R.V.R. & J.C.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:: GUNTUR
(Autonomous)
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM REGULATIONS (R-20) for
2-YEAR MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS(M.C.A.) Degree Program
(w.e.f. the batch of students admitted into First Year M.C.A from the academic year 2020-21)
1. ADMISSION
The eligibility criteria for admission into Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) programme is as per the
guidelines of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education(APSCHE), Amaravathi.
1.1 Category – A Seats:
The seats under this category shall be filled by the Convener, ICET Admissions.
1.2 Category – B Seats:
The seats under this category shall be filled by the College as per the guidelines of APSCHE
2. DURATION OF THE COURSE AND MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION
2.1 The duration of the course is two academic years consisting of two semesters in each academic year.
2.2 The medium of instruction and examination is English.
3. MINIMUM INSTRUCTION DAYS
Each semester shall consist of a minimum number of 90 days of instruction excluding the days allotted for
tests, examinations and preparation holidays.
4. REGISTERING THE SUBJECTS OFFERED
4.1 A student has to register and secure 95 credits out of which 32 credits from laboratory subjects including
MOOCS, internship and project work.
The structure of the M.C.A Programme comprises of four semesters of course work consisting of 13 Core
subjects + 2 Elective subjects + 8 Labs + One internship + One Mini Project Work + One MOOCs followed
by a Major Project work. At the end of II Year II Semester the student should submit Project report.
4.2 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) Requirements.
Enrolment of MOOCs Course will be initiated from the date of commencement of class work for I Year
II Semester.
List of MOOCs courses will be announced by the Board of Studies at the time of commencement of
class work for I Year II Semester.
MOOCs course completion certificate must be submitted on or before the last instruction day of II Year
II Semester, for which two credits will be awarded. The grade is awarded based on the marks obtained
in the MOOCS course.
In case a student fails to complete the MOOCS course offered by MOOCS providers, he / she may be
allowed to submit the pass certificate in the subsequent semesters for the same or alternative course
from the list provided by the department with any of the providers before commencement of semester
end examinations of subsequent semesters.
4.3 Internship / Industrial Training / Professional Certification:
Internship / Industrial Training / Professional Certification should be taken up during the summer
holidays for a period of 4 – 6 weeks.
Internship / Industrial Training / Professional Certification completion certificate must be submitted
along with a report and presentation on or before the last instruction day of II Year I Semester, for
which two credits will be awarded. The grade is awarded based on his / her performance.
In case a student fails to complete the internship, he / she may be allowed to submit the certificate in
the subsequent semesters for the same before commencement of semester end examinations of
subsequent semesters
4.4 Project Work
Project work shall be carried out under the Supervision of a Faculty Member in the department.
A candidate may, however, in certain cases, be permitted to work on his Project/Dissertation at the
place of employment, any recognized Institution/R&D Organization/Industry with the approval of the
Head of the Department and Head of the Organization. In such cases, the Project Work shall be jointly
supervised by a member of the faculty and a person from the Organization in the concerned area of
specialization.
5. ATTENDANCE
5.1 Students shall put in attendance of not less than 75% in aggregate in the prescribed subjects in each
semester.
5.2 Condonation of shortage in attendance may be recommended on genuine medical grounds, up to a
maximum of 10% provided the student puts in at least 65% attendance, provided the Principal is satisfied
with the genuineness of the reasons and the conduct of the candidate.
5.3 Students who have put in less than 65% of attendance are not eligible for grant of condonation on shortage
of attendance and also they are not eligible to appear in Semester End examination of that semester. Such
students shall have to repeat the regular course of study of the corresponding semester in subsequent
academic year in order to become eligible to appear for the examination. The seats of candidates admitted
for repetition of the semester be treated as extra seats over and above the sanctioned strength.
5.4 Attendance shall be reckoned from the date of commencement of instruction as per the academic
calendar. However, in the case of candidates admitted later (but within the stipulated time) the attendance
will be reckoned from the date of admission.
5.5 To enable students to know their attendance at the end of each month, the concerned Heads of
Departments shall display cumulative attendance for information.
6. LABORATORY
In any semester, a minimum 80% of total experiments / exercises specified in the syllabus for laboratory
subject shall be completed by the candidate and get the record certified by the concerned Head of the
Department, to be eligible to appear for the Semester End Examination in that laboratory subject.
7. SCHEME OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION
7.1 Instruction in various subjects shall be provided by the college as per the Scheme of instruction and syllabi
prescribed.
7.2 At the end of each semester, Semester End Examinations shall be held as prescribed in the scheme of
examination.
7.3 The distribution of marks between sessional Examination (based on internal assessment) and Semester
End Examination is as follows:
Sessional Semester End
Nature of the subject
Marks Exam. Marks
Theory subjects 40 60
Laboratory subjects 40 60
Mini Project Work 100 --
Major Project Work 40 60
Internship 100 --
MOOCs -- 100
7.4 The performance of the student in each semester is evaluated subject wise. In each Semester, there shall be
two Internal Examinations consists of a Sessional Test for 30 Marks and an Assignment for 10 Marks. The
semester end examination is conducted for 60 marks. The Internal Evaluation for Theory subjects is based on
the 80% (24 out of 30 marks) weightage given to the best of the performances and the remaining 20% (6 out of
30 marks) for the least performance, in the two midterm examinations one held in the middle of the semester
and the other held immediately after the completion of the instruction. The internal evaluation for practical
subjects is based on the day to day performance and semester end internal practical Examination. The marks
for Mini project work and internship will be awarded by internal evaluation by a panel of two faculty members.
7.5 For taking the Semester end examination in any theory or practical subject, students shall be required to obtain
a minimum of 50% marks in Internal evaluation in that subject failing which he / she is required to repeat the
subject when next offered.
7.6 For each theory subjects, there is a comprehensive Semester End Examination at the end of each Semester.
7.7 For each laboratory subject the Semester End Examination is conducted by one internal and one external
examiner appointed by the Principal of the College. The duration of the examination is specified in the detailed
Schemes of Instruction & Examination.
7.8 Viva-voce Examination in Major Project Work is conducted by one internal examiner and one external
examiner appointed by the Principal.
7.9 If any student failed in any subject, then he/she has to appear the supplementary examinations in that subject
whenever conducted for a pass.
8. CONDITION(S) FOR PROMOTION
A student is eligible for promotion to next semester, if he / she satisfies the minimum requirements of
attendance and sessional marks in 50% of the Theory Subjects, as stipulated in Clauses 5 and 7.
9. CONDITIONS FOR PASS
A student is declared to have passed in individual subject if he / she secures a minimum of 40% marks in
theory and 50% marks in laboratory subjects / Mini Project Work / Major Project Work in Semester End
Examination and a minimum of 50% marks in both Sessional & Semester End Examinations put together.
10. AWARD OF CREDITS
Theory subjects CA111, CA112, CA121 are awarded 5 credits and remaining theory subjects are awarded 4
credits and each laboratory subject / Mini Project Work / MOOCs / internship is awarded 2 credits. Major
Project Work at the end of II Year II Semester is awarded 10 credits.
10.1 AWARD OF GRADES
S.No. Range of Marks Grade Grade Points
1. ≥90% A+ 10.0
2. ≥ 80% - < 90% A 9.0
3. ≥ 70 %- < 80% B 8.0
4. ≥ 60 %- < 70% C 7.0
5. ≥55% - < 60% D 6.0
6. ≥50 %- < 55% E 5.0
7. < 50% F 0.0
8. The grade ‘W’ represents withdrawal / absent W 0.0
(subsequently changed into pass or E to A+ or F
grade in the same semester)
10.2 A student securing 'F' grade in any subject there by securing zero grade points has to reappear and
secure at least 'E' grade in the subsequent examinations for that subject.
10.3 After each semester, Grade sheet will be issued which will contain the following details:
o The list of subjects for each semester and corresponding credits and grades obtained,
o The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for each semester and
o The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all subjects put together up to that semester.
SGPA is calculated based on the following formula:
No.of credits Grade points
No.of Credits
CGPA will be calculated in a similar manner, considering all the subjects up to that semester.
10.4 A consolidated Grade Sheet shall be issued to the student, after completing all, indicating the CGPA of
all the Two years put together.
10.5 Conversion of CGPA into equivalent Percentage of marks:
Equivalent Percentage of Marks = (CGPA-0.5)*10.
11. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD OF M.C.A DEGREE
The M.C.A. Degree shall be conferred on a student who satisfies the following requirements:
11.1 The student who satisfies the conditions for pass in all the subjects including labs of all the years as
stipulated in Clause 9.
11.2 Maximum Time Limit for completion of M.C.A. Degree
A student, who fails to fulfill all the academic requirements for the award of the degree within Four
academic years from the year of admission, shall forfeit his/her seat in M.C.A Degree.
12. AWARD OF CLASS
A student who becomes eligible for the award of M.C.A Degree as stipulated in Clause 10 shall be placed in
one of the following Classes.
S.No. Class CGPA
1 First Class With Distinction 7.5 or more
2 First Class 6.5 or more but less than 7.5
3 Second Class 5.5 or more but less than 6.5
4 Pass class 5.0 or more but less than 5.5
13. AWARD OF RANK
The rank shall be awarded based on the following:
13.1 Ranks shall be awarded for the top five percent of the candidates appearing for the Regular Semester
End Examinations or the top five candidates whichever is minimum.
13.2 The Rank shall be awarded only to those students who completes their degree within two academic
years.
13.3 For the purpose of awarding rank, those students who have passed all subjects in the first attempt only
shall be considered.
14. SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS
In addition to the Regular semester end examinations held at the end of each semester, supplementary
examinations will also be conducted after the declaration of results of end semester examinations. Such
candidates taking the Regular / Supplementary examinations as supplementary candidates may have to take
more than one examination per day.
15. TRANSITORY REGULATIONS
A student, who is detained or discontinued in any semester, on readmission shall be required to do all the
courses in the curriculum prescribed for such batch of candidates in which the candidates joins subsequently.
A candidate, studied under R-17 regulations of RVR & JCCE (Autonomous) curriculum, detained due to
lack of academics / attendance at the end of the I Year I Semester and also at the subsequent semesters
will follow the same R-17 regulations/curriculum and he/she has to complete all the courses by appearing
in the examination conducted by the college under R-17 curriculum. The class will be awarded based on
the academic performance of the candidate as per R-17 regulations.
16. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
16.1 Students shall conduct themselves within and outside the premises of the institute in a manner befitting
the candidates of our institution.
16.2 As per the order of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, ragging in any form is considered as a criminal
offence and is banned. Any form of ragging will be severely dealt with.
16.3 The following acts of omission and / or commission shall constitute gross violation of the code of conduct
and are liable to invoke disciplinary measures with regard to ragging.
a) Lack of courtesy and decorum, indecent behavior anywhere within or outside the campus.
b) Willful damage of college / individual property.
c) Possession, consumption or distribution of alcoholic drinks or any kind of narcotics or hallucinogenic
drugs.
d) Mutilation or unauthorized possession of library books.
e) Noisy and unseemly behavior, disturbing studies of fellow candidates.
f) Hacking of computer systems (such as entering into other person's areas without prior permission,
manipulation and / or damage of computer hardware and software or any other cyber-crime etc.).
g) Usage of camera / cell phone in the campus.
h) Plagiarism of any nature.
i) Any other acts of gross indiscipline as decided by the academic council from time to time.
16.4 Commensurate with the gravity of offense, the punishment may be reprimand, fine, expulsion from the
institute / hostel, debar from examination, disallowing the use of certain facilities of the institute,
rustication for a specified period or even outright expulsion from the institute or even handing over the
case to appropriate law enforcement or the judiciary, as required by the circumstances.
16.5 Commensurate with the gravity of offense, the punishment may be reprimand, fine, expulsion from the
institute / hostel, debar from examination, disallowing the use of certain facilities of the institute,
rustication for a specified period or even outright expulsion from the institute or even handing over the
case to appropriate law enforcement or the judiciary, as required by the circumstances.
16.6 For an offence committed in (i) a hostel (ii) a department or in a class room and (iii) elsewhere, the chief
warden, the head of the department and the principal respectively, shall have the authority to reprimand
or impose fine.
16.7 Cases of adoption of unfair means and / or any malpractice in an examination shall be reported to the
principal for taking appropriate action.
16.8 All cases of serious offence, possibly requiring punishment other than reprimand, shall be reported to the
academic council.
16.9 The institute level standing disciplinary action committee constituted by the academic council shall be the
authority to investigate the details of the offence, and recommend disciplinary action based on the nature
and extent of the offence committed.
16.10 The principal shall deal with any academic problem, which is not covered under these rules and
regulations, in consultation with the programmes committee in an appropriate manner, and subsequently
such actions shall be placed before the academic council for ratification. Any emergency modification of
regulation, approved by the appropriate authority, shall be reported to the academic council for
ratification.
16.11 ''Grievance and Redressal Committee'' (General) constituted by the Principal shall deal with all
grievances pertaining to the academic / administrative / disciplinary matters.
17. MALPRACTICES
17.1 The Principal shall refer the cases of malpractices in internal assessment tests and semester-end
examinations to a malpractice enquiry committee constituted by him / her for the purpose. Such
committee shall follow the approved scales of punishment. The principal shall take necessary action,
against the erring candidates basing on the recommendations of the committee.
17.2 Any action on the part of a candidate during an examination trying to get undue advantage or trying to
help another, or drive the same through unfair means is punishable according to the provisions
contained hereunder. The involvement of the staff, who are in-charge of conducting examinations,
valuing examination papers and preparing / keeping records of documents relating to the examinations in
such acts (inclusive of providing incorrect or misleading information) that infringe upon the course of
natural justice to one and all concerned in the examination shall be viewed seriously and recommended
for award of appropriate punishment after thorough enquiry.
18. AMENDMENTS
The College may, from time to time, revise, amend, or change the Regulations, Schemes of Examinations, and
/ or Syllabus.
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