Handbook of Information

Department of Data Science & Engineering

Academic Year: 2023-24
Odd Semester

Department of Data Science & Engineering

School of Information Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur
 Table of Contents
S. No. Title Page No.

1 About Department 1-3

2 Quick Facts about Department 3

3 Faculty Members 4

4 University/ Departmental Academic Calander 5

5 Programs Offered 6-7

6 Scheme/ Curriculum of Programs Offered 8-9

7 List of Academic Committees & Coordinators 10-15

8 List of Resources Available 16

9 List of MoU’s 17

10 Guidelines for Students 18-40

11 Awards/ Honours/ Recognition offered by department/ 41

School/ Faculty

12 OBE framework and assessment scheme 41-49

13 Policies for students 50-60

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1. About Department
Department of Data Science & Engineering started in year 2022, in accordance with the
resolution passed in the 12th meeting of the Executive Committee for bifurcation of School of
Information Technology as two departments – ‘Department of IT’ and ‘Department of Data
Science & Engineering’, with a vision to prepare the next generation practitioners and
researchers with human values and professional ethics. It aims to produce skilled professionals
and leaders in a data-centric world having combined technical and statistical skills to fetch
extraordinary insights out of ordinary data. It provides strong theoretical fundamentals, hands
on to various data science related tools and technologies, and mathematical concepts to solve
complex problems in real world.
Highlights
- State-of-the-art Cognitive Intelligence & Data Computing Research Lab equipped with
Electroencephalogram Server.
- Memorandum of Understanding signed with many leading universities and industry to
facilitate students with latest technologies and to make them industry ready.
- Curriculum keeps synchronization with the latest industry demands aided by program
electives.
- Electives can be chosen by students to specialize in any of chosen vertical of computing
domain.
- Open Electives from other fields to broaden a student's perspective and technical acumen
for their overall growth.
- Industry visits for students to get industrial perspective and product development
experiences.
- Emphasis on project-based learning by emphasizing more hands-on, lab projects and
research work.
- Professional Chapters - Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), ACM’s Council on Women in Computing
(ACM-W) and IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) chapters.
- Project Based Learning.
- Industry Certifications.
- Quarterly/ Monthly Coding challenges, hackathons and competitions under ACM and
IEEE Student Branch.
- Placement's assistance (Mock Drives/Interviews).
- Students' involvement and mentorship for various coding challenges and competitions.
- Research seminars and workshops for students organized time to time.

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Vision
- To prepare the next generation practitioners and researchers with human values and ethics
to thrive in a data-centric world.

Mission
- To establish the department as the epitome of motivation and guidance among the
aspiring engineers.
- To nurture academic, research, and professional excellence in the domain of Data Science
and engineering.
- To transform young learners into competent data engineers by inculcating holistic values

Programme Educational Objectives

[PEO.1]. Acquire and improve data science abilities to compete in a potential job as a data
scientist and analyst.
[PEO.2]. Establish entrepreneurial skills to provide new and scalable solutions for tackling
real-life complex data processing methodologies, paving the way for startups and self-
employment.
[PEO.3]. Pursue higher studies to carry out research and development in the fields of advanced
data science and artificial intelligence.
[PEO.4]. Integrate sensitivity towards all facets of ethical, environmental, and social concerns
with holistic development.

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Career Opportunities
The University’s placement cell, industry collaborators, and alumni network facilitate
placement and internships as data scientists, data analysts, and data engineers. The course
targets placements and internships in top data science companies like CapGemini, Cartesian
Consulting, Oracle, Publicis Sapient, Wipro Ltd. and in domains such as finance, business,
economics, and healthcare. The Institution has also tied up with foreign universities and
promotes a semester abroad. Following are some of the key roles being offered to the students
of Data Science & Engineering:
- Data Scientist
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Mining Engineer
- Data Architect
- Data Statistician
- Project Manager

2. Quick Facts about Department

Total International MoU’s: 02
Total Industrial MoU’s: 02
Total no. of Faculty Members: 15
No. of Faculty Members with Ph.D.: 10
% of faculty with Ph.D.: 66.7%

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3. Faculty Members

S. No. Name Designation Qualification

Dr. Akhilesh Kumar

1 Professor & Head Ph.D.
Sharma

2 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Associate Professor Ph.D.

3 Dr. Dinesh Sharma Associate Professor Ph.D.

4 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) Ph.D.

5 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) Ph.D.

6 Dr. Chirag Joshi Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) Ph.D.

7 Dr. Neha V Sharma Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Ph.D.

8 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Ph.D.

9 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Ph.D.

10 Mr. Deevesh Choudhary Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) M. Tech.

11 Mr. Gaurav Kumawat Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) M. Tech.

12 Mr. Abhishek Dwivedi Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) M. Tech.

13 Dr. Shipra Shukla Assistant Professor Ph.D.

Ms. Shweta Anand

14 Assistant Professor M. Tech.
Redkar

15 Ms. Shatabdi Basu Assistant Professor (Adhoc) M. Tech.

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4. University/ Departmental Academic Calander

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5. Programs Offered
The department offers one undergraduate programme - B.Tech. in Computer Science &
Engineering (Data Science) from Academic Year 2023-24 onwards. The programme
curriculum is revamped from B.Tech. (Data Science and Engineering) to B.Tech. in Computer
Science & Engineering (Data Science) to provide better learning and career opportunities to
the aspiring candidates.
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) programme is designed to
provide a real blend of computer architectures, computational mathematics, statistics and data
science tools and technologies. As more and more data are being produced by modern
applications, the data science market is offering challenging opportunities to engineering
students in understanding, developing, and implementing data driven applications and
technologies. This programme is becoming a promising platform for students inspired to
become better trained professionals to cater the growing demand for data scientists and
engineers in industry. The programme trains engineering students to be skilled Data Scientists.
Additionally, the programme places a significant emphasis on students gaining experiential
learning through hands-on practical sessions in labs to solve complex real-world problems.
Programme Outcomes (POs)
[PO.1]. Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering
fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering
problems
[PO.2]. Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze complex
engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences
[PO.3]. Design/Development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems
and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations
[PO.4]. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and
research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and
synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions
[PO.5]. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations
[PO.6]. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to
assess societal, health, safety, legal, and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities
relevant to the professional engineering practice
[PO.7]. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering
solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need
for sustainable development
[PO.8]. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities
and norms of the engineering practices
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[PO.9]. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or
leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings
[PO.10]. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the
engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive
clear instructions
[PO.11]. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and
leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments
[PO.12]. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change
Programme-specific Outcomes (PSOs)
At the end of the program, the students will be able to
[PSO.1]. Understand the role of mathematics, statistics, and AI techniques in the field of data
science & engineering.
[PSO.2]. Apply the acquired knowledge and expertise to perform data analytics tasks for
multidimensional data sets.
[PSO.3]. Develop effective and scalable industrial solutions for real world socio-economic
problems using data analytics tools and techniques.

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6. Scheme/ Curriculum of Programs Offered

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7. List of Academic Committees & Coordinators

a. Course Coordinators
B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering)
Semester Course Code Course Title Course Coordinator
3rd MA2108 Mathematical Foundations for Data Dr. Kalpana Sharma
Science-I
3rd BB1640 Finance and Econometrics Dr. C. Anirvinna
3rd DS2101 Introduction to Data Analytics Dr. Ginika Mahajan
3rd DS2102 Object Oriented Programing Ms. Shweta Redkar
3rd DS2103 Data Structures Dr. Shipra Shukla
3rd DS2104 Computer System Architecture Dr. Aprna Tripathi
3rd DS2130 Data Analytics Lab Dr. Ginika Mahajan
3rd DS2131 Object Oriented Programming Lab Ms. Shweta Redkar
3rd DS2132 Data Structures Lab Dr. Shipra Shukla
5th MA3107 Mathematical Foundations For Data Dr. Ashish Kumar
Science-III
5th DS3101 Deep Learning Dr. Neha V Sharma
5th DS3102 Operating Systems Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
5th DS3103 Natural Language Processing Dr. Sudhir Sharma
5th DS3104 Cloud Computing Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma
5th DS3130 Deep Learning Lab Dr. Neha V Sharma
5th DS3131 Operating Systems Lab Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
5th DS3132 Web Technologies Lab Mr. Gaurav Kumawat
7th DS4142 Block chain Technologies Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma
7th DS4145 Social Network Analysis Dr. Sumit Srivastava
7th DS4150 Computer Vision Ms. Rashmi Bartwal
7th DS4147 Information Retrieval Dr. Neha V Sharma
7th DS4152 Finance & Accounting Dr Teena Shivnani
7th DS4153 Risk Analytics Dr. Chirag Joshi
7th DS4154 Financial Market Analytics Mr. Abhishek Dwivedi
7th DS4155 Business & Economic Analytics Dr. Pushp Kumar
7th DS4156 Fundamentals of Business Analytics Dr. Chirag Joshi
7th DS4157 Digital Marketing Dr. Saroj Ranjan
7th DS4158 Supply Chain Management Dr. Aprna Tripathi
7th DS4170 Industrial Training Dr. Dinesh Sharma

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b. Class Coordinators
B.Tech. (Data Science and Engineering)
Semester Section Class Coordinator
3rd A Dr. Shipra Shukla
3rd B Ms. Shweta Anand Redkar
3rd C Dr. Sudhir Sharma
5th A Dr. Aprna Tripathi
5th B Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
7th A Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma
7th B Dr. Neha V Sharma

c. Departmental Meeting and BoS Committee

Departmental Meeting and BoS Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Coordinator

d. PAC/ BoS Committee

Programme Advisory Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma Chairman
2 Dr. D.P. Sharma Member
3 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Member
4 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Member
5 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Member
6 Dr. Neha V Sharma Member
7 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Member
8 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Member

Board of Studies
S. Name Designation/Address Designation/ Role
No. in BoS
1 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Head, Department of Chairman
Sharma DSE, MUJ
2 Dr. Sumit Srivastava Director, School of IT, Member
MUJ
3 Dr. D.P. Sharma Professor, Department of Member
DSE, MUJ
4 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Associate Professor, Member
Department of DSE, MUJ

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5 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Assistant Professor, Member

Department of DSE, MUJ
6 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Assistant Professor, Member
Department of DSE, MUJ
7 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Assistant Professor, Member
Department of DSE, MUJ
8 Prof. Neeraj Bhargava Professor, MDS External Member
University, Ajmer
9 Mr. Nishant Srivastava Solution Architect, External Member
Microsoft, Gurugram
10 Dr. Nitu Bhatnagar Registrar, MUJ Ex-officio Member
11 Dr. Jitendra Rajpurohit Associate Professor, Special Invitee
Department of CSE, MUJ
12 Dr. Himanshu Chaudhary Associate Professor, Special Invitee
Department of
Electronics, MUJ
13 Dr. Pratishtha Mathur Professor, Department of Special Invitee
IT, MUJ

e. Course File Committee

Course File Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Coordinator
2 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Member

f. Time-Table Committee
Time-Table Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Coordinator
2 Dr. Shipra Shukla Member

g. Examination Committee
Examination Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Coordinator
2 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Member

h. Registration Committee
Registration Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Ms. Shweta Redkar Coordinator
2 All Class Coordinators Member

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i. KPI
Registration Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Neha V Sharma Coordinator

j. Project/ Industrial Training Committee

Project/ Industrial Training Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Coordinator, Project
2 Dr. Dinesh Sharma Member
3 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Member

k. Placement/ Internship Committee

Placement/ Internship Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Neha V Sharma Coordinator

l. Mentor-mentee Committee
Mentor-mentee Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Coordinator

m. Website/ Digital Media Committee

Website/ Digital Media Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Coordinator

n. Ph.D./ Research Committee

Ph.D. Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Coordinator
2 Dr. Shipra Shukla Member

o. OBE Committee
Outcome Based Education (OBE) Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Coordinator
2 Dr. Neha V Sharma Member
3 Ms. Shweta Redkar Member

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p. Student Grievance Redressal Committee

Student Grievance Redressal Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma Ex-officio Member
2 Dr. Sumit Srivastava Ex-officio Member
3 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Chairman
4 Dr. Neha V Sharma Member
5 Dr. Aprna Tripathi Member
6 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Member
7 Dr. Shipra Shukla Member
8 Ms. Shweta Redkar Member
9 Dr. Sudhir Sharma Member

q. Lab Coordinators
Lab Coordinators
S. No. Name of Lab / Location Coordinator
1 Programming Laboratory Mr. Anurag Bhatnagar
Room No. 003, Ground Floor,
Academic Block 2
2 Embedded Systems Laboratory Mr. Venkatesh Gauri Shankar
Room No. 103, First Floor,
Academic Block 2

r. Alumni Committee
Alumni Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Neha V Sharma Coordinator

s. Student Club/ Chapter Committee

Student Club/ Chapter Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Coordinator,
ANOVA Club
2 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Coordinator,
ACM Chapter

t. Research Coordinator
Research Coordinator
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Coordinator

2 Dr. Shipra Shukla Member

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u. MoU Committee
MoU Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi Coordinator,
International MoU
2 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Coordinator,
Industry MoU

v. Admissions and School Connect Coordinator

Student Club/ Chapter Coordinator
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Ginika Mahajan Coordinator, B.Tech.

2 Dr. Shipra Shukla Coordinator, M.Tech.

w. Academic Handbook and Newsletter Committee

Academic Handbook and Newsletter Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Coordinator, Academic
Handbook
2 Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary Coordinator, Newsletter

x. Departmental Library Committee

Departmental Library, Coursera, NPTEL Committee
S. No. Name Designation/Role
1 Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma Coordinator,
Departmental Library

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8. List of Resources Available

Name of Lab Courses Resources Available

Laboratory/
Location
Programming Data Analytics Lab Equipment Available:
Laboratory Object Oriented HP Probook 400G3-Desktop (30 No.'s):
Programming Lab Intek Core i5 6500 CPU
Room No. 003, Data Structures Lab 500 GB 7200 RPM Interface SATA Hard
Ground Floor, Operating Systems Disk
Academic Block 2 Lab 4 GB DDR3 RAM
Web Technologies HP LV1911 18.5 LED Monitor
Lab HP USB Keyboard
HP USB Optical Mouse

Software Available:
MS Office 2016
Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
VMWARE
Dev C++, Turbo C
Anaconda + Python
MySQL Pycharm
Embedded Data Analytics Lab Equipment Available:
Systems Object Oriented HP Probook 400G3-Desktop (30 No.'s):
Laboratory Programming Lab Intek Core i5 6500 CPU
Data Structures Lab 500 GB 7200 RPM Interface SATA Hard
Room No. 103, Operating Systems Disk
First Floor, Lab 4 GB DDR3 RAM
Academic Block 2 Web Technologies HP LV1911 18.5 LED Monitor
Lab HP USB Keyboard
Advanced Data HP USB Optical Mouse
Structures Lab
Machine Learning Software Available:
Lab MS Office 2016
Big Data Analytics Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Lab VMWARE
Dev C++
Anaconda + Python
Cisco Packet Tracer
Webpage https://jaipur.manipal.edu/foe/schools-faculty/schools-list/school-of-
information-technology---manipal-university-jaipur/DataScience-
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9. List of MoUs

a. Industrial MoUs
S. Details of MoU Validity Nodal Officer
No.
From To

1 Altair Engineering India 01-11-2021 31-10-2023 Dr. Pankaj Vyas

Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru

2 Celebal Technologies 24-03-2023 23-03-2028 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma

Private Limited, Jaipur

b. International MoUs
S. Details of MoU Validity Nodal Officer
No.
From To

1 King Mongkut’s University 04-05-2022 03-05-2023 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma

of Technology North
Bangkok, Bangkok,
Thailand

2 Prince Sultan University, 17-06-2020 16-06-2025 Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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10. Guidelines for Students

*The policies are subject to revision/changes from time to time as per university
norms
a. Registration Guidelines
Academic Process
Programs of Study
Manipal University Jaipur aims to provide globally accepted education of a high standard.
In all programmes of study, great emphasis is placed on the use of modern communication
technology to impart quality education to students.
The University follows an efficient and flexible semester system with continuous and
comprehensive evaluation. Each semester of study has minimum requirements of number
of course credits that must be taken. Each course is defined in terms of contact hours, by
lectures, tutorials and/or practical sessions.
Maximum duration of any Academic Programme
The maximum time allowed for a student to complete the degree requirement in any
programme is as per the prevalent norms at the time of admission. At present it is 2 years +
the actual duration of the programme.
Credits and Promotion
• Credit Based System: Each course, theory as well as practical, is expressed in terms
of a certain number of credits. The number of contact hours per week determines the
credits. Normally, in the case of theory courses, the number of credits is equal to the
number of contact hours (lectures & tutorials) per week. For practical courses, one
credit is assigned for every two/three contact hours per week.
• Every course is assigned an [L T P C] code indicating Lectures/week, Tutorials
/week, Practical/ week and the credits assigned. For example, a theory course with
an [L T P C] code of [3 1 0 4] has 3 hours of Lectures/week, 1 hour of Tutorial/week
and the credits assigned are 4. A laboratory course with [L T P C] code of [0 0 6 2]
has 6 hours of Lab/week and the credits assigned are 2.
• Semester completion: A student successfully completes a particular semester when
he/she earns the specified credits of that semester and passes (i.e., obtains letter grade
E or above) in any Audit course prescribed in the curriculum. A student earns full
credits for a registered course if he/she secures letter grade E or higher in that course.
• Promotion to higher semesters is based on securing a prescribed minimum number
of credits.
• Graduation: A student completes the requirements for graduation, when he/she
earns the specified number of credits in all the semesters making up the programme,
including Audit courses, if any, prescribed in the curriculum.
• Course Codes: The courses offered are coded with 2 letters, indicating the
department offering the course, followed by 4 digits. The first digit indicates the
level (UG / PG), the second digit indicates the semester and the last two digits
indicate the course. The courses are listed for each branch/department separately.

Registration
• Each student has to register for the core courses of his/her programme with the parent
department at the commencement of each semester, on the day notified in the
Academic calendar.

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• The student must also register for the elective courses, if any, (both programme and
open electives) that he/she wishes to take in the semester, as notified by the
Department.
• Withdrawal of course registration: A student who has registered for a course, but
desires to withdraw the registration, will be permitted to do so at any time after the
registration, but at least seven days before the commencement of the first sessional
examination notified in the Academic Calendar.
Promotion to Higher Semesters
• Promotion from an even semester to the next higher odd semester is subject to the
minimum academic performance requirements as stated below.
o To be eligible for promotion to the third semester, a student should have
earned a minimum of 30 credits at the end of second semester.
o To be eligible for promotion to the fifth semester, a student should have
earned a minimum of 75 credits at the end of fourth semester.
o To be eligible for promotion to seventh semester of a four year programme,
a student should have earned a minimum of 125 credits at the end of sixth
semester.
• Students of 2nd year will be promoted to 3rd year only if they have earned all credits
of 1st year. Similarly, students of 3rd year will be promoted to 4th year only if they
have earned all credits of 2nd year.
• Credits of core courses in a programme should be earned, but a student may register
for different Programme/Open elective courses, if necessary, on re-registration.

Course Re-registration
• On failure
o If a student fails in any course, he/she may re-register for the course in any
regular semester, to improve his/her in-semester marks, provided there is no
Time-table clash with the regular courses.
o A student can re-register for a maximum of 8 credits of such failed (backlog)
courses, in addition to the credits of the current semester, provided the total
does not exceed 32 credits.
o For such re-registered courses, he/she will be awarded one grade lower than
what he earns.
o The prevailing re-registration course-wise fee (as notified by university) will
have to be paid by the student.
o Students need to attend regular classes in all such cases and have to submit
assignments and appear for sessional tests along with the regular students.
o Re-registration during a regular semester will be allowed only with prior
permission of respective HoDs.
• On passing
o If a student, who has a passing grade in any course, desires to improve his
grade in that course, he/she may do so by re-registering in that course in the
next regular semester, provided the course is running. In such a case he/she
will be awarded the grade obtained in the re-registered course.
o The grade obtained in the re-registered course will be final even if it amounts
to Fail or DT grade and will supersede the earlier grade.
o The normal re-registration fee will be charged in such cases.

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Semester Withdrawal
• If a student has been unable to meet the attendance requirements because of
prolonged illness in a semester, he/she may opt for semester withdrawal. Approval
for withdrawal should be taken at least one month before the start of the semester
examinations.
• No fees will be reimbursed in such cases.

Outline of Evaluation
• Continuous Assessment: Student performance is continuously assessed in all
courses, based on class/tutorial participation, assignment work, lab work, class tests,
in semester tests, quizzes and end semester examinations, which contribute to the
final grade awarded in the course.
• Performance in each theory course is evaluated out of a maximum of 100 marks, of
which 60 marks are for in-semester assignments (evaluation) and 40 marks for the
end-semester examinations (ETE). The in- semester assessment in a theory course is
based on sessional test (MTE) and assignments, quizzes, case presentations,
seminars, etc. (CWS).
• Performance in practical courses is also evaluated out of a maximum of 100 marks
and is based totally on in- semester assessment, of which 60 marks are awarded based
on class performance (PRS) and 40 marks based on the test/s conducted (PRE). There
is no ETE in a practical course.
• The Course plan and evaluation scheme, including the weightage for each
component, approved by the HOD, is given to the students by the Course Instructor
at the beginning of the semester.
• Performance in the sessional tests and assignments is properly documented and
announced within the scheduled period after the tests by the course instructor.
• The overall performance of a student in a course is expressed in terms of a Letter
Grade.

Evaluation Procedure
• Grading: Marks obtained in the in-semester and end-semester examinations are added
together and a 10-point grading system is used to award the student with an overall
letter grade for the course.
• Letter Grading System: Letter Grades and Grade points are as shown below:
▪ Letter Grade A+ A B C D E F/I/DT
▪ Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 0
• A student who earns a minimum of 5 grade points (E grade) in a course is declared to
have successfully completed the course and earned the credits assigned to it.
• A student should have appeared for the end-semester examination of the prescribed
course of study (mere appearance in the continuous assessment tests is not sufficient)
to be eligible for the award of a passing grade in the course.
• A total of 35% marks for UG programmes is essential for a student to be awarded a
passing grade in any theory course.
• A student who is eligible for, but fails to appear in, the end-semester examination, will
be awarded 'F' Grade. However if he/she fails to appear in the end semester examination
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he/she will be awarded an 'I' (incomplete) grade. Relaxation to the award of 'I' grade is
permissible, only if prior approval has been obtained before the start of the
examinations.
• If a student is not eligible to appear in the end-semester examination owing to his/her
not fulfilling the minimum attendance requirements in any course, he/she will be
awarded a 'DT' grade (detained) and has to re-register for the course(s) at the next
available opportunity.
Grade Point Average (GPA) & Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
• The overall performance of a student will be indicated by two indices: Grade Point
Average (GPA) & Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
• GPA is the weighted average of the grades obtained in a semester.
• CGPA is the weighted average of the grades upto and including any semester. The
details of calculation of GPA and CGPA are given in Appendix 1.
• After the results are declared, grade cards will be issued to each student, which will
contain the list of courses for that semester and grades obtained by the student, GPA of
that semester as well as aggregate attendance percentage of that semester.
End Semester/ Make-up Examination
• The end semester examination will be conducted only in the courses offered in the
current semester. That is, at the end of the odd semester, examinations in the courses of
the odd semester will be conducted. Similarly, at the end of the even semester,
examinations will be conducted only in the courses of the even semester.
• Make-up (supplementary) examinations will be conducted along with regular end-term
examination at the end of each semester (provided the course was running in that
semester) as also along with the summer semester examination. This facility will be
available for students who got F/I grade in the courses offered during the earlier regular
semesters.
o A student can take a Make-up examination in a course in which he is awarded
F grade.
o F grade is awarded if a student fails to secure 35 % marks for UG courses.
o The grade boundaries in the make-up examination in any course will be the
same as those in the immediate preceding regular end-semester examination for
that course.
▪ For all students who appear in the end summer semester/make-up
examinations, the grades awarded will be one lower than what they earn
as per point above. However, a student who secures an E grade will
retain the same grade he/she has earned.
o A student who repeats an examination in any course, will be awarded one grade
lower than what he/she earns.
o A student who is awarded ‘I’ grade in a course, and who subsequently takes a
make-up examination in that course, will retain the grade he/she has earned.
o Students may register for make-up examinations in as many courses as they
desire, by paying the prescribed fee.
o Make-up examinations may be given any number of times, as long as a student
continues to remain on the University rolls, as a regular/registered student.
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o Students will be shown their test/exam answer books on the dates notified in the
Academic calendar. Requests to show the answer books would not be
entertained beyond this schedule. There will be no re-valuation of the answer
books after the results are declared.
• Grade Moderation Committee
o Grade Moderation Committees (GMC) will be notified by the HoD, for every
class in the department and marked to the CoE, before the exams start.
o Each GMC will have the HoD as Chairperson and all teachers teaching that
class as members.
o The GMC will satisfy itself that all the guidelines for the award of grades have
been adhered to and may slightly tweak/modify the grade boundaries calculated
in the first instance, by taking into consideration any natural gaps in the marks.
However, marks will not be changed.
o The moderated grades will be forwarded to the COE and a copy of the marks
and final grades, along with the statistical parameters used, will be retained by
it.
• Declaration of results
o The Controller of Examinations will declare the results after approval by HOS.
• Withholding of results
o A student is not allowed to appear in the exam if he/she has not paid all his/her
dues. The results of such a student will be withheld if there is a case of
disciplinary action pending against him/her.
• Requirements for Award of degree
o A student completes the requirements for award of degree if he/she fulfills all
the conditions given below:
o Has earned the number of credits specified in the prescribed programmes of
study and cleared all Audit courses.
o Paid all dues to the Institute.
o No case of disciplinary action is pending against him/her.
Attendance
• Students are expected to attend every lecture, tutorial and practical class scheduled for
them. Attendance will be recorded for every class in every course they attend.
• A student with less than 75% attendance in individual courses shall not be permitted to
write the end semester examination in that course and will be given DT letter grade in
the course. Attendance of lectures, class tests, practicals and tutorials, all count towards
the calculation of this percentage.
• A student should meet the above attendance requirement, irrespective of the number of
days he/she is on medical and/or other leave for any reason whatsoever. In exceptional
circumstances, if a student’s attendance falls slightly short of 75% but is above 70%
he/she may be given the benefit of having attended any university events or may be
given extra assignments, after approval from the HoS.
• Attendance of students is recorded and displayed in the AMS during the semester.
• The names of students who have attendance shortage, will be intimated by the Course
Coordinator through HoD, on the last day of teaching to the Academic Section, for
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Change of Branch (Only for BTech students)

• Change of branch is allowed for meritorious BTech 1st year students, against
vacancies in the various branches in 2nd year.
• Applications for change of branch shall be invited in April every year and are to be
submitted to the Coordinator First Year B.Tech.
• A Merit list will be prepared, based on the students’ CGPA after completion of 1st
year. Only students who have passed in all the courses of both semesters are eligible
for change of branch. Further, the change will be permitted only if the final strength
in any branch does not fall below 60% of the actual initial strength.Students who have
secured seats under any scholarship scheme and have opted for branch change will not
be eligible for the scholarship from the second year.
• Mutual change of branch is not permitted.

Appendix 1
Calculation of GPA and CGPA
Each letter grade is converted into grade points as given in section above. These grade points
(Gi) are weighted with the number of credits (Ci) assigned to the course. The Grade Point
Average (GPA) is the weighted average of Grade Points awarded to a student in a semester.
The weighted average of GPA of all semesters at any point of time is the Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) at that point of time.
GPA and CGPA calculations can be expressed as

where n = Number of courses registered

Ci = Course credits
Gi = Grade point
N = Number of semesters

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b. Class Committee guidelines

A class committee headed by the Dy. Director/ Coordinator (First year) is formed for the first
year B.Tech. programme. The section coordinators, course coordinators, and student
representatives of all sections will be members of this committee.
For III to VIII Semester of B.Tech. programme, separate class committees are constituted by
the Heads of the respective departments. The committee is formed with a senior faculty of the
Department as Chairman & Course Coordinators/Course Instructors of all courses & student
representatives as members.
Course Coordinator: If there is more than one section, one of the senior faculty members is
nominated by the HOD as Course Coordinator.
Functions of the Class Committee:
• The class committee will meet thrice in a semester.
• The first meeting will be held within two weeks from the commencement of the
semester in which the course plan, evaluation plan, etc. are discussed.
• The second meeting will be held two weeks after the first sessional to collect feedback
and improve the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process. Performance of the
students in the tests may also be analyzed.
• The Chairman of the class committee should send the minutes of the class committee
meeting to the Director (Academics) through the Head of the Department after each
class committee meeting.
• The third meeting is to be held to analyze the performance of the students in all courses
of study and grade finalization. However, the student representatives are exempted from
this meeting.
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Responsibilities of the Class Coordinator:

• Will act as the first point of contact for students.
• Will complete the registration process for students.
• Will keep all details of students related to their academics (like- Marks, Backlogs,
Result Analysis, Attendance) and personal (Phone No, Mobile No., E-mail, Parents'
contact number, address, local guardian etc.)
• Will send the list of students to the course instructor for which the student has
registered.
• Will dispatch regular periodicals to the parents (like Attendance status, mid-term
results, important communication, invitations, etc.)
• Maintain the student list who are eligible/not eligible for registering for courses in the
next semester. (Should know the academic rules)
• Counsel students during the course reregistration/re-registration process
• Will inform parents after 4-5 days of absence of students.
• Will hold a fortnightly meeting to know the problems of the students.
• Will coordinate with the Examination Charge for all exam activities.
• Will coordinate with the departmental Placement Coordinator and central placement
cell of the university.
• Will inform the students about placement opportunities.
• Monitoring the classes.
• Distribution of the student’s ID Cards and maintaining their record.
• Identify the achievements of the students and inform Semester Coordinators / HOD,
the website in charge.
• Identifying the students for re-sessional (valid medical reasons only: Students list who
has missed the sessional)
• Maintain the list of failed students end of the semester and counsel them to register for
make-up if he is eligible.
• Maintain the failure list after the Make-up exam
• Any further task responsibility as assigned by the Semester Coordinators / Head of the
Department.

c. Mentor-Mentee Scheme
Objective: The mentor-mentee program at Department of Data Science & Engineering aims
to provide academic and personal support to second-year students and foster a supportive
learning environment throughout their university journey.
Eligibility: All second-year students are eligible to participate in the mentorship program.
Group Allocation: Students will be divided into groups of 30-30 within each section. Each
group will be assigned one mentor for a particular semester.
Mentor Allocation: At the beginning of each semester, mentors will be allocated to their
respective groups. The allocation process will ensure compatibility, expertise, and relevant
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Duration: The mentorship program will span across all semesters of the students' academic
journey at Manipal University Jaipur, starting from the second year.
Roles and Responsibilities
Mentor Responsibilities
• Provide guidance and support to mentees in academic matters and personal
development.
• Facilitate discussions to help mentees set goals and create actionable plans.
• Monitor the progress of mentees and provide constructive feedback.
• Create a positive and inclusive environment for mentees to express concerns and seek
assistance.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding all discussions with mentees.
Mentee Responsibilities
• Actively participate in the mentorship program and take initiative to engage with the
mentor.
• Set clear goals and communicate them to the mentor.
• Be open to feedback and implement suggestions for improvement.
• Respect the mentor's time and commitment by attending scheduled meetings.
• Seek assistance and guidance as needed and be proactive in addressing challenges.
Communication Channels
Mentors and mentees are encouraged to communicate regularly through various channels such
as in-person meetings, email, or virtual platforms.
Evaluation and Feedback
At the end of each semester, mentors and mentees will have an opportunity to provide feedback
on the mentorship experience. This feedback will be used to improve the program's
effectiveness.
Conflict Resolution
In case of any conflicts or issues between mentors and mentees, a designated program
coordinator will mediate and provide assistance in resolving the matter.
Continued Engagement
While mentorship pairs may change each semester, mentors and mentees are encouraged to
maintain a professional relationship and continue supporting each other beyond the formal
mentorship program.
Recognition
The university will recognize the valuable contributions of mentors through certificates of
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Implementation and Review

The mentor-mentee policy will be implemented at the beginning of each academic year. The
program's effectiveness and impact will be periodically reviewed, and necessary improvements
will be made to ensure its success.
By implementing this mentor-mentee policy, Manipal University Jaipur aims to enhance
students' academic performance, personal growth, and overall university experience.
B.Tech (Data Science & Engineering)
Mentor-mentee Coordinators (AY 2023-24)
Semester Section Coordinator
3rd A Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
Dr. D. P. Sharma
Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma
Dr. Aprna Tripathi
3rd B Dr. Aprna Tripathi
Dr. Rekha Chaturvedi
Dr. Sudhir Sharma
Dr. Ginika Mahajan
Mr. Gaurav Kumawat
3rd C Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
Dr. Chirag Joshi
Dr. Dinesh Sharma
Dr. Shipra Shukla
Dr. Neha V Sharma
Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
Mr. Gaurav Kumawat
Ms. Shweta Redkar
Ms. Shatabdi Basu
5th A Dr. Dinesh Sharma
Dr. Chirag Joshi
Mr. Gaurav Kumawat
Ms. Shatabdi Basu
5th B Dr. Sukhwinder Sharma
Dr. Neha V Sharma
Dr. Shipra Shukla
Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
Mr. Gaurav Kumawat
7th A Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
Dr. Sudhir Sharma
Dr. Ginika Mahajan
Mr. Deevesh Chaudhary
Ms. Shweta Redkar
7th B Dr. Aprna Tripathi
Dr. Neha V Sharma
Dr. Sudhir Sharma
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d. Attendance/ Discipline policy

Students are expected to attend every lecture, tutorial and practical class scheduled for them.
Attendance will be recorded for every class in every course they attend.
A student with less than 75% attendance in individual courses shall not be permitted to write
the end semester examination in that course and will be given DT Letter Grade in the course.
The aggregate percentage of attendance of the student during the semester will be entered in
his/her grade sheet for that semester.
e. Examination guidelines (process, punishments for malpractices, etc.) for students
and faculty members
Instructions to Students
All students are advised to strictly adhere to the following instructions pertaining to examinations:

• No student will be allowed to enter the examination hall after 10 minutes from the scheduled
commencement of the examination under any circumstances. Likewise, no student is allowed
to leave the examination hall before half-an-hour (30 Mins.) from the scheduled end of the
examination (both for Mid-Term and End Term Examinations).
• Students should read the question paper and the instructions carefully before writing the
answers.
• Use of washroom will not be allowed except under the emergent circumstances.
• Students should not bring any books, notes, slips of papers or any written material (except those
permitted for the open book mode of examination) to the examination hall, including gadget/
device/ object like electronic watches with memory, logarithmic/ mathematical/ statistical/
scientific tables, programmable calculators, laptop computers, personal stereo systems, walkie-
talkie sets, paging devices, mobile phones etc. of unfair assistance.
• Students must check their pockets, surroundings and ensure that no objectionable materials are
present.
• After finishing the exam, student should handover the answer booklet/stylus device to the
invigilator.
• Students shouldn’t look for receiving assistance from other examinees or giving assistance to
them (both verbal and non-verbal gestures) in the examination hall on any matter pertaining to
the subject of the examination.
• Students shouldn’t allow any other student to copy from his/her answer or attempt to copy from
the answer of other candidates.
• Students shouldn’t be writing any matter on the body parts (like palm, hand, legs, clothes etc.)
relevant to the course (s) examination.
• Students shouldn’t be using obscene or abusive language in their answer or write any appeal in
their answer for more marks or offering inducements/threats to valuers.
• To ensure a smooth login process for E-Pad examinations, and verify the proper functioning of
your device, the student must arrive at the examination room 15 minutes early. Please handle
the E-pad and stylus with care and make sure to return them in their original working condition
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Responsibilities of the Invigilators

1. The Invigilator shall collect the blank answer booklets, question paper and attendance sheet
along with five Malpractice Forms from the Departmental Exam Coordinator at least 20
minutes prior to the commencement of the Exam.
2. He/ She shall ensure that all the answer booklets are in proper condition and carry the booklet
number.
3. He/ She shall ensure that number of answer booklets and question papers are the same as the
number of students listed in the attendance sheet.
4. He/She shall ensure that students should enter answer booklet no. in the attendance
sheet/invigilator dairy and put his/her signature.
5. He/She should reach the examination hall 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the
examination, so as to ensure that students enter the exam room only in his/her presence.
6. He/She must also ensure that no other students, apart from those whose names appear in the
attendance sheet, are appearing in the examination.
7. All malpractice cases should be reported to Departmental Exam Coordinator in the prescribed
form.
8. After the exam get over, he/she will collect the booklet from each student individually.
9. He/She shall arrange the answer booklets according to the sequence number in attendance
sheet.
10. He/She shall deposit the answer booklets and attendance sheet to the Departmental Exam
Coordinator.
11. DOs and DON’Ts for invigilators:
DO DO NOT

Wear your own ID card during invigilation Allow students after 10 minutes of
commencement of Examination.

Check the identity card of student OR Talk to or help the student directly or
permission given in a prescribed format by indirectly
CoE/Chief Superintendent/ HoD/
Departmental Exam Coordinator before
allowing him/her to the exam.

Read the instructions printed on the answer Permit other invigilators inside the exam
books to all students prior to commencement room.
of examination for every exam.

Verify the particulars such as name, Use mobile phones/electronics gadgets

registration number, date, month, year, subject inside the exam room
of examination, etc. filled by the student on
the answer sheet and attendance sheet.

Carry out vigilant supervision by moving in Keep sitting all the time.
between the rows as much as possible and
check that the student does not possess/use
any electronic gadgets.

Refer to the Exam Coordinator/HoD/Chief Clarify or guide any doubts raised by the
Superintendent, in case of any doubts raised students in the question paper
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Collect the answer sheets immediately after Tell students to leave the answer books
the examination from the students on the desk

Report suspected malpractice cases to Exam Permit students to leave the examination
Coordinator. In case two or more students are hall before half-an-hour (30 minutes)
involved in helping/talking/passing/copying, from the scheduled end of examination.
register the malpractice case against all of
them.

For Open Book Examination

Permit use of books and bound notes only (with name Permit use of loose material
and registration written on it) as per instructions given
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f. Guidelines for Value Added Courses

Value Added Courses
The Manipal University envisages that professionally qualified graduates with a sound
knowledge of their core disciplines and expertise in a concerned skill will have more openings
in service, industry, and self-employment sectors. Making students better prepared to meet
demands of the industry/employer as well as develop their own interests and aptitudes is
important for higher education institutions by supplementing the curriculum with add on
courses. Value added courses help students to develop their own skills in their field of study.
These courses ensure the development of soft skills of the individual. Teaching departments of
Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning shall offer various VACs apart from the credit
bearing courses. These courses may be conducted by involving the experts within or outside
the University and help students stand apart from the rest in the job market by adding further
value to their graduation.
Objectives of VACs
• To provide students with an opportunity to learn new skills and knowledge beyond their
regular curriculum.
• To help students develop their employability skills and make them more competitive in
the job market.
• To bridge the skill gaps between the academia and industry.
• To provide students with an opportunity to develop their inter-disciplinary skills.
• To mould students as job providers rather than job seekers.
Course Designing
The teaching departments of the University while designing a VAC shall undertake a need
analysis, discuss with the stakeholders, alumni, and experts to identify the gaps and emerging
trends. Department also consider the slow learners and advanced learner’s students. According
to the content and target group, the appropriate pedagogical methods shall be adopted in the
curriculum. Any new VAC designed shall be approved by the concerned Department Board of
studies (BoS) and Academic Council (AC). The course offered shall not be the same as any
course listed in the curriculum of the respective programme/or any other programme offered
in the University Departments.
Eligibility for VACs
• All students enrolled in regular programs are eligible to register for VACs.
• Students may be allowed to take VACs offered by other departments after obtaining
permission from the Head of the Department offering the course.
Guidelines for conducting value added courses
VAC is not mandatory to qualify any programme. It is a teacher assisted learning course open
to all students without any additional fee. In addition to the students of the conducting
department, students of other departments can also attend the programme, if slots are available.
The selection of students from outside department will be solely based on the discretion of the
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• The Head of the Department shall appoint a Course Coordinator for the smooth conduct
of the VAC with the approval of BoS and Academic Council (AC).
• Classes for a VAC shall be conducted during a time slot beyond the regular class hours,
including weekends/vacation period. It can be in hybrid mode (online/offline) also.
• A student shall be permitted to register for only one or two VACS in a Semester.
• The classes of the programmes can be engaged by the faculty of the department, the
faculty of other departments of the University or by external experts invited.
• The minimum number of students to be enrolled for a particular course shall be 10 and
maximum can be decided by the Course Coordinator depending on the availability of
infrastructure.
• A written permission shall be produced by a student from the Head of parent department
to attend a VAC conducted by another department.
Duration and mode of teaching of VACs
• The duration of VACs shall be a minimum of 25 hours, including theory and
practical/field study.
• The combination of theory and practical classes shall be decided by the course
coordinator with the approval of the Head of Department.
• VACs may be conducted during regular class hours, during the reserved time slot in a
week, or beyond the regular class hours. Classes can be conducted in hybrid mode also.
• VACs may also be conducted during weekends/vacation periods.
Evaluation of VACs
• VACs shall be evaluated through internal assessments only.
• The internal assessment may include assignments, presentations, projects, or a
combination of these.
• The weightage for different components of internal assessment shall be decided by the
course coordinator with the approval of the Head of Department.
Awarding Certificate
On successful completion of the VAC, the student shall be issued a certificate duly signed by
the Head of the Department and the Course Coordinator.
Additional guidelines
• The course offered should not be the same as any course listed in the curriculum of the
respective program/ or any other program offered in University Departments.
• VACs may be offered by in-house faculty or experts from the industry.
• A VAC can be offered only if there are at least 10 students opting for it.
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g. Project guidelines, assessment process, SoP for best project

Eighth Semester B.Tech
• Project work should be carried out for a minimum duration of 16 weeks at the
institution/ industry/ research laboratory or any other institution where facilities exist,
with approval of the parent Department.
• The grade awarded to the student will be based on the total marks obtained by him/ her
out of 400 marks.
• There will be a mid-semester evaluation of the work done on the project after 8-10
weeks.
• In case of external projects, the qualitative feedback of the external guide shall be taken.
• The final evaluation and viva-voce will be conducted after the completion of the project
work and submission of the project report, by a panel of examiners including the
internal guide.

SoP to identify best student project

When selecting the best academic project, it is essential to consider several criteria to ensure a
fair and comprehensive evaluation. Here are some common criteria that can be used to assess
and choose the best academic project:
S. Head Description Max
No. Marks
(50)
1. Originality and Evaluate the project's uniqueness, innovative ideas, 5
Creativity and creative approaches. Consider whether the
project introduces new perspectives, concepts, or
solutions to existing problems.
2. Technical Assess the project's technical proficiency, including 5
Competence: the application of theoretical knowledge, research
methodology, data collection and analysis,
experimental design, and implementation skills.
3. Problem-solving Evaluate the project's ability to address a specific 5
and Practicality problem or research question effectively. Consider
the project's potential real-world application,
feasibility, and practicality of the proposed solutions
or outcomes.
4. Research Depth Consider the project's depth of research, including 5
and Rigor the use of relevant literature, theoretical frameworks,
methodologies, and data analysis techniques. Assess
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5. Impact and Determine the potential impact of the project in its 5

Significance respective field or discipline. Assess whether the
project addresses an important issue, contributes to
knowledge advancement, or has practical
implications for society, industry, or academia.
6. Presentation and Evaluate the clarity, organization, and effectiveness 5
Communication of the project's presentation. Consider how well the
project is communicated through written reports,
visual aids, oral presentations, and demonstrations.
7. Collaboration If the project is a group effort, assess the extent of 5
and Teamwork collaboration and teamwork demonstrated by the
project members. Consider how effectively the team
worked together, shared responsibilities, and
leveraged individual strengths to achieve project
goals.
8. Time Evaluate the project's adherence to timelines, 5
Management milestones, and project management practices.
and Project Consider the team's ability to plan, organize, and
Execution execute the project within the given timeframe.
9. Ethical Assess the project's adherence to ethical standards, 5
Considerations such as proper attribution of sources, compliance
with research regulations, protection of human
subjects (if applicable), and responsible handling of
data.
10. Overall Quality Consider the overall quality of the project, including 5
and Excellence the attention to detail, thoroughness,
professionalism, and the ability to surpass
expectations. Look for projects that demonstrate
exceptional performance across multiple criteria.

Best Project Selection Process:

The selection process will consist of the following steps:
• Project Submission: Students will be required to submit their projects within a
specified timeframe, adhering to the guidelines provided. The submission should
include project documentation, research findings, and any supplementary materials
deemed necessary.

• Initial Screening: The selection committee will conduct an initial screening to ensure
that all submitted projects meet the minimum requirements and adhere to the guidelines.
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• Evaluation and Shortlisting: The committee members will independently evaluate the
eligible projects based on the predetermined criteria. Each project will be reviewed
thoroughly, and scores will be assigned accordingly. The projects with the highest
scores will be shortlisted for the final round.

• Final Presentation and Selection: Shortlisted students will be invited to present their
projects in front of the selection committee. During the presentation, students will have
the opportunity to demonstrate their project's key aspects and answer questions from
the committee members. Based on the overall evaluation, the best student project will
be selected.
The identification of the best student project will provide recognition and encouragement to
talented students, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. The evaluation process
outlined above aims to ensure fairness and transparency. The selected project will be honored
and showcased as an exemplar of student achievement, inspiring future generations to strive
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11. Awards/ Honours/ Recognition offered by department/ School/ Faculty

Dean’s List – Excellence Award

12. OBE framework and assessment scheme (Bloom’s Taxonomy, details about
internal/ external assessment, implementation of OBE framework, CO/PO attainment
process, etc.)

a. OBE Framework

Figure: OBE Framework

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b. CO Assessment Process and tools

Evaluation of the Course Outcome
The course outcomes are identified or assigned as per the content and objectives of the course
aligned to Program Outcomes and program specific objectives. The course outcomes are
planned and designed to cover the entire syllabus and the assigned skills/competencies.
The Course Outcome (CO’s) indicators reflect the abilities to be displayed or performed by the
students as a result of the knowledge acquired in a course. Based on these indicators the
assessment pattern and model are designed for both mid semester and end semester
assessments.
Course Outcome is evaluated based on the performance of students in one mid-term exam,
continuous internal assessment, and one comprehensive end term examination. The weightage
is measured to these constituents’ tools is 30%, 30% and 40% for the mid-term exam, internal
assessment, and end term exam respectively.
MUJ adopts Continuous Assessment (1 Mid Term Exam and an End Term Exam) supported
with summative assessments (Quizzes, Home Assignments, In Class Assignments) for award
of its degree and for purpose of measuring outcome attainment.
A detailed information is given in Table below.
Table 1. Assessment Tools
S. No. Course Assessment Tools Frequency
1. Theory Mid-Term Once a semester
Continuous Assessment As per course
(in-class assignments, home requirement
assignments and MCQ quizzes)
End term Exam Once a semester
2. Practical Continuous Assessment Once every week
(Experiment, report & viva-voce)
End term exam Once a semester
(Experiment, report, viva-voce)
3. Internship End term Evaluation Once in VI semester and
(Presentation, report, viva-voce) VIII Semester

Assessment Tools
Theory course:
Mid-Term Exams: One Mid-Term exam is conducted per semester. The exam is targeted to
evaluate student’s learning mastery of the subject. The tests is of 90 minutes duration and is
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End-Term Examination: It is comprehensive summative exam held at the end of each semester.
The examination is of three-hour duration and has weightage of 40 marks.
Continuous assessment: Continuous assessment in the form of in-class assignments, home
assignments and MCQ quizzes are the qualitative performance assessment tools designed to
assess student’s knowledge of respective engineering discipline. Continuous assessment has
weightage of 30 marks. Submissions are graded based on quality work and originality.
The questions are framed based on the revised Blooms taxonomy. Special care is taken in
setting question wherein each question is mapped to an appropriate course outcome of the
respective course, which is evaluated based on the set attainment levels.
Practical course:
Lab courses provide students with first-hand experience with course concepts and the
opportunity to explore experimental methods used in their respective discipline.
Continuous assessment: All the students are expected to be regular and learn the practical
aspects of the subject and develop the necessary skills to become professionals. Like theory
courses it is compulsory to maintain 75% attendance in lab otherwise student may be detained
and debarred from end term lab examination.
In order to facilitate interaction among the students and to develop team spirit, the students are
expected to carry out experiments in groups.
Performance assessment is based on the ability of the student to actively participate in the
successful conduct of prescribed practical work and draw appropriate conclusions. The student
submits a record of practical work performed in each laboratory session. Continuous
assessment constitutes 60 marks of the total lab course marks out of 100.
End lab evaluation: It is comprehensive exam held at the end of each semester. The examination
is of three-hour duration. It has weightage of 40 marks. This exam includes performing a given
experiment and viva voce.
In order to ensure that defined COs, POs and PSOs are attained, question papers/ assignments
are specifically designed in accordance with COs. Every question is mapped with its
corresponding CO. The assessments are also designed in such a way that it ensures all COs are
measured equally. A threshold value is decided for every course and course outcomes are set
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Table 2. Marks distribution for CO attainment

CO Attainment Assessment Tools

Theory Course • Mid Term 60%
• Assignment

Cumulative • Quizzes

Internal Lab Course • Internal Assessment 60%

Examinations
Project • Internal Assessment 50%
Attainment
(CIE)
Seminar • Internal Assessment 100%

Industrial Training • Internal Assessment 100%

Semester End Theory Course • End Term Examination 40%

Examinations
Attainment Lab Course • End Term Examination 40%
(SEE) Project • End Term Examination 50%

Table 3. Process followed for assessment.

Criteria Description Maximum Marks

Mid Term Exam 30

In class Quizzes and
Assignments, Activity
Internal Assessment
feedback (Accumulated
(Summative) and Averaged) 30
End Term Exam
(Summative) End Term Exam 40
Total 100
A minimum of 75% Attendance is required
to be maintained by a student to be
qualified for taking up the End Semester
examination. The allowance of 25%
Attendance
includes all types of leaves including
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Table 4. Assessment Tools and Process for Practical Lab Course

Criteria Description Maximum Marks

Internal Assessment Laboratory Sessions 60
(Summative)

End Term Assesment Lab Exam Performance 40

(Summative)

Total 100
Attendance A minimum of 75% Attendance is required to be maintained
(Formative) by a student to be qualified for taking up the Practical End
Semester examination. The allowance of 25% includes all
types of leaves including medical leaves.

Make up Assignments Students who misses a lab session will have to report to the
(Formative) teacher about the absence. The missed experiment can be
performed as a makeup experiment in the next lab session or
anytime before the laboratory exam

Laboratory Guidelines Students are expected to maintain an observation book and a

laboratory record notebook. The experimental data should be
noted in the observation book on the day of performance and
the same should be transferred to the record notebook before
the next lab. No students are allowed to enter the lab without
the observation book and record book and attendance will be
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Assessment Method Tools for Calculating Attainment of a Course

Figure: Flow Chart for Course Attainment

Attainment Levels for End Term Examination (example):

Table 5. Attainment levels for End Term Examination

Attainment Levels

Percentage of students
S.I.NO scored marks, threshold Levels
value and above
1 0-60 0
2 60-70 1
3 70-80 2
4 80 and above 3

Assessment tools to calculate the attainment of CO’s.

Table 6. Weightage distribution to calculate attainment of CO’s
Category Assessment Tool Weightage
Mid Term Examinations 20%
Internal Assignments/Tutorials 15%
Feedback & Survey 05%
External University Examination 60%

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Calculations

CO Attainment = Internal Assessment (CIE)* 0.6 + Semester End Examination (SEE)* 0.4
CO Attainment (Project) = Internal Assessment (CIE)* 0.5 + Semester End Examination
(SEE)* 0.5
PO Assessment Process and tools

PO/PSO
Attainment for
BTech Program PO/PSO
PO/PSO
through core Attainment
Targets
courses, projects, Gap
program
electives and
Practical lab
courses

Plan for closing the PO/PSO

gaps or enhancement for
PO/PSO Targets for next plan
of action

Figure: PO Assessment Process

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Assessment Tools
Table 7: PO Attainment tools
Assessment Type Assessment Tools Assessment Tools Description
CO Attained of Core The CO values of both theory
DIRECT TYPE Courses/Program Electives and laboratory courses with
appropriate weightage as per CO
-PO mapping are taken into
account for calculation of direct
attainment of PO’s and PSO’s.
Projects This assessment tool is explicitly
used for courses on Project Work.
The tool evaluates the students in
relation to their technical, oratory
and presentation skills.
Appropriate rubrics are used for
assessing the attainment of
related PO’s. This assessment
tool plays a vital role in
meticulously evaluating student’s
attainment level of all the
program outcomes defined
towards the completion of
program. Appropriate rubrics are
used for assessing attainment of.
PO’s and PSO’s
Summer Trainings/Internship The industrial internship offered
at the end of the sixth semester is
used to measure the PO.
Appropriate rubrics are used for
assessing the attainment of
related PO’s and PSO’s.
Graduate Exit Survey An exit Survey on 5-point rating
INDIRECT TYPE Faculty Survey scale is conducted by the Program
Assessment Committee (PAC)
towards the closure of the
program to measure the self-
assessment of students in terms of
attainment of PO’s.

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Total Attainment (%)

Indirect
Assesment
20%

Direct Assesment
Indirect Assesment

Direct Assesment
80%

Figure: Total PO Attainment in Percentage

Process of Calculating Program Attainment:

• The attainment of POs is being calculated based on the COs attainment.
• The POs attainment is calculated by multiplying the COs attainment value and the
COs contribution factor, where COs contribution factor is 3, 2 and 1 for High,
Medium, and low contribution respectively, towards PO’s.
• The POs attainment is calculated, and observations are recorded. The PSOs attainment
is calculated by the process like that used for POs attainment. If the POs and PSOs
attainment value is 1 (low), an essential remedial action has been taken.
• Overall attainment of POs are calculated by taking 80% of direct attainment and 20%
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13. Policies for students

*The policies are subject to revision/changes from time to time as per university norms
a. Scholarship policy for U.G/ P.G)
The university offers various scholarships and financial assistance schemes to the engineering
students at UG, PG and PhD levels.
Please note the following in the context of all the above scholarships:
• A student cannot hold more than one scholarship concurrently from any source or
supporting agency.
• Scholarships will be given only for the actual/minimum duration of the program in
which the student is enrolled.
• Grant of scholarships will cease in case any indiscipline case/matter is reported against
the student.
• Preference in admissions and award of scholarships is subject to approval of the
competent authority. This is applicable to all the relevant scholarships.
• Award of all the scholarships is subject to approval of the competent authority.
• Candidates awarded all the scholarships on basis of arrival of student applications
would be communicated at the time of admission and the scholarship amount would be
refunded on deposition of course fee (except TMA Pai Engineering Scholarship).
• In case of any dispute, the decision of the President MUJ would be final and binding.
• To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain the result every year
without any backlogs, failing which the scholarships for that academic year would be
withdrawn. In case scholarship of any student withdrawn due to not meeting eligibility
criteria, the same would be reinstated in the subsequent years depending upon meeting
eligibility criteria in subsequent years. The other terms and conditions of the scholarship
would be applicable. This would be applicable to the scholarship awardees of existing
batches also.
• To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain the result of being the
academic topper of that particular batch, failing which the scholarship for the
subsequent years will be withdrawn.
• Students have to submit all the required documents at the time of application, No
document would be asked individually. The decision would be taken on the basis of
submitted documents and no claim would be entertained afterwards.
Following are the details of various scholarships and financial assistance schemes:
TMA Pai Engineering Scholarships
TMA Pai Engineering Scholarship (two scholarships in each branch of Engineering) would be
awarded on basis of arrival of student application at the time of online Common Counselling.
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• Students applying for these scholarships are required to submit copies of their parents’ (both
mother and father) ITR / income proof issued by competent Govt. authority (in case of non-
filiing of ITR) of the last two financial years. These requisite documents are to be submitted
every year.
• ii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 8.0 or above, every
academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
Scholarships for Lateral Entry (B Tech)
Scholarships will be offered on basis of arrival of student applications to the students who take
admission under Lateral Entry (B Tech) category as per the criteria given below:

• One scholarship in each engineering stream, amounting to 25% of the annual tuition fee, to be
granted on the basis of merit, provided the student has aggregate marks 90% or above / CGPA
9.0 or above in qualifying examination.
• ii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student is required to maintain a CGPA of 9.0 or above
every academic year, separately, failing which, the scholarship for next academic year would
be withdrawn.

TMA Pai Merit Scholarships

• One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering program, with
100% waiver on annual tuition fee, will be given to the student with the highest aggregate marks
in excess of 90%, in the qualifying exam.
• ii. One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering program,
with 50% waiver on annual tuition fee, will be given to the student with the highest aggregate
marks in excess of 80%, in the qualifying exam.
• iii. One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering program,
with 25% waiver on annual tuition fee, will be given to students with the highest aggregate
marks in excess of 75%, in the qualifying exam.
• iv. To continue to get the scholarships, the students should maintain a CGPA of 8.0 or above
every academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.

Rajasthan Merit Scholarships

One Scholarship in each stream of engineering and one in each non-engineering program . (All the Hons
programs and pass program of same domain would be considered as a single entity for the purpose of
scholarship, ex. B Com (Hons) and B Com would be considered as single entity), will be given to the
students from Rajasthan domicile, with the highest aggregate marks in excess of 80% in 10+2 or
equivalent qualifying exam. To be eligible, the student should have passed his/her 10th and 10+2 exam
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* The student has to submit domicile (issued by the competent government authority) to avail this
scholarship.

• The maximum scholarship given to each student will not exceed the annual tuition fee of the
program joined, or Rs. 1 Lakh, whichever is lower.
• ii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above every
academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
Financial Assistance for Sibling(s)
20% fee waiver will be offered on annual tuition fee for one sibling enrolled in the university in the I
Year in the form of financial assistance. These scholarships will be given to those students whose family
income is less than Rs. 5 lakhs per annum.

• Students applying for this assistance are required to submit copies of their parents’ (both mother
and father) ITR /income proof issued by competent Govt. authority (in case of non-filling of
ITR) of the last two financial years. These requisite documents are to be submitted every year.
• ii. To continue to get this assistance, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above in
every academic year, separately, failing which the assistance for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
• iii. Documentary proof of sibling is to be submitted.

Scholarship for “Differently- abled” Students

Scholarships are available for “differently-abled” students whose parents’ income is less than Rs.5 lakhs
per annum. The amount and quantum of scholarship shall be as follows:

• Students applying for these scholarships are required to submit copies of their parents’ (both
mother and father) ITR / income proof issued by competent Govt. authority (in case of non-
filing of ITR) of the last two financial years. These requisite documents are to be submitted
every year.
• ii. The student has to submit the certificate of handicap issued by the competent state / national
government hospital / board (as per the guidelines issued by Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India). The certificate has to be produced every year during the
term of scholarship.
• iii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above in
every academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
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Scholarships for wards of Martyrs of Defence Personnel / Para Military Forces

Manipal University Jaipur salutes Martyrs of defence personnel / para military forces. 20% fee-waiver
is offered to the wards of martyrs of defence and para military personnel.

• The student has to submit the certificate of martyrdom issued by the competent state / national
government authority.
• To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above in every
academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
Scholarships for the wards of Single Mother & Orphan Child
Scholarships for the wards of Single Mother One scholarship in each engineering stream and one in
each non- engineering program with 20% fee- waiver, will be given to students whose mother’s income
is less than Rs. 5 lakhs per annum.

• The student has to submit the certificate of single mother issued by the competent state /
national government authority.
• Students applying for these scholarships are required to submit copy of their mother’s ITR /
income proof issued by competent Govt. authority (in case of non-filing of ITR) of the last two
financial years. These requisite documents are to be submitted every year.
• All the Hons programs and pass program of same domain would be considered as a single entity
for the purpose of scholarship, ex. B Com (Hons) and B Com would be considered as single
entity.
• To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above in every
academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
Scholarships for the Orphan student
20% fee- waiver will be given to such students.

• The student has to submit the certificate issued by the state / national authority as per the
guidelines of Women Development & Child Welfare department confirming the orphan status
and affidavit by the applicant duly notarized given on a bond paper stating that the person is an
orphan/destitute.
• ii. To continue to get the scholarship, the student should maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above in
every academic year, separately, failing which the scholarship for next academic year would be
withdrawn.
Financial Support for attending Seminars/Conferences
Financial aid will be given to Pre-final and final year students to present R&D work/papers at
Seminars/Conferences of repute, as per the conditions mentioned below:

*Any 2 of the above 3 events

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Scholarships for Sports Persons

20 seats (50% seats) out of estimated 40 seats to be allocated as fee waiver on first come first serve
basis and the remaining 50% seats will be allocated as per merit of the students on approval of the
committee.

Scholarships for students of Higher Semesters

• 20% fee-waiver on annual tuition fee subjective to merit list.

• One scholarship to the topper student of each stream of engineering and non-engineering
program in higher semesters will be given.

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b. Research policy (PRAISE)

The students are entitled to avail Publication and Research Award Incentive for Students to
Excel (PRAISE) benefits as per the following guidelines:

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With Best Wishes!

From:

Department of Data Science & Engineering

School of Information Technology
Faculty of Engineering

Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur

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