B.Tech.

REGULATIONS

(Effective from the Academic Year 2022-23 onwards)

Last updated: 24th Senate (12th September 2022)

தேசிய தேொழில் நுட்பக் கழகம் புதுச்தசரி

கொரரக்கொல் – 609 609
राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान पुदुच्चेरी
कारै क्काल - 609 609
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY
KARAIKAL – 609 609

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 CONTENTS
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B.1. QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION & DURATION 3

B.2. PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 3
B.3. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME 3
B.4. REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT 5
B.5. MENTOR 6
B.6. FACULTY COORDINATOR 6
B.7. PROGRAMME COORDINATOR 6
B.8. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE - TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS 6
B.9. COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE 8
B.10. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN SEMESTER 9
EXAMINATION
B.11. WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION 10
B.12. TEMPORARY BREAK OF STUDY FROM THE PROGRAMME 10
B.13. PROVISION FOR MULTIPLE-EXITS AND MULTIPLE ENTRY 10
(MXME)
B.14. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COMMITTEE 11
B.15. GRADING 11
B.16. MOVEMENT TO HIGHER SEMESTER / ACADEMIC YEAR 11
B.17. REVALUATION OF ANSWER PAPERS 11
B.18. COURSE REPETITION 12
B.19. SUMMER-TERM COURSE (for U, F, W Grade) 12
B.20. GRADE CARDS 12
B.21. CLASSIFICATION 13
B.22. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF GRADES 13
B.23. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE DEGREE 13
B.24. REFUND OF CAUTION DEPOSIT 14
B.25. STUDENT APPRAISAL 14
B.26. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM 14
B.27. POWER TO MODIFY 14

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B.1.1 QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION

1. Candidates for admission to the first year of the B.Tech. degree programme shall be
required to have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (Academic stream) with
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as three of the four subjects of study under Part
III or any Examination recognized as equivalent.
2. The selection is governed by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
3. The Minimum marks required and the age limit as per the criteria prescribed by the
admitting authority.

B.1.2 DURATION

The duration of the programme for the Degree of Bachelor of Technology will be four
academic years, with two semesters in each year. The duration of each semester will normally
be 90 working days. However, a student may complete the programme at a slower pace by
taking more time, but not more than eight years.

B.2 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

B.Tech. degree programmes are offered in the following specializations.

1. Civil Engineering
2. Computer Science and Engineering
3. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
4. Electronics and Communication Engineering
5. Mechanical Engineering

B.3 STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

The detailed courses of study for a programme will be decided by the respective department’s
Board of Studies. As per NEP 2020, the structure and lengths of degree programmes are
adjustable. The undergraduate degree will be of 4-year duration, with multiple exit options
within this period, with appropriate certifications, e.g., a Certificate after 1 year of study, a
Diploma after 2 years of study, a Bachelor’s degree after 3 years of study. The student must
complete the respective finishing school exit criteria prescribed by the concerned department
for getting the Certificate, Diploma, and a Bachelor’s degree.

The 4-year multidisciplinary Bachelor's programme, however, shall be the preferred option
since it allows the opportunity to experience the full range of holistic and multidisciplinary
education in addition with the focus on the chosen major and minors as per the choices of the
student. Every programme will have a curriculum with a syllabi consisting of theory, practical,
internship, project work, etc. for 160 - 165 credits as follows:

1. Science, Maths, Arts, Social sciences & Humanities (SMASH)

2. Programme Core
3. Electives
4. Internship
5. Project

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The student of a particular department must complete the credits of SMASH, and Programme
Core (prescribed by the corresponding department). Every department offers major and minor
courses.

• Major - The set of programme core courses offered by the admitted department.
• Additional Major - The set of programme core courses offered by other departments.
• Minor (s) / Specialization - The selective list of courses offered by the department in
a particular specialization/thrust area. If a student takes a minor in the admitted
department, it is called as specialization and others as minor.

The students shall be permitted to take any of the following structure to complete 160-165
credits (as prescribed the concerned department) to receive the B.Tech. degree programme.

One Major and one Minor

One Major and Electives
Major 52
Major 52
Project & internship 18
Project & internship 18
SMASH courses 35-40
SMASH Courses 35-40
Minor - 1 20-26
Electives 52-60
Electives 24-35
Total Credits 160-165
Total Credits 160-165

One Major and Two Minors

Two Majors
Major 52
Major 52
Project & internship 18
Project & internship 18
SMASH Courses 35-40
SMASH Courses 35-40
Minor - 1 20-26
Additional Major 52
Minor - 2 20-26
Electives 0-3
Electives 0-15
Total Credits 160-165
Total Credits 160-165

In case of Honors, candidate has to complete additional 12 credits from any one of the major
disciplines.

(a) INTERNSHIP: The student should undergo internship during the vacation period
(summer/winter) and complete it before the beginning of the semester. Internship will be
monitored by a faculty member of the department. The evaluation will be done based on
the criteria set by the Internship Progress Evaluation Committee (IPEC) under the
supervision of the HoD to award the allotted credits. The student must take prior approval

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 from the Training and Placement Cell through the respective HoD before starting of the
internship process. The total internship duration shall range 3 months - 6 months
(Minimum one-month internship is required to get 3 credits). A student can pursue an
internship either in the industrial sector or academic sector (with reputed institutions) or
at home institute. The nature of internship can also be the community engagement
programmes such as Swachh Bharat Internship and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

(b) NCC/NSS/NSO TRAINING: NCC/NSS/NSO is compulsory for all the undergraduate

students without any credits:

1. The activities will include Practical / Field activities / Extension lectures.

2. The activities shall be carried out outside class hours.
3. The student participation shall be for a minimum period of 30 hours per semester
during the first year.
4. The activities will be monitored by the respective faculty in charge for
NSS/NCC/NSO.
5. Grades will be awarded on the basis of participation, attendance, performance and
behavior. Grades shall be entered in the mark statement as follows:
VERY GOOD, GOOD, SATISFACTORY, UNSATISFACTORY
If a candidate gets an unsatisfactory Grade, he/she has to repeat the above activity in
the subsequent years, along with the first year students.
6. A student who has not completed the NCC/NSO/NSS requirements in the first four
semesters will not be permitted to advance to the third year of his/her programme.

B.4.1 ROLL NUMBER

All the admitted students are allotted with Roll Number and the structure of the Roll Number
is XXYYBPQQQ (XX-Department code (CE/CS/EC/EE/ME), YY-Year of admission, B-
B.Tech. degree programme, P-1 or 2 (1-Regular Candidate; 2-Re-entry candidate), QQQ-Serial
Number of the student in the class)

B.4.2 REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT

a) Every student is required to be present and register at the commencement of each

semester on the day fixed for and notified in the Academic Calendar. Provisional
registration at the end of the semester and final registration by all the eligible students
on the designated day at the beginning of the new semester is mandatory.
b) For the students of first semester, registration and enrollment will take place during the
orientation programme.
c) A student who does not register on the first day can be permitted for the “late
enrollment” within a week on valid reasons with a late fee of Rs.5000/-.
d) For enrollment, a student MUST have
i. Cleared all the Institute and Hostel dues of the previous semesters and the
current semester fees.
ii. Not been debarred from registering for a specified period on disciplinary or any
other ground.

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 e) Dropping of courses: If a student finds his/her load heavy in any semester, or for any
other valid reason, he/she can drop up to two courses of that semester at least 1 week
before the commencement of Continuous Assessment - I. The course drop has to be
recommended by faculty advisor, HoD and approved by Dean (Academic)
f) A Student can register for a backlog course whenever it is offered and he/she will be
evaluated along with the regular student of that batch.
g) A student MUST register backlog (courses not completed in the previous semesters)
courses first.

B.5 MENTOR

To help the students in planning their courses of study and to render general advice regarding
either the academic programme or any other activity, the Head of the Department concerned,
will assign every year, a certain number of students from the first semester to a faculty member
who will be called as Mentor. The set of students thus assigned will continue to be under the
guidance of the Mentor till they complete the programme. Mentors will help the students on
multiple exits, and also assess the proficiency of the student. Each student should have one-
one interaction with the mentor at least once in a month.

B.6 FACULTY COORDINATOR

There is a Faculty Coordinator who will be the in-charge for a particular batch. He will
coordinate with the mentors for assessing the proficiency of the batch and report to the
Programme Coordinator. He will also collect the course registration forms from the students.
He also ensures whether the student submitted feedback at the end of the semester for the
courses he/she has taken.

B.7 PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

He will coordinate the activities among different batches, and ensure the smooth functioning
of interdepartmental academic activities.

B.8 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE -TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS

a) Theory courses:
Continuous Assessment (CA) during the semester (can be examinations, assignments
and/or seminars) - Not less than 40 %
Final Assessment (FA) - Not less than 40 %
Examples: (a) CA = 50%, FA = 50%
(b) CA = 40%, FA = 60%
(c) CA = 60%, FA = 40%.
b) Practical Courses:
Continuous Assessment (CA) during the semester should not be less than 60%.
Examples: (a) CA = 60%, FA = 40%
(b) CA = 75%, FA = 25%
(c) CA = 100%, FA = -.

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 The assessment in laboratory course will be based on the quality of students’ work while
doing laboratory experiments, preparing observation and record, their performance in
viva-voce examinations, and final assessments (if any) that contains an experiment
and/or a written examination.
c) Theory and practical combined courses:
The weightage between theory and practical will be based on the relative credits allotted
for the theory and practical of the concerned course.
d) Project Work:
In the case of project work, a committee consisting of the Project Coordinator, the
project guide, and HOD or his/her nominee will carry out the continuous assessment
based on at least two reviews. In case the committee member happens to be the guide
of a few students, the Head of the Department will nominate another faculty to carry
out the continuous assessment for those students. After the submission of project report
by the student, evaluation of the project and an oral examination will be conducted as
the final assessment examination by a panel consisting of the Continuous Assessment
Committee and one additional member nominated by the HOD. The weightage for
continuous assessment and final assessment shall be 60% and 40% respectively.
e) Every course teacher must upload the details of course plan and assessment procedure
one week prior to the registration.
f) Re-assessment: The students who are absent for continuous assessments on genuine
grounds with prior permission of the faculty concerned, can alone take the re-
assessment. The permission for the re-assessment should be obtained within one week
after the respective missed assessment.
g) Make-up Examination: Those students who have obtained “F” or “Z” grades in a
course will have to clear the course by Make-up examination. This examination will be
of 100 % weightage and will be held before the start of next semester (last week of
vacation). In such examination, the maximum grade to be awarded shall be limited to
“C” grade in absolute scale. Marks obtained between ≥ 40 and ≤ 50 is awarded “E”
grade, marks obtained > 50 and ≤ 60 is awarded “D” grade, marks obtained above 60
is awarded “C” grade and marks obtained < 40 is awarded as “F” grade in the make-up
examination.
h) Those students who have obtained “W” grade in a course will have only one chance to
clear the course. This examination will be held for 50 % weightage and other 50 % will
be taken from the continuous assessment marks obtained by the student. This
examination will be conducted along with the make-up examination conducted for
those who obtained “F” or “Z” grade. After the examination, the student is entitled to
an appropriate grade on the basis of his/her internal and examination performance. If
the student misses or secures “F” grade in the examination, he/she will have to re-do
the course when the course is offered in the subsequent semester or as summer course,
if offered.

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B.9 COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

a) CONSTITUTION OF THE SMASH-COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

For all the branches of study, Course Review Committee for SMASH courses will be
constituted by the respective Head of Department, as given as follows:

Chairman
One senior faculty (preferably, Faculty coordinator of the I-year batch) of the department
concerned to be nominated by the Head of the Department.

Members
1. Faculty of all the courses of study
2. Three student members who are taking SMASH courses.

b) CONSTITUTION OF THE MAJOR-COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

For all the branches of study, Course Review Committee for major courses will be constituted
by the respective Head of Department, as given below:
Chairman
One senior faculty (preferably, Faculty coordinator of the II-year batch) of the department
concerned to be nominated by the Head of the Department.

Members
1. Faculty of all the courses of study
2. Three student members who are taking major courses.

c) CONSTITUTION OF THE MINOR/ELECTIVE-COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

Chairman
Program Coordinator of the department concerned.

Members
1. Faculty of all the courses of study
2. Three student members who are taking minor courses/electives.

d) FUNCTIONS OF THE COURSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

• The SMASH-COURSE/MAJOR-COURSE/MINOR/ELECTIVES-COURSE Review

Committee shall meet thrice during the semester. The first meeting will be held within
two weeks from the date of commencement of the semester in which the nature of the
continuous assessments as well as broad assessment procedure for the different theory
and practical courses will be discussed.
• The second and third meetings will be held two weeks after the first and second
assessments respectively to meaningfully interact and express opinions and suggestions
to improve the effectiveness of teaching - learning process, analyze the performance of
the students in the assessments and attendance particulars of students.

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 • The chairman of the SMASH-COURSE/MAJOR-COURSE/MINOR/ELECTIVES-
COURSE review committee should send the minutes of the meetings to the Dean
(Academic) through the Head of the Department, immediately after the SMASH-
COURSE/MAJOR-COURSE/MINOR/ELECTIVES-COURSE review committee
meetings.

B.10 ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN SEMESTER EXAMINATION

• It is desirable that student possess 100% attendance to appear for the final assessment
in a course of any semester, provided there is no adverse remarks regarding his/her
conduct.
• Attendance Percentage for all the students will be calculated from the date of
commencement of the semester. However, in case of I-Semester of I-Year, attendance
will be counted from date of admission into the Institute or date of commencement of
class work, whichever is later.
• Participating in the Institute approved extra-curricular activities such as Sports, Games,
Cultural meets, Seminar, Workshop, and Conference with prior permission from
competent authority shall be considered as On-Duty (OD). The permissible maximum
period for such events is limited to 7 working days in a semester.
• The minimum attendance for appearing for the final assessment is 75% in each course.
Those students, whose attendance falls below 75% but above 60% in a course, shall
attend mandatory classes before the final assessments of the current session. Only those
students who have completed the mandatory classes successfully will be eligible to
appear for final assessment of that course. A certificate from the concerned faculty
member regarding successful completion of mandatory classes by the student has to be
sent to the Dean (Academic), for the student to become eligible for appearing for final
assessment of that course.
• However, the mandatory class requirement can be relaxed to the students for the
following reasons:

a) Undergoing internship in foreign countries with prior permission, if the internship

is approved officially. However, the maximum period of such extension is limited to
10 working days.
b) Prolonged illness and/or hospitalization and admitted to hospital with appropriate
medical certificate with an endorsement from the medical officer, NIT Puducherry
to the HoD concerned, on the date of rejoining classes after the illness.
• A student must appear for the final assessment in any particular course (mere
appearance for the continuous assessments is not sufficient) to be eligible for the award
of the grade in the course.
• Prevention due to Attendance: The following students will be prevented from writing
the final assessment, shall be awarded 'U' grade and have to redo the course.
a. The students who have attendance from 60% to 75% and failed to complete
the mandatory classes
b. The students who have less than 60% of attendance.

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 • For calculation of attendance:
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑
= 𝑋 100
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒

B.11 WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION

A student may, for prolonged illness /hospitalization or for valid reasons and on the
recommendation of the Head of the Department and with the approval of the Dean (Academic),
be permitted to withdraw from appearing for the entire final assessment as one unit. Withdrawal
application shall be valid only if it is made earlier than the commencement of the final
assessments pertaining to the semester. Such withdrawal shall be permitted only once during
the entire programme. He shall not be considered as an appearance for the eligibility of a
candidate for the award of classification (vide regulation B.21, point 1). If a candidate falls sick
or for valid reasons at the end of the semester or during the final assessments, he/she can
withdraw from one or more courses on production of valid medical certificate endorsed by
Institute Medical Officer.

B.12 TEMPORARY BREAK OF STUDY FROM THE PROGRAMME

A student may be permitted by the chairman senate to withdraw from the programme for one
year for reasons of ill-health or other valid reasons on the recommendation of the Head of the
Department. Such a candidate on rejoining will be governed by the rules under Section
B.16.

B.13 PROVISION FOR MULTIPLE-EXITS AND MULTIPLE ENTRY (MXME)

If a student desires to opt for MXME, he/she has to submit the request to Dean (Academic)
through proper channel at the beginning of the even semester during their course registration.
The minimum credits required for the multiple exits are provided below.

CREDITS REQUIREMENT FOR THE CERTIFICATIONS

Name of the Certificate Programme Required Credits
Certificate 40-50
Diploma 80-90
B.Voc./
120-130
B.Sc. (Engineering)

The student must complete the respective finishing school exit criteria prescribed by the
concerned department for getting the Certificate, the Diploma, and the Bachelor’s degree. In
case, if a student is willing for multiple entry option, he/she has to submit the request to Dean
(Academic) at the beginning of the odd semester.

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B.14 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COMMITTEE

a) The Performance Analysis Committee (PAC) will consist of Head of the Department
as PAC chairman and the faculty handling SMASH, MAJOR, and MINOR/ELECTIVE
courses as members. An external member from an allied department shall be nominated
by the Chairman (Senate) to the PAC.
b) The meeting of the PAC is to be held within ten days from the last day of the final
assessment examinations to analyze the performance of the students in all courses of
study and finalize the grade ranges for each course. The Head of the Department should
forward the statement of grades to the Dean (Academic) immediately after the PAC
meeting.
c) The PAC, by collective wisdom, should ensure that the clustering / grading / pass-fail
decisions have been reasonably awarded.

B.15 GRADING

a) The assessment of a course will be done on the basis of marks. The concerned faculty
may adopt any method to decide the cluster (range) of the total marks (continuous
assessment and final assessment put together for each student) scored for grading.

b) The letter grades and the corresponding grade points are as follows:

LETTER S A B C D E F U W Z
GRADE POINT 10 9 8 7 6 5 0 -- -- --

Students scoring less than the passing minimum marks shall be deemed to have failed
and be given “F” grade. The letter grade “U” indicates prevention from appearing for
Final Assessment, “W” indicates the authorized withdrawal, “Z” grade shall be awarded
if the student is absent for the final assessment.

B.16 MOVEMENT TO HIGHER SEMESTER / ACADEMIC YEAR

a) Students having less than or equal to six “F” and/or “U” grades at the end of each
academic year (odd and even semesters put together) can move to the higher semester.
Others can join the programme only after satisfying the requirement of having less than
or equal to six “F” and/or “U” grades, i.e., after clearing the required backlogs.
b) 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.
c) A student who discontinues and rejoins shall be governed by the rules, regulations,
courses of study and syllabus in force, at the time of his/her rejoining the course.

B.17 REVALUATION OF ANSWER PAPERS

a) The final assessment answer papers will be shown to the students on request by the
course faculty concerned within the mentioned period in the academic calendar.

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 b) If the student is not satisfied, he/she can report to the HoD. The HoD may appoint
another faculty who can evaluate the answer script. If there is a variation of more than
5 marks awarded by the first and the second evaluators, HOD will arrange for a third
evaluation. The arithmetic average of nearest marks awarded by the evaluators will be
considered for grading.
B.18 COURSE REPETITION

A student securing “F” or “W” or “U” grade in an elective course may change the elective
course or repeat it. However, the core courses have to be repeated if awarded “F” or “W” or
“U” grades.

B.19 SUMMER-TERM COURSE (for U, F, and W Grade)

a) A summer term course may be offered by the department on the recommendation of

the Head of the Department and if any faculty is willing to offer the course with the
approval of the Dean (Academic). An elective course may also be offered in summer.
b) A summer term course is open to the students who
• had taken the course earlier and had obtained a “U”, “F”, “W” Grade
• want to complete their programme earlier than 4 years
• want to do the project in Industry / Institution outside.

c) No student can register for more than two courses during a summer term.
d) Summer term courses will be announced by the Dean (Academic) before the
commencement of the final assessments. A student will have to register within the time
stipulated in the announcement by paying the prescribed fees.
e) 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 the procedure for a regular semester course.
f) No make-up examination will be given for a summer term course.

B.20 GRADE CARDS

a) After the declaration results, grade cards will be issued to each candidate. Grade card
contain the list of courses for that semester with credits, and the grades obtained by the
candidate.
b) The Grade Point Average (GPA) for each semester will be calculated only for those
students who have passed all the subjects of that semester. Similarly, Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) up to any semester will be calculated only for those students
who have passed all the subjects up to that semester. GPA is the ratio of the sum of the
products of the number of credits of a course (Ci) and the grade points scored in that
course (Gi), taken for all the courses, to the sum of the number of credits of all the
courses (n) in the semester.
∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖 ∗ 𝐺𝑖
𝐺𝑃𝐴 =
∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖
where ‘n’ is the number of courses in that semester.

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 c) On successful completion of the programme, the CGPA will be calculated as follows:
∑𝑁
𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖 ∗ 𝐺𝑖
𝐶𝐺𝑃𝐴 =
∑𝑁
𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖

where Ci is the credit and Gi is the grade point obtained by the candidate and N is the
total number of courses of the entire programme.
d) A scale factor of 10 is used to convert CGPA into percentage of marks.
𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 = 𝐶𝐺𝑃𝐴 ∗ 10

B.21 CLASSIFICATION

After successful completion of the programme, degree will be awarded as per the following
classifications based on the CGPA.
1. Students who successfully complete the programme within eight consecutive semesters
getting a CGPA of 8.5 and above, passing all the courses in the first appearance will be
declared to have passed in first class with distinction. For this purpose, withdrawal from
examination (vide regulation B.11) and authorized break of study (vide regulation B.12) will
not be counted.
2. Students who get a CGPA of 6.5 and above, but below 8.5 and who complete the course
within 8 semesters plus authorized break, (vide regulation B.11 and B.12) will be declared
to have passed in first class.
3. All the other cases will be declared as pass with second class.

B.22 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF GRADES

At the end of the programme, all successful candidates (vide regulation B.23) will be furnished
with a consolidated statement of grades which will contain the following particulars:

1. Grades in the subjects of all the semesters

2. CGPA
3. Classification (First class with Distinction / First class / Second class)

B.23 ELIGIBILITY FOR THE DEGREE

A student shall be eligible for the award of the degree of the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
only if he/she:

1. has undergone the prescribed programme of study by earning the required total
number of credits specified in the curriculum of the relevant programme of study
within a maximum duration of 8 years.
2. has no dues to the Institution, Library, Hostels, etc.
3. has no disciplinary action pending against him/her.

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B.24 REFUND OF CAUTION DEPOSIT

a) The convocation fee will be deducted from caution deposit.

b) The caution deposit will be refunded to the student after he/she finishes the courses
and submission of no dues forms.
c) If the student discontinues the course after admission, the institute caution deposit will
only be refunded.

B.25 STUDENT APPRAISAL

It is mandatory for every student to submit the feedback on each and every course, he/she has
undergone, at the end of every semester.

B.26 REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM

The Senate may revise and amend time to time, or alter the regulations, courses of study and
syllabus when found necessary. Any other relevant rules needing urgent revisions may be
framed and implemented by the Chairman of the Senate and ratified in the subsequent Senate
meeting. In case of difference of opinion regarding the interpretation of any of the regulations,
the decision of the chairman of the Senate shall be final.

B.27 POWER TO MODIFY

Notwithstanding all that has been stated above, the Senate has the right to modify any of the
above rules and regulations from time to time.

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