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MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SIVAKASI(AUTONOMOUS)

AFFILIATED TO ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

Institute Vision Institute Mission

Envisioning a World

Led by our Engineers,

Holding a Beacon of Hope and

Confidence for Generations to come

To Produce Competent,

Disciplined, Quality

Engineers & Administrators

Through Service par Excellence

REGULATIONS: MEPCO-R2013(Common to all B.E. / B.Tech. Degree (8 –Semester) Full-Time

Programmes)(w.e.f. 2013 – 2014)CREDIT SYSTEM

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering / Bachelor of Technology

1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATUREIn these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE2.1 Candidates for admission to the first semester of the

eight semesters B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programme shall be

required to have passed:

The Higher Secondary Examination of (10 + 2) Curriculum

(Regular Academic Stream) prescribed by the

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Government of Tamil Nadu with Mathematics, Physics and

Chemistry as three of the four subjects of the study

prescribed under part-III or any other examinations of any

University or authority accepted by the Syndicate of the

University / Directorate of Technical Education as

equivalent thereto.

(OR)

Should have passed the Higher Secondary

Examination of Vocational stream (Vocational groups in

Engineering / Technology) as prescribed by the

Government of Tamil Nadu.

2.2. The eligibility criteria such as marks, number of attempts

and physical fitness shall be as prescribed by the Syndicate

of the University / DTE from time to time.

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

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

4. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMMES4.1 Every Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi

consisting of theory and practical courses such as:

1. Humanities and Social Sciences (HS), includingManagement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4.3 Each course is normally assigned certain number of credits with

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B.Tech. Programme in 8 semesters (four academicyears) but in any case not more than 7 years (14Semesters).

5.2 Each semester shall normally consist of 90 working daysor 450 periods of 50 minutes each. The Head of theDepartment shall ensure that every teacher impartsinstruction as per the number of periods specified in thesyllabus and that the teacher teaches the entire content ofthe specified syllabus for the course being taught.

5.3 However, special theory / practical classes may beconducted for students who require additional coachingover and above the number of periods normally specified,as decided by the class committee.

But for the purpose of calculation of attendancerequirements for writing the End Semester Examinations(as per clause 6) by the students, only 450 periods persemester conducted within the specified academicschedule shall be taken into account.

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

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6. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF A SEMESTER6.1 A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall

be deemed to have satisfied the requirements forcompletion of a semester.

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

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

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

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7. FACULTY ADVISORTo help the students in planning their courses of study andfor general advice on the academic programme, the Head ofthe Department of the student will attach a certain number ofstudents to a faculty member of the Department who shallfunction as Faculty Advisor for those students throughout theirperiod of study. Such Faculty Advisor shall advise thestudents and monitor the courses taken by the students,check the attendance and progress of the students attached tohim / her and counsel them periodically. If necessary, theFaculty Advisor may also discuss with or inform the parentsabout the progress / performance of the students concerned.

The responsibilities for the Faculty advisor shall be:

To act as the channel of communication between theHoD and the students of the respective class.

To collect and maintain various statistical details ofstudents.

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

To monitor the academic performance of the studentsincluding attendance and to inform the classcommittee.

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

8. CLASS COMMITTEEA class committee consists of teachers of the class

concerned, student representatives and a chairperson, who

does not handle any subject for the class. It is like the

‘Quality Circle’ (more commonly used in industries), with the

overall goal of improving the teaching-learning process. The

functions of the class committee include:

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

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

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

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

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

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

The class committee is normally constituted by the Head of theDepartment. However, if the students of different branchesare mixed in each class the class committee is to beconstituted by the concerned HODs. The class committeeshall be constituted within a week from the date ofcommencement of a semester. At least 4 student-representatives from the respective class (typically 2 boys and2 girls) shall be included in the class committee. TheChairperson of the class committee may invite the FacultyAdvisor(s) and the Head of the Department to the meeting ofthe class committee. The chairperson of the class committee isrequired to prepare the minutes of every meeting, submit the

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same to the Head of the Department and then to the Principalwithin three working days of the meeting and arrange tocirculate the same among concerned students and teachers.

The first meeting of the class committee shall be held withinfifteen days from the date of commencement of the semester.The nature and weightage of internal assessments shall beinformed in the first meeting, and the same shall becommunicated to the students. Two or three subsequentmeetings in a semester may be held at suitable intervals.During these meetings the student members representing theentire class, shall meaningfully interact and express theiropinions and suggestions of the class students to improve theeffectiveness of the teaching-learning process.

9. COURSE COMMITTEE FOR COMMON COURSESEach common theory course offered to more than one discipline orgroup of disciplines shall have a “Common Course Committee”comprising all the teachers teaching the common course withone of them nominated as Common Course Coordinator. Thenomination of the Course Coordinator shall be made by theFaculty Chairman in consultation with Heads of Departmentsduly approved by the Chairperson, Academic Council, fromamong the teachers teaching the common course either from asingle Department or several Departments. The “CommonCourse Committee” shall meet as often as possible and ensureuniform evaluation of internal assessments after arriving at acommon scheme of evaluation for the tests (subject to clause10). Wherever feasible, the common course committee shallprepare a common question paper for the test(s).

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10. PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING MARKS FOR INTERNALASSESSMENT (IA)

For all B.E. / B.Tech. Programmes, out of 100 marks for eachpaper the maximum marks for Internal Assessment is fixed as30 for Theory Courses / Theory Courses with lab componentsand End Semester Examinations carries 70 marks.

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

10.1 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSESThe maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 30 in caseof theory courses. Three assessments, carrying 50 marks eachshall be conducted by the college. The total marks obtainedin all the three assessments should be converted to 75 marksand rounded to the nearest integer.

The internal assessment is based on the internal test marks,assignment marks and percentage of attendance. The criteriafor arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 30 are asfollows:

(a) Internal tests (75% credence)

Three internal tests, each carrying 50 marks shall beconducted by the Department / Institution. The total marksobtained in all the tests put together out of 150, shall bereduced to 75 marks and rounded to the nearest integer. Thisimplies equal weight to all the three tests. However, a makeuptest at the discretion of the concerned course faculty / Head ofthe Department may be conducted for deserving candidates atthe end of the semester, where the students have toregister/request for the makeup test.

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(b) Assignment (15% credence)

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

(c) Attendance (10% credence)

A maximum of 10 marks for attendance out of 100 marks shallbe given to each student depending on his/her attendancepercentage as per the distribution given below:

Attendance (10 Marks)Percentage of attendance Marks

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

95 and above 10

10.2 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICAL COURSESThe maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 50 in

case of practical courses. Every practical exercise /

experiment shall be evaluated based on conduct of experiment

/ exercise and records maintained. There shall be at least one

test. The criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks

of 50 are as follows:

Experiment/Observation/Record/PracticalClasses performance

: 50% credence

Practical Test : 40% credence

Attendance : 10% credence

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10.3 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES WITHLABORATORY COMPONENT

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

(a) Internal Tests (75% credence)

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

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

A maximum mark of 15 shall be given to practical component.There shall be at least one test and every practical exercise /experiment shall be evaluated based on the conduct ofexperiment / exercise, records maintained.

(c) Attendance (10% credence)

A maximum of 10 marks for attendance out of 100 marks shallbe given to each student depending on his/her attendancepercentage as per the distribution given below:

Attendance (10 Marks)Percentage of attendance Marks

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

95 and above 10

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10.4 INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROJECT WORKThere shall be three assessments (each 100 marks) during thesemester by a review committee. The students of the project group(of not exceeding 3 students) shall make presentation on theprogress made before the committee. The Head of the Departmentshall constitute the review committee for each branch of study. Thereshall be a minimum of three members in the review committee. Theguide will be an additional member of the Review Committee and he/ she should be present during the presentation of his/her group.

The criteria for Internal Assessment mark out of 100 are as follows:

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

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

95 and above 1010.4.1 The candidate is expected to submit the project report on or

before the last working day of the semester.

10.4.2 All the project batches of VIII semester students are expectedto present their project outcomes in one International /National Conference.

10.4.3 The details of marks allotment for Internal Assessment andEnd Semester Examination is given below.

Internal Assessment End Semester Examinations

Attendance Guide ReviewI

ReviewII

ReviewIII

ReportSubmission Viva-Voce

Internal External Internal External Guide

10 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

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10.5 Every faculty member is required to maintain an‘ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT RECORD’ for everysemester which consists of attendance marked in each lectureor practical or project work class, the test marks, assignmentmarks, attendance marks and the record of class work (topicscovered), separately for each course handled by the teacher. Thisshould be submitted to the Head of the Department periodically(at least three times in a semester) for checking the syllabuscoverage and the records of test marks, assignment marks andattendance. The Head of the Department will affix his / hersignature and date after due verification. At the end of thesemester, the record should be verified by the Head of theDepartment / Institution who will keep this document in safecustody (for five years).

11. EXAMINATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ii) Theory Courses with laboratory componentInternal Assessment : 30 Marks

End-Semester Exams : 70 Marks

iii) Practical courses

Internal Assessment : 50 MarksEnd-Semester Exams : 50 Marks

iv) Project WorkInternal Assessment : 100 marksEnd semester(Project work report Evaluationand viva-voce examination) : 100 marks

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12. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR END SEMESTEREXAMINATION

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

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

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

13. PASSING REQUIREMENTS

13.1 A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marksprescribed for the courses (Internal Assessment + Endsemester examination) with a minimum of 45% of themarks prescribed for the end-semester Examination intheory, theory with practical components and practicalcourses (including Project work), shall be declared to havepassed in the Examination.

For any programme, during any semester that conducts apractical course in two parts, say A and B, it is mandatorythat the student must appear for both the parts of the lab in

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the end semester practical examination. The candidate isdeclared as pass in both the parts, A and B of the lab, only ifhe / she secures a minimum of 50% put together. If thecandidate is absent for any one part of the lab, the candidateis declared as fail in both the parts A and B of the lab and he/ she should appear in both, part A and B in the subsequentsemesters.

13.1.1 If a candidate fails to secure a pass in a particularcourse, it is mandatory that he / she shall registerand reappear for the examination in that courseduring the next semester when examination isconducted in that course. It is mandatory that he /she should continue to register and reappear for theexamination till he / she secures a pass.

13.1.2. The internal assessment marks obtained by thecandidate in the first appearance shall be retainedand considered valid for all subsequent attempts tillthe candidate secures a pass as per clause 13.1.However, from the 3rd attempt onwards if acandidate fails to obtain pass marks (InternalAssessment + End Semester Examination) as perclause 13.1 then the passing requirement shall beas per clause 13.2.

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

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13.3 Evaluation of Answer Scripts

The system of evaluation of answer scripts for theorycourses is “Double Valuation” i.e., valuation by twoexaminers independently. Since the answer scripts aresubject to double valuation, there is no provision forrevaluation. Even after a double valuation, candidates aregiven the right to challenge the valuation. Challenging thevaluation is permitted for those students who have appliedfor photocopy of answer script. A candidate can apply forchallenge valuation in a theory course, within 2 weeks fromthe declaration of results, on payment of a prescribed feealong with prescribed application to the Controller ofExaminations (COE) through the Heads of Departments.

Copies of answer scripts for theory courses can be obtainedfrom the Office of the Controller of Examinations on paymentof a prescribed fee specified for this purpose through properapplication. The copy of answer script is to be valued by acompetent authority and the valued script should besubmitted to Controller of Examination’s (COE’s) officealong with the prescribed fee for challenging the valuation.The COE will arrange for the challenge valuation and thepublications of the results.

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

14. AWARD OF LETTER GRADESAll assessments of a course will be done on absolute marks basis.However, for the purpose of reporting the performance of acandidate, the letter grades, each carrying certain points, will beawarded as detailed below:

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

Shortage ofAttendance SA 0

Withdrawal W 0Audit Course AU 0

‘U’ denotes Reappearance (RA) is required for theexamination in that particular course (This grade will figureboth in Grade Sheet as well as in Result Sheet.)

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

‘W’ denotes withdrawal from the particular course.

‘AU’ denotes Audit Course.

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

The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

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

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

n

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n

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C

GPCSGPA

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where,C – Credits assigned to each course

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

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

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

16. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

16.1. A student shall be declared to be eligible for theaward of the B.E. / B.Tech. Degree provided,

i) The student has successfully gained the required number oftotal credits as specified in the curriculum corresponding tohis/her programme within the stipulated time.

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ii) The student has successfully completed the programmerequirements and has passed all the courses prescribed inall the 8 semesters within a maximum period of 7 yearsreckoned from the commencement of the first semester towhich the candidate was admitted.

iii) The student has successfully completed any additionalcourses prescribed by the Chairperson, AcademicCouncil whenever, any candidate is readmitted underregulations other than MEPCO R-2013 (vide clause 18.2)

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

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

16.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

16.2.1 FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION:

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

Should have passed the End semester examinationsin all the courses of all the eight semesters in his/herFirst Appearance within four years.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50.

Should NOT have been prevented from writing endsemester examination due to lack of attendance in anyof the semesters.

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

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

16.2.2 FIRST CLASS:

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

Should have passed the End semester examination inall the courses of all the eight semesters within fiveyears.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50.

Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause17) will notbe construed as an appearance.

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

16.2.3 SECOND CLASS:

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

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

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16.3 RANKS AWARDED TO STUDENTS

Ranks are awarded for each programme based on thefollowing criteria.

The number of ranks awarded for each programme is 3or 10% of the students’ intake in that programme,whichever is higher.

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

Students should have passed the End semesterexamination in all the courses of all the eightsemesters in his/her First Appearance without anybreak of study.

However, for other students, a statement indicatingtheir position in the programme will be given onrequest, based on the CGPA, provided they havepassed all the courses within four years of their study.

17. PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION

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

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

17.3 Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the candidateis otherwise eligible to write the examination (Clause 6)and if it is made within TEN days before thecommencement of the examination in that course or

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courses and also recommended by the Head of theDepartment and approved by the Head of the Institutionwith intimation to COE.

17.3.1 Not withstanding the requirement of mandatoryTEN days notice, applications for withdrawal forspecial cases under extraordinary conditions willbe considered on the merit of the case.

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

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

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

18. AUTHORIZED BREAK OF STUDY FROM A PROGRAMME

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

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

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

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

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

18.6 In case of any valid reasons for extension of Break of Study,such extended Break of Study may be granted by theapproval of the Chairperson, Academic Council for aperiod not more than 1 year in addition to the earlierauthorized Break of Study. Such extended break of studyshall be counted for the purpose of classification of degree(vide clause 16.2).

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

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

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

20. PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

All students shall enroll, on admission, in any one of the personalityand character development programmes (the NCC / NSS / NSO /YRC) and undergo training for about 80 hours and attend a campof about seven days. The training shall include classes on hygieneand health awareness and also training in first-aid.

National Cadet Corps (NCC) will have about 20 parades.

National Service Scheme (NSS) will have social service activitiesin and around the College / Institution.

National Sports Organization (NSO) will have sports, Games,Drills and Physical exercises.

Youth Red Cross (YRC) will have activities related to socialservices in and around college/institutions.

While the training activities will normally be during weekends, thecamp will normally be during vacation period.

Every student shall put in a minimum of 75% attendance in thetraining and attend the camp compulsorily. The training and campshall be completed during the first year of the programme.However, for valid reasons, the Head of the Institution may permita student to complete this requirement in the second year.

21. DISCIPLINE

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

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

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

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

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

Students with CGPA 7.5 and above will be permitted to ‘Audit'the course. However, this would be restricted to maximum of 2courses during the entire period of the programme.

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

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

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

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

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

23. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUMThe Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change the

Regulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi if found

necessary.

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ANNEXURE – I

A candidate may be offered one of the following programmes ofstudy approved by the University. A candidate of a programmeshould earn the credits specified against it to enable him to beeligible to be awarded the degree.

1. FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Credits

i) B. E. Civil Engineering 190

2. FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICSENGINEERING

i) B. E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 192

3. FACULTY OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONENGINEERING

i) B. E. Electronics and Communication Engineering 189

4. FACULTY OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING

i) B. E. Computer Science and Engineering 191

5. FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

i) B. E. Mechanical Engineering 187

6. FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

i) B. Tech. Information Technology 189

7. FACULTY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

i) B.Tech. Biotechnology 182