Regulations Governing the Degree of Bachelor of

Engineering/Technology (B.E./B.Tech.)
Effective from the Academic Year 2021-22

INDEX SHEET

Regulation Title Page

Clause no. Number
-- Definitions of Keywords 01
21OB1.0 Title and Credits of the Program of Study 06
21OB1.2 Prescribed Number of Credits for the programs 06
21OB1.3 Definition of credits
21OB2.0 Academic Eligibility for admission 06
21OB2.1 Admission to 1st year
21OB2.2 Admission to Lateral Entry Students
21OB2.3 Qualification earned from foreign countries
21OB3.0 Minimum and Maximum Duration of the program 07
21OB4.0 Courses and Course Registration 08
21OB4.1 Types of Courses
21OB4.2 Course Registration
21OB5.0 Attendance Requirement 10
21OB6.0 Internship 11
21OB7.0 Technical Seminar 15

21OB8.0 Minim-Project and Project work 15

21OB8.1 Mini-Project
21OB8.2 Project work
21OB9.0 Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) 16
21OB9.1a CIE Procedure
21OB9.9 Maximum and Minimum CIE and SEE marks
21OB9.15 Moderation committee for CIE
21OB10.0 Semester End Examination (SEE) Marks and Passing Standards 27
21OB10.2 Rejection of Result
21OB11.0 Multiple Entry and Exit Options 34
21OB12.0 Grading 36
21OB13.0 Computation of SGPA and CGPA 37
21OB14.0 Vertical Progression 38
21OB15.0 Award of Degree 41
21OB15.1 B.E./B.Tech. Degree
21OB15.2 B.E./B.Tech.(Hons) Degree

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21OB15.3 B.E./B.Tech. with Minor Degree

21OB15.4 Award of the Degree for an Extraordinary Student
21OB15.5 Non-compliance of CGPA≥5.0 at the end of the program
21OB16.0 Award of Prizes, Medals, and Ranks 45
21OB17.0 Change of College Regulations 46
21OB18.0 Change of Branch Regulations 46
21OB19.0 Applicability and Power to Modify 46

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Definitions of Keywords

The following are the definitions/descriptions that have been followed for the different terms used
in the Regulations of B.E./B.Tech. Programs:

1. Program: This is an educational program in a particular stream/ branch of

Engineering/branch of specialization leading to the award of the Degree. It involves
events/activities, comprising of lectures/tutorials/laboratory work/fieldwork/outreach
activities/project work/vocational training/viva-voce/ seminars/ internship/assignments/
presentations/ self-study, etc., or a combination of some of these.
2. Semester: Refers to one of the two sessions of an academic year (vide: serial number 3),
each session being of sixteen weeks’ duration (with not less than 90 working days).The odd
and even semesters shall be as per the University academic calendar.
3. Academic Year: Refers to two consecutive semesters (odd followed by an even) sessions,
including intervening periods.
4. Course: Usually referred to as subject and is a component of a Program. All Courses may
not carry the same weightage. Each Course will have course objectives and course
outcomes. A Course may be designed to comprise lectures/ tutorials/ laboratory work/
fieldwork/ outreach activities/project work/ vocational training/ viva-voce/ seminars/
term papers/assignments/ presentations/ self-study components etc., or a combination of
some of these.
5. Credit: Refers to a unit or weightage by which the Coursework is measured. It represents
the number of hours of instructions prescribed per week. One credit is equivalent to one
hour of lecture or two hours of laboratory/practical Courses/ tutorials/ fieldwork etc., per
week.
6. Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The education model refers to customizing the
Coursework, through Core, Professional Elective, Open Electives, Skill-based ability
Enhancement Courses, Non-Credit Mandatory Courses, and Internships to provide the
necessary support for the students to achieve their goals.
7. Course Registration: Refers to formal registration to Courses of study in every semester by
every student under the supervision of a Faculty Advisor (also called Mentor, Counsellor,
Class teacher, etc.), in the Institution to maintain the proper record. Registration to the
University portal is mandatory.

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8. Course Evaluation: Represents the measurement of the impact of the teaching-learning

process and offers an opportunity for improving the quality of learning in courses and
teaching performance. Courses evaluation is done by adopting different methods such as
tests, quizzes, assignments, etc., during the teaching-learning period at the end of some
modules or chapters of syllabus contents and at the end of the semester. While the former
part of the evaluation is called the Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and the later part of
the evaluation is called Semester End Evaluation (SEE).
9. Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)(also known as formative assessment): Refers to
the evaluation of students’ performance in the course during the teaching-learning process.
CIE shall be done by the faculty teaching course and evaluation components may include
tests, assignments, group discussion, quizzes, course-specific projects, seminars, etc.,
conducted during the semester tenure with a weightage for different activities as specified
by the University.
10. Semester End Examinations Evaluation (SEE)(also called summative assessment): Refers
to the examinations conducted by the University covering the entire Course Syllabus. For
this purpose, Syllabi shall be modularized, and SEE questions shall be set from each module
as specified by the University.
11. First Attempt: Refers to some students who have studied in a current semester and have
attended any one of the University examinations of that semester after satisfying
attendance and CIE requirements of all the prescribed courses of that semester and
registering for SEE. Such an attempt shall be considered as the first attempt. Even if
students absent themselves for all the semester examinations after registering for SEE, such
an attempt shall also be considered the first attempt.
12. Credit Representation: Refers to the Credit Values for different academic activities
considered, as per Table-1. Credits for the seminar, project phases, project viva–voce and
internship shall be as specified in the Scheme of Teaching and Examinations.

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Table-1, Calculation of Credits

Credit Values
Laboratory/
Theory/Lectures (L) Tutorials (T) Practical (P) Credits Total
(hours/week/Semester) (hours/week/Semester) (hours/week (L:T:P) Credits
/Semester)
4 0 0 4:0:0 4
3 0 2 3:0:1 4
2 2 2 2:1:1 4
3 0 0 3:0:0 3
2 2 0 2:1:0 3
2 0 2 2:0:1 3
0 0 6 0:0:3 3
2 0 0 2:0:0 2
1 0 0 1:0:0 1
0 2 0 0:1:0 1
0 1 1 0:0.5:0.5 1
0 0 2 0:0:1 1
NOTE: Activities like practical training, study tour, and participation in Guest lecturers do not
carry Credits.

13. Non-Credit Mandatory Course (NCMC): In the case of non-credit mandatory courses,
students shall attend the classes during the respective semesters to satisfy the attendance
requirements and as well as CIE requirements. In case, any student fails to register for the
said course/fails to secure the minimum 40% of the prescribed CIE marks, he/she shall be
deemed to have not satisfied. In such a case, the student has to fulfill the requirements
during subsequent semester/s to appear for CIE. These Courses shall not be considered for
CGPA calculation and vertical progression, but completion of the courses shall be
mandatory for the award of degree.
14. Letter Grade: Course Letter Grade (or simply letter grade or grade) is an index of
performance of a student in a said course and refers to a qualitative measure of
achievement of a student in each course, based on the percentage range of marks secured in
CIE and SEE put together or CIE alone. Grades are denoted by letters O, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
The rubrics attached to letter grades are as follows:
O – Outstanding, A+ – Excellent, A – Very Good, B+– Good, B – Above Average, C – Average,

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P- Pass and F – Fail. If a student remains absent for SEE of any of the course/s, the letter grade
assigned to that course shall be F. If a student is not eligible for appearing, SEE due to non-
comply of any of the course/s then the letter grade assigned against that course shall be NE
15. Grade Point (GP): Refers to a numerical weightage allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point
scale against a preconceived range of percentage of marks secured by students in a course as
shown in Table 2.
Table 2, Letter Grade and corresponding Grade Points on a typical 10 – Point scale

Letter Grade and corresponding Grade Points on a typical 10 – Point scale

Letter 0 A+ A B+ B C P F
Grade Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Above Average Average Pass Fail

Grade
Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 0

% of
Marks 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 55-59 50-54 40-49 0-39
secured

16. Passing Standards: Refers to passing a Course only when GP is greater than or equal to 04.
17. Credit Point: This is the product of GP and number of credits for a Course i.e.,
Credit points (CrP) = GP × Credits for the Course.
18. Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): Refers to the measure of a student’s academic
performance in a semester. It is the weighted average or weighted mean of the grade points
obtained by a student in the various courses of any semester. It results in a number that lies
between 0 and 10.
19. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): This is a measure of the cumulative performance
of a student of all semesters and is computed from the 2nd semester onwards. It is a measure of
the overall cumulative academic performance of a student over the entire span of the academic
program. CGPA is not an arithmetic mean a but weighted mean. It is also a number that lies
between 0 and 10.
20. Grade Card: Refers to the certificate showing the grades earned by a student. A grade card
shall be issued to all the registered students after every semester-end examination. The grade
card shall have the Program details (Course code, title, number of credits, grades secured,
number of attempts, and alternate course taken instead of successive failure after 4 attempts)
along with the SGPA of that semester and CGPA (except for the first semester) earned till that
semester.

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21. Academic Bank of Credits (ABC): The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC), is a national-level
facility which will promote the flexibility of the curriculum framework and
interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary academic mobility of students across the HEIs in the
country with appropriate “credit transfer” mechanism.
22. Multiple Entry Multiple Exit: The multiple entries and exit points in the academic
programs offered at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) would remove rigid
boundaries and create new possibilities for students. There are occasions when
learners have to give up their education mid-way for various reasons. To facilitate
flexible learning within the stipulated period (eight years for regular students and
06 years for lateral entry students), multiple exist and entry options are given to the
needy students. The student can exit from the program only at the end of the even
semester/s (2nd, 4th, and 6th semester) and the entry option is provided to the
students at the beginning of the odd semester/s (3rd, 5thand 7th semester).
23. University: Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi.

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21OB1.0 Title and Credits of the Program of Study.

21OB1.1 The Program of study shall be called the degree of Bachelor of
Engineering/Bachelor of Technology, abbreviated as B.E./B.Tech.
21OB1.2 Prescribed Number of Credits for the Program
(a) The total number of credits to be earned by students admitted to the
first semester of 04 years B.E./B.Tech., the program shall be 160.
(b) The total number of credits to be earned by students admitted to the
third semester of 04 years B.E./B.Tech., program under lateral entry
scheme shall be 120.
(c) A student shall be eligible to obtain an Undergraduate degree with
Honours / Minors, if he/she earns minimum additional18 credits, as
specified by university norms from time to time regarding the earning of
additional credits[To be read along with Regulations Governing the
Award of Honors/ Minors in B.E./B.Tech., Degree Programs].
21OB1.3 (a) Definition of Credits:
1. 1-hour Lecture (L) per week per semester =1 Credit
2. 2 hours Tutorial / (T)per week per semester =1 Credit
3. 2 hours Practical/Laboratory/Drawing (P) per week per semester
=1 Credit.
4. Four-credit theory courses shall be designed for 50 hours of the
Teaching-Learning process.
5. Three-credit theory courses shall be designed for 40 hours of the
Teaching-Learning process.
6. Two-credit theory courses shall be designed for 25 hours of the
Teaching-Learning process
7. One credit theory course shall be designed for 15 hours of the
Teaching-Learning process

21OB2.0 Academic Eligibility for Admission

21OB2.1 Admission to 1st year: Eligibility for candidates who have Passed
Second PUC or equivalent
I. As notified by the Government of Karnataka from time to time
II. Those students, who have passed a qualifying examination other than

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the PUC II examination of the Pre-University Education Board of

Karnataka, have to obtain an eligibility certificate for seeking admission
to 1st year B.E./B.Tech. Degree Program from Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belagavi.

21OB2.2 Admission to 2ndyear (Lateral Entry): Eligibility for candidates who

have Passed a 3-years Diploma in Engineering and B.Sc. Degree
I. As notified by the Government of Karnataka and university from time to
time for admission to 3rd-semester B.E./B.Tech., degree program
II. Those candidates who have completed Engineering Diploma from other
than Karnataka state shall submit the Equivalence/ Eligibility Certificate
issued from the Director of Technical Education, Karnataka.

21OB2.3 Qualification earned from foreign countries:

With regard to the qualification earned from foreign countries, an
equivalence certificate from the University/ Association of Indian
Universities is mandatory for admission to B.E./B.Tech. Programs. In case of
any dispute about the equivalence in qualification earned from foreign
countries, the decision of the University in this regard shall be final and
binding on all concerned.
21OB3.0 Minimum and Maximum Duration of the Program
21OB3.1
Students admitted to first-semester B.E./B.Tech., shall complete the
program within eight academic years from the year of the first admission,
failing which they will not be eligible for the award of a degree
Students admitted to third semester B.E./ B.Tech., under the lateral entry
category shall complete the program within six academic years from the
year of the first admission, failing which they will not be eligible for the
award of degree.

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21OB4.0 Courses and Course Registration

21OB4.1 There shall be the following types of Courses:
(a) Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management Courses (HSMC):
These are mandatory for all disciplines.
(b) Basic Science Courses (BSC): Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
These are mandatory for all disciplines.
(c) Engineering Science Courses (ESC): Materials, Workshop, Drawing,
and Basics of Electrical/ Electronics/ Civil/ Mechanical/ Computer
Engineering, etc. These are mandatory for all disciplines.
(d) Professional Core Courses (PCC): These are the professional Core
Courses, relevant to the chosen specialization/ branch. The core
courses shall be compulsorily studied by students and it is
mandatory to complete them to fulfill the requirements of a
Program.
(e) Professional Elective Courses (PEC): These are professional
Electives, relevant to the chosen specialization/branch and can be
chosen from the pool of courses. It shall be supportive to the
discipline providing extended scope/enabling exposure to some
other discipline /domain and nurturing student proficiency skills
(f) Open Elective Courses (OEC): These are the Elective Courses from
other technical areas and/ or from emerging fields. Students of
other departments shall opt for these courses to fulfilling of
eligibility and prerequisite mentioned in the syllabus.
(g) Integrated Professional Core Courses (IPCC): It refers to
Professional Theory Core Course Integrated with Practical of the
same course. Credit for IPCC shall be 04 considering L: T: P as 3:0:1
or L:T:P as 2:1:1, (where L,T and P represents credits not hours per
week)
(h) Project Work: Mini-project and Project work carried out at the
parent Institution or any university / Government recognized
organization without affecting the regular class work.

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(i) Seminar: Each student has to present the seminar on specific topic
chosen from the relevant field /list provided by the department
under the supervision of a faculty coordinator.
(j) Internship (INT): The internship (a form of experimental learning)
program not only helps fresh pass-outs in gaining professional
know-how but also benefits corporate sectors. The internship also
enhances the employability skills of the student passing out from
Technical Institutions
(k) Non-Credit Mandatory Courses (NCMC): These Courses are
mandatory, without the benefit of a grade or credit, passing in each
mandatory Course is required to qualify for the award of degree.
(l) Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC): These courses are designed to
help students to enhance their skills in communication, language,
and personality development etc. They also promote a deeper
understanding of courses like social sciences, ethics, culture, human
behavior human rights, and the law. Ability Enhancement Courses
are based upon the content that leads to Knowledge enhancement.

(m) Universal Human Values Courses (UHV): The courses which teach: a
holistic perspective based on self-exploration about themselves
(human being), family, society, and nature. Understanding (or
developing clarity) of the harmony in the human being, family,
society, and nature. These are mandatory for all disciplines
21OB4.2 Course Registration:
In order to maintain a proper academic record at the Institution, every
student shall register for the Courses of a semester (Credit) under the
supervision of a Faculty Advisor (also called Mentor, Counselor, class
teacher, etc.,) at the beginning of each semester. The registration of courses
in each semester with the University portal is mandatory.

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21OB4.3 The minimum number of students registered to any professional Elective

Course/Open Elective Course /Ability Enhancement course (from 3 rd
semester onward) offered by the Departments shall not be less than ten. In
such cases. If the number of registrants for the elective course is less than
10, the college must seek permission from the Registrar (Evaluation)within
15 days from the date of commencement of the semester as per the
academic calendar of the University, if that professional Elective
Course/Open Elective Course/Ability Enhancement course is to be offered
in that college.
21OB4.4 A student shall exercise the option in respect of a higher semester
professional Elective Course/Open Elective Course /Ability Enhancement
course and register for the same at the end of the previous semester.
However, the student may be permitted to opt for a change of Elective
Course/s preferably within 15 days from the date of commencement of the
semester as per the academic calendar of the University.
21OB5.0 Attendance Requirement
21OB5.1 Every prescribed course shall be considered as a unit for the calculation of
attendance. All students are required to attend all the lectures, tutorials,
practicals, and other prescribed curricular and co-curricular activities, and
thus the attendance is 100%. However, the candidate has to put in a
minimum attendance of 85% in each course with a provision for condoning
up to 10% of the attendance by the Vice-Chancellor on the specific
recommendations of the Principal of the college where the candidate is
studying, based on medical grounds, participation in NSS/NCC/Red
cross/National level Republic Day and Independence Day
Parade/participation in University/State/ National/ International levels
ports and cultural activities, seminars, workshops, paper presentation,
etc., of significant value. The supporting documents for condoning the
shortage of attendance shall be submitted through the office of the
Principal along with the recommendations to the office of the Registrar
(Evaluation).

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21OB5.2 a) The basis for the calculation of attendance shall be the period
prescribed by the University by its academic calendar of events and as
notified by the Registrar.
b) In case of late admissions, approved by competent authority
(KEA/DTE/VTU), to I semester (for the regular scheme) and III
semesters (for lateral entry scheme) of Engineering Program, the
attendance shall be reckoned from the date of admission to the
Program.
21OB5.3 The Course Instructor/ Mentor/Class-teacher or the College office shall
inform the students as well as their parents /guardians about the
attendance status every month. Students who are facing a shortage of
attendance shall be mentored to make up for the shortage. The principal
shall also notify every month, the list of candidates who are falling short of
required attendance.
21OB5.4 A student who does not satisfy the attendance requirement in one or more
Courses (including bridge courses for lateral entry students) shall not be
eligible to appear for the Semester End Examinations (SEE) of that
course(s). The grade card for such courses shall be marked as NE (not
eligible). The candidate shall be required to repeat that course/s whenever
that course/s offered next.
21OB5.5 If a student fails to satisfy the attendance requirement of the course/s of the
semester, he/she will not be permitted to appear for SEE of that course/s.
However, the student will be allowed to appear for the Semester End
Examination (SEE) for other courses of the semester.

The student will repeat the course/s in which he/she falls short of
attendance only, whenever the course/s is offered next.

These courses of shortage of attendance will not be considered for vertical

progression.
21OB6.0 Internship
21OB6.1 Internship:
The internship is an extended period of work experience undertaken by

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university/Institute students looking to supplement their degree with

professional development. The students are allowed to prepare themselves
for the workplace and develop practical skills.
The Internship shall be completed during the period specified in the
Scheme of Teaching and Examinations. There will be three internships:
1) Inter/Intra Institutional Internship : (In the case of the students
admitted to 1st-year B.E./B.Tech. program) All the students admitted to
engineering programs shall have to undergo a mandatory summer
internship of 03 weeks during the intervening semester period of the II
and III semesters. The internship shall include Inter / Intra
Institutional activities (refer to Annexure-IV). CIE shall be carried out
during the Internship period/III semester and prescribed marks shall
be included in the IV semester grade cards.
Inter/Intra Institutional Internship: (In case of students
admitted under Lateral Entry): All the students admitted to
engineering programs under the lateral entry category shall have to
undergo a mandatory internship of 03 weeks during the intervening
semester period of the III and IV semesters. The internship shall
include Inter / Intra Institutional activities (refer to Annexure-IV). CIE
shall be carried out during the Internship period/IV semester and
prescribed marks shall be included in the IV semester grade cards.
Inter /Intra Institutional Internship will have only CIE and no SEE.
2) Innovation/Societal/Entrepreneurship-based Internship :
During the intervening period of IV and V semester the Internship of 04
weeks period shall be carried out in industries /Govt.
organization/NGO/MSME. Focus may be given to Rural
Internship/Innovative activities and Entrepreneurship
(Social/Industrial). CIE shall be carried out during the Internship
period/V semester and prescribed marks shall be included in the VI
semester grade cards. Innovation/Societal/Entrepreneurship
based, will have only CIE and no SEE.

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3) Research Internship/Industry Internship of 24 weeks duration: At

the beginning of the IV academic year, students can opt for VII
semester course work or VII semester Internship depending on the
opportunities available for enrolling to either Research Internship or
Industry Internship. With reference to this, both VII and VIII semesters
shall be in progress simultaneously. Research Internship / Industry
Internship shall be carried out at Industry / government organizations,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs)/ Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises (MSME) /Research and development
organizations/Organizations of National or international
repute/Institution Research Centers / Innovation and Incubation
Centres/Start-ups /entrepreneur cells. The institution shall encourage
students to take up (i) interdisciplinary Research Internship or
Industry internship and (ii) rural internship, a work-based activity
carried out to learn practical experiences in rural areas, for the
upliftment of living standards. In case students want to undergo an
internship at his/her family business, he/she shall be permitted to
provide; a declaration by a parent that is submitted directly to the
Principal of the Institution. With the consent of the internal guide and
Principal of the Institution, students shall be allowed to carry out the
internship at their hometown (within or outside the state or abroad),
provided favourable facilities are available for the internship and the
student remains regularly in contact with the internal guide.
University shall not bear any cost involved in carrying out the
internship by students. However, students can receive any financial
assistance extended by the organization.
University Viva-Voce examination shall be conducted at the end of the
internship period. Research Internship /Industry Internship shall be
considered as head of passing and shall be considered for the award of
the degree. Those who do not complete the internship shall be declared
fail and shall have to complete it during subsequent University

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examinations after stratifying the internship requirements during

subsequent semesters.
Responsibilities of Department and Guides:
1. The Department/college shall nominate department coordinator /staff
member/s to facilitate, guide, and supervise students under internship.
2. The students shall report the progress of the internship to the Guide at
regular intervals and seek his/her advice. The Guide shall maintain the
progress record/diary of the candidates undergoing internship.
3. After the completion of the Internship, students shall submit a report
with a completion certificate to the Head of the Department with the
approval of internal Guides.
4. There shall be 100 marks for CIE for Inter/Intra Institutional Internship
and Innovation/Societal /Entrepreneurship based Internship. For
Research /industry internship 100 marks for CIE and 100 marks for
SEE. The minimum requirement of CIE and SEE marks shall be 40% and
35% of the maximum marks respectively. In total, the student has to
secure 40% of the course maximum marks i.e., the sum of the CIE and
SEE marks prescribed for the course.
5. The internal Guide and one senior faculty shall be the internal
examiners for CIE Inter/Intra Institutional Internship and
Innovation/Societal /Entrepreneurship based Internship.
6. For Research /Industry Internship, External Guide for the Internship
shall be the external examiner for SEE. Examination for internship shall
be conducted at the college and the date shall be fixed in consultation
with the external Guide. The Examiners shall jointly award the SEE
marks.
7. In case, the external Guide expresses his/her inability to conduct the
Examination, the Principal /examination Chief Superintendent of the
Institute appointed by the University shall appoint a senior faculty of the
Department to conduct the Examination along with the internal Guide.
21OB7.0 Technical Seminar
21OB7.1 Technical Seminar: Technical Seminar is one of the heads of passing.

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i. Each student has to present the seminar on a specific topic chosen from
the relevant field /list provided by the department under the
supervision of a faculty coordinator.

ii. The Head of the Department/designated coordinator for technical

seminar shall make arrangements for the conduct of seminars through a
committee of faculty members of the Department. The committee
constituted for the purpose of the Head of the Department, shall award
the CIE marks for the seminar. The committee shall consist of three
senior faculty members of the Department and the senior-most among
them is to act as the Chairperson. There is no SEE for the seminar.
21OB8.0 21OB8.1 Mini-Project: A Mini Project is a laboratory-oriented course that will
provide a platform to students to enhance their practical knowledge and
skills by the development of small systems/applications
Based on the ability/abilities of the student/s and recommendations of the
mentor, a single disciplinary or a multidisciplinary Mini-project can be
assigned to an individual student or a group having not more than 4
students.
There is only CIE and no SEE for Mini-Project.
21OB8.2 Project Work: Based on the ability/abilities of the student/s and
recommendations of the mentor, a single disciplinary or a multidisciplinary
Major-project can be assigned to a group having not more than 4 students.
The main project work needs to be taken up within the institute/ research
laboratory/industry. It is desirable, that the outcome of the project work
may be published /patented.
21OB9.0 Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)
21OB9.1 At the beginning of the semester, the course instructor or the faculty who is
teaching the course shall have to announce the methods used for CIE.
Continuous Internal Evaluation Procedure:
The minimum CIE marks to be secured in all courses shall be 40% of the
maximum marks for successful completion of courses having only CIE
marks and appearing for SEE in case of courses having both CIE and SEE

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marks. (refer Annexure VIII)

21OB9.1a
Theory Courses (03 Credits):
Three Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
 First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
 Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester
 Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester
Two assignments each of 10 Marks
 First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
 Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester

Seminar/quiz/group discussion suitably planned to attain the COs and POs

for20 Marks(duration 01 hours)
The total CIE marks shall be the sum of the marks secured in each of the
tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of
100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks.

21OB9.1b Integrated Professional Core Courses (IPCC): Theory Integrated with

practical Courses. (4 Credits)

The CIE marks for the theory component of the IPCC shall be 30
marks and for the laboratory component 20 Marks.

CIE for the theory component of IPCC

Two Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)

 First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
 Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester

Two assignments each of 10 Marks

 First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
 Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester
CIE for the practical component of IPCC

 On completion of every experiment/program in the laboratory, the

students shall be evaluated and marks shall be awarded on the same
day. The15 marks are for conducting the experiment and

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preparation of the laboratory record, the other 05 marks shall be

for the test conducted at the end of the semester.
 The CIE marks awarded in the case of the Practical component shall
be based on the continuous evaluation of the laboratory report.
Each experiment report can be evaluated for 10 marks. Marks of all
experiments’ write-ups are added and scaled down to 15 marks.

 The laboratory test (duration 03 hours) at the end of the 15th week
of the semester /after completion of all the experiments (whichever
is early) shall be conducted for 50 marks and scaled down to 05
marks.

Scaled-down marks of write-up evaluations and tests added will be CIE

marks for the laboratory component of IPCC for 20 marks.
 The minimum marks to be secured in CIE to appear for SEE
shall be the 12 (40% of maximum marks) in the theory
component and 08 (40% of maximum marks) in the practical
component. The laboratory component of the IPCC shall be for
CIE only. However, in SEE, the questions from the laboratory
component shall be included. The maximum of 05 questions to
be set from the practical component of IPCC, total marks of all
questions should not be more than the 25 marks.
The theory component of the IPCC shall be for both CIE and SEE.
21OB9.1c Theory Course with 01 credit
Three Tests (preferably in MCQ pattern with 20 questions) each of 20
Marks (duration 01 hour)
1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
2. Second test at the end of the 10th week of the semester
3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester
Two assignments each of 10 Marks
1. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
2. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester

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Quiz/Group discussion/Seminar, any two of three suitably planned to attain

the COs and POs for 20 Marks (duration 01 hours)

The sum of total marks of three tests, two assignments, and quiz /seminar/
group discussion will be out of 100 marks and shall be scaled down to 50
marks

21OB9.1d Theory Course with 02 credits

CIE will same as 1 credit theory course for the 1st and
2ndsemester; however, for higher semesters depending upon the
type of the course, the CIE pattern may be MCQ type (100 questions)
or the same as other core theory courses.

CIE methods /question paper is designed to attain the different levels

of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

At the beginning of the semester, the instructor/faculty teaching the course

has to announce the methods of CIE for the course.
21OB9.2 Engineering Graphics/ Drawing /Field Works:
21OB9.2a Engineering Graphics /Drawing / Engineering Visualization Course
1. The CIE marks awarded in the case of Drawing shall be based on the
weekly evaluation of class work (sketching and computer-aided
drawing). Each drawing will be evaluated for marks as mentioned
module-wise in the syllabus. Marks for all the drawing sheets are
added and scaled down to 30 marks.
2. One class test similar to SEE will be conducted after completion of the
syllabus for 100 marks and scaled down to 20 marks.
3. CIE marks (out of 50) scored by the student shall the sum of class
work evaluation and test marks.
The CIE marks awarded for higher semester Drawings/ Design Drawings
offered by various branches shall be based on the evaluation of the sheets
and one test in the ratio 80:20.
Continuous Evaluation(CIE) of Field Work
21OB9.2b

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Surveying Practice / Socio-Economic survey/ Marketing survey/traffic

survey/ environmental survey. CIE marks will be split into two components
80% of maximum marks (40 marks) are given for fieldwork report
evaluation and 20% of maximum marks (10 marks) for internal assessment
test evaluation.
Fieldwork evaluation includes attendance, data collection through survey,
use of data for design drawing, and report. The split-up of marks for the
report shall be decided by the faculty member who is guiding them for the
design drawing and report. The criteria for split-up of marks shall be done
to achieve the course outcomes. The report evaluation shall be carried out
for 100 marks and scored marks shall be scaled down to 40 marks.

The assessment shall be through a presentation of the report followed by

the viva-voce. This test shall be conducted by the fieldwork project guide
and fieldwork coordinator. If the fieldwork coordinator happens to be the
same faculty then, HOD or senior faculty member will conduct the test with
the guide. A test similar to SEE will be conducted for 100 marks and marks
scored by the student will be scaled down to 10 marks.

The sum of the report and test marks will be total CIE marks for fieldwork.
21OB9.3 Practical Courses:
CIE marks for the practical course is 50 Marks.

The split-up of CIE marks for record/ journal and test are in the ratio 60:40.

 Each experiment to be evaluated for conduction with observation

sheet and record write-up. Spit up of marks for the evaluation of the
journal/write-up for hardware/software experiments designed by the
faculty who is handling the laboratory session and shall be made
known to students at the beginning of the practical session. (Split-up
of marks for CIE is as suggested in Annexure-I)
 Record should contain all the specified experiments in the syllabus
and each experiment write-up will be evaluated for 10 marks.
 Total marks scored by the students shall be scaled downed to 30

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marks (60% of maximum marks).

 Weightage to be given for neatness and submission of record/write-
up on time.
 Department shall conduct 02 tests for 100 marks, the first test shall be
conducted after the 8th week of the semester and the second test shall
be conducted after the 14th week of the semester.
 In each test, test write-up, conduction of experiment, acceptable
result, and procedural knowledge will carry a weightage of 60% and
the rest 40% for viva-voce.
 The suitable split up of marks can be designed to evaluate each
student’s performance and learning ability (Split-up of marks is as
suggested in Annexure-I).
 The average of 02 tests is scaled down to 20 marks (40% of the
maximum marks).
The Sum of scaled-down marks scored in the report write-up/journal
and average marks of two tests is the total CIE marks scored by the
student.

Internal tests for laboratory courses with software experiments will be

conducted for 100 marks

Observation, write-up of procedure/ Algorithm/program, and execution of

experiment will be assessed for 80 marks and Viva-voce for 20 marks.

Scored marks out of 100 is scaled down to 50 marks

21OB9.4 Internship:
The Internship shall be taken up during the period specified in the
Scheme of Teaching and Examinations.

The Department/ College shall nominate faculty member/s to

facilitate, Guide, and supervise students under an internship.

The students shall report the progress of the internship to the Guide
in regular intervals and seek his/her advice. The Guide shall

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maintain the progress record of the candidates undergoing

internship.

Duration of Internships
 Inter/Intra Institutional Internship 03 weeks
 Innovation /Societal /Entrepreneurship based Internship 04
weeks
 Industry / Research Internship 24 weeks
There shall be only a CIE of 100 marks for Inter/Intra Institutional
Internship and Innovation /Societal /Entrepreneurship based
Internship.
Inter/Intra Institutional Internship and Innovation /Societal
/Entrepreneurship based Internship (refer 21OB6.1, part B point 4 and 5).
However, Research / Industry internship will have both CIE and SEE
components (refers to 21OB6.1, part B point 6 to 9).

Report evaluation for Research / Industry internships shall be evaluated

for 50% maximum marks – The split-up of marks suggested for report
evaluation shall be based on the

 Report formatting (20% of marks of CIE for report)

 presentation of the outcomes in the report (40% of marks for CIE
for report) and
 Technical content of the report (40% of marks for CIE for report)
(Weightage may be given for paper publication in reputed journal/refereed
journal/ Conferences/Product developed/ Patent filed –only for
Industry/Research Internship).

Viva-Voce conducted for 50% of marks of CIE. The split-up of marks

suggested are

 For a demonstration of (soft) skills/Engineering Knowledge gained

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(50% of marks of CIE for Viva-voce).

 The question-answer session will be checked for the understanding
of the fundamentals and concepts (40% of CIE marks for Viva-voce)
 Clarity in answering the questions (10% of CIE marks for Viva-voce)
Viva-voce will be conducted by the Mentor /guide and Head of the department
/one of the senior faculty assigned by the head of the department

21OB9.5 Technical Seminar:

The Technical Seminar performance evaluation shall be through CIE
only. The Technical Seminar is one of the heads of passing. The maximum
marks prescribed for CIE shall be 100. The marks awarded for Technical
Seminar shall be based on the evaluation of the Seminar Report,
Presentation skill, and Question and Answer session in the ratio of
50:25:25.

Technical Seminar is one of the heads of passing.

The Head of the Department shall make arrangements for the conduct of
seminars through a committee of faculty members of the Department. The
committee, constituted for the purpose by the Head of the Department,
shall award the CIE marks for the seminar. The committee shall consist of
three senior faculty members of the Department and the senior-most acting
as the Chairperson.

Split up of Marks suggested

Report marks to be allotted by the seminar guide/s

 Formatting of the report (10 marks)
 Literature survey (20 Marks) and
 Technical content of the report (20 marks)
Seminar Presentation marks to be allotted by the committee: (25
marks)
Viva-Voce (Question answer session): 25 marks
 Understanding of fundamentals and concepts (15 marks)
 Clarity in answering the questions (10 Marks)
21OB9.6 Mini – Project: (also refer 21OB8.1 page 15)

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The Mini-Project shall be under CIE only. The maximum marks

prescribed for CIE shall be 100. The CIE marks awarded for Mini-Project,
shall be based on the evaluation of the Mini-Project Report, Project
Presentation skill, and Question and Answer session in the ratio of
50:25:25. The marks awarded for the Mini-Project report shall be the
same for all the batch mates.

50 marks of CIE for the report shall be evaluated by the faculty guide
/mentor who is guiding the mini-project.

The Head of the Department shall make arrangements for the conduct of
viva-voce evaluation of the mini-project. The committee shall consist of a
guide/mentor and two senior faculty members of the Department. This
committee shall evaluate Mini-project Work for 50 marks considering
project presentation and question-answer session.

 Project presentation: 25 marks

 Question and answer session:25 marks

21OB9.7 Project Work: The project work shall be evaluated considering both CIE
and SEE; the maximum mark for CIE is 100.
The maximum marks prescribed for CIE shall be 100. The CIE marks
awarded for Project Work shall be based on the evaluation of the Project
Report, Project Presentation skill, and Question and Answer session in the
ratio of 50:25:25. The marks awarded for the Project report shall be
the same for all the batch mates.
50 marks of CIE for the report shall be evaluated by the faculty guide
/mentor who is guiding the project work.

The Head of the Department shall make arrangements for the conduct of
viva-voce evaluation of the project work. The committee shall consist of a
guide/mentor and two senior faculty members of the Department. This
committee shall evaluate Project Work for 50 marks considering project
presentation and question-answer session.

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 Project presentation: 25 marks

 Question and answer session:25 marks
Split-up of marks to be followed for evaluation is suggested in Annexure-II
21OB9.8 The candidate shall write tests, assignments/unit-tests /written quizzes in
Blue-Books, which shall be preserved by the Principal/ Head of the
Department for at least 3 years after the announcement of University
results and shall be made available for verification as per the direction
of the Registrar (Evaluation).
21OB9.9 Maximum and Minimum CIE and SEE Marks:
The maximum CIE marks shall be 50. To appear for the SEE, the minimum
CIE marks to be secured in all the courses shall be 40 % of the maximum
marks.
Inter/Intra Institutional Internship and Innovation /Societal
/Entrepreneurship based Internship, Technical Seminar, Mini-Project
Works will have only CIE component, maximum CIE marks shall be 100.
Minimum CIE marks to be secured shall be 40% of the maximum marks, to
qualify in these courses.
For Research Internship/ Industry Internship /Major Project the maximum
CIE marks shall be 100. To appear the SEE, the minimum CIE marks to be
secured shall be 40% of the maximum marks i.e., 40 out of 100 marks.
Maximum and Minimum SEE Marks:
The maximum SEE marks for Research /Industry Internship, Major Project
Work is 100, and minimum SEE marks to secure shall be 35% of the
maximum marks i.e. 35 marks.
For remaining all the courses mentioned in the scheme of teaching and
examination maximum SEE marks are 50 and minimum SEE marks to
secure shall be 35% of the maximum marks i.e. 18marks
No SEE component for Inter/Intra Institutional
Internship and
Innovation/Societal /Entrepreneurship based Internship , Technical
Seminar and, Mini Project.
21OB9.10 Any corrections or overwriting of CIE marks on the blue book/drawing
sheet laboratory record etc., where CIE marks are awarded, shall bear the

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signature(s) of concerned Teacher(s) and the Head of the Department.

21OB9.11 CIE marks shall reach the University before the commencement of
examinations as per the notification from the office of the Registrar
(Evaluation) from time to time. After submission of CIE marks to the
University, any request under any circumstances for change of CIE marks
shall not be considered.
21OB9.12 i. Students satisfying the attendance requirement but failing to secure the
minimum percentage of CIE marks, in any course/s, shall not be eligible
for the SEE, conducted by the University and they shall be considered as
fail in that Course /those Courses and marked as NE in the grade cards
against this course/s. However, they can appear for University
examinations conducted for other Courses of the same semester and
backlog course/s if any.
ii. Students who have satisfied the attendance requirement but not the CIE
requirements can be permitted to register afresh and appear for SEE
after satisfying the CIE requirements in the same Course(s) when
offered during the next immediate semester/s or later.
iii. Each appearance to SEE or absence after completing CIE and attendance
requirements to complete a course shall be treated as an attempt.
iv. The student shall be permitted to register for total courses not
exceeding 28 credits. These 28 credits include the courses of the regular
semester and backlogs. The registration of these additional credits
includes the courses having a shortage of attendance and the courses
whose CIE requirements are not fulfilled. A student has to pay the
prescribed fee as notified by the University from time to time.
21OB9.13 CIE marks of those students, who come under 21OB9.12 (i) and (ii), shall
also be sent to the Registrar (Evaluation) along with other course CIE
Marks.
21OB9.14 i. The final list, incorporating corrections (if any), of CIE marks awarded
to the students in the Theory/Practical/Internship/ Technical Seminar /
Mini – Project Work/Major-Project Work shall be displayed on the

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notice board of the college much before the closure of the semester.
ii. The college/institution shall enter the CIE marks of each semester in the
format of the University online CIE marks portal and submit a certified
copy of the same to the University Examination Section within the
stipulated date notified by University. Every page of the CIE marks sheet
(hardcopy) shall bear the signatures of the concerned
Teacher/Teachers, Head of the Department, and Principal.
21OB9.15 Moderation Committee for CIE;
Moderation of assessment is an organized procedure that ensures the use of
valid assessment methods and consistent application of criteria, to provide
fair academic judgment and reliable outcomes in the form of marks or
grades. It assures appropriate designing and implementation of assessment
activities along with the generation of valid and reliable results.

There shall be a Moderating Committee for Internal Assessments in every

Department, which shall be chaired by the Head of Department and two
senior faculty members to be nominated by the Principal. This Committee
shall be responsible for the entire process of Internal Assessment in the
Department, including redressal of grievances if any.
Guideline for the moderation Committee-
Moderation may be conducted after each test or after the tests in case there
is a large number of fail grades or higher letter grades, or when large
numbers of students who have received the same grade or clustering of
students on letter grades, or when there are discrepancies between marks
allocated to individual students in different courses,
 Split-up of marks used for each of the different types of assessment
in the course to be checked
 Checking of the questions whether it maps with course outcomes.
 Checking of the level of difficulty of questions paper i.e is difficulty
level on the extremes, very easy or otherwise.
 Whether the assessment modes are used to cover the entire syllabus
or not.

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 Checking the manner of awarding the marks, i.e has correction been
at the extremes, liberal or tough.
Moderation should not be restricted to just assessment but also includes the
assessment design (scheme of evaluation).
21OB10.0 Semester End Examination (SEE) Marks and Passing Standards
21OB10.1 a. University examination for all Courses under SEE shall be conducted for
a maximum of 100 Marks. The marks secured by the students for 100
marks shall be proportionately scaled down to a maximum of 50 marks
to add the same with the CIE marks for the award of the letter grade.
b. The University examinations for all the Programs of study shall be
conducted at the end of each semester.
c. Students having no backlog course/s, may not have more than one
examination on the same day. However, students having backlog
course/s may face a situation where they may have
1. Two examinations scheduled at the same time of the day,
2. To take two examinations on the same day, one during the
morning session and the other in the afternoon session, and
3. Examinations on consecutive days.
d. As changing the examination dates is not an option, the examination
timetable shall not be modified/ altered/ adjusted in any of the above
three cases. In the first case, the students shall select any one of the
clashing courses and in the second and third cases, the students shall
manage the examinations as per their decision.
e. For all theory Courses /drawing Courses of the Program, the maximum
SEE marks shall be 50, the minimum SEE marks to be secured shall be
35 % of the maximum marks i.e., 18 marks
f. For Practical/Fieldwork/ the maximum SEE marks shall be 50, the
minimum SEE marks to be secured shall be 35 % of the maximum marks
i.e., 18 marks. Inter/Intra Institutional Internship, Innovation /Societal
/Entrepreneurship based Internship, Technical Seminar and Mini-
Project is not having any SEE component.

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g. For 24 weeks of Research / Industry Internship /Major Project the

maximum SEE marks shall be 100, the minimum SEE marks to be
secured shall be 35% of the maximum marks i.e., 35 marks.
h. Students who satisfy the conditions (e), (f), and (g) above, and
obtain any grade from O to P in a course shall be considered to
have passed that course.
i. A student shall be declared fail if he/she
 Fails to satisfy the conditions (h) above
 Absents himself/herself to the University examination.
 Is held guilty of examination malpractice and for any other reasons
and declared the performance of any course/s as null and void by
the competent authority.
 The course/s in which student/s fail to satisfy attendance and CIE
requirement (NE courses) are also considered as F only.

j. If a student secures an F grade in any of the Courses, he/she shall

reappear for that Course(s) during the subsequent SEE. The CIE marks
awarded to the student at the first attempt in the concerned Course(s)
shall be carried forward. Revised CIE marks are considered only in
cases NE (not eligible to appear for SEE due to non-comply of
attendance and CIE) cases.
The sum total of CIE and SEE marks must be 40% of the maximum
marks prescribed for a course as per the scheme of teaching and
examination.
21OB10.1a Theory Course with 3 Credits
Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable,
with common question papers for the course(duration 03 hours)
1. The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20
marks.
2. There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions
under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a
mix of topics under that module.

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The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question
from each module.
21OB10.1b Integrated Professional Core Courses (IPCC):Theory Integrated with
Practical Course
SEE for the theory part (Duration 03 hours) is the same as that mentioned
in serial no. 02 (questions mentioned in the SEE paper shall include
questions from the practical component).
21OB10.1c
Theory Course with 1 Credit

SEE paper shall be set for 50 questions, each of 01 mark. The pattern of the
question paper is MCQ (multiple choice questions). The time allotted for
SEE is 01 hour

21OB10.1d Theory Course with 2 Credits

SEE paper will be set for 100 questions each of 01 mark. The pattern of the
question paper is MCQ (multiple choice questions). The time allotted for
SEE is 120 minutes. Marks scored are scaled down to 50 Marks.
The suggested question paper pattern is MCQ for the 1st and 2nd semester
however, for higher semester/s depending on the type of the course SEE
may be a written examination, a pattern similar to other theory courses as
mentioned in clause 21OB10.1a

21OB10.1e Engineering Graphics and Drawing(Laboratory Course)

SEE shall be conducted and evaluated for maximum marks 100. Marks
obtained shall be accounted for SEE final marks, reducing it by 50%
1. SEE will be conducted by the two examiners of same institute one act
as Internal Examiner and other act as External Examiner.
2. Question paper shall be set jointly by both Internal and External
Examiner and made available for each batch as per schedule.
Examiners may refer question bank.
3. Evaluation shall be carried out jointly by both the examiners as per
the scheme.

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Scheme of Evaluation: To be defined by the examiners jointly as per VTU

norms
Fieldwork
21OB10.1f
SEE for fieldwork Conducted by the Internal and External examiners
appointed by University.
Report and design drawing evaluation and viva-voce are in the ratio 60:40.
Fieldwork will be jointly evaluated by the Internal and External examiners.
The duration of SEE is 03 hours.
Practical Course
21OB10.1g
SEE marks for the practical course shall 50 Marks.
SEE shall be conducted jointly by the two examiners of the same institute
one act as internal and another as external examiner. Examiners are
appointed by the University.

 All laboratory experiments are to be included for practical examination.

 Breakup of marks and the instructions printed on the cover page of the
answer script to be strictly adhered to by the examiners. OR based on
the course requirement, a split-up of marks for evaluation shall be
decided jointly by internal and external examiners.
 Students can pick one question (experiment) from the questions lot
prepared by the internal /external examiners jointly.
 Evaluation of write-up/ conduction procedure and result/viva will be
conducted jointly by Internal and external examiners.
 General split-up of marks for SEE mentioned are procedure / writeup-
20%, Conduction and result in 60%, Viva-voce 20% of maximum marks.
SEE for the practical course shall be evaluated for 100 marks and scored
marks shall be scaled down to 50 marks (however, based on course
type, split-up of the marks shall be decided by the examiners)
 Change of experiment is allowed only once and 20% Marks allotted to
the procedure/write-up part to be made zero (Evaluation is to be
carried out for 80% of total maximum marks).
The duration of SEE is 03 hours.

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21OB10.1h Research /Industry Internship

SEE shall be conducted by the Internal and external examiners approved by
the university. The internal examiner shall be the guide for SEE. The
external Guide for Internship shall be the external examiner for SEE.
Examination for internship shall be conducted at the college and the date
shall be fixed in consultation with the external Guide. The Examiners shall
jointly award the SEE marks.
In case the external Guide expresses his inability to conduct the
Examination at the last moment, the Principal /Chief Superintendent
appointed by the university for the concerned examination of the Institute
shall appoint a senior faculty of the Department to conduct the Examination
along with the internal Guide.
Split up of marks for evaluation may be the same as suggested for CIE or
Internal and external examiners shall devise split up of marks for SEE and
the same may be submitted to the University along with evaluation marks.
21OB10.1i
Project Work:
As project work is evaluated for 200 marks (CIE: 100 marks, SEE:100
marks), the marks awarded in SEE for 100 marks must take as it is to
decide the letter grade along with the CIE marks also awarded for 100
marks. SEE for Project Work will be conducted by the two examiners one
internal and one external examiner appointed by University. SEE marks for
the project shall be awarded based on the quality of report and
presentation skill, participation in the question and answer session in the
ratio 50:25:25 as per the University norms jointly by the examiners.

Split up marks to be followed are suggested for CIE or Internal and external
examiners shall decide the split-up of marks for SEE and the same may be
submitted to the University along with evaluation marks

21OB10.2 Rejection of Result:

A student may, at his/her desire, can reject the total performance of a
semester (including CIE marks) or reject only the result of his/her

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performance in University examinations (SEE) of a semester. The rejection

is permitted only once during the entire Program of study.
21OB10.3 Students who desire to reject the SEE results of a semester shall reject the
total performance (irrespective of the earned Course grades) in all the
Courses of the semester either rejecting or retaining the CIE marks.
However, rejection of the performance of the VIII semester project shall not
be permitted.
Students who desire to reject the total SEE performance of an odd or even
semester including CIE marks, have to repeat that odd or even semester of
the prevailing scheme by taking readmission during the subsequent
academic year/s. They shall also be governed by readmission and
Maximum duration clauses (21OB14.1-7 and 21OB3.1)
(i) If the rejection of SEE results excluding CIE marks is of the odd
semester, students shall be allowed to take admission to the
immediate next even semester.
(ii) If the rejection of SEE results excluding CIE marks is of even semester,
then students shall be allowed to take admission to the next odd
semester (applicable only from 3rd semester onwards as per clause no.
21OB14.1-1).
(iii) Readmission to odd/even semester shall not be considered as fresh
admission and therefore students shall continue to have the same
University Seat Number, which was allotted earlier. The maximum
duration of the Program shall be counted with reference to the
University Seat Number (USN).
(iv) Applications for rejection of results excluding CIE and approval to
reappear for University examinations shall be sent to the Registrar
(Evaluation) through the Principal of the College within 30 days from
the date of announcement of the results, with prescribed fee as
notified by the university from time to time. Late submission of
applications shall not be accepted for any reason.
(v) Application for rejection of results including CIE and approval for

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readmission shall be sent to the Registrar through the Principal of the

College within 30 days from the date of the announcement of the
results with prescribed fee as notified by the university from time to
time. Late submission of application shall not be accepted for any
reason.
21OB10.4 Registration for SEE is compulsory if the student/s has satisfied the
attendance and CIE requirement of ODD /EVEN semester.
In case, the students fail to register for SEE of the odd semester after
satisfying the attendance and CIE requirements of the semester, they shall
be permitted to move to an even semester of that academic year. However,
such students have to register for odd semester examinations conducted
at the end of the academic year for all the semesters and registration shall
be considered for the first attempt.
In case, students fail to register for odd semester SEE after completing
successfully the even semester, they shall not be permitted to move to the
higher odd semester of the subsequent academic year. Irrespective of
student appearing for SEE, he/she has to register for SEE of odd and even
semesters before completing the academic year.
21OB10.5 Students who opt for rejection of results of University examination shall be
eligible for the award of the degree and Minor Degree but not for the award
of ranks and Honors degree.
21OB11.0 Multiple Entry and Exit Option
21OB11.1 Entry 1: (at 1st semester) A program of study leading to entry into the first
year of the Bachelor’s degree is open to those who have met the entrance
requirements, including specified levels of attainment at the secondary
level of education specified in the program admission regulations at clause
no. 21OB2.1

Exit 1: The exit option is given to the student at the end of year 1 (after the
2nd semester). The student has to complete all academic requirements of 1st
year of the undergraduate program and earned requisite credits of 1 st and
2nd semester and recommendation of the counselling team of the Institute.

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21OB11.2 Entry 2: (at 3rd semester) A program of study leading to the second year of
the Bachelor’s degree is open to those who have met the entrance
requirements, including specified levels of attainment, in the program
admission regulations clause no. 21OB2.2. Admission to a program of study
is based on the evaluation of documentary evidence (including the
academic record) of the applicant’s ability to undertake and complete a
Bachelor’s degree program.

This option is open to those who have left after completion of the 1 st year of
the program and want to join back for the continuation of their study
subject to the condition of a maximum duration of 8 years from the date of
1st admission.

Student opting for multiple entries a3rd-semester level has to undergo a

mandatory Summer Internship-I (21INT49) of 03 weeks during the
intervening period of semester III and IV. CIE shall be conducted in the 3 rd
semester and prescribed credits earned for the internship shall be entered
into the grade card of the IV semester.

Exit 2: The exit option is given to the student at the end of year 2 (after the
4thsemester). The student has to complete all academic requirements to
complete the two years of the undergraduate program and earned requisite
credits of 1st 2nd3rd and 4thsemesters and recommendation of the
counselling team of the Institute

21OB11.3 Entry 3. This option is open to those who have left after completion of the
2nd year of the program and want to join back for the continuation of their
study subject to the condition of a maximum duration of 8/6 years from the
date of 1st admission.

A program of study leading to the Bachelor’s degree is open to those who

have met the entrance requirements, including specified levels of
attainment. Admission to a program of study is based on the evaluation of
documentary evidence (including the academic record) of the applicant’s

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ability to undertake and complete a Bachelor’s degree program.

Students opting for multiple entries at the 5th-semester level have to

undergo mandatory Summer Internship-II (21INT69) of 04 weeks during
the intervening period of semesters V and VI. CIE shall be conducted in the
5th semester and prescribed credits earned for the internship shall be
entered into the grade card of VI semesters.

Exit 3. (after 6th semester) On successful completion of three years, the

relevant degree shall be awarded. The student has to complete all academic
requirements to complete the three years of the undergraduate program
and earned requisite credits of 1st to 6th semester and recommendation of
the counselling team of the Institute.

21OB11.4 Counselling Team:

The students who choose to drop out (exit) undergo counselling to
understand why they are making such decisions. The exit option is given to
students only after the recommendation of the counselling team
constituted by the Principal of the Institute.
21OB12.0 Grading
21OB12.1 The University adopts an absolute grading system wherein the marks are
converted to grades, and every examination result shall be declared in
terms of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) considering all the courses
that appeared in that Semester End Examinations including backlog
course/s or arrear papers (refers to courses other than the current
semester courses that have not yet been completed) and Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA). The CGPA will be calculated for up to an academic
session semester, except for the first semester.

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21OB12.2 The grading system with the letter grades and the assigned range of marks
under the absolute grading system shall be as given below:
Letter Grade and corresponding Grade Points on a typical 10 – Point scale

Letter 0 A+ A B+ B C P F
Grade Very Above
Outstanding Excellent Good Average Pass Fail
Good Average

Grade
Point
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 0
% of
Marks 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 55-59 50-54 40-49 0-39
secured

If a student remains absent for SEE of any of the courses, the letter grade
assigned in the grade card to that course shall be F. If a student is not
eligible to appear for SEE due to non-comply of any of the course/s then
letter grade assigned against that course/s shall be NE.
In the case of all the courses of the program, the maximum CIE
marks shall be 50 and the maximum SEE marks shall be 50. The
minimum CIE marks secured shall be 40% of maximum marks, i.e.
20 out of 50 marks for passing. The minimum SEE marks to be
secured shall be 35 % of the maximum marks i.e., 18 out of 50marks
for passing. In total, the student has to secure 40 % of the course
maximum marks i.e., the sum of the CIE and SEE marks prescribed
for the Course.
21OB12.3 A student obtaining Grade F in a Course/s shall be considered to fail
in that course/s and is required to reappear for the corresponding
course/s in the subsequent SEE. Whatever the letter grade secured by
the student in his /her reappearance shall be awarded. The number
of attempts taken to clear courses/s shall be indicated in the grade
card.
21OB13.0 Computation of SGPA and CGPA
21OB13.1 Computation of SGPA and CGPA
The following expressions shall be used to compute the Semester Grade

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Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

respectively:
𝐒𝐆𝐏𝐀
∑[𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠 × 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠]𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑒𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟
=
∑[𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠]𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟

∑[𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠 × 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠] 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔

𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐹𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝐂𝐆𝐏𝐀 =
∑[𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑠]𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐹𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟

The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the
grade cards.SGPA and CGPA calculation: An illustrative example for one academic
year is shown in Annexure-III.
21OB13.2 Conversions of CGPA into Percentage of marks and Class Equivalence
There is no formula for the conversion of CGPA into the percentage of
marks. However, the following formula for conversion of the CGPA on a 10-
point scale into the percentage of marks (M) for employment / higher
studies, etc may be used;
Percentage of marks secured, M = CGPA Earned x 10
Illustration for a CGPA of 8.20;
Percentage of marks secured M = 8.20× 10
= 82.0 %
21OB13.3 Class Equivalence:
Subsequent to the conversion of final CGPA, after successful completion of
the Program, into the percentage of marks (M), a graduating student is
reckoned to have passed in
(i). First Class with Distinction (FCD) if M≥ 70
(ii). First Class (FC) if 60% ≤M<70 %
(iii). Second Class (SC) if 50% ≤ M < 60%
(iv). Pass Class (P) if 40%≤ M ≤ 50%
21OB14.0 Vertical Progression
21OB14.1 All the below clauses are subject to a maximum duration of eight (for
Regular Students) / six years (for Lateral Entry Students) as applicable.

1) In case of students admitted to the first year:

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(a) Students have to fulfill the attendance and CIE requirement to

appear for SEE of course/s of 1st year (refer to clause no. 21OB5.4)
(b) Students having not more than four F grades in the 1st and 2nd
semesters of the first year of the program shall be eligible to move to
the 3rd semester (2nd year) of the program. These courses include
courses marked as NE as per clause no. 21OB12.2 and 21OB10.1i
(c) The students who fail to satisfy CIE and attendance requirement has
to repeat the courses whenever offered next and become eligible for the
2nd year. (refer to clause no. 21OB9.9 and 21OB5.1)
2) Obtaining CIE: From the (3rd semester) second year onwards the
student who obtains the required attendance for the course, but not the
required CIE marks is allowed to move forward to the next semester.
However, the student has to mandatorily obtain the required CIE in the
subsequent semester. Obtaining minimum CIE marks for the course is
mandatory. It may also be noted that the student shall not be permitted
to appear for SEE in such courses until he/she obtains the required
CIE.(refer to clause no.21OB9.9)
3) Carryover of backlog courses: From 3rd semester onwards the
student/s who obtains required attendance, CIE, and appears for
university examinations but fails (F Grade) to pass a course/s is
allowed to move forward to the next semester (odd /even) irrespective
of a number of F grades. However, for the award of degree, the student
has to pass in all courses as per applicable scheme and regulations and
earn the prescribed credits. This is subject to a permitted maximum
duration. It may also be noted that the student will be given
admission to the IV year (7thsemester/8th semester) provided
he/she passes all courses of 1st and 2nd semesters.
4) From the second year onwards there shall be no restriction from
promotion from an even to next odd semester (or odd to next even
semester) even if the student has not satisfied the attendance
requirement in one or more courses (including bridge courses for
lateral entry students) shall not be eligible to appear for the Semester

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End Examination (SEE) of that course(s). The student shall be required

to repeat that course whenever offered next.
5) Permitted Maximum credits for registration: The student shall be
permitted to register for total courses not exceeding 28 credits. These
28 credits include the courses of the regular semester and backlogs.
The registration of these additional credits includes the courses having
a shortage of attendance and the courses whose CIE requirements are
not fulfilled. A student has to pay the prescribed fee as notified by the
University from time to time.
6) Successive Failures:
a) If a student fails to pass a Course even after four attempts, that
course is deemed to be exempted for him/her. Then, the student
may choose a course of his / her choice with the same number of
credits from the pool of courses suggested by the concerned Board
of Studies. The course so selected should not have been studied by
the student or to be studied in higher semester/s. The faculty
advisor shall guide/advise the student in this regard. The college
has to make arrangements for the registration and conduction of
CIE for the selected course.
b) This prevision is given only for two courses (one at a time) during
the entire maximum duration of a course.
7) This provision is optional; the student/s can continue appearing for
SEE with the same course without opting for a change of course as
mentioned in clause 21OB14.1-6a.
Readmission:
a) Students who are temporarily discontinuing the program and getting
readmitted or rejoin to the eligible semester are subject to a maximum
duration of eight (for Regular students) / six (for lateral Entry
students) years as applicable.
b) The permission for readmission is only on request through the
Principal and is not treated as a matter of right. Such students shall not
claim any benefits based on the readmission.

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c) Students who take re-admission to any semester of the existing scheme

from another scheme, as a repeater/fresher because of various
reasons, shall attend and complete all the remaining semester/s of the
program adhering to the regulations of the prevailing scheme and shall
complete additional Course/s, if any, as per the decision of equivalence
committee in concurrence with concerned Board of Studies on
establishing the equivalence between two schemes. Such a candidate
shall not be eligible for the award of rank.
d) Readmission to odd/even semester shall not be considered as fresh
admission and therefore students shall continue to have the same
University Seat Number, which was allotted at the time of admission
to the program. The maximum duration of the Program shall be
counted with reference to the USN (University Seat Number) allotted
during admission to the program.
e) A student who has not obtained the eligibility for III semester
even after three academic years from the date of admission to I
semester shall discontinue the Programme or get readmitted to I
semester of first year B.E./B.Tech., with a new University Seat
Number (USN) but retaining the same year of admission. ( to be
read along with 21OB14.1-1)
8) Permitted Maximum credits for registration:
The student shall be permitted to register for total courses not
exceeding 28 credits. These 28 credits include the courses of the
regular semester and backlogs. The registration of these additional
credits includes the courses having a shortage of attendance and the
courses whose CIE requirements are not fulfilled. A student has to pay
the prescribed fee as notified by the University from time to time.
21OB14.2 1) The candidates who have temporarily discontinued the Program of
study or changed the scheme of study from one to another because of
various reasons or transferred with credits from the autonomous
college of VTU /other University to non-autonomous

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constituent/affiliated college of VTU, shall be eligible for the award of

degree provided the credits earned at that stage are equal to or greater
than the credits decided by the University in the individual cases.
2) In case, the forecasted or estimated credits are going to be less than
that of the credits prescribed by the University on the completion of all
the semesters of the program under the prevailing scheme, the
candidate shall register for a course or courses not studied earlier and
make up the credits which are equal to or greater than the university
prescribed credits.
3) In case of any difficulty, Vice-Chancellor shall decide on individual
cases, which shall be final.
21OB15.0 Award of Degree
21OB15.1 B.E./B.Tech. degree
(a) Students shall be declared to have completed the Program of B.E. /
B.Tech. degree and is eligible for the award of degree provided the
students have undergone the stipulated Course work of all the
semesters under the Scheme of Teaching and Examinations and
have earned the prescribed number of credits within the permitted
maximum duration.
(b) For the award of degree, completion of bridge courses, if any, as
applicable is compulsory.
(c) Mandatory Earning of Activity points:
Activity points
Sl. No. Students Category
prescribed by AICTE
1 Regular students admitted to the 4 years 100
Degree program
2 Students entering 4 years Degree 75
programs through lateral entry
3 Students transferred from other 50
Universities to the fifth semester

The Activity Points earned shall be reflected on the student’s eighth

semester Grade Card.
(i) AICTE Activity Points (non-credit) have no effect on SGPA/CGPA

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In case a student fails to earn the prescribed activity Points before the
commencement of 8th-semester examinations, the Eighth Semester Grade
Card shall be issued only after earning the required activity Points. Students
shall be admitted for the award of the degree only after the release of the
Eighth Semester Grade Card.
(ii) The Guidelines and suggestive activities under Activity points are listed
in Annexure –VII
21OB15.2 B.E./B.Tech. (Honors) Degree
(a) A student shall be declared to have completed the Program of B.E./
B.Tech., degree and shall be eligible to get undergraduate B.E./B.Tech.,
degree with Honours, provided.
 (a.1) the student has undergone the stipulated Course work of all
the semesters under the same Scheme of Teaching and
Examinations and has earned the prescribed number of credits, i.e.
160 credits for I semester admitted students and 120 for III
semester admitted students as per 21OB15.1
 (a.2) has earned additional 18 or more credits through University-
approved online Courses.
 (a.3) satisfied the Regulations Governing the Award of Honors at
B.E./B.Tech. Degree Programs – Guidelines – Annexure-V

21OB15.3 3. B.E./B.Tech. with Minor Degree

a) A student shall be declared to have completed the Program of B.E./
B.Tech. Degree and shall be eligible to get undergraduate B.E./B.Tech.,
degree with minors, provided.
 (a.1) The student has undergone the stipulated Course work of all
the semesters under the same Scheme of Teaching and
Examinations and has earned the prescribed number of credits, i.e.
160 credits for I semester admitted student and 120 for III semester
admitted student
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approved courses list submitted by the board of studies. For

Guidelines refer to Annexure-VI
21OB15.4 Award of Degree for an Extraordinary Student:
The University through college can offer a fast-track degree for an
extraordinary student. The same is done by offering courses of his / her
choice to fulfill the requirement of the program in three and half years.
However, the degree shall be awarded on completion of 04 years. However,
the course completion letter may be issued jointly by University and
Institute immediately after completion of the program, notwithstanding the
minimum duration.
Aspirant students have to register with University through the Principal of
the college at the 5th-semester level, with the prescribed registration fee as
fixed by the University from time to time. A special provision to registering
for more credits other than regular semester credits shall be made only
after registration.
The extraordinary student is one with a CGPA ≥ 9 in 2nd, 3rd, and
4thsemesters and maintains the same in all the semesters. Otherwise,
his/her registration will stand canceled automatically.
21OB15.5 (1) Noncompliance of CGPA ≥𝟓.𝟎𝟎 at the end of the Program

(A) Students, who have completed all the courses of the Program but do
not have a CGPA ≥5.00 at the end of the Program, shall not be eligible
for the award of the degree.
(B) In the cases of 21OB14.5 (A), students shall be permitted to appear
again for SEE in course/s [other than Internship, Technical seminar,
Project (Mini and Main), and Laboratories] of any Semester/s without
the rejection of CIE marks for any number of times, subject to the
provision of the maximum duration of the Program to make up the
CGPA equal to or greater than 5.00 for the award of the Degree.
(C) In case the student earns improved grade/s in all the reappeared
course/s, the CGPA shall be calculated considering the improved
grade/s. If it is ≥5.00, the students shall become eligible for the award

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of the degree. If CGPA <5.00, the students shall follow the procedure
laid down in 21OB14.5(B).
(D) In case the students earn improved grade/s in some course/s and the
same or lesser than the previously earned pass grade/s in the other
reappeared course/s, the CGPA shall be calculated considering the
improved grade/s and the pass grades earned before the
reappearance. If it is ≥5.00, the student shall become eligible for the
award of the degree. If CGPA <5.00, the students shall follow the
procedure laid down in 21OB14.5(B)
(E) In case the student earns improved grade/s in some courses and fails
in the other reappeared course/s, the CGPA shall be calculated by
considering the improved grade/s and the previously earned pass
grade/s of the reappeared course/s in which the student has failed. If
it is ≥5.00, the student shall become eligible for the award of the
degree. If CGPA <5.00, the student shall fallow the procedure laid in
21OB14.5(B).
(F) In case the student fails (i.e., earns F grade) in all the reappeared
course/s, pass grade/s of the course/s earned by the students before
reappearance shall be retained. In such cases, the student shall follow
the procedure laid in 21OB14.5(B).
(G) The student shall obtain written permission from the Registrar
(Evaluation) to reappear in SEE to make up the CGPA equal to or
greater than 5.00.
(2) Noncompliance of Mini-project
The mini-project shall be considered as a head of passing and shall be
considered for the award of degree. Those, who do not take up/complete
the mini-project shall be declared fail in that course and shall have to
complete the same during subsequent University examinations after
satisfying the Mini-project requirements.
(3) Noncompliance of Major-project
The Project Work shall be considered as a head of passing and shall be

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considered for the award of degree. Those, who do not take up/complete
the Major-project shall be declared fail in that course and shall have to
complete the same during subsequent University examinations after
satisfying the Major-project requirements.
(4) Noncompliance of Internship
All the students of B.E./B.Tech. shall have to undergo mandatory internship
as per 21OB 6.1. The internship shall be considered as a head of passing and
shall be considered for the award of degree. Those, who do not take
up/complete the internship shall be declared fail in that Course and shall
have to complete the same during subsequent University examinations after
satisfying the internship requirements.
21OB16.0 Award of Prizes, Medals, and Ranks
21OB16.1 For the award of Prizes and Medals, the conditions stipulated by the Donor
shall be considered subject to the provisions of the statutes framed by the
University for such awards.
21OB16.2 (1) For the award of rank in a Specialization of Bachelor of Engineering/
Technology, the CGPA secured by the students from III to VIII semesters
shall be considered.
(2) The additional credits earned for the award of Honours / Minors
degree shall not have any bearing for the Rank declaration.
(3) A student shall be eligible for a rank at the time of award of the
degree of Bachelor of Engineering/ Technology, provided that the student,
a) (i) Has passed all the Courses of I to VIII semester in the first
attempt only in case of Candidates admitted to I year.
(ii) Has passed all the Courses (including bridge courses) of III to
VIII semester in the first attempt only in case of Candidates
admitted under lateral entry scheme.
b) Is not a repeater in any semester because of rejection of result of a
semester/ shortage of attendance /temporarily discontinued and
rejoined/readmitted etc.
c) Has completed all the Courses/semesters of the same Scheme of
Teaching and Examinations without any break/discontinuity.

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d) Has completed all the semesters (I to VIII for regular/III to VIII for
lateral entry) in VTU constituent college or in any VTU affiliated non-
autonomous college.
e) Has not been transferred from any autonomous institution affiliated
to VTU or from any other University.
(4) The total number of ranks awarded shall be 10% of the total number of
students who appeared in the VIII semester subject to a maximum of 10
ranks in a specialization.
(5) For an award of ranks in a specialization, a minimum of 10 students
should have appeared in the VIII semester examination.
Illustration:
a) If 1228 students appeared for the VIII semester in Electronics and
Communication Engineering Program, the number of ranks to be
awarded for Electronics and Communication Engineering shall be
10.
b) If 90 students appeared for the VIII semester in Biomedical
Engineering, the number of ranks to be awarded for Biomedical
Engineering will be 09.
c) In case of a fractional number of ranks, it is rounded to a higher
integer only when the first decimal place is greater than or equal to
5.
21OB16.3 Ranks shall be awarded based on the merit of the students as determined by
CGPA. If two or more students get the same CGPA, the tie shall be resolved
by considering the number of times a student has obtained a higher SGPA. If
it is not resolved even at this stage, the number of times a student has
obtained higher grades like S, A, B, etc., shall be taken into account to decide
the order of the rank.
21OB17.0 Change of College: Transfer of students: The Regulations Governing the Change of
College shall be followed (Annexure-IX).
21OB18.0 Change of Branch: The Regulations Governing the Change of Branch shall be
followed (Annexure-X)
21OB19.0 Applicability and Power to Modify

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21OB19.1 The regulations governing the degree of Bachelor of

Engineering/Technology of Visvesvaraya Technological University shall be
binding on all concerned.
21OB19.2 i) Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing, the University shall
have the power to issue directions/ orders to address any difficulty.
ii) Nothing in the foregoing may be construed as limiting the power of the
University to amend, modify or repeal any or all of the above.

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