REGULATIONS
2014
B. TECH.
(applicable
from 2014
batch onwards)
KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
(Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education)
(Under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956)
Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil - 626 126.
Srivilliputtur Taluk, Virudhunagar Dt., Tamilnadu.
B.Tech. Regulations 2014
CONTENTS
B.TECH. - REGULATIONS - 2013
Page No.
R.1.0
Admissions
1
R.2.0
The Structure of the B. Tech. Programme
4
R.3.0
Faculty Advisor
11
R.4.0
Class Committee
12
R.5.0
Registration and Enrolment
14
R.6.0
Registration Requirement
15
R.7.0
Summer Term Courses
15
R.8.0
Contact Courses
16
R.9.0
Minimum Requirements to Continue in the Programme
17
R.10.0
Maximum Duration of the Programme
19
R.11.0
Temporary Withdrawal from the Programme
19
R.12.0
Discipline
20
R.13.0
Attendance
21
R.14.0
Assessment Procedure Tests and Examinations
23
R.15.0
System of Tests
23
R.16.0
End-Semester Examinations
24
R.17.0
Evaluation of Project
24
R.18.0
Weightages
25
R.19.0
Make-up Examinations
26
R.20.0
Course-wise Grading of Students
28
R.21.0
Method of Awarding Letter Grades
30
R.22.0
Credit Transfer
31
R.23.0
Declaration of Results
31
R.24.0
Distribution of Evaluated Answer Books
32
R.25.0
Course Repetition
33
R.26.0
Grade Card
35
R.27.0
Requirements for Non CGPA credit Courses
37
R.28.0
Eligibility for the Award of the B.Tech. Degree
38
R. 29.0 Power to Modify
40
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B.TECH. REGULATIONS 2013
(Applicable from 2013 batch onwards)
R.1.0 Admissions
R.1.1 Admissions to the B. Tech. programme in any year will
be based on the results of the Kalasalingam University
Engineering Entrance Examination (KLUEEE) normally
conducted in the month of
May / June of that year by
the University.
R.1.2 (i) The eligibility criteria, for appearing in the Entrance
Examination, as well as the criteria to be satisfied to
apply for direct admission (to first year) in any academic
year, will be decided by the Academic Council
(ii) The Under-graduate Admissions Committee
constituted by the Chairman, Academic Council will
decide on the operational aspects of selection of
candidates based on the criteria laid down by the
Academic Council.
R.1.3 The Admission Committee will decide on the
procedure for conducting the KLUEEE and prepare a
merit list of candidates. Subject to fulfilling the
minimum performance criteria in the examination, as
decided by the committee from year to year, the
Admission Committee will offer admission, in the
order of merit, to the successful candidates, taking
into account the choice of the branch indicated by the
candidate and the availability of seats in each branch.
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R.1.4. Eligibility for admission to B.Tech (first year):
At the time of admission, a candidate should have
passed the final examination of any one of the
following qualifying courses:
(i)
H.Sc (Academic)/ H.Sc (Vocational) or equivalent
course (10+2) system, conducted by any recognized
Central/ State Board, such as Central Board of
Secondary Education, New Delhi, Council for Indian
School Certificate Examination, New Delhi, etc.
(ii)
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University course
conducted by a recognized Board/ University
(iii)
Two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the
National Defence Academy
(iv)
General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination
(London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A)
level
(v)
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge
University, U.K.
(vi)
Any Public School/ Board/ University Certificate
examinations in India or in a foreign country
recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as
equivalent to the 10+2 system
(vii) 3- or 4-year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State
Board of Technical Education
(viii) Any other examination (conducted in India/abroad),
e q u i va l e nt to any o f t h e a b ove - m e nt i o n e d
examinations.
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In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public
examination, the candidate must have passed at least
one public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an
earlier level. If any Board awards only letter grades
without mentioning the equivalent percentage of marks
on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a
certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent
percentage of marks, and submit it at the time of
counselling. In case such a certificate is not provided by
the candidate, the decision of the Admission Committee
regarding his/ her eligibility shall be held final.
In addition to the above-said requirement in their
qualifying examinations, the candidates should have
obtained a rank in the KLUEEE conducted by the
university.
R.1.5. Eligibility for admission to B.Tech. (lateral entry):
For appearing in the entrance examination and
admission to the second year of the B.Tech.
programme of a particular branch of study, under
lateral entry scheme, a candidate should have passed
the final examination of the three or four year diploma
course recognized by AICTE or a State Board of
Technical Education, with the specialisation relevant
to the branch of study of the B.Tech. programme,
he/she is applying for.
R.1.6 A candidate seeking admission to the first year of
B.Tech. programme in a particular year should not
have completed 21 years of age as on 1st July of that
year for first year of B.Tech. and 22 years of age for
B.Tech lateral entry.
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R 1.8 The selected candidate will be admitted to the B.Tech.
programme after he/she fulfils all the admission
requirements as indicated in the Letter of Admission,
and after the payment of all the prescribed fees.
R 1.9
In the matter of admission to the B.Tech. programme,
the decision of the Admission Committee is final.
R.1.10 If, at any time after admission, it is found that a
candidate has not fulfilled all the requirements
stipulated in the offer of admission, the Dean
(Academic) may revoke the admission of the candidate
and report the same to the Academic Council.
R.2.0 The Structure of the B.Tech. Programme
R.2.1 The program of instruction will consist of
(i)
A general core program comprising basic sciences,
engineering sciences, humanities, engineering arts and
mathematics.
(ii)
An engineering core program introducing the student to the
foundations of engineering in his / her branch
(iii) An elective program enabling the students to take up a group
of courses of interest to him / her (and)
(iv) A project approved by the Department concerned.
The courses will belong to any one of the following categories
(i)
Theory courses
• Theory courses consist of lecture (L) and tutorial (T)
hours.
(ii)
Theory courses with practical component
• For the theory subjects which are not having the
allied laboratory course, practical component will
be added to the course.
(iii)
Laboratory courses
• Laboratory courses consist of practical hours
(iv)
Laboratory courses with project
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• For one of the laboratory courses in each
semester, the students have to do a mini project,
as a part of the laboratory course.
• Project Implementation should be in the campus
TABLE 1- Categories of courses for CGPA credits
Sl. No.
CATEGORY
CGPA CATEGORY-WISE MINIMUM
CREDIT
CREDIT REQUIREMENT
1
HUMANITIES
13
2
BASIC SCIENCES
22-25
Physics
7
Chemistry
4
Mathematics
12
Environmental Sciences
2
3
BASIC ENGINEERING
17
Theory
13
Skills
4
4
PROFESSIONAL MAJOR
110-115
Theory Courses
61-71
Theory with practical
component
Electives*
12-13
Laboratory
18-22
Laboratory with project
Self Study
3
Project
8-10
5
MINOR ELECTIVES
6
6
FREE ELECTIVES**
6
Total
177-179
Minimum credit requirement : 195 to 197 (177 to 179 CGPA +
18 Non-CGPA) (with respect to the branch concerned)
Note:
* The students are permitted to register either
courses offered by experts/Teachers in the
regular conventional class room mode or
courses offered through web based online
courses
offered
by
other
Universities/Institutions in India (Including
NPTEL) or in abroad.
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On-line courses can be taken from V semester onwards
No. of on-line courses permitted for each student: One
The BoS concerned will give prior approval for
the department to permit such online courses
and to have flexible assessment schemes for
grading the students enrolled in such online
courses
** The students are permitted to enroll in one
credit courses offered by the department with the help of
experts from Industries or scientist from Research
laboratory or professors from abroad Universities who are
in deputation to KLU The duration of each course is 15
hours.
Students are permitted to convert 3 one
credits earned through such one credit courses
in to an equivalent three credit elective course.
The BoS concerned will give the prior approval
for the syllabus for the one credit courses and
the assessment scheme for grading the students
In addition, a student should satisfactorily complete the
minimum number of other co- and extra-curricular courses
categorised as Non-CGPA courses, as stipulated in Table 2.
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TABLE 2 - Categories of courses for NON-CGPA credits
Sl.
NON-
MINIMUM
GROUP
CATEGORY
CGPA
CREDIT
No.
CREDIT REQUIREMENT
1
Industrial Training I
3
2
Advanced Industrial Training
3
3
1
Industrial Lectures
3
4
Soft Skills
3
5
International Certifications
3
2
(Technical)
18
6
(with
Co-curricular activities
3
atleast
7
3
SPORTS
3
3 credits
8
NCC *
3
from
9
NSS
3
each group)
10
Extra-curricular activities
3
11
English Proficiency
3
Certification (TOEFL/IELTS/BEC)
12
4
Aptitude Proficiency certification
3
Exams II (GRE/ GMAT/ CAT/ GATE)
13
Foreign Languages
3
(French/German/ Japanese etc.)
Total
39
*Foreign nationals are not eligible to opt for NCC
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R.2.2 The curriculum of any branch of the B.Tech. programme
is designed to have a minimum total of 195-197
credits (a minimum of 177-179 Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) credits [with respect to the
branch concerned] and a minimum of 18 Non-CGPA
credits) for the award of the B.Tech. degree.
(a)
Credits for the CGPA courses are assigned based on
the following general pattern:
(i) One credit for each lecture period per week
(ii) One credit for each tutorial period per week
(iii) One or two credit(s) for each laboratory or
practical session of three periods per week,
depending on the degree of effort required to be
put in by the students.
(b)
All the Non-CGPA courses are of Pass/Fail type. Students
have to successfully complete at least one course in each
group of Non- CGPA courses, as given in Table 2 of
Regulation 2.6. On completion of each Non-CGPA course,
the performance of each student will be evaluated by
the respective Course Coordinator of the Non-CGPA
Course, and if found satisfactory and conforming to the
requirements of the course, the student will be awarded
credits assigned to the course.
(c)
For the award of the B.Tech. degree, a candidate shall
(i)
Satisfy all the requirements prescribed by the
Regulations of the Academic Council.
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(ii)
Earn not less than 195-197 credits (a minimum of 177-
179 CGPA credits [with respect to the branch
concerned] and a minimum of 18 Non-CGPA credits)
for the students admitted in the first year of B.Tech.
programme.
For the award of B.Tech. degree, a student admitted
under the Lateral entry scheme is required to earn a
minimum of 137 to 139 CGPA credits (40 credits lesser
than the regular students admitted in the first year; 19
credits of first semester + 21 credits of second semester
= 40 credits) out of the courses offered from the third
semester to eighth semester of the curriculum of the
branch concerned and a minimum of 12 Non-CGPA
credits (six credits lesser than the regular students).
His/her Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will
be calculated by taking into account the credit
earnings and grade obtained in the courses starting
from the third semester to eighth semester of the
curriculum of the branch concerned.
(iii)
Complete all courses as specified in the curriculum and
syllabus of the programme of the branch concerned,
within a minimum period of four years or a maximum
period of seven years (including the duration of
withdrawal from the course on medical grounds or for
other valid reasons., as per
R.11.1, if any) from the
date of his/her enrolment.
R.2.3 Every branch of the B. Tech. programme will have a
Curriculum and Course Content (Syllabi) approved by
the Academic Council.
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The instruction, examinations, seminars and project
reports shall be in English, unless otherwise
specifically mentioned in the curriculum.
R.2.4. No semester shall have more than seven lecture-based
courses and four laboratory courses as prescribed in the
curriculum, adding up to not more than 28 CGPA credits.
However, the students are permitted to register
for an additional course (backlog) from the V semester
onwards, subject to the following conditions:
(i) The maximum number of CGPA credits registered
in any semester shall not exceed 31.
(ii) The student's Faculty Advisor and Head of the
Department recommend the same.
After the fourth semester, the eligible students aspiring
for the Honours degree are also allowed to register for
an additional lecture-based CGPA course (new course) in
each of the subsequent semesters to earn the required
additional 12 CGPA credits, as prescribed in
R.27.2
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R 2.5 Every course of the B.Tech. programme will be placed in
one of the six categories of CGPA courses listed in Table
1, or in one of the thirteen categories of Non-CGPA
courses listed in Table 2. A student must earn a minimum
number of credits under each category of the CGPA
courses, as shown in Table 1 and under each group of the
Non-CGPA courses, as shown in Table 2.
The students in the VI or higher semesters are
eligible to register for courses offered under the
M.Tech / programmes as their electives. But every
such student desiring to register for such a course
must obtain the consent of the teacher offering the
course and prior approval of the HoD(s) concerned and
the Dean (Academic).
R.3.0 Faculty Advisor
R.3.1 To help the students in planning their courses of study
and for getting general advice on the academic
programme, the Department concerned will assign a
certain number of students to a Faculty member who
will be called their Faculty Advisor.
The Faculty Advisor will help the students in all their
endeavours during their period of study. After the first
End-Semester examination, if the Faculty Advisor finds
that any of his/her wards is showing poor performance
for whatever reason(s), he/she will bestow special care
and attention on him/her as per the Standard Practice
Record (SPR) of the University.
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R.4.0 Class Committee
R.4.1 Every class of the B.Tech. programme will have a Class
Committee consisting of Faculty and Students. The
constitution of the Class Committee will be as follows:
(i) A Professor who is not associated with teaching
the particular class, nominated by the Dean
(Academic)/ Head of the Department concerned,
to act as the Chairman of the Class Committee.
(ii) Course Coordinators of all the lecture-based courses
(iii) Course Coordinators of all the Non-CGPA courses
offered during the semester
(iv) Workshop Superintendent(s) / Laboratory -in-
charge(s)
(v) The Class Co-ordinator of the class
(vi) Five students (in the combination of two from the
toppers and three from rest of the class) from the
respective class to be chosen by the students of
the class from amongst themselves (and)
(vii) Faculty Advisors of the students of the respective
class.
In case of project semester(s) the project guides and
project work co-ordinator will become the members
of the Class Committee.
On similar lines, separate Class Committee will be
constituted for the Summer Term Courses, organised
at the end of even semesters exclusively for slow
learners.
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R.4.2 In a semester, each department will offer one or two
common courses (taught by different teachers) wherein
students can exercise their choice of teachers. A
separate Class Committee will be constituted for classes
wherein such common courses are taught.
R.4.3 The basic responsibilities of the Class Committees are
(i) To review periodically the progress of the classes
(ii) To discuss problems concerning curriculum, syllabi
and conduct of the classes, for both CGPA and
Non-CGPA courses.
(iii) To resolve issues related to slow learners in
regular semesters and in summer terms.
The Class Committee permits minor changes (not
exceeding 10 percent) to the prescribed contents of a
course, proposed by a teacher offering the course, to
bring in tune with the latest developments in Science
and Technology / current practices in industry.
However, the Chairman of the Class Committee
obtains approval of the Chairman, Board of Studies
concerned and the Dean (Academic) for effecting such
changes to the content of the course.
The method of assessment during the course will be
decided by the teacher in consultation with the Class
Committee and will be announced to the students at
the beginning of the semester. However for all courses
in the first two semesters of the B.Tech. Programme,
the method of assessment will consist of three
Sessional Examinations, and one End-Semester
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Examination with weightages specified as in R.18.1.
Each Class Committee will communicate its
recommendations to the Head of the Department
concerned and the Dean (Academic).
The method of assessment for Non-CGPA courses will be
as set forth in the booklet Guidelines for the Non-CGPA
Courses of B.Tech. Programmes and will be decided by
the Course Coordinator concerned in consultation with
the Class Committee at the beginning of the semester.
The Class Committees shall meet at least four times in a
semester; at the beginning of the semester, after the I
Sessional Examination, after the II Sessional Examination,
and finally (without the student members) at the end of
the semester in order to finalize the grades.
The Class Committee, excluding the student members,
is responsible for the finalization of the semester
examinations results.
R.5.0 Registration and Enrolment
R.5.1 Except for the first semester, registration for the
courses in a semester will be done during a specified
week before the End- Semester examination of the
previous semester.
R.5.2 From the second semester onwards students have to
enroll themselves on the first day of each semester. A
student will be eligible for enrolment only if he / she
fulfil the requirements of R.9 and is not debarred for
enrolment by any disciplinary action of the University.
At the time of enrolment a student can drop a course
registered earlier and also substitute it by another
course for valid reason(s).
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R.5.3 The registration sheet contains the code, name, credits
assigned to and the category of each course to be
registered in that semester. The student can make a
choice of courses in consultation with his/her Faculty
Advisor.
R.6.0 Registration Requirement
R.6.1 The curriculum for any semester, except the final
normally carries 19 - 28 credits. Students have to
register for all the courses in a particular semester.
However, a student who secures U grade in an
elective course will have the option for registering the
same elective course or a different elective course.
R.7.0 Summer Term Course
R.7.1 Summer Term Courses (STC) will be announced by the
Office of Dean (Academic) on the recommendation of
the Staff Council comprising of all the Deans, Heads of
the Departments and chaired by the Vice Chancellor.
A Summer Term Course is open to those students who
had taken the course earlier and failed or for courses
with inadequate attendance, as recommended by the
respective Faculty Advisors.
No student should register for more than three
courses during a summer term.
R.7.2 Summer Term Courses will be announced by the Office
of Dean (Academics) at the end of the even semester
before the commencement of the End-Semester
examinations. A student will have to register for the
courses within the date stipulated in the
announcement by paying the prescribed fees.
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R.7.3 The number of contact hours in any Summer Term
Course will be the same as in the regular semester
course. The assessment procedure in a Summer Term
Course will also be similar to that for a regular
semester course.
R.7.4 Withdrawal from a Summer Term Course is not
permitted. No Make-up examination (see R.19) will be
given for a Summer Term Course ordinarily.
R.8.0 Contact Courses
R.8.1 Contact Courses will be announced by the Office of
Dean (Academic) on the recommendation of the Staff
Council. A contact course may be offered during the
regular semester or a Summer Term by a department
ONLY to a Final Year student who has obtained U grade
in a CORE course. The course will be offered ONLY on
the recommendation of the department with the
mutual agreement of the teacher and student. The
students registering for the contact course will have to
pay the prescribed fee fixed by the university.
However, in special cases as per the SPR, a Faculty
Advisor who finds that his/her wards are in need of
extra attention and help may arrange for Contact
Courses for them, if required from the V semester
onwards, ONLY for the CORE courses.
R.8.2 A student cannot register for more than two Contact
courses during the semester or a Summer Term. The
number of courses a student can register for a
Summer Term should not exceed three including the
contact courses registered for that Summer.
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R.8.3 A Contact Course for a subject cannot be offered during a
semester if a regular (semester) course is offered for the
same subject in that semester (or in the summer).
R.8.4 Final Year students who wish to take Contact Courses
should apply to the Dean (Academic) before the
commencement of the semester in which the Contact
Courses are to be taken.
R.8.5 The assessment procedure for a Contact Course will be
similar to that for the regular semester courses.
R.8.6 Withdrawal from a Contact Course is not permitted.
R.9.0 Minimum Requirements to Continue in the
Programme
R.9.1 A student should earn not less than 11 CGPA credits in
the First semester and 28 CGPA credits by the end of
the Second semester after the Summer Term.
Thereafter, he/she must maintain an average of 15
CGPA credits per semester, including first two
semesters, to continue with his/her studies. However,
in the final semester, a student may earn less than 15
CGPA credits if these are sufficient for him/her to fulfil
the requirements for the award of the degree.
However, students who do not earn the minimum
required credits in the odd semester may be given a
chance during the even semester to make up for the
loss by securing more credits. If a student does not
earn the minimum required credits at the end of an
academic year, his/her name may be taken off the
rolls of his/her current batch and he/she would be
enrolled in the subsequent year's batch.
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R.9.2 A student is expected to earn credits for Non-CGPA
courses such as NCC / NSS/ Sports only during the first
four semesters. Similarly, a student is expected to
complete the required Non-CGPA courses in Industrial
Training/Industrial Lectures before taking up the Final
Year project.
R.9.3 A student should have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 (see
R.26.2) at the end of first semester, calculated on the
courses completed. However, students who do not
fulfil this minimum requirement in the First semester
will be given a chance during the Second semester to
make up for the shortfall by securing more credits. If a
student does not have the minimum required CGPA of
3.0 (and/or could not earn a minimum of 28 credits as
per R9.1), at the end of First year (after the summer
term period), his/her name may be taken off the rolls
of his/her current batch and he/she would be enrolled
in the subsequent year's batch.
Thereafter, he/she should have a minimum CGPA of 5.0
(see Regulations R. 25.2) at the end of each subsequent
semester (That is, from the Third semester onwards)
calculated on the courses completed. However, students
who do not fulfil this minimum requirement in the odd
semester will be given a chance during the even
semester to make up for the shortfall by securing more
credits. If a student does not have the minimum required
CGPA of 5.0 (and/or could not earn a minimum of 15
credits as per R9.1), at the end of the academic year
(after the summer term period), his/her name may be
taken off the rolls of his/her current batch and he/she
would be enrolled in the subsequent year's batch.
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R.10.0 Maximum Duration of the Programme
R.10.1 A student is ordinarily expected to complete the
B.Tech. programme in eight semesters. However, a
student may complete the programme at a slower
pace, but in any case, not exceeding 14 semesters,
including semesters withdrawn on medical grounds or
for other valid reason(s), as per R.11.1. However,
students have to satisfy the requirements mentioned
R.9.1 every semester, failing which their registration is
liable to be cancelled.
A student admitted under lateral entry scheme, is
ordinarily expected to complete the programme in six
semesters. However, a student may complete the
programme at a slower pace, but in any case not
exceeding 12 semesters, including the semesters
withdrawn from (a maximum of two semesters) on
medical grounds or for other valid reason(s).
R.11.0 Temporary Withdrawal from the Programme
R.11.1 A student may be permitted by the Dean (Academic)
to withdraw from the programme for a semester or
longer for reasons of ill health or other valid grounds.
Normally, a student will be permitted to discontinue
the programme for a maximum period of only two
semesters.
A student who is permitted to discontinue may rejoin
the course at the appropriate semester only along
with the regular students at the time of normal
commencement of that semester.
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R.11.2 A student who discontinue and rejoins shall be governed
by the rules, regulations, courses of study and syllabus in
force, at the time of his/her rejoining the courses.
R.12.0 Discipline
R.12.1 Every student is required to observe discipline and
decorous behaviour in all activities related to
academics and not to indulge in activities that would
tend to bring disrepute to the University.
R.12.2 Any instance of indiscipline related to the academic
activity of a student will be referred to a Discipline and
Welfare Committee; likewise, any instance of
malpractice by a student or faculty member in
connection with the examination process will be
referred to an Examination Monitoring and Grievance
Redressal Committee (EMGRC), constituted by the
Chairman of the Academic Council.
These Committees will inquire into the matter and
make recommendations, along with mentioning
suitable punishment for the offenders (if the charges
against them are substantiated), to the Staff Council.
The Staff Council will consider the recommendation of
these committees and decide on the appropriate
action to be taken. The Dean (Academic) will report
the action taken in the matter at the next meeting of
the Academic Council.
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R.13.0 Attendance
R.13.1 Every faculty member handling a class will register
his/her students' attendance till the last day of
instruction of the semester and finalise the attendance
records of the students. The attendance percentage,
calculated up to the last day of instruction of the
semester, will be indicated by a number / letter code
as shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3 Attendance code Table
Percentage of Attendance
Attendance Code
(Rounded to)
95 and above
H
85 to 94
9
81 to 84
8
Below 80
L
The particulars of students who have an attendance
percentage less than 80 in the courses they had
registered themselves for will be displayed in the
university notice boards/website. Students, whose
attendance is less than 80% in the courses they had
registered themselves for will not be permitted to sit
for the End-Semester Examination in these courses.
The Hall Ticket for the End-Semester Examination will
be issued only to eligible students upon their clearing
all of their dues to the University, Hostel, Library and
other Departments/Sections (if any) of the University.
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R.13.2 If a student has an attendance percentage lower than
80 in a course, his/her performance in that course will
be treated as not satisfactory, and he/she shall be
awarded W grade ('W' meaning failure for want of
minimum attendance) in that course. This grade shall
be mentioned in his/her grade card till the course is
successfully completed.
A student who is awarded a W grade for a course must
repeat the course, as per regulation R.25.0 and he/she
is not permitted to re-register the course as Contact
Course.
R.13.3 For the Non-CGPA courses the minimum attendance
requirement is 80%. If a student fails to meet this
requirement, he/she should make up for the
deficiency as below:
(i) If the absence is on valid grounds, the deficiency will
have to be made up for through the extra make-up
programmes under the courses in question, offered
during the Summer/Winter of the same year.
(ii) If the absence is not on valid grounds, the deficiency
will have to be made up for during the following year
when the course in question is offered again.
(iii) The deficiency in NSS/NCC/SPORTS classes will
have to be made up for at the rate of two classes
attended for each class missed.
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R.13.4 Condonation of insufficient Attendance
Those students who have availed medical leave on
valid grounds may be considered for condonation of
attendance provided the percentage of attendance
excluding the period of medical leave is not below 80
% and their attendance including the period of illness
does not fall below 70%. Students can avail this facility
only once during the entire period of study. The rule of
Condonation of lack of Attendance is not applicable to
any of the Non-CGPA Courses.
Students who wish to apply for the condonation of
attendance should apply within two days before the
last working day the semester along with the medical
certificates and other relevant documents to the office
of the Dean (Academic). An Attendance Committee
constituted by the Chairman of the Academic Council
will study the individual cases and approve of the
application on the basis of merit.
R.14.0 Assessment Procedure Tests and Examinations
R.14.1 The Academic Council will decide from time to time on
the system of tests and examinations in each course in
each semester. The general guidelines for this are as
follows: Three Sessional Examinations, and End
Semester Examination.
R.15.0 System of Tests
R.15.1 In the lecture / tutorial-based courses, three Sessional
Examinations (in the case of common courses of first two
semesters and for higher semester courses as decided by
the Class Committee)
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will be held for each course per semester. The details
of weightage of marks for the Sessional Examinations
will be announced by the teacher, in consultation with
the Class Committee, and the Dean (Academic), at the
beginning of the semester.
R.16.0 End-Semester Examination
R.16.1 There will be an End-Semester Examination of three
hours' duration in each lecture-based course.
R.17.0 Evaluation of Project
R.17.1 The progress of the students in their Final Year projects
will be assessed through three periodical reviews by a
Project Review Committee, constituted by the Head of
the Department concerned/Dean (Academic).
Upon completion of the Final Year project, the student
will have to submit a project report which will be
evaluated by duly appointed examiner/s. The
evaluation will be based on the report and a viva voce
examination on the project.
R.17.2 The project reports of B.Tech. students who have not
completed their courses will be evaluated in the same
semester and the results sent in confidential cover to
the Dean (Academic). The result of the project work
evaluation will be declared by the Dean (Academic)
only after successful completion of all the courses by
these students.
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R.18.0 Weightages
R.18.1 The weightages for the different courses:
(a) Theory courses:
Three Sessional Examinations
40 %
Assignments
10%
End-Semester Examination
50%
(b)
Theory courses with practical component:
Three Sessional Examinations
30%
Practical
10%
Assignment
10%
End-Semester Examination
(for theory component alone)
50%
(c
) Laboratory courses:
Sessional Assessment
50%
End-semester examination
50%
(d
) Laboratory with project:
Sessional
Experiment
30%
Project
20%
End-Semester
Experiment
40%
Project
10%
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R.18.2 The evaluation for all tests, tutorials, assignments (if
any), laboratory works and examinations will be on an
absolute basis. The final marks in each course are
calculated as per the weightages mentioned in R.18.1.
coursewise grading of studens will be done as per R.20.
R.19.0 Make-up Examination
R.19.1 Students who have missed the Sessional examination(s)
or End-Semester examinations for valid reasons are
eligible to appear for a Make-up Examination.
Students who have missed either one or both the
Sessional Examinations and the End-Semester
examination in the same course for genuine reasons,
such as illness, may be permitted to write Make-up
Examination only for the missed End-Semester
Examination with no marks being awarded for the
missed Sessional Examination(s), provided they satisfy
the attendance requirements.
Such of the above-mentioned students should make
an application, recommended by the Faculty Advisor
and Head of the Department concerned to the Dean
(Academic) within one week of the date of the
examination missed, explaining the reason(s) for their
absence. Applications received after this period will
not be entertained.
The Examination Monitoring and Grievances Redressal
Committee (EMGRC) will scrutinize the applications
and make recommendations to the Dean (Academic)
on the basis of merit of their applications.
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R.19.2 Official permission to take a make-up examination will
be given under exceptional circumstances, such as
admission to a hospital due to illness.
Students residing in the hostels should produce a
Medical Certificate issued by the Chief Medical Officer
(CMO) of the University that he / she was admitted in
the Hospital during the period of the missed Sessional
Examination /End-Semester Examination
Students residing in the hostels and taking medical
consultation from outside doctors are required to
obtain written permission from the Medical Officer of
the University Hospital before they proceed for
consultation.
Students residing in the hostels but taking medical
consultation from outside doctors are required to
obtain an endorsement on the certificate of treatment
from the Medical Officer of the University Hospital.
A student staying outside the Campus permanently /
temporarily must produce a medical certificate from a
Registered Medical Practitioner and the same should
be duly endorsed by the parent / guardian and CMO of
the University.
R.19.3 A single make-up examination will be held about a
week after the End-Semester examination for those
who are permitted to take the make-up examination.
The question paper will be common to all students
taking the make-up examinations in a given course.
However, the question paper will be so structured that a
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student will be required to answer only parts of the
paper carrying marks in proportion to the weightages
of the tests / examinations missed by him / her.
R.20.0 Course-wise Grading of Students
R.20.1 Letter Grades
Based on the marks obtained by a student in the internal
and end semester examination in each theory and
practical course, he/she is awarded with a letter grade.
(a)
For Theory Courses
At the end of each semester, based on the individual
performance in a theory course relative to the
performance of the class in the particular course, each
student is awarded a final letter grade. The letter
grades and the corresponding grade points are shown
in Table 4a.
TABLE 4 a - GRADE CONVERSION TABLE
(for relative grading)
Grade
Grade
Result
Points
S
10
Pass
A
9
Pass
B
8
Pass
C
7
Pass
D
6
Pass
E
5
Pass
U
0
Fail
W
0
Failure for want
of minimum attendance
I
0
Incomplete
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(b) For Practical Courses and Project/Thesis work
At the end of each semester, based on the
individual performance in a particular course,
each student is awarded a final letter grade based
on the marks obtained by him/her on an absolute
basis. The letter grades and the corresponding
grade points are shown in Table 4b.
TABLE 4 b- GRADE CONVERSION TABLE
(for absolute grading)
Grade
Grade
Mark Range
Result
Points
(out of 100)
S
10
> 90
Pass
A
9
> 80 but < 90
Pass
B
8
> 70 but < 80
Pass
C
7
> 60 but < 70
Pass
D
6
> 55 but < 60
Pass
E
5
> 50 but < 55
Pass
U
0
< 50
Fail
W
0
----
Failure for want
of minimum
attendance
I
0
----
Incomplete
The I Grade awarded in a course to a student for want
of completing prescribed formalities, relevant to that
course, will be subsequently changed into pass grade
(i.e., S/A/B/C/D/E) or U grade in the same semester,
on completion of those formalities.
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R.20.2 A student is considered to have completed a course
successfully and earned the credits if he/she secures a
letter grade other than a U, W or I in that course. A
letter grade U or W in any course implies a failure in
that course. A course successfully completed cannot
be repeated.
All the Non-CGPA courses are of the Pass/Fail type and
are not awarded with any letter grades. A candidate
earns full credits assigned to a Non-CGPA course in
which he/she has registered and completed, only if
he/she gets a Pass in that course, otherwise he/she
looses the credits.
R.21.0 Method of Awarding Letter Grades
R.21.1 A final meeting of the Class Committee without the
student members will be convened within seven days
after the last day of the End-Semester Examination.
The letter grades to be awarded to the students for
different courses will be finalized at the meeting.
R.21.2 Along with the summary sheet, a copy of the result
sheet (Grade Sheet) for each course, containing the
absolute marks, the final grade and attendance code
will be submitted by the Course teacher/Class Co-
ordinator to the Class Committee Chairman
concerned. After finalization of the grades at the Class
Committee meeting, the Grade Summary Sheet and
the Grade Sheet of the individual courses will be
endorsed and forwarded by the Class Committee
Chairman to the Dean (Academic).
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R.22.0 Credit Transfer
R.22.1 Provision of transfer of credit for student who are
studying courses in foreign universities under
"Semester Abroad Programme"
The following procedure will be followed for the
credit transfer for students studying courses in
foreign universities under ��Semester Abroad
Scheme��
(i) The credits/grades indicated in the grade sheet
obtained from the University in which the student
has completed the courses should be used by the
student as part of his/her transcripts.
(ii) The KLU transcripts will only indicate the courses,
credits and grades completed at KLU and the total
number of credits (without grades) earned in
other Universities in a particular semester.
(iii) The CGPA calculation based on credits earned at
KLU alone will be considered for the award of
degree and other academic prizes/awards.
(iv) The credits earned at Universities abroad will be
taken into account for calculation of minimum
required credits for the award of the degree. A
committee comprising Deans will approve the list
of courses for exemption and the equivalent
credits to be given for the courses completed in
foreign Universities.
R.23.0 Declaration of Results
R.23.1 After finalization by the Class Committee as per R.21.1,
the grade sheets will be submitted for approval by the
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Dean (Academic) to a Grade Approval Committee
constituted by the Chairman of the Academic Council.
After the verification by the Grade Approval
Committee, the grade summary sheet and the grade
sheets of the individual courses will be signed and
forwarded by the members of the Grade Approval
Committee to the Dean (Academic).
R 23.2 With the approval of the Grade Approval Committee,
the results of all the examinations conducted in a
semester will be placed before the Result Passing
Committee, constituted by the Chairman of the
Academic Council, for the final approval.
With the approval of the Result Passing Committee,
letter-grades awarded to the students in each course will
be announced by the office of the Dean (Academic) on
the University notice boards and website.
R.23.3 The U or W grade, once awarded, stays in the record of
the student, and is replaced with a pass grade when
he/she completes the course successfully later; the
CGPA will be accordingly revised.
R.24.0 Distribution of Evaluated Answer Books
R.24.1 The student shall have access to his/her answer books in
the Sessional and End-Semester examinations through
the teachers concerned on the day specified in the
Academic Calendar. In case of any dissatisfaction at the
valuation, the student may contact and make an appeal
to the course teacher concerned within two days of the
date of distribution of the evaluated answer books. If the
teacher determines that a case for lower-than-deserved
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marks brought forward by a student is genuine upon
re-examining the answer book, he/she shall forward
revised marks to the Dean (Academic) through the
Chairman of the Class Committee, with justification for
the revision, and with intimation to the Head of the
Department.
If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the
re-examination of his/her answer book by the teacher,
he/she should make an application to the Dean
(Academic) for re-evaluation of answer book within a
week of the date of distribution of evaluated answer
books. Any application for re-evaluation received after
this period will not be entertained. All applications for
re-evaluation will be processed by the EMGRC and
suitable decision will be taken by the staff council of
the University, on the basis of individual merit.
The evaluated answer books after distribution to the
students will be retained for a period of one year from
the date of examination and will be destroyed by the
ac a d e m i c o f f i c e a f t e r t h i s p e r i o d . N o
grievances/complaints related to the examination /
valuation of answer books will be addressed by the
University after this period.
R.25.0 Course Repetition
R.25.1 A student who has secured a U grade in a core course
will have the option of either repeating the course
when it is offered next or reappearing for the End-
Semester Examination in the course (as supplementary
examination), conducted in the subsequent semester,
to secure a pass grade.
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The students who failed in the first attempt in his/her
End Semester Examination (ESE) of any course, he/she
will be offered two more opportunities, in the
immediate subsequent semesters to write the ESE
with the Sessional Marks obtained earlier in the same
syllabus. If he/she still does not pass the course,
he/she shall be required to appear for the ESE in that
course or in an equivalent course if the same course is
not offered and the grade will be offered solely on the
performance in the ESE.
A student securing a W grade in a core course has to
repeat the course compulsorily when it is offered next.
For the students who are required to repeat the course,
he/she can register for an equivalent course if the same
course is not offered and earn Sessional Marks in the
equivalent course. Grades will be awarded on the basis
of ESE marks plus Sessional Examination marks.
R25.2 A student securing a U grade in an Elective course, may
repeat the course if he/she so desires or reappear for the
End-Semester Examination in the course, conducted in
the subsequent semester, to secure a pass grade;
otherwise, he/she may register for another elective (in
place of the elective for which he/she was awarded the
U grade) and successfully complete the course.
A student securing a W grade in an elective course,
may repeat the course, if he/she so desires, to get a
successful grade; otherwise, he/she may register for
another elective (in place of the elective for which
he/she was awarded the W grade) and successfully
complete the course.
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R.25.3 Arrear examinations for the failed candidates (those
securing ��U�� grade) in a course will be conducted only
along with the regular End-Semester examinations in
the subsequent semester(s), with a question paper
common to them and the regular students of that
semester. In case, the said course is not offered in a
subsequent semester, the examination will be
conducted exclusively for the supplementary (backlog)
candidates. Question Paper for all the supplementary
examinations on a course will on the basis of the latest
regulations and syllabus in force.
No supplementary examination will be conducted for
Sessional Examinations. The student's letter grade will
be decided, on a relative basis, along with the class of
students with whom the candidate had written the
Sessional Examinations and secured Sessional marks.
R25.4 A course successfully completed cannot be repeated.
R.26.0 Grade Card
R.26.1 The grade card issued at the end of each semester to
the students will contain the following:
(i) the list of CGPA courses registered by the student
along with credits for each course registered for
that semester;
(ii) the letter grade obtained in each of the CGPA
course
(iii) the attendance code assigned for each CGPA
course
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(iv) the total credits earned under the CGPA and Non-
CGPA categories in that semester
(v) the cumulative credits earned under the CGPA and
Non-CGPA categories up to the end of that semester
(vi) the Grade Point Average of all the courses taken in
that semester (SGPA)
(vii) the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all
the courses taken from the first semester up to
the end of that semester
Separate grade cards with the above-mentioned
details are issued to the students for all the Summer
Term Courses they had undergone during their period
of study.
R.26.2 The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) will be
calculated according to the following formula
SGPA =
Ʃ (C x GP)
ƩC
where C = Credit(s) for the CGPA course registered
and completed,
GP
= Grade Point, as per the Grade Conversion
Table (Table 4), given under R.20.1, for
the letter grade obtained by the
candidate for the course,
ƩC
= Sum of credits from all the courses taken
in that semester, including those in which
the student has secured U and W grades.
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For the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) a
similar formula is used where ��C, the sum of credits, is
from all the courses taken in all the semesters
completed up to the end of that semester.
The Non-CGPA courses are not awarded with any
letter grade/grade point and are not included in the
above-described Grade Point Average calculation.
R.27.0 Requirements for Non-CGPA Credit Courses
R.27.1 All students admitted to the B.Tech. programme must
earn a minimum of 18 credits out of 39 under the Non-
CGPA credit courses by taking at least one course in each
group, as mentioned under Table 2 of Regulations R2.0.
R.27.2 Each student, in consultation with his/her faculty
advisor will plan the Non-CGPA courses which are
normally offered during the semester and/or during
the vacations either during the University working
hours and/or after the working hours.
R.27.3 The list of Non-CGPA courses and the course schedules
will be displayed before the end of every semester.
The students can register and enroll themselves for
the courses at the time of registering and enrolling for
the regular CGPA courses.
R.27.4 The student's performance will be assessed by the
respective course coordinator of each Non-CGPA
course as per the procedure stated in the booklet
Guidelines for the Non-CGPA Courses of B.Tech.
Programmes and the result will be declared along with
the results for the CGPA courses.
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R.27.5 The credit earnings for all the Non-CGPA courses for a
student will be mentioned in his/her Grade Card, as
and when he/she completes the particular courses
successfully.
R.27.6 The minimum attendance requirement in all the Non-
CGPA courses is 80%, as stipulated in the regulation
R.13.3.
R.28.0 Eligibility for Award of the B.Tech. Degree
R.28.1 A student shall be declared to be eligible for award of
the B.Tech. degree if he/she has
(i) registered for and successfully completed all the
required Core courses, Elective courses and the
Project work.
(ii) successfully earned the minimum required credits
(both CGPA and Non-CGPA) as specified in the
curriculum corresponding to the branch of his/her
study within the stipulated time;
(iii) earned the specified credits in all the categories of
courses;
(iv) no dues to the University, Hostels, Libraries,
Offices of NCC / NSS / Sports /Parent-Teacher
Association/ Alumni Association, etc. and
(v) no disciplinary action pending against him / her.
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R.28.2 Degree Classification: The Degree of Bachelor of
Technology shall be awarded in four categories:
(i) Honours
(ii) First Class with Distinction
(iii) First Class
(iv) Pass
The basis for assigning a student to the Honours category
shall be determined by the Board of the Faculty at its full
discretion by taking the overall performance of
candidates, the best 177 to 179 CGPA credit-units as
specified in the syllabi of the respective programmes
and 18 Non-CGPA credits, and other relevant factors
into consideration as below:
i. The student should have earned an additional 12
CGPA credits during the 3rd and 4th years of his/her
period of study.
ii. The student must have secured a minimum CGPA
of 8.25 with all courses passed in the first attempt.
For a First Class with Distinction, the student must
earn 177 to 179 CGPA credits and 18 Non- CGPA
credits within four years from the time of
admission/enrolment and obtain a minimum CGPA of
8.25 with all courses passed in the first attempt.
For a First Class, the student must have earned a
minimum of 177 to 179 CGPA credits and 18 Non-
CGPA c re d i t s w i t h i n f i ve ye a rs f ro m t h e t i m
e o f admission/enrolment and obtain a minimum
CGPA of 6.5.
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Students who have earned the requisite number of
credits (177 to 179 CGPA and 18 Non- CGPA) within
seven years from the date of admission will be
awarded a Pass.
R.28.3 Credit Requirement and CGPA calculation: (for lateral
entry students)
For the award of B.Tech degree to a student admitted
under lateral entry scheme, he/she is required to earn
a minimum of 137 to 139 CGPA credits (40 credits
lesser than that for a regular student) out of the
courses offered from the third semester to eighth
semester of the curriculum of the branch concerned
and a minimum of 12 Non-CGPA credits (six credits
lesser than that for regular students).
His/her Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will
be calculated by taking into account the credit
earnings and grade obtained in the courses starting
from the third semester to eighth semester of the
curriculum of the branch concerned.
R.28.4 The award of the degree must be recommended by the
Academic Council and approved by the Board of
Management of the University.
R.29.0 Power to Modify
R.29.1 Notwithstanding all that has been stated above, the
Academic Council has the right to modify any of the
above regulations from time to time.
