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MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SIVAKASI(AUTONOMOUS)

AFFILIATED TO ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

Institute Vision Institute Mission

Envisioning a World

Led by our Engineers,

Holding a Beacon of Hope and

Confidence for Generations to come

To Produce Competent,

Disciplined, Quality

Engineers & Administrators

Through Service par Excellence

REGULATIONS: MEPCO-RL2013

(For Lateral Entry Students)(Common to all B.E. / B.Tech. Degree (6–Semester) Full-Time

Programmes)(w.e.f. 2014 – 2015)

CREDIT SYSTEMDegree of Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology

1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

I). "Programme" means Degree Programme, that is, B.E. /B.Tech. Degree Programme.

II). “Discipline” means Branch or specialization of B.E. / B.Tech.Degree Programme, like Civil Engineering, InformationTechnology, etc.,

III). “Course” means a theory or practical subject that isnormally studied in a semester, like Mathematics, Physics,Engineering Graphics, Circuit Theory etc.,

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IV). “Chairperson, Academic Council” means the authority ofthe Autonomous Institution who is responsible for allacademic activities of the Institute Departments forimplementation of relevant Rules and Regulations.

V). “Controller of Examinations” means the authority of theAutonomous Institute who is responsible for all activities ofthe End semester Examinations.

VI). “Head of the Institution” means the Principal of the campus.

VII). “Chairperson, BoS” means Chairperson of Board of Studiesof each faculty.

VIII). “Head of the Department” means Head of the Departmentconcerned.

IX). “Credit” means a numerical value allocated for each course todescribe the student’s workload required per week

X). “Grade” means the letter grade assigned to each coursebased on the range of marks specified.

XI). “Grade Point” means a numerical value (0 to 10) allocatedbased on the grade assigned to each course.

XII). “University” means Anna University, Chennai.

2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

2.1 Candidates for admission to the second year of thefour year B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programme shall be requiredto have passed,

The Diploma Examination in Engineering conducted bythe State Board of Technical Education and Training,Tamil Nadu.

(OR)

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An Examination of any University or Authority, accepted bythe Syndicate of the Anna University as equivalent thereto.

(OR)

Any other examination as notified by the Government ofTamil Nadu.

Candidates who have passed Bachelor of Science conductedby the State Board of Collegiate Education, are eligible foradmission to the Third semester under Lateral Entry Schemeof the B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programmes. In addition, anyother conditions as notified by the Government of Tamil Naduwill be followed.

2.2 The eligibility criteria such as marks, number of attemptsand physical fitness shall be as prescribed by the Syndicateof the University / DTE from time to time.

3. PROGRAMMES OFFEREDA candidate may be offered admission to any one of theprogramme / discipline of study approved by the Academiccouncil of Institution.

Programmes / discipline offered by the Institute are listed inAnnexure – I.

4. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMMES

4.1 Every Programme will have a curriculum with syllabiconsisting of theory and practical courses such as:

1. Humanities and Social Sciences (HS), includingManagement

2. Basic Sciences(BS) including Mathematics, Physics,Chemistry, Biology;

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3. Engineering Sciences (ES), including Materials,Workshop, Drawing, Basics of Electrical / Electronics /Mechanical / Computer Engineering, Instrumentation,Bio-Technology.

4. Professional Subjects-Core (PC), relevant to the chosenspecialization/branch; (May be split into Hard (no choice)and Soft (with choice), if required;)

5. Professional Subjects – Electives (PE), relevant to thechosen specialization/ branch;

6. Open Subjects- Electives (OE), from other technicaland/or emerging subject areas;

7. Project Work, Seminar and/or Internship in Industry orelsewhere.

4.2 Open ElectivesUG students can opt for open elective courses prescribed in thecurriculum based on their areas of interest from VI semesteronwards and are permitted under the following conditions:

Students are permitted to select open elective courses.However, this would be restricted to one course in asemester, subject to a maximum of 2 courses choosingone course in a semester during the entire period of theprogramme.

The students have to enter the open elective coursesselected in the Course Registration Form while registeringfor the semester. Each open elective course will carry 3credits. The word “Open Elective” would be speciallymentioned in the remarks column of the student's courseregistration form. Prior permission of the CourseInstructor and Heads of the Respective Departmentsis required.

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The students would be required to have the minimumrequired attendance in the Open Elective course as perClause 6.

Students can opt for an open elective course provided thecourse is offered and the time table slot permits.

The open elective courses undergone by the students willbe considered for the purposes of calculation ofSGPA/CGPA.

4.3 Each course is normally assigned certain number of credits with

1 credit per lecture period per week and 1 credit pertutorial period per week for theory courses.

1 credit for 2 periods / 2 credits for 3 or 4 periods oflaboratory or practical courses.

1 credit for 2 periods of technical seminar or 2 periods ofmini project work per week or 1 credit for minimum of 2weeks of training in industry / research institute duringsemester vacations. If internship programme is completedby a student, it can be included as one elective course.

1 Credit for acquiring the international certification in arelevant discipline for showing their competency in theinternational level (For example: Oracle Java Certification)subject to a maximum of 2 credits during theirprogramme.

4.4 Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend oftheory courses not exceeding 6 and practical courses notexceeding 4, subject to a maximum of 9 courses.

4.5 For the award of the degree, a student has to earn the totalnumber of credits specified in the curriculum of the relevantdiscipline / branch of study. (Annexure - I).

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4.6 The medium of instruction is English for all courses,examinations, seminar presentations and project report.

4.7 Candidates who have passed Bachelor of Science degreeshall undergo two additional Engineering subjects in the thirdor fifth and fourth or sixth semesters respectively as prescribedby the respective discipline.

5. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME5.1 A student is ordinarily expected to complete the B.E. /

B.Tech. Programme in 6 semesters (three academicyears) but in any case not more than 6 years (12Semesters).

5.2 Each semester shall normally consist of 90 working days or450 periods of 50 minutes each. The Head of the Departmentshall ensure that every teacher imparts instruction as per thenumber of periods specified in the syllabus and that theteacher teaches the full content of the specified syllabus forthe course being taught.

5.3 However, special theory / practical classes may beconducted for students who require additional coaching overand above the number of periods normally specified, asdecided by the class committee.

But for the purpose of calculation of attendance requirementsfor writing the End Semester Examinations (as per clause 6)by the students, only 450 periods per semester conductedwithin the specified academic schedule shall be taken intoaccount.

5.4 The total period for completion of the programmereckoned from the commencement of the first semester towhich the candidate was admitted shall not exceed themaximum period specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of theperiod of break of study (vide clause 18.1) or period ofprevention in order that he/she may be eligible for the awardof the degree (vide clause 16).

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6. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF A SEMESTER

6.1 A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shallbe deemed to have satisfied the requirements for completionof a semester.

Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes and earn100% attendance. However, in order to allow provision forcertain unavoidable reasons such as medical / personalgrounds / participation in sports, the student is expected toearn a minimum of 75% attendance. Therefore, he/she shallsecure not less than 75% of overall attendance in thatsemester taking into account the total number of periods in allcourses attended by the candidate as against the total numberof periods in all courses offered during that particularsemester.

6.2 However, a candidate who could secure attendance between65% and less than 75% in the current semester due tomedical reasons (hospitalization / accident / specific illness)or due to participation in the University / State / National /International level Sports events with prior permission from theHead of the Department concerned shall be given exemptionfrom the prescribed attendance requirement and he/she shallbe permitted to appear for that particular semesterexaminations.

6.3 Candidates who secure less than 65% overall attendance willnot be permitted to write the End-Semester Examinations andare not permitted to go to next / subsequent semester. Theyare required to repeat the incomplete semester in the nextacademic year.

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7. FACULTY ADVISORTo help the students in planning their courses of study and forgeneral advice on the academic programme, the Head of theDepartment of the student will attach a certain number of studentsto a faculty member of the Department who shall function asFaculty Advisor for those students throughout their period ofstudy. Such Faculty Advisor shall advise the students andmonitor the courses taken by the students, check the attendanceand progress of the students attached to him / her and counselthem periodically. If necessary, the Faculty Advisor may alsodiscuss with or inform the parents about the progress /performance of the students concerned.

The responsibilities for the Faculty advisor shall be:

• To act as the channel of communication between the HoDand the students of the respective class.

• To collect and maintain various statistical details ofstudents.

• To help the chairperson of the class committee inplanning and conduct of the class committee meetings.

• To monitor the academic performance of the studentsincluding attendance and to inform the class committee.

• To attend to the students’ welfare activities like awards,medals, scholarships and industrial visits.

8. CLASS COMMITTEEA class committee consists of teachers of the class concerned,student representatives and a chairperson, who does not handleany subject for the class. It is like the ‘Quality Circle’ (morecommonly used in industries), with the overall goal of improvingthe teaching-learning process. The functions of the class committeeinclude:

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• Solving problems experienced by students in theclassroom and in the laboratories in consultation withHead of the Department / Dean.

• Clarifying the Regulations of the degree programme andthe details of rules therein.

• Informing the student representatives the academicschedule including the dates of assessments and thesyllabus coverage for each assessment.

• Informing the student representatives the details ofRegulations regarding weightage used for eachassessment.

• Analyzing the performance of the students of the classafter each test and finding ways and means of improvingthe performance of the students.

• Identifying the students who are low achievers or weakin their subjects if any, and requesting the teachersconcerned to provide some additional help or guidance orcoaching to such students.

The class committee is normally constituted by the Head of theDepartment. However, if the students of different branches aremixed in each class the class committee is to be constituted bythe concerned HODs. The class committee shall be constitutedwithin a week from the date of commencement of a semester. Atleast 4 student-representatives from the respective class (typically2 boys and 2 girls) shall be included in the class committee. TheChairperson of the class committee may invite the FacultyAdvisor(s) and the Head of the Department to the meeting of theclass committee. The chairperson of the class committee isrequired to prepare the minutes of every meeting, submit the sameto the Head of the Department and then to the Principal withinthree working days of the meeting and arrange to circulate thesame among concerned students and teachers.

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The first meeting of the class committee shall be held withinfifteen days from the date of commencement of the semester.The nature and weightage of internal assessments shall beinformed in the first meeting, and the same shall becommunicated to the students. Two or three subsequent meetingsin a semester may be held at suitable intervals. During thesemeetings the student members representing the entire class, shallmeaningfully interact and express their opinions and suggestionsof the class students to improve the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process.

9. COURSE COMMITTEE FOR COMMON COURSES

Each common theory course offered to more than one discipline orgroup of disciplines, shall have a “Common Course Committee”comprising all the teachers teaching the common course with one ofthem nominated as Common Course Coordinator. The nominationof the Course Coordinator shall be made by the Faculty Chairman inconsultation with Heads of Departments duly approved by theChairperson, Academic Council, from among the teachers teachingthe common course either from a single Department or severalDepartments. The “Common Course Committee” shall meet as oftenas possible and ensure uniform evaluation of internal assessmentsafter arriving at a common scheme of evaluation for the tests(subject to clause 10). Wherever feasible, the common coursecommittee shall prepare a common question paper for the test(s).

10. PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING MARKS FOR INTERNALASSESSMENT (IA)

For all B.E. / B.Tech. Programmes, out of 100 marks for each paperthe maximum marks for Internal Assessment is fixed as 30 forTheory Courses / Theory Courses with lab components and EndSemester Examinations carries 70 marks.

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However, internal assessment is for 50 marks for Practical Coursesand End Semester Examination carries 50 marks and internalassessment is 100 marks for the Project Work while project reportevaluation, viva-voce examination carry 100 marks.

10.1 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSESThe maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 30 incase of theory courses. Three assessments, carrying 50marks each shall be conducted by the college. The totalmarks obtained in all the three assessments should beconverted to 75 marks and rounded to the nearest integer.

The internal assessment is based on the internal test marks,assignment marks and percentage of attendance. Thecriteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 30are as follows:

(a) Internal tests (75% credence)

Three internal tests, each carrying 50 marks shall beconducted by the Department / Institution. The total marksobtained in all the tests put together out of 150, shall bereduced to 75 marks and rounded to the nearest integer.This implies equal weight to all the three tests. However, amakeup test at the discretion of the concerned course faculty/ Head of the Department may be conducted for deservingcandidates at the end of the semester, where the studentshave to register/request for the makeup test.

(b) Assignment (15% credence)

Two assignments requiring work of average 3 to 4 hours ofstudy and written work of average 3 to 4 hours, each carriedout by a student in a separate assignment folder, dulyindexed with headings, date of submission, marks, remarksand signature of faculty with date etc.

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(c) Attendance (10% credence)

A maximum of 10 marks for attendance out of 100 marksshall be given to each student depending on his/herattendance percentage as per the distribution given below:

Attendance (10 Marks)Percentage of attendance Marks

75-79 280-84 485-89 690-94 8

95 and above 10

10.2 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICAL COURSES:The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 50 in

case of practical courses. Every practical exercise /

experiment shall be evaluated based on conduct of

experiment / exercise and records maintained. There shall

be at least one test. The criteria for arriving at the Internal

Assessment marks of 50 are as follows:

Experiment/Observation/Record/PracticalClasses performance

: 50% credence

Practical Test : 40% credenceAttendance : 10% credence

10.3 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES WITHLABORATORY COMPONENT

The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 30 incase of theory courses with laboratory component. Thecriteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 30are as follows:

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(a) Internal Tests (75% credence)

If there is a theory course with laboratory component, thereshall be three tests (each 50 marks). The total 150 marksshould be converted to 75 marks. However, a makeup testat the discretion of the Head of the Department may beconducted for deserving candidates.

(b) Lab experiments / Lab test (15% credence)

A maximum mark of 15 shall be given to practicalcomponent. There shall be at least one test and everypractical exercise / experiment shall be evaluated based onthe conduct of experiment / exercise, records maintained.

(c) Attendance (10% credence)

A maximum of 10 marks for attendance out of 100 marksshall be given to each student depending on his/herattendance percentage as per the distribution given below:

Attendance (10 Marks)Percentage of attendance Marks

75-79 280-84 485-89 690-94 8

95 and above 10

10.4 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT WORKThere shall be three assessments (each 100 marks) duringthe semester by a review committee. The students of theproject group (of not exceeding 3 students) shall makepresentation on the progress made before the committee.The Head of the Department shall constitute the review

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committee for each branch of study. There shall be aminimum of three members in the review committee. Theguide will be an additional member of the Review Committeeand he / she should be present during the presentation ofhis/her group.

The criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment mark outof 100 are as follows:

Work assessed by the Project Guide 30 MarksWork assessed by the review committee 60 MarksAttendance 10 Marks

Percentage of attendance Marks out of 1075-79 280-84 485-89 690-94 8

95 and above 10

10.4.1 The candidate is expected to submit the projectreport on or before the last working day of thesemester.

10.4.2 All the project batches of VIII semester students areexpected to present their project outcomes in oneInternational/National Conference.

10.4.3 The details of marks allotment for InternalAssessment and End Semester Examination isgiven below.

Internal Assessment End Semester Examination

Attendance Guide ReviewI

ReviewII

ReviewIII

Report Submission Viva-Voce

Internal External Internal External Guide

10 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

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10.5 Every faculty member is required to maintain an‘ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT RECORD’ for everysemester which consists of attendance marked in eachlecture or practical or project work class, the test marks,assignment marks, attendance marks and the record ofclass work (topics covered), separately for each coursehandled by the teacher. This should be submitted to theHead of the Department periodically (at least three times ina semester) for checking the syllabus coverage and therecords of test marks, assignment marks and attendance.The Head of the Department will affix his / her signature anddate after due verification. At the end of the semester, therecord should be verified by the Head of the Department /Institution who will keep this document in safe custody (forfive years).

11. EXAMINATIONS

Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated basedon (i) Continuous internal assessment throughout the semesterand (ii) End semester examination.

Each course, both theory and practical shall be evaluated for amaximum of 100 marks. The project work shall be evaluatedfor a maximum of 200 marks.

Project work may be allotted to a group of students notexceeding 3 per group.

The end semester examination (practical and theory) of 3hours duration shall ordinarily be conducted between October -December during the odd semesters and between April - Juneduring the even semesters.

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The end semester examination for project work shall consist ofevaluation of the final report submitted by the students of theproject group (of not exceeding 3 students) by Internal andExternal examiners followed by a viva-voce examinationconducted separately for each project group by a committeeconsisting of the external examiner, internal examiner and theguide of the project group.

The award of end semester marks for 100 shall be evaluatedby both Internal and External Examiners, out of which theproject report shall carry a maximum of 40 marks (samemarks must be awarded to every student of the project group)while the viva-voce examination shall carry 60 marks (awardedto each student of the project group based on the individualperformance in the viva-voce examination.)

i) Theory CoursesInternal Assessment : 30 MarksEnd-Semester Exams : 70 Marks

ii) Theory Courses with laboratory componentInternal Assessment : 30 MarksEnd-Semester Exams : 70 Marks

iii) Practical coursesInternal Assessment : 50 MarksEnd-Semester Exams : 50 Marks

iv) Project WorkInternal Assessment : 100 marksEnd semester (Projectwork report Evaluationand viva-voceexamination) : 100 marks

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12. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR END SEMESTEREXAMINATIONA candidate shall normally be permitted to appear for Endsemester examination of the current semester if he / she hassatisfied the semester completion requirements (vide Clause 6)and has registered for examination in all courses of that semesterby paying the prescribed fee.

However, for students having arrear courses of the previoussemester(s), in order to write the current end semesterexamination, the registration is mandatory for the examination ofall the courses of that semester and all arrear courses of theprevious semester(s) by paying the prescribed fee, failing which,the candidates will not be permitted to move to the highersemester.

A candidate who has already appeared for any subject in asemester and passed the examination is not entitled to reappear inthe same subject for improvement of letter grades / marks.

13. PASSING REQUIREMENTS13.1 A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks

prescribed for the courses (Internal Assessment + Endsemester examination) with a minimum of 45% of themarks prescribed for the end-semester Examination intheory, theory with practical components and practicalcourses (including Project work), shall be declared to havepassed in the Examination.

For any programme, during any semester that conducts apractical course in two parts, say A and B, it is mandatorythat the student must appear for both the parts of the lab inthe end semester practical examination. The candidate isdeclared as pass in both the parts, A and B of the lab, only ifhe / she secures a minimum of 50% put together. If thecandidate is absent for any one part of the lab, the candidateis declared as fail in both the parts A and B of the lab and he/ she should appear in both, part A and B in the subsequentsemesters.

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13.1.1 If a candidate fails to secure a pass in a particular course,it is mandatory that he / she shall register and reappearfor the examination in that course during the nextsemester when examination is conducted in that course.It is mandatory that he / she should continue to registerand reappear for the examination till he / she secures apass.

13.1.2. The internal assessment marks obtained by thecandidate in the first appearance shall be retained andconsidered valid for all subsequent attempts till thecandidate secures a pass as per clause 13.1. However,from the 3rd attempt onwards if a candidate fails toobtain pass marks (Internal Assessment + EndSemester Examination) as per clause 13.1 then thepassing requirement shall be as per clause 13.2.

13.2 The candidate should secure a minimum of 50% marksprescribed for the course in the END Semester Examinationalone.

13.3 Evaluation of Answer Scripts

The system of evaluation of answer scripts for theory courses is“Double Valuation” i.e., valuation by two examinersindependently. Since the answer scripts are subject to doublevaluation, there is no provision for revaluation. Even after adouble valuation, candidates are given the right to challenge thevaluation. Challenging the valuation is permitted for thosestudents who have applied for photocopy of answer script. Acandidate can apply for challenge valuation in a theory course,within 2 weeks from the declaration of results, on payment of aprescribed fee along with prescribed application to theController of Examinations (COE) through the Heads ofDepartments.

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Copies of answer scripts for theory courses can be obtainedfrom the Office of the Controller of Examinations on payment ofa prescribed fee specified for this purpose through properapplication. The copy of answer script is to be valued by acompetent authority and the valued script should be submittedto Controller of Examination’s (COE’s) office along with theprescribed fee for challenging the valuation. The COE willarrange for the challenge valuation and the publications of theresults.

Challenging is not permitted for Practical Courses, Miniprojects, Seminar and for Project work.

14. AWARD OF LETTER GRADESAll assessments of a course will be done on absolute marks

basis. However, for the purpose of reporting the performance

of a candidate, the letter grades, each carrying certain points,

will be awarded as detailed below:

Range of Marks Letter Grade Grade Points (GP)90 to 100 S 1080 to 89 A 970 to 79 B 860 to 69 C 755 to 59 D 650 to 54 E 50 to 49 U 0

Shortage ofAttendance SA 0

Withdrawal W 0Audit Course AU 0

‘U’ denotes Reappearance (RA) is required for the examinationin that particular course. (This grade will figure both in GradeSheet as well as in Result Sheet.)

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‘SA’ denotes shortage of attendance (as per Clause 6) andhence prevented from writing end semester examination. ‘SA’will appear only in the result sheet.

‘W’ denotes withdrawal from the particular course.

‘AU’ denotes Audit Course.

15 SGPA AND CGPA CALCULATION

After the results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to eachstudent which will contain the following details:

• The list of courses enrolled during the semester and thegrades scored.

• The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

• The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all coursesenrolled from first semester onwards.

During each semester, the list of courses enrolled and the gradesscored in each course are used to compute the Semester GradePoint Average (SGPA). SGPA is the ratio of the sum of theproducts of the number of credits of courses registered and thegrade points corresponding to the grades scored in those courses,taken for all the courses, to the sum of the number of credits of allthe courses in the semester.

n

ii

n

iii

C

GPCSGPA

1

1

where

C – Credits assigned to each course

GP – Grade Point corresponding to the letter grade obtainedfor each course

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n – number of all Courses successfully cleared during theparticular semester in the case of SGPA and during allthe semesters in the case of CGPA

CGPA will be calculated in a similar manner, considering all thecourses enrolled from first semester. “U”, “SA” and “W” gradeswill be excluded for calculating SGPA and CGPA.

16 ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

16.1. A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award ofthe B.E. / B.Tech. Degree provided

i) The student has successfully gained the required numberof total credits as specified in the curriculum correspondingto his/her programme within the stipulated time.

ii) The student has successfully completed the programmerequirements and has passed all the courses prescribedin all the 6 semesters within a maximum period of 6 yearsreckoned from the commencement of the third semester towhich the candidate was admitted.

iii) The student has successfully completed any additionalbridge courses prescribed by the Chairperson,Academic Council and Board of Studies concerned forthe Lateral Entry Science Graduates.

iv) The student has successfully completed any additionalcourses prescribed by the Chairperson, AcademicCouncil whenever, any candidate is readmitted underregulations other than MEPCO RL2013 (vide clause 18.2)

v) The student has no disciplinary action pending againsthim / her.

vi) The award of Degree must have been approved by theSyndicate of the University.

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16.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

16.2.1 FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION:

A candidate who satisfies the following conditionsshall be declared to have passed the examination inFirst class with Distinction: Should have passed the End semester examinations

in all the courses of all the six semesters in his/herFirst Appearance within three years.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50 Should NOT have been prevented from writing end

semester examination due to lack of attendance in anyof the semesters.

Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 17) will notbe construed as an appearance.

One year authorized break of study (if availed of) ispermitted in addition to three years for award of Firstclass with Distinction.

16.2.2 FIRST CLASS:

A candidate who satisfies the following conditions shallbe declared to have passed the examination in Firstclass:

Should have passed the End semester examination inall the courses of all the six semesters within fouryears.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50

Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 17) will notbe construed as an appearance.

One year authorized break of study (if availed of) orprevention from writing End semester examination dueto lack of attendance is permitted in addition to fouryears for the award of First Class.

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16.2.3 SECOND CLASS:

All other candidates (not covered in clauses 16.2.1 and16.2.2) who qualify for the award of the degree (videClause 16.1) shall be declared to have passed theexamination in Second Class.

16.2.4. A candidate who is absent in semesterexamination in a course / project work after havingregistered for the same shall be considered to haveappeared in that examination for the purpose ofclassification.

16.3 RANKS AWARDED TO STUDENTS

Ranks are awarded for each programme based on thefollowing criteria.

The number of ranks awarded for each programme is 3 or10% of the students’ intake in that programme, whicheveris higher.

The rank of a student is determined from CGPA.However, students who have scored less than 7.5 CGPAwill not be eligible for a rank.

Students should have passed the End semesterexamination in all the courses of all the six semesters inhis/her First Appearance without any break of study.

However, for other students, a statement indicating theirposition in the programme will be given on request, basedon the CGPA, provided they have passed all the courseswithin three years of their study.

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17. PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION:

17.1 A candidate may, for valid reasons, (medically unfit /unexpected family situations) be granted permission towithdraw from appearing for the examination in any course orcourses in any one of the semester examination during theentire duration of the degree programme.

17.2 Such withdrawal shall be permitted only once during theentire period of study of the degree programme.

17.3 Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the candidate isotherwise eligible to write the examination (Clause 6) andif it is made within TEN days before the commencementof the examination in that course or courses and alsorecommended by the Head of the Department and approvedby the Head of the Institution with intimation to COE.

17.3.1 Not withstanding the requirement of mandatory TENdays notice, applications for withdrawal for specialcases under extraordinary conditions will beconsidered on the merit of the case.

17.4 Withdrawal shall not be construed as an appearance fordeciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class withDistinction and First Class.

17.5 Withdrawal is NOT permitted for arrear examinations of theprevious semesters.

17.6 Candidates shall appear for the withdrawn courses duringthe examination conducted in the subsequent semester.

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18. AUTHORIZED BREAK OF STUDY FROM A PROGRAMME

18.1 A candidate is normally not permitted to temporarily breakthe period of study. However, if a candidate happens todiscontinue the programme temporarily in the middle ofduration of study for valid reasons (such as accident orhospitalization due to prolonged ill health) and to rejoin theprogramme in a later semester he / she shall apply to theChairperson, Academic Council in advance, in anycase, not later than the last date for registering for thesemester in question, through the Head of the Departmentstating the reasons.

18.2 The candidate permitted to rejoin the programme after thebreak shall be governed by the Curricula and regulations inforce at the time of rejoining.

18.3 The authorized break of study will not be counted towardsthe duration specified for passing all the courses for thepurpose of classification (vide Clause 16.2.1 and 16.2.2).

18.4 The total period for completion of the programmereckoned from, the commencement of the third semesterto which the candidate was admitted shall not exceed themaximum period specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of theperiod of break of study in order that he / she may beeligible for the award of the degree (vide clause 16).

18.5 If any student is detained for want of requisite attendance,progress and good conduct, the period spent in thatsemester shall not be considered as permitted ‘Break ofStudy’ and Clause 18.3 is not applicable for this case.

18.6 In case of any valid reasons for extension of Break of Study,such extended Break of Study may be granted by theapproval of the Chairperson, Academic Council for aperiod not more than 1 year in addition to the earlierauthorized Break of Study. Such extended break of study

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shall be counted for the purpose of classification of degree(vide clause 16.2).

18.7 If the candidate has not reported back to the department,even after the extended Break of Study, the name of thecandidate shall be deleted permanently from the collegeenrollment. Such candidates are not entitled to seekreadmission under any circumstances.

19. INDUSTRIAL VISIT / INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Every student is required to undergo Industrial visits for every yearstarting from the second year of the Programme. Heads ofDepartments shall take efforts to arrange at least one industrialvisit in a year.

The students may undergo industrial training for a total period of2 – 4 weeks during summer / winter vacation between IV and VIsemesters of study.

20. PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENTAll students shall enroll, on admission, in any one of the personalityand character development programmes (the NCC / NSS / NSO /YRC) and undergo training for about 80 hours and attend a campof about seven days. The training shall include classes on hygieneand health awareness and also training in first-aid.National Cadet Corps (NCC) will have about 20 parades.National Service Scheme (NSS) will have social service activitiesin and around the College / Institution.National Sports Organization (NSO) will have sports, Games,Drills and Physical exercises.Youth Red Cross (YRC) will have activities related to socialservices in and around college/institutions.While the training activities will normally be during weekends, thecamp will normally be during vacation period.

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Every student shall put in a minimum of 75% attendance in thetraining and attend the camp compulsorily. The training and campshall be completed during the second year of the programme.

21. DISCIPLINE

Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorousbehaviour both inside and outside the Institution and not to indulgein any activity which will tend to bring down the prestige of theInstitution.

In the event an act of indiscipline being reported, the Principal shallconstitute a disciplinary committee to enquire into the act ofindiscipline.

If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the End semesterexamination / internal examination he / she shall be liable forpunitive action as prescribed by the Institution from time to time.

Ragging is not at all allowed. Punitive actions will be taken againstthe students involved in ragging as per the government norms.

22. AUDIT COURSEUG students can audit courses from UG / PG curriculum based ontheir areas of interest and is permitted under the followingconditions:

Students with CGPA 7.5 and above will be permitted to ‘Audit'the course. However, this would be restricted to a maximum of2 courses during the entire period of the programme.

The students have to register for the courses to be auditedthrough Course Registration Form while registering for thesemester. The course will not carry any credits. The word“Audit” would be specially mentioned in the remarks column ofthe student's course registration form. Prior permission of theCourse Instructor and the Heads of the RespectiveDepartment of the student and the course instructor isrequired.

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The students would be required to have minimum 75%attendance in the Audit course.

The ‘AU' grade would be awarded, if the attendance issatisfactory and requirements set out by the course instructorare met. Students will be expected to complete the in-semesterassessments. If the attendance and performance is notsatisfactory, the course will not appear at all in the Grade Sheet.

Students can audit a course provided the course is offered andthe time table slot permits.

The course done by auditing will not be considered for thepurposes of calculation of SGPA/CGPA but will be reflected inthe Semester Grade Sheet as Audit Course.

23. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUMThe Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change theRegulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi if foundnecessary.

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ANNEXURE – I

A candidate may be offered one of the following programmes of

study approved by the University. A candidate of a programme

should earn the credits specified against it to enable him to be

eligible to be awarded the degree.

1. FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Credits

i) B. E. Civil Engineering 138

2. FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICSENGINEERING

i) B. E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 139

3. FACULTY OF ELECTRONICS ANDCOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

i) B. E. Electronics and Communication Engineering 136

4. FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING

i) B. E. Computer Science and Engineering 138

5. FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

i) B. E. Mechanical Engineering 136

6. FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

i) B. Tech. Information Technology 136

7. FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

i) B.Tech. Biotechnology 132