicals, media project, certification course/mini project/app. development, technical seminar
and major project. Based on the % marks obtained in CIE + SEE (Continuous Internal Evaluation
+ Semester End Examination, both taken together) as specified in Item 8 above, and a
corresponding Letter Grade shall be given.
9.2 As a measure of the student’s performance, a 10-point Absolute Grading System using the
following Letter Grades (as per UGC / AICTE guidelines) and corresponding percentage of
marks shall be followed.
% of Marks Secured Letter Grade Grade
(Class Intervals) (UGC Guidelines) Points
80% and above O
10
(≥ 80% , ≤ 100%) (Outstanding)
Below 80% but not less than 70% A+
9
(≥ 70% , < 80%) (Excellent)
Below 70% but not less than 60% A
8
(≥ 60% , < 70%) (Very Good)
Below 60% but not less than 55% B+
7
(≥ 55% , < 60%) (Good)
Below 55% but not less than 50% B
6
(≥ 50% , < 55%) (Above Average)
Below 50% but not less than 45% C
5
(≥ 45% , < 50%) (Average)
Below 45% but not less than 40% P
4
(≥ 40% , < 45%) (Pass)
Below 40% F
0
(< 40%) (FAIL)
Absent Ab 0

9.3 A student obtaining ‘F’ Grade in any Subject shall be considered ‘failed’ and will be required to
reappear as ‘Supplementary Candidate’ in the Semester End Examination (SEE), as and when
offered. In such cases, Continuos Internal Examination (CIE) Marks in those Subject(s) will
remain same as those obtained earlier.
9.4 A student who has not appeared for examination in any subject, ‘Ab’ grade will be allocated in
that subject, and student shall be considered ‘failed’. Student will be required to reappear as a
‘supplementary student’ in the semester and examination, as and when offered.
9.5 A Letter Grade does not imply any specific % of Marks secured by the student, but it indicates
only the range of % of marks.
9.6 A student earns Grade Point (GP) in each Subject/ Course, on the basis of the Letter Grade
obtained in that Subject/Course (excluding Audit and mandatory non-credit Courses). The
corresponding ‘Credit Points’ (CP) are computed by multiplying the Grade Point with Credits for
that particular Subject/ Course.
Credit Points (CP) = Grade Point (GP) x Credits …. For a Course
9.7 The Student passes the Subject/ Course only when he gets GP ≥ 4 (P Grade or above).
9.8 The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is calculated by dividing the Sum of Credit Points
(ΣCP) secured from ALL Subjects/ Courses registered in a Semester, by the Total Number of
Credits registered during that Semester. SGPA is rounded off to TWO Decimal Places. SGPA is
thus computed as
SGPA =  iN1 C i Gi  /  iN1 C i ...... For each Semester,

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Where ‘i’ is the Subject indicator index (takes into account all Subjects in a Semester), ‘N’ is the
no. of Subjects ‘REGISTERED’ for the Semester (as specifically required and listed under the
Course Structure of the parent Department), is the no. of Credits allotted to the ith Subject, and Gi
represents the Grade Points (GP) corresponding to the Letter Grade awarded for that ith Subject.
9.9 The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is a measure of the overall cumulative
performance of a student in all Semesters considered for registration. The CGPA is the ratio of
the total credit points secured by a student in all registered Courses in all Semesters, and the total
number of credits registered in all the Semesters. CGPA is rounded off to two Decimal Places.
CGPA is thus computed from the I Year Second Semester onwards, at the end of each
Semester, as per the formula
M  M 
CGPA =  j j   C j  ....... for all S Semesters registered
C G
 j 1   j 1 
(i.e., upto and inclusive of S Semesters, S  2 ),
where ‘M’ is the TOTAL no. of Subjects (as specifically required and listed under the Course
Structure of the parent Department) the student has ‘Registered’ from the 1st Semester onwards
upto and inclusive of the Semester S (obviously M > N), ‘j’ is the Subject indicator index (takes
into account all Subjects from 1 to S Semesters), is the no. of credits allotted to the jth Subject,
and represents the Grade Points (GP) corresponding to the Letter Grade awarded for the jth
Subject. After registration and completion of First Year First Semester however, the SGPA of
that Semester itself may be taken as the CGPA, as there are no cumulative effects.

Illustration of calculation of SGPA

Course/Subject Credits Letter Grade Grade Points Credit Points
Course 1 4 A 8 4 x 8 = 32
Course 2 4 O 10 4 x 10 = 40
Course 3 4 C 5 4 x 5 = 20
Course 4 3 B 6 3 x 6 = 18
Course 5 3 A+ 9 3 x 9 = 27
Course 6 3 P 4 3 x 4 = 12
21 149
SGPA = 149 / 21 = 7.09

Illustration of calculation of CGPA

Course/Subject Credits Letter Grade Grade Points Credit Points
I Year I Semeser
Course 1 4 A 8 4x8 = 32
Course 2 4 A+ 9 4x9 = 36
Course 3 4 B 6 4x6 = 24
Course 4 3 O 10 3 x 10 = 30
Course 5 3 B+ 7 3x7 = 21
Course 6 3 A 8 3x8 = 24
I Year II Semeser
Course 7 4 B+ 7 4x7 = 28
Course 8 4 O 10 4 x 10 = 40
Course 9 4 A 8 4x8 = 32
Course 10 3 B 6 3x6 = 18
Course 11 3 P 4 3x4 = 12
Course 12 3 A+ 9 3x9 = 27
Total Credits & Points 42 324
CGPA = 324/42 = 7.71

9.10 For merit ranking or comparison purposes or any other listing, only the ‘rounded off’
values of the CGPAs will be used.

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9.11 For calculations listed in Item 9.6 – 9.10, performance in failed Subjects/ Courses (securing F
Grade) will also be taken into account, and the Credits of such Subjects/ Courses will also
be included in the multiplications and summations. After passing the failed subject(s) newly
secured letter grades will be taken into account for calculation of SGPA and CGPA. However,
Mandatory Courses and Audit Courses will not be taken into consideration in such calculations.

10.0 Passing Standards and Improvement

10.1 A student shall be declared ‘successful’ or ‘passed’ in a Semester, if student secures a
GP ≥ 4 (‘P’grade or above) in every subject/course in that semester; only, when student gets a
SGPA ≥ 5.00 at the end of that particular Semester. A student shall be declared ‘successful’ or
‘passed’ in the entire UGP, only when gets a CGPA ≥ 5.00 for the award of Degree, as required.
10.2 In spite of securing P Grade or above in some (or all) Subjects/ Courses in any Semester, if a
Student receives a SGPA < 5.00 and/ or CGPA < 5.00 at the end of such a Semester, then student
‘may be allowed’ (on the ‘specific recommendations’ of the Head of the Department and
subsequent approval from the Principal) –
(i) to go into the next subsequent Semester (subject to fulfilling attendance and academic
requirements as listed under Items 6 & 7).
(ii) to‘improve SGPA of such a Semester (and hence CGPA) to 5.00 or above’, by reappearing
for ONE or MORE (as per Student’s choice) of the same Subject(s) / Course(s) in which
student has secured P Grade(s) in that Semester, at the Supplementary Examinations to be held
in the next subsequent Semester(s). In such cases, Internal Marks (CIE Marks) in those subject(s)
will remain same as those he obtained earlier. In these considerations, the newly secured Letter
Grades will be recorded and taken into account for calculation of SGPA and CGPA, only if there
is an improvement.
10.3 A Student shall be declared ‘successful’ or ‘passed’, if the student declared as ‘satisfactorily
completed’ by the concerned authorities, in non-credit Audit / Mandatory Courses.
10.4 After the completion of each Semester, a Grade Card or Grade Sheet (or Transcript) shall be
issued to all the registered students of that semester, indicating the Letter Grades and Credits
earned. It will show the details of the Courses Registered (Course Code, Title, etc.), Credits
earned, Grade earned, SGPA, and CGPA. In case of non-credit courses, ‘Satisfactory (S)’ or ‘Not
Satisfactory (NS)’ is indicated seperately against that course / subject on the Grade Card / Sheet.

11.0 Declaration of Results

11.1 Computation of SGPA and CGPA are done using the procedure listed in 9.6 – 9.10.
11.2 For Final percentage of Marks equivalent to the computed final CGPA, the following formula
may be used.

% of Marks = (final CGPA – 0.5) x 10

12.0 Award of Degree

12.1 A Student who registers for all the specified Subjects/Courses as listed in the Course
Structure and secures the required number of 192 Credits (with CGPA ≥ 5.00), within 8
Academic Years from the Date of Commencement of the First Academic Year, shall be
declared to have ‘qualified’ for the Award of the B.Tech.Degree in the chosen Branch of
Engineering as selected at the time of Admission.
12.2 A Student who qualifies for the Award of the Degree as listed in Item 12.1, shall be placed in the
following Classes.
12.2.1 Students with final CGPA (at the end of the UG Programme) ≥ 8.00, shall be placed in ‘FIRST
CLASS with DISTINCTION’.
12.2.2 Students with final CGPA (at the end of the UG Programme) ≥ 6.50 but < 8.00, shall be placed in
‘FIRST CLASS’.
12.2.3 Students with final CGPA (at the end of the UGP) ≥ 5.50 but < 6.50, shall be placed in
‘SECOND CLASS’.
12.2.4 All other Students who qualify for the Award of the Degree (as per Item 12.1), with final
CGPA (at the end of the UGP) ≥ 5.00 but< 5.50, shall be placed in ‘PASS CLASS’.

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12.2.5 A student with final CGPA (at the end of the UGP) < 5.00 will not be eligible for the Award of
the Degree.
12.3 Students who have passed all the subjects or courses in ‘first appearance’ within the first
4 academic years (or 8 sequential semesters) from the date of commencement of first year first
semester with final CGPA ≥ 8.00 in respective branch and should not have been detained or
prevented from writing the semester end examinations in any semester due to shortage of
attendance or any other reason, and those who are First Five Rankers in the respective branch are
eligible for the award of ‘Rank Certificate’ in that year. The ‘Branch Topper’ will be awarded
with ‘Gold Medal’.

13.0 Withholding of Results

If the student has not paid fees to College / University at any stage, or has pending dues
against his name due to any reason whatsoever, or if any case of indiscipline is pending
against him, the result of the student may be withheld, and he will not be allowed to go into the
next higher Semester. The Award or issue of the Degree may also be withheld in such cases.

14.0 Transitory Regulations

14.1 Student who has discontinued for any reason, or has been detained for want of attendance or
lack of required credits as specified, or who has failed after having undergone the Degree
Programme, may be considered eligible for readmission to the same Subjects/ Courses (or
equivalent Subjects/ Courses, as the case may be), and same Professional Electives/ Open
Electives (or from set/category of Electives or equivalents suggested, as the case maybe) as
and when they are offered (within the time-frame of 8 years from the Date of Commencement
of his I Year I Semester).

15.0 Student Transfers

15.1 There shall be no Branch transfers after the completion of Admission Process.
15.2 The students seeking transfer to SREC from various other universities / institutions, have to pass
the failed subjects which are equilent to the subjects of SREC, and also pass the subjects of SREC
which the students have not studied at the earlier instutition. Further, though the students have
passed some of the subjects at the earlier institutions, if the same subjects are priscribed in
different semesters of SREC, the students have to study those subjects in SREC inspite of the fact
that those subjects are repeated.
15.3 One chance is provided to write the internal examinations in the failed subjects and / or subjects
not studied, to the students transferred from other universities / institutions to SREC who are on
rolls, as per the clearance (equivalence) letter issued by the university.

16.0 Scope
16.1 The Academic Regulations should be read as a whole, for the purpose of any interpretation.
16.2 In case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision of the
Principal is final.
16.3 The College may change or amend the Academic Regulations, Course Structure or Syllabi at any
time, and the changes or amendments made shall be applicable to all Students with effect from
the dates notified by the College Authorities.

Note: Where the words “he”, “him”, “his”, occur in the write-up of regulations, they include “she”,
“her”, “hers”.
Where the words “Subject” or “Subjects”, occur in these regulations, they also imply “Course”
or “Courses”.

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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR B.TECH. (LATERAL ENTRY SCHEME - LES)

(w.e.f. Academic Year 2016-17)

1. Eligibility for award of B. Tech. Degree (LES)

The LES students after securing admission shall pursue a course of study for not less than three
academic years and not more than six academic years.

2. The student shall register for 144 credits and secure 144 credits with CGPA ≥ 5 from II year to IV
year B.Tech. programme (LES) for the award of B.Tech. degree. Out of the 144 credits secured,
the student can avail exemption up to 6 credits, that is, one open elective subject and one
professional elective subject or two professional elective subjects resulting in 138 credits for
B.Tech programme performance evaluation.

3. The students, who fail to fulfil the requirement for the award of the degree in six academic years
from the year of admission, shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech.

4. The attendance requirements of B. Tech. (Regular) shall be applicable to B.Tech. (LES).

5. Promotion rule

S. No Promotion Conditions to be fulfilled

Second year first semester to second Regular course of study of second year first
1
year second semester semester.
(i) Regular course of study of second year
second semester.
(ii) Must have secured at least 29 credits out of
Second year second semester to third
2 48 credits i.e., 60% credits up to second year
year first semester
second semester from all the relevant regular and
supplementary examinations, whether the
student takes those examinations or not.
Third year first semester to third year Regular course of study of third year first
3
second semester semester.
(i) Regular course of study of third year second
semester.
(ii) Must have secured at least 58 credits out of
Third year second semester to fourth
4 96 credits i.e., 60% credits up to third year
year first semester
second semester from all the relevant regular and
supplementary examinations, whether the
student takes those examinations or not.
Fourth year first semester to fourth Regular course of study of fourth year first
5
year second semester semester.

6. All the other regulations as applicable to B. Tech. 4-year degree course (Regular) will hold good
for B. Tech. (Lateral Entry Scheme).

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MALPRACTICES RULES
DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR IMPROPER CONDUCT IN EXAMINATIONS

Nature of Malpractices/Improper conduct Punishment

If the candidate:
1. (a) Possesses or keeps accessible in examination hall, Expulsion from the examination hall and
any paper, note book, programmable calculators, cancellation of the performance in that subject
Cell phones, pager, palm computers or any other only.
form of material concerned with or related to the
subject of the examination (theory or practical) in
which he is appearing but has not made use of
(material shall include any marks on the body of
the candidate which can be used as an aid in the
subject of the examination)

(b) Gives assistance or guidance or receives it from Expulsion from the examination hall and
any other candidate orally or by any other body cancellation of the performance in that subject
language methods or communicates through cell only of all the candidates involved. In case of an
phones with any candidate or persons in or outside outsider, he will be handed over to the police and
the exam hall in respect of any matter. a case is registered against him.

2. Has copied in the examination hall from any paper, Expulsion from the examination hall and
book, programmable calculators, palm computers cancellation of the performance in that subject and
or any other form of material relevant to the subject all other subjects the candidate has already
of the examination (theory or practical) in which appeared including practical examinations and
the candidate is appearing. project work and shall not be permitted to appear
for the remaining examinations of the subjects of
that Semester/year.

The Hall Ticket of the candidate is to be

cancelled and sent to the University.

3. Impersonates any other candidate in connection The candidate who has impersonated shall be
with the examination. expelled from examination hall. The candidate is
also debarred and forfeits the seat. The
performance of the original candidate who has
been impersonated, shall be cancelled in all the
subjects of the examination (including practicals
and project work) already appeared and shall not
be allowed to appear for examinations of the
remaining subjects of that semester/year. The
candidate is also debarred for two consecutive
semesters from class work and all University
examinations. The continuation of the course by
the candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of seat.
If the imposter is an outsider, he will be handed
over to the police and a case is registered against
him.

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4. Smuggles the Answer book or additional sheet or Expulsion from the examination hall and
takes out or arranges to send out the question paper cancellation of performance in that subject and all
during the examination or answer book or the other subjects the candidate has already
additional sheet, during or after the examination. appeared including practical examinations and
project work and shall not be permitted for the
remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred for
two consecutive semesters from class work and all
University examinations. The continuation of the
course by the candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of seat.

5. Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive language Cancellation of the performance in that subject.
in the answer paper or in letters to the examiners or
writes to the examiner requesting him to award
pass marks.

6. Refuses to obey the orders of the Chief In case of students of the college, they shall be
Superintendent/Assistant – Superintendent / any expelled from examination halls and cancellation
officer on duty or misbehaves or creates of their performance in that subject and all other
disturbance of any kind in and around the subjects the candidate(s) has (have) already
examination hall or organizes a walk out or appeared and shall not be permitted to appear for
instigates others to walk out, or threatens the the remaining examinations of the subjects of that
officer-in charge or any person on duty in or semester/year. The candidates are also debarred
outside the examination hall of any injury to his and forfeit their seats. In case of outsiders, they
person or to any of his relations whether by words, will be handed over to the police and a police case
either spoken or written or by signs or by visible is registered against them.
representation, assaults the officer-in-charge, or
any person on duty in or outside the examination
hall or any of his relations, or indulges in any other
act of misconduct or mischief which result in
damage to or destruction of property in the
examination hall or any part of the College campus
or engages in any other act which in the opinion of
the officer on duty amounts to use of unfair means
or misconduct or has the tendency to disrupt the
orderly conduct of the examination.

7. Leaves the exam hall taking away answer script or Expulsion from the examination hall and
intentionally tears of the script or any part thereof cancellation of performance in that subject and all
inside or outside the examination hall. the other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practical examinations and
project work and shall not be permitted for the
remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred for
two consecutive semesters from class work and all
University examinations. The continuation of the
course by the candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of seat.

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8. Possess any lethal weapon or firearm in the Expulsion from the examination hall and
examination hall. cancellation of the performance in that subject and
all other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practical examinations and
project work and shall not be permitted for the
remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred and
forfeits the seat.

9. If student of the college, who is not a candidate for If the student belongs to the college, expulsion
the particular examination or any person not from the examination hall and cancellation of the
connected with the college indulges in any performance in that subject and all other subjects
malpractice or improper conduct mentioned in the candidate has already appeared including
clause 6 to 8. practical examinations and project work and shall
not be permitted for the remaining examinations
of the subjects of that semester/year. The
candidate is also debarred and forfeits the seat.

Person(s) who do not belong to the College will

be handed over to police and, a police case will be
registered against them.

10. Comes in a drunken condition to the examination Expulsion from the examination hall and
hall. cancellation of the performance in that subject and
all other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practical examinations and
project work and shall not be permitted for the
remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year.

11. Copying detected on the basis of internal evidence, Cancellation of the performance in that subject
such as, during valuation or during special scrutiny. and all other subjects the candidate has appeared
including practical examinations and project work
of that semester/year.

12. If any malpractice is detected which is not covered

in the above clauses 1 to 11 shall be reported to the
University for further action to award suitable
punishment.

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