VEMU – R23 - B.

Tech - Regulations

VEMU Institute of Technology

(UGC-Autonomous)

Affiliated to
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Anantapur

Academic Regulations (R23) for

B. Tech (Regular-Full time)
(Effective for the students admitted into I year from the AcademicYear
2023-2024 onwards)

and

Academic Regulations (R23) for

B.Tech (Lateral Entry Scheme)
(Effective for the students getting admitted into II year through Lateral
Entry Scheme from the Academic Year 2024-2025 onwards)

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1. Award of the Degree

a) Award of the B.Tech. Degree / B.Tech Degree with Minor

A student will be declared eligible for the award of the B.Tech. Degree / B.Tech. Degree
with a Minor if he/she fulfils thefollowing:
i) Pursues a course of study for not less than four academic years and not more than eight
academic years. However, for the students availing Gap year facility this period shall be
extended by two years at the most and these two years would in addition to the
maximum period permitted for graduation (Eight years).
ii) Registers for 160 credits and secures all 160 credits.

b) Award of B.Tech. degree with Honors

A student will be declared eligible for the award of the B.Tech. with Honors if
he/she fulfils the following:
(i) Student secures additional 15 credits fulfilling all the requisites of a B.Tech.
program i.e., 160 credits.
(ii) Registering for Honors is optional.
(iii) Honors is to be completed simultaneously with B.Tech. programme.

2. Students, who fail to fulfil all the academic requirements for the award of the degree within
eight academic years from the year of their admission, shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech. course
and their admission stands cancelled. This clause shall be read along with clause 1 a) i).

3. Programs offered by the college

With the approval from AICTE & JNTUA, the following B. Tech. Degree Programmes are
offered at present

S. No. Name of the Program Program Code

1. Civil Engineering 01
2. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 02
3. Mechanical Engineering 03
4. Electronics and Communication Engineering 04
5. Computer Science and Engineering 05
6. Computer Science & Information Technology 25
7. Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) 31

4. Admissions:

As per the norms of A.P. State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE), Government of
Andhra Pradesh, admissions are made to the first year of Four year B.Tech. Degree
programme as given below:
a) As per the norms of Government of Andhra Pradesh, A-Category (based on the rank
obtained in EAPCET) seats will be filled by the Convener, EAPCET.
b) As per the norms of Government of Andhra Pradesh, B-Category seats will be filled by
the management as per the guidelines of APSCHE.

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5. Program related terms:

a) Credit: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of
hours of instructions required per week. One credit is equivalent to one hour of
teaching (Lecture/Tutorial) or two hours of practical work/field work per week.

Credit definition:

1 Hr. Lecture (L) per week 1 credit

1 Hr. Tutorial (T) per week 1 credit
1 Hr. Practical (P) per week 0.5 credit
2 Hrs. Practical (Lab) per week 1 credit

b) Academic Year: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters constitute one
academic year.

c) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The CBCS provides choice for students to
select from the prescribed courses.

d) Course Code: The Unique code for all the courses is assigned as per the below
table:

1st & 2nd 3rd & 4th Fifth Sixth Character 7th & 8th Ninth
Character Character Character Character Character

Year of Type of Department Course sequence Theory

Admissio Program /Practical
n Humanities & Social Sciences – HS First Course - 01
B.Tech – BT Civil Engineering – CE Second Course - 02 Theory – T
2023 - 23 M.Tech - Mechanical Engineering – ME Third Course – 03 Practical’s - P
MT EEE – EE 04, 05, 06 and so on
MCA - MC ECE – EC
MBA - MB CSE – CS
CS&IT – IT
CSE (Artificial Intelligence) – AI
MBA – BA
MCA – CA

2 3 M T M E 0 1 T
Course Code Example: 23MTME01T (For Theory Course), 23MTME01P (For Practical Course)

6. Semester/Credits:

i) A semester comprises 90 working days and an academic year is divided into two
semesters.

ii) The summer term is for eight weeks during summer vacation. Internship/
apprenticeship / work-based vocational education and training can be carried out during
the summer term, especially by students who wish to exit after two semesters or four
semesters of study.

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iii) Regular courses may also be offered during the summer on a fast-track mode to enable
students to do additional courses or complete backlogs in coursework.

iv) The Universities/HEIs can decide on the courses to be offered in the summer term
depending on the availability of faculty and the number of students.

7. Structure of the Undergraduate Programme

All courses offered for the undergraduate program (B. Tech.) are broadly classified as
follows:

Breakup of AICTE
Percentage of
S.No. Category Credits Recommended
total credits
(Total 160) %
Humanities and Social Science including
1 13 8% 8-9%
Management (HM)
2 Basic Sciences (BS) 20 13% 12-16%
3 Engineering Sciences (ES) 23.5 14% 10-18%
4 Professional Core (PC) 54.5 34% 32-36%
Electives
Professional Electives (PE)
5 Open Electives (OE) 33 21% 19-23%
Domain Specific Skill Enhancement Courses
(SEC)
6 Internships & Project work (PR) 16 10% 8-11%
7 Mandatory Courses (MC) Non-credit Non-credit -

Break up of Credits
S.No. Category Code I Year II Year III Year I Vyear Total
I II I II I II I II
Sem Sem Sem Sem Sem Sem Sem Sem
Basic Sciences, Humanities and
1 Social Science including BS & H 10.5 7.5 6 4 1 2 31
Management
2 Engineering Sciences ES 9 8.5 3 3 23.5
3 Professional Core PC 4.5 9 13 9 11 8 54.5
4 Professional Elective PE 2 5 6 13
5 Open Electives OE 6 3 3 12
Domain Specific Skill
6 SEC 2 2 2 2 2 10
Enhancement Courses
7 Internships & Project work PR 2 2 12 16
8 Audit Courses AC 0
Total 19.5 20.5 20 22 22 21 23 12 160

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8. Course Classification:

All subjects/ courses offered for the undergraduate programme in Engineering &
Technology (B.Tech. degree programs) are broadly classified as follows:

S.No. Broad Course Course Category Description

Classification
1. Foundation Core Foundation courses Includes Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry;
Courses fundamental engineering courses; humanities, social
sciences and management courses
2. Core Courses Professional Core Courses Includes subjects related to the parent
(PC) discipline/department/branch of Engineering

Professional Elective Includes elective subjects related to the parent

3. Elective Courses (PE) discipline/department/ branch of Engineering
Courses Open Elective Elective subjects which include interdisciplinary
Courses (OE) subjects or subjects in an area outside the parent
discipline/ department/ branch of Engineering
Domain specific skill interdisciplinary/job-oriented/domain courses which
enhancement courses(SEC) are relevant to the industry
4. Project & Internships Project B.Tech. Project or Major Project
Internships Summer Internships – Community based and
Industry Internships; Industry oriented Full Semester
Internship
5. Audit Courses Mandatory non - credit Covering subjects of developing desired attitude
courses among the learners

9. Programme Pattern

i. Total duration of the of B. Tech (Regular) Programme is four academic years.

ii. Each academic year of study is divided into two semesters.
iii. Minimum number of instruction days in each semester is 90 days.
iv. There shall be mandatory student induction program for freshers, with a three- week
duration before the commencement of first semester. Physical activity, Creative Arts,
Universal Human Values, Literary, Proficiency Modules, Lectures by Eminent People,
Visits to local Areas, Familiarization to Dept./Branch & Innovations etc., are included as
per the guidelines issued by AICTE.
v. Health/wellness/yoga/sports and NSS /NCC /Scouts & Guides / Community service
activities are made mandatory as credit courses for all the undergraduate students.
vi. Courses like Environmental Sciences, Indian Constitution, Technical Paper Writing & IPR
are offered as non-credit mandatory courses for all the undergraduate students.
vii. Design Thinking for Innovation & Tinkering Labs are made mandatory as credit courses for
all the undergraduate students.
viii. Increased flexibility for students through an increase in the elective component of the
curriculum, with 05 Professional Elective courses and 04 Open Elective courses.
ix. Professional Elective Courses, include the elective courses relevant to the chosen
specialization/branch. Proper choice of professional elective courses can lead to students
specializing in emerging areas within the chosen field of study.
x. A total of 04 Open Electives are offered in the curriculum. A student can complete the
requirement for B.Tech. Degree with a Minor within the 160 credits by opting for the
courses offered through various verticals/tracks under Open Electives.
xi. While choosing the electives, students shall ensure that they do not opt for the courses with
syllabus contents similar to courses already pursued.
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xii. A pool of interdisciplinary/job-oriented/domain skill courses which are relevant to the

industry are integrated into the curriculum of all disciplines. There shall be 05 skill-
oriented courses offered during III to VII semesters. Among the five skill courses, four
courses shall focus on the basic and advanced skills related to the domain/interdisciplinary
courses and the other shall be a soft skills course.
xiii. Students shall undergo mandatory summer internships, for a minimum of eight weeks
duration at the end of second and third year of the programme. The internship at the end of
second year shall be community oriented and industry internship at the end of third year.
xiv. There shall also be mandatory full internship in the final semester of the programme along
with the project work.
xv. Undergraduate degree with Honors is introduced by the college for the students having
good academic record.
xvi. Each college shall take measures to implement Virtual Labs (https://www.vlab.co.in)
which provide remote access to labs in various disciplines of Engineering and will help
student in learning basic and advanced concept through remote experimentation. Student
shall be made to work on virtual lab experiments during the regular labs.
xvii. Each college shall assign a faculty advisor/mentor after admission to a group of students
from same department to provide guidance in courses registration/career
growth/placements/opportunities for higher studies/GATE/other competitive exams etc.
xviii. Preferably 25% of course work for the theory courses in every semester shall be
conducted in the blended mode of learning.

10. Evaluation Process

The performance of a student in each semester shall be evaluated subject wise with a maximum of
100 marks for theory and 100 marks for practical subject. Summer Internships shall be evaluated
for 50 marks, Full Internship &Project work in final semester shall be evaluated for 200 marks,
mandatory courses with no credits shall be evaluated for 30 mid semester marks.

A student has to secure not less than 35% of marks in the end examination and a minimum of 40%
of marks in the sum total of the mid semester and end examination marks taken together for the
theory, practical, design, drawing subject or project etc. In case of a mandatory course, he/she
should secure 40% of the total marks.

THEORY COURSES

Assessment Method Marks

Continuous Internal Assessment 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100

i) For theory subject, the distribution shall be 30 marks for Internal Evaluation and 70 marks for
the End-Examination.
ii) For practical subject, the distribution shall be 30 marks for Internal Evaluation and 70 marks
for the End- Examination.
iii) If any course contains two different branch subjects, the syllabus shall be written in two parts
with 3 units each (Part-A and Part-B) and external examination question paper shall be set with
two parts each for 35 marks.
iv) If any subject is having both theory and practical components, they will be evaluated
separately as theory subject and practical subject. However, they will be given same subject
code with an extension of ‘T’ for theory subject and ‘P’ for practical subject.
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a) Continuous Internal Evaluation

i) The total internal weightage for theory courses is 30 marks with the following distribution.
a. 25 marks for Mid-term tests.
b. 5 marks for Assignments.

For all theory courses including mandatory / Audit courses there shall be two mid-term tests in
each semester. Each midterm examination shall be evaluated for 25 marks of which 10 marks
for short answer questions (part A – 5 * 2marks = 10 marks) and 15 marks for subjective paper
(Part B – 3 * 10 Marks = 30 Marks, Scaled down to 15 Marks). The total duration of the mid-
term test is 1 hour 50 minutes.

Subjective paper shall contain 3 either or type questions (totally six questions) of which
student has to answer one from each either-or type of questions. Each question carries 10
marks. The marks obtained in the subjective paper are condensed to 15 marks.

First mid-term test shall be conducted for I, II units of syllabus and second mid-term shall be
conducted for III, IV & V units. Final Mid-term marks shall be arrived by considering 80%
weightage for the best mid-term test and 20% weightage for the other.

ii) If the student is absent for the mid semester examination, no re-exam shall be conducted and
mid semester marks for that examination shall be considered as zero.

For Example:
Marks obtained in first mid: 25
Marks obtained in second mid: 20
Final mid semester Marks: (25x0.8) + (20x0.2) = 24

If the student is absent for any one midterm examination, the final mid semester marks shall
be arrived at by considering 80% weightage to the marks secured by the student in the
appeared examination and zero to the other.

For Example:
Marks obtained in first mid: Absent
Marks obtained in second mid: 25
Final mid semester Marks: (25x0.8) + (0x0.2) =20

iii) A total of two assignments are to be submitted in a semester. First assignment is to

submitted from the unit I & II, whereas the second assignment is to be submitted from the units
III, IV & V. The first assignment is to be submitted before I mid-term test and the second
assignment is to be submitted before II mid-term test.

Note:
• Any fraction in the final mid marks shall be rounded off to the next higher mark.
• Assignments shall be in the form of problems, mini projects, design problems, slip tests,
quizzes etc., depending on the course content. It should be continuous assessment
throughout the semester and the average marks shall be considered.

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b) End Examination Evaluation:

End examination of theory subjects shall have the following pattern:

i) There shall be 6 questions and all questions are compulsory.
ii) Question I shall contain 10 compulsory short answer questions for a total of 20 marks such that
each question carries 2 marks.

iii) There shall be 2 short answer questions from each unit.

a) In each of the questions from 2 to 6, there shall be either/or type questions of 10 marks each.
Student shall answer any one of them.
iv) The questions from 2 to 6 shall be set by covering one unit of the syllabus for each question.

End examination of theory subjects consisting of two parts of different subjects, for Example: Basic
Electrical &Electronics Engineering shall have the following pattern:
i) Question paper shall be in two parts viz., Part A and Part B with equal weightage of 35marks each.
ii) In each part, question 1 shall contain 5 compulsory short answer questions for a total of 5 marks
such that each question carries 1mark.
iii) In each part, questions from 2 to 4, there shall be either/or type questions of 10 marks each.
Student shall answer any one of them.
iv) The questions from 2 to 4 shall be set by covering one unit of the syllabus for eachquestion.

PRACTICAL COURSES

Assessment Method Marks

Continuous Internal Assessment 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100

b) For practical courses, there shall be a continuous evaluation during the semester for 30
sessional marks and end examination shall be for 70 marks.

c) Day-to-day work in the laboratory shall be evaluated for 30 marks by the concerned laboratory
teacher based on the regularity/ record/ viva.

d) The end examination shall be evaluated for 70 marks, conducted by the concerned laboratory
teacher and a senior expert in the subject from the same department.

• Procedure: 30 marks
• Experimental work & Results: 30 marks
• Viva voce: 10 marks.

In a practical subject consisting of two parts (Eg: Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Lab), the end examination shall be conducted for 70 marks each, the average marks of both the
subjects will be given as final external marks.

For the subject having design and/or drawing, such as Engineering Drawing, the distribution
of marks shall be 30 for mid semester evaluation and 70 for end examination.

Assessment Method Marks

Continuous Internal Assessment 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100

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Day-to-day work shall be evaluated for 15 marks by the concerned subject teacherbased on the
reports/submissions prepared in the class. And there shall be two midterm examinations in a
semester for duration of 2 hours each for 15 marks with weightage of 80% to better mid marks
and 20% for the other. The subjective paper shall contain 3 either or type questions of equal
weightage of 5 marks. There shall be no objective paper in mid semester examination. The
sum of day-to-day evaluation and the mid semester marks will be the final sessional marks for
the subject.

The end examination pattern for Engineering Graphics, shall consists of 5 questions, either/or
type, of 14 marks each. There shall be no objective type questions in the end examination.
However, the end examination pattern for other subjects related to design/drawing, multiple
branches, etc is mentioned along withthe syllabus.

e) There shall be no external examination for mandatory courses with zero credits. However,
attendance shall be considered while calculating aggregate attendance and student shall be
declared to have passed the mandatory course only when he/she secures 40% or more in the
internal examinations. In case, the student fails, a re-examination shall be conducted for failed
candidates for 30 marks satisfying the conditions mentioned in item 1 & 2 of the regulations.

f) The laboratory records and mid semester test papers shall be preserved for a minimum of 3
years in the respective institutions as per the University norms and shall be produced to the
Committees of the University as and when the same are asked for.

11. Skill oriented Courses

i) There shall be five skill-oriented courses offered during III to VII semesters.

ii) Out of the five skill courses two shall be skill-oriented courses from the same domain. Of the
remaining three skill courses, one shall be a soft skill course and the remaining two shall be
skill-advanced courses from the same domain/Interdisciplinary/Job oriented.The course shall carry
100 marks and shall be evaluated through continuous assessments during the semester for 30 sessional
marks and end examination shall be for 70 marks. Day-to-day work in the class / laboratory shall be
evaluated for 30 marks by the concerned teacher based on the regularity/assignments/viva/mid semester
test. The end examination similar to practical examination pattern shall be conducted by the concerned
teacher and an expert in the subject nominated by the principal.

iii) The Head of the Department shall identify a faculty member as coordinator for the course. A
committee consisting of the Head of the Department, coordinator and a senior Faculty member
nominated by the Head of the Department shall monitor the evaluation process. The
marks/grades shall be assigned to the students by the above committee based on their
performance.

iv) The student shall be given an option to choose either the skill courses being offered by the
college or to choose a certificate course being offered by industries/Professional bodies or any
other accredited bodies. If a student chooses to take a Certificate Course offered by external
agencies, the credits shall be awarded to the student upon producing the Course Completion
Certificate from the agency. A committee shall be formed at the level of the college to evaluate
the grades/marks given for a course by external agencies and convert to the equivalent marks /
grades.

v) The recommended courses offered by external agencies, conversions and appropriate

grades/marks are to be approved by the Head of the Department / BOS / College Level
Committee at the beginning of the semester.
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vi) If a student prefers to take a certificate course offered by external agency, the department shall
mark attendance of the student for the remaining courses in that semester excluding the skill
course in all the calculations of mandatory attendance requirements upon producing a valid
certificate.

12. MOOCs through SWAYAM Platform:

A Student has to pursue and complete one course compulsorily through MOOCs
approved by the College Level Committee. A student can pursue courses other than core through
MOOCs and it is mandatory to complete one course successfully through MOOCs for awarding
the degree. A student is not permitted to register and pursue core courses through MOOCs.
The respective departments shall give a list of standard MOOCs providers including SWAYAM
whose credentials are endorsed by the HoD.
A student shall register for the course (Minimum of either 8 weeks or 12 weeks) offered through
MOOCs with the approval of Head of the Department. The Head of the Department shall appoint
one mentor to monitor the student’s progression. The student needs to earn a certificate by passing
the exam. The student shall be awarded the credits assigned in the curriculum only by submission of
the certificate. Examination fee, if any, will be borne by the student.

Students who have qualified in the proctored examinations conducted through MOOCsplatform can
apply for credit transfer as specified and are exempted from appearing internal as well as external
examination (for the specified equivalent credit course only) conducted by the College.
Necessary amendments in rules and regulations regarding adoption of MOOC courses would be
proposed from time to time.

13. Credit Transfer Policy

Adoption of MOOCs is mandatory, to enable Blended model of teaching-learning as also

envisaged in the NEP 2020. As per University Grants Commission (Credit Framework for Online
Learning Courses through SWAYAM) Regulation, 2016, the institution shall allow up to a
maximum of 20% of the total courses being offered in a particular programme i.e., maximum of 32
credits through MOOCs platform.

i) The Institution shall offer credit mobility for MOOCs and give the equivalent credit
weightage to the students for the credits earned through online learning courses.
ii) Student registration for the MOOCs shall be only through the respective department of the
institution, it is mandatory for the student to share necessary information with the
department.
iii) Credit transfer policy will be applicable to the Professional & Open Elective courses only.
iv) The concerned department shall identify the courses permitted for credit transfer.
v) The institution shall notify at the beginning of semester the list of the online learning
courses eligible for credit transfer.
vi) The institution shall designate a faculty member as a Mentor for each course to guide the
students from registration till completion of the credit course.
vii) The Examination section of the institute shall ensure no overlap of MOOC exams with that
of the college end semester examination schedule.
viii) Student pursuing courses under MOOCs shall acquire the required credits only after
successful completion of the course and submitting a certificate issued by the competent
authority along with the percentage of marks and grades.
ix) The concerned Head of the Department shall submit the following to the examination
section of the college:

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a) List of students who have passed MOOC courses in the current semester
along with the certificate of completion.
b) Undertaking form filled by the students for credit transfer.

x) The principal shall resolve any issues that may arise in the implementation of this policy
from time to time and shall review its credit transfer policy in the light of periodic changes
brought by UGC, SWAYAM, NPTEL and state government.

Note: Students shall be permitted to register for MOOCs offered through online platforms
approved by the institution from time to time.

14. Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)

The University has implemented Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) to promote flexibility in
curriculum as per NEP 2020 to
i. provide option of mobility for learners across the universities of their choice
ii. provide option to gain the credits through MOOCs from approved digitalplatforms
iii. facilitate award of certificate/diploma/degree in line with the accumulated credits in
ABC
iv. execute Multiple Entry and Exit system with credit count, credit transfer and credit
acceptance from students’ account.

15. Mandatory Internships

Summer Internships
Two summer internships either onsite or virtual each with a minimum of 08 weeks duration, done
at the end of second and third years, respectively are mandatory. It shall be completed in
collaboration with local industries, Govt. Organizations, construction agencies, Power projects,
software MNCs or any industries in the areas of concerned specialization of the Undergraduate
program. One of the two summer internships at the end of second year (Community Service
Project) shall be society oriented and shall be completed in collaboration with government
organizations/NGOs & others. The other internship at the end of third year is Industry Internship
and shall be completed in collaboration with Industries. The student shall register for the internship
as per course structure after commencement of academic year. The guidelines issued by the
APSCHE / University shall be followed for carrying out and evaluation of Community Service
Project and Industry Internship.

Evaluation of the summer internships shall be through the departmental committee. A student will
be required to submit a summer internship report to the concerned department and appear for an
oral presentation before the departmental committee comprising of Head of the Department,
supervisor of the internship and a senior faculty member of the department. A certificate of
successful completion from industry shall be included in the report. The report and the oral
presentation shall carry 50% weightage each. It shall be evaluated for 50 external marks. There
shall be no internal marks for Summer Internship. A student shall secure minimum 40% of marks
for successful completion. In case, if a student fails, he/she shall reappear as and when semester
supplementary examinations are conducted by the college.

Full Semester Internship and Project work:

In the final semester, the student should mandatorily register and undergo internship
(onsite/virtual) and in parallel he/she should work on a project with well-defined objectives. At the
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end of the semester the candidate shall submit an internship completion certificate and a project
report. A student shall also be permitted to submit project report on the work carried out during the
internship.

The project report shall be evaluated with an external examiner. The total marks for project work
200 marks and distribution shall be 60 marks for internal and 140 marks for external evaluation.
The supervisor assesses the student for 30 marks (Report: 15 marks, Seminar: 15 marks). At the
end of the semester, all projects shall be showcased at the department for the benefit of all students
and staff and the same is to be evaluated by the departmental Project Review Committee consisting
of supervisor, a senior faculty and HOD for 30 marks.
The external evaluation of Project Work is a Viva-Voce Examination conducted in the presence of
internal examiner and external examiner appointed by the principal of the institution and is
evaluated for 140 marks.

The college shall facilitate and monitor the student internship programs. Completion of internships
is mandatory, if any student fails to complete internship, he/she will not be eligible for the award
of degree. In such cases, the student shall repeat and complete the internship.

16. Guidelines for offering a Minor

To promote interdisciplinary knowledge among the students, the students admitted into B.Tech. in a
major stream / branch are eligible to obtain degree in Minor in another stream.

i) The Minor program requires the completion of 12 credits in Minor stream chosen.
ii) Two courses for 06 credits related to a Minor are to be pursued compulsorily for the minor
degree, but maybe waived for students who have done similar/equivalent courses. If waived for
a student, then the student must take an extra elective course in its place. It is recommended
that students should complete the compulsory courses (or equivalents) before registering for
the electives.
iii) Electives (minimum of 2 courses) to complete a total of 12 credits.

Note: A total of 04 Open Electives are offered in the curriculum. A student can complete the
requirement for Minor within the 160 credits by opting for the courses offered through various
verticals/tracks under Open Electives.

17. Guidelines for offering Honours

Enrolment into Honors:

i) Students of a Department/Discipline are eligible to opt for Honors program offered by the
same Department/Discipline
ii) The enrolment of student into Honors is based on the CGPA obtained in the major degree
program. CGPA shall be taken up to III semester in case of regular entry students and only
III semester in case of lateral entry students. Students having 7 CGPA without any backlog
subjects will be permitted to register for Honors.
iii) If a student is detained due to lack of attendance either in Major or in Honors, registration
shall be cancelled.

iv) Transfer of credits from Honors to regular B. Tech degree and vice-versa shall not be
permitted.
v) Honors is to be completed simultaneously with a Major degree program.

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Registration for Honors:

i) The eligible and interested students shall apply through the HOD of his/her parent
department. The whole process should be completed within one week before the start of
every semester. Selected students shall be permitted to register the courses under Honors.
ii) The selected students shall submit their willingness to the principal through his/her parent
department offering Honors. The parent department shall maintain the record of student
pursuing the Honors.
iii) The students enrolled in the Honors courses will be monitored continuously. An
advisor/mentor from parent department shall be assigned to a group of students to monitor
the progress.
iv) There is no fee for registration of subjects for Honors program offered in offline at the
respective institutions.

18. Attendance Requirements

i) A student shall be eligible to appear for the end semester external examinations if he/she
acquires a minimum of 40% attendance in each subject and 75% of attendance in aggregate
of all the subjects. b) Condonation of shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65%
and above and below 75%) in each semester may be granted by the College Academic
Committee.

ii) Shortage of Attendance below 65% in aggregate shall in NO CASE be condoned.

iii) A stipulated fee shall be payable towards condonation of shortage of attendance to the
Institution.

iv) Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any semester are not eligible to
take their end examination of that class and their registration shall stand cancelled.

v) A student will not be promoted to the next semester unless he satisfies the attendance
requirements of the present semester. They may seek readmission for that semester from
the date of commencement of class work.

vi) If any candidate fulfils the attendance requirement in the present semester, he shall not be
eligible for readmission into the same class.

vii) If the learning is carried out in blended mode (both offline & online), then the total
attendance of the student shall be calculated considering the offline and online attendance
of the student.

viii) For induction programme attendance shall be maintained as per AICTEnorms.

19. Promotion Rules:

The following academic requirements must be satisfied in addition to the attendance

requirements mentioned in section 18.
i) A student shall be promoted from first year to second year if he/she fulfils the minimum
attendance requirement as per norms of the institution.

ii) A student will be promoted from II to III year if he/she fulfils the academic requirement of
securing 40% of the credits (any decimal fraction should be rounded off to lower
digit) up to in the subjects that have been studied up to III semester.
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iii) A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he/she fulfils the academic
requirements of securing 40% of the credits (any decimal fraction shouldbe rounded off
to lower digit) in the subjects that have been studied up to V semester.

And in case a student is detained for want of credits for a particular academic year by ii) &
iii) above, the student may make up the credits through supplementary examinations and
only after securing the required credits he/she shall be permitted to join in the V semester
or VII semester respectively as the case may be.

iv) When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance he/she may
be re-admitted when the semester is offered after fulfilment of academic regulations. In such
case, he/she shall be in the academic regulations into which he/she is readmitted.

20. Grading:
As a measure of the student’s performance, a 10-point Absolute Grading System usingthe
following Letter Grades and corresponding percentage of marks shall be followed:

After each course is evaluated for 100 marks, the marks obtained in each course will be
converted to a corresponding letter grade as given below, depending on the range in which the
marks obtained by the student fall.

Structure of Grading of Academic Performance

Range in which the marks Grade Grade points
in the subject fall Assigned
≥ 90 S (Superior) 10
≥ 80 < 90 A (Excellent) 9
≥ 70 < 80 B (Very Good) 8
≥ 60 < 70 C (Good) 7
≥ 50 < 60 D (Average) 6
≥ 40 <50 E (Pass Average) 5
<40 F (Fail) 0
Absent Ab (Absent) 0

i) A student obtaining Grade ‘F’ or Grade ‘Ab’ in a subject shall be

considered failed and will be required to reappear for that subject when it is offered
the next supplementary examination.

ii) For noncredit audit courses, “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory” shall be

indicated instead of the letter grade and this will not be counted for the
computation of SGPA/CGPA/Percentage.

Computation of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative GradePoint

Average (CGPA):
The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is the ratio of sum of the product of the
number of credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken bya
student and the sum of the number of credits of all the courses undergone by a student, i.e.,
SGPA = Σ (Ci × Gi)/Σ Ci
where, Ci is the number of credits of the ith subject and Gi is the grade pointscored by
the student in the ith course.
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i) The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be computed in the

same manner considering all the courses undergone by a student over all
the semesters of a program, i.e.,
CGPA = Σ (Ci × Si)/ Σ Ci
where “Si” is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the total number
of credits up to that semester.
ii) Both SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and
reported in the transcripts.
iii) While computing the SGPA the subjects in which the student is
awarded Zero grade points will also be included.
iv) Conversion of CGPA in to Percentage:
Equivalent Percentage = (CGPA-0.5) x 100

Grade Point: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
Letter Grade: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course. Grades are
denoted by letters S, A, B, C, D and F.

21. Award of Class:

After a student has satisfied the requirements prescribed for the completion of the program and is
eligible for the award of B. Tech. Degree, he/she shall be placed in one of the following four
classes:
Class Awarded CGPA Secured
First Class with Distinction ≥ 7.5
First Class ≥ 6.5 < 7.5
Second Class ≥ 5.5 < 6.5
Pass Class ≥ 5.0 < 5.5

CGPA to Percentage conversion Formula – (CGPA – 0.5) x 10

22. With–holding of Results

If the candidate has any dues not paid to the institution or if any case of indiscipline or malpractice is
pending against him/her, the result of the candidate shall be withheld in suchcases.

23. Multiple Entry / Exit Option

a) Exit Policy:
The students can choose to exit the four-year programme at the end of first/second/thirdyear.

i) UG Certificate in (Field of study/discipline) - Programme duration: First year (first two

semesters) of the undergraduate programme, 40 credits followed by an additional exit 10-credit
bridge course(s) lasting two months, including at least 6- credit job-specific internship/
apprenticeship that would help the candidates acquire job-ready competencies required to enter
the workforce.

ii) UG Diploma (in Field of study/discipline) - Programme duration: First two years (first four
semesters) of the undergraduate programme, 80 credits followed by an additional exit 10-credit
bridge course(s) lasting two months, including at least 6- credit job-specific internship/
apprenticeship that would help the candidates acquire job-ready competencies required to enter
the workforce.

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iii) Bachelor of Science (in Field of study/discipline) i.e., B.Sc. Engineering in (Field of
study/discipline)- Programme duration: First three years (first six semesters) of the
undergraduate programme, 120 credits.

b) Entry Policy:
Modalities on multiple entry by the student into the B.Tech. programme will be provided in due
course of time.

Note: The Institution shall resolve any issues that may arise in the implementation of Multiple
Entry and Exit policies from time to time and shall review the policies in the light of periodic
changes brought by UGC, AICTE, State government and JNTUA, Anantapuramu.

24. Gap Year Concept:

Gap year concept for Student Entrepreneur in Residence is introduced and outstanding students
who wish to pursue entrepreneurship / become entrepreneur are allowed to take a break of one
year at any time after II year to pursue full-time entrepreneurship programme/to establish startups.
This period may be extended to two years at the mostand these two years would not be counted for
the time for the maximum time for graduation. The principal of the respective college shall
forward such proposals submitted by the students to the University. An evaluation committee
constituted by the University shall evaluate the proposal submitted by the student and the
committee shall decide whether to permit the student(s) to avail the Gap Year or not

25. Transitory Regulations

Discontinued, detained, or failed candidates are eligible for readmission as and when the
semester is offered after fulfilment of academic regulations. Candidates who have been
detained for want of attendance or not fulfilled academic requirements or who have failed
after having undergone the course in earlier regulations or have discontinued and wish to
continue the course are eligible for admission into the unfinished semester from the date
of commencement of class work with the same or equivalent subjects as and when
subjects are offered, subject to Section 2 and they will follow the academic regulations into
which they are readmitted.
Candidates who are permitted to avail Gap Year shall be eligible for re-joining into the
succeeding year of their B. Tech from the date of commencement of class work, subject to
Section 2 and they will follow the academic regulations into which they are readmitted.

26. Minimum Instruction Days for a Semester:

The minimum instruction days for each semester shall be 90 days.

27. Medium of Instruction:

The medium of instruction of the entire B. Tech undergraduate programme in Engineering
&Technology (including examinations and project reports) will be in English only.
28. Student Transfers:
Student transfers shall be as per the guidelines issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh
and the University from time to time.

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29. General Instructions:
a. The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purpose of any interpretation.
b. Malpractices rules-nature and punishments are appended.
c. Where the words “he”, “him”, “his”, occur in the regulations, they also include
“she”, “her”, “hers”, respectively.
d. In the case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the
decision of the Principal / Chairman-Academic Council is final.
e. The Institute, with the approval of the Academic Council, may change or amend the
academic regulations / structure / credits / syllabi at any time and the changes or
amendments shall be made applicable to all the students on rolls with effect from the
dates notified by the Institute.
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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS (R23) FOR B.TECH.
(LATERAL ENTRY SCHEME)
(Effective for the students getting admitted into II year through Lateral Entry Schemefrom the
Academic Year 2024-2025 onwards)

1. Award of the Degree

(a) Award of the B.Tech. Degree / B.Tech. Degree with a Minor if he/she fulfils thfollowing:
(i) Pursues a course of study for not less than three academic years and not more than
six academic years. However, for the students availing Gap year facility this period
shall be extended by two years at the most and these two years would in addition to
the maximum period permitted forgraduation (Six years).
(ii) Registers for 120 credits and secures all 120 credits.

(c) Award of B.Tech. degree with Honors

A student will be declared eligible for the award of the B.Tech. with Honors ifhe/she fulfils the
following:
(i) Student secures additional 15 credits fulfilling all the requisites of a B.Tech.
program i.e., 120 credits.
(ii) Registering for Honors is optional.
(iii) Honors is to be completed simultaneously with B.Tech. programme.

2. Students, who fail to fulfil the requirement for the award of the degree within sixconsecutive
academic years from the year of admission, shall forfeit their seat.

3. Minimum Academic Requirements

The following academic requirements have to be satisfied in addition to the requirements mentioned
in item no.2
i. A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the minimum academic requirements and earned
the credits allotted to each theory, practical, design, drawing subject or project if he secures not
less than 35% of marks in the end examination and a minimum of 40% of marks in the sum
total of the mid semester evaluation and endexamination taken together.

ii. A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he/she fulfils the academic
requirements of securing 40% of the credits (any decimal fraction should be rounded off to
lower digit) in the subjects that have been studied up to V semester.

And in case if student is already detained for want of credits for particular academic year, the
student may make up the credits through supplementary exams of the above exams before the
commencement of IV year I semester class work of next year.

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4. Course Pattern
i) The entire course of study is three academic years on semester pattern.
ii) A student eligible to appear for the end examination in a subject but absent at it or has failed in
the end examination may appear for that subject at the next supplementary examination
offered.
iii) When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance the student may be re-
admitted when the semester is offered after fulfilment of academic regulations, the student
shall be in the academic regulations into which he/she is readmitted.

5. All other regulations as applicable for B. Tech. Four-year degree course (Regular) willhold good
for B. Tech. (Lateral Entry Scheme).

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RULES FOR

DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR MALPRACTICES / IMPROPER CONDUCT IN EXAMINATIONS

Nature of Malpractices/Improper conduct Punishment

If the candidate:

1.(a) Possesses or keeps accessible in examination hall, any Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
paper, note book, programmable calculators, Cell of the performance in that subject only.
phones, pager, palm computers or any other form of
material concerned with or related to the subject of the
examination (theory or practical) in which he is
appearing but has not made use of (material shall
include any marks on the body of the candidate which
can be used as an aid in the subject of the
examination)

(b) Gives assistance or guidance or receives it from any Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
other candidate orally or by any other body language of the performance in that subject only of all the
methods or communicates through cell phones with candidates involved. In case of an outsider, he will be
any candidate or persons in or outside the exam hall in handed over to the police and a case is registered
respect of any matter. against him.

2. Has copied in the examination hall from any paper, Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
book, programmable calculators, palm computers or of the performance in that subject and all other
any other form of material relevant to the subject of subjects the candidate has already appeared
the examination (theory or practical) in which the including practical examinations and project work and
candidate is appearing. shall not be permitted to appear for the remaining
examinations of the subjects of that semester/year. The
Hall Ticket of the candidate is to be cancelled.

3. Impersonates any other candidate in connection with The candidate who has impersonated shall be expelled
the examination. from examination hall. The candidate is also debarred
for four consecutive semesters from class work and all
examinations. The continuation of the course by
the candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of seat. The
performance of the original candidate who has been
impersonated, shall be cancelled in all the subjects
of the examination (including practical’s and
project work) already appeared and shall not be
allowed to appear for examinations of the remaining
subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred for four consecutive semesters from class
work and all End Semester examinations, if
his involvement is established. Otherwise,
the candidate is debarred for two consecutive
semesters from class work and all End
Semester examinations. The continuation of
the course by the candidate is subject to the
academic regulations in connection with forfeiture
of seat. If the imposter is an outsider, he will be
handed over to the police and a case is registered
against him.

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4. Smuggles in the Answer book or additional sheet or Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
takes out or arranges to send out the question paper of performance in that subject and all the other
during the examination or answer book or additional subjects the candidate has already appeared
sheet, during or after the examination. including practical examinations and project work and
shall not be permitted for the remaining examinations
of the subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is
also debarred for two consecutive semesters from class
work and all end semester examinations. The
continuation of the course by the candidate is
subject to the academic regulations in connection
with forfeiture of seat.
5. Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive language in Cancellation of the performance in that subject only.
the answer paper or in letters to the examiners or
writes to the examiner requesting him to award pass
marks.

6. Refuses to obey the orders of the Chief In case of students of the college, they shall be expelled
Superintendent /Assistant - Superintendent /any from examination halls and cancellation of their
officer on duty or misbehaves or creates disturbance of performance in that subject and all other subjects the
any kind in and around the examination hall or candidate(s) has (have) already appeared and shall not
organizes a walk out or instigates others to walk out, or be permitted to appear for the remaining
threatens the officer-in charge or any person on duty in examinations of the subjects of that semester/year. If
or outside the examination hall of any injury to his the candidate physically assaults the invigilator/
person or to any of his relations whether by words, officer-in-charge of the Examinations, then the
either spoken or written or by signs or by visible candidate is also debarred and forfeits his/her seat. In
representation, assaults the officer-in-charge, or any case of outsiders, they will be handed over to the police
person on duty in or outside the examination hall or and a police case is registered against them.
any of his relations, or indulges in any other act of
misconduct or mischief which result in damage to or
destruction of property in the examination hall or any
part of the College campus or engages in any other act
which in the opinion of the officer on duty amounts to
use of unfair means or misconduct or has the tendency
to disrupt the orderly conduct of the examination.
7. Leaves the exam hall taking away answer script or Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
intentionally tears of the script or any part thereof of performance in that subject and all the other subjects
inside or outside the examination hall. the candidate has already appeared including
practical examinations and project work and shall not
be permitted for the remaining examinations of the
subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred for two consecutive semesters from class
work and all End Semester examinations. The
continuation of the course by the candidate is subject
to the academic regulations in connection with
forfeiture of seat.
8. Possess any lethal weapon or firearm in the Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
examination hall. of the performance in that subject and all other subjects
the candidate has already appeared including
practical examinations and project work and shall not
be permitted for the remaining examinations of the
subjects of that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred and forfeits the seat.
9. If student of the college, who is not a candidate for the Student of the colleges expulsion from the examination
particular examination or any person not connected hall and cancellation of the performance in that subject
with the college indulges in any malpractice or and all other subjects the candidate has already
improper conduct mentioned in clause 6 to 8. appeared including practical examinations and project
work and shall not be permitted for the remaining

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examinations of the subjects of that semester/year. The
candidate is also debarred and forfeits the seat. Person
(s) who do not belong to the College will be handed
over to police and, a police case will be registered
against them.
10. Comes in a drunken condition to the examination hall. Expulsion from the examination hall and cancellation
of the performance in that subject and all other subjects
the candidate has already appeared including practical
examinations and project work and shall not be
permitted for the remaining examinations of the
subjects of that semester/year.
11. Copying detected on the basis of internal evidence, Cancellation of the performance in that subject only or
such as, during valuation or during special scrutiny. in that subject and all other subjects the candidate has
appeared including practical examinations and project
work of that semester / year examinations, depending
on the recommendation of the committee.
12. If any malpractice is detected which is not covered in
the above clauses 1 to 11 shall be reported to the
University for further action to award suitable
punishment.

Malpractices identified by squad or special invigilators

1. Punishments to the candidates as per the above guidelines.
2. Punishment for institutions : (if the squad reports that the college is also involved in
encouraging malpractices)
3. A show cause notice shall be issued to the college.
4. Impose a suitable fine on the college.
5. Shifting the examination centre from the college to another college for a specific period of
not less than one year.

Note:-
Whenever the performance of a student is cancelled in any subject/subjects due to Malpractice, he
has to register for End Examinations in that subject/subjects consequently and has to fulfil all the
norms required for the award of Degree.

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