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MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE, SIVAKASI

(AUTONOMOUS)

AFFILIATED TO ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

Institute Vision Institute Mission

Envisioning a World Led by our Engineers,

Holding a Beacon of Hope and Confidence for Generations to come

To Produce Competent, Disciplined, Quality

Engineers & Administrators Through Service par Excellence

REGULATIONS: MEPCO-R2015

Degree of Master of Engineering / Master of Technology

(Common to all M.E. / M.Tech. Degree (4 –Semester) Full-Time &

Part Time (6 –Semester) Programmes)

(w.e.f. 2015 – 2016)

CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

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CONTENTS

Sl.no Description Page no.

1. Preliminary definitions and nomenclature 3

2. Admission procedure 4

3. Programmes offered 5

4. Duration and structure of the M.E. / M.Tech. programmes

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5. Requirements for completion of a semester 12

6. Faculty advisor 13

7. Class committee 14

8. Course committee for common courses 16

9. Procedures for awarding marks for internal assessment

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10. Project Work and Evaluation 21

11. Examinations 26

12. Requirements for appearing for End Semester Examination

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13. Passing Requirements 27

14. Award of Letter Grades 29

15. SGPA and CGPA calculation 30

16. Eligibility for the Award of Degree 31

17. Provision for withdrawal from examination 34

18. Authorized break of study from a programme 35

19. Discipline 36

20. Pro Internship Scheme 37

21. Revision of regulations and curriculum 40

22. Curriculum 41

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1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

i) “Programme” means Degree Programme, that is, M.E. /

M.Tech. Degree Programme.

ii) “Specialization” means the discipline of the Post Graduate

Degree Programme like Structural Engineering, CAD/CAM,

etc.

iii) “Course” means a theory or a practical subject or project that

is normally studied in a semester like Applied Mathematics,

Finite Element Methods, etc.,

iv) “Chairperson, Academic Council” means the authority of the

Autonomous Institution who is responsible for all academic

activities of the Institute/ Departments for implementation of

relevant Rules and Regulations.

v) “Controller of Examinations” means the authority of the

Autonomous Institute who is responsible for all activities of

the End semester Examinations.

vi) “Head of the Institution” means the Principal of the campus

and Chairperson, Academic Council.

vii) “Chairperson, BoS” means Chairperson of Board of Studies

of each faculty.

viii) “Head of the Department” means Head of the Department

concerned.

ix) “Credit” means a numerical value allocated for each course

to describe the students’ workload required per week.

x) “Core” means a subject which is considered as a core subject

for that programme.

xi) “Core Elective” means an elective course which is applicable

only for the concerned programme students only.

xii) “Open Elective” means an elective course which can be

opted by students of any PG programme (including the

hosting programme).

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xiii) “Allied Elective’ means an elective course which can be

opted by students of PG programmes other than students of

the hosting programme.

xiv) Special Course means a course for the registered students of

concerned programme, to be offered by the expert from

reputed industry/institution in India/Abroad.

xv) Audit Course means a course which could be audited by the

students across any programme in the college.

xvi) “Grade” means the letter grade assigned to each course

based on the range of marks specified.

xvii) “Grade Point” means a numerical value (0 to 10) allocated

based on the grade assigned to each course.

2. ADMISSION PROCEDURE

1) Candidates for admission to the first semester of the Post

Graduate Degree Programme shall be required to have

passed an appropriate qualifying Degree prescribed by

Director of Technical Education, Government of Tamilnadu.

2) The eligibility criteria such as marks, number of attempts and

physical fitness shall be as prescribed by the Directorate of

Technical Education, Government of Tamilnadu from time to

time.

3) All Part-Time candidates should satisfy other conditions

regarding experience, Sponsorship etc. that may be

prescribed by the Director of Technical Education,

Government of Tamilnadu from time to time.

4) A candidate seeking admission to Part-Time mode of study,

shall have his/her place of employment within a distance of

25 km (as per Director of Technical Education norm) from

the institution.

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3. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

1) A candidate may be offered admission to any one of the

programmes / disciplines of study approved by the AICTE,

New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai.

Programmes / disciplines offered by the Institute are

listed below:

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering

Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Faculty of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Master of Engineering in Communication Systems

Master of Engineering in VLSI Design

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Master of Engineering in Computer Science and

Engineering

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Master of Engineering in CAD/CAM

Master of Engineering in industrial Safety Engineering

Master of Technology in Nano Science and

Technology

Faculty of Information Technology

Master of Technology in Information Technology

Faculty of Biotechnology

Master of Technology in Biotechnology

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2) MODES OF STUDY:

3.2.1 Full-Time:

Candidates admitted under ‘Full-Time’ should be

available in the Institution during the entire duration of

working hours (From Morning to Evening on Full-Time

basis) for the curricular, co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities.

The Full-time candidates should not attend any other

Full-time programme(s) / course(s) or take up any

Full-Time job / Part-Time job in any Institution or

company during the period of Full- Time programme.

Violation of the above rules will result in cancellation

of admission to the PG programme.

3.2.2 Part-Time: (Day Time)

This mode of study is applicable to those candidates

admitted under sponsored category (from

Government Agencies / Faculty from Engineering and

Polytechnic colleges). In this mode of study, the

candidates are required to attend classes along with

Full-time students for the required number of courses

and complete the programme in three years.

3.2.3 Conversion from one mode of study to other is not

permitted.

4. DURATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE M.E. / M.Tech.

PROGRAMMES:

1) The minimum and maximum period for completion of the

M.E. / M.Tech. P.G. Programmes are given below:

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Programme Min. No. of

Semesters

Max. No. of

Semesters

M.E./M.Tech. (Full-

Time)

4 8

M.E./M.Tech. (Part

Time)

6 12

2) The M.E. / M.Tech. Programmes consist of:

Core Courses

Core Elective Courses

Open Elective Courses

Allied Elective Courses

Project Work

Special Courses and

Audit Courses

The Programme also includes design projects / seminars /

practicals / practical training, etc.

3) The Curriculum and Syllabi of all the M.E. / M.Tech.

Programmes shall be approved by the Academic Council of

the Institution.

The number of credits to be earned for the successful

completion of the Programme shall be as specified in the

Curriculum of the respective specialization of the M.E. /

M.Tech. Programmes.

Full-time programme: Every full time student shall

undergo the courses of his / her programme given in

curriculum for various semesters as shown below:

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Semester 1 6 / 7 Theory (5 / 4 core + 1 / 3 core

elective) Courses and 1 / 2 Practical

Courses / Mini Project / Technical

Seminar / Industrial Visit / Practical

Training.

Semester 2 6 / 7 Theory (3 / 4 core + 1 core elective

+ 1 open elective + 1 Allied elective)

Courses and 1 / 2 Practical Courses /

Mini Project / Technical Seminar /

Industrial Visit / Practical Training.

Semester 3 3 / 0 Theory (2 / 0 core elective + 1 / 0

open elective) Courses, 1 / 2 Practical

Courses if not accounted in semester 2 /

Technical Seminar, and Project Work

Phase I.

Semester 4 Project Work Phase II

Part-time programme: Every part time student shall

undergo the courses of his / her programme given in

curriculum for various semesters as shown below:

Semester 1 3 / 4 Theory (3 / 4 core) Courses and 1 / 0

Practical Course / Mini Project / Technical

Seminar / Industrial Visit / Practical

Training.

Semester 2 3 / 4 Theory (3 / 4 core) Courses, and 1 /

0 Practical Course / Mini Project /

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Technical Seminar / Industrial Visit /

Practical Training.

Semester 3 3 / 4 Theory (3 / 4 core elective) Courses

and 1 / 0 Practical Course / Mini Project /


Practical Training.

Semester 4 3 Theory (1 / 0 core elective + 1 / 2 open

elective + 1 Allied elective) Courses and 1

/ 0 Practical Course / Mini Project /


Practical Training.

Semester 5 3 / 0 Theory (2 / 0 core elective + 1 / 0

open elective) Courses, Project Work

Phase I and

1 / 0 Practical Course, if not accounted in

earlier semesters.

Semester 6 Project Work Phase II

4.3.1 Practical training / Industrial Attachment /

Summer Project if specified in the Curriculum

shall not exceed the maximum duration of 4

weeks and should be organized by the Head of

the Department for every student.

4.3.2 At the end of Practical training / Industrial

attachment / Summer Project / Technical

Seminar, the candidate shall submit a certificate

from the organization where he/she has

undergone training and also a brief report. The

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evaluation will be made based on this report and

a Viva-Voce Examination, conducted internally by

a Departmental Committee constituted by the

Head of the Department.

4) Audit Course

PG students can audit a course, preferably in their 3rd or 4th

Semester, from UG/ M.E. / M.Tech. Curriculum of any

programme based on their areas of interest and is permitted

under the following conditions:

Students with CGPA 7.5 and above will be permitted to

‘Audit' the course. However, this would be restricted to 1

course during the entire period of the programme.

The students have to register for the course to be

audited through Course Registration Form while

registering for the semester. The course will not carry

any credits. The word “Audit” would be specially

mentioned in the remarks column of the student's course

registration form. Prior permission of the Course

Instructor and the Heads of the Respective Departments

is required.

The students would be required to have minimum 75%

attendance in the Audit course.

The ‘AU' grade would be awarded, if the attendance is

satisfactory and requirements set out by the course

instructor are met. Students will be expected to complete

the in-semester assessments. If the attendance and

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performance are not satisfactory, the course will not

appear at all in the Grade Sheet.

Students can audit a course provided the course is

offered and the time table slot permits.

The course done by auditing will not be considered for

the purposes of calculation of SGPA/CGPA but will be

reflected in the Semester Grade Sheet as Audit Course.

5) Special Course

Interested Students can opt for one special course of 15

or 30 hours duration, approved by the academic council.

Special courses will be conducted in the semester

holidays by experts from industry/research organizations

/ higher learning institutions. Each 15 Hour special

course is assigned one credit while each 30 Hour Special

Course is assigned 2 credits. The credits earned through

special course will not be considered for CGPA

calculation. Students can complete such special course

during the semesters 2 to 3 as and when these courses

are conducted by different departments. A student is also

permitted to register for special course of other

departments, provided the student has fulfilled the

necessary pre-requisites of the course being offered and

subject to the approval of both the heads of departments.

A student can register for a maximum of 1 special

course. The special course will be evaluated by the

respective course coordinator within 10 days of the

completion of the programme.

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If a student gets a pass mark in the special course, then

the credits earned will be mentioned in the grade sheet

or else, the status, Audit / Withdrawn may appear in the

grade sheet based on the individual student’s

attendance.

6) Enrolment in open and Allied electives

The students have to register for the open and Allied

elective courses through appropriate course registration

form. Prior permission of the Course Instructor and the

Heads of the Respective Departments is required.

7) Each semester shall normally consist of 90 working days or

350 periods each of 50 minutes duration for full time mode

and 200 periods each of 50 minute duration for part-time

mode. The Head of the Department shall ensure that every

teacher imparts instruction as per the number of periods

specified in the syllabus and that the teacher teaches the

full content of the specified syllabus for the course being

taught. End-Semester Examination will be scheduled after

the last working day of the semester.

5. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF A SEMESTER

1) A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall

be deemed to have satisfied the requirements for

completion of a semester.

Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes and

earn 100% attendance. However, in order to allow provision

for certain unavoidable reason such as medical / personal

grounds / participation in sports, the student is expected to

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earn a minimum of 75% attendance. Therefore, he/she shall

secure not less than 75% of overall attendance in that

semester taking into account the total number of periods in

all courses attended by the candidate as against the total

number of periods in all courses offered during that

particular semester.

2) However, a candidate who could secure attendance

between 65% and less than 75% in the current semester

due to medical reasons (hospitalization / accident / specific

illness) or due to participation in the University / State /

National / International level Sports events with prior

permission from the Head of the Department concerned

shall be given exemption from the prescribed attendance

requirement and he/she shall be permitted to appear for that

particular semester examinations.

3) Candidates who secure less than 65% overall attendance

will not be permitted to write the End-Semester

Examinations and are not permitted to go to next /

subsequent semester. They are required to repeat the

incomplete semester in the next academic year.

6. FACULTY ADVISOR

To help the students in planning their courses of study and for

general advice on the academic programme, the Head of the

Department of the student will attach a certain number of students

to a teacher of the Department who shall function as Faculty

Advisor for those students throughout their period of study. Such

Faculty Advisor shall advise the students and monitor the

courses taken by the students, check the attendance and

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progress of the students attached to him / her and counsel them

periodically. If necessary, the Faculty Advisor may also discuss

with or inform the parents about the progress / performance of the

students concerned.

The responsibilities for the Faculty advisor shall be:

To act as the channel of communication between the HoD

and the students of the respective class.

To collect and maintain various statistical details of

students.

To help the chairperson of the class committee in planning

and conduct of the class committee meetings.

To monitor the academic performance of the students

including attendance and to inform the class committee.

To attend to the students’ welfare activities like awards,

medals, scholarships and industrial visits.

7. CLASS COMMITTEE

A class committee consists of teachers of the class concerned,

student representatives and a chairperson, who does not

handle any subject for the class. It is like the ‘Quality Circle’

(more commonly used in industries), with the overall goal of

improving the teaching-learning process. The functions of the

class committee include:

Addressing problems experienced by students in the

classroom and in the laboratories in consultation with Head

of the Department / Dean.

Clarifying the Regulations of the degree programme and the

details of rules therein.

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Informing the student representatives, the academic

schedule including the dates of assessments and the

syllabus for each assessment.

Informing the student representatives, the details of

Regulations regarding weightage used for each

assessment.

Analysing the performance of the students of the class after

each test and finding ways and means of improving the

performance of the students.

Identifying the students who are low achievers or weak in

their subjects if any, and requesting the teachers concerned

to provide some additional help or guidance or coaching to

such students.

The class committee is normally constituted by the Head of the

Department. However, if the students of different branches are

mixed in a class, the class committee is to be constituted by the

concerned HODs. The class committee shall be constituted

within a week from the date of commencement of a semester. At

least 4 student-representatives from the respective class

(typically 2 boys and 2 girls) shall be included in the class

committee. The Chairperson of the class committee may invite

the Faculty Advisor(s) and the Head of the Department to the

meeting of the class committee. The chairperson of the class

committee is required to prepare the minutes of every meeting,

submit the same to the Head of the Department and then to the

Principal within three working days of the meeting and arrange to

circulate the same among concerned students and teachers.

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The first meeting of the class committee shall be held within

fifteen days from the date of commencement of the semester.

The nature and weightage of internal assessments shall be

informed in the first meeting, and the same shall be

communicated to the students. Two or three subsequent

meetings in a semester may be held at suitable intervals. During

these meetings the student members representing the entire

class, shall meaningfully interact and express their opinions and

suggestions of the class students to improve the effectiveness of

the teaching-learning process.

8. COURSE COMMITTEE FOR COMMON COURSES

Each common theory course offered to more than one discipline or

group of disciplines, shall have a “Common Course Committee”

comprising all the teachers teaching the common course with one

of them nominated as Common Course Coordinator. The

nomination of the Course Coordinator shall be made by the

Faculty Chairman in consultation with Heads of Departments duly

approved by the Chairperson, Academic Council, from among

the teachers teaching the common course either from a single

Department or several Departments. The “Common Course

Committee” shall meet as often as possible and ensure uniform

evaluation of internal assessments after arriving at a common

scheme of evaluation for the tests (subject to clauses 9 and 10).

Wherever feasible, the common course committee shall prepare a

common question paper for the test(s).

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9. PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING MARKS FOR INTERNAL

ASSESSMENT (IA)

For all M.E. / M.Tech. Programmes, out of 100 marks for each

paper the maximum marks for Internal Assessment is fixed as 50

for Theory Courses / Theory Courses with lab components /

Practical Courses and End Semester Examination carries 50

marks.

1) INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES:

The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 50 in

case of theory courses. Three assessments, carrying 50

marks each shall be conducted by the college.

The internal assessment is based on the internal test

marks, assignment marks and attendance. The criteria for

arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 50 are as

follows:

9.1.1 Internal tests (75% credence)

Three internal tests, each carrying 50 marks shall be

conducted by the Department / Institution. The total

marks obtained in all the tests put together out of 150,

shall be reduced to 75 marks and rounded to the nearest

integer. This implies equal weight to all the three tests.

However, a makeup test at the discretion of the

concerned course faculty / Head of the Department may

be conducted for deserving candidates at the end of the

semester, where the students have to register/request

for the makeup test.

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9.1.2 Assignment (15% credence)

Two assignments requiring work of average 3 to 4 hours

of study and written work of average 3 to 4 hours, each

carried out by a student in a separate assignment folder,

duly indexed with headings, date of submission, marks,

remarks and signature of faculty with date etc.

9.1.3 Attendance (10% credence)

A maximum of 10 marks for attendance out of 100 marks

shall be given to each student depending on his/her

attendance percentage as per the distribution given

below:

Attendance (10 Marks)

Percentage of attendance Marks

75-79 2

80-84 4

85-89 6

90-94 8

95 and above 10

2) INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR PRACTICAL COURSES:

The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 50

in case of practical courses. Every practical exercise /

experiment shall be evaluated based on conduct of

experiment / exercise and records maintained. There shall

be at least one test. The criteria for arriving at the Internal

Assessment marks of 50 are as follows:

Experiment/Observation/Record/Practical Classes

performance : 50% credence

Practical Test : 40% credence

Attendance : 10% credence

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below:



75-79 2

80-84 4

85-89 6

90-94 8

95 and above 10

3) INTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR THEORY COURSES

WITH LABORATORY COMPONENT:

The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 50 in

case of theory courses with laboratory component. The

criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 50

are as follows:

9.3.1 Internal Tests (75% credence)

If there is a theory course with laboratory component,

there shall be three tests (each 50 marks). The total

150 marks should be converted to 75 marks. However,

a makeup test at the discretion of the Head of the

Department may be conducted for deserving

candidates.

9.3.2 Lab experiments / Lab test (15% credence)

A maximum mark of 15 shall be given to practical

component. There shall be at least one test and every

practical exercise / experiment shall be evaluated

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based on the conduct of experiment / exercise, records

maintained.

9.3.3 Attendance (10% credence)




below:



75-79 2

80-84 4

85-89 6

90-94 8

95 and above 10

4) Every faculty member is required to maintain an

‘ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT RECORD’ for every

semester which consists of attendance marked in each

lecture or practical or project work class, the test marks,

assignment marks, attendance marks and the record of

class work (topics covered), separately for each course

handled by the faculty. This should be submitted to the

Head of the Department periodically (at least three times in

a semester) for checking the syllabus coverage and the

records of test marks, assignment marks and attendance.

The Head of the Department will affix his / her signature and

date after due verification. At the end of the semester, the

record should be verified by the Head of the Department /

Institution who will keep this document in safe custody (for

five years).

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10. PROJECT WORK AND EVALUATION

The project work for M.E. / M.Tech. consists of Phase – I and

Phase – II. The phase – I is to be under taken during III semester

and Phase – II, which can be a continuation of Phase – I during IV

semester for Full time mode. For Part Time mode, Phase I is to be

undertaken in V semester and Phase II in VI semester.

1) Minimum credit requirements to do the project

Minimum No. of credits to be earned shall be 24 for doing

Phase – I project work.

If the candidate has not earned the requisite minimum

credits, he / she has to complete the arrears (at least to the

extent of earning the minimum credits specified) and then

enrol for the project (Phase - I) work in the subsequent

semester.

2) In case of candidates of M.E. / M.Tech. not completing

Phase - I of project work successfully, the candidates can

undertake Phase - I again in the subsequent semester. In

such cases the candidates can enrol for Phase-II, only after

successful completion of Phase I.

3) Project work shall be carried out under the supervision of a

“qualified teacher” in the Department concerned. In this

context “qualified teacher” means the faculty member

possessing Ph.D. degree or PG degree with a minimum of 2

years of experience in teaching PG courses.

4) A candidate may, however, in certain cases, be permitted to

work on projects in an Industrial/Research Organization, on

the recommendations of the Head of his/her Department. In

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such cases, the Project work shall be jointly supervised by a

supervisor of the department and an expert as a joint

supervisor from the organization and the student shall be

instructed to meet the supervisor periodically and to attend

the review committee meetings for evaluating the progress.

5) The Project work - Phase II shall be pursued for a minimum

of 16 weeks during the final semester.

6) The deadline for submission of final Project Report is 60

calendar days from the last working day of the semester in

which project / thesis / dissertation is done. However, the

Phase-I of the Project work shall be submitted within a

maximum period of 30 calendar days from the last working

day of the semester as per the academic calendar

published by the Institution.

7) EVALUATION OF PROJECT WORK

The project work phase I & phase II shall be evaluated for a

maximum of 200 & 400 marks respectively of which 100 &

200 marks respectively will be through internal assessment.

Each student must do an individual project and shall make

presentation on the progress made before the committee.

The Head of the Department shall constitute the review

committee for each branch of study. There shall be a

minimum of three members in the review committee. The

guide will be an additional member of the Review Committee

and he / she should be present during the presentation of

his/her student.

The criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment

marks are as follows:

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Attendance : 10% credence

Work assessed by the

Project Guide : 30% credence

Work assessed by the

review committee : 60% credence

10.7.1 The evaluation of Project Work for Phase I and Phase II

shall be done independently in the respective semesters

and marks shall be allotted as follows:

Phase I (200 Marks)

Internal Assessment End Semester Examination

Attendance Guide Review

I

Review

II

Review

III

Report

Evaluation Viva-Voce

Internal External Internal External *Guide

10 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Phase II (400 Marks)

Internal Assessment End Semester Examination

Attendance Guide Review

I

Review

II

Review

III

Report Evaluation Viva-Voce

Internal External Internal External *Guide

20 60 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40

*In the absence of guide due to unavoidable reasons during the

end semester examination, the internal examiner will award the

mark for the concerned student(s).

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There shall be three assessments during the semester by a

review committee. The student shall make presentation on the

progress made before the committee. The Head of the

Department shall constitute the review committee for each branch

of study. There will be a viva-voce examination during End-

Semester examination conducted by a committee consisting of

the supervisor, one internal examiner and one external examiner.

The internal examiner and the external examiner shall be

appointed by the Controller of Examinations from the panel of

examiners submitted by the HOD.

10.7.2 The candidate is expected to submit the project report in

stipulated time as prescribed in Clause 10.6.

10.7.3 All the students should present their project outcomes in one

International / National Conference / Journal.

10.7.4 The Project Report prepared according to approved

guidelines and duly signed by the supervisor(s) and the

Head of the Department shall be submitted to the Head of

the Institution.

10.7.4.1 The evaluation of the Project work Phase - I & Phase -

II (M.E. / M.Tech.) will be based on the project report

submitted in each of the Phase – I & Phase - II semesters

and a Viva-Voce Examination by a team consisting of the

supervisor, a common internal examiner and External

Examiners (preferably with specialization in the concerned

domain) for each programme. The common internal

examiner and the external examiners (area wise) shall be

appointed by the Controller of Examination for Phase – I

and Phase – II evaluation.

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10.7.4.2 If the candidate fails to obtain 50% of the internal

assessment marks in the Phase–I and Phase–II, he/she

will not be permitted to submit the report for that particular

semester and has to re-enrol for the same in the

subsequent semester.

10.7.4.3 If a candidate fails to submit the project report on or

before the specified deadline, he/she is deemed to have

failed in the Project Work and shall re-enrol for the same in

a subsequent semester. This applies to both Phase–I and

Phase–II.

If a candidate fails to obtain 50% in the end semester

examination of Phase–I he/she has to resubmit the Project

Report within 30 days from the date of declaration of the

results. If he / she fails in the viva-voce examination of

Phase–II of Project work, he/she shall resubmit the Project

report within 60 days from the date of declaration of the

results. For this purpose, the same Internal and External

examiner shall evaluate the resubmitted report.

10.7.4.4 Every candidate shall send a paper / patent for

publication in a journal or for presentation in an

international conference. An acknowledgement from the

Supervisor for having communicated to the journal or

certificate for presentation in the international conference

shall be attached to the report of the project work. Such

acknowledgements shall be sent to the Controller of

Examination along with the evaluation marks by the team

of examiners without which the thesis shall not be

accepted.

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10.7.4.5 A copy of the approved project report after the

successful completion of viva-voice examination shall be

kept in the library of the college / institution.

11. EXAMINATIONS

Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated based on

(i) Continuous internal assessment throughout the semester and

(ii) End semester examination.

The end semester examination (practical and theory) of 3 hours

duration shall ordinarily be conducted between October -

December during the odd semesters and between April - June

during the even semesters.

Each course, both theory and practical shall be evaluated for a

maximum of 100 marks.

i) Theory Courses

Internal Assessment : 50 Marks

End-Semester Examination : 50 Marks

ii) Theory Courses with laboratory component



iii) Practical courses



iv) Project Work

Phase I



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Phase II



12. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR END SEMESTER

EXAMINATION

A candidate shall normally be permitted to appear for End

semester examination of the current semester if he / she has

satisfied the semester completion requirements (vide Clause 5)

and has registered for examination in all courses of that semester

by paying the prescribed fee.

However, for students having arrear courses of the previous

semester(s), in order to write the current end semester

examination, the registration is mandatory for the examination of

all the courses of that semester and all arrear courses of the

previous semester(s) by paying the prescribed fee, failing which,

the candidates will not be permitted to move to the higher

semester.

A candidate who has already appeared for any course in a

semester and passed the examination is not entitled to reappear

in the same course for improvement of letter grades / marks.

13. PASSING REQUIREMENTS

1) A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total

marks prescribed for the courses (Internal Assessment +

End semester examination) with a minimum of 50% of

the marks prescribed for the end-semester Examination in

theory, theory with practical components and practical

courses (including Project work), shall be declared to have

passed in the Examination.

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For any programme, during any semester that conducts a

practical course in two parts, say A and B, it is mandatory

that the student must appear for both the parts of the lab in

the end semester practical examination. The candidate is

declared as pass in both the parts, A and B of the lab, only

if he / she secure a minimum of 50% put together. If the

candidate is absent for any one part of the lab, the

candidate is declared as fail in both the parts A and B of

the lab and he / she should appear in both, part A and B in

the subsequent semesters.

13.1.1 If a candidate fails to secure a pass in a particular course, it

is mandatory that he / she shall register and reappear for

the examination in that course during the next semester

when examination is conducted in that course. It is

mandatory that he / she should continue to register and

reappear for the examination till he / she secures a pass.

13.1.2 The internal assessment marks obtained by the

candidate in the first appearance shall be retained and

considered valid for all subsequent attempts till the

candidate secures a pass as per clause 13.1. However,

from the third attempt onwards if a candidate fails to obtain

pass marks (Internal Assessment + End Semester

Examination) as per clause 13.1 then the passing

requirement shall be as per clause 13.2.

2) The candidate should secure a minimum of 50% marks

prescribed for the course in the END Semester

Examination alone.

3) Evaluation of Answer Scripts

The system of evaluation of answer scripts for theory

courses is “Double Valuation” i.e., valuation by two

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examiners independently. Since the answer scripts are

subject to double valuation, there is no provision for

revaluation. Even after a double valuation, candidates are

given the right to challenge the valuation. Challenging the

valuation is permitted for those students who have applied

for photocopy of answer script. A candidate can apply for

challenge valuation in a theory course, within 2 weeks from

the declaration of results, on payment of a prescribed fee

along with prescribed application to the Controller of

Examinations (COE) through the Heads of Departments.

Copies of answer scripts for theory courses can be

obtained from the Office of the Controller of Examinations

on payment of a prescribed fee specified for this purpose

through proper application. The copy of answer script is to

be valued by a competent authority and the valued script

should be submitted to Controller of Examination’s (COE’s)

office along with the prescribed fee for challenging the

valuation. The COE will arrange for the challenge valuation

and the publications of the results.

Challenging is permitted only for the Theory Courses.

14. AWARD OF LETTER GRADES

All assessments of a course will be done on absolute marks

basis. However, for the purpose of reporting the performance of a

candidate, the letter grades, each carrying certain points, will be

awarded as detailed below:

Range of Marks

Letter Grade Grade Points

(GP)

91 to 100 O (Outstanding) 10

81 to 90 A+ (Excellent) 9

71 to 80 A (Very good) 8

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61 to 70 B+ (Good) 7

50 to 60 B (Average) 6

0 to 49 RA (Register for Reappearance)

0

Shortage of

Attendance SA -

Withdrawal W -

Audit Course

AU -

‘RA’ denotes Reappearance is required for the examination

in that particular course (This grade will figure both in Grade

Sheet as well as in Result Sheet.)

‘SA’ denotes shortage of attendance (as per Clause 5) and

hence prevented from writing end semester examination.

‘SA’ will appear only in the result sheet.

‘W’ denotes withdrawal from the particular course.

‘AU’ denotes Audit Course.

15. SGPA AND CGPA CALCULATION

After the results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to each

student which will contain the following details:

The list of courses enrolled during the semester and the

grades scored.

The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all courses

enrolled from the first semester onwards.

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During each semester, the list of courses enrolled and the grades

scored in each course are used to compute the Semester Grade

Point Average (SGPA). SGPA is the ratio of the sum of the

products of the number of credits of courses registered and the

grade points corresponding to the grades scored in those

courses, taken for all the courses, to the sum of the number of

credits of all the courses in the semester.

n

i

i

n

i

ii

C

GPC

SGPA

1

1

Where,

C Credits assigned to each course

GP grade point corresponding to the letter grade obtained for

each course

n number of all Courses successfully cleared during the

particular semester in the case of SGPA and during all the

semesters in the case of CGPA

CGPA will be calculated in a similar manner, considering all the

courses enrolled from first semester. “RA”, “SA”, “W” and “AU”

grades will be excluded for calculating SGPA and CGPA.

16. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE

1) A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award

of the M.E. / M.Tech. Degree provided,

i) The student has successfully gained the required

number of total credits as specified in the curriculum

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corresponding to his/her programme within the

stipulated time.

ii) The student has successfully completed any additional

courses prescribed by The Chairperson, Academic

Council whenever, any candidate is readmitted under

regulations other than MEPCO R-2015 (vide clause

18.2)

iii) The student has no disciplinary action pending against

him/her.

iv) The award of Degree must have been approved by

the Syndicate of the University.

2) CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

16.2.1 FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION:

A candidate who satisfies the following conditions shall

be declared to have passed the examination in First

class with Distinction:

Should have passed the End semester examinations

in all the courses of all the four semesters in his/her

First Appearance within two years.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50.

Should not have been prevented from writing end

semester examination due to lack of attendance in any

of the semesters.

Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 17) will not

be construed as an appearance.

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One year authorized break of study (if availed of) is

permitted in addition to two years for award of First

class with Distinction.

16.2.2 FIRST CLASS:

A candidate who satisfies the following conditions shall

be declared to have passed the examination in First

class:

Should have passed the End semester examination in

all the courses of all the four semesters within three

years.

Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 7.0

Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause17) will not

be construed as an appearance.

One year authorized break of study (if availed of) or

prevention from writing End semester examination due

to lack of attendance is permitted in addition to three

years for the award of First Class.

16.2.3 SECOND CLASS:

All other candidates (not covered in clauses 16.2.1 and

16.2.2) who qualify for the award of the degree (vide

Clause 16.1) shall be declared to have passed the

examination in Second Class.

16.2.4 A candidate who is absent for end semester examination in

a course / project work after having registered for the same

shall be considered to have appeared in that examination

for the purpose of classification.

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16.3 Ranks awarded to students

Ranks are awarded for each programme based on the

following criteria.

The number of ranks awarded for each programme is 3

or 10% of the students’ intake in that programme,

whichever is higher.

The rank of a student is determined from CGPA.

However, students who have scored less than 7.5

CGPA will not be eligible for a rank.

Students should have passed the End semester

examination in all the courses of all the four

semesters in his/her First Appearance without any

break of study.

However, for other students, a statement indicating

their position in the programme will be given on

request, based on the CGPA, provided they have

passed all the courses within two years of their study.

17. PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM EXAMINATION:

1) A candidate may, for valid reasons, (medically unfit /

unexpected family situations) be granted permission to

withdraw from appearing for the examination in any course

or courses in any one of the semester examinations during

the entire duration of the degree programme.

2) Such withdrawal shall be permitted only once during the

entire period of study of the degree programme.

3) Withdrawal application shall be valid only if the candidate is

otherwise eligible to write the examination (Clause 5) and

if it is made within TEN days before the commencement

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of the examination in that course or courses and also

recommended by the Head of the Department and

approved by the Head of the Institution with intimation to

CoE.

17.3.1 Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory TEN

days’ notice, applications for withdrawal for special

cases under extraordinary conditions will be

considered on the merit of the case.

4) Withdrawal shall not be construed as an appearance for

deciding the eligibility of a candidate for First Class with

Distinction and First Class.

5) Withdrawal is NOT permitted for arrears examinations of the

previous semesters.

6) Candidates shall appear for the withdrawn courses during

the examination conducted in the subsequent semester.

18. AUTHORIZED BREAK OF STUDY FROM A PROGRAMME

1) A candidate is normally not permitted to temporarily break

the period of study. However, if a candidate happens to

discontinue the programme temporarily in the middle of

duration of study for valid reasons (such as accident or

hospitalization due to prolonged ill health) and to re-join the

programme in a later semester he / she shall apply to the

Chairperson, Academic Council in advance, in any

case, not later than the last date for registering for the

semester in question, through the Head of the Department

stating the reasons.

2) The candidate permitted to rejoin the programme after the

break shall be governed by the Curriculum and regulations

in effect at the time of rejoining.

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3) The authorized break of study will not be counted towards

the duration specified for passing all the courses for the

purpose of classification (vide Clause 16.2.1 and 16.2.2).

4) The total period for completion of the programme

reckoned from, the commencement of the first semester

to which the candidate was admitted shall not exceed the

maximum period specified in clause 4.1 irrespective of the

period of break of study in order that he / she may be

eligible for the award of the degree (vide clause 16).

5) If any student is detained for want of requisite attendance,

progress and good conduct, the period spent in that

semester shall not be considered as permitted ‘Break of

Study’ and Clause 18.3 is not applicable for this case.

6) In case of any valid reasons for extension of Break of Study,

such extended Break of Study may be granted by the

approval of the Chairperson, Academic Council for a

period not more than 1 year in addition to the earlier

authorized Break of Study. Such extended break of study

shall be counted for the purpose of classification of degree

(vide clause 16.2).

7) If the candidate has not reported back to the

department, even after the extended Break of Study, the

name of the candidate shall be deleted permanently from

the college enrolment. Such candidates are not entitled to

seek readmission under any circumstances.

19. DISCIPLINE

Every student is required to observe disciplined and

decorous behaviour both inside and outside the Institution

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and not to indulge in any activity which will tend to bring

down the prestige of the Institution.

In the event, an act of indiscipline being reported, the

Principal shall constitute a disciplinary committee to enquire

into the act of indiscipline.

If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the End

semester examination / internal examination he / she shall

be liable for punitive action as prescribed by the Institution

from time to time.

Ragging is not at all allowed. Punitive actions will be taken

against the students involved in ragging as per the

government norms.

20. PRO INTERNSHIP SCHEME

Pro Internship scheme is designed specifically for students

with good academic credentials. It presents a unique opportunity

for the students to complete the theory courses of the program in

two semesters. It allows students to take up the III semester

theory courses in II semesters holidays itself. Students can go for

internship during the III semester, IV semester and complete the

Project Work in well reputed Industries / organizations offering

Placement to the students / R & D organizations / Premier

Institutions both in India and Abroad, as part of their internship.

This is possible only if the Industries / organizations offering

Placement to the students / R & D organizations / Premier

Institutions allow Internship program with Project and the

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internship coordinators of the Department concerned are notified

well in advance.

20.1 Internship Benefits to Students:

During the Internship, students can apply the theory they

have studied to practical problems in an engineering / technology

environment. They will have the opportunity to screen career

choices. It provides experience often required for future, full-time

job searches. Experience through internship facilitates sound

judgment, confidence, teamwork, self-discipline, and

communication skills among the students. They have the

possibility to establish contact with practicing professionals and to

get full-time job offers at graduation. It provides an opportunity to

earn while learning.

20.2 Eligibility

The guidelines presented below will be used to select the

internship students.

1. Students who are in the II semester with a minimum CGPA of

7.5 up to I semester and have cleared the I semester courses in

single attempt can apply.

2. However, only students who complete all the courses up to II

semester will be allowed to proceed with the Internship cum

Project.

20.3 Application to the Pro Internship Scheme:

Students eligible for Pro Internship Scheme should apply for

the scheme to their HoD within 7 days from the date of

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publication of I semester results while in the II semester of

their study.

20.4 Guidelines to be followed:

(1) Internship students can complete the 3 theory courses of III

semester in II semester holidays.

(2) Students need to attend additional classes during holidays to

meet the curriculum requirement.

(3) Students will be permitted to start the internship only after the

second semester end terminal examinations.

(4) Students doing the internship should attend the Project

Reviews in the scheduled dates. After completion of the

internship cum project, the final summative evaluation will be

conducted with a view to assign the final score.

20.5 Terms and conditions for internship:

(1) The internship should be carried out at a single organization.

(2) It should be completed within two semesters.

(3) All arrangements should be specified in the internship

agreement.

(4) During long leave period and closure of Industries/R&D

organization/Premier Institutions for any reason, during the

internship period, the students concerned should continue

the work only in the college.

(5) Students should adhere to the rules and regulations of the

college and Industries/R&D organization/Premier Institutions

during the Internship cum Project period.

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20.6 Termination of the internship

(1) In the event of prolonged absence of student during the

internship or

(2) If the student has to discontinue the internship due to

unforeseen circumstances during that period or

(3) (iii) If the performance of the work done by the student in

the Industries/R&D organization/Premier Institutions is not

satisfactory during the Project Review or

(4) If the student violates the college rules and regulations

during the Internship cum Project period,

Then the Internship cum Project will be terminated for these

students, after due intimation to the company. In such a

situation, the Phase I and II projects will be in jeopardy, i.e.

those students have to repeat their Phase I and II Project in

the next academic year.

21. REVISION OF REGULATIONS AND CURRICULUM

The Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change the

Regulations, scheme of examinations and syllabi if found

necessary.

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