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PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Approved by AICTE, NEW DELHI and Affiliated to Anna University
Accredited by NAAC with “B++” Grade and Recognized by UGC under Sec.2 (f)
An ISO 9001-2008 Certified Institution
Melathediyoor, PalayamkottaiTaluk,
Tirunelveli District – 627 152 Tamil Nadu
CALENDAR 2016-2017
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OUR VISION
To provide and maintain an academic environment
conducive for learning, working and research and make the
students to face technical challenges by maintaining human
values and professional ethics.
OUR MISSION
To be a preferred institution for technical and
innovativelearning.
To foster academic, research and professional
excellence in alldomains.
Empowering the students in technical and
communication skills and entrepreneurshipby
OUR QUALITY POLICY
PSNCET is committed to provide socially relevant and value added professional education to Engineering, Technology, Computer Applications and Management students and continually improve all the services provided by the institution so as to enlighten all the interested parties.
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Highlights of the College
1. All eligible courses have been approved by the UGC and AICTE and
Accriated byNAAC.
2. MarineEnginneeringCoursehasbeenapprovedbyTheDirectorGeneral of
Shipping (DGS), Govt. ofIndia.
3. PSNCET signed MoUs with many International Universities, MNC‟s
and Nationally RenownedInstitutions.
4. 24x7 Wi Fi facilities on campus for the benefit of staff andstudents.
5. PSNCET has bagged many awards andrecognitions.
6. Faculty members are well qualified and commited including more than
40 PhDholders.
7. A Member of the International Association of Universities(IAU).
8. A Member of the Assocition of Indian Universities(AIU).
9. The only Autonoumaous Institution functioning in rural area in the
southern part ofTamilnadu.
10. The college has finishing school program to impart knowledge in soft
skills, software skills, aptitude and reasoning.
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CONTENT
S. No Title Page No
1. Tamil ThaaiVaazhthu& National Pledge 5
2. Personal Memorandum 6
3. General Information and College Data 7
4. Programmes Offered 8
5. PSN Institute: Brief History & Growth 9
6. Regulation 2014 11
7. Facilities (Placement and Training) 54
8. Students Grievance Cell 55
9. National Service Scheme (NSS) 55
10. Health Centre & Book Store 56
11. Library 56
12. Entrepreneurship Development Cell 56
13. Bank, Yoga Centre 57
14. Gym 57
15. Video Conferencing Facility 57
16. Rules & Regulations 58
17. Working days and Academic Schedule 59
18. Time Table 90
19. Calendar Committee 2017 – 2018 92
20. National anthem 93
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All Indians are my brothers and sisters.
I love my country and
I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.
I shall always strive to be worthy of it.
I shall give my parents, teachers and all elders,
respect and treat every one with courtesy.
To my country and my people I pledge my devotion.
In their well being and prosperity
alone, lies my happiness.
PERSONAL MEMORANDA
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Address : PSN College of Engineering andTechnology
Melathediyoor, Palayamkottai,
Tirunelveli District,
Tamil Nadu, Pin – 627 152.
Phone : 04634-279680,279009
Fax : 04634-279681
E-mail : (i)[email protected]
(ii) [email protected]
Visitusat : (i)www.psncet.ac.in
COLLEGEDATA
Total Landarea : 26.74acres
Buildingarea : 342747.71Sq.m
TeachingStaff : 178
Non-TeachingStaff :54
NumberofStudents : 1812
UG & PGGents Hostel : 2
UG & PGLadies‟ Hostel : 2 Blocks
Canteens : 3Nos
HealthCentre : 1
Gymnasia : 1
SwimmingPool : 2
GuestHouse Rooms :25
Staff Quarters : 32
ATM : CUB ATMCentre
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I. U.G.Courses
B.E. / B.Tech.in
1. Aeronautical Engineering
2. CivilEngineering
3. Computer Science andEngineering
4. Electrical and ElectronicsEngineering
5. Electronics and CommunicationEngineering
6. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
7. Information Technology
8. Marine Engineering (Approved byDGS)
9. Mechanical and AutomationEngineering
10. Mechanicalngineering
II. P.G.Courses
1. M.E AppliedElectronics 2. M.EAvionics 3. M.E Computer Science andEngineering 4. M.E Communication Systems 5. M.E Embbeded SystemTechnology 6. MCA – Master of Computer Applications (3 yrs) 7. MBA – Master of BusinessAdministration
III. Ph.D.Programmes
1. Computer Science andEngineering
2. Electronics and CommunicationEngineering 3. MechanicalEngineering 4. Physics 5. Chemistry
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Programmes Offered
PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
A BRIEF HISTORY
Profile of an educational institution always inspires those who have the zeal
for academic excellence. PSN College of Engineering and Technology,
Tirunelveli is credited with a silhouette that makes it as an educational hub
in south Tamilnadu.
PSN College of Engineering and Technology (PSNCET), Tirunelveli, was
established by the PSN Educational and Charitable Trust in the year 2001
under the leadership of our illustrious Chairman Dr. P. Suyambu, Ph.D, a
multi-tasked personality and an admirable academic brilliance. The college
is located at Melathediyoor, 12 km away from Tirunelveli and 125 km from
Trivandrum unfolding its grandeur over 250 acres of land. The college
exhibits an attractive panorama conducive to education and research.
Anaturalsanctuaryofbirds,magnificentsceneryofevergreentrees,amazing
mountains, beautiful garden of multicolored flowers and Mega buildings are
sure to draw any passer-by into thecampus.
This institution aims at educating and training its students to become not
only competent professionals, but also excellent human beings to influence
the quality of life of people around.
The Institution strives to achieve academic excellence by futuristic outlook
in the field of technical education in a well-disciplined environment through
commitmenttocontinuousimprovementinallrealms,involvingpeopleatall
levelsandthroughup-gradationofinfrastructureandhumanresources.The
PSNgroupwithanetworkofeightinstitutionshasmadetremendousstrides in
the field of highereducation.
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THE GROWTH
ThePSNCETisanacknowledgedandapprovedlegendaryinstitution by
many authorized bodies like UGC, AICTE, NAAC and Anna University to
produceEngineeringgraduateswhoexcelinSTEM–SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING ANDMATHS.
Intheacademicyear2012-2013,PSNCollegeofEngineeringandTechnology
was conferred with AUTONOMOUS status by University Grants Commission
(UGC),NewDelhi.Thisstatusprovidesthecollegetofulfilltheaspirationsof the
students in getting quality education and betterplacement.
Thecollegeoffers10UG,12PGand5Ph.Dprogrammes.Oncampusacademic and
Research activities drive both faculty and students towards their goals with
the end results of research publications, Funded projects, ACEDEMIC
ACHIEVEMENTS and placementoffers.
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REGULATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS COURSES (common to all B.E./B.Tech. Degree -
8 Semesters / 6 Semesters (LES) Full Time Programmes)
(w.e.f. 2016-2017 Academic year onwards)
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM(CBCS) Degree of Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor ofTechnology
MARCH 2016
1. DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE
In the Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires;
I. “Programme” means Degree Programmes, B.E.,B.Tech.
II. “Discipline” means Branch of Specialization of B.E./B.Tech. Degree
Programme.
III. “Course”meansatheoryorapracticalsubjectthatisnormallystudied in
asemester.
IV. “Chairperson, Academic Council” means the Principal of the
College.
V. “Controller of Examinations” means the authority of the
Autonomous College who is responsible for all activities of the End
Semester Examinations.
VI. “Head of the Institution” means the Principal of theCollege.
VII. “Dean” means Head of theFaculty.
VIII. “Chairman, BoS” means Chairman of Board of Studies of each
faculty.
IX. “Head of the Department” means Head of the Department
concerned.
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X. “Credit” means a number value allocated for each course to describe
the student‟s workload required per week.
XI. “Grade” means the letter grade assigned to each course based on the
range of marksspecified.
XII. “Grade Point” means a numerical value (0 to 10) allocated based on
the grade assigned to each course.
XIII. “University” means Anna University,Chennai.
XIV. “LES” means Lateral EntryScheme.
XV. “CBCS” means Choice Based CreditSystem.
XVI. “DCC” means Discipline CoreCourse.
XVII. “Discipline Elective (DEL)” course means the courses which are
applicable only for the concerned programme studentsonly.
XVIII. “Open Elective (OPEL)” course means the courses which are open
to all the UG programme students except the students of the offering
department.
XIX. “CareerOrientedcourse(COC)”meansacoursethatwillbeoffered by
the department to bridge the gap between the curriculum and the
requirements of the industry, which could be selected by any student
in the college. This is a mandatory course to be offered by each
department.
XX. “Mandatorycourse(MC)”meanscompulsorycommoncoursetobe
studied by all the students of the UGprogramme.
XXI. “Compulsory Programme (CP)” means compulsory technical
programmestobecompletedbythestudentsoftheUGprogrammein
respective year of study.
XXII. “Extra credits (EC)” means course/programme/participation/others
to be done by all the students in addition to the academic creditsfixed
for the programme for the award ofdegree.
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2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Candidates seeking admission to the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering
and Bachelor of Technology shall require satisfying eligibility rules as
prescribed by the affiliating University and Directorate of Technical
Education, Chennai, from time to time.
3. PROGRAMMESOFFERED
B.E Aeronautical Engineering.
B.E Civil Engineering.
B.E Computer Science Engineering.
B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering.
B.E Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
B.E Electronics & Instrumentations
Engineering.B.Tech Information Technology.
B.E Mechanical Engineering.
B.E Mechanical & Automation Engineering.
B.E. Marine Engineering*
* Norms and Regulations prescribed by Director General of Shipping,
Mumbai, Govt. of India are also applicable in addition to Anna
University Regulations.
4. STRUCTURE OF THEPROGRAMME
Every programme will have a curriculum and syllabi consistingof
theory and practical courses. The course shallcover:
1. Humanities and Social Sciences (HS) (English, Human
Rights, Value Educationetc.)
2. Basic Sciences (BS) (Mathematics, Physics andChemistry)
3. Engineering Sciences (ES) (Materials, Workshop, Drawing,
Basics of Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Civil /
Computer Engineering /Instrumentation)
4. Discipline Core Courses (DCC) –Relevant to the chosen
specialization /branch.
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5. Discipline Electives (DEL) – Maximum of six core electives
relevant to the chosen specialization/branch are to be selected
and will be offered from V Semesteronwards.
6. Open Electives (OPEL) –Two open elective courses from the
list prescribed in the curriculum which will be offered in Vand
VI semesters. The students have to register for this course.
(Please refer to Annexure I for the list of Open Electives
offered)
7. Extra Credits (EC) - A total of 20 credits (minimum) shall be
completed during the entire period of the programme. (Please
refertoAnnexureIIforthelistofExtraCreditcoursesoffered)
8. Career Oriented course (COC) – One career-oriented course
to be offered by each department during theprogramme.
9. MandatoryCourse(MC)–Fourmandatorycoursesofferedin III,
V, VI and VII semesters of the programme (as per clause 30).
10. Compulsory Programme (CP) – Four compulsory
programmes offered in I, II, III and IV years of the programme
(as per clause28).
11. Project Work, Seminar and / or Internship in reputed
organization /industry.
Each semester curriculum (from III semester onwards) shall
normally have both theory courses not exceeding 6 and practical
courses not exceeding 4, subject to a maximum of 9 courses for all
programmes except B.E. Marine Engineering. For B.E. Marine
Engineering, the total number of courses per semester should not
exceed 11 (maximum of 7 theory courses and 4 practicalcourses).
For the award of the degree, a student has to earn the required
number of credits specified in the curriculum of the relevant
discipline / branch ofstudy.
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The medium of instruction is English for all courses, examination,
seminar presentations and projectreport.
Each course is normally assigned a certain number creditwith
For theory courses, 1 credit per lecture period per week and 1
credit per 1 tutorial period and 1 credit per 2 period practical
courses.
1 credit for 2 periods of laboratory and 2 credits for 3or 4
periods oflaboratory
1creditfor2periodsoftechnicalseminarorminiprojectwork.
New courses may be introduced by the department / institution at
any time depending upon the requirement after getting approval
from the concerned Board of studies, Academic Council and
GoverningBody
Procedure for the enrolment for OPEL:
All students have to study two open elective papers. Each OPEL
carries 4 credits. OPEL are offered in the V and VI semesters ofthe
programme. OPEL offered by a department cannot be taken by
the students of the same department. OPEL should not be a
course already studied by the student under DCC orDEL.
The students have to register for the Open Elective courses in
prescribed format through the respective Head of the Department.
TheapplicationforwardedbytheHeadoftheDepartment,certifying
theaboveconditions,shouldbehandedovertotheCourseInstructor of
the department offering the OPEL within the stipulatedperiod.
5. DURATION OF THEPROGRAMME
A student is ordinarily expected to complete the B.E / B.Tech.
Programmein8semesters(fouracademicyears)butinanycase,not
more than 7 years (14 semesters). In case of LES, a student is
ordinarilyexpectedtocompletetheB.E/B.Tech.Programmein6
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semesters (three academic years) but in any case, not more than 6
years (12 semesters).
Each semester shall normally consist of a minimum of 450 periods
of 50 minutes duration each. 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
entire content of specified syllabus for the courses beingtaught.
However, special theory / practical classes may be conducted for
studentswhorequireadditionalcoachingoverandabovethenumber of
periods normally specified, as decided by the classcommittee.
For the calculation of attendance requirements for writing the End
semester Examinations (vide clause 12) only the number of periods
handled in a semester is to be considered. If the number of periods
handled in a semester is “N” and the number of periods attended by
the candidate is “M”, then percentage of attendance is calculated as
(M/N) x100.
Thetotalperiodforcompletionoftheprogrammereckonedfromthe
commencementofthefirstsemester(thirdsemesterincaseofLES) to
which the candidate was admitted shall not exceed themaximum
period specified in clause 5.1 irrespective of the period of break of
study (vide clause 23) or period of prevention in order that he/she
may be eligible for the award of the degree (vide clause15).
6. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF ASEMESTER
A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be
deemed to have satisfied the requirements for completion of a
semester.
Ideallyeverystudentisexpectedtoattendallclassesandearn100
% attendance. However, in order to allow provision for certain
unavoidable reasons such as medical / other reasonable grounds /
participation in sports at college level, the student are expectedto
earn a minimum of 80 % attendance. Therefore, he/she shall secure
not less than 80 % of overall attendance in that semester takinginto
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account the total number of periods in all courses attended by the
candidateasagainstthetotalnumberofperiodsinallcoursesoffered
during that particularsemester.
However, a candidate who could secure attendance between 70 %
and less than 80 % in the current semester due to medical reasons
(hospitalization / accident / specific illness) or due to participation
in the University / State / National / International level Sports
events with prior permission from the Principal shall be considered
for exemption from the prescribed attendance requirement and he /
she shall be permitted to appear for that particular semester
examinations.
Candidates who are coming under clause 6.2 and secure overall
attendance less than 70 % will not be permitted to write the End-
semester examination and are not permitted to go to next /
subsequent semester. They are required to repeat the incomplete
semester in the next academicyear.
7. 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 student will attach certain number of students to
a faculty member of the Department who shall function as Faculty
Advisor for those students throughout their period of study. Such
Faculty Advisor shall advice the students and monitors the courses
taken by the students, check the attendance and progress of the
students attached to him / her 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 responsibilities for the Faculty Advisor are:
to act as channels of communication between the Head of
the Department, the students of the respective class and
parents.
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to collect and maintain various statistical details of
academic and other activities of thestudents.
tohelptheConveneroftheclasscommitteeinplanningand
conduct of the class committeemeetings.
to monitor the academic performance of the students
including attendance and to inform the classcommittee.
to attend to students‟ welfare relating to industrial visits,
internships, in-plant trainings, scholarships, awardsetc.
to address to students‟ grievance and see that their
grievances areredressed.
8. CLASSCOMMITTEE
Aclasscommitteeconsistsofallthefacultymembersconductingtheory and
practical courses of the class concerned, student representatives and a
convener, who does not handle any subject for the class. The main
objective of the class committee is to improve the teaching learning
process.
Identifying and finding solution to the problems
experienced by students in the classroom and laboratories
in consultation with Head of the Department /Dean.
Making the students to know the AutonomousRegulations
of the degree programme and clarifying the details ofrules
therein to thestudents.
Informing the student representatives, the academic
schedule including the mode and dates of assessments,
monitoring the syllabus coverage for eachassessment.
Analyzingtheperformanceofthestudentsoftheclassafter
each assessment test and finding ways and means of
improving the performance of thestudents.
Identifying the slow learners and helping them to come up
by guidance and / or by providing remedialcoaching.
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The class committee is normally constituted by the Head of the
Department. The class committee shall be constituted within a week
from the date of commencement of a semester. At least 4 student
representatives from the respective class (typically 2 boys and 2 girls)
shall be included in the class committee. The convener of the class
committee may invite the Faculty Advisor(s) and the Head of the
Department to the meeting of the class committee. The convener of the
class committee is required to prepare the minutes of every meeting,
submitthesametotheHeadoftheDepartmentandDeanandthentothe
Principal within three working days of the meeting and arrange to
circulate the same among concerned students andteachers.
Thefirstmeetingoftheclasscommitteeshallbeheldwithinfifteendays from
the date of commencement of the semester. It is the duty of class
committee to see that all the students are well informed about the
Regulations of the Autonomous stream. Minimum two meetings
should be conducted in one semester. As the student members represent
the entire class, they should interact meaningfully and express the
opinions and suggestions of the class students with an aim to improve
the teaching – learning process in an effective way. The convener shall
see that the decisions taken in the class committee meeting reach all the
students of the classconcerned.
9. COURSE COMMITTEE FOR COMMONCOURSES
Each common theory course offered to more than one programme or
more than one class handled by different faculty members, shall have a
“Common Course Committee” comprising all the teachers teaching the
course with one of them nominated as Course Coordinator. The
nomination of the Course Coordinator shall be made by the Principal in
consultation with Deans of the participating discipline. The “Common
Course Committee” shall meet as often as possible and ensure uniform
delivery and evaluation of internal assessments after arriving at a
common scheme of evaluation (subject to clause 10).
Wherever feasible, the common course committee shall prepare a
common question paper for the test(s).
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10. PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING MARKS FOR INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT
Internal Assessment for TheoryCourses
The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 30 fortheory
courses. Five internal tests carrying 30 marks each shall be
conducted by the college. Out of the 5 tests the best 3 are taken for
internal assessment mark calculation. Daily tests are conducted for
10 marks each. Best performed 2 tests will be taken for internal
assessment markcalculation.
The internal assessment is based on the internal test marks,
assignment/seminar marks and percentage of attendance. The
criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 30 are as
follows:
(a) Internal test (2/3rdcredence)
Three internal tests carrying 30 marks each shall be conducted
bythecollege.Outofthe3teststhebest2aretakenforinternal
assessment mark calculation. This shall be reduced to 10 and
roundedofftothenearestinteger.Dailytestswillbeconducted
for10markseachandthebestperformedtwotestswillbetaken
andaveragedfor10.Thisisreducedto5androundedofftothe
nearest integer. One Model Examination at the end of semester
for 100 marks is conducted. This is reduced to 5 and rounded
off to the nearest integer. (i.e., 10 marks for internal tests, 5
marks for daily tests & 5 marks for Modelexam)
(b) Assignment/Seminar (1/6thcredence)
One assignment or seminar shall be given in each unit of the
course by the faculty member handling the course. Each
seminar or assignment is evaluated for 5 marks. The total of25
marks awarded for five assignments/seminars for each course
will be reduced to 5marks.
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(c) Attendance (1/6thcredence)
Amaximumof5marksforattendanceoutof30marksshallbe given
to each student depending on his / her attendance percentage
in the courseconcerned.
Calculation of attendance will be done as follows:
% 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 =
Total number of periodsattended
No. of periodsallotted for thatsubject
× 100
The internal mark for attendance is as per the distribution given
below:
Percentage of attendance Marks
95 &> 95 5
90 &< 95 4
85 &< 90 3
> 80 &< 85 2
= 80 1
< 80 0
Internal Assessment for PracticalCourses
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 model test. The criteria for
arriving at the internal assessment marks of 50 are as follows:
Observation submissionintime - 10marks
Record submissionintime - 10marks
Modeltest - 20marks
Record (consolidated) - 5marks
Attendance - 5marks*
*marksawardedforattendanceshallbesimilartothetheory
courses.
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Internal Assessment for Practical Courses for B.E.
MarineEngineering
For B.E. Marine Engineering programme the internal assessment
for practical courses will be done as follows:
Attendance for Physical Training,
Parade andCleanShip - 5 marks* Attendance for practicalcourseperiod - 5 marks*
Observation submissionintime - 10marks
Record submissionintime - 10marks Modeltest - 20marks
* marks awarded for attendance shall be similar to the theory courses (see clause 10.1 (c))
Internal Assessment for Geometrical
Drawing/Engineering and Machine Drawing/Marine
Engineering Drawing for B.E. Marine Engineering
Timely submissionofdrawings - 10marks
DimensionandEdibility - 15marks Modeltest - 20marks
Attendance - 05marks* *marksawardedforattendanceshallbesimilartothetheory
courses (see clause 10.1(c))
Internal Assessment for Theory Courses with Laboratory
Component
The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 30 in case of
theory courses with laboratory component. The criteria for arriving
at the Internal Assessment marks of 30 are as follows:
a) Internal Test (1/3rdcredence)
Three internal tests carrying 30 marks each shall be conducted
bythecollege.Outofthe3teststhebest2aretakenforinternal
assessment mark calculation. This shall be reduced to 5 and
rounded off to the nearest integer. One Model Examination at
theendofsemesterfor100marksisconducted.Thisisreduced to 5
and rounded off to the nearest integer. (i.e., 5 marks for
internal tests and 5 marks for Modelexam)
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b) Assignment (1/6thcredence)
One assignment or seminar shall be given in each unit of the
course by the faculty member handling the course. Each
seminar or assignment is evaluated for 5 marks. The total of25
marks awarded for five assignments/seminars for each course
will be reduced to 5marks.
c) Lab experiments with observation record (1/6thcredence)
Amaximummarkof5shallbegiventothepracticalcomponent and
maintaining a proper observation record by thestudent.
d) Lab test (1/6thcredence)
Thereshallbeatleastonetestattheendofthecourseconducted by
the course instructor for 25 marks and shall be reduced to 5
marks rounded off to the nearest integer. The test shall be a
practical exercise / experiment and shall be evaluated based on
the conduct of experiment / exercise and oralquestions.
e) Attendance (1/6thcredence)
A maximum of 5 marks for attendance shall be given to each
student depending on his / her attendance percentage as per the
distribution given in clause 10.1 (c).
Theoveralldistributionofinternalassessmentmarksfortheory
courses with laboratory component will be asfollows:
Internaltest - 10marks
Assignment - 05marks
LabObservation - 05marks
Labtest - 05marks
Attendance - 05marks
Internal Assessment for Projectwork
There shall be assessment during the semester by a review committee for
50 marks. The students in convenient groups (not more than 3 members)
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shall submit an abstract at the beginning of the semester for approval from the departmental committee in the specified format. The students
are required to do their project work either inside the college or in an
industry.Theindustrychosenforundergoingtheprojectworkshouldbe
atleastaprivatelimitedcompany.Thedurationofprojectworkshallnot be
less than 2months.
Thestudentsshallsubmitandpresentthemid-termprogressreportinthe
department. The report and the presentation will be reviewed by a
committee constituted by the Head of the department. The review
committee shall consist of the Project Coordinator, Project Guide and
one faculty member from the department nominated by the Head of the
department. If the project coordinator and project guide are same, then
another faculty member shall be nominated by the Head of the
Department.
For the project presentation, the internal assessment marks awardedwill be the average of the marks awarded by the review committee and the
distribution will be asfollows:
Internal Assessment (50 marks)
Attendance Report
Content
Review
I*
Review
II#
Review
III@
05 05 10 15 15
* Based on Aim and Objectives of the project work # 10 marks for the write-up and 5 marks for progress of work done
@ Based on Design/Algorithm/Simulation/Code
Attendance and AssessmentRecord
Every faculty member is required to maintain an „Attendance and
Assessment Record’ for every semester which consist of attendance
marked in each lecture or practical or project work class, the test marks,
assessmentmarks,attendancemarksandtherecordofclasswork(topics
covered),separatelyforeachcoursehandledbythefacultymember.This
record should be updated and and submitted to the Head of Department
on every Monday (or next working day if Monday is a holiday) for
checkingthesyllabuscoverageandtherecordsoftestmarks,assessment
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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
recordshouldbeverifiedbytheHeadoftheDepartment/institutionwho will
keep this document in safe custody for fiveyears.
11. EXAMINATIONSYSTEM
Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated based on
i. Continuous Internal Assessment throughout thesemester
ii. End SemesterExamination
In the end semester examination, theory courses shall be evaluated for
maximum of 100 marks and reduced to 70 marks and practical courses
shallbeevaluatedforamaximumof100marksandreducedto50marks. The
project work shall be evaluated for 100 marks and reduced to 50 marks.
The end semester examination (theory and practical) shall be conducted
for 3 hours duration. Normally the end semester examinations are
conductedduringOctober–DecemberinoddsemesterandApril–June in
evensemester.
The end semester examination for Project work will be evaluated in the following way.
Thefinalviva-voceoftheindustrialtrainingorinstitutionalprojectwork shall
be evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner appointed by the college. External examiner shall be appointed by the
ControllerofExaminations.Studentsshallbeallowedtoattendtheviva- voce
after the successful completion ofreport.
The mark distribution for final viva-voce will be as follows:
Thesis/
Report
Submission
Project
Presentation
Viva-voce
byExternal
Examiner
Viva-voce by
Internal
Examiner
10 marks 30 marks 30 marks 30 marks
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The final distribution of marks for all courses coming under UG programme will be as follows:
Theory Course Theory course with
laboratory component
Internal
Assessment
End Semester
examination
Internal
Assessment
End Semester
examination
30 70 30 70
Practical course Project work
Internal
Assessment
End Semester
examination
Internal
Assessment
End Semester
examination
50 50 50 50
12. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR THE END
SEMESTEREXAMINATION
A candidate shall normally be permitted to appear for the End Semester
examination of the current semester if he/she fulfills the semester
completion requirements (vide clause 6) and has registered for
examination in all courses of that semester after paying the prescribed
examination fees.
For students having arrear courses of the previous semesters, it is
mandatory to register for all the examinations of the courses in the
current semester and all arrear courses in the previous semester(s) by
paying the prescribed examination fees, failing which the candidate will not be permitted to move for the higher semester.
13. PASSINGREQUIREMENTS
A candidate who secures 50% and above of the total marks (Continuous
Internal Assessment + End semester examination shall be declared to
have passed the examination. There is no passing minimum for internal
assessment. The internal assessment mark is valid for 3 attempts only.
For end semester examinations the passing minimum is 45% in theory,
practicalandprojectwork.Ifacandidatesecure45%intheendsemester
examination but failed to secure 50% after adding internal assessment
marks will be declared fail in the course. Such candidates have to
reappear in the nextsemester.
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Ifacandidatefailstogetapassmark(50%)inhis/herfirstthreeattempts of the particular course, then the end semester marks alone will be considered
for declaring the results in his/her future attempts and the candidates
have to secure a minimum 50% in the end semester examination.
14. DECLARATION OFRESULTS
Seven-point grading system will be followed for declaring the results of
a candidate. The grade points and letter grades used are as follows:
Marks Grade
points
Letter
Grade Marks
Grade
points
Letter
Grade
91-100 10 S 56-60 6 D
81-90 9 A 50-55 5 E
71-80 8 B < 50 0 U
61-70 7 C
15. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OFDEGREE
A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the Degree if
he/she has,
Successfully earned the required number of credits as specified in
thecurriculumforhis/herprogrammewithinthestipulatedperiodof
study.
Completed the required extra credit and mandatory courses for
his/herprogramme.
Successfullycompletedanyadditionalcoursesrecommendedbythe
Academic Council whenever any candidates is readmitted under
new regulations or from otherinstitutes.
No disciplinary action is pending againsthim/her.
TheawardofthedegreetobeapprovedbytheAcademicCouncilof the
college and Syndicate of theUniversity.
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16. CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREEAWARDED
First Class withDistinction
A candidate who fulfills the following conditions shall be
declared to have passed the examination in First Class with
Distinction
Should have passed the End Semester Examinations in all
the courses of all the eight semesters (six semesters for
LES)inhis/herFirstAttemptwithinfouryears(threeyears for
LES).
Should have secured a CGPA not less than8.5.
Should not have been prevented from writing the
examination due to lack of attendance or undergone any
suspensionforindisciplinaryactivitiesduringentireperiod of
theprogramme.
Withdrawal from examination (vide clause 20) will not be
considered as an appearance for the award of First Class
withDistinction.
One-year authorized break of study (vide clause 21) is
permittedinadditiontofouryears(threeyearsforLES)for
award of First Class withDistinction.
FirstClass
candidate who fulfills the following conditions shall be
declared to have passed the examination in FirstClass.
Should have passed the End Semester Examinations in all
the courses of all the eight semesters (six semesters for
LES) in (N+1) years, where N is the minimum number of
years required to complete theprogramme.
Should have secured a CGPA not less than6.5.
Withdrawal from examination (vide clause 20) will not be
considered as an appearance for the award of FirstClass.
One-year authorized break of study (vide clause 21) is
permittedinadditiontofouryears(threeyearsforLES)for
award of FirstClass.
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𝑖=1 𝑖=1
SecondClass
Allothercandidates,notcomingunderclause16.1&16.2,who
qualify for the award of the degree (vide clause 15) shall
declared to have passed the examination in SecondClass.
A candidate who is absent in semester examination of a course or
project work after having registered for the same will be
considered as appeared in that examination for the purpose of
classification of the degree to beawarded.
17. AWARD OFRANK
Rank certificates are awarded to 10% of the students‟ strength of a
programme provided the student has cleared all the subjects in theirfirst
attemptandawardedFirstClasswithDistinction.Whileissuingtherank
certificate the strength of the class shall also be mentioned in the rank
certificate. Gold medals will be given to the first rank holder of the
particular programme.
18. CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE(CGPA)
The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be calculated
considering the courses registered by the candidate from third semester.
Grade Point Average (GPA) or CGPA is calculated as follows:
GPA/CGPA= ∑𝑛 CiGPi/∑𝑛 Ci
where,
Ci is the number of credits assigned to the course,
GPiisthegradepointobtainedbythecandidateineachcourse, n is
the number of courses successfully cleared duringthe
particular semester in the case of GPA and the number of courses
registered by the candidate from third semester in the case of CGPA.
19. REVALUATION
Revaluationispermittedtoallstudentswhoapplyforrevaluationwithin the
stipulated period of time on payment of the fees. Revaluation is
permitted for the papers written in regular examination as well asarrear
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examinations. The students are also entitled to get photocopies of their
answer scripts on request by paying the prescribed fees. The studentcan
challengethevaluation.Challengingisallowedonlyifhe/shehasalready
applied for photostat copy of the answer script and revaluation result is
declared. If the challenge is positive the fees will be refunded to the
student.
20. SUPPLEMENTARYEXAMINATION
The supplementary examination shall be available to final year students
in their VII and VIII semesters. Supplementary examination shall be conductedforarrearpapers.Themaximumnumberofsubjectspermitted for
the supplementary examination after the declaration results is FIVE
includingpractical‟s.Thesupplementaryexaminationshallbeconducted
withintwoweeksafterthepublicationofresults.Thestudentsshallapply for
the supplementary examination by payment of the prescribedfees.
21. FAST TRACKSCHEME
The scheme is for the benefit of bright and deserving students to
completetheVIIIsemestercoursesinVIorVIIsemester.Thecandidates
whohaveclearedalltheircoursesanddonothaveanycoursearrearsand have
secured CGPA = 6.5 (III to V semesters) are eligible to opt forfast track
scheme. If the number of courses in the VIII semester is two, then the
candidates shall take one course each in VI and VII semesters
respectively. If the number of courses in the VIII semester is three, then
the candidates shall take one course in VI semester and two courses in
VII semester. A student opted for fast track scheme should have cleared
allthecoursesintheVIsemesterorelsehe/shewillbemovedoutofthe fast
trackscheme.
22. PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROMEXAMINATION
A candidate may, for valid reasons, (medically / unexpected family
situations) be granted permission to withdraw from appearing for
the examination in any course orcourses.
Suchwithdrawalshallbepermittedinanyoneoftheendsemester
examinationandonlyonceduringtheentireperiodofstudyofthe
programme.
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Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the candidate is
otherwise eligible to write the examination (Clause 6) and if it is
made within TEN days before the examination in that course or
courses and also recommended by the Head of the Department and
approved by the Head of the Institution with intimation to COE.
Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory TEN days notice,
application for withdrawal for special cases under extraordinary
conditions will be considered on the merit of the case.
Withdrawal shall not be construed as an appearance for deciding
the eligibility of a candidate for First Class with distinction and
FirstClass.
Withdrawal is NOT permitted for arrears examinations of the
previoussemesters.
Candidates shall appear for the courses withdrawn during the
examination conducted inthe
subsequent semester.
23. AUTHORIZED BREAK OF STUDY FROM APROGRAMME
A candidate is normally not permitted to temporarily break the
period of study. However, if a candidate happens to discontinue the
programme temporarily in the middle of duration of study for
validreasons(suchasaccidentorhospitalizationduetoprolonged
illhealth)andtore-jointheprogrammeinalatersemesterhe/she shall
apply to the Chairperson, Academic Council in advance, in any
case, not later than the last date for registering for the semester in
question, through the Head of the Department stating thereasons.
The candidate permitted to the re-join the programme after the
break shall be governed by the Curricula and regulations in force at
the time ofre-joining.
The authorized break of study will not be counted towards the
duration specified for passing all the courses for the purpose of
classification (vide clause16).
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Thetotalperiodforcompletionoftheprogrammereckonedfrom,
thecommencementofthefirstsemester(thirdsemesterincaseof LES)
to which the candidate was admitted shall not exceed the
maximumperiodspecifiedinclause5.1irrespectiveoftheperiod of the
break of study in order that he / she may be eligible for the award
of the degree (vide clause 15) any student is detained for want of
requisite attendance, progress and good conduct, the period spent
in that semester shall not be considered as permitted „Break of
Study‟ and Clause 23.3 is not applicable for thiscase.
In case of any valid reasons for extension of Break of Study, it may
be granted by the approval of the Chairperson, Academic
Councilforaperiodnotmorethan1yearinadditiontotheearlier
authorized Break of Study. Such extended break of study shallbe
counted for the purpose of classification of degree (vide clause 16).
Ifthecandidatehasnotreportedbacktothedepartment,evenafter the
extended Break of Study, the name of the candidate shall be
deleted permanently from the college enrolment. Suchcandidates
are not entitled to seek readmission under anycircumstance.
24. INDUSTRIAL VISIT / INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/MINI
PROJECT
EverystudentisexpectedtotakeupIndustrialvisitinthesecondyearof the
programme. Heads of Departments shall take efforts to arrange at least
one industrial visit in ayear.
The students may undergo industrial/in-plant training for a minimum
period of 5 days during summer / winter vacation of II or III year of the
programme. Industrial visit and training are mandatory for all the
students irrespective of the programme.
Students in the III or IV year of the programme shall undertake a mini
projectwiththeadviceofthecoursecoordinatorconcerned.Miniproject is
mandatory for all the students irrespective of theprogramme.
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25. SOCIAL VALUEEDUCATION
In order to make the students to understand the importance of social
valuesandethics,socialvalueeducationismademandatoryforallIyear
students. The students have to attend a three days camp at Vivekananda
Kendra, Kanyakumari or at college conducted by experts in value
education. The camp is organized during the II semester of the
programme.
26. DISCIPLINE
Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behaviour
both inside and outside the institution and not to indulge in any activity
which will tend to bring down the prestige of the institution.
In the event of an act of indiscipline being reported, the Principal shall
refer to the disciplinary committee to enquire into the matter.
If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the end semester
examination / internal examination he /she shall be liable for punitive
action as prescribed by the institution from timeto time (refer Annexure
III).
Ragging is not at all allowed. Stringent actions will be taken against the
students involved in ragging as per the Government norms.
27. CAREER ORIENTEDCOURSES
In order to make the students to understand the challenges in the job
market and to meet the requirements of the industry, career-oriented
courses are offered. The career-oriented courses are offered by each
department during the programme. UG students can choose any one of
the career-oriented courses offered by the departments. The students
shall submit their application in the prescribed format to the Head ofthe
Department offering the career-oriented courses through his / her Head
of the Department. As the student choose a career-oriented course
offered by his own department then he / she can directly apply for the
same.
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The credit for career-oriented course is 2. The credits earned under
carrier-oriented course will not be considered for CGPA calculation.
The performance of the students in the career-oriented course is
evaluated through end semester internal examination for 100 marks. Ifa
student gets a pass mark (50%) in the career-oriented course, then the
credits earned will be mentioned in the gradesheet.
28. COMPULSORYPROGRAMMES
All the students are expected to complete the following compulsory
programmes in the respective year of study mentioned herein. The
compulsory programmes do not carry any credits.
Social Value Education (to be completed in the I year) (as per
clause25)
Industrial Visit (to be completed in the IIyear)
Industrial Training (to be completed in the IIIyear)
Soft Skills (to be completed in the III year)
Mini Project (to be completed in the IVyear)
Soft skills will be offered by the college or through outside agencies.
29. EXTRACREDITS
For the award of degree, it is mandatory for all the UG students to earn
a minimum of 20 extra credits in addition to regular academic credits
prescribed in the curriculum. The list of programmes/courses and other
activities coming under EC are given in Annexure II. The students are
free to choose any activity/course under EC of their option and shall
complete the same within the stipulatedperiod.
N.B: The students should have earned a total of 20 credits under
ECC for the award of the degree. Faculty Advisor shall see that each
student under them complete a minimum of 5 credits each year so that
they can earn the total of 20 credits in the end of the programme in a
comfortable way.
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30. MANDATORYCOURSES
Mandatory courses have to be studied by all the UG students. Four
mandatory courses will be offered, one each in the III, V, VI and VII
semesters of the programme. Like other courses, regular classes will be
conducted for mandatory courses also. The scheme of awarding internal
assessment marks is same as that of regular courses conducted in the
departments. End semester examination will be conducted for the
mandatory course except for career oriented course (clause 27). The
credits awarded for the mandatory course will not be included for the
total credits of the programme.
The mandatory courses offered are:
Environmental Studies (IIISemester)
ValueEducation,HumanRightsandLegislativeProcedures(V
Semester)
Career Oriented Course offered by the Departments (VI
Semester)
OnecourseoftopicalinterestapprovedbytherespectiveBoard of
Studies (VIISemester)
30. REVISION OF REGULATION AND CURRICULUM
The college may from time to time revise, amend or change the
Regulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi if found necessary.
THE REGULATIONS OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY
SHALL BE FOLLOWED FOR THE ITEMS NOT COVERED
UNDER THIS REGULATION
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ANNEXURE I
LIST OF OPEN ELECTIVES
(to be offered in V & VI semesters of UG Programme)
S. No
Name of the
Department
Open Electives
1 Electrical
&Electroni
cs Engineering
Power plant Engineering
Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Control
PLC and SCADA
2 Electronics
&Communication Engineering
Fuzzy logic control
Consumer Electronics
Cellular and mobile communication
3 Computer Science
and Engineering
Cloud Computing
Java Programming
Operating Systems
4
Mechanical Engineering
Non-Destructive testing
Quality Control & Reliability Engineering
Automotive Electronics
5
Civil Engineering
Disaster Management
Environmental Impact Assessment
Construction planning & Scheduling
6
Aeronautical Engineering
Communication and Navigation Systems
Cryogenic Engineering
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System Design
7
Mechanical & Automation Engineering
Non-Destructive Examination
Industrial Automation & Robotics
Industrial Safety
8
Information Technology
Knowledge Management
Movie making with computers
Web Technologies
9
Marine Engineering
Advanced Material Science & Surface coating
Engineering.
Shipping and Port Management.
Fire Prevention & Control
10 Electronics
&Instrumentatio
n Engineering
Transducer and Smart instruments
Medical Informatics
Fundamental of MEMS
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ANNEXURE II
COURSES/PROGRAMMES/ACTIVITIES FOREXTRA
CREDITS
All the students of PSN College of Engineering and Technology under autonomous stream are expected to register and earn 20 credits through extra
credit courses apart from the maximum credits required for UG programmes for
theawardofdegree.Thestudentsarefreetochooseanyactivityorprogrammeor course
of their choice to earn the required number ofcredits.
1. SocialAwarenessProgramme - 2 credits
Social awareness programme includes the followingactivities.
Dissemination of information on Government Welfare Schemes to
villagers (minimum 1day)
Guidance to school children (10hours)
Organizing continuing education programmes^
Health issues^
Cleanliness^
Sanitation and Hygiene^
^ a certificate from the Headmaster / Panchayat President or
Competent Authorityis
needed for claiming the credits
2. Extra-CurricularActivities - 2 credits
Extracurricular activities include the followingactivities.
National Service Scheme(NSS)
National Cadet Corps(NCC)
Red Ribbon Club(RRC)
Youth Red Cross(YRC)
Eco Club
Blood DonorsClub
PhotographyClub
RotaractClub
Fine Arts Club
3. ValueaddedProgrammes - 3 credits
Valueaddedprogrammesincludethefollowingactivities.Theguidelines
forevaluatingthevalueaddedprogrammeswillbeframedbythecourse co-
ordinator and approved by the Academic Council. The minimumand
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maximum strength for the value added programme is 5 and 40 respectively. The passing minimum for value added programme is 50
marks.
Fromthelist,studentscanavailamaximumoffourvalueaddedcourses
andoneshouldbefromBOSCHCentreiftheyavailmorethanonevalue added
course.
Training Programmes conducted by BOSCH Centre
Threedaystraining - 2credits
Fivedaystraining - 3credits
Training in Labview
Threedaystraining - 1credit
Fivedaystraining - 2credits
Training in PCBDesign
Threedaystraining - 1 credit
Fivedaystraining - 2credits
Merchant Shipping Rules –2005
Fivedaysprogramme - 2credits
HVAC Course(10days) - 3credits
Embedded System (5days)
3Daystraining - 1credit
5Daystraining - 2credits
Intel-FICETraining - 3credits
Certificate courses on CFD, NDT, Fire & Safety - 3credits
4. Participation in extra-curricularactivities/
participating in activities likecleaningcampus- 1 credit
5. Attending camps organizedbyNSS/NCC - 2credit
6. Donating blood (onetimeonly) - 2 credit
7. InternationalCertification# - 3credits
All B.E /B.Tech Students who successfully completed any international
certification programmes listed below are eligible for three 3 extra
credits.
Microsoft
CISCO
SAP
Oracle
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CCNA
ASNT Level II
Mechanical Software Packages
Civil Software Packages
Electrical Software Packages
IBM – Specific Product Specification
Even if a candidate completes and produces certificates for more than
oneprogrammeheiseligiblefor3creditsonly.Internationalcertificates registered during the duration of the programme of study in PSNCET
alone are eligible for extracredits.
8. InternationalLanguageCertificates# - 3 credits
Certificates from any Government certified Institution or through
distance education programme of a state funded University will be
acceptedbytheInstitute.CandidatesclearingtheBasicorfirstlevelwill get 2
credits and candidates with advanced or second level eligible for 3
credits.MaximumextracreditsforInternationalLanguageCertificatesis
only 3 credits, even if the candidate produced valid certificates in more
thanoneforeignlanguage.Thecertificateisvalidonly,iftheregistration for
the „International Language Certification‟ is during the courses of study
in theInstitute.
9. Publication inNational/InternationalJournals# - 3 credits
PublicationinScopusindexedInternational/nationalJournaliseligible for
3 extra credits. Even a letter from the editor of the Journal regarding
acceptance for publication of the paper will also be considered for extra
credits. Single or multiple publications in a Journal will be considered
for equal weightage only. Extra credits for “Publication in any
International / national Journal “will be given to M.E /M.Tech students
only if the Journals are indexed inScopus.
If a paper presented in a conference is selected for publication in the
conference proceeding and subsequently in a Journal also with the same
title, credits will be given in one place only and the choice will be given
to the students.
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10. Publication in National / International Conference# - 2 credits
Publicationsinconferenceproceedingareeligiblefor2extracredits.No
separate weightage is given for multiple publications. Extra credits for
“PublicationinNational/InternationalConference”Proceedingswillbe
given to students, only if the proceedings are with ISBNnumber.
11. Participation in Conference / Workshops /Symposia#- 1credit
12. Representation in SportsandGames - 4 credits
Extra Credits for representation in sports and games is open for all the
students of UG and PG programmes. Any student representing the
Instituteiseligiblefor2creditsandearnstwocreditsforrepresentingthe
University. Candidate representing the State, will get 3 credits andearn
4 credits for representing the Country in any International events.
Anyone representing the Institute in more than one event is eligible for
two extra credits.
If a candidate represents more than one level (University and State,
College and university) weightage of highest level alone will be
considered. The certificates have to be submitted to the co-ordinator
through the physical director.
13. ClearingProficiencyexamination - 3credits
If a BE /B.Tech programme students clears any one of the following examinations during the course of study in the Institute the candidate is
eligible for 3 extra credits.
GRE /TOEFL /IELTS
GATE /GMAT / CAT
Even if a candidate clears more than one proficiency examination the
candidate is eligible for 3 credits only
14. Self-LearningProgrammes# - 2credits
UG and PG students can also earn extra credits by registering for „Self
Learning Courses‟. The syllabus for the self-learning courses will be
framed by the courses co - ordinator and the candidates registering for
„Self Learning Courses‟ have to prepare for the terminal examinationby
self-study. The courses co - ordinator will award internal assessment
marks to the candidate based on thefollowing:
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Assignment (5 assignment) Seminar
End Semester examination
- 30 Marks(5*6)
- 20 Marks(2*10) 50 Marks (Based on 50 objective
type questions).
Elective subjects are also permitted as a self-learning course, providedit
was not studied by the candidate. The weightage of the self-learning courses will always be taken as two credits irrespective of the credits
given to the elective. Some self-learning courses are common for all
branches of study, where as some courses are only for non-circuit
branches or for non-computer science studentsonly.
The maximum credits to be earned from self-learning courses are two.
Theminimumandmaximumstrengthforaself-learningcourseis10and
40. The passing minimum for all the self-learning courses is 50 Marks.
If the candidate failed to secure the minimum marks, one more chance
will be given to the candidate. If the candidate failed to get a pass mark
even in the second attempt, then the candidate has to register for a new
extra credit course. Following are the approved self-learning courses:
Non-Circuit Branches:
Non-Destructive Testing
Smart Structure
Common to all branches:
Electrical Safety
Calibration of Instrumentation
Winding of Electrical Machines
Modernization of Rural Area
Sensor Networks
Printed Circuit Board Design Virtual Instruments
Hardware Trouble Shooting
Personal Management
Taxation and Tax Planning
Banking Insurance and Equity Services
Non-Conventional Energy Sources @
Java $
$ All except CSE, IT, @ All except EEE
15. Memberships in Professional Bodies
National - 1 credit
International - 2 credits
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Student Membership in International Professional Bodies likeComputer
SocietyofIndia(CSI),InstitutionofEngineeringandTechnology(IET),
Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), etc…will
earn2creditfortheB.E/B.Tech,M.E/M.Tech,M.Sc,MCAandMBA.
Student Membership in National Professional Bodies like Institution of
Engineers (I.E), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE),
etc…will earn 1 credit only for the B.E/B.Tech.
16. Representing the college in culturalcompetitions
inreputedinstitutes/organizations - 3 credits
Any B.E /B.Tech students participating in Cultural Competitions heldin
reputed institutions/organizations (solo or group) is eligible for 2 extra
credits. Recognitions in first two places will earn a maximum of 3 extra
credits to each member.
17. ParticipationinMedia - 2credits
To encourage multi dimensional activities of students enrolled in B.E /
B.Tech, it is decided to give due weightage for their participation in
media related activities. Participating in media TV / Radio in National
Network can earn two extra credits. Participation in local channels is
eligiblefor1credit.ValidcertificatesfrommediatobegiventoInstitute
through the coursesco-ordinator.
18. Won an award in StateLevelCompetition - 2credits
19. Won an award in DistrictLevelCompetition - 2 credits
Any award won by a B.E / B.Tech student in a state or District level
competition organized by the Central, State or District authorities is
eligible for 2 extra credits. The competition may be in sports, cultural
activities,Quiz,EssayWritingoranyothereventapprovedbythefaculty in –
charge for the extra–credits.
20. Others - 2 credit
Studentsofautonomousprogrammesarealsoeligibletoearntwocredits
under the category „Others‟ by producing a valid certificate for the
following trade / skill/activities.
Typewriting Lower / Higher
Two Wheeler Driving Licence
Four Wheeler Driving Licence
Certificate from St. John‟s Ambulance Services
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Voyage for a minimum period of 6 days (only for Marine Engineering students)
Representatives for class committees / Mess Representatives /
Class Representative (Each 1 Credit)
Training in oil tanker familiarization (3 credits)
Yoga camp (minimum 5 days) (2 credits)
21. StudentVolunteers - 1 credit
Any student of Autonomous programme offered in PSN College of
Engineering and Technology and involved in the activities listed below
willbeconsideredas“studentvolunteers”andareeligibletoearnacredit for
the respective events.
PSN Trophy/College day/Sports day/Graduation day and
similar functions of thecollege
Cultural or any other events organized byPSNCET
Assisting the librarian in the library after regular workinghours
Serving in anti-ragging committee of thecollege
Studentassistingthelibrarianasavolunteercanearnonecredit
provided he /she assist the librarian for minimum period of 30
hours.Only5studentscanassistthelibrarianatatime.Students can
assist the librarianin
Downloading the requirements of staff / research Scholars /PG
students
Downloadinge-books
Checking the classification of books in the racks & arranging
them in the respectiveracks
The credits will be given to the students based on the
recommendations of faculty in–charge
22. AdventureSports - 2 credits
StudentscanearntwoextracreditsfromAdventureSports.Participating
inanyoneofthefollowingeventslistedasadventuresportsthestudents can
earn 1credit.
Para Gliding
Rock Climbing
Trekking
River Rafting
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Boat Work
Certificates issued by a recognized society only will be considered for
the extra credits.
23. ProfessionalTrainingprogrammes - 2 credits
Studentcanearntwoextracreditsunderprofessionalcertificationifthey
produce a certificate for attending workshop [2 credits for 5 days
workshop and 1 credit for 3 days workshop]on the following Topics arranged in PSNCET or in any other educational institutions recognized by an University.
MATLAB
Labview (CLAD)
NS2
PLCC
SCADA
Full Engine Room Simulatorcourse
ANSYSHFSS
Robotics
Power World Simulator
PSCAD
For B.E. Marine Engineering students, the following courses
coming under Standards of Training Certification and Watch Keeping
(STCW) are considered as courses for extra credits.
Elementary FirstAid
Personal SurvivalTechniques
Fire Fighting andPrevention
Personal Safety and SocialResponsibility
Security Training and Seafarers
On successful completion of any three courses mentioned above, they
are eligible to get 2 credits under EC.
24. Participation in cultural programmesorganized
bythecollege - 1credit
25. BestMini project - 1credit
26. Best project - 1credit
27. 100% attendance inasemester - 1 credit
28. Blood donation on demand in emergency situation - 2credit
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29. Braveryaward - 2 credits
Bravery award given by the State government will be given 1 credit and
by Central government will be given 2credits.
30. NPTELcourse/examination - 3 credits
NPTEL course/examinations conducted by national institutes like IIT
will be considered for 3credits.
31. CareerOrientedProgrammes - 2 credits
The guidelines for evaluating the career oriented programmes will be
given by the respective course co-ordinator with the approval of the
academiccouncil.Theminimumandmaximumstrengthofthecareer
orientedprogramme is 10 and 30. The passing minimum for the Career
Oriented Programmes is 50 Marks. The following programmes are
identified as career oriented programmes and carry a weightage of 2
credits each:
Website Development and hosting.
Animation
Power System Automation Firmware Development Program
Interior Design and Architecture
Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems
# if the candidate has participated / published in more than one
event/journal, weightage for participation / publication in one event
alone will be considered.
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ANNEXURE III
SCALE OF PUNISHMENT FOR MALPRACTICE CASES
IN END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
Act of Malpractice Action to be Initiated
Category I:
Mis behavior with officials or any
other kind of rude behavior in or
near the examination hall and/or
using abusive language
A fine of Rs. 1000/-. Value the
answer script of the course in
which the student booked under
malpractice
Category 2:
Writing on the question
paper/admission ticket and/or
passing on to the other students in
the examination hall;
Disclosing his/her identity by
writing any words or by making
any peculiar marks or by writing
register number on the pages other than the facing sheet in the
answer scripts;
Possession of electronic gadgets
like mobile phones,
programmable calculator, pen
drive or such other storage
devices in the examination hall;
Communicating with any other
student or any other person inside
or outside examination hall witha
view to take assistance or aid to
write answers inexamination;
Approaching directly or indirectly
the teaching faculty, officials or
examiners or bring about undue
pressure of influence upon them for favour in theexamination;
Invalidating the examination of the course concerned and a fine
of Rs.1000/-. Further candidate
is not considered for any
moderation or revaluation in the
current semester in any course.
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Receiving material from outside
or inside the examination hall, for
the purpose of copying;
Committing any other act or commission or omission
intending to gain an advantage or
favour in the examination by
misleading, deceiving orinducing the examiner or official.
Category 3:
Making any request of
representation or offer of any
threat for inducement or bribery
to room invigilator or any other
official for favour in the
examination hall or in the answer script;
Bringing into the examination hall or being found in possession
of portions of an unauthorized
book, manuscript or such other
materials or matter in the
examinationhall;
Having in one‟s possession any written matter on scribbling pad,
calculator, palm, leg , hand orany
other part of the body, hand
kerchiefs, clothing, socks,
instrument box, identity card, hall
ticket, scalesetc.,
Invalidating the examination of
the concerned course and a fine
of Rs.2000/-. Further the
candidate is not considered for
any moderation and revaluation
in the current semester in any course.
- do -
Category 4:
Vulgar/offensive writing by the
candidate in the answer script;
For the first time offender –
invalidating the examination of
the concerned course and a fine
of Rs. 2000/-.
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Copying from the material or
matter or answers of another
student or from similar aid or
assistance rendered by another
student within the examination
hall;
Smuggling out or smuggling in the answer script pages or
supplementary sheets or tearing
them off and/or inserting pages
written outside the examination
hall into the answer scripts;
Copying or taking aid from any
material or matter to answer in the examination.
For repeated offender –
invalidating the examinations
of all the theory and practical
courses of the current semester
and all the arrear courses
registered by the candidate. In
addition the candidate has to pay a fine of Rs. 1000/-.
Category 5: Destroying any evidence of
malpractice, like, tearing or
mutilating the answer scripts or
running away along with the
answer scripts from the examination hall.
Invalidating the examinations of all the theory and practical
courses of the current semester
and all the arrear courses
registered by the candidate. In
addition the candidate has to pay a fine Rs. 2000/-
Category 6:
Impersonating or allowing any
other person to impersonate to
answer in his/her place in the
examination hall.
The examinations of all the
courses registered by the
candidate are invalidated and
further the student is debarred
from continuing his studies.
This is applicable for the
impersonator also, if he/she is a
student of PSN College of
Engineering and Technology. If
the impersonator is an outsider it will be referred to the police.
Notwithstanding what is stated above, any other activity in which the student has indulged and which in the opinion of the authorities of PSN
College of Engineering and Technology constitutes malpractice will be
construed as malpractice.
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ANNEXURE IV
Evaluation Procedure to be followed for Internal and External
assessment of English Language Lab for Engineers for III
B.E./B.Tech.students
This should be conducted as a lab and not as a theorypaper.
The end semester examination should be conducted along with
all other practical examinations and should not be conducted
separately.
The award of internal and external marks should be done
following the same procedure adopted for other practical
examinations coming under autonomousscheme.
For internal evaluation:
Observation submission intime : 10 marks Record
submissionintime : 10 marks
Modeltest : 20marks
Record : 05marks
Attendance : 05marks
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Total: 50 marks
The activities prescribed for the lab should be classified into two
categories: One set for final end semester examination and another set for
record purpose only and not for examination. As such, the content is
divided into two parts – Observation part and Record part. The contents
coming under Observation part will be for end semester examination. The
classification was done as follows:
Contents coming under Observation part:
Word formationtest
Pronunciationtest
Listeningtest
Powerpointpresentation
Group Discussion
MockInterview
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All the above should be conducted in the regular lab hours allotted by the respective departments.
For Word formation and Pronunciation tests:
TheDepartmentofEnglishshouldpreparetestpapersforconductingword formation test and pronunciation test separately. Minimum 15 test papers
shouldbepreparedsothattheratiooftestpaperstostudentsshouldbe1:4. The
test taken by the students should be evaluated for 10 marks each for word
formation test and pronunciation test. Marks should be awarded based on
the performance in the tests. The evaluated test paper should be
filedintheobservationrecordandthemarksawardedshouldbeenteredin the
register maintained by the faculty.
For Listening test:
Since this is an online test, the student should perform the test in a
computerandshalltakeaprintout.Theprintoutgivenbythestudentshall be
evaluated for 10 marks and based on the performance the marks shall be
awarded. The evaluated test paper should be filed in the observation
recordandthemarksawardedshouldbeenteredintheregistermaintained by
thefaculty.
For Powerpoint presentation:
The student should give a presentation on a topic. The presentation should be doneforatleast6minutes.Thepowerpointpresentationshouldbegiveninthe form
of a print out to the faculty for evaluation. Two slides can be accommodated
in an A4 sheet. The presentation given by the students should be evaluated
for 10 marks. Marks should be awarded for the presentation and not for
contents of the print out given by the student. The evaluated testpaper should
be filed in the observation record and the marks awarded should be entered
in the register maintained by the faculty.
For Group Discussion and Mock Interview:
Forgroupdiscussion,amaximumof6studentscanbeformedasagroup.The department should prepare an evaluation sheet to evaluate the performanceof
theparticipatingstudents.Thestudentsshouldbeevaluatedfor10marksbased
ontheirparticipationinthediscussion.Theevaluatedtestpapershouldbefiled in
the observation record and the marks awarded should be entered in the
register maintained by thefaculty.
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Mock interview shall be conducted individually for all the students. Performance should be evaluated by the faculty and recorded. The students
shouldbeevaluatedfor10marksbasedontheirparticipationinthediscussion. The
evaluated test paper should be filed in the observation record and the marks
awarded should be entered in the register maintained by thefaculty.
The average of the marks obtained in the above six tests should be taken
as the marks for observation.
Endsemesterpracticalexaminationwillbeconductedforthetestscoming
under observation part only.
Contents coming under Record part:
Writing technical reports (2reports)
Resume types (5nos.)
CV/Bio data (2 nos.)
Job application/Cover letter (1no.)
Thefacultyshouldgivetheoryofpracticefortheabove-mentionedrecordpart and
prepare the students. The reports/resume/letters prepared by the student are
evaluated by the faculty. All the evaluated papers should be compiled and
submitted by the student as record during the time of external examination.
The record prepared by the student shall be evaluated for 10marks
External Evaluation:
The external evaluation should be done on the content given under
observation part in the following way.
Test Max.
Marks
Word formation test 10
Pronunciation test 10
Listening test 10
Power point presentation 10
Group discussion 20
Mock Interview 20
Record 20
Total 100
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ANNEXURE V
B.E./B.Tech. Programmes - End Semester Examinations
Examination and Other fees
1. Theory &Practicalcourses - Rs. 250/- per course
2. Project work &Vivavoce - Rs.400/-
3. GradeSheet - Rs. 75/- persemester
4. ConsolidatedMarkstatement* - Rs.200/-
5. Provisional/DegreeCertificate* - Rs.1500/-
6. Revaluation - Rs. 500/- percourse
7. Photostat copy withrevaluation
of answerscript - Rs. 700/- perscript
8. Challengingthevaluation^ - Rs. 3500/- percourse.
9. Correction inGradeSheet - Rs. 200/- per certificate
10. DuplicateCertificate# - Rs. 1000/- per certificate
* Applicable for VIII semester (final year) students only
^ Candidates can challenge the valuation only if he/she has already applied
forphotostat copy of the answer script and revaluation result is declared.
The amount will be refunded if the challenge of the candidate ispositive.
# Duplicate certificate will be issued to the candidate only when it is lost or
destroyed permanently. In this connection the following documents have
to be submitted along with the application of the candidate who lost the
certificate.
a) An affidavit explaining the circumstances under which the original
certificatewaslost.Theaffidavitshouldbedulyexecutedintheprescribed
format before a NotaryPublic.
b) Self addressed stamped envelope for sending the certificate by registered
post.
c) Photocopy of the Grade sheet or Degree certificate for which duplicate is
required (ifavailable).
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d) The Demand Draft drawn in favour of “Controller of Examinations, PSN
College of Engineering and Technology,Tirunelveli”.
e) Proof for the “Notification” given about the lost certificate in daily
newspaper. While publishing such notification in newspaper, the name of
the applicant with initials, registration number, Name of the
college/Universityinwhichthecertificatewasobtainedetc.tobeprovided
withoutfail.
f) CopyofthepolicecomplaintgivenandNon-Traceablecertificateobtained
from thepolice.
Duplicate provisional/Degree certificate will be issued by the
University only. Duplicate certificate should be surrendered
immediately if the original certificate is recovered later. For
verification of the certificate the candidate has to pay the
prescribed fees as per Universitynorms.
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FACILITIES
PLACEMENT & TRAINING
The PSN Institute for Higher Education has a full-fledged Placement &
Training Department headed by an industry-experienced person as Placement &
TrainingOfficer.Thefunctionofthisdepartmentismainlytopromoteinstitution-
industry interaction for the benefit of the students, to carry out their In-plant
Training, and to undertake Project Work as a part of their educational
requirementsforeachandeverycandidateasperthenormsframedbyUniversity. This department provides latest information to the students to update their knowledge
and to face the competitive examinations and interviews. It is in constant touch
with the major industries throughout India in order to provide job opportunities
to the students who are in their pre-final and final year. It has arranged a number
of Campus Interviews and off the Campus Interviews for the Pre-final and final
year students. Each and every academic year, our students are placedinwell-
reputedmultinationalcompanies,publicsectorcompaniesandalso placed in
teachingprofession.
This department prepares a student profile for the final year students of
different branches during the academic year and the same is sent to various
industrial organization with a request letter to visit the campus for recruitment
process in our premises.
STUDENTS GRIEVANCECELL
The College has a full-fledged Grievance Cell headed by a senior
professor as its director. The main objective of this cell is to redress the genuine
grievances of the teaching/non-teaching staff and students. The Grievance Cell
also pays attention to certain humanitarian causes such as the problems of the
Tsunami affected students. The Cell studies the problem of the students and
apprises the Management and the district officials of the Government about the
problems and strive for the quick redressal of theproblems.
To streamline its work and make it function effectively, the Cell has
formed a Complaints and Redressal Committee comprising some experienced
persons from the teaching faculty. Any genuine grievance or complaint either
fromtheteaching/non-teachingstafforfromthestudentsisdiscussedindetailby
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theRedressal committee and proper solution or remedy is suggested. Similarly matters brought to the notice of the Cell by the teaching/non-teaching staff or
students pertaining to infra-structure facilities in the campus also are taken upfor
discussion, and in consultation with the chairman remedial measures are taken
with out muchdelay.
The Grievance Cell is indeed making substantial contribution for the smooth
functioning of this institution.
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS)
National Service Scheme provides opportunities for involvement of
students in community work. In this manner 500 volunteers for five units are
enrolled, with one hundred volunteers each.
Aim
Development of the personality of students through community service.
Objectives
1. To work with and among the commonpeople. 2. To enhance creative and constructive socialaction.
3. To enable students to understand the basic needs of thecommunity. 4. To gain skills in programmedevelopment.
5. To enable them to get selfemployment.
6. To develop leadership qualities. 7. To bridge the gulf between the educated and the uneducatedmasses. 8. To promote among the students the will to serve the weaker sections of
thesociety.
HEALTH CENTRE
AhealthcenterhasbeeninstitutedinthisCollegecampuswithonemale
doctorandonefemaledoctortotakecareofthemedicalneedsofthestudentsand staff.
Three female nurses support in carrying out treatment. The center has 12- bed
in-patient ward with well-equipped clinical laboratory and an ECG machine,
oxygen cylinder etc. The center does the medical checkup for all the students
periodically.
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BOOK STORE
The store meets the day-to-day stationary requirements of the students
like textbooks, lab records, notebooks, pens, graph papers, charts etc. It is
centrally located well within the campus. It remains open on all working days
from 9.00a.m to 5.00p.m. The store is completely computerized for effective
operation.
LIBRARY
The College library is exclusively housed in a three-stored spacious
building. It has a large collection of books on science and Technology. Journals
and periodicals from diverse fields, and numerous reference materials are also
added to thelibrary.
The library has been computerized so as to facilitate all operations such
as cataloguing based on Author, Title, Subject and Publishers, charging and
discharging and taking lending report etc. 70,000 volumes of books are available
in the library ranging from technology to topics of general nature. 200 reputed
National and International Journals are also displayed so that students and staff
can have better exposure to the latest trends, developments and innovations,
Cassettes, Maps, CDs and DVDs are also available. All UG and PG departments
are equipped with their own department libraries with a considerably good
collection ofbooks.
Thelibraryworkingthroughouttheyear24x7.Studentsbelongingtothe
SC/ST can get their prescribed textbooks as loan from the library under the book
bankscheme.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT CELL
Entrepreneurship Guidance Cell has been created as a wing of
DepartmentofManagementStudiesandDepartmentofElectricalandElectronics
Engineering to give guidance to the Undergraduate and Postgraduate students
someofwhommaybetheprospectiveEntrepreneurslikelytoenterriskybusiness
ventures. The cell has been developing entrepreneurial skills, organizing,
entrepreneurial awareness camps, sponsored by Department of Science &
Technology, Govt. of India, inviting experts managing Small Scale Industries, Bank Managers to motivate the students.
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YOGA CENTRE
Spiritualpracticeslikeyogaclassesarebeingconductedforphysicaland
mental well being of the students especially hostellers. Classes for boys and girls are being run separately in their corresponding hostels. Classes are being held in
both morning andevening.
First year students are strictly made to undergo the yoga classes.
GYM
We have two gymnasiums, one for boys and another one for girls with
the latest equipments to maintain good physique.
CAMPUS WIDE Wi-Fi SETUP
The “ANYTIME ANYWHERE” access facility in the entire campus
including the hostel premises (both Boys and Girls) are enabled with Wi–Fi
facility. With this facility one can get access with the help of their Laptops and
other Wi-Fi enabled devices to the Internet and the different Intranetapplications
including the Digital Library and E – Learning. A Data Center has been installed
for storing the Digital contents including the NPTEL contents and for
information sharing (including the video ondemand).
VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITY
Full-fledged Video conferencing facility including the Multi-
Conferencingfacilityisavailableinthecampus.Multi-Conferencingcanbedone by
connecting 16 conferencing terminals including four remote terminals at a time.
The multi-conferencing architecture of PSNCET facilitates video conferencing
between several departments, Classrooms and seminar halls and other
universities. PSNCET has setup in-door video conferencing within the campus
through Local AreaNetwork.
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RULES & REGULATIONS
I. Code of Conduct
1. Wearing uniform is compulsory. Students without uniform will not
be allowed to attendclasses.
2. Students should wear identity cards inside thecampus.
3. Proper respect should be given to Faculty members inside/outside theclassrooms
4. Use of mobiles in the campus is strictlyforbidden. 5. Movements of students from classrooms to labs and vice versa
should be neat and quiet.
6. Students should not loiter inside the campus of the College during
working hours. Even if they have no classes, loitering should be
avoided.
7. Damaging College properties is a crime which will be dealt with seriously.
8. Disobedience,irregularattendance,malpracticeinexaminationsand
bad conduct are not permitted and shall meet with strong
disciplinary action including dismissal from thevarsity.
9. If any student loses or finds anything not belonging to him/her, it
should be properly reported / handed over to the CollegeOffice.
10. Students should intimate the present residential address. If any
change, it should be updatedimmediately.
II. Discipline
1. Students should be punctual to theclasses.
2. Dress code is very important and so every student should wear uniform/dress neatly anddecently.
3. Adherenceofrulesshouldbestrictlyfollowedinsidetheclassrooms and laboratories.
4. Submission of assignments, laboratory records and other works
allotted to them should be done intime.
5. Students coming late to classes should report to the HODs before
enteringclasses.
6. Students should get the permission and gate pass from the office if they want to leave the College for specific reasons during working
hours.
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7. Prior permission is required to conduct any function in thecampus.
8. Collection of funds by students is prohibited. Prior permission is needed in case ofnecessity.
9. Self-discipline is the primary one. Any act of indiscipline in the
campus will be severely dealtwith
10. Students are completely prohibited from participating in any
political / communalactivities.
III. Ragging
Ragging is a criminaloffence
Ragging in any form is completely banned inside/outside thecollege.
Seriousdisciplinaryactionincludingdismissalfromcollegewillbetaken if
any student is found guilty ofragging.
There is a separate Anti-Ragging committee in the college. Any matter
relating to ragging should be reported to the committeeimmediately.
Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the following acts:
a. any conduct by any student or students whether by words spoken or written or by an act which has the effect of teasing, treating or handling
with rudeness a fresher or any otherstudent;
b. indulginginrowdyorindisciplinedactivitiesbyanystudentorstudents
which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship, physical or psychologicalharmortoraisefearorapprehensionthereofinanyfresher or
any otherstudent;
c. asking any student to do any act which such student will not in the
ordinary course do and which has the effect of causing or generating a
sense of shame, or torment or embarrassment so as to adversely affect
the physique or psyche of such fresher or any otherstudent;
d. anyactbyaseniorstudentthatprevents,disruptsordisturbstheregular
academic activity of any other student or afresher;
e. exploiting the services of a fresher or any other student for completing
the academic tasks assigned to an individual or a group ofstudents.
f. any act of financial extortion or forceful expenditure burden put on a
fresher or any other student bystudents; g. any act of physical abuse including all variants of it: sexual abuse,
homosexual assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and lewd acts, gestures,
causing bodily harm or any other danger to health orperson;
h. any act or abuse by spoken words, emails, post, public insults which
would also include deriving perverted pleasure, vicarious orsadistic
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thrill from actively or passively participating in the discomfiture to fresher or any otherstudent;
i. any act that affects the mental health and self-confidence of a fresher or any other student with or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure
or showing off power, authority or superiority by a student over any
fresher or any otherstudent.
IV. Attendance
1. Attendanceismarkedatthebeginningofeachperiod/hour.Regular attendance is insistedupon.
2. Students are not permitted to be absent from classes without valid reason or leave. In case of a leave due to unforeseen circumstances,
leave letter should be submitted on the next day and it should be
countersigned byguardian/parent.
3. Students should not leave the class room before the class isover. 4. Students can leave the class room in case of emergency only with
the permission of thefaculty.
5. Attendance is very much compulsory for practical sessions. The students without the prescribed minimum attendance shall not be
allowed to write the End Semester Examinations.
6. Students shall take all monthly tests and model examination
seriously and withoutfail.
7. The minimum attendance prescribed by the College for appearing the End Semester Examination is80%.
8. 100% attendance is mostly expected andappreciated.
VI. HOSTEL
1. Students of the college are eligible for admission to the Hostel
administered by thecollege.
2. Students seeking admissions to the Hostel shall apply for the same in a prescribed form available in the Hostel / CollegeOffice.
3. Before seeking admission to the Hostel, students are advised to satisfy themselvesaboutthefacilitiesavailableintheHostel.Theycannotclaim for
additional facilities after obtainingadmission.
4. DetailsregardingHostelfees, messchargeandcodeofdisciplinecanbe had
from DeputyWardens.
5. A separate hostel discipline committee will take action against the
complaints raised against the inmates of thehostel.
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6. The Warden is empowered to inflict punishments like fine, suspension orexpulsionfromtheHostelandCollegeintheinterestoftheInstitution for
gross misbehavior by the inmates of theHostel.
7. Day Scholars / Visitors shall not be permitted to visit the Hostelwithout
prior permission from theWarden.
8. All the inmates of the Hostel must be present without fail at the time of rollcallnotifiedbytheWarden.Thedefaulterswillbeviewedseriously.
9. Perfect silence must be observed between 9.00 p.m and 7.00.a.m during
which students should not move unnecessarily in theHostel. 10. Mess timings shall be strictly adhered to as announced by Deputy
Wardens.
11. Students can leave the Hostel, if necessary, only after making entry in
the prescribed format and getting written permission from the Warden.
Unauthorized leaving will be seriously viewed and disciplinary actions
will be taken against them as decided by theWarden.
12. Students shall utilize the recreation facilities of the Hostel onlybetween 5.00.p.m and 7.30.p.m. visiting hours.
IDENTITY CARDS
1. Every student is issued with an identity card and shall be in possession
of the same while inside thecampus.
2. Loss of identity card should be immediately brought to the notice of the
Principal through the concerned department for issue of duplicate
identitycard.
3. The Identity card should be surrendered at the completion of thecourse. 4. A fine of Rs. 50/- will be collected for issuing of duplicate IDcard.
TEST AND MODEL EXAMINATION
1. TherewouldbedailyclasstestandthreecentralizedInternaltestsduring each
semester to assess the progress of thestudent.
2. There will be a model examination at the end of thesemester. 3. Attendance for the term tests and model examination is compulsory and
no leave shall be grantednormally.
4. InternalmarksfortheEndSemesterExaminationswillbeawardedtothe
students based on their performances in the daily tests / internal tests / modeltests.
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DRESS CODE
/ B.Tech. courses
All other days except Wednesday - the college uniform (both boys and girls)
Wednesday - Formal color dress with neck tie forboys,
- the college uniform for Girls
PG courses
Allthedays - the usual decent civildress
Note :
i. Students should wear their lab coats on all days when theyhave
practical‟s
ii. Students should wear shoes on all days.
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WORKING DAYS
&
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE
2016 - 2017
JUNE 2016 DATE DAY
1 WED
2 THU
3 FRI
4 SAT
5 SUN HOLIDAY
6 MON
7 TUE
8 WED
9 THU
10 FRI
11 SAT
12 SUN HOLIDAY
13 MON
14 TUE
15 WED FDP I – SOBES
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JUNE 2016
DATE DAY
16 THU
17 FRI Seminar - SOBES
18 SAT
19 SUN HOLIDAY
20 MON
21 TUE
22 WED
23 THU
24 FRI Guest Lecture – I for Marine
Guest Lecture – I for CSE
25 SAT
26 SUN HOLIDAY
27 MON
28 TUE
29 WED Commencement of First Internal Test
(Except First Year)
30 THU
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JULY 2016
DATE DAY
1 FRI
2 SAT
3 SUN HOLIDAY
4 MON Seminar - ECE Department
5 TUE Inaugural UG – 1 year
6 WED
7 THU Guest Lecture – II for Marine Department
8 FRI
9 SAT
10 SUN HOLIDAY
11 MON Motivation session - SOBES
12 TUE
13 WED Industrial Visit – EIE Department
Guest Lecture-I –Mech& Auto
14 THU Association (SHEEN) Inauguration & Guest
Lecture – EEE
15 FRI Guest Lecture I– Civil Department
Seminar – CSE Department
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JULY 2016
DATE DAY
16 SAT
17 SUN HOLIDAY
18 MON
19 TUE
20 WED Motivation session - SOBES
21 THU Workshop – Marine Department
22 FRI
23 SAT
24 SUN HOLIDAY
25 MON Five days’ Workshop – EEE Department
26 TUE Guest Lecture – ECE Department
27 WED
28 THU
29 FRI Seminar - Marine Department
30 SAT
31 SUN HOLIDAY
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AUGUST 2016
DATE DAY
1 MON
2 TUE
3 WED
4 THU Value Added course (Marine IV Year Students)
5 FRI Commencement of Second Internal Test
(Except First Year)
6 SAT
7 SUN HOLIDAY
8 MON In-Plant Training - Marine Department
9 TUE
10 WED
11 THU Industrial Visit - EEE Department
12 FRI
13 SAT
14 SUN
15 MON INDEPENDENCE DAY – HOLIDAY
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AUGUST 2016
DATE DAY
16 TUE
17 WED
18 THU
19 FRI Ship Visit - Marine Department
20 SAT
21 SUN HOLIDAY
22 MON Workshop – EIE Department
23 TUE
24 WED
25 THU GOKULASHTAMI - HOLIDAY
26 FRI
27 SAT
28 SUN HOLIDAY
29 MON
30 TUE
31 WED Technical Symposium (TECHNOBUZZ-18) - EEE
Guest Lecture II– Civil Department
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SEPTEMBER 2016
DATE DAY
1 THU Technical Seminar - EEE Department
2 FRI
3 SAT HOLIDAY
4 SUN
5 MON VINAYAKAR SATHURTHI – HOLIDAY
6 TUE
7 WED
8 THU
9 FRI
10 SAT
11 SUN HOLIDAY
12 MON Guest Lecture – ECE Department
13 TUE BAKRID - HOLIDAY
14 WED Commencement of Third Internal Test
(Except First Year)
15 THU
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SEPTEMBER 2016
DATE DAY
16 FRI
17 SAT
18 SUN HOLIDAY
19 MON
20 TUE Technical Symposium – ECE
Department
21 WED
22 THU
23 FRI
24 SAT
25 SUN HOLIDAY
26 MON Commencement of Model Practical
Exam (Except First Year)
27 TUE
28 WED Commencement of Model Theory Exam
(Except First Year)
29 THU
30 FRI
71 Calendar2016-17
OCTOBER 2016
DATE DAY
1 SAT
2 SUN GANDHI JEYANTHI - HOLIDAY
3 MON Placement Training – Marine Department
4 TUE
5 WED Commencement of End Semester Practical
Exam (Except First Year)
6 THU
7 FRI
8 SAT
9 SUN HOLIDAY
10 MON SARASWATHI POOJA, AYUDHA POOJA - HOLIDAY
11 TUE VIJAYA DASHAMI - HOLIDAY
12 WED
13 THU Commencement of End Semester Theory Exam
(Except First Year)
14 FRI
15 SAT
72 Calendar 2016-17
OCTOBER 2016
DATE DAY
16 SUN HOLIDAY
17 MON
18 TUE
19 WED
20 THU
21 FRI
22 SAT
23 SUN HOLIDAY
24 MON
25 TUE
26 WED
27 THU
28 FRI
29 SAT DEEPAVALI - HOLIDAY
30 SUN HOLIDAY
31 MON
73 Calendar2016-17
NOVEMBER 2016
DATE DAY
1 TUE
2 WED
3 THU Industrial Training – Mech and M & A
Engineering Department
4 FRI
5 SAT
6 SUN HOLIDAY
7 MON
8 TUE
9 WED
10 THU
11 FRI
12 SAT
13 SUN HOLIDAY
14 MON
15 TUE
74 Calendar2016-17
NOVEMBER 2016
DATE DAY
16 WED
17 THU
18 FRI
19 SAT
20 SUN HOLIDAY
21 MON
22 TUE Industrial Training – Mech& Auto
Department
23 WED Industrial Training – Mech Department
24 THU
25 FRI
26 SAT
27 SUN HOLIDAY
28 MON Reopening for UG & PG 2nd, 3rd and
Final year Students
29 TUE
30 WED
75 Calendar 2016-17
DECEMBER 2016
DATE DAY
1 THU
2 FRI
3 SAT
4 SUN HOLIDAY
5 MON
6 TUE
7 WED
8 THU Guest Lecture – I for Marine Department
9 FRI
10 SAT
11 SUN HOLIDAY
12 MON Guest Lecture – EEE Department
13 TUE MILADI NABI - HOLIDAY
14 WED
15 THU
76 Calendar2016-17
DECEMBER 2016 DATE DAY
16 FRI
17 SAT
18 SUN HOLIDAY
19 MON Reopening for I year UG and PG
20 TUE
21 WED In Plant Training - Marine Department
22 THU
23 FRI
24 SAT
25 SUN CHRISTMAS - HOLIDAY
26 MON
27 TUE
28 WED
29 THU
30 FRI
31 SAT HOLIDAY
77 Calendar2016-17
JANUARY 2017 DATE DAY
1 SUN NEW YEAR – HOLIDAY
2 MON Seminar – ECE Department
3 TUE
4 WED
5 THU Guest Lecture – II for Marine Department
6 FRI
7 SAT
8 SUN HOLIDAY
9 MON Commencement of First Internal Test
(Except First Year)
10 TUE
11 WED
12 THU
13 FRI
14 SAT BHOGI - HOLIDAY
15 SUN PONGAL - HOLIDAY
78 Calendar2016-17
JANUARY 2017
DATE DAY
16 MON THIRUVALLUVAR DAY - HOLIDAY
17 TUE UZHAVAR TIRUNAL - HOLIDAY
18 WED
19 THU Guest Lecture – III for Marine Department
20 FRI
21 SAT
22 SUN HOLIDAY
23 MON Guest Lecture – EIE Department
24 TUE
25 WED
26 THU REPUBLIC DAY - HOLIDAY
27 FRI
28 SAT
29 SUN HOLIDAY
30 MON
31 TUE
79 Calendar2016-17
FEBRUARY 2017
DATE DAY
1 WED
2 THU Seminar – CSE Department
3 FRI
4 SAT
5 SUN HOLIDAY
6 MON
7 TUE
8 WED Two days’ Workshop – EEE Department
9 THU
10 FRI
11 SAT
12 SUN HOLIDAY
13 MON Commencement of Second Internal Test
(Except First Year)
14 TUE
15 WED
80 Calendar2016-17
FEBRUARY 2017
DATE DAY
16 THU Seminar for Marine Department
17 FRI
18 SAT
19 SUN HOLIDAY
20 MON
21 TUE
22 WED Guest Lecture – ECE Department
23 THU
24 FRI
25 SAT
26 SUN HOLIDAY
27 MON
28 TUE National Science Day – SOBES Department
81 Calendar2016-17
MARCH 2017
DATE DAY
1 WED Seminar – ECE Department
Technical Seminar – EEE Department
2 THU
3 FRI
4 SAT
5 SUN HOLIDAY
6 MON
7 TUE National conference– EEE Department
8 WED Conference – CSE Department
9 THU
10 FRI
11 SAT
12 SUN HOLIDAY
13 MON
14 TUE
15 WED National conference– ECE Department
82 Calendar2016-17
MARCH 2017
DATE DAY
16 THU
17 FRI
18 SAT
19 SUN Commencement of Third Internal Test
(Except First Year)
20 MON
21 TUE
22 WED
23 THU
24 FRI
25 SAT
26 SUN HOLIDAY
27 MON
28 TUE
29 WED TELUGU NEW YEAR - HOLIDAY
30 THU
31 FRI
83 Calendar2016-17
APRIL 2017
DATE DAY
1 SAT
2 SUN
3 MON
4 TUE
5 WED
6 THU
7 FRI
8 SAT MAHAVIR JEYANTHI - HOLIDAY
9 SUN HOLIDAY
10 MON Last Working Day
11 TUE Commencement of End Semester
Practical Exam (Except First Year)
12 WED
13 THU
14 FRI GOOD FRIDAY , TAMIL NEW YEAR – HOLIDAY
15 SAT
84 Calendar2016-17
APRIL 2017
DATE DAY
16 SUN EASTER -HOLIDAY
17 MON
18 TUE
19 WED
20 THU
21 FRI
22 SAT
23 SUN HOLIDAY
24 MON
25 TUE
26 WED
27 THU
28 FRI
29 SAT
30 SUN HOLIDAY
85 Calendar2016-17
MAY 2017
DATE DAY
1 MON MAY DAY – HOLIDAY
2 TUE
3 WED
4 THU
5 FRI
6 SAT
7 SUN HOLIDAY
8 MON
9 TUE
10 WED
11 THU
12 FRI
13 SAT
14 SUN HOLIDAY
15 MON
86 Calendar2016-17
MAY 2017
DATE DAY
16 TUE
17 WED
18 THU
19 FRI
20 SAT
21 SUN HOLIDAY
22 MON
23 TUE
24 WED
25 THU
26 FRI
27 SAT
28 SUN HOLIDAY
29 MON
30 TUE
31 WED
87 Calendar2016-17
JUNE 2018
DATE DAY
1 THU
2 FRI
3 SAT
4 SUN HOLIDAY
5 MON
6 TUE
7 WED
8 THU
9 FRI
10 SAT
11 SUN HOLIDAY
12 MON
13 TUE
14 WED
15 THU
88 Calendar2016-17
JUNE 2017
DATE DAY
16 FRI
17 SAT
18 SUN HOLIDAY
19 MON
20 TUE
21 WED
22 THU
23 FRI
24 SAT
25 SUN HOLIDAY
26 MON RAMZAN - HOLIDAY
27 TUE
28 WED
29 THU
30 FRI
89 Calendar2016-17
PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERIING AND TECHNOLOGY
TIME-TABLE FOR 2nd, 3rd& 4thYEAR CLASSES
Branch: Year: Semester:
DAY 1 2
3 4
5 6
7
Time
09:00 to
10:00
10:00 To
11:00
11:00 To
11:10
11:10 to
12:10
12:10 to
01:10
01:10 To
02:00
02:00 to
02:50
02:50 to
03:40
03:40 To
03:50
03:50 To
04:40
MONDAY
INT
ER
VA
L
LU
NC
H B
RE
AK
INT
ER
VA
L
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERIING AND TECHNOLOGY
TIME-TABLE FOR FIRST YEAR CLASSES
Branch: Year: Semester:
DAY 1 2
3 4
5 6
7
Time
09:00 to
10:00
10:00 To
11:00
11:00 To
11:10
11:10 to
12:10
12:10 to
01:10
01:10 To
02:00
02:00 to
02:50
02:50 to
03:40
03:40 To
03:50
03:50 To
04:40
MONDAY
INT
ER
VA
L
LU
NC
H B
RE
AK
INT
ER
VA
L
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
91
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Information given in this calendar is subject to change
as may be considered expedient by the authorities from
time to time.
CALENDAR COMMITTEE 2016 – 2017
Dr. C. ChristopherColumbus
Dean, Academic
Mr. A.Saravanan
Assistant Professor, Department of EEE
Mr. T. A. RajaPerumal
Assistant Professor, Department of EEE
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