JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR

(Established by Govt. of A.P., Act. No. 30 of 2008)

ANANTHAPURAMU–515 002 (A.P) INDIA

Academic Regulations (R15) for

B. Tech (Regular-Full time)
(Effective for the students admitted into I year from the Academic Year 2015-2016 onwards)

1. Award of B.Tech. Degree

A student will be declared eligible for the award of the B.Tech. degree if he/she fulfils the following
academic regulations:

i. Pursues a course of study for not less than four academic years and in not more than eight academic
years. However, for the students availing Gap year facility this period shall be extended by two
years at the most and these two years would not be counted in the maximum time permitted for
graduation.

ii. Registers for 176 credits and secures all 176 credits.

2. Students, who fail to fulfill all the academic requirements for the award of the degree within eight
academic years from the year of their admission, shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech. course and their
admission stands cancelled.

3. Courses of study
The following courses of study are offered at present as specializations for the B. Tech. course for
non-autonomous, constituent & affiliated colleges from 2015-16

S.No. Name of the Branch Branch Code

1. Civil Engineering 01
2. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 02
3. Mechanical Engineering 03
4. Electronics and Communication Engineering 04
5. Computer Science and Engineering 05
6. Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering 10
7. Information Technology 12

and any other course as approved by the authorities of the University from time to time.

4. Credits:

i. Credit: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of hours of
instructions required per week. One credit is equivalent to one hour of teaching (Lecture) or two
hours of practical work/field work per week.
ii. Academic Year: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters constitute one academic year.
iii.Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The CBCS provides choice for students to select from the
prescribed courses.

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 iv. Each course is assigned certain number of credits based on following
Semester
Periods / Week Credits
Theory 03 03
Practical 04 02
Comprehensive Viva-Voce -- 02
Technical Seminar -- 02
Project Work 20/24 10/12

5. Distribution and Weightage of Marks

5.1 The performance of a student in each semester shall be evaluated subject wise with a maximum of 100
marks for theory and 100 marks for practical subject. In addition, Comprehensive Viva-Voce &
Technical Seminar will be evaluated for 50 marks each and Project work shall be evaluated for 200
marks whereas audit courses shall be evaluated for a maximum of 30 internal marks.

i. For theory subjects the distribution shall be 30 marks for Internal Evaluation and 70 marks for the
End-Examination.
ii. For practical subjects the distribution shall be 30 marks for Internal Evaluation and 70 marks for the
End- Examination.

5.2. Internal Examinations:

i. For theory subjects, during the semester, there shall be two midterm examinations. Each midterm
examination consists of objective paper for 10 marks and subjective paper for 20 marks with
duration of 1hour 50 minutes (20 minutes for objective and 90 minutes for subjective paper).

Objective paper shall be set for maximum of 20 bits for 10 marks. Subjective paper shall contain 5
questions of which student has to answer 3 questions evaluated* for 20 marks.
*Note 1: The subjective paper shall contain 5 questions of equal weightage of 10 marks and the
marks obtained for 3 questions shall be condensed to 20 marks, any fraction (0.5 & above) shall be
rounded off to the next higher mark.
*Note 2: The midterm examination shall be conducted first by distribution of the Objective paper,
simultaneously marking the attendance, after 20 minutes the answered objective paper shall be
collected back. The student is not allowed to leave the examination hall. Then the descriptive
question paper and the answer booklet shall be distributed. After 90 minutes the answered booklets
are collected back.

If the student is absent for the internal examination, no re-exam shall be conducted and internal
marks for that examination shall be considered as zero.

First midterm examination shall be conducted for I, II units of syllabus and second midterm
examination shall be conducted for III, IV and V units.

Final Internal marks shall be arrived at by considering the marks secured by the student in both the
mid examinations with 80% weightage to the better mid exam and 20% to the other.

For eg:
Marks obtained in first mid : 25
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 Marks obtained in second mid : 20
Final Internal Marks: (25x0.8) + (20x0.2) = 24
If the student is absent for any one midterm examination, the final internal marks shall be arrived at
by considering 80% weightage to the marks secured by the student in the appeared examination and
zero to the other. For eg:
Marks obtained in first mid : Absent
Marks obtained in second mid : 25
Final Internal Marks: (25x0.8)+ (0x0.2) =20

5.3. End Examinations:

i. End examination of theory subjects shall have the following pattern:
a. There shall be 6 questions and all questions are compulsory.
b. Question I shall contain 10 compulsory short answer questions for a total of 20 marks
such that each question carries 2 marks. There shall be 2 short answer questions from
each unit.
c. In each of the questions from 2 to 6, there shall be either/or type questions of 10
marks each. Student shall answer any one of them.
d. Each of these questions from 2 to 6 shall cover one unit of the syllabus.

ii. End examination of theory subjects consisting of two parts of different subjects, for eg:
Electrical & Mechanical Technology, shall have the following pattern:
a. Question paper shall be in two parts viz., Part A and Part B with equal
Weightage.
b. In each part, there shall be 3 either-or type questions for 12, 12 and 11 marks.
Note: The answers for Part A and Part B shall be written in two separate answer books.

5.4. For practical subjects there shall be a continuous evaluation during the semester for 30 sessional
marks and end examination shall be for 70 marks. Day-to-day work in the laboratory shall be
evaluated for 30 marks by the concerned laboratory teacher based on the regularity/record/ viva.
The end examination shall be conducted by the concerned laboratory teacher and senior expert in
the same subject of the department.

In a practical subject consisting of two parts (Eg: Electrical & Mechanical Lab), the end
examination shall be conducted for 35 marks in each part. Internal examination shall be evaluated
as above for 30 marks in each part and final internal marks shall be arrived by considering the
average of marks obtained in two parts.

5.5. There shall be an audit pass course in Social Values & Ethics and Advanced English Language
Communication skills lab with no credits. There shall be no external examination. However,
attendance in the audit course shall be considered while calculating aggregate attendance and
student shall be declared pass in the audit course only when he/she secures 40% or more in the
internal examinations. In case if student fails, re-exam shall be conducted for failed candidates
every six months/semester at a mutual convenient date of college/student satisfying the conditions
mentioned in item 1 & 2 of the regulations.

5.6. For the subject having design and/or drawing, such as Engineering Drawing, the distribution shall
be 30 marks for internal evaluation and 70 marks for end examination.

Day-to-day work shall be evaluated for 15 marks by the concerned subject teacher based on the
reports/submissions prepared in the class. And there shall be two midterm examinations in a
semester for duration of 2 hours each for 15 marks with weightage of 80% to better mid marks and
20% for the other. The subjective paper shall contain 5 questions of equal weightage of 10 marks and
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 the marks obtained for 3 questions shall be condensed to 15 marks, any fraction (0.5 & above) shall
be rounded off to the next higher mark. There shall be no objective paper in internal examination.
The sum of day to day evaluation and the internal test marks will be the final sessional marks for the
subject.

In the end examination pattern for Engineering Drawing there shall be 5 questions, either/or type, of
14 marks each. There shall be no objective type questions in the end examination. However, the end
examination pattern for other subjects related to design/drawing is mentioned along with the
syllabus.

5.7 There shall be two comprehensive online examinations conducted by the respective colleges, one at
the end of II year and the other at the end of III year, with 100 objective questions for 100 marks on
the subjects studied in the respective semesters. For each subject at least eight questions are to be
framed. The Principals of the respective colleges are given the responsibility of preparing question
bank/question paper and conducting the online examination maintaining confidentiality. A student
shall acquire 1 credit assigned to each of the comprehensive online examination when he/she
secures 40% or more marks. In case, if a student fails in comprehensive online examination, he/she
shall reappear/re-register by following a similar procedure adopted for the lab examinations.
5.8 Laboratory marks and the sessional marks awarded by the college are not final. They are subject to
scrutiny and scaling by the University wherever necessary. In such cases, the sessional and
laboratory marks awarded by the college will be referred to a committee. The committee will arrive
at a scaling factor and the marks will be scaled as per the scaling factor. The recommendations of the
Committee are final and binding.

5.9 The laboratory records and internal test papers shall be preserved for a minimum of 2 years in the
respective institutions as per the University norms and shall be produced to the Committees of the
University as and when the same are asked for.
5.10. There shall be a Discipline Centric Elective Course through Massive Open Online Course
(MOOC) in III year I semester and in IV year II semester. Where in the student shall register the
course (Minimum of 40 hours) offered by authorized institutions/Agencies, through online with the
approval of Head of the Department. The Head of the Department shall appoint one mentor for each
of the MOOC subjects offered and the mentor appointed shall conduct the internal examinations
following the guidelines given in 5.2. Further, the University shall conduct the external
examination for the MOOC subject in line with other regular subjects (5.3) based on the syllabi of
the respective subject provided in the curriculum. MOOCs courses may be studied either in
MOOCs manner or in conventional manner.
5.11. There shall be an Open Elective/Choice Based Credit Course (CBCC) in III year II semester,
where in the students have to choose an elective offered by various departments including his/her
own department.

5.12. Minor in a discipline (Minor degree/programme) concept is introduced in the curriculum for all
conventional B. Tech programmes in which it offers a major. The main objective of Minor in a
discipline is to provide additional learning opportunities for academically motivated students and it
is an optional feature of the B. Tech. programme. In order to earn a Minor in a discipline a student
has to earn 20 extra credits by studying four theory subjects and a minor discipline project.
a. Students who have a CGPA 8.5 (for SC/ST students CGPA 8.0) or above (up to II year-I semester)
and without any backlog subjects will be permitted to register for Minor discipline programme. An
SGPA and CGPA of 8.0 has to be maintained in the subsequent semesters without any backlog
subjects in order to keep the Minor discipline registration active else Minor discipline registration
will be cancelled.
b. Students aspiring for a Minor must register from third year first semester onwards and must opt
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 for a Minor in a discipline other than the discipline he/she is registered in. However, Minor
discipline registrations are not allowed in the Fourth year.
c. Students are not allowed to register and pursue more than two subjects in any semester. Students
may register for minor discipline project from third year first semester onwards and may complete
the same before fourth year second semester.
d. Each department enlisted a set of subjects from its curriculum which are core for the discipline
without any prerequisites. The Evaluation pattern of theory subjects and minor discipline project
work will be similar to the regular programme evaluation. The minor discipline project shall be
evaluated by the committee consisting of Head of the Department along with the two senior faculty
members of the department.
e. Students are not allowed to pursue minor discipline programme subjects under Self study and/or
MOOCs manner.
f. Student may enlist their choices of Minor discipline programmes in order of preference, to which
they wish to join. It will not be permissible to alter the choices after the application has been
submitted. However, students are allowed to opt for only one Minor discipline programme in the
order of preference given by the student.
g. Minimum strength for offering Minor in a discipline is considered as One-Fifth (i.e., 20% of the
class) of the class size and Maximum size would be Four-Fifth of Class size (i.e., 80% of the
class).
h. Completion of a Minor discipline programme requires no addition of time to the regular Four year
Bachelors’ programme. That is, Minor discipline programme should be completed by the end of
final year B. Tech. program along with the major discipline.
i. The Concerned Principal of the college will arrange separate course/class work and time table of
the various Minor programmes. Attendance regulations for these Minor discipline programmes will
be as per regular courses.
j. Reservations shall be followed as per state government of Andhra Pradesh i.e., State-wide
Universities Presidential Order 371 Article D in consonance to Section 95 of the A.P.
Reorganization Act, 2014 for admissions to Minor discipline programmes.
k. A Student registered for Minor in a discipline and pass in all subjects that constitute the
requirement for the Minor discipline programme. No class/division (i.e., second class, fist class
and distinction etc.) shall be awarded for Minor discipline programme.
l. This Minor in a discipline will be mentioned in the degree certificate as Bachelor of Technology in
XXX with Minor in YYY. For example, Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science &
Engineering with Minor in Electronics & Communication Engineering. The fact will also be
reflected in the transcripts, along with the list of courses and a project taken for Minor programme
with CGPA mentioned separately.

5.13. A mini project on Water Resource Engineering is introduced for 2 credits in the B. Tech Civil
Engineering curriculum. It is introduced at the end of III Year II semester i.e., during summer
vacation for at least 15 days period on topics of Water Resource Engineering. Topics can be found
in the Civil Engineering curriculum. This shall be evaluated at the beginning of IV Year by a
committee consisting of Head of Civil Engineering Department along with two senior faculty
members of the department.

5.14. There shall be a Technical Seminar presentation in IV year II Semester. For the seminar, the student
shall collect the information on a specialized topic and prepare a technical report, showing his/her
understanding about the topic and submit to the department before presentation. The report and the
presentation shall be evaluated by the departmental committee consisting of Head of the
Department, seminar supervisor and a senior faculty member. The seminar shall be evaluated for 50
marks. A student shall acquire 2 credits assigned to the seminar when he/she secures 40% or more
marks for the total of 50 marks. In case, if a student fails in seminar he/she shall reappear as and
when IV/II supplementary examinations are conducted. The seminar shall be conducted anytime
during the semester as per the convenience of the department committee and students. There shall
be no external examination for seminar.

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5.15. There shall be a Comprehensive Viva–Voce in IV year II Semester. The Comprehensive viva-
voce will be conducted by the committee consisting of Head of the Department and two senior
faculty members of the department. The Comprehensive Viva–voce is aimed to assess the
students’ understanding in various subjects he/she studies during the B. Tech. course of study.
The Comprehensive Viva-Voce shall be evaluated for 50 marks by the committee. There are no
internal marks for the Comprehensive Viva-Voce. A student shall acquire 2 credits assigned to the
Comprehensive Viva–voce when he/she secures 40% or more marks for the total of 50 marks. In
case, if a student fails in Comprehensive Viva–voce he/she shall reappear as and when IV/II
supplementary examinations are conducted. The Comprehensive Viva–voce shall be conducted
anytime during the semester as per the convenience of the department committee and students.
There shall be no external examination for Comprehensive Viva–Voce.

5.16. Out of a total of 200 marks for the Project Work, 60 marks shall be for Internal Evaluation and 140
marks for the End Semester Examination (Viva-voce). The Viva-Voce shall be conducted by a
committee consisting of HOD, Project Supervisor and an External Examiner nominated by the
University. Project work shall start in IV-I and shall continue in the semester break. The evaluation
of project work shall be conducted at the end of the IV year–II semester. The Internal Evaluation
shall be made by the departmental committee (Head of the Department and two senior faculty
members of the department), on the basis of two seminars given by each student on the topic of
his/her project.

6. Attendance Requirements:

6.1. A student shall be eligible to appear for University examinations if he/she acquires a minimum
of 75% of attendance in aggregate of all the subjects in a semester.
6.2. Condonation of shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65% and above and below 75%)
in each semester may be granted by the College Academic Committee.
6.3. Shortage of Attendance below 65% in aggregate shall in NO case be condoned.
6.4. A stipulated fee shall be payable towards condonation of shortage of attendance to the
University.
6.5. Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any semester are not eligible to take
their end examination of that class and their registration shall stand cancelled.
6.6. A student will not be promoted to the next semester unless he satisfies the attendance
requirements of the present semester. They may seek readmission for that semester when
offered next.

7. Minimum Academic Requirements:

The following academic requirements have to be satisfied in addition to the attendance requirements
mentioned in item no.6

7.1 A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the minimum academic requirements and earned the
credits allotted to each theory, practical, design, drawing subject or project if he secures not less than
35% of marks in the end examination and a minimum of 40% of marks in the sum total of
the internal evaluation and end examination taken together. In case of audit courses and technical
seminar & comprehensive viva – voce he/she should secure 40% of the total marks.

7.2 A student shall be promoted from II to III year only if he/she fulfils the academic requirement of
securing 40% of the credits (25 credits) in the subjects that have been studied up to II year I semester
from the following examinations, irrespective of whether the candidate takes the end examination or
not as per the normal course of study.
One regular and one supplementary examinations of I year (I & II Semesters).
One regular examination of II year I semester
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7.3 A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year only if he/she fulfils the academic requirements
of securing 40% of the credits (43 credits) in the subjects that have been studied up to III year I
semester from the following examinations, irrespective of whether the candidate takes the end
examination or not as per the normal course of study.
One regular and four supplementary examinations of I year I Semester.
One regular and three supplementary examinations of I year II Semester.
One regular and two supplementary examinations of II year I Semester.
One regular and one supplementary examinations of II year II Semester.
One regular examination of III year I Semester.

And in case if student is detained for want of credits for particular academic year by sections 7.2
and 7.3 above, the student may make up the credits through supplementary examinations and only
after securing the required credits he/she shall be permitted to join in the III Year or IV Year as the
case may be.
7.4 A student shall register and put up minimum attendance in all 176 credits and earn all the 176
credits. Marks obtained in all 176 credits shall be considered for the calculation of aggregate
percentage of marks obtained.

7.5 Students who fail to earn 176 credits as indicated in the course structure within eight academic
years from the year of their admission shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech. course and their admission
shall stand cancelled.
8. Course Pattern:
8.1 The entire course of study is for four academic years. All years shall be on semester pattern.
8.2 A student eligible to appear for the end examination in a subject, but absent or has failed in the
end examination may appear for that subject at the next supplementary examination when
offered.
8.3 When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance he/she may be re-
admitted when the semester is offered after fulfillment of academic regulations. In such case,
he/she shall be in the academic regulations into which he/she is readmitted.

9. With–holding of Results:
If the candidate has any dues not paid to the university or if any case of indiscipline or malpractice
is pending against him, the result of the candidate shall be withheld and he will not be
allowed/promoted into the next higher semester. The issue of awarding degree is liable to be
withheld in such cases.

10. Grading
After each subject is evaluated for 100 marks, the marks obtained in each subject will be converted to
a corresponding letter grade as given below, depending on the range in which the marks obtained by
the student fall.

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 Table – Conversion into Grades and Grade Points assigned
Range in which the marks Grade Grade points
in the subject fall Assigned
≥ 90 S (Superior) 10
80-89 A (Excellent) 9
70-79 B (Very Good) 8
60-69 C (Good) 7
50-59 D (Average) 6
40-49 E (Below Average) 4
< 40 F (Fail) 0
Absent Ab (Absent) 0

i. A student obtaining Grade F shall be considered failed and will be required to reappear for that
subject when the next supplementary examination offered. Same is the case with a student who
obtains ‘Ab’ in end examination.
ii. For audit courses “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory” shall be indicated instead of the letter grade and
this will not be counted for the computation of SGPA/CGPA.

10.1. Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):
i. The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of
credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student and the sum
of the number of credits of all the courses undergone by a student, i.e.,

SGPA = Σ (Ci × Gi)/Σ Ci

th
where, Ci is the number of credits of the i subject and Gi is the grade point scored by the student
th
in the i course.

ii. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be computed in the same manner taking into
account all the courses undergone by a student over all the semesters of a program, i.e.,
CGPA = Σ (Ci × Si)/ Σ Ci
th
where “Si” is the SGPA of the i semester and Ci is the total number of credits in that semester.
iii. Both SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcripts.

iv. While computing the SGPA the subjects in which the student is awarded Zero grade points will
also be included.
Grade Point: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
Letter Grade: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course. Grades are denoted by
letters S, A, B, C, D, E and F.
11. Award of Class:
After a student has satisfied the requirements prescribed for the completion of the program and is
eligible for the award of B. Tech. degree he shall be placed in one of the following four classes

Class Awarded CGPA Secured

First Class with ≥ 7.5
Distinction
First Class ≥ 6.5 < 7.5
Second Class ≥ 5.5 < 6.5
Pass Class ≥ 4.0 < 5.5

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12. Gap Year:
Gap year concept of Student Entrepreneur in Residence shall be introduced and outstanding
students who wish to pursue entrepreneurship are allowed to take a break of one year at any time
after II year to pursue entrepreneurship full time. This period may be extended to two years at the
most and these two years would not be counted for the time for the maximum time for graduation.
The Principal of the respective college shall forward such proposals submitted by the students to
the University. An evaluation committee shall be constituted by the University to evaluate the
proposal submitted by the student and the committee shall decide whether or not to permit the
student(s) to avail the Gap Year.

13. Transitory Regulations:

Discontinued, detained, or failed candidates are eligible for readmission as and when the semester
is offered after fulfillment of academic regulations. Candidates who have been detained for want of
attendance or not fulfilled academic requirements or who have failed after having undergone the
course in earlier regulations or have discontinued and wish to continue the course are eligible for
admission into the unfinished semester from the date of commencement of class work with the
same or equivalent subjects as and when subjects are offered, subject to Section 2 and they will be
in the academic regulations into which they get readmitted.

Candidates who were permitted with Gap Year shall be eligible for rejoining into the succeeding
year of their B. Tech from the date of commencement of class work, subject to Section 2 and they
will be in the academic regulations into which the candidate is presently rejoining.

14. Minimum Instruction Days:

The minimum instruction days including exams for each semester shall be 90 days.

15. Medium of Instruction

The Medium of Instruction is English for all courses, laboratories, internal and external
examinations, Comprehensive Viva-Voce, seminar presentations and project reports.

16. Student Transfers

Student transfers shall be as per the guidelines issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the
University from time to time.

17. General:

a. The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purpose of any interpretation.

b. Malpractices rules-nature and punishments are appended.

c. Where the words “he”, “him”, “his”, occur in the regulations, they also include “she”,
“her”, “hers”, respectively.

d. In the case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision of
the Vice-Chancellor is final.

e. The University may change or amend the academic regulations or syllabi at any time and the
changes or amendments shall be made applicable to all the students on rolls with
effect from the dates notified by the University.

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 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR B. TECH.(R15)
(LATERAL ENTRY SCHEME)

(Effective for the students getting admitted into II year through Lateral Entry Scheme
from the Academic Year 2016-2017and onwards)

1. Award of B.Tech. Degree

A student admitted in Lateral Entry Scheme (LES) will be declared eligible for the award of the
B.Tech degree if he fulfills the following academic regulations:
a) Pursues a course of study for not less than three academic years and in not more than six
academic years.
b) Registers for 134 credits and secures all 134 credits from II to IV year of Regular B. Tech.
program.

2. Students, who fail to fulfill the requirement for the award of the degree in six consecutive
academic years from the year of admission, shall forfeit their seat.

3. The regulations 3 to 6 are to be adopted as that of B. Tech. (Regular).

7. Minimum Academic Requirements:

The following academic requirements have to be satisfied in addition to the attendance requirements
mentioned in item no.6

i. A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the minimum academic requirements and earned
the credits allotted to each theory, practical, design, drawing subject or project if he secures not
less than 35% of marks in the end examination and a minimum of 40% of marks in the sum
total of the internal evaluation and end examination taken together. For the Seminar &
Comprehensive viva-voce he should secure 40% in the internal evaluation.

ii. A student shall be promoted from third year to fourth year only if he fulfills the academic
requirements of 26 (40%) credits from the following examinations, irrespective of whether the
candidate takes the end examination or not as per the normal course of study.
a. One regular and Two supplementary examinations of II year I semester.
b. One regular and one supplementary examinations of II year II semester.
c. One regular examination of III year I semester.

And in case if student is already detained for want of credits for particular academic year , the
student may make up the credits through supplementary exams of the above exams before the
commencement of IV year I semester class work of next year.

8. Course Pattern
8.1. The entire course of study is three academic years on semester pattern.
8.2. A student eligible to appear for the end examination in a subject, but absent at it or has failed in
the end examination may appear for that subject at the next supplementary examination offered.
8.3. When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance he may be re-admitted
when the semester is offered after fulfillment of academic regulations, he shall be in the
academic regulations into which he is readmitted.

9. The regulations 9 to 10 are to be adopted as that of B. Tech. (Regular).

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11. Award of Class:
After a student has satisfied the requirements prescribed for the completion of the program and is eligible
for the award of B. Tech. Degree he shall be placed in one of the following four classes:

First Class with 70% and above

Distinction
First Class Below 70% but not less From the aggregate marks
than 60% secured for 134 Credits (i.e. II
Second Class Below 60% but not less year to IV year)
than 50%
Pass Class Below 50% but not less
than 40%

12. The regulations 12 to 16 are to be adopted as that of B. Tech. (Regular). All other regulations as
applicable for B. Tech. Four-year degree course (Regular) will hold good for B. Tech. (Lateral Entry
Scheme).

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 RULES FOR
DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR MALPRACTICES / IMPROPER CONDUCT IN EXAMINATIONS
Nature of Malpractices/Improper conduct Punishment
If the candidate:
1. (a) Possesses or keeps accessible in examination hall, any Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
paper, note book, programmable calculators, Cell the performance in that subject only.
phones, pager, palm computers or any other form of
material concerned with or related to the subject of the
examination (theory or practical) in which he is
appearing but has not made use of (material shall
include any marks on the body of the candidate which
can be used as an aid in the subject of the
examination)
(b) Gives assistance or guidance or receives it from any Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
other candidate orally or by any other body language the performance in that subject only of all the candidates
methods or communicates through cell phones with involved. In case of an outsider, he will be handed over
any candidate or persons in or outside the exam hall in to the police and a case is registered against him.
respect of any matter.
2. Has copied in the examination hall from any paper, Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
book, programmable calculators, palm computers or the performance in that subject and all other subjects the
any other form of material relevant to the subject of candidate has already appeared including practical
the examination (theory or practical) in which the examinations and project work and shall not be permitted
candidate is appearing. to appear for the remaining examinations of the subjects
of that semester/year.
The Hall Ticket of the candidate is to be cancelled and
sent to the University.

7. Impersonates any other candidate in connection with The candidate who has impersonated shall be expelled
the examination. from examination hall. The candidate is also debarred
for four consecutive semesters from class work and all
University examinations. The continuation of the
course by the candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of seat.
The performance of the original candidate who has
been impersonated, shall be cancelled in all the
subjects of the examination (including practicals and
project work) already appeared and shall not be
allowed to appear for examinations of the remaining
subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred for four consecutive semesters from class
work and all University examinations, if his
involvement is established. Otherwise, the candidate
is debarred for two consecutive semesters from class
work and all University examinations. The
continuation of the course by the candidate is subject
to the academic regulations in connection with
forfeiture of seat.
If the imposter is an outsider, he will be handed over
to the police and a case is registered against him.
4. Smuggles in the Answer book or additional sheet or Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
takes out or arranges to send out the question paper performance in that subject and all the other subjects the
during the examination or answer book or additional candidate has already appeared including practical
sheet, during or after the examination. examinations and project work and shall not be permitted
for the remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred for two
consecutive semesters from class work and all University

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 examinations. The continuation of the course by the
candidate is subject to the academic regulations in
connection with forfeiture of seat.
5. Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive language in Cancellation of the performance in that subject only.
the answer paper or in letters to the examiners or
writes to the examiner requesting him to award pass
marks.
6. Refuses to obey the orders of the Chief In case of students of the college, they shall be expelled
Superintendent/Assistant – Superintendent / any from examination halls and cancellation of their
officer on duty or misbehaves or creates disturbance of performance in that subject and all other subjects the
any kind in and around the examination hall or candidate(s) has (have) already appeared and shall not
organizes a walk out or instigates others to walk out, be permitted to appear for the remaining
or threatens the officer-in charge or any person on examinations of the subjects of that semester/year. If
duty in or outside the examination hall of any injury to the candidate physically assaults the invigilator/
his person or to any of his relations whether by words, officer-in-charge of the Examinations, then the
either spoken or written or by signs or by visible candidate is also debarred and forfeits his/her seat.
representation, assaults the officer-in-charge, or any In case of outsiders, they will be handed over to the
person on duty in or outside the examination hall or police and a police case is registered against them.
any of his relations, or indulges in any other act of
misconduct or mischief which result in damage to or
destruction of property in the examination hall or any
part of the College campus or engages in any other act
which in the opinion of the officer on duty amounts to
use of unfair means or misconduct or has the tendency
to disrupt the orderly conduct of the examination.
7. Leaves the exam hall taking away answer script or Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
intentionally tears of the script or any part thereof performance in that subject and all the other subjects the
inside or outside the examination hall. candidate has already appeared including practical
examinations and project work and shall not be permitted
for the remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred for two
consecutive semesters from class work and all University
examinations. The continuation of the course by the
candidate is subject to the academic regulations in
connection with forfeiture of seat.
10. Possess any lethal weapon or firearm in the Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
examination hall. the performance in that subject and all other subjects the
candidate has already appeared including practical
examinations and project work and shall not be permitted
for the remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also debarred and forfeits
the seat.
9. If student of the college, who is not a candidate for the Student of the colleges expulsion from the examination
particular examination or any person not connected hall and cancellation of the performance in that subject
with the college indulges in any malpractice or and all other subjects the candidate has already appeared
improper conduct mentioned in clause 6 to 8. including practical examinations and project work and
shall not be permitted for the remaining examinations of
the subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred and forfeits the seat.Person (s) who do not
belong to the College will be handed over to police and, a
police case will be registered against them.
11. Comes in a drunken condition to the examination hall. Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation of
the performance in that subject and all other subjects the
candidate has already appeared including practical
examinations and project work and shall not be permitted
for the remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year.

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12. Copying detected on the basis of internal evidence, Cancellation of the performance in that subject only
such as, during valuation or during special scrutiny. or in that subject and all other subjects the candidate
has appeared including practical examinations and project
work of that semester / year examinations, depending on
the recommendation of the committee.
13. If any malpractice is detected which is not covered in
the above clauses 1 to 11 shall be reported to the
University for further action to award suitable
punishment.

Malpractices identified by squad or special invigilators

1. Punishments to the candidates as per the above guidelines.
2. Punishment for institutions : (if the squad reports that the college is also involved in encouraging
malpractices)
3. A show cause notice shall be issued to the college.
4. Impose a suitable fine on the college.
5. Shifting the examination centre from the college to another college for a specific period of not less than
one year.

Note: -
Whenever the performance of a student is cancelled in any subject/subjects due to
Malpractice, he has to register for End Examinations in that subject/subjects consequently
and has to fulfill all the norms required for the award of Degree.

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