ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS

For Four Year BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

Degree Programme

With effect from the Academic Year 2021-22

METHODIST COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)

Accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade and Accredited by NBA

Approved by AICTE, New-Dehli - Affiliated to Osmania university Abids, HYDERABAD-500001, Telangana

B.E. PROGRAMME

(Full - time) INDEX

ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR FOUR YEAR

B.E PROGRAMME UNDER AUTONOMY EFFECTIVE FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-22

1. PREAMBLE

   Methodist College of Engineering and Technology (MCET) was established in the year 2008 on a sprawling 5.0 acre of historic Methodist campus at Abids, Hyderabad. The college provides a serene and tranquil environment to the students boosting their mental potential and preparing them in all aspects to face the global competition with a smile and emerge victorious. The MCET has been established with the support of Executive board of Methodist Church in India that has been gracious and instrumental in making the vision of an Engineering College a reality. The MCET is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. The College is Accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade and all eligible Under Graduate –

   B.E Programmes are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The UGC has granted autonomy to the college for ten years w.e.f Academic Year 2021-22.

   The College offers following UG and PG Programmes.

   
   

   UG-B.E PROGRAMMES

   
   

   • Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

   • Computer Science & Engineering

   • CSE (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning)

   • Electronics and Communication Engineering

   • Electrical and Electronics Engineering

   • Civil Engineering

   • Mechanical Engineering

     PG-PROGRAMMES

   • M..E in Mechanical Engineering (CAD/CAM)

   • Masters Degree in Business Administration, MBA

2. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

   These rules are applicable to the students who are admitted to B.E Eight Semesters Programme under Autonomy with effect from the academic year 2021-22. The preliminary definitions and nomenclature are furnished in the following table.

   
   

   S.No	Keywords	Definition
   1	Programme	An educational Programme leading to the award of Degree B.E
   2	Admission Procedure	The process of admissions as prescribed by Government of Telangana
   3	Academic Year	Two consecutive academic year.	(Odd+Even)	semesters	constitute	one
   4	Semester	Each semester will consist of 16 weeks of academic work equivalent to 90 actual working days. The odd semester may be scheduled from July to December and even semester from January to June.
   5	Course	A course usually means an individual subject either theory / laboratory.The Courses shall define learning objectives and Learning outcomes.
   6	Course Content	Any informational material that is required for participation / understanding the content such as assigned readings, video recordings, examinations and any other material needed for learning
   7	Credit	A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of hours of instructions required per week.
   8	Letter Grade	It is an index of the performance of students in a said course, grades are denoted by letters like S,A,B,C,D,E etc.
   9	Grade Point	It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
   10	Credit Points	It is the product of grade point and number of credits for a course
   11	SGPA	Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is a measure of performance of work done in a semester. It is the ratio of total creditpoints secured by a student in various courses registered in a semester and the total course credits obtained during that semester. It shall be expressed up to two decimal places.

   
   

   12	CGPA	Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is a measure of overall cumulative performance of a student over all the semesters. TheCGPA is the ratio of sum of product of SGPA in a semester and credits of that semester to the total credits of all semesters. It is expressed up to two decimal places.
   13	Grade Sheet	Grade sheet shows the grades earned in all the courses registered in a semester. The grade sheet shall display the course details (course title, number of credits, grade secured etc) along with SGPA of that semester, in case the student passes all the courses in a semester.
   14	MCET	Methodist College of Engineering and Technology

   
   

3. UNDER- GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES ON OFFER

   MCET offers a Four Year B. E degree Programme in Engineering under autonomy

   with effect from the academic year 2021-22.

4. ADMISSION PROCESS

   The eligibility criteria for admission into Engineering Programme offered at MCET shallbe as prescribed by the Government of Telangana. The criteria are as mentioned below:

   • The candidate shall be an Indian National /NRI.

   • A candidate for admission to the Four Year Degree Programme in Engineering must have passed the Intermediate Examination (10 +2) or equivalent as on the date of admission as recognized by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), Government of Telangana with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as optional courses, or any other examination recognized by the Osmania University as equivalent there to.

   • All the eligible applicants shall have to qualify at the Common Entrance Examination. The candidates will be admitted strictly in accordance with the merit secured at the Entrance Examination conducted by the State Government of Telangana, keeping in view the rules in force regarding the reservations of seats to various categories of candidates.

   • Seats in each Programme in the Institute are classified into two categories i.e.Category–A and Category–B as per the GOs.

   1. Category – A Seats

      70% of the sanctioned seats shall be filled through counseling as per the rank secured by a candidate in the Common Entrance Test (TSEAMCET) conducted by the Governmentof Telangana and as per other admission criteria laid down in the GOs.

   2. Category – B Seats

      30% of sanctioned seats shall be filled by the Institute as per the GOs issued by the Government of Telangana from time to time.

      
      

   3. Direct Admission to third semester (Second Year) under Lateral Entry Scheme:

      A candidate shall be admitted into the third semester based on the rank secured by the candidate in the Engineering Common Entrance Test, TSECET (For Diploma Holders) conducted by the Government of Telangana and as per other admission criteria laid down in the GOs of the Government of Telangana.

5. MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

   The medium of instruction shall be English for all the Courses including their content delivery and examinations, seminars, presentations and project evaluation as prescribed in the Programme curriculum.

6. B.E PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

   The structure of the B.E. Programme on offer at MCET is based on the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and Credit Based Semester System (CBSS) as defined by the UGC and the curriculum /course structure as suggested by the AICTE in its Model Curriculum.

   1. Duration and Programme of Study

      The B.E. Programme offered at MCET follow semester scheme pattern. The duration of a B.E. Programme shall be of 4 academic years spread over 8 semesters. Each academic year shall have 2 semesters i.e., odd and even semesters and shall be counted as first semester, second semester, third semester and so on upto eighth semester.

      Each semester shall have ‗Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)‘ and ‗Semester

      End Examination (SEE)‘.

      Each semester shall consist of 16 weeks of academic work that includes internal tests and excludes End semester examinations and evaluation.

      S.No	Duration	Particulars
      1	16 weeks	Instruction per semester including continuous internal Examinations (CIE)
      2	2 Weeks	Preparation Holidays including Practical examinations
      3	2 Weeks	From Commencement of Semester End Examinations (SEE)
      4	6 Weeks	Break/Supplementary/make-up examination/Mini Project / Internship etc

      • Each student shall secure the prescribed credits for each Programme with aCGPA ≥ 4.5 required for the completion of the UG Programme and the award of the B.E degree.

      • Admission / readmission / promotion are NOT entertained after four weeks of the commencement of instruction.

      • In case there are any court cases consequent to which the authorities are compelled to admit any candidate after the announced last date of admissions, the admission (seat) of such a student would be reserved for the subsequent year on a supernumerary basis.

      • No refund of Tuition fee will be made after the commencement of instruction for students who wish to cancel their admission. The schedule of study of all Programmes are regulated by the Academic Council of the Methodist College of Engineering and Technology.

      • Under CBCS Programme, the duration shall be defined by the period in which a student earns the prescribed credits for the award of B.E degree.

   1. Normal Duration

      1. The duration of the B.E degree Programme shall be Eight Semesters (four years)

      2. The duration of the B.E degree Programme under lateral entry scheme (LES) shall be six semesters (three years)

   2. Maximum Duration

   1. Candidate who fails to fulfill all the requirements for the award of the degree as specified here in after within (N+2) academic years from the time of admission, will forfeit his/her seat in the Programme and the admission will stand cancelled, where ‗N‘ is the no. of years of Programme of study (four years for regular students and three years for lateral entry students)

   2. The maximum period for a Programme shall also be dictated by the fact that a student has to demonstrate the prescribed minimum academic performance by registering for the prescribed minimum number of credits in every semester, for continuing in the Programme. This period can be equal to or lesser than the maximum period indicated as above.

   
   

7. RULES AND REGULATION OF ATTENDANCE

1. Candidates admitted to a particular Programme of study are required to pursue a ―Regular Programme of Study‖ before they are permitted to appear for the Semester End Examination.

2 ―A Regular Programme of Study‖ means putting in attendance of not less than 75% in each semester and registering for the examination.

1. In special cases and for sufficient cause shown, the Principal/Chairman Academic Council may, on the specific recommendations of the Head of the Department, condone the deficiency in attendance to the extent of 10% on medical grounds subject to submission of medical certificate and payment of condonation fee as prescribed by the Governing Body.

   
   

2. ―Attendance of N.C.C / N.S.S Camps or Inter-collegiate or Inter University or Inter State or International matches or debates or Educational Excursions or such other Inter University activities as approved by the authorities involving journeys outside the city in which the college is situated will not be counted asabsence. (i) Such ‗absence shall not exceed four (4) weeks of the total period of instructions in a semester. (ii) Such leave should be availed with prior permission from the Principal and not be availed more than twice during the Programme of study. (iii) Without any prior permission, such leave shall be treated as absence. (iv) While calculating the attendance, the no. of classes not attended in each subject should be deleted in the denominator.

3. The attendance shall be calculated on the aggregate of the papers/ Courses from the date of commencement of classes / date of readmission in case of detained candidates as per the almanac communicated by MCET.

   
   

4. In case of the candidates who fail to put in the required attendance in a semester of study, they shall be detained in the same semester and will not be permitted to appear for the Semester End Examination. Such candidates shall have to seek readmission into the same semester during the subsequent year in order to appear for the examination after fulfilling the attendance requirements and on payment of requisite tuition fee.

   
   

5. a) Candidates admitted to the first year through an entrance test and do not have the requisite attendance but have more than 40% attendance in the first semester can seek readmission in the next academic year without once again appearing for the entrance test, such seat can be considered as supernumerary.

   
   

   b) In respect of candidates of such Programmes where the admissions are governed through an entrance test, candidates of First semester who do not have the minimum 40% attendance would lose their seat and they will have to seek admission afresh by appearing at the entrance test once again.

   
   

6. SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION AND EXAMINATION

   
   

   1. Assessment Procedures for Awarding Marks

      All Programmes consist of Theory Courses, Laboratory Courses and Employability Enhancement Courses which include Project Work, Seminar, Professional Practices, CaseStudies and Industrial/Practical Training etc.

      
      

      Appearance in Semester End Examination(SEE) is mandatory for all Courses including theory, laboratory and project work. Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated based on (i) Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) throughout the semester and (ii) SEE at the end of the semester. The evaluation shall be based on Outcome Based Education (OBE). For both Theory and Laboratory courses out of 100 marks, 40 marks are allocatedfor CIE and 60 marks for SEE.

      
      

   2. Distribution of marks and evaluation methodology

      The performance of a student in each semester shall be evaluated course wise with a maximum of 100 marks for theory and 100 marks for practical Courses.

      1. Theory Courses

         • The syllabus for the theory Courses shall be divided into FIVE units and each unit carries equal weightage in terms of marks distribution.

         • For theory Courses, the distribution of marks shall be 40 marks for Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and 60 marks for the Semester End Examination(SEE).

         
         

         1. Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE - 40M)

            • Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) shall consist of written examination (Internal Exam– 25 M), Quiz (Q-5M), Assignment

            • (A-5M) Class Assessment (CA- 5M).

              
              

              1. Internal Examination (25 M):

            • For theory Courses, two written examinations shall be conducted in each semester as per the academic calendar. Each written examination shall be evaluated for 25marks.

              
              

            • Question paper pattern for internal examinations (25 Marks) shall be as follows:

              PART-A : 5 X 2 M= 10 M -All questions are compulsory

              
              

              PART-B: 3 X 5 M = 15 M

              In Part-B three out of four questions have to be answered. Average of the two internal tests shall be calculated and used as the final internal marks for each course.

              1. Quiz (5 marks each):

                 10 quiz questions for each unit /Course Outcome in MCQ. Average of all Quiz examinations for maximum of 5 marks will be considered

              2. Assignments (5 marks):

                 one Assignment for each unit/ Course Outcome is required to be submitted to a maximum of 5 marks and it will be evaluated by the concerned teacher. Averageof all assignment marks will be considered

              3. Class Assessment (CA-5M):

              The CA marks of each subject will be acquired by performing any one of the following activities during the semester.

              Activity	Max. Marks (5M) for any one of the activities.
              Technical Participations in inter College Competitions / Paper Presentations / Publications/Technical Seminars/Peer learning / Certification Courses (SWAYAM, NPTEL or Relevant online Recommended Course etc)/Project Based Learning (PBL) / Group learning ANY ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES LISTED

              
              

              V. The valuation and verification of answer scripts of CIE shall be completed within a week after the conduct of the examination.

              1. Semester End Examination (SEE - 60 M)

                 
                 

                 • The SEE shall be conducted at the end of semester for a total of 60 marks of 3 hours‘duration.

                 • The syllabus for the theory Courses shall be divided into FIVE units and each unit carries equal weightage in terms of marks distribution.

                   
                   

                 • Question paper pattern for SEE (60Marks)shall be as follows PART-A: 10 X 2 M = 20 M

                   1. There shall be two questions from each unit.

                   2. All questions are compulsory.

              
              

              PART-B: 5 X 8 M = 40 M

              • Part B consists of 8 questions - one question from each of the five units and 6th question covering 1st and 2nd units, 7th question covering 3rd and 4th units and 8th question covering 5th unit and any other units from 1 to 4 having more

                weightage. 5 questions are to be answered out of the eight and each question carries 8 marks.

              • There could be a maximum of three sub divisions in each of the 8 questions in Part B.

              • Course Out come, Blooms Taxonomy levels and Maximum marks are to be indicated against each question both in CIE and SEE question papers

              
              

      2. Laboratory Courses

         1. Continuous Evaluation method is adopted for laboratory courses of all semesters and 40 marks are allocated for CIE. At the end of each experiment, the student is evaluated by allocating marks as given under.

            • Observation and Results -20 marks

            • Viva-Voce—10 marks

            • Record-10 marks

              Average of marks obtained in all experiments is considered as the marks obtained in CIE

              1. SEE for Laboratory courses will be conducted by internal and external Examiners, 60 marks are allocated for each Lab course and distribution of marks is as follows.

                 • Procedure – 10 marks

                 • Execution, Calculations and Results -30 marks

                 • Viva-voce-20 marks

                 • Note: i) For Programming Related SEE of Laboratory courses, the BOS-chairperson may take appropriate decision for distribution of 60 marks

         2. For all lab courses while awarding marks, the distribution of marks as per the scheme of evaluation is to be indicated in the answer booklet by the examiners

      3. Project work:

         1. Out of 50 marks allocated for CIE, 25 marks are awarded by the guide and remaining 25 marks are awarded by PRC (Project Review committee) constituted by BOS chairperson of the Dept.

         2. At the end of semester, the project will be evaluated for Max of 100 marks, by Internal and External Examiners as per the guidelines given under.

            • 50 marks are allocated for quality of the project work covering

              1. Literature review

              2. Innovation/originality

              3. Methodology and

              4. Relevant/ practical application

            • 25 marks are allocated to report writing /documentation

            • 25 marks are allocated for candidate‘s performance in terms of his/herviva-voce examination and overall subject knowledge.

         Note: A course which is evaluated based on CIE with no SEE as per the scheme is treated as PASS when the candidate obtains 50% in CIE.

         
         

7. MINIMUM MARKS / GRADE FOR PASS

   1. A Candidate shall be considered as pass in any course only if he/she secures not less than the minimum marks / grade in the end semester examination irrespective of the marks obtained in CIE. Minimum pass mark /grade in the end semester examination shall be:

      Each theory course	40%	E grade
      Each laboratory course & Project work	50%	D grade

   2. In addition to the above, a candidate requires to obtain 40% of aggregate of CIE& SEE together in all theory courses and 50% of aggregate of CIE & SEE together in all Laboratory courses including project/internships/seminars etc.

8. RANGE OF CREDITS

   Credit system will be implemented in each semester. The credit hours for each theory course, laboratory sessions, Skill Development Courses and project work are clearly mentioned in the scheme of instruction.

   Absolute grading system is adopted in awarding the letter grades. The marks are converted to grades based on pre-determined class interval. The following letter grades and grade points are used:

   
   

   Academic Performance (%)	Letter Grade	Grade Points
   95 ≤ Marks ≤ 100	S+	10
   90 ≤ Marks ≤ 95	S
   80≤Marks<90	A	9
   70≤Marks<80	B	8
   60 ≤ Marks < 70	C	7
   50 ≤ Marks < 60	D	6
   40 ≤ Marks < 50	E	5
   < 40	F	0

   
   

9. RULES OF PROMOTION

   
   

   S.No.	Semester /Class	Conditions to be fulfilled
   1.	From I-Semester To II-Semester	Regular Programme of study of BE I Semester
   2.	From II-Semester to III-Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. II-Semester and must have earned at least 50% of the total credits (rounded to the next nearest integer) prescribed for B.E. I- Semester and II-Semester, together.

   3.	From III-Semester to IV-Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. III-Semester.
   4.	From IV- Semester to V- Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. IV-Semester and No. of backlog credits, if any of B.E. I, II, III and IV-Semester put together shall not exceed 50% (rounded to the next nearest integer) of the total number of credits prescribed for the B.E.III and IV-Semester, together.
   5.	From V-Semester to VI- Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. V-Semester
   6.	From VI- Semester to VII- Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. VI-Semester and No. of backlogs, if any of B.E. I to VI-Semester put together shall not exceed 50% (rounded to the next nearest integer) of the total number of credits prescribed for the B.E. V and VI-Semester, together.
   7.	From VII-Semester to VIII-Semester	Regular Programme of study of B.E. VII-Semester

   
   

   Note:

   1. Regular Programme of Study means

      1. Satisfying the attendance requirement and

      2. registering for the examination by paying the prescribed fees

   2. If a candidate has more than permitted number of credits as backlogs, he/she will be detained.

   3. The candidate who wishes to take readmission into the year in which he/she is detained have to pay the total tuition fee of that year and all the credits earned during that year shall become null and void.

10. GRADING SYSTEM

    1. Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA)

       Candidates who have passed all the courses in accordance with the grades securedby them in a semester including the CIE marks shall be awarded SGPA and it is calculated up to second decimal point

       SGPA=Σi (Letter Grade Points X Credits) / Σi (Credits),

       where i ranges over all the Courses in that semester

       
       

    2. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

    Candidates who have passed all the courses of the B.E. Degree Programme shall be awarded CGPA in accordance with the grades secured by them in all eight Semesters taken together, including the CIE marks secured in those semesters.

    CGPA=Σj(SGPA X Credits) / Σj(Credits),

    where j ranges overall semesters upto which the CGPA is computed.

    • The grade secured shall be shown in the memorandum of marks/grade card as per the performance in CIE and SEE.

    • A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4. 5 is required for the award of Degree. The consolidated memorandum of marks will reflect the credits / grade scored in each subject.

    • CGPA at a given point of Semester is calculated up to second decimal point. It is calculated only when total credits earned are equal to total credits prescribed as per scheme up to a semester in which the candidate has last appeared for SEE.

    Illustration of calculation of SGPA:

    
    

    Course Name	Course Credits (C)	Letter Grade	Grade Point (GP)	Credit Point (CP = C x GP)
    Course 1	3	S	10	3 x 10 = 30
    Course 2	4	A	9	4 x 9 = 36
    Course 3	3	B	8	3 x 8 = 24
    Course 4	3	C	7	3 x 7 = 21
    Course 5	3	D	6	3 x 6 = 18
    Course 6	4	E	5	4 x 5 = 20
    Total Credits	20	Total Credit Points		149

    Thus, SGPA = 149/20 = 7.45

    
    

    Illustration of calculation of CGPA upto II semester:

    Semester	CourseName	Course Credits (C)	Letter Grade Secured	Grade Point (GP)	Credit Point (CP = C x GP)
    I	Course1	4	S	10	40
    I	Course 2	4	A	9	36
    I	Course 3	4	B	8	32
    I	Course 4	1.5	C	7	10.5
    I	Course 5	1.5	D	6	9
    I	Course 6	3	E	5	15
    I	Course 7	1	S	10	10
    II	Course8	4	A	9	36
    II	Course 9	4	B	8	32
    II	Course 10	2	C	7	14
    II	Course 11	3	D	6	18
    II	Course 12	1.5	E	5	7.5
    II	Course 13	1	S	10	10
    II	Course 14	2	A	9	18
    II	Course 15	2.5	B	8	20

    SGPA of I Sem = 152.5/19=8.03 SGPA of II Sem=155.5/20=7.78 CPGA upto II Sem = (8.03X19+7.78X20)/39=7.9

    The above illustrated process of calculation of CGPA shall be followed for each subsequent semesteruntil eight semesters.

    The CGPA obtained at the end of eight semesters shall be the final CGPA secured by the student forthe entire B.E. Programme.

    
    

11. GRADE CARD

    The grade card issued shall contain the following:

    1. The credits for each course offered in that semester.

    2. The letter grade and grade point award in each course.

    3. The SGPA/CGPA as per eligibility.

    4. Total number of credits earned by the student up to the end of that semester.

    
    

12. REVALUATION

    1. Student can register for the revaluation of SEE after the declaration of results by paying the Prescribed fee.

    2. The Controller of Examinations (COE) shall arrange for therevaluation and declare the results.

    3. Revaluation shall not be permitted to the Courses other than theory Courses.

    
    

13. CHALLENGE OF VALUATION

    
    

    After obtaining the photocopy of the corrected answer book of the theory subjects of SEE, the candidate can go for challenge of valuation within 10 days, on payment of the prescribed fees. The answer book of the candidates in such cases will be referred to an examiner outside the University. In case the candidate‘s claim is found to be correct, 90% of the fees paid by the candidate will be refunded.

14. CREDIT TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER INSTITUTION TO MCET

    1. Credit transfer of a student from other Institution to MCET is permitted for under- graduate Programme as per the GOs from the Government of Telangana.

    2. A student studying in another Institution can take transfer to MCET against notification and orders issued by the Government of Telangana, under the following conditions:

    • When a student seeks transfer, equivalent credits shall be assigned to the student based on the Courses studied earlier by the student.

    • The student, when transferred from other Institution, must follow the rules and regulations of MCET.

    • To graduate from MCET a transferred student must study at least half of the minimum duration prescribed for a Programme at MCET.

    
    

15. WITHHOLDING OF RESULTS

    1. If a student has not paid the pending dues to the institute OR in any case of indiscipline/malpractice is pending against him/her, the results of such student shall be with held.

    2. The issue of the award of the provisional certificate and the B.E. degree is liable to be with heldin such cases.

    
    

16. AWARD OF DEGREE

    The degree of bachelor of engineering will be conferred on candidate who has pursued a regular Programme of study of four /three (Lateral Entry) academic years as herein after prescribedin the scheme of instruction and has passed all the examinations as prescribed in the scheme of examinations.

    To obtain degree, the student shall have passed in all the Courses and secured the number of credits as prescribed in the course structure of the Programme offered by department concerned and should obtain a CGPA of at least 4.5 and shall not have any disciplinary actions pending against him/her.

    • Only CGPA will be shown in the Consolidated grade sheet and Division is not shown. However on the back side of the Consolidated Grade sheet the cumulative percentage of marks is indicated using the conversion formula, Percentage of marks = ( CGPA –0.5) * 10, and also the division will be indicated based on the CGPA , by adhering to the norms and nomenclature followed by the affiliating University to facilitate the students to meet the requirements of recruiters.

    
    

    Norms for indicating division based on the CGPA :

    
    

    CGPA RANGE	DIVISION
    7.5 and above	First Division with Distinction
    6.5 and above but less than 7.5	First Division
    5.5 and above but less than 6.5	Second Division
    4.5 and above but less than 5.5	Pass Division

    
    

17. AWARD OF RANK CERTIFICATE/GOLD MEDAL

    1. A student securing highest CGPA in single attempt is eligible for award of RankCertificate / Gold Medal.

    2. A readmitted student is not eligible for award of Rank Certicate/Gold Medal.

18. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR B.E. DEGREE WITH MINOR PROGRAMS

    1. For B.E. with Minor degree, a student needs to earn additional 18 credits (over and above their respective credits weightage and semester-wise break-up of the courses will be finalized by the respective Boards of Studies. All these 18 credits are distributed in V, VI and VII Semesters.

    2. These 18 credits are to be earned from the additional Courses offered by the host department in the college as well as from the MOOCS platform

    3. There is no transfer of credits from Minor program courses to regular B.E. degree course & vice versa.

    4. The weekly instruction hours, internal & external evaluation and award of grades are on par with regular 4-Years B.E program.

    5. A student can graduate with a Minor if he/she fulfils the requirements for his/her regular B.E program as well as fulfils the requirements for Minor program.

    6. After registering for Minor programme, only if a student earns 18 credits by the time he/she earns the prescribed number of credits of B.E programme, he/she shall be awarded B.E degree with Minors. Otherwise only B.E degree in the concerned branch will be awarded.

    7. For the course selected under MOOCS platform following guidelines may be followed:

       1. Prior to registration of MOOCS courses, formal approval of the courses, by the concerned Boards of Studies is necessary. The BOS considers the parameters like the institute / agency which is offering the course, syllabus, credits, duration of the course and mode of evaluation etc. before approval.

       2. Minimum credits for MOOCS course must be equal to or more than the credits specified in the Minor course structure approved by the BOS.

       3. Only Pass-grade/marks or above shall be considered for inclusion of grades in minor grade memo.

       4. Any expenses incurred for the MOOCS courses are to be met by the students only.

    8. The choice to opt / take a Minor program is purely left to the choice of the students.

    9. The student shall be given a choice of withdrawing all the courses registered and/or the credits earned for Minor program at any time; and in that case the student will be awarded only B.E. degree in the concerned branch on earning the prescribed number of credits.

    10. The student can choose only one Minor program along with his/her basic engineering degree.

    11. A student who chooses BE Honours program is not eligible to choose a Minor program and vice-versa.

    12. The students who are pursuing their V semester can register for the Minor program if they fulfill the other eligibility criteria.

    13. The institute / department shall prepare the time-tables for each Minor course offered at their respective institutes without any overlap/clash with other courses of study in the respective semesters.

    1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE STUDENTS TO REGISTER FOR MINOR COURSE

       • A student can opt for B. E degree with Minor program, in V Semester if he/she has no active backlogs till IV Semester

       • Prior approval of mentor and Head of the Department for the enrolment into Minorprogram, before commencement of V Semester, is mandatory

19. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR B.E HONOURS DEGREE

    
    

    1. For B.E with Honors program, a student needs to earn additional 18 credits, over and above the stipulated number of credits for B.E degree. All these 18 credits need to be completed in III year and IV year only.

    2. The weekly instruction hours, internal & external evaluation and award of grades are on par with regular 4-Years B.E program.

    3. After registering for the Honours programme, if a student is unable to pass all coursesin first attempt and earn the required 18 credits, he/she shall not be awarded Honours degree. However if the student earns all the stipulated number of credits of B.E, he/she will be awarded only B.E degree in the concerned branch.

    4. There is no transfer of credits from courses of Honours program to regular B.E. degree course & vice versa.

    5. These 18 credits are to be earned from the additional courses offered by the host department /allied departments in the college as well as from the MOOCS platform.

    6. For the courses selected under MOOCS platform following guidelines may be followed:

       1. Prior to registration of MOOCS courses, formal approval of the

          courses, by the concerned Boards of Studies is necessary. The BOS considers the parameters like the institute / agency which is offering the course, syllabus, credits, duration of the course and mode of evaluation etc. before approval.

       2. Minimum credits for MOOCS course must be equal to or more than the credits specified in the honours course structure approved by the BOS.

       3. Only Pass grade/marks or above shall be considered for inclusion of grades in honours grade card.

       4. Any expenses incurred for the MOOCS courses are to be met by the students only.

    7. The choice to opt/take the Honours program is purely left to the choice of the students.

    8. The student shall be given a choice of withdrawing all the courses registered and/or the credits earned for Honours program at any time; and in that case the student will be awarded only B.E. degree in the concerned branch on earning the stipulated number of credits.

    9. The students of every branch can choose Honours program in their respective branches subject to the eligibility criteria. A student who chooses an Honours program is not eligible to choose a Minor program and vice-versa.

    10. The B.E. with Honours program shall be offered from the AY 2023-24 onwards. The firstbatch of students under Autonomy who will be pursuing their V semester during 2023-24can register for the Honours program.

    11. A student can graduate with Honours if he/she fulfils the requirements for his/her regular B.E. program as well as fulfils the requirements for Honours program.

    12. The department shall prepare the time-tables for each Honours program offered at their respective departments without any overlap/clash with other courses of study in the respective semesters.

    1. Eligibility conditions of the students for the Honours degree

       
       

       1. A student can opt for B.E. degree with Honours, if she/he passes all the courses in first attempt in all the 4 semesters and maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or more.

       2. If a student fails in any registered course of either B.E or Honours in any semester of four years program, he/she will not be eligible for obtaining Honors degree. He will be eligible for only B.E degree

       3. Prior approval of mentor and Head of the Department for the enrolment into Honours program, before commencement of V Semester, is mandatory.

       4. The department concerned should be preferably accredited by NBA/NAAC

       5. For CGPA calculation of B.E course, the 18 credits of Honours program will not be considered.

       
       

20. IMPROVEMENT OF OVERALL SCORE

    1. A Candidate who wishes to improve his/her Overall score may do so within one academic year immediately after having passed all the examinations of the B.E. Degree Programme, by reappearing in not more than two semesters (all courses including Laboratory pertaining to the semester taken together as per existing scheme of syllabus however CIE marks remain the same) examinations.

    2. For the award of the Overall score, he/she will have the benefit of the higher of the two aggregates of marks/grades secured in the corresponding semester(s).

    
    

21. GENERAL RULES OF EXAMINATION

    • Procedures and the conduction of Exams will be as per the norms prescribed by the Governing body.

    1. Application for registration to appear in any examination shall be made available in online through college website as per the notification.

    2. When a candidate‘s application is found in order and he/she is eligible to appear in Semester End Examination (SEE), the Examination Branch of the College shall furnish him with a Hall-Ticket, enabling the candidate to appear in the Semester End Examination.

    3. The Hall-Ticket shall have to be produced by the Candidate before he/she is admitted to the Examination Hall.

    4. A Candidate who does not present himself/herself for examination for any reason whatsoever, excepting shortage of attendance, shall not be entitled to claim refund of the whole or part of the examination fee, for subsequent Examination(s).

    5. A candidate after he/she has been declared successful in the all examinations, shall be given a provisional certificate stating the year of examination, the branch in which he/she was examined and, the overall CGPA secured.

    6. However, the candidates have to obtain degree certificate from the University Examination Branch.

    7. No candidate shall be allowed to put in attendance for a Programme or appear at examinations for different degrees and different faculties simultaneously.

    8. Students who have appeared once in any examination of the Programme need not put in fresh attendance, if they wish to reappear at the corresponding examination, notwithstanding the fact that the college may have introduced new courses. They will, however, have to appear at the examinations according to the scheme of examination any syllabi in force.

    
    

22. TRANSITORY REGULATIONS

1. Whenever a Course or Scheme of Instruction is revised / modified in a particular semester / year, two more examinations immediately following thereafter shall be conducted according to the old syllabus/regulations, provided the content in the course has changed more than40%.

1. SCHEME OF STUDY

   1. Types of Courses in the Programme will be of the following kinds

      
      

      Course Work and Subject Area
      HS	Humanities, Social Sciences and Management
      BS	Basic Sciences including Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
      ES	Engineering Sciences including Workshop, Drawing, Basic Electrical/ Electronics
      PC	Professional Core Subjects
      PE	Professional Elective Subjects relevant to be chosen based on specialization/branch
      OE	Open Elective Subjects from other technical subjects
      PW	Project Work, Seminars, Internship in industry or relevant
      MC	Mandatory (non-credit) Courses
      TOTAL OF ABOUT 160 CREDITS

      
      

   2. Contact hours and credits (Courses and Credit Structure)

      The norms for course credits are as follows:

      Lecture (L) / Tutorials (T): One (1) hour per week is assigned one credit (C)Practical (P): Two (2) hours session per week is assigned one (1) credit(C).

      For example, a theory course with L-T-P schedule of 2-1-0 will be assigned three

      (3) credits.

      L	T	P	C
      2	1	0	3

      
      

      A laboratory /practical course with L-T-P schedule of 1-0-3 will be assigned two and half(2.5)credits.

      
      

      
      

      L	T	P	C
      1	0	3	2.5

      
      

   3. Structure

      Every B.E. Programme of study shall be designed to have theory and laboratory Courses. In addition, a student shall carry out internship, industry oriented mini and major project, design sensitization, design thinking and other Courses as prescribed in the curriculum of the Programme.

   4. Registration of Courses

• Every admitted student shall be assigned to a Faculty advisor who shall advice and counsel the student about the details of the academic Programme, rules and regulations and the choice of Courses considering the students‘ academic background and career objectives.

• Each student on admission shall register for all the Courses prescribed in a semester of study including open and professional electives.

• Every student shall enroll for the Courses of the succeeding semester at the end of the current semester. However, the student shall confirm the enrolment by registering for the Courses before the three working days of the commencement of next semester. Online registration of Courses including electives, extracurricular and co- curricular activities will be provided and students can visit the college website for details.

• The registration of the Courses (such as professional electives, open electives etc)by the students in each semester apart from the compulsory Professional Courses as

  prescribed by the department concerned shall be completed within the stipulated period. Change of professional electives and open electives will not be entertained after the due date.

• No course shall be offered by a Department unless a minimum of 20 students have opted for an elective course. After registering for a course, a student shall attend the classes, to satisfy the academic requirements for attending the semester end examinations.

• The enrolment for all the Courses of the even Semester will commence 15 working days prior to the last working day of odd Semester. The student shall confirm the enrolment byregistering for the Courses before the commencement of the even semester. No change of course under any circumstances will be entertained once registration of Courses is completed.

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