ANNA UNIVERSITY : : CHENNAI - 600 025

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS

REGULATIONS 2023
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
COMMON TO ALL POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES

(For the students admitted to M.E. / M.Tech. (Full-Time, Part Time), M.C.A., M.Sc. (Full Time)
(2 Years) Programmes at various University Departments from the Academic year 2023-2024
onwards)

1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise specifies:
I. “Programme” means Degree Programme. e.g. M.E., M.Tech. Degree Programme

II. “Specialisation” means a discipline of the Post Graduate Degree Programme like
Structural Engineering, Engineering Design, etc.

III. “Course” means a Theory or Practical subject that is normally studied in a semester, like
Applied Mathematics, Advanced Thermodynamics, High Voltage Laboratory, etc.

IV. “Director, Academic Courses” means the authority of the University who is responsible for
all academic activities for the implementation of relevant rules and regulations.

V. “Additional Controller of Examinations (UD)” means the Authority of the University who is
responsible for all activities of the End Semester Examinations of the University
Departments.

VI. "Head of the Institution" means the Dean of the campus.

VII. “Chairperson” means Head of the Faculty.

VIII. “Head of the Department” means Head of the University Department Concerned.

IX. "University" means ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI.

X. “Bonafide students” means one who has enrolled for at least one course in the curriculum
as per regulation and has paid the tuition fee for the same.

2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

2.1 Students for admission to the first semester of the Post Graduate Degree Programme
shall be required to have passed an appropriate qualifying Degree Examination of Anna
University or any examination of any other University or authority accepted by the Syndicate
of Anna University, Chennai as equivalent thereto.

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2.2 The Syndicate of the University may decide to restrict admission in any particular year to
students having the subset of qualifications prescribed at the time of admission.

2.3 Not withstanding the qualifying examination the student might have passed, he/she shall
have a minimum level of proficiency in the appropriate Programme / courses as prescribed
by the Syndicate of the University from time to time.

2.4 Eligibility conditions for admission such as the marks, class obtained, the number of
attempts in the qualifying examination and physical fitness shall be as prescribed by the
Syndicate of the University from time to time.

2.5 All Part-Time students should satisfy other conditions regarding experience, Sponsorship
etc, prescribed by the Syndicate from time to time

3. PROGRAMMES OFFERED AND MODE OF STUDY

3.1 PROGRAMMES OFFERED
A student may be offered admission to any one of the following programme of study
approved by the University and offered at various campuses of the University.

1. M.E. (Full Time / Part Time)

2. M. Tech. (Full Time / Part Time)
3. M.C.A (Full Time – Daytime & Evening)
4. M.Sc. (2 Years) (Full Time)

Details of Programmes currently being offered by the University are listed Faculty-wise in
Annexure - I

3.2. MODES OF STUDY:

3.2.1 Full-Time:
Students admitted under ‘Full-Time’ should be available in the University Departments during
the entire duration of working hours (From Morning to Evening on Full-Time basis) for the
curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

The Full-time students should not attend any other Full-time programme(s) / course(s) or
take up any Full-Time job / Part-Time job during working hours in any Institution or company
during the period of Full- Time programme. Violation of the above rules will result in
cancellation of admission to the PG programme.

3.2.2 Part-Time Mode:

In this mode of study, the students are required to attend classes and complete the course in
three years.

3.2.3 Conversion from one mode of study to other is not permitted.

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4. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMMES

4.1 Categorization of Courses

Every Post Graduate Degree Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting
of theory and practical courses that shall be categorized as follows:

i. Foundation Courses (FC) may include Mathematics or other basic courses

ii. Professional Core Courses (PCC) include the core courses relevant to the chosen
specialization/branch.
iii. Professional Elective Courses (PEC) include the elective courses relevant to the
chosen specialization/ branch.
iv. Research Methodology and IPR Courses (RMC) to understand the importance and
the process of creation of patents through research.
v. Employability Enhancement Courses (EEC) include Project Work, Internship,
Seminar, Professional Practices, Case Study and Industrial / Practical Training.

4.2 Courses per Semester

The Curriculum of a semester shall normally have a blend of lecture courses and practical
courses including Employability Enhancement Courses. Each course may have credits
assigned as per clause 4.3.

4.3 Credit Assignment

Each course is assigned certain number of credits based on the details provided in Table 1

Table 1 : Credit Assignment

Contact period per week Credits
1 Lecture Period 1
1 Tutorial Period 1
1 Practical Period (Laboratory / Seminar /
0.5
Project Work etc.)
2 weeks industrial Training / Internship 1

4.4 Project Work

The Project work is an important component of Post-Graduate programmes. The Project
work for M.E. / M.Tech. consists of Project work – I and Project work – II. The
Project work – I is to be undertaken during semester III (M.E. / M.Tech.(FT)) or during
semester V (M.E. / M.Tech.(PT)). Project work - II, which is a continuation of Project work I
is to be undertaken during semester IV (M.E. / M.Tech.(FT)) or during semester VI (M.E. /
M.Tech.(PT)). For all other programmes (M.C.A./ M.Sc.(2 years)), the Project Work has to
be undertaken in the final semester.

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4.4.1 The Project work for M.C.A., M.E / M.Tech (for Project work II) shall be pursued for a
minimum of 16 weeks during the final semester. For M.Sc. (2 years) the Project work shall
be pursued for a minimum of 16 weeks during the final semester, along with 2 or 3 elective
courses as given in the curriculum.

4.4.2 The Project work shall be carried out under the supervision of a “qualified teacher” in the
Department concerned. In this context “qualified teacher” means a faculty member
possessing (i) PG degree with a minimum of 3 years of teaching experience or (ii) Ph.D.
degree.

4.4.3 A student may, however, undergo Industrial Project in industry / academic / research
institutions in lieu of project work (Project work II for M.E./M.Tech programmes) for a
minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 120 days during Semester IV. Students shall
undergo the Industrial Project with the approval obtained from the Head of the Department
and The Director, CAC, Anna University preferably one month before the start of the
industrial project.

The work carried out during Industrial Project, in lieu of the project work in Project work II of
M.E./M.Tech. programme need not be a continuation of Project work I. In such cases, the
Project work shall be jointly supervised by a supervisor of the department and an external
guide (mentor) from the industry, who shall be part of the project evaluation committee along
with the supervisor in the department of the student.

Both guides are expected to interact regularly monitoring the progress of the student. For the
reviews the external guide should be present atleast in online mode to assess and award
marks to the student. The internal guide should ensure in the beginning of the project, that
the work to be carried out is upto the standard as well as not attracting any IPR issues with
the external organization so that the thesis work could be published. The reviews may be
conducted in online mode, if the student cannot travel to University to attend the reviews and
this shall be approved by HOD and such reviews have to be recorded.

In the final Thesis report, the bonafide certificate shall be signed by both the guides
mandatorily. However, if any difficulty is encountered in fulfilling this norm then the HoD can
initiate remedial action and complete the evaluation requirement with justification and
approval of the Director Academic courses for the same.

The Bonafide certificate of the project report shall have the date of viva voce examination
and the signatures of the internal and external guides.

4.5. Industrial Training / Internship

4.5.1 The students may undergo Industrial training for a continuous period as specified in the
Curriculum during the summer / winter vacation.

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 The students may undergo Internship at a Research organization / University/ industry
(after due approval from the Departmental Consultative Committee) for the period
prescribed in the curriculum during the summer / winter vacation, in lieu of Industrial training.

4.5.2 If Industrial Training / Internship is not prescribed in the curriculum, the student may
undergo Industrial Training / Internship optionally and the credits earned will be indicated in
the Grade Sheet as per details provided in Table 2. If the number of credits earned is 1 or 2,
then these credits shall not be considered for computation of CGPA. However, it shall be
recorded in the grade sheet. During summer the student is allowed to undergo a maximum
of 6 weeks Industrial Training / Internship. In such cases, Industrial Training / Internship
need to be undergone continuously from one organization only. If the student earns three
credits in Industrial Training / Internship, then he/she may optionally drop one Professional
Elective within 15 days of the commencement of the semester and the same is to be
recommended by DCC.

Table 2: Training period and assigned credits

Duration of Training /
Credits
Internship
2 Weeks 1
4 Weeks 2
6 Weeks 3

4.6 Value Added Courses

 Students may optionally undergo Value Added Courses and the credits earned through
the Value Added Courses shall be over and above the total credit requirement
prescribed in the curriculum for the award of the degree. Courses with two/ three credits
shall be offered by a Department with the prior approval from the Director, Academic
Courses.
 The details of the syllabus, timetable and faculty may be sent to the Centre for Academic
Courses after approval from the Departmental Consultative Committee concerned.

 Students shall be allowed to take these courses offered in other Departments also, but
with the permission of the Head of the Department of student and Head of the
department offering the course.

 The courses once approved by the University represented by any Department shall be
made available in the University website and these courses can be offered by the
University Departments / Constituent colleges / affiliated colleges (Non Autonomous with
information to Director Academic Courses.

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4.7 Off campus courses and Transfer of Credits
Students are permitted to optionally enroll and study a maximum of three off campus
courses in physical/online/hybrid mode under each PG programme with the approval of DCC
and Director, Centre for Academic courses as per the Regulations. The successful
completion of these courses through any of the following modes shall be considered in lieu
of professional elective / open elective courses of curriculum as approved by DCC.

4.7.1 Students are permitted to optionally enroll and study these courses through SWAYAM /
NPTEL platforms and credit transfer is to be done based on the marks and certificate
provided by the NPTEL. The number of credits and transfer of credits are based on the
procedure explained in Table 3 and the Mapping of the marks with the grades is explained in
Table 4. The mapping of marks with grades is applicable, only if the student passes the
course as per the guidelines of NPTEL.

Table 3: Duration of the course and Number of credits

No. of No. of
Sl. No.
Weeks Credits
1. 4 1
2. 8 2
3. 12 3
4. 16 4

Table 4: Mapping of Marks scored in NPTEL course and Credits earned

Letter Grade Marks
O 90-100
A+ 80-89
A 70-79
B+ 60-69
B 50-59
C 40-49

4.7.2. Students are permitted to optionally enroll and study the courses in physical / hybrid / online
modes offered by reputed Central / State funded Universities / Institutions which are in the
top 20 positions in the latest NIRF ranking and also conducting examination towards award
of marks and grades. (NIRF Ranking of any of the last three years with respect to the year
in which course is to be registered; NIRF ranking is based on respective stream for
professional elective courses and based on any stream for open elective courses).

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 Students are also permitted to enroll and undergo such courses in Online mode at
Universities abroad in top 500 in QS ranking in the last three years.

Students are also permitted to study courses of a particular semester in a University /

Institution abroad based on MoU. A learning agreement shall be evolved to map all the
courses offered in the programme and the courses offered in University abroad as per the
procedure outlined by the Centre for Academic Courses The credits earned by the students
in the University abroad shall be transferred as per the learning agreement.

In the case of 4.7.2, the students can enroll for the courses with the approval of DCC only if
the course is offered directly by Institution/University and not with the edutech platforms.

The marks/credits earned by the student shall be transferred based on the decision of a
committee constituted by Director, Centre for Academic courses and approved by the
University.

4.7.3 Students are also permitted to enroll and study the courses in physical/hybrid mode (not less
than 50% in physical mode) that are offered by (i) National/State funded research
institutions/laboratories and (ii) (a) reputed companies (manufacturing or software) related to
the programme, and (b) reputed companies involved in transfer of knowledge provided the
knowledge transferring company is a spinoff from an Engineering/Technology practicing
Industry and sharing the work experience of the respective industry. The companies
mentioned in 4.9.3 (ii) (a) and the company with which the knowledge transfer company
associated in the case of 4.9.3 (ii) (b) should have average annual turnover of more than 200
crores over a period of 5 years. However, the academic content and delivery shall be in
consonance with the University academic standards and norms.

The minimum qualification of the course instructor from the company as mentioned in 4.7.3.
(ii) shall be B.E./B.Tech with 10 years of research / industrial experience . Such courses
shall be offered through MOU / MOA between Anna University and such
institutions/organizations/ companies. The design of the courses with regard to the syllabus
content, duration of each course and number of credits offered for each course shall be
discussed and recommended by DCC and approved by Director, Centre for Academic
Courses as per the Regulations.
For the offer of each course under 4.7.3, a course coordinator shall be nominated from the
Department who shall also attend such course and shall coordinate the question paper
setting and answer script evaluation with the course instructor from research
institution/laboratories/industry/company for the continuous assessment and end semester
examination conducted by the University. The passing requirements are as per regulations.

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4.8 Self Study Courses
4.8.1 Students may be permitted to credit atmost one Self Study course with the approval of the
Departmental Consultative Committee and the Centre for Academic Courses.
4.8.2 The Department / Centre / Division may offer self study courses. The purpose of the course
is to permit the student to study a course / topic of the student’s choice. The students shall
study on their own under the guidance of a faculty member. No formal lectures need be
delivered. The syllabus of the course and mode of assessments shall be approved by the
Departmental Consultative Committee and forwarded to the Centre for Academic Courses
for the formal approval of the course by the academic bodies, preferably before the
commencement of the semester. The self study course of 3 credits can be considered as
one elective course. One Faculty member approved by the Head of the Department shall be
responsible for the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the course.

4.9 Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction is English for all courses, examinations, seminar
presentations and project / thesis / dissertation reports.

5. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES

5.1 The minimum and maximum period for the completion of the P.G. Programmes are given
in Table 5.
Table 5: Duration of the programmes
Min. No. of Max. No. of
Programme
Semesters Semesters
M.E./M.Tech. (Full-Time) 4 8
M.E./M.Tech. (Part Time) 6 12
M.C.A. (Full Time- Daytime & Evening)* 4 8
M.Sc. (Full Time) (2 Years) 4 8
* Bridge courses are to be conducted for students from non-computer science background.

5.2 Each semester shall normally consist of 90 working days (including examination days). The
Head of the Department shall ensure that every teacher imparts instruction as per the
number of periods specified in the syllabus, covering the full content of the syllabus for the
course being taught.

5.3 The total duration for completion of the programme reckoned from the commencement of
the first semester to which the student was admitted shall not exceed the maximum duration
specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of the period of break of study (vide clause 16) or
prevention (vide clause 7.4) in order that the student may be eligible for the award of the
degree (vide clause 14).

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5.4 The Curriculum of P.G. Programmes has been designed to have the credits in the range
specified in Table 6 for the various programmes for the award of the degree.

Table 6: credits in the range for the award of the degree

Programme Prescribed Credit Range
M.E. / M.Tech. 70-75
M.C.A. 80 – 90
M.Sc. (2 Years) 75 – 85

6. COURSE ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION

6.1 Each student, on admission, shall be assigned to a Faculty Advisor (vide clause 8), who
shall advise and counsel the student about the details of the academic programme and the
choice of courses, considering the student’s academic background and career objectives.

6.2 After registering for a course, a student shall attend the classes, satisfy the attendance
requirements, earn Continuous Assessment marks and appear for the End Semester
Examinations.

6.2.1 Each student on admission shall register for all the courses prescribed in the curriculum
in the student’s first Semester of study.

6.2.2 The enrollment for all the courses from the Semesters II to final will commence 5 working
days prior to the commencement of the succeeding semester. The student shall enroll for the
courses with the guidance of the student’s Faculty Advisor. If the student wishes, the student
may drop or add courses (vide clause 6.4) within 10 working days after the commencement
of the concerned semester and complete the registration process duly authorized by the
Course Instructor within 30 days from the commencement of concerned semester. The list of
students approved by the respective course instructor shall be final and would be considered
for attendance, grades and calculation of CGPA and no changes shall be made thereafter.

6.2.3 Instead of two electives in the curriculum, the student may be permitted to choose a
maximum of 2 courses from other PG programmes with the approval of the Head of the
Department of student and Head of the Department offering such courses.

6.2.4 A student who has passed all the courses prescribed in the curriculum for the award of the
degree shall not be permitted to re-enroll to improve the student's marks in a course or the
aggregate marks / CGPA.

6.3 MINIMUM CREDITS TO REGISTER FOR PROJECT WORK

Minimum credits to be earned till II semester to enroll for Project work for various
programmes shall be as shown in Table 7.

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 Table 7: Minimum Credits to Register for Project Work
Minimum No. of Credits
Programme
to be Earned
M.E. / M.Tech. 24 (for Project work – I)
M.C.A. 50
M.Sc. (2 years) 40

6.3.1 If the student has not earned the requisite minimum credits, the student cannot enroll for the
Project work (Project work I in the case of M. E / M. Tech.). In such a case, the student can
enroll for the project work in a subsequent semester, after earning the minimum credits
specified.

6.4 Flexibility to Add or Drop courses

6.4.1 A student has to earn the total number of credits specified in the curriculum of the
respective programme of study in order to be eligible to obtain the degree. From the II to Final
semesters, the student has the option of registering for additional courses or dropping
existing courses in a semester. The total number of credits that a student can add or drop
in a semester is limited to 8, subject to a maximum of 2 courses. Maximum number of
credits enrolled in a semester (including Shortage of Attendance (SA)) shall not exceed 33.

6.4.2 If the student wishes to earn more than the total number of credits prescribed in the
curriculum of the student’s programme within the minimum duration of the programme, then
he/she can enroll for such additional courses in any programme with the permission of Head
of the Department to which student belongs and Head of the Department in which the course
is offered of by paying the examination fee. The credits earned will be neither considered for
the computation of CGPA nor for the classification of the degree. The courses successfully
completed will be printed in the grade sheet, however if there is shortage of attendance or
failure, it shall neither be reflected in the grade sheet nor be considered for classification.
Maximum number of credits enrolled in a semester (including SA) shall not exceed 33.

6.5 Redoing a Course

Redoing a course means reregistering for a course, attending all classes, fulfilling the
attendance requirements as per clause 7, earning fresh Continuous Assessment marks
and appearing for End Semester Examinations. A student has to redo a course in the
following conditions.

6.5.1 If a student is prevented from writing end semester examination of any core course due to
lack of attendance, the student has to register for that course again when offered next and
redo the course.

6.5.2 If a student is prevented from writing the end semester examination of any professional/open
elective course due to lack of attendance, the student can opt to register for the same course

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 again when offered next and redo the course, or he/she can opt to register for a different
professional/open elective course when it is offered, attend classes, fulfill the attendance
requirements as per clause 7, secure Continuous Assessment marks and appear for End
Semester Examinations.

6.5.3 If the course in which the student fails to secure a pass is a professional/open elective
course, then the student can opt for a different professional/ open elective course, register
for the same when it is offered, attend classes, fulfill the attendance requirements as per
clause 7, secure Continuous Assessment marks and appear for End Semester
Examinations.

6.5.4 The student who fails in Seminar / Internship / Career Development Skills / Professional
Practices / Case Study and Industrial / Practical Training shall register for the same in the
subsequent semester and redo the course. In this case, the student shall attend the classes
and fulfill the attendance requirements as per clause 7 and earn continuous assessment
marks.

The student who fails in summer industrial training / internship shall attend the
training / internship again and redo the course with the same organization or different
organization with the approval of the HOD.

7. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR THE END SEMESTER EXAMINATION OF A

COURSE
A student who has fulfilled the following conditions (vide clause 7.1 and 7.2) shall be
deemed to have satisfied the attendance requirements for appearing for the end semester
examination of a particular course.

7.1 Ideally every student is expected to attend all periods and earn 100% attendance. However,
the student shall secure not less than 75% attendance, course wise, taking into account the
number of periods required for that course, as specified in the curriculum.
7.2 If a student secures attendance between 65% and less than 75% in any course in the
current semester, due to medical reasons (hospitalization / accident / specific illness) or due
to participation in the College / University / State / National / International level Sports
events, with prior permission from the Chairman of Sports Board and Head of the
Department concerned, the student shall be given exemption from the prescribed
attendance requirement and the student shall be permitted to appear for the end semester
examination of that course. In all such cases, the students should submit the required
documents on joining after the absence to the Head of the Department through the Faculty
Advisor. The HOD shall inform the course instructor to provide necessary attendance at the
end of semester before finalizing attendance. Producing such documents while finalizing
attendance at the end of semester shall not be accepted.

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7.3 A student shall normally be permitted to appear for the end semester examination of the
course if the student has satisfied the attendance requirements (vide Clause 7.1 – 7.2) and
has registered for the examination in those courses of that semester by paying the
prescribed fee.

7.4 Students who do not satisfy clause 7.1 and 7.2 and who secure less than 65% attendance
in a course will not be permitted to write the end semester examination of that course.
The student has to register and redo the course when it is offered next as per Clause 6.5. If
the course in which the student has been prevented is a professional/ open elective, the
student can opt to redo the same course or opt for different professional/ open elective
course as per Clause 6.5.2.

7.5 If a student has shortage of attendance in all the registered courses of the current semester
as per curriculum, he/she would not be permitted to move to the higher semester and has
to repeat the current semester in the subsequent year.

7.6 In the case of reappearance (Arrear) registration for a course, the attendance requirement
as mentioned in Clauses 7.1 - 7.3 is not applicable. However, the student has to register for
examination in that course by paying the prescribed fee.

7.7 A student who has already appeared for a course in a semester and passed the
examination is not entitled to reappear for the same course for improvement of letter
grades / marks.

8. FACULTY ADVISOR
To help the students in planning their courses of study and for general advice on the
academic programme, the Head of the Department of the students will attach a certain
number of students to a teacher of the Department, who shall function as Faculty Advisor
for those students throughout their period of study. The Faculty Advisor shall advise the
students in registration and reappearance (Arrear) registration of courses, monitor their
attendance and progress and counsel them periodically. If necessary, the Faculty Advisor
may also discuss with or inform the parents about the progress / performance of the
students concerned. The number of students assigned to a faculty advisor will be decided
by the Head of the Department. However, it shall not exceed 30 per faculty advisor.

The responsibilities of the faculty advisor shall be:

 To inform the interpretation of Regulations to the students and their rights and duties.
 To inform code of conduct to be maintained in the campus and disciplinary actions.
 To inform the students about the various facilities and activities available to enhance
the student’s curricular and co-curricular activities.
 To guide student enrollment and registration of the courses.

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  To monitor the academic and general performance of the students including attendance
and to counsel them accordingly.
 To collect and maintain the academic and co-curricular records of the students.
 To facilitate and collect students feedback about the course and course instructor, and
the course and programme’s exit survey.
 To provide all the details of academic including feedback, training, scholarship,
placement and co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the students to the
University through HOD.

9 COURSE COMMITTEES
9.1 COMMON COURSE COMMITTEE
A theory course handled by more than one teacher shall have a “Common Course
Committee”, comprising of all teachers teaching that course. One of the teachers shall be
nominated as Course Coordinator by the Faculty Chairman, duly approved by the Director,
Academic Courses. The committee shall be constituted by the Director Academic courses
within 15 days from the commencement of the semester.

The first meeting of the Common Course Committee shall be held within fifteen days from
the date of formation of the committee. The lesson plan, books and references to be
followed shall be decided at the first meeting. Two or three subsequent meetings in a semester
may be held at suitable intervals.

In addition, the “Common Course Committee” shall meet to ensure uniform evaluation of
continuous assessments after arriving at a common scheme of evaluation for the
assessments (vide clause 10).

Wherever feasible, the common course committee shall prepare a common question paper
for the continuous assessment tests also. The question paper for the end semester
examination is common and shall be set by the Course Coordinator, in consultation with all
the teachers.

The common course committee shall meet to decide the multiplication factor for the
respective batch of students, if required and they shall be applied and entered in ACOE
portal. The minutes in this regard shall be sent to all the concerned HODs and ACOE.

9.2 CLASS COMMITTEE

“Class Committee” comprises of all teachers handling courses of a particular semester and
two student representatives (preferably one male and one female student) from the
programme concerned. One of the above teachers, nominated by the Head of the
Department shall act as class advisor and the committee shall be constituted by the HoD

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 within 10 days from the commencement of classes. The class advisor will coordinate the
activities of this committee. The class advisor, faculty advisor and HOD will attend the
meeting and class advisor shall prepare the minutes of the meeting, which will be approved
by the HOD. The copy of the minutes shall be displayed in the notice board within one
week from the date of meeting. The functions of this committee are as follows:

The first meeting of the Class Committee shall be held within 10 days from the date of
formation of the committee where the enrollment of the courses including add and drop of
the courses will be finalized. Two or three subsequent meetings in a semester may be held
at suitable intervals. During these meetings, the student members shall meaningfully
interact and express their opinions and suggestions of all the students to improve the
effectiveness of the teaching-learning process.

After the completion of the semester examination and evaluation process the course
instructor shall keep the record of marks and grades earned by the students for the
computation of CO and PO attainments.

10 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING MARKS

All PG (M.E. / M.Tech. (Full-Time, Part Time), M.C.A., M.Sc. (Full Time) Programmes
consist of Theory Courses, Laboratory Courses and Employability Enhancement Courses.
Employability Enhancement Courses include Project Work, Seminar, Professional
Practices, Case Study and Industrial / Practical Training. Appearance in End Semester
Examination is mandatory for all courses including Theory, Laboratory, Theory Courses with
Laboratory Component and Project work.

Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated based on (i) Continuous

Assessments throughout the semester and (ii) End Semester Examination at the end of the
semester. The evaluation shall be based on Outcome Based Education (OBE). The
weightage for the continuous assessment and end semester examination is given in the
table below.
(i.e.) Each course shall be evaluated for a maximum of 100 marks as shown in Table 8.
Table 8: Weightage of Marks for Continuous Assessment and End-Semester
Examination.
End-Semester
S.No Category of course Continuous Assessments
Examinations
i. Theory Courses 40 Marks 60 Marks
ii. Theory Courses with
50 Marks 50 Marks
Laboratory
iii. Laboratory Courses 60 Marks 40 Marks
iv. Project Work 60 Marks 40 Marks
v. All other EEC Courses 100 Marks -

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 Every teacher is required to maintain an ‘ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT RECORD’
for every semester, which consists of attendance marked in each theory / Laboratory/EEC
class, the assessment marks and the record of class work (topics covered), separately for
each course handled by the teacher. This should be submitted to the Head of the
Department periodically (at least three times in a semester) for checking the syllabus
coverage and the records of assessment marks and attendance. The Head of the
Department will affix his/her signature and date after due verification. At the end of the
semester, the record should be verified by the Head of the Department who shall keep this
document in safe custody (for four years). The records of attendance and assessment of
both current and previous semesters should be available for inspection.
10.1 ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES
For Theory Courses out of 100 marks, the maximum marks for continuous assessment is
fixed as 40 and the end semester examination carries 60 marks.
The University examinations (End Semester Exams) for theory courses will be of 3 hours
duration and shall normally be conducted between October and December during the odd
semesters and between April and June during the even semesters. End semester
Examination is a mandatory requirement for passing the course and every student should
appear for the examination for theory, laboratory, laboratory integrated theory courses and
project work. The marks will be awarded and entered in ACOE portal for individual
components of continuous assessments and end semester examination(s) (theory and
laboratory separately in the case of theory courses with laboratory courses, wherever
applicable).

Continuous Assessment comprises of two written test based assessments each carrying
40% weightage of marks and an activity based assessment (Individual Assignment/Case
study / Seminar / Mini project/Quiz/Simulation) with 20% weightage of marks conducted by
the course instructor, as shown in Table 9. The total percentage of marks obtained in all
assessments put together is 100 and shall be proportionately reduced for 40% of marks
and rounded to the nearest integer.

Table 9: Weightage of Marks for Continuous Assessment

Individual
Assignment /
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Case Study/ Total*
Seminar/Mini
Project/ Quiz/
Simulation
40% 40% 20% 100%

*The weighted average shall be converted into 40 marks for Continuous Assessment.

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 One assessment test would be conducted in a day, in the case of tests, they would be of one
and a half hours durations each. Students will have regular classes on the assessment days
of these tests. In case a student misses the assessment due to medical reasons
(hospitalization / accident / specific illness) or due to participation in the College / University /
State / National / International level Sports events with prior permission from the Chairman of
Sports Board, only one Reassessment shall be conducted at the end of the semester after
getting approval from the Head of the Department by the concerned course instructor.

10.2 ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES WITH LABORATORY COMPONENT

Weightage of continuous assessment and end semester examination marks will be 50%
each. The distribution of marks for the theory and laboratory components in the continuous
assessments and end semester examination for different types of courses are provided in
the Table 10.
Table 10: Weightage of Marks for Continuous Assessment
Continuous Continuous
End Semester
Assessment Assessment
L T P C Examination
Theory Laboratory
(50%)
(Total 25%) (Total 25%)
Experiment and Laboratory only
1 0 2 2 Test 1* Test 2*
Midterm Test (50%)
Experiment and Laboratory only
1 0 4 3 Test 1 Test 2
Midterm Test (50%)
Experiment and
2 0 2 3 Test 1 Test 2 Theory only (50%)
Midterm Test
Experiment and
3 0 2 4 Test 1 Test 2 Theory only (50%)
Midterm Test
Experiment and Theory (25%) and
2 0 4 4 Test 1 Test 2
Midterm Test Laboratory (25%)
Experiment and Theory (25%) and
3 0 4 5 Test 1 Test 2
Midterm Test Laboratory (25%)

The procedure for the conduct of continuous assessments for Laboratory component is as
per the clause 10.3.
*Test 1 and Test 2 for theory are written tests.
The weighted average shall be converted into 50 marks for continuous Assessment.
10.3 ASSESSMENT FOR LABORATORY COURSES
For Laboratory Courses out of 100 marks, the maximum marks for Continuous Assessment
is fixed as 60 and the End Semester Examination carries 40 marks.

The maximum marks for Continuous Assessment shall be 60 marks in case of practical
courses. Every practical exercise / experiment shall be evaluated based on conduct of
experiment / exercise and records to be maintained. There shall be at least one
midterm test. The criteria for arriving at the Continuous Assessment marks of 60 is as

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 follows: For successful completion of all the prescribed experiments done in the Laboratory
75% of marks shall be awarded and 25% marks shall be awarded for the midterm test, as
shown in Table 11. The total marks earned by the student in continuous assessments shall
be converted into a maximum of 60 marks and rounded to the nearest integer.
Table 11: Weightage of Marks for Continuous Assessment
Continuous Assessment
(100 %)*
Evaluation of Laboratory Observation, Record Mid-term Test
75% 25%

* Total percentage of Continuous assessment marks shall be converted into 60 marks.

The end semester examination shall be for 40 marks and shall include Viva-Voce also as a
part of it.
The End semester examinations for Laboratory courses will be of 3 hours duration and shall
normally be conducted after the theory End Semester Examinations but within 7 days from
the conduct of last theory examination for that semester.
10.4 ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT WORK
The evaluation of Project Work for Project work I and Project work II in the case M.E. /
M.Tech shall be done independently in the respective semesters and marks shall be
allotted as per the weightages given in Clause 10.4.1.
10.4.1 The Project work shall be evaluated for a maximum of 100 marks of which 60 marks will be
through internal assessment. There should be three reviews for each phase in the case of
M.E. / M.Tech. (Project work I and Project work II) to be conducted separately with
Internals 60 marks and External 40 marks. The committee for the conduct of reviews shall
be constituted by the Head of the Department. Similarly, there should be three reviews for
the final year Project work of M.C.A. / M.Sc. (2 years) to be conducted separately with
Internals 60 marks and External 40 marks. The marks are to be distributed as detailed
shown in Table 12.
Table 12: Continuous Assessment and End-Semester Examinations Marks for
Project Work
Project Internal (60 Marks)
External (40 Marks)
work
Viva – Voce
Project Evaluation
Review I Review II Review III (20 Marks)
Supervisor External External Internal
Project work – I
& 10 20 30 10 10 10 10
Project work - II

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10.4.2 There shall be three assessments (each 100 marks) during the semester by a review
committee. The student shall make presentation on the progress made before the
committee. The Head of the Department shall constitute the review committee consisting of
supervisor, expert member from the department and a project co-ordinator from another
department. The total marks obtained in the three assessments shall be reduced to 60
marks and rounded to the nearest integer. The students are permitted to do interdisciplinary
project work with supervisor/co-supervisor from other department relevant to the field of
project work.

10.4.3 The Project Report prepared according to approved guidelines as given by the Director,
Academic Courses and duly signed by the supervisor(s), Project Co-ordinator and the Head
of the Department and shall be submitted to the Head of the Department.

10.4.4 The evaluation of the Project work I and Project work II (M.E. / M.Tech.) shall be based on
the project report submitted in each of the Project work I and Project work II semesters
respectively and a Viva-Voce Examination by a team consisting of the supervisor, internal
examiner (other than the supervisor) and External Examiner. The Project Co-ordinator shall
act as Internal Examiner. The External examiner shall be appointed by the Chairperson of
the respective Faculty from the panel of examiners submitted by the HOD for Project work I
and Project work II in the case of M.E. / M. Tech. and for the Final Project work of M.Sc.
and M.C.A.

10.4.5 If the student fails to obtain 50% of the internal assessment marks in the Project work I and
Project work II in the case of M.E. / M.Tech or the Final Project work of M.C.A. / M.Sc., he /
she will not be permitted to submit the report for that particular semester and has to re-enroll
for the same in the subsequent semester.

10.4.6 The deadline for submission of final Project Report (Project work II for M.E./M.Tech.) is 60
calendar days from the last working day of the semester in which project / thesis /
dissertation is done. However, the Project work I of the Project report in the case
M.E. / M.Tech. shall be submitted within the last working day of the semester.

10.4.7 If a student fails in the end semester examinations of Project Work, he/she has to resubmit
the Project Report within 30 days from the date of declaration of the results. The
resubmission of a project report and subsequent viva-voce examination will be considered
as reappearance with payment of exam fee. For this purpose the same Internal and External
examiners shall evaluate the resubmitted report.

10.4.8 If a student has submitted the project report but did not appear for the viva-voce
examination, it will be considered as fail and he/she will be permitted for reappearance in
viva-voce examination, for Project work within 30 days from the date of declaration of result.

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 Subsequent viva-voce examination will be considered as reappearance with payment of
exam fee.

10.4.9 If a student fails to submit the project report on or before the specified deadline, student is
deemed to have failed in the Project Work and shall re-enroll for the same in a subsequent
semester. This applies to both Project work I and Project work II in the case of
M.E. / M.Tech. and the Final Project work of M.Sc. and M.C.A.

In case of students of M.E. / M.Tech. not completing Project work I successfully, they can
undertake Project work I again in the subsequent semester. In such cases, these students
can enroll for Project work II, only after successful completion of Project work I.

10.4.10 A copy of the approved project report after the successful completion of viva-voice
examinations shall be kept in the library of the college / institution.
10.5 ASSESSMENT FOR SEMINAR / PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES / CASE STUDY
The seminar / Case study shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through continuous
assessment only. Every student is expected to present a minimum of 2 seminars per
semester before the evaluation committee and for each seminar, marks can be equally
apportioned. The three member committee consisting of one co-ordinator and two members
appointed by the Head of the Department will evaluate the seminar and at the end of the
semester the marks can be consolidated and taken as the final mark. The evaluation shall
be based on the seminar paper / report (40%), presentation (40%) and response to the
questions asked during presentation (20%).

10.6 ASSESSMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL / PRACTICAL TRAINING / INTERNSHIP / SUMMER

PROJECT
10.6.1 Practical training / Industrial training / Summer Project if specified in the Curriculum shall not
exceed the maximum duration of 4 weeks and should be organized by the Head of the
Department for every student.

10.6.2 The Industrial / Practical Training shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through
continuous assessment only as per Table 2. At the end of Industrial / Practical training /
internship / Summer Project, the student shall submit a brief report on the training undergone
and a certificate from the organization concerned. The evaluation will be made based on this
report and a Viva-Voce Examination, conducted internally by a three member Departmental
Committee consisting of one co-ordinator and two members constituted by the Head of the
Department. Certificates (issued by the Organization) submitted by the student shall be
attached to the mark list (with grade) and sent to Additional Controller of Examinations by
the Head of the Department.

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10.6.3 The Industrial / Practical Training which is not part of the curriculum (Clause 4.5.2), shall
carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through internal assessment only as per
Table 13. At the end of Industrial / Practical training / internship / Summer Project, the
student shall submit a certified report (evaluated out of 100 marks by a mentor/guide) from
the organization where the student has undergone training. The Viva-Voce Examination will
be conducted by a three member committee constituted by the Head of the Department. The
committee comprises of one expert from an industry/organisation and two members (co-
ordinator and member) from the Department. Certificates (issued by the Organization)
submitted by the student shall be attached to the mark list (with grade) and sent to Additional
Controller of Examinations by the Head of the Department.

Table 13: Assessment for Internship / Industrial Training

Internship / Industrial Training
Evaluation Marks (100)
Report Presentation Viva Voce
40 30 30

10.7 ASSESSMENT FOR VALUE ADDED COURSES

The value added course shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through continuous
assessments only. Two Assessments shall be conducted during the semester by the
Department concerned. The total marks obtained in the tests shall be reduced to 100 marks and
rounded to the nearest integer. The Head of the Department may identify a faculty member as
coordinator for the course. A committee consisting of faculty member handling the course,
coordinator and a senior faculty member nominated by the Head of the Department shall
monitor the evaluation process.

10.8 ASSESSMENT FOR SELF STUDY COURSE

The Faculty member approved by the Head of the Department shall be responsible for
periodic monitoring and evaluation of the course. The course shall be evaluated through
Continuous Assessment and End Semester Examination. The evaluation methodology shall
be the same as that of a theory course (vide clause 10.1).

10.9 ASSESSMENT FOR MINI PROJECT / MINI PROJECT AND SEMINAR

The Mini Project / Mini Project and Seminar shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated
through three reviews as continuous assessments. The first and second reviews are to be
evaluated by a three member committee constituted by the HOD which includes the
supervisor, coordinator and an expert from the Department. At the end of the semester the
student shall submit a brief report on the Mini Project. The third review will be conducted
based on this report and Viva-Voce Examination conducted by the same committee and the
evaluation report shall be sent to Additional Controller of Examinations by the Head of the
Department.

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 The breakup of marks is given in the Table 14.
Table 14: Continuous Assessment for Mini Project / Mini Project and Seminar
Internal Assessment Evaluation
Mini Project/ Review III
Mini project (50 marks)
Review I Review II Viva-Voce
with Seminar
Report
Examination
Marks 25 25 20 30

10.10 CONDUCT OF ACADEMIC AUDIT BY THE DEPARTMENT

Every department shall strive for a better performance of the students by conducting the
continuous assessments as mentioned in Clause 10 and that is followed by the end
semester examination, as the case may be.
The Head of the Department shall arrange to conduct the Academic Audit once in every
year for all the courses conducted in the respective semesters through external expert(s)
approved by the Chairperson of Faculty.
 In order to ensure the above, Academic Audit is to be done for every course taught
during the semester.
 For the continuous assessments conducted for each course (as per details provided
in Clause 10), the academic records shall be maintained for the activity based
evaluation and assessment test question paper and answer script. Report of industrial
training / internship shall also be maintained, if applicable. For laboratory courses the
students’ record and course coordinator’s system of evaluation shall be maintained.
Further, the attendance of all students shall be maintained as a record.
 The ACOE (UDs) shall facilitate the conduct of academic audit process including the
end semester examination question paper and answer scripts.
 The academic audit shall verify all the academic records pertaining to the Regulation
in force, the attendance and assessment record, CO, PO attainment records,
student’s and course coordinators feedback of the courses, and the overall teaching-
learning process based on Bloom’s taxonomy. Action plan based on audit
implementation for continuous improvement. Academic documents of PG degree
programmes should be available with the department/faculty for 5 years.

11 PASSING REQUIREMENTS
11.1 A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the courses
(Internal Assessment + End semester examination) with a minimum of 45% of the
marks prescribed for the end-semester Examination in theory, theory with practical
components (45% individually in theory and laboratory) and practical courses (including
Project work), shall be declared to have passed in the Examination.

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11.2 If a student fails to secure a pass in a theory course / theory with laboratory / laboratory
courses (except electives), the student shall register and appear only for the end semester
examination in the subsequent semester. In such case, the internal assessment marks
obtained by the candidate in the first appearance shall be retained and considered valid for
all subsequent attempts till the candidate secure a pass. However, from the third attempt
onwards if a candidate fails to obtain pass marks (IA + End Semester Examination) as per
clause 11.1, then the candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/she
secure a minimum of 50% marks prescribed for the university end semester examinations
alone.

In addition to the above for the MCA programme, students undergoing bridge courses
should complete all the bridge courses prescribed for the two year MCA programme for the
award of the degree. The Bridge courses shall be conducted before the start of the first
semester and along with the first year of the programme.
11.3 The passing requirement for the courses which are assessed only through continuous
assessment (EEC courses except project work).
11.4 Supplementary Examinations
If a student fails to secure a pass in theory course(s) of IV semester examination for
M.Sc.(2 years) programmes, he/she is eligible to appear for a one time Supplementary
Examination which shall be conducted at the end of IV semester, for the subjects of IV
semester alone within 30 days from the date of declaration of the results.
11.5 End semester valuation clarification day
In a regular semester a valuation clarification day for theory courses shall be conducted only
for those students who are appearing in the end semester examination as their first attempt
Clarification day shall be conducted within 7 working days after the last held theory
examination. During those 7 working days period, the laboratory end semester examinations
shall be scheduled and the results of the same shall be UPLOADED within those 7 working
days itself so that the completed end semester results shall be published within 15 days from
the last laboratory exam.

On clarification day, the students can view their end semester answer papers in the
presence of the course instructor and get any clarifications / corrections done. In cases of
dispute, where the student is not satisfied with the clarifications / corrections, the matter
can be referred to a committee, consisting of the Head of the Department of the courses
concerned / HOD nominee, concerned course instructor and a subject expert. In case a
student does not attend the valuation clarification day on the specified date, no further
clarifications will be entertained. The results will be published after the end semester
valuation clarification day.

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 For students reappearing for the theory courses, clarification day will not be provided for
the subsequent attempts. However, for them open day will be conducted after the
publication of results. On this day, the students are permitted to view their end semester
answer scripts on payment of prescribed fee as per the rules prescribed by ACOE. In case
of dispute, the matter can be referred to a committee, consisting of the Head of the
Department of the courses concerned / HOD nominee, concerned course instructor and a
subject expert as per the rules prescribed by ACOE.

12 AWARD OF LETTER GRADES

12.1. The award of letter grades will be decided using relative/absolute grading principle. The
performance of a student will be reported using letter grades, each carrying certain points
as shown in Table 15.
Table 15: Award of Letter Grades

Letter Grade Grade Points*

O (Outstanding) 10

A + (Excellent) 9

A (Very Good) 8
B + (Good) 7
B (Average) 6
C (Satisfactory) 5
U (Re-appearance) 0
SA (Shortage of 0
Attendance)
WD (Withdrawal) 0

‘U’ denotes Reappearance registration is required for that particular course.

‘SA’ denotes shortage of attendance (as per Clause 7) and hence prevented from writing end
semester examination.

‘WD’ indicates withdrawal from the course.

12.1.1 Relative Grading

For those students who have passed the course (theory course / laboratory integrated
theory courses and all EEC except laboratory course / Project Work Course), the relative
grading shall be done provided if the strength of students who have met the passing
requirements is greater than 30. The marks of those students who have passed only shall
be input in the software developed for relative grading. The evolved relative grading method
normalizes the results data using the BOX-COX transformation method and computes the
grade range for each course separately and awards the grade to each student.

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12.1.2 Absolute Grading
 In all the courses, if the number of students who have passed the course is less than or
equal to 30 then absolute grading shall be followed with the grade range as specified in
the Table.
 For the Project Work / Internship and Laboratory Courses, absolute grading procedure
shall be followed as given in the Table 16 irrespective of the number of students who
have passed the course.

Table 16: Grade range for absolute grading

O A+ A B+ B C U

91 - 100 81 - 90 71 - 80 61 - 70 56 - 60 50 – 55 < 50

12.2 The grades O, A+, A, B+, B, C obtained in value added courses shall figure in the Grade
sheet under the title ‘Value Added Courses’. The other grades U, SA will not figure in the
grade sheet.

13. GPA AND CGPA CALCULATION

13.1 The Course Teacher shall handover the foil sheet, grade sheet and attendance sheet to the
HOD concerned for onward transmission to the ACOE, UD for processing of results. After
results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to each student which will contain the
following details:
 the list of courses registered during the semester and the grades scored.
 the Grade Point Average (GPA) for the semester and
 the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all courses registered from first
semester onwards.
During each semester, the list of courses registered and the grades scored in each course
are used to compute the Grade Point Average (GPA). GPA is the ratio of the sum of the
products of the number of credits of courses registered and the grade points corresponding
to the grades scored in those courses, taken for all the courses, to the sum of the number of
credits of all the courses in the semester.
n

 c GP i i
GPA  i 1
n

c i 1
i

Where Ci - is the Credits assigned to the course

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 GPi - is the grade point corresponding to the letter grade obtained for each course
n - is number of all Courses successfully cleared during the particular semester
in the case of GPA and during all the semesters in the case of CGPA.

CGPA will be calculated in a similar manner, considering all the courses enrolled from first
semester. “U” and “SA” grades will be excluded for calculating GPA and CGPA.

13.2 Credits earned through one / two credit value added courses, shall not be considered for
calculating the GPA or CGPA.
13.3 If a student studies more number of electives than required as per the student’s programme
curriculum, the courses with higher grades alone will be considered for calculation of CGPA.

13.4 Credits earned through Bridge courses, shall not be considered for calculating the GPA or
CGPA.

13.5 In the consolidated grade sheet the CGPA earned shall be converted into percentage of
marks as follows:
Percentage of Marks = CGPA X 10.

14 ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

14.1. A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the PG Degree (M.E./ M.Tech.,
M.C.A., M.Sc.) provided the student has
i. Successfully gained the required number of total credits as specified in the curriculum
corresponding to the student’s programme within the stipulated time.
a. M.E./ M.Tech., M.C.A. and M.Sc. (2 years) (Full Time)
Successfully completed the course requirements, appeared for the End-Semester
examinations and passed all the subjects prescribed in all the 4 semesters within a
maximum period of 4 years reckoned from the commencement of the first semester
to which the candidate was admitted. In addition, for the students admitted under
non-computer science background, the bridge course requirements also have to
completed within the maximum duration mentioned above.

b. M.E./ M.Tech.(Part Time)

Successfully completed the course requirements, appeared for the End-Semester
examinations and passed all the subjects prescribed in all the 6 semesters within a
maximum period of 6 years reckoned from the commencement of the first semester
to which the candidate was admitted.
ii. Successfully passed any additional courses prescribed by the Director, Academic
Courses.
iii. No disciplinary action pending against the student.
iv. The award of Degree must have been approved by the Syndicate of the University.

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14.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED
14.2.1 FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION:
A student who satisfies the following conditions shall be declared to have passed the
examination in First class with Distinction:

M.E. / M.Tech. M.C.A. (2 years) and M.Sc. (2 years)(Full Time)

 Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all the four semesters
in the student’s First Appearance within three years, which includes authorised
break of study of one year. Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 15) will not be
considered as an appearance.
 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50.
 Should not have been prevented from attending end semester examination in any of
the courses.
M.E. / M.Tech.(Part Time) and M.C.A (Full Time)
 Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all the six semesters in
the student’s First Appearance within four years, which includes authorised break of
study of one year. Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 15) will not be
considered as an appearance.
 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50.
 Should NOT have been prevented from attending end Semester examination in any
of the courses.
14.2.2 FIRST CLASS:
A student who satisfies the following conditions shall be declared to have passed the
examination in First class:
M.E. / M.Tech., M.C.A. (2 years) and M.Sc. (2 years) (Full Time)
 Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all four semesters
including bridge courses if applicable, within three years, which includes one year of
authorized break of study (if availed) or prevention from writing the End Semester
Examination due to lack of attendance (if applicable).

 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50.

M.E. / M.Tech. (Part Time)

 Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all six semesters within
four years , which includes one year of authorized break of study (if availed) or
prevention from writing the End Semester Examination due to lack of attendance (if
applicable).
 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50.

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14.2.3 SECOND CLASS:
All other students (not covered in clauses 14.2.1 and 14.2.2) who qualify for the award of
the degree (vide Clause 14.1) shall be declared to have passed the examination in Second
Class.

14.2.4 A student who is absent in End Semester Examination in a course / project work after having
registered for the same shall be considered to have appeared in that examination (except
approved withdrawal from end semester examinations as per clause 15) for the purpose of
classification.

15 PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION:

15.1 A student may, for valid reasons, (medically unfit / unexpected family situations /
sports approved by Chairman, sports board and HOD) be granted permission to withdraw
from appearing for the end semester examination in any course or courses in ANY ONE of
the semester examinations during the entire duration of the degree programme. The
application shall be sent to Director, Academic Courses through HOD with required
documents.

15.2 Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the student is otherwise eligible to write the
examination (Clause 7) and if it is made within TEN working days before /after the
commencement of the end semester examination in that course or courses and also
recommended by the Head of the Department.

15.3 Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory TEN working days notice, applications for
withdrawal for special cases under extraordinary conditions will be considered on the
merit of the case.

15.4 If a student withdraws a course or courses from writing end semester examinations, he/she
shall register the same in the subsequent semester and write the end semester
examination(s).

15.5 Withdrawal shall not be considered as an appearance for deciding the eligibility of a student
for First Class with Distinction.

15.6 Withdrawal is permitted for the end semester examinations in the final semester only if the
period of study the student concerned does not exceed 3 years for M.E. / M.Tech., M.C.A (2
years), M.Sc. (2 years) (Full Time), and does not exceed 4 years for M.E. / M.Tech. and
M.C.A with Bridge Course requirements as per clause 14.2.1.

16 BREAK OF STUDY FROM A PROGRAMME

16.1 A student is permitted to go on break of study for a fixed period of one year as a single break
in the entire course of study.

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16.2 The student applies for break of study, the student shall apply to the Director, Academic
Courses in advance, in any case, not later than the last date of the first assessment period.
The application (downloaded from website) duly filled by the student shall be submitted
through the Head of the Department.

16.3 Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory first assessment period, applications for
break of study for special cases under extraordinary conditions will be considered on the
merit of the case. The student shall apply to the Director, Academic Courses through the
Head of the Department.

16.4 The students permitted to rejoin the programme after break of study / prevention due to lack
of attendance, shall be governed by the Curriculum and Regulations in force at the time of
rejoining. The students rejoining in new Regulations shall apply to the Director, Academic
Courses in the prescribed format through Head of the Department at the beginning of the
readmitted semester itself for prescribing additional/equivalent courses, if any, from any
semester of the regulations in-force, so as to bridge the curriculum in-force and the old
curriculum.

16.4.1 Total number of credits to be earned by the student shall be more than or equal to the total
number of credits prescribed in the curriculum in force. If the credit assigned for L T P of the
courses are not same in two Regulations under consideration, then equivalence shall be
arrived as per the credit assignment followed in the Regulations in force.

16.5 The total period for completion of the programme reckoned from, the commencement
of the first semester to which the student was admitted shall not exceed the maximum
period specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of the period of break of study in order that the
student may be eligible for the award of the degree (vide clause 14).

16.6 In case there is any period of break of study more than the permitted duration of break of
study, the student shall be permitted to continue the programme only if the approval is
obtained from the Director, Academic Courses through the concerned Head of the
Department before the end of the semester in which the student has taken break of study.

16.7 If a student has not reported to the department for a period of two consecutive semesters
without any intimation, the name of the student shall be deleted permanently from the
college enrollment. Such students are not entitled to seek readmission under any
circumstances.

16.8 If a student in Full Time mode wants to take up job / start-up / entrepreneurship during the
period of study he/she shall apply for authorised break of study for one year. The candidate
shall take up the assignment only after getting approval of the same by The Director, Centre
for Academic Courses.

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17 DISCIPLINE
17.1 Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behavior both inside and
outside the college and not to indulge in any activity which will tend to bring down the
prestige of the University / Department. The Head of the Institution shall constitute a
disciplinary committee consisting of Head of the Institution, Head of the departments to
which the student concerned belongs, and the Head of another department to enquire into
acts of indiscipline and notify the University about the disciplinary action recommended for
approval. In case of any serious disciplinary action which leads to suspension or dismissal,
then a committee shall be constituted by the Registrar of the University for taking final
decision.

17.2 If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the examinations, the student shall be liable for
punitive action as prescribed by the University from time to time.

18 REVISION OF REGULATIONS, CURRICULUM AND SYLLABI

The University may from time to time revise, amend or change the Regulations, Curriculum,
Syllabus and Scheme of examinations through the Academic Council with the approval of
the Syndicate.

ANNEXURE – I

A student may be offered one of the following PG programmes of study approved by the University.
A student of a programme should earn the credits specified against it to enable the student to be
eligible to be awarded the degree.

CREDITS
NAME OF THE PROGRAMME
SL. No. TO BE
EARNED
FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
1. M.E. Structural Engineering 72
2. M.E. Construction Engineering and Management 71
3. M.E. Irrigation Water Management 73
4. M.E. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering 72
5. M.E. Environmental Engineering 72
6. M.E. Transportation Engineering 72
7. M.E. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering 72
8. M.E. Environmental Management 70
9. M.E. Remote Sensing & Geomatics 73
10. M. Tech. Ocean Technology 74

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FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
11. M.E. Internal Combustion Engineering 74
12. M.E. Energy Engineering 71
13. M.E. Computer Integrated Manufacturing 71
14. M.E. Thermal Engineering (with specialization in 75
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning)
15. M.E. Engineering Design 71
16. M.E. Aeronautical Engineering 71
17. M.E. Automobile Engineering 77
18. M.E. Industrial Engineering 75
19. M.E. Manufacturing Engineering 75
20. M.E. Mechatronics 75
21. M.E. Manufacturing Systems and Management 73
22. M.E. Product Design and Development 74
23. M.E. Quality Engineering and Management 75
24. M.E. Printing and Packaging Technology 75
25. M.E. Aerospace Technology 70
26. M.E. Solar Energy 72
27. M.E. Thermal Engineering (PT) 70
28. M.E. Mobility Engineering 75
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
29. M.E. Power Systems Engineering 71
30. M.E. Power Electronics and Drives 70
31. M.E. Embedded System Technologies 71
32. M.E. High Voltage Engineering 70
33. M.E. Control and Instrumentation Engineering 71
34. M.E. Instrumentation Engineering 71
35. M.E. Power Engineering and Management 72
FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
36. M.E. Computer Science and Engineering 73
37. M.E. Software Engineering 74
38. M.Tech. Information Technology (Specialization in Artificial 74
Intelligence and Data Science)
39. M.Tech. Information Technology 75
40. M.E. Computer Science and Engineering (Specialization in 75
Operations Research)
41. M.E. Computer Science and Engineering (Specialization in 73
Big Data Analysis)
42. M.C.A. 83
FACULTY OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
43. M.E. Communication Systems 72

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 44. M.E.VLSI Design 70
45. M.E. Medical Electronics 71
46. M.E. Biomedical Engineering 71
47. M.E. Communication and Networking 73
48. M.E. Avionics 71
49. M.E. Applied Electronics 72
50. M.Tech. Laser and Electro Optical Engineering 73
51. M. E. Wireless Technologies 72
52. M. E. VLSI Design & Embedded Systems 72

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
53. M.Tech. Chemical Engineering 75
54. M.Tech. Textile Technology 72
55. M.Tech. Ceramic Technology 75
56. M.Tech. Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals 75
57. M.Tech. Polymer Science and Engineering 75
58. M.Tech. Environmental Science and Technology 74
59. M.Tech. Biotechnology 75
60. M.Tech. Biopharmaceutical Technology 73
61. M.Tech. Rubber Technology 72
62. M.Tech. Leather Technology 71
63. M.Tech. Footwear Science and Engineering 71
64. M.Tech. Nanoscience and Technology 71
65. M.Tech. Food Technology 71
66. M.Tech. Industrial Safety and Hazards Management 74
67. M.Tech. Computational Biology 71
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
68. M.Sc. Mathematics (2 years) 83
69. M.Sc. Materials Science (2 years) 85
70. M.Sc. Medical Physics (2 years) 85
71. M.Sc. Applied Chemistry (2 years) 82
72. M.Sc. Applied Geology (2 years) 85
73. M.Sc. Electronics Media (2 years) 82
74. M.Sc. Multimedia (specialization in Visual
85
Communication) (2 years)

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