[Link].

FOUR YEAR DEGREE COURSE

R19 Regulations
(Applicable for the batches admitted from 2019-2020)

VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY:

BHIMAVARAM
(Autonomous)
Approved by AICTE & Affiliated to JNTUK, Kakinada
Accredited with A++ Grade by NAAC & NBA

Vishnupur, Bhimavaram, West Godavari Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India.

PIN - 534202

Email: info@[Link], Website: [Link]

 THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY - REGULAR
(With effect from 2019-20)

TITLE AND DURATION OF THE COURSE

The course shall be called the degree course in Bachelor of Technology, abbreviated
as
[Link].
The course shall be of four academic years duration divided into eight semesters,
each
semester having duration of minimum 16 weeks.
The calendar of events in respect of the course shall be fixed by the Institute from
time to
time.
The external examination in all the subjects shall be conducted at the end of each
RB 0.0 semester for all the eight semesters.
Students joining the [Link]. programme shall have to complete the
prog ramme in a stipulated time frame of 8 years from the date of joining and
students joining the [Link]. Programme in the third semester directly through
Lateral Entry Scheme (LES) shall have to complete the programme in a stipulated
time frame of 6 years from the date of joining. Otherwise, they shall forfeit their seat
in [Link]. Programme and their admission shall stand cancelled.
When a student is detained for lack of credits / shortage of attendance, he/she may
be re- admitted into the same semester / year in which he/she has been detained.
However, the academic regulations under which he/she was first admitted shall
continue to be applicable.
RB 1.0 ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
Admissions are done as per the norms prescribed by the Government. The
RB 1.1
Government orders issued from time to time in this regard shall prevail.
RB 1.2 The Candidate shall be an Indian National.
The Candidate should have passed the qualifying examination, i.e., Intermediate or
RB 1.3
equivalent on the date of admission.
Seats in each programme in the college are classified into CATEGORY-A (70% of
RB 1.4 intake) and
CATEGORY – B (30% of intake) besides lateral entry.
Category ‘A’ Seats shall be filled by the Convener, EAMCET Admissions.
Category ‘B’ Seats shall be filled by the College as per the guidelines of Andhra
Pradesh State Council of Higher Education.
RB 1.5 ‘Lateral Entry’ candidates shall be admitted into the Third semester directly based on
the rank secured by the candidate in Engineering Common Entrance Test (ECET) in
accordance with the instructions given by the Convener, ECET and the Government
of Andhra Pradesh.
RB 2.0 AWARD OF [Link]. DEGREE
A Regular Student shall be declared eligible for the award of the [Link]. Degree, if
he/she pursues a course of study in not less than four and not more than eight
academic years.
RB 2.1 A Lateral Entry Student admitted into III semester shall be declared eligible for the
award of the [Link]. Degree, if he/she pursues a course of study in not less than
three and not more than six academic years.
 Each discipline of the [Link]. programme is designed to have a total of 160 credits
and the student shall have to complete the courses and earn all credits as per the
requirements for award of the degree.
RB 2.2 Students joining the [Link]. programme in the third semester directly through
Lateral Entry Scheme (LES) shall have to complete the courses, excluding first year
courses and credits as per the requirements for award of the degree.
The [Link]. Degree shall be conferred on a candidate who has satisfied the
following requirements.
A Regular student (four year programme) should register for 160 credits. In order
to become eligible for the award of [Link]. Degree, the student must obtain 160
RB 2.3 credits.
A Lateral Entry student should register for (160- first Year credits) credits and
should obtain all the credits. However, it is mandatory for the students to
complete the noncredit courses
RB 3.0 MINIMUM INSTRUCTION DAYS
RB 3.1 The minimum instruction days for each semester shall be 90 working days.
RB 4.0 COURSES OF STUDY
Branch Code- Branch Abbreviation
01-CE ( Civil Engineering )
02-EEE ( Electrical and Electronics Engineering )
03-ME ( Mechanical Engineering )
04-ECE ( Electronics and Communication Engineering )
05-CSE ( Computer Science & Engineering )
12-IT ( Information Technology )
Groups of Courses: The Courses in the [Link]. Programme is of four kinds: Core,
Professional Elective, Open Elective, and Mandatory Audit Course.
Core Course: These are courses which are to be compulsorily studied by a student
and it is the core requirement to complete the programme in a said branch.
Professional Elective Course: A student can choose a course (subject) from a pool
of courses of branch concerned, which add proficiency to the students.
RB 4.1
Open Elective Course: These are the courses offered by the other branches. These
courses are designed to lead to knowledge enhancement in multi disciplinary
domains.
Mandatory Audit Course: These courses allow a student to attend classes without
the benefit of a grade for a course. An undergraduate student who audits a course
does so, for the purpose of self-enrichment and academic exploration.
RB 5.0 DISTRIBUTION AND WEIGHTAGE OF MARKS
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. The
RB 5.1 Project-I shall be evaluated for 50 marks, Project-II evaluated for 200 marks, ,
Socially Relevant Projects for 50 marks, internship for 50 marks and seminar for 50
marks.

For theory subjects, the distribution shall be 40 marks for Internal Evaluation and
RB 5.2
60 marks for the End Examinations.
 The Internal evaluation 40 marks shall be awarded as follows: 20 marks for
Descriptive, 10 marks for Quiz and 10 marks for Assignment.
The descriptive examination is for 90 minutes duration conducted for 30 marks. Each
descriptive examination question paper consists of three questions (either - or type)
from three units. Three questions to be answered, one from each unit. The
descriptive examination conducted for 30 Marks is to be brought down to total marks
of 20. The quiz examination is for 20 minutes duration (Conducted with 20 multiple
choice questions with a weightage of ½ Mark each). Thought provoking questions
shall be covered in Quiz examination.
After every two Units, one Assignment/Tutorial shall be conducted. Two questions
from each Unit and maximum of 4 questions must be set in Assignment.
Assignment/Tutorial consists of Theory, Design, Analysis, Simulation, Algorithms,
Drawing, etc. as the case may be. Out of the 3 Assignments / tutorials, average of
best of the 2 Assignments shall be considered for awarding of marks.
RB 5.3 For theory subjects, during the semester there shall be 2 MID tests. As the syllabus is
framed for 6 units, the First MID examination (both descriptive and quiz) is conducted
on the first three units and Second MID examination (both descriptive and quiz) is
considered from last three units of each subject. Average of two Mid tests (both
descriptive and quiz) shall be considered as final marks of the MID. Eg: A student got
18 marks out of 20 marks in Descriptive-1, 8 marks out of 10 marks in Quiz-1 and 8
marks out of 20 marks in Descriptive-2 and 2 marks out of 10 marks in Quiz-2.
Assignment-1 = 9 out of 10, Assignment-2 = 4 out of 10 and Assignment-3 = 10 out of
10.
The student Internal marks are = ((26+10)/2 + ((9+10)/2) = 27.5 is rounded to 28
marks out of 40 marks. If a student is absent from any one MID examination, he/she
can appear for a Grand Test after MID-2. The Grand Test will be conducted with
questions covering the entire syllabus. The marks in the grand test is reduced to 30
marks and to be considered for the respective MID.
The end semester examination is conducted for 60 marks. It consists of 6 questions
(either - or type) with 10 marks each. For design subjects (like Design Drawing
Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Building Planning and Drawing), the pattern will
RB 5.4 consist of 2 parts (part-A and B), where in part-A 2 questions will be given with each
question carrying 24 marks, out of which the student has to answer one question and
part-B consists of 6 questions with each question carrying 12 marks each, out of
which the student has to answer 3 questions.
For practical subjects, there shall be continuous evaluation during the semester for
40 internal marks. Out of the 40 marks for internal, day-to-day work 15 marks,
RB 5.5 Record 10 marks and 15 marks to be awarded by conducting an internal laboratory
test. The end examination shall be conducted for 60 marks by the internal examiner
and the external examiner.
For the subject having design and/or drawing (such as Engineering Graphics,
Engineering Drawing, Machine Drawing, Design Drawing Concrete Structures, Steel
Structures, Building Planning and Drawing), the distribution shall be 40 marks for
RB 5.6 internal evaluation (20 marks for day–to–day work, and 20 marks for MID tests) and
60 marks for end examination. The average of 2 MIDs shall be considered as final
marks of the MID.
For the seminar, the student shall collect the information on a specialized topic and
RB 5.7 prepare a technical report showing his/her understanding over the topic, and submit
to the department, which shall be evaluated by the Departmental Committee
 consisting of the Head of the
Department, a seminar supervisor and a senior faculty member. The seminar report
shall be evaluated for 50 marks. There shall be no external examination for seminar.
Out of a total of 200 marks for the Project-II, 80 marks shall be for Internal Evaluation
and 120 marks for the End Semester Examination. The End Semester Examination
(Viva – Voce) shall be conducted by the Committee. The Committee consists of an
external examiner, Head of the Department and Supervisor of the Project. The
RB 5.8 evaluation of project work shall be conducted at the end of the Eighth semester. The
Internal Evaluation marks shall be on the basis of two seminars given by each student
on the topic of his/her project and evaluated by an Internal Committee, consisting of
Head of the department, the supervisor of the project and a senior faculty member.
For the Project-I, 50 marks shall be for the Internal Evaluation. Viva- Voce shall be
conducted by the Committee. The Committee consists of the Head of the
RB 5.9 Department, one Senior Faculty Member and the Supervisor of the Project. The Viva–
Voce may be conducted along with respective semester lab external examinations.
There shall be no external examination for mini projects.
Laboratory marks and the internal marks awarded by the department are not final.
The marks are subjected to be scrutinized and scaled by the Institute wherever it is
felt desirable. The internal and laboratory marks awarded by the department shall
be referred to a Committee if required. The Committee shall arrive at a scaling factor
RB 5.10 and the marks shall be scaled as per the scaling factor. The recommendations of the
Committee are final and binding. The laboratory records and internal test papers shall
be preserved for two years after the final examinations of that semester in the
respective departments as per the norms of the Institute and shall be produced to
the Committees as and when they ask for.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Basic Science Courses 15-16%
Engineering Science Courses 10-19%
Humanities and Social Science Courses 6-9%
RB 6.0 Professional Core Courses 31-40%
Professional Elective Courses 7-13%
Project / Internships / Certification Courses/ Seminar 8-9%
Open Elective Courses 5-10%
Mandatory Audit Courses -
RB 7.0 SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION FOR I, II, III AND IV YEARS
The Schemes of Instruction and syllabi of all [Link]. programmes are given
RB 7.1 separately, which are approved by the BOS concerned and the Academic Council.
RB 8.0 CONTACT HOURS AND CREDITS
One hour of lecture/Tutorial is equivalent to one credit and one hour of practical
RB 8.1 work/field work is equivalent to 0.5 credit.
THEORY / TUTORIAL CLASSES
Each course is prescribed with a fixed number of lecture periods per week. During
RB 8.2 lecture periods, the course instructor shall deal with the concepts of the course. For
certain courses, tutorial periods are prescribed in order to give exercises to the
students and to closely monitor their learning abilities and achievements.
 LABORATORY / DRAWING COURSES
A minimum prescribed number of experiments/drawings/jobs/programmes have to
be performed by students, who shall complete these in all aspects and get each
RB 8.3
experiment evaluated by the teacher concerned and certified by the Head of the
Department concerned at
the end of the semester.
RB 9.0 MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
The Medium of Instruction and examination is in English.

RB 10 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
In each semester, the candidate has to put in a minimum attendance of 75% with a
provision of condonation of 10% of the attendance by the Principal on the specific
RB 10.1 recommendation of the HOD, showing some reasonable cause such as medical
grounds, participation in University level sports, cultural activities, seminars,
workshops, paper presentation etc.
Students, having shortage of attendance and got condonation for attendance, shall
RB 10.2
have to pay requisite fee towards condonation.
Shortage of attendance below 65% in aggregate shall not be condoned.
RB 10.3
Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned will be detained and the
RB 10.4 student has to re-register for that semester when it is offered by the department.
Rules for calculation of attendance for the re-admitted candidates who were
detained for want of attendance or who had break – in study for various reasons:
a) No. of classes conducted shall be counted from the day one of the semester
concerned, irrespective of the date of payment of tuition fee.
b) They should submit a written request to the Principal, along with a challan paid
RB 10.5 towards tuition and other fee, for re-admission before the commencement of class-
work.
c) Student should come to know about the date of commencement of class-work of
the semester into which he/she wishes to get re-admission. The information
regarding date of commencement of class-work for each semester is available in the
college notice boards/ website.
RB 11.0 CONDITIONS FOR PASS AND AWARD OF CREDITS FOR A COURSE
A candidate shall be declared to have passed in individual theory/drawing course if
he/she secures a minimum of 40% aggregate marks (40 marks out of 100, Internal
and semester end examination marks put together), subject to a minimum of 35%
RB 11.1 marks (21 marks out of 60) in semester end examination. For successful completion
of mandatory audit course, the student must get a satisfactory grade from the
department offering the course. If fails, he/she has to reappear whenever the course
is offered.
A candidate shall be declared to have passed in individual lab/project course if
he/she secures a minimum of 40% aggregate marks (Internal and semester end
RB 11.2
examination marks put together), subject to minimum of 35% marks in semester
end examination.
The student has to pass the failed course by appearing the supplementary
RB 11.3 examination as per the requirement for the award of degree.
On passing a course of a programme, the student shall earn assigned credits in that
RB 11.4
course.
RB 12.0 TRANSITORY REGULATIONS
A candidate, who is detained or discontinued in the semester, on readmission shall
be required to pass all the courses in the curriculum prescribed for such batch of
students in which he/she joins subsequently. However, exemption shall be given
RB 12.1
to those candidates who have already passed in such courses in the earlier
semester(s) and substitute subject may be offered as approved by College
Academic Committee and ratified by the Academic Council.
A student shall be eligible for promotion to the next semester of [Link].
RB 12.2 programme, if he/she satisfies the conditions as stipulated in Regulation RB10.
A student will be promoted from II year to III year if he fulfills the academic
requirement of 40% of the credits up to either II year I semester or II year II semester
from all the examinations, whether or not the candidate takes the examinations and
secures prescribed minimum attendance in II year II semester.
A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he fulfils the academic
requirements of 40% of the credits up to either III year I semester or III year II semester
RB 12.3 from all the examinations, whether or not the candidate takes the examinations and
secures prescribed minimum attendance in III year II semester.
For Lateral Entry Candidates
A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he fulfils the academic
requirements of 40% of the credits up to either III year I semester or III year II semester
from all the examinations, whether or not the candidate takes the examinations and
secures prescribed minimum attendance in III year II semester.
COURSE CODE AND COURSE NUMBERING SCHEME: The subject codes shall be given
RB 13.0 by the Department teaching the subject. Each subject code contains 8 characters.
The 8 Characters for each subject shall be coded as per the following guidelines.

19 CS 1 T 01

Unique Number of
Regulation Year Semester the course in the
Number semester
01/02/03/….
1/2/3/…/8

Code of the Dept Type of subject

teaching the subject
T – Theory-Core/Elective
IT – IT
P – Practical
CS – CSE S – Seminar
EC – ECE J – Project
EE – EEE A – Mandatory Audit course
ME – Mech M – MOOC
CE – Civil I – Internship/certification
MB – MBA course/Yoga/Foreign
languages/EPICS
BS – Basic Sc.
 While giving the subject codes the Departments can follow the following steps.
i. Collect the requirements from various Departments.(subjects which they have
to teach for other Departments)
ii. Prepare a list of all the subjects the Departments have to teach in that semester
(for their Department as well as the other Departments based on the
requirements they have collected in point i.)
iii. Give subject codes to all these subjects following the guidelines given.
iv. Communicate these subject codes(identified in point i) to various Departments.
v. Use the subject codes identified in point iii to the subjects in their course
structure.
RB 14.0 CONSOLIDATED GRADE CARD
A consolidated grade card containing credits and grades obtained by the candidate
shall be issued after completion of the four year [Link]. Programme.
RB METHOD OF AWARDING LETTER GRADES AND GRADE POINTS FOR A COURSE
15.0
A letter grade and grade point shall be awarded to the student in each course based
on his/her performance as per the grading system given below
Marks Range Marks Range for Letter Level Grade
Theory/Lab subjects with Grade Point
(Max – 100) Max – 50
≥ 90 ≥ 45 O Outstanding 10
≥ 80 < 90 ≥ 40 < 45 S Excellent 9
RB 15.1
≥ 70 < 80 ≥ 35 < 40 A Very Good 8
≥ 60 < 70 ≥ 30 < 35 B Good 7
≥ 50 < 60 ≥ 25 < 30 C Fair 6
≥ 40 < 50 ≥ 20 < 25 D Satisfactory 5
< 40 < 20 F Fail 0
Absent 0
Calculation of Semester Grade Points Average(SGPA)* for semester:
The Performance of each student at the end of each semester is indicated in terms
of SGPA. The SGPA is calculated as below:

RB 15.2 SGPA (Si) = ∑(Ci x Gi) / ∑Ci (for all courses passed in that semester)
Where Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point
scored by the student in the ith course.
* SGPA is calculated for the candidates who passed all the courses in that
semester
Calculation of Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA)
The CGPA is calculated as below:

RB 15.3 CGPA =∑(Ci x Si) / ∑Ci (for entire programme)

Where Si is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the total number of credits in that
semester. The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and
reported in the transcripts
RB Equivalent Percentage for CGPA is = (CGPA-0.75) x 10
15.4
 REVALUATION
As per the notification issued by the Controller of Examination, the student can
RB submit the application for revaluation, along with the fee receipt for revaluation of
16.0 his/her answer script(s) of theory course(s), if he/she is not satisfied with the Grade
obtained. The Controller of Examination shall arrange for revaluation of those
answer script(s).
For Revaluation, a new external examiner, other than the first examiner, shall re-
evaluate the answer script(s). If there is any change in marks (below 15% of the
RB maximum External marks) the highest of the two marks will be considered and if
16.1 there is any change in marks (Equal or above 15% of the maximum External marks),
the script will be evaluated by the third valuator. The marks of all the three valuators
are compared and the average of two nearer marks will be awarded to the student.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS.
Supplementary examinations shall be conducted twice in an academic year, along with
RB 17.0
regular semester end examinations.

READMISSION CRITERIA.
A candidate, who is detained in a semester due to lack of attendance/ credits, has to
RB 18.0 obtain written permission from the Principal for readmission in the same semester
after duly fulfilling all the required norms stipulated by the college in addition to
paying an administrative fee of Rs.1,000/-
BREAK IN STUDY.
Student, who discontinues his/her studies for whatsoever may be the reason, can get
readmission into appropriate semester of [Link]. programme after break-in study
RB 19.0 only with the prior permission of the Principal of the College provided, such candidate
shall follow the transitory regulations applicable to such batch in which he/she joins.
An administrative fee of Rs.1000/- per year of break in study in addition to the
prescribed tuition fee and special fee has to be paid by the candidate to condone
his/her break in study.
AWARD OF DIVISION.
The award of division for the candidates who admitted into respective
[Link]. programmes in the year 2019-2020 and onwards should be as per JNTUK
regulations.
For the purpose of awarding First Class with Distinction, the student must get CGPA
within 4 years in case of candidates admitted through EAMCET & Management
RB 20.0 Quota or within 3 years in case of Lateral Entry candidates admitted through ECET,
without appearing for any supplementary examinations. Detained candidates are not
eligible for the award of First Class with Distinction.
For the purpose of awarding First, Second and Pass Class, CGPA obtained in the
examinations appeared within the maximum period allowed for the completion of
course shall be considered.

RB 21.0 BETTERMENT /IMPROVEMENT OF CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE

 A candidate, after becoming eligible for the award of the Degree, may reappear for
the external Examination in any of the theory courses as and when conducted, for the
RB 21.1 purpose of improving the CGPA. But this reappearance shall be within a period of two
academic years after becoming eligible for the award of the Degree, subject to
fulfillment of Regulation RB 2.0.
However, this facility shall not be availed by a candidate to reappear either for
Internal Examination or for Semester End Examinations in Practical courses (including
RB 21.2 Project Viva- voce) and also for Semester End Examinations evaluated internally for
the purpose of improvement.
Modified Grade Card and New Consolidated Grade Card shall be issued after
RB 21.3 incorporating new Grades and Credits.

RB 22.0 ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS

Candidate(s), who fails in Theory or Lab courses of 4th year second semester, can
appear for advanced supplementary examinations conducted within one month after
declaration of the revaluation results. However, those candidates who fail in this
advanced supplementary examinations of IV year second semester shall appear for
subsequent examination along with regular candidates in the examinations
conducted at the end of the respective academic year.
MALPRACTICES
The Principal/chief superintendent shall refer the cases of malpractices in internal
assessment tests and Semester End Examinations to a Malpractice Enquiry
RB 23.0
Committee, constituted for the purpose. The Principal shall take necessary action,
against the erring students based on the recommendations of the Committee as per
JNTUK Malpractice regulations.
The physically challenged candidates who have availed additional examination time
and a scribe during their Intermediate/EAMCET examinations shall be given similar
RB 24.0 concessions on production of relevant proof/documents.

The students who are suffering from contagious diseases are not allowed to appear
either internal or Semester end examinations with other students. A separate room
RB 25.0 will be allotted for such type of students.

The students who participate in coaching/tournaments held at

State/National/International levels through University / Indian Olympic Association
during Semester end external examination period shall be promoted to subsequent
RB 26.0
semesters till the entire course
is completed as per the guidelines of University Grants Commission Letter No. F. 1-
5/88 (SPE/PES), dated 18-08-1994.
The Principal shall deal with any academic problem, which is not covered under these
rules and regulations, in consultation with the Heads of the Departments in an
appropriate manner, and subsequently such actions shall be placed before the
RB 27.0
Academic Council for ratification. Any emergency modification of Regulation,
approved in the Heads of the Departments meetings, shall be reported to the
Academic Council for ratification.
 The Academic Council, from time to time, may revise or amend or change the
Regulations, schemes of examination and/or syllabi.
RB 28.0

ELECTIVES
Minimum 20% of intake of students is compulsory for offering regular electives.
RB 29.0

INTERNSHIP
For internship, minimum period shall be one month. However, it can be completed in
RB 30.0 3 to 4 slots /intervals which shall be a minimum of five day slot.
 MALPRACTICES RULES
Disciplinary Action for / Improper Conduct in Examinations

[Link] Nature of Malpractices / Punishment

Improper conduct
Possesses or keeps accessible in examination Expulsion from the examination hall and
hall, any paper, note book, programmable cancellation of the performance in that
calculators, Cell phones, pager, palm computers subject only.
or any other form of material concerned with or
related to the subject of the examination (theory
1.(a) 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)
Gives assistance or guidance or receives it from Expulsion from the examination hall and
any other candidate orally or by any other body cancellation of the performance in that
language methods or communicates through cell subject only of all the candidates involved. In
1.(b) phones with any candidate or persons in or case of an outsider, he will be handed over to
outside the exam hall in respect of any matter. the police and a case is registered against him.
Has copied in the examination hall from any Expulsion from the examination hall and
paper, book, programmable calculators, palm cancellation of the performance in that
computers or any other form of material subject and all other subjects the candidate
2 relevant to the subject of the examination has already appeared including practical
(theory or practical) in which the candidate is examinations and project work and shall not
appearing. 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 and held with the
Institution.
Impersonates any other candidate in connection The candidate who has impersonated shall be
with the examination. expelled from examination hall. The candidate
is also debarred and forfeits the seat. The
3 performance
of the original candidate who has been
impersonated, shall be cancelled in all the
subjects of the examination (including
practicals
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 two
consecutive semesters from class work and all
Institution 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.
Smuggles in the Answer book or additional sheet Expulsion from the examination
or takes out or arranges to send out the hall and cancellation of performance in that
question paper during the examination or subject and all the other subjects the
answer book or additional sheet, during or after candidate has already appeared including
4 the examination. 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 Institution examinations. The
continuation of the course by the candidate is
subject to the academic regulations in
connection with forfeiture of seat.
Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive Cancellation of the performance in that
5
language in the answer paper or in letters to the subject.
examiners or writes to the examiner requesting
him to award pass marks.
Refuses to obey the orders of the Chief In case of students of the college,
Superintendent/Assistant– Superintendent / any they shall be expelled from examination halls
officer on duty or misbehaves or creates and cancellation of their performance in that
disturbance of any kind in and around the subject and all other subjects the candidate(s)
examination hall or organizes a walk out or has (have) already appeared and shall not be
6 instigates others to walk out, or threatens the permitted to appear for the remaining
officer-in charge or any person on duty in or examinations of the subjects of that
outside the examination hall of any injury to his semester/year. The candidates also are
person or to any of his relations whether by debarred and forfeit their seats. In case of
words, either spoken or written or by signs or by outsiders, they will be handed over to the
visible representation, assaults the officer- police and a police case is registered against
incharge, or any person on duty in or outside the them.
examination hall or 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.
Leaves the exam hall taking away answer script Expulsion from the examination
or intentionally tears of the script or any part hall and cancellation of performance in that
thereof inside or outside the examination hall. subject and all the 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
7 semester/year. The candidate is also debarred
for two consecutive semesters from class
work and all Institution examinations. The
continuation of the course by the candidate is
subject to the academic regulations in
connection with forfeiture of seat.
Possess any lethal weapon or firearm Expulsion from the examination
in the examination hall. hall and cancellation of the performance in
that subject and all other subjects the
candidate has already appeared including
8 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.
If student of the college, who is not a candidate Student of the colleges expulsion
for the particular examination or any person not from the examination hall and cancellation of
connected with the college indulges in any the performance in that subject and all other
malpractice or improper conduct mentioned in subjects the candidate has already appeared
9 clause 6 to 8. 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.
Person(s) who do not belong to the College
will be handed over
to police and, a police case will be registered
against them.
Comes in a drunken condition to the Expulsion from the examination
examination hall. hall and cancellation of the Performance in
10 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.
Copying detected on the basis of internal Cancellation of the performance in that
11 evidence, such as, during valuation or during subject and all other subjects the candidate
special scrutiny. has appeared including practical examinations
and project work of that semester/year
examinations.
If any malpractice is detected which is not
12 covered in the above clauses 1 to 11 shall be
reported to the Institution 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)
(i) A show cause notice shall be issued to the college.
(ii) Impose a suitable fine on the college.
(iii) Shifting the examination centre from the college to another college for a specific period of
not less than one year.

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 VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(AUTONOMOUS)
(Approved by AICTE & Affiliated to JNTU-Kakinada)
(Accredited by NBA& NAAC ‘A’ Grade)
Vishnupur, BHIMAVARAM – 534 202

Ragging
Prohibition of ragging in
Educational institutions Act 26 of 1997

Salient Features
 Ragging within or outside any educational institution is prohibited.
 Ragging means doing an act which causes or is likely to cause Insult or Annoyance of
Fear or Apprehension or Threat or Intimidation or outrage of modesty or Injury to a
student.

Imprisonment upto Fine Upto

Teasing, Embarrassing &

Humiliation 6 Months + Rs. 1,000/-

Rs. 2,000/-
Assaulting or Using Criminal
force or Criminal intimidation 1 Year +

Wrongfully restraining or
confining or causing hurt 2 Years + Rs. 5,000/-
Causing gri evous hurt,
kidnapping or Abducts or rape or
committing unnatural offence
5 Years + Rs. 10,000/-
Causing death or abetting
suicide 10 Months + Rs. 50,000/-

LET US MAKE VIT A RAGGING FREE COLLEGE

 VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(AUTONOMOUS)
(Approved by AICTE & Affiliated to JNTU-Kakinada)
(Accredited by NBA& NAAC ‘A’ Grade)
Vishnupur, BHIMAVARAM – 534 202

Ragging
ABSOLUTELY
NOT TO RAGGING

1. Ragging is prohibited as per Act 26 of A.P. Legislative Assembly, 1997.

2. Ragging entails heavy fines and/or imprisonment.

3. Ragging invokes suspension and dismissal from the College.

4. Outsiders are prohibited from entering the College and Hostel without permission.

5. Girl students must be in their hostel rooms by 7.00 p.m.

6. All the students must carry their Identity Cards and show them when demanded.

7. The Principal and the Wardens may visit the Hostels and inspect the rooms any

time.

LET US MAKE VIT A RAGGING FREE COLLEGE

Principal