UG Regulation 2019 V2
UG Regulation 2019 V2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Sl.No. Title
No.
List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
1 Preliminary Definitions and Nomenclature 4
2 Admission Procedure 6
2.1 First Year – Regular Admission 6
2.2 Lateral Entry Admission 6
2.3 Minimum Eligibility 6
3 Programmes Offered 6
4 Academic Structure 7
4.1 Medium of Instruction 7
4.2 Categorization of Courses 8
4.3 Credit Assignment 10
4.4 Course Numbering Scheme 10
4.5 Number of Courses per Semester 10
4.6 Industry Supported Courses 11
4.7 Industrial Training/Internship 11
4.8 Online Courses 11
4.9 Guided Study Course 12
4.10 Live-in-Lab 12
4.11 Mandatory Non CGPA Courses 13
4.12 Value Added Courses 13
4.13 Mandatory Two Week Induction Programme 14
4.14 Industrial Visit 14
5 Duration of the Programmes 14
6 Course Registration 15
7 Reappearance Registration 16
8 Withdrawal 16
9 Requirements for appearing for Continuous Assessment
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Tests and End Semester Examinations
10 Malpractice 18
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11 Evaluation Strategy 18
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table No. Title
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LIST OF FIGURES
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REGULATIONS 2019
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
Common to all B.E. /B.Tech. Full-Time Programmes
(For the Students admitted to B.E./B.Tech. Programme from 2019-2020 onwards)
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xiii.“LES” means Lateral Entry Scheme.
xiv.“CBCS” means Choice Based Credit System.
xv.“L – T – P –C” refers to Lecture, Tutorial, Practical and Credits respectively
xvi.“Curriculum” refers to the various components / courses studied in each programme
that provide appropriate outcomes (Knowledge, Skills and Attitude/ Behaviour) in the
chosen branch of study.
xvii. “Humanities and Social Sciences” (HSS) Courses include English, Professional Ethics
and Human Values and Communication skills etc.,
xviii.“Basic Sciences” (BS) Courses include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.
xix. “Engineering Sciences” (ES) Courses include Engineering Practices, Engineering
Graphics, Basics of Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Computer Engineering,
Instrumentation etc.
xx.“Professional Core” (PC) Courses include the core courses relevant to the chosen
specialization / branch.
xxi. “Professional Elective” (PE) Courses include the elective courses relevant to the
chosen specialization/ Programme
xxii.“Open Electives” (OE) Courses include the courses which a student can choose from the
curriculum of other B.E./B. Tech. programmes. These courses may be offered by
Internal/External experts.
xxiii.“Project Work” (PW) refers to the Capstone project done by a student or a group of
students during the final year.
xxiv.“Value Added Courses” (VAC) means a course that will be offered by the department,
which could be selected by any student in the college
xxv.“Industry Supported Course” (ISC) means a course offered by experts from industry/
research organizations and approved by Academic Consultative Committee.
xxvi.“Guided Study Course” (GSC) is an option given to the higher CGPA studentto undergo
one programme specific elective chosen after the second year with the guidance of an
allotted faculty.
xxvii. “Academic Consultative Committee” (ACC) includes Principal, Dean Academics, CoE,
HoD concerned.
xxviii.“Department Consultative Committee”(DCC) includes HoD, Senior faculty member(s)
of department, faculty, Mentor of the students
xxix. “University” means Anna University, Chennai.
xxx.“Online Course” (OC) includes courses offered under the Global Initiative of Academic
Networks (GIAN) program of MHRD, NPTEL, Swayam
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2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
The minimum eligibility for admission to First Year B.E./B.Tech. Degree Programmes
(Regular) shall be based on the following two essential criteria:
(a) The candidates who possess the Diploma in Engineering / Technology awarded by
the State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent are eligible to
apply for Lateral Entry Admission to the third semester of B.E/ B.Tech. in the branch
corresponding to the branch of study or in the eligible branch of study.
(OR)
(b) The candidates who possess the Degree in Science (B.Sc.,) (10+2+3 stream) with
Mathematics as a subject at the B.Sc. Level are eligible to apply for Lateral entry
admission to the third semester of B.E/B.Tech. Such candidates shall undergo
additional Engineering subject(s) in the third and fourth semesters as prescribed
by the College.
The eligibility criteria such as marks, number of attempts and physical fitness shall be as
prescribed by the University/ DOTE from time to time.
3. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
⮚ Civil Engineering
⮚ Computer Science and Engineering
⮚ Electronics and Communication Engineering
⮚ Electrical and Electronics Engineering
⮚ Mechanical Engineering
⮚ Information Technology
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4. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
Every B.E./ B. Tech. Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting of
Theory, Practical, Theory cum Practical courses and Projects. A 4 year (8 Semesters)
B.E./B.Tech degree programme affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, under Choice
Based Credit System (CBCS) for regular students and 3 year (6 semesters) B.E/B.Tech
degree programme or lateral-entry students in the branches of Engineering and
Technology vide clause 3.
PASS FAIL
Re-Appear
# Open book test, Cooperative learning report, Assignment; Journal paper review, Group
Presentation, Project report, Poster preparation, Prototype or Product Demonstration etc (as
applicable). Two assessments, for 25 marks each may be conducted periodically, spread out through
the semester and reflected in the course plan.
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4.1 MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
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The recommended distribution of credits for each category is given below.
S. Credits Credits
Category
No (Regular) (Lateral)
C. Programme Elective 24 – 27 24 – 27
Open Elective 12 – 15 12 – 15
E. Mandatory Courses - -
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4.3 CREDIT ASSIGNMENT
Practical
Type Lectures Tutorials Total
work Credits Total
of (Periods/ (Periods/ (Periods/
(Periods/ (L:T:P) Credits
Course week) week) week)
week)
1 1 0 0 1:0:0 1 1
Credit 0 0 2 0:0:1 1 2
2 2 0 0 2:0:0 2 2
Credits 1 0 2 1:0:1 2 3
3 0 0 3:0:0 3 3
2 1 0 2:1:0 3 3
3 Credits
2 0 2 2:0:1 3 4
0 0 6 0:0:3 3 6
2 1 2 2:1:1 4 5
4
3 1 0 3:1:0 4 4
Credits
3 0 2 3:0:1 4 5
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4.6 INDUSTRY SUPPORTED COURSES
Students can opt for ONE 3 credits course offered by experts from industry/ research
organizations and approved by BOS. Students can register such courses from his/her
third year of study. A student is also permitted to register for these courses
offered by other departments, provided the student has fulfilled the necessary pre-
requisites of the course being offered and subject to the approval of both the heads of
departments. These courses are evaluated by the respective course coordinator of the
programme. A Professional Elective / Open Elective of three credits can be replaced by
ONE 3 credits industry supported course opted by the student. The maximum
number of credits that can be earned from industry supported courses is limited to
3.
4.7.1 The students may undergo Industrial Training for a period as specified in the
curriculum during summer / winter vacation. The number of credits shall be assigned
as detailed in Table 4.
4.7.2 The students may undergo Internship / Industrial Training at any research
organization/ University/Industry for the period prescribed in the curriculum. The
number of credits shall be assigned as detailed in Table : 4.
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4.7.4 If Internship / Industrial Training is not prescribed in the curriculum, the student
may undergo Internship / Industrial Training optionally and the credits earned will
be indicated in the Mark Sheet.
Students can opt one/two online courses (provided with certificate) offered under the
Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) program of MHRD, NPTEL, Swayam with
the approval of the Departmental Consultative Committee and the Academic
Consultative Committee. In case of credits earned through online courses, the credits
(and equivalent grades) may be transferred instead of Professional Elective /Open
Elective Courses after due approval procedures from the Departmental Consultative
Committee.
A student can be permitted to do a maximum Of Two online courses in the entire
course of study. If the student has failed in a chosen online course, the student may
register for the same or any other online Course in the subsequent semesters. The
maximum number of credits that can be earned from online courses is limited to
6.
Score Grade
90 – 100 O
80 – 89 A+
75-79 A
74-60 B+
40-59 B
A student, who does not have any standing arrear in the programme and CGPA
greater than 7.50, can study ONE course under Professional Elective / Open c]elective
category after his/her Second year of study, as a Guided Study Course. The Course
opted by the student has to be a Professional Elective / Open elective of that semester
and not provided in that semester. One faculty member approved by the Head of the
Department shall be responsible for the periodic monitoring and evaluation of the
course. The student does not need to attend the classes. However, the student has to
submit assignments to the respective faculty-in-charge assigned by the Head of the
Department, appear for continuous assessment tests, formative assessment tests and
end semester examinations to earn the appropriate credit.
[Amendment after 5th AC on 29.07.2021 ]
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4.10 MANDATORY NON CGPA COURSES
In addition, the students shall enroll in any one of the mandatory non CGPA courses
listed in Table : 5 for the award of the degree.
Table 5 : Category of Mandatory Non CGPA Courses
S.No Courses
1 Environmental Science and Engineering
2 Fundamentals of Computational Biology
3 Corporate Social Responsibility
4 Organizational Behavior
5 Constitution of India
6 Soft Skills – Aptitude, Verbal Ability,
Logical Reasoning
7 Intellectual Property Rights
8 Human Rights
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. One/two credit courses shall
be offered by a department with the prior approval from the Academic Consultative
Committee. The details of the syllabus, time table and faculty in charge details may be
sent to the Dean Academics after approval from the Departmental Consultative
Committee concerned. Students can take a maximum of 4 one credit courses or 2 two
credit courses in the entire programme of study offered by concerned department or
by other department. They shall be allowed to take one/two credit courses offered by
other Departments with the approval of both the heads of departments.
4.12 MANDATORY TWO WEEK INDUCTION PROGRAMME
Every student is expected to go for at least one Industrial Visit every year starting from
the second year of the Programme.
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4.15 MINOR/SPECIALISATION(HONS) DEGREE
A student who have 7.5 CGPA and above and no history of arrears can opt for
Specilization/Minor(Hons) Degree. To be awarded with B.E. Minor / Specialization
(Hons) Degree, a student must earn 18 credits in addition to the credits specified by the
department for B.E/B.Tech Degree. They can register for a Minor/Specialization (Hons)
courses from the 4th semester onwards offered by the department concerned. A student
is also permitted to opt Minor / Specializations (Hons) courses offered by other
Departments. The respective Board of Studies shall recommend the specializations for
Minor / Specialization (Hons) degree and appropriate additional courses to be studied
by the candidate. The courses recommended by the BOS need to be approved by the
Academic Council. The courses specified under Minor / Specialization (Hons) degree
may include theory, theory cum practical, practical, and project work under the
particular specialization. The registration, assessment & evaluation pattern and
classification of grades of these courses shall be the same as that of the courses in the
regular curriculum of the programme of the candidate. A candidate can earn Minor /
Specialization (Hons) degree in only one specialization during the entire duration of the
programme.
5.1 The minimum and maximum periods for completion of the UG programmes are
given below.
B.E. / B.Tech. 8 14
5.3 Each semester shall normally consist of 75 working days or 520 periods of 50
minutes each.
5.4 The Dean Academics and the Head of the Department shall ensure that every
teacher imparts instruction as per the number of periods specified in the syllabus and
that the teacher teaches the full content of the specified syllabus for the course being
taught.
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5.5 The Dean Academics in consultation with the Head of the Department may
schedule additional classes for improvement, special coaching, conduct of model test
etc., over and above the specified periods. But for the purpose of calculation of
attendance requirement for writing the end semester examinations, following method
shall be used.
Percentage Total no. of periods attended in all the courses per semester
of = X 100
Attendance (No. of periods / week as prescribed in the curriculum) x 15
taken together for all courses of the semester
5.6 The total duration of the programme reckoned from the commencement of the
first semester to which the student was admitted, shall not exceed the maximum
duration specified irrespective of the period of break of study or prevention in order
that the student may be eligible for the award of the degree.
6. COURSE REGISTRATION
6.1 Each student on regular admission shall register for all the courses prescribed in
the curriculum in the student’s first year of study.
6.2 A student has to earn the minimum number of total credits (160-165 Credits for
Regular admission students and 120-125 Credits for Lateral Entry admission students),
specified in the curriculum of the chosen programme of study in order to be eligible to
obtain the degree. However, a student can earn more than the number of credits, if
he/she wishes. In such case, the highest grades in the relevant category would be
considered for CGPA calculation.
6.3 From fourth semester onwards, a student has the option of registering for
additional courses or dropping existing courses in the ‘Scheduling of Courses’ of the
programme. Total number of credits of such courses cannot exceed 6. However, the
maximum number of credits the student can register in a particular semester
cannot exceed 30, excluding the courses for which the student has done
reappearance registration. The credits for industry supported courses are also
included in calculating the number of credits per semester.
6.4 The registration for the courses, from second semester, will commence three
days after the declaration of the examination results of preceding semester. The
students shall register for the courses with the guidance of the student’s Faculty Mentor.
If the student wishes, the student may drop courses (vide clause 6.3) within five
working days after the commencement of the concerned semester and complete the
registration process.
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6.6 After registering for a course, a student shall attend the classes, satisfy the
attendance requirements (vide clause 9.1 and 9.2), earn Continuous Assessment Marks
and appear for the End Semester Examinations, except for the arrear courses.
6.7 The students satisfying the following conditions shall be permitted to carry out
their final semester Project work for six months in industry/research organisations. The
student should not have current arrears and shall have CGPA of 7.50 and above. The
student shall undergo the eighth semester courses in the sixth and seventh semesters.
The Head of Department, in consultation with the faculty handling the said courses shall
forward the proposal recommended to Dean Academics, Controller of Examinations and
further approval by the Head of Institution at least 4 weeks before the commencement
of the sixth semester of the programme.
6.8 If a student has any arrears, he/she shall do reappearance registration and may
appear for supplementary examination conducted only once, one month after the
declaration of the results of the eighth semester.
7. REAPPEARANCE REGISTRATION
7.2 If the Theory or Theory-cum-practical course, in which the student has failed, is
an elective, the student may register for the same in the subsequent semesters.
7.3 The student who does not obtain bonafide certificate in any practical course/
project shall register for the same in the subsequent semester, and appear for the end
semester examination . In this case, the student shall attend the classes, satisfy the
attendance requirements (vide clause 9),he/she shall use the already earned
Continuous Assessment Marks and appear for the End Semester Examinations.
However, if a student does not appear for End Semester Examinations after completing
all the requirements of the practical course and obtaining the bonafide certificate, the
student shall do reappearance registration for that course in the subsequent semester
and attend end semester examination without repeating the course.
7.4 If a student is not eligible to appear for end semester examination due to lack of
attendance, the student has to register for all the courses in the semester again, when
offered next, attend the classes and fulfill the attendance requirements as per clause 9.
7.5 A student who has already appeared for a course in a semester and passed the
examination is not entitled to re appear the same course for improvement of Grade /
Marks.
8 WITHDRAWAL
A student may, for valid reasons (medically unfit / unexpected family situations / Sports
person representing Tamil Nadu / India with prior permission for participation from
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Principal / CoE / Dean Academics), be granted permission to withdraw (after
registering for the examinations) from appearing for any course or courses in the End
Semester Examination of a particular semester. The student may withdraw by following
the due process of the COE’s office before the commencement of examination. This
facility can be availed only once during the entire duration of the degree programme .In
this case, the student shall use the continuous assessment test marks earned during the
course of study.
9.1 A Candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements for completion of a semester.
Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes of all the courses and secure 100%
attendance. However, in order to give provision for certain unavoidable reasons such as
Medical/participation in sports, the student is expected to attend atleast 75% of the
classes.
Therefore, he/she shall secure not less than 75% (after rounding off to the nearest
integer) of overall attendance as calculated as per clause 5.5.
9.2 However, a candidate who secures overall attendance between 65% and 74% in
the current semester due to medical reasons (prolonged
hospitalization/accident/specific illness)/Participation in Sports events may be
permitted to appear for the current semester examinations subject to the condition that
the candidate shall submit the medical certificate/sports participation certificate
attested by the Head of the Institution. The same shall be forwarded to the Controller of
Examinations for record purposes.
9.3 Candidates who secure less than 65% overall attendance and candidates
who do not satisfy the clause 9.1 and 9.2 shall not be permitted to write the End
Semester examination at the end of the semester and not permitted to move to the next
semester. They are required to repeat the incomplete semester in the next academic
year, as per the norms prescribed.
9.4 Student who is permitted by the respective Head of the Department to carry out
final semester project at Industries/Organizations/Higher learning institutions should
submit the attendance certificate from the competent authority at every project review
meetings and at the time of project report submission.
9.5 The days of suspension for a student on disciplinary grounds will be considered
as days of absence for calculating the percentage of attendance for the course.
9.6 A student shall be permitted to appear for the terminal examinations only if,
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ii. the student’s conduct has been satisfactory
10. MALPRACTICE
Students taking exams shall be prohibited from entering into the Examination
Halls/Laboratories with any book or portion of book, manuscript, or any unauthorized
written/printed/electronic content, communicating with or copying from each other or
communicating with anyone outside the Examination Hall/Laboratories. Electronic
gadgets, Programmable calculator and mobile phone shall not be permitted inside the
Examination hall/Laboratories.
However, any required code-books and data sheets/books as specified in the question
paper will be supplied inside the Examination hall/laboratories by the office of the
Controller of Examinations. The students are warned that any form of malpractice will
be dealt with severely. The punishment may include debarring/cancelling the particular
examinations registered by the student in that semester, and/or award of Zero marks to
all registered courses of that Semester. Severe violations would attract strict
punishments. Disciplinary action will be taken against the students by the college
authorities after conducting enquiry.
The total marks for each course generally (Theory, Practical, Theory cum Practical and
Project Work) will be 100, comprising of two components namely Continuous
Assessment Marks (CAM) and End Semester Examination (ESE). However, there could
be some open elective courses, Industry Supported Courses human excellence courses,
one credit/two credit value added courses and Mandatory courses that have only
continuous assessment for 100 marks without an End-Semester Examination.
The Department Consultative Committee (DCC) has to approve such courses every
semester. The scheme of assessment may also be decided by the faculty handling the
course concerned with the approval from DCC and shall be made available to the
students during the online course registration. Each course shall be evaluated for a
maximum of 100 marks. The distribution of Continuous Assessment Marks (CAM) and
End Semester Examination Marks(ESM) are given in Table 7.
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11.1 Marks Distribution of Continuous Assessment Marks (CAM) & End Semester
Exam Marks (ESM)
Marks Breakup*
End Semester
Continuous Assessment Components
Components
Averag
e of
Avera marks
ge of for Capsto
S.
Course Othe Pre/p Experi Practne Capsto
No r ost - ment Model ical Projec ne
Type CAT CAT Asse Practi
test/vi Exam Revi Revi Revie Writte Exa t Projec
1 2 cal
ssme va reaAaA/Repoew 1 ew 2 w 3 n Exam m Reportt
nts for aAAaA rt Exam
Viva-and Outco
# each port voce viva- me
experi for voce
ment each
experi
ment
15 15 10 60
1 Theory
(100) (100) (50)
- - - - - -
(100)
- - - -
20 45 5
2 Lab - - - 10 20
(100)
- - -
(90) (10)
- -
15 15 50
Theory - - - - - - - - - - -
(100) (100) (100)
Theory
3
+ Lab 10
Lab - - - - 10 - - - - - - - -
(100)
Project 10 20 20 45 5
4 - - - - - - - - -
(capstone) (50) (50) (50) (90) (10)
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*mark weightage (outside brackets) and maximum marks for the exam conducted (in
brackets). The maximum marks could vary depending on the credit component for
lecture / lab / project.
# Open book test, Cooperative learning report, Assignment, Journal paper review, Group
Presentation, Project report, Poster preparation, Prototype or Product Demonstration
etc(as applicable).Two assessments for 25 marks each may be conducted periodically,
spread out through the semester and reflected in the course plan. However the course
instructor handling the subject may decide upon the number of other assessment for
the course.
11.2.1 For final year Project Work out of 100 marks, the maximum marks for
Continuous Assessment is 50 marks and that for the End Semester Examination
(project report evaluation and viva-voce examination) is 50 marks. Project work may
be assigned to a single student or to a group of students not exceeding 4 per group,
under the supervision of faculty guide(s).
11.2.2 The Head of the Department shall constitute a review committee for each
programme. There shall be a minimum of three faculty members in the review
committee. There shall be three reviews in total, during the semester by a review
committee. The student shall make a presentation on the progress made before the
review committee.
11.2.3 The project report shall be submitted before the project reviews with the
approval of the guide. The project report, prepared according to the approved
guidelines and duly signed by the guide and the Head of the Department, shall be
submitted to the department as per the timeline announcement by the department. The
End Semester Examination for project work shall consist of evaluation of the final
project report by an external examiner, followed by a viva-voce examination conducted
separately for each student, by a committee consisting of the Project Supervisor,
External Examiner, and an internal examiner. The Controller of Examinations (CoE)
shall appoint Internal and External Examiners for the End Semester Examination of the
Project Work.
11.2.4The Continuous Assessment Marks (CAM) and End Semester Examinations
marks (ESM) for Project Work and the Viva-Voce Examination will be distributed as
indicated in Table8
If a student fails to submit project report / does not appear for the ESE / fails in the End
Semester Examination (ESE), he / she is deemed to have failed in the project work and
shall have to re-register for the same when offered next.
To help the students in planning their courses of study and for general advice on the
academic programme, extra and co-curricular activities, the Head of the Department of
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the student will attach a certain number of students to a faculty from the Department of
the student, throughout his / her period of study. The Faculty Mentor shall advise the
students in registering and reappearing of courses, authorize the processes concerned,
monitor their attendance and progress and counsel them regarding academic and other
activities periodically. If necessary, the Faculty Mentor may also discuss with or inform
the parents about the progress / performance of the students concerned.
To inform the students about the various facilities and activities available to
enhance the student’s curricular and co-curricular activities.
To guide student registration of the courses.
To maintain academic records, details of industrial visits, extra-curricular and
co- curricular activities of their wards.
To monitor the academic and general performance of the students including
attendance and to counsel them accordingly.
12.2.1 The faculty handling the course is called the Course Instructor. He/She is
responsible for planning the modalities associated with the conduct of the course. The
number and types of other assessments to be carried out to evaluate the continuous
assessment marks need to be decided by all the course instructors handling the course
along with the course coordinator. In the case of a single teacher handling the course,
he/she is the course coordinator.
12.4.1 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
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shall be nominated as the Course Coordinator by the Chairman of the concerned
Faculty, duly approved by the Dean, Academics.
12.4.2 The first meeting of the Common Course Committee shall be held at least 10
days before the commencement of the semester. The entire week by week course plan is
to be charted out by the common course committee and submitted to the monitoring
committee before the commencement of classes. The nature and weightage of the
continuous assessments and a common scheme of evaluation for the assessments shall
be decided within the framework of the Regulations. All the instructors handling the
course need to interact at-least once in two weeks, at designated times as indicated in
the time table and decide on the action plan for the next two weeks. Wherever feasible,
the common course committee shall prepare a common question paper for the
continuous assessment tests also.
There will be a class committee for every semester with the Head of the Department as
the convener and the monitoring committee members as members. At-least two student
representatives from each batch will be invited for the class committee meetings. The
Class Committee shall meet at least thrice in a semester, once at the beginning of the
semester, once after the CAT1 examination and once after the CAT2 examination to
review the marks. The responsibilities of the class committee include the following:
To review periodically the progress of the classes
To discuss issues concerning curriculum and syllabi and the conduct of the
classes with the students and address their concerns if any
Communicate the feedback to the course instructors through the monitoring
committee members
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12.7 INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A student is declared to have successfully passed a theory based course if he/she has
secured:
A minimum of 45% marks in the End Semester Examinations.
A minimum of 50% marks on combining both Continuous Assessment Marks
(CAM) and End Semester Examination Marks(ESM).
A student is declared to have successfully passed a Theory cum practical course if
he/she has secured
A minimum of 45% marks in the theory End Semester Examination.
A minimum of 50% marks on combining both Continuous Assessment Marks
(CAM) and End Semester Examination Marks (ESM) of the theory component.
A student is declared to have successfully passed a practical / project based course if
he/she has secured:
A minimum of 50% marks in the End Semester Examinations.
A minimum of 50% marks on combining both Continuous Assessment Marks
(CAM) and End Semester Examination Marks ESM).
For a student who does not meet the minimum passing requirements, the term “RA”
against the course will be indicated in his/her grade sheet. He/she shall reappear in
the examinations for the course as arrear or re-register for the course in the
subsequent semesters .
For a student who is absent for end-semester theory / practical / project viva- voce,
the term “RA-AB” will be indicated against the corresponding course. He/she shall
reappear for the end semester examination of that course as arrear in the subsequent
semester.
The letter grade “W” will be indicated for the courses for which the student has been
granted authorised withdrawal from the particular course (refer Clause 8).
For mandatory (non-credit non CGPA courses), the student must satisfy the minimum
attendance requirement & passing criteria as specified for the course as detailed in
Annexure II.
All assessments of a course will be evaluated on an absolute marks basis. However, for
the purpose of reporting the performance of a candidate, letter grades, each carrying a
certain number of points, will be awarded as per the range given in Table9, based on the
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percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in each subject.
1. 91 to 100 O (Outstanding) 10
2. 81 to 90 A+ (Excellent) 9
3. 71 to 80 A (Very Good) 8
4. 61 to 70 B+ (Good) 7
5. 50 to 60 B (Average) 6
6. <50 RA (Re-appearance) 0
RA-SA(Re-appearance due to
7. Shortage of Attendance 0
shortage of attendance)
RA-AB (Re-appearance due to
8. Absent 0
absence)
Withdrawal from
9. W 0
examination
Pass in mandatory-non-
10. P 0
credit course
Fail in mandatory-non-
11. F 0
credit course
14.1.1 Mandatory Courses are courses that are required to be completed to fulfill the
degree requirements (e.g. Environmental Science, Personality Development Courses,
Allied Skills etc.).They are normally non–credit grade point Courses. These courses will
not be taken into consideration for the SGPA / CGPA calculations. Each of these courses
are assessed continuously and internally for a total mark of 100. The pass mark is 50%.
Students who fail to pass this course, shall re-register for the course and appear for the
examination in the subsequent semester.
14.1.2 For the Mandatory non-credit courses student completing the course will be
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awarded Pass grade (P) and those who fail to satisfy the attendance requirement or fail
to satisfy the minimum passing requirement of 50% marks, will be awarded Fail(F)
grade and the student must re-register for the course and appear for the examination in
the subsequent semester.
14.1.3 The criteria for computing the mandatory non credit courses like personality
Development and Allied Skills are listed in Annexure - II
14.1.4 For Mandatory non-credit courses the student must satisfy the minimum
attendance requirement & passing criteria as specified for the course. These courses do
not carry credits but needs to be completed to fulfill the degree requirements
After the results are declared, grade sheets will be issued to each student, which will
contain the following details:
The College Name and Affiliating University.
The list of courses registered during the semester and the grades scored.
The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for the semester.
The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all courses enrolled from first
semester onwards.
On completion of a semester, each student is assigned a Semester Grade Point Average
which is computed as below for all courses registered for, by the student during that
semester.
where Ci is the credit for a course in that semester and GP i is the Grade Point earned by
the student for that course. The SGPA and CGPA is rounded off to two decimals.
A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the B.E./B.Tech. Degree
provided the student has
Successfully gained the required number of total credits as specified in the
curriculum corresponding to the student’s programme within the stipulated
time.
Successfully completed the course requirements and has passed all the
prescribed examinations in all the eight semesters (six semesters for lateral-
entry) within a maximum period of 7 years (6 years for lateral-entry) reckoned
from the commencement of the first semester to which the candidate was
admitted.
Successfully passed any additional courses prescribed by the Department
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concerned whenever readmitted under regulations 2019.
No disciplinary action pending against him/her.
Sl. Class
Criteria
No. Awarded
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Note: A student who is absent for the end semester examination in a course / project
work Viva Voce after having registered for the same will be considered to have
appeared for that examination (except approved withdrawal from end semester
examinations as per Clause 9) for the purpose of classification.
The Academic Council of the institution will approve the award of Degree to all eligible
students. The degree will be issued by Anna University, Chennai and the consolidated
Grade Sheet will be issued by the institution. The consolidated grade sheet will specify
any specialisations and distinctions that the student has earned during the course of the
study.
19.1 A student is permitted to go on break of study for a maximum period of one year
as a single spell.
19.2 Break of Study shall be granted only once for valid reasons for a maximum of one
year during the entire period of study of the degree programme. However, in
extraordinary situations the candidate may apply for additional break of study not
exceeding another one year by paying a prescribed fee for break of study. If a candidate
intends to temporarily discontinue the programme in the middle of the semester for
valid reasons, and to rejoin the programme in a subsequent year, permission may be
granted based on the merits of the case provided he/she applies through Dean
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Academics in advance, but not later than the last date for registering for the end
semester examination of the semester in question, to the Head of the Institution stating
the reasons therefore and the probable date of rejoining the programme.
19.4 The authorised break of study would not be counted towards the duration
specified for passing all the courses for the purpose of classification.
19.5 The total period for completion of the Programme reckoned from, the
commencement of the first semester to which the candidate was admitted shall not
exceed the maximum period specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of the period of break of
study in order that he/she may be eligible for the award of the degree.
19.6 If any student is prevented for want of required attendance, the period of
prevention shall not be considered as authorised ‘Break of Study’.
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A candidate who qualifies for the degree by passing the examination in all courses of the
entire Programme in the first attempt within a period of Four or Five consecutive
academic years applicable for the students joined after permitted Break of Study from
the date of admission to the Programme can be given his/her position in the class as
rank. The Rank is determined from 3rd semester to 08 th semester end semester
examination CGPA. Students transferred from other institutions to FXEC in the 03rd
Semester and Lateral entry students are eligible for rank. Students transferred from
other institutions beyond 03rd Semester to FXEC and students with history of arrears
during the entire programme are not eligible for rank
[Amendment after 5th AC on 29.07.2021 ]
22.SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT
A supplementary support is an extended privilege to take up the failed course (Subject
to have failed in only one course/Project) of the 8th Semester after that may be
approved for a student. Supplementary exams are scheduled one month after the
formal exam period, and may not be available for all subjects, or for all examination
types.
[Amendment after 5th AC on 29.07.2021 ]
23. DISCIPLINE
Every student is required to maintain discipline and decorum both inside and outside
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the institution campus. They shall follow all the rules and regulations and should not
indulge in any activity which can tarnish the reputation of the University or Institution.
The Principal shall refer any act of indiscipline by students to the Discipline and Welfare
Committee and other appropriate committees for action.
The Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change the Regulations, scheme
of Examinations and syllabi, if found necessary. Academic Council assisted by Board of
Studies and Standing Committee will make such revisions /changes.
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ANNEXURE – I
COURSE NUMBERING SCHEME
Course
Regulation Subject Code Semester Sequence No.
Type
1 9 M E 5 0 0 1
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UG courses : B.E/B.Tech., : HSS
: BS - Maths
CE - Civil Engineering : BS - Physics
CS - Computer Science and Engineering : BS - Chemistry
EC - Electronics and Communication Engineering : ES
EE - Electrical and Electronics Engineering : PC
ME - Mechanical Engineering : PE
IT - Information Technology : OE
NC - Non Credit Courses : EEC
: Online Courses
M : Mandatory Courses
V : Value Added Courses
I : Industry Supported
Course
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