ACADEMIC REGULATIONS – 2018

U N D ER G R AD U AT E D E G R E E PR O G R A MM E S

Ba c h e lo r o f Te c h n o lo g y

( B .Te c h . - F o u r Y e a r s )

( C h o ic e Ba s e d Fle x ib l e C r e d it Sy s te m)

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

( D e e me d to b e U n i v e r s i ty u /s 3 o f U G C A c t , 1 9 5 6 )
K at tan kula thur , K an cheepur am Di s tri c t 6 03203,
Tami l Nadu , India
i. Regulations for B.Tech. (Common to all Programmes)
These regulations are applicable to the students admitted from the Academic Year
2018-19 onwards.
As per the recommendation of National Knowledge Commission, University Grants
Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), institutions
of higher education need to carry out academic reforms in all areas including admission
policy, uniform academic calendar, introduction of Choice Based Flexible Credit
System, continuous assessment and grading system. In keeping with these
recommendations, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) had adopted
the Choice Based Flexible Credit System (CBFCS) in the faculty of Engineering and
Technologyin the year 2013 which was improved upon in 2015 and now it is being
further refined and implemented from 2018-19 onwards.

Preliminary Definitions and Nomenclature

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
i. ‘Degree’ means that academic award conferred upon a student on successful
completion of a four-year programme designed to achieve the defined
attributes. It is referred to as Under-Graduate (UG) Degree, that is “Bachelor
of Technology” also known as “B.Tech. Degree”.

ii. ‘Programme’ means cohesive arrangement of courses, co-curricular and

extracurricular activities to accomplish predetermined objectives leading to
the awarding of a degree. It also means branch or discipline of B.Tech.
Degree programme like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.
Some Degree programmes also provide options to specialize in a specific
domain of interest. Such B.Tech. Degree programmes are titled as the
Degree along with its specializations like Biotechnology with specialization in
Regenerative Medicine, etc.,

iii. ‘Course’ means a combination of theory, tutorials and practice sessions of a

subject studied in a semester, like Mathematics, Physics, etc.,

iv. ‘Minor’ is an optional secondary concentration of courses that often

complements the Degree Programme.

R.1.0 Admission for B.Tech. (Regular) Programme

R 1.1 Number of Seats: The number of seats in each branch of the B.Tech.
programme for which admission is to be made in the Faculty of Engineering
and Technology will be decided by the Board of Management, SRMIST.

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R 1.2 Minimum Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for Admission to B.Tech.
degree programmes (Regular) shall be based on the following two essential
criteria:
(a) A pass in the 10+2 (Higher Secondary) examination or any other equivalent
examination of any authority, recognized by SRMIST, with a minimum
aggregate of marks in Mathematics / Biology / Biotechnology, Physics and
Chemistry to be specified by the Admissions Committee.
(b) Qualification in SRM Joint Entrance Examination - Engineering (SRMJEEE)
(or) any other Entrance Examination conducted by central/state entrance
examination body for the purposes of admission to an engineering degree
programme for the respective year of admission.

R 1.3 Eligibility for SRMJEEE: The eligibility for appearing for SRMJEEE and the
format shall be mentioned in the Application form and would be decided by
the Admissions Committee for the respective year of admission.

R 1.4 Seat Allocation and Admission: The Admission Committee will prepare a
merit list based on the marks scored by the candidates in the SRMJEEE and
call the applicants in the merit order for counselling. Seats are allotted based
on applicant’s interest and seat availability. Only those candidates who have
scored the minimum aggregate of marks as specified in R.1.2 (a). will be
included in the merit list.

R 1.5 Admissions under Lateral Entry Scheme: Under the Lateral entry scheme
of Admissions, the following categories of candidates are eligible for
admission directly to the 3rd semester of any B.Tech. programme offered by
SRMIST.

Minimum Eligibility: A pass in Diploma in Engineering/Technology through:

(i) A minimum of three years of institutional study, after the 10th (SSLC)
examination, recognized by SRMIST. (or)

(ii) A minimum of 2 years of institutional study, after the 10+2 (Higher Secondary)
examination, recognized by SRMIST. (or)

(iii) ABachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry, after the 10+2

(Higher Secondary examination, recognized by SRMIST. (or)

(iv) Any other equivalent degree through a minimum of 3 years of institutional

study, after the 10+2 (Higher Secondary) examination, recognized by
SRMIST.

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R 1.6 Medical Standards for Admission: Candidates have to fulfil the medical
standards required for admission as set out by the Admission Committee.

R 1.7 Fees for Admission: The selected candidate will be admitted to the B.Tech.
programme after he/she fulfils all the admission requirements as indicated in
the letter of admission after making the payment of the prescribed fees within
the due date announced.

R 1.8 Authority for Admission: Any matter related to admission to the B.Tech.
programme, the decision of the Admission Committee is final.

R 1.9 If, at any time after admission, it is found that a candidate has not fulfilled the
requirements stipulated in the offer of admission, the Director (Eng. & Tech.)
may revoke the admission of the candidate and report the matter to the Vice
Chancellor.

R 1.10 In Addition to the above, admissions will be based on the rules and
regulations of the UGC/Competent authorities in force at the time of
admissions.

R.2.0 Structure of B.Tech. Programme (Common to all Programmes)

R 2.1 List of Programmes: The B.Tech. Degree Programmes offered by SRMIST
are as follows:

1 Aerospace Engineering (AS)

2 Automobile Engineering (AU)
3 Automobile Engineering with specialization in Automotive Electronics (AE)
4 Biotechnology (BT)
5 Biotechnology with specialization in Regenerative Medicine (RM)
6 Biotechnology with specialization in Genetic Engineering (GE)
7 Chemical Engineering (CH)
8 Civil Engineering (CE)
9 Computer Science and Engineering (CS)
Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine
10
Learning (AI)
11 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Big Data Analytics (BD)
12 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Cloud Computing (CC)
13 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Computer Networking (CN)

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14 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Cyber Security (SC)
15 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Information Technology (IT)
16 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Internet of Things (IO)
17 Computer Science Engineering with specialization in Software Engineering (SE)
18 Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EE)
19 Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
Electronics and Communication Engineering with specialization in Biomedical Engineering
20
(BM)
Electronics and Communication Engineering with specialization in Instrumentation
21
Engineering (IE)
22 Mechanical Engineering (ME)
23 Mechatronics Engineering (MH)
24 Mechatronics Engineering with specialization in Robotics (RO)
25 Nanotechnology (NT)

R 2.2 Category of Courses: The Programme of study will consist of 8 categories of

courses distributed over eight semesters (6 semesters for lateral entry students) with
two semesters per year as listed below:

Category
No. Course Category
Code
1 H Humanities and Social Sciences including Management courses
2 B Basic Science courses
3 S Engineering Science courses
4 C Professional Core courses (Compulsory courses)
Professional Elective courses (Optional courses relevant to chosen
5 E
branch/specialization)
Open Elective courses (Optional courses from other technical and/or
6 O
emerging subjects)
7 P Project Work, Seminar and Internship in industry or higher institutions
8 M Mandatory Courses (non-credit courses)

R 2.3 Outcome Based Education: The B.Tech. programmes follow the Outcome
Based Education (OBE) guidelines and have well defined:

1 Program Educational Objectives (PEO)

2 Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) which includes Program Specific Outcomes (PSO)

3 Mission of the Department to Program Educational Objectives (PEO) Mapping

4 Program Educational Objectives (PEO) to Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) Mapping
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5 Structure of Undergraduate Engineering Programme
6 Categorization of Courses (for all four years)
7 Program Articulation Matrix (for all four years)

And, every course has well defined:

1 Course Learning Rationale (CLR)

2 Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) – (Outcome based Objectives)
3 Learning Plan with session-wise Session Learning Outcomes (SLO)
4 Learning Assessment Scheme
5 Course Designer Details

These details are proposed by the respective Board of Studies and approved by the
Academic Council.

R 2.4 Learning Curriculum:B.Tech. Programmes have a learning curriculum

comprising of appropriate combinations of learning from Theory, Tutorials and
Practice sessions.

R 2.5 Learning Credits: Learning Credits are earned by the learner based on the
following pattern:

Learning Environment Learning Credit (C)

1 Hour* Learning from a Lecture Session per week (L) 1
1 Hour* Learning from a Tutorial Session per week (T) 1
1 Hour* Learning from a Practice Session per week (P) 0.5

(* 1Hour of Learning is usually a 50-60 minute period)

R 2.6 Minimum Learning Credits for the award of Degree: For the award of
B.Tech. Degree, a student has to acquire a maximum of 160 learning credits by
learning and practising the various courses prescribed in the curriculum within
the stipulated time duration.

(a) Learning Credit Requirement for Lateral Entry Students: For the award of
B.Tech Degree for a student who has joined through the Lateral Entry Scheme,
the number of learning credits to be acquired will be in accordance with the
curriculum of the program concerned and the credit standing at the point of entry
(Second year, third semester) to the B.Tech. Program.
For instance, assuming the total credits stipulated for a particular specialisation
of first year B.Tech. is 42, and the aggregate of bridge courses – mathematics
(2 credits), Physics (2 credits) and Chemistry (2 credits) is 6 credits, then the
credit standing would work out to 42-6= 36 credits. In this case the student, has
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 to earn [160 – 36 = 124 credits, including the credits of bridge courses to receive
his/her B.Tech. degree.
Lateral entry students, on admission, shall have to undergo ‘Bridge Courses’
prescribed by the SRMIST, which they have to pass and the learning credits
acquired from these courses are added towards their qualifying degree
requirements.

R 2.7 Classification and Numbering of courses: The 9 digit Course Code Structure
is provided below:
For Example : 18LEH101J

YY DD C L SS A
YY DD C L SS A
2 digits 2 digits 1 digit 1 digit 2 digits 1 digit
Level of Serial No.
Year of Course Offering Additional
Type of Course the of the
Regulation Department Qualifier
Course Course
LE – English
PY – Physics
CY – Chemistry
MA – Mathematics
H – Humanities,
MB – Management
Social Sciences
Sciences
including Mgt.
PD – Career 1 - 1st
Courses
Development Centre Level
B – Basic Science
AS – Aerospace Course
Courses
Engineering 2 - 2nd
S – Engineering
AU – Automobile Level
Science Courses
Engineering Course T - Theory
C – Professional
BT – Biotechnology 3 - 3rd 01 L - Laboratory
2018 Core Courses
CH – Chemical Level 02 I - Industry
Regulations E – Professional
Engineering Course etc., B - Bridge
Elective Courses
CE – Civil Engineering J - Joint
O – Open Elective
CS – Computer
Courses
Science & Eng.,
P – Project Work,
EE – Electrical & 4 - 4th
Seminar,
Electronics Eng., Level
Internship etc.,
EC – Electronics Course
M – Mandatory
&Commn. Eng.,
Courses (non-
ME – Mechanical
credit)
Engineering
MH – Mechatronics
Engineering
NT – Nanotechnology

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 R 2.8 Medium of Instruction: The medium of instruction, examination and project
reports will be in English.

R.3.0 Registration / Enrolment for Courses

The process of signing-up for courses is called ‘Registration’. Students are
enrolled after they pay the prescribed fees. For a student to attend classes
he/she has to necessarily complete both registration and enrolment. All
students shall formally register for the courses every semester to undergo
their learning course work.

R 3.1 Course Enrolment Requirements: Enrolment for all courses prescribed as per
the curriculum is mandatory.
(a) Registration of any course will be controlled by the respective Heads of
Department.
(b) The registration sheet contains the course code, course title, number of
credits earned till date, number of credits opted for the current semester,
and the remaining number of credits to earn for the award of the degree.
The student will make the choice of courses on his own or in consultation
with his/her Faculty Advisor.
(c) For the first semester (and III semester in the case of lateral entry
students) registration shall be completed within a week prior to the
commencement of classes.
(d) For all other semesters, the registration will be done during a specified
week immediately after the end semester examination of the previous
semester.
(e) Late enrolment would not be encouraged. In case of a late enrolment,
special permission is required from the respective Heads of Department.

R 3.2 Break in Studies:A student will not be allowed to enrol for current semester
and has to undergo a year of break in studies if he/she:
(a) Does not have a minimum of 75 % attendance in at least 3 or more
courses in the previous semester
(b) Has not cleared any pending fee dues to SRMIST, Hostel, Library, NCC
etc., in the previous semester
(c) Has been ‘Debarred from study’ due to any stipulated reason in the
previous semester.
(d) Has any ‘Pending Disciplinary Actions’ against him/her from the
previous semesters
(e) Has not registered for previous end semester examinations

R 3.3 During the Break of Studies, a student:

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 (a) Cannot attend any regular classes
(b) Will not be permitted to stay in the ‘Hostel’ facility provided by SRMIST
(c) Will not be permitted to participate in any of the SRMIST’s activities
inside the campus.
(d) Can register for ‘Compensatory courses’ for such courses in which
he/she might have obtained an ‘I’ grade.
(e) Can reappear for the ‘End Semester Final Examination’ for such courses
in which he/she might have obtained ‘F’ / ‘Ab’ grade.

R 3.4 Enrolment After Break in Studies: A student who undergoes a break in

studies in the current semester (odd/even) can ‘Enrol Back to Study’ into the
B.Tech. Programme only in the subsequent corresponding (odd/even)
semester in the next academic year only. And ‘Enrol Back from Study’ is
subject to the approval from Director (Eng. & Tech.).

R 3.5 Detention in Courses and Compensatory Courses:

The system of compensatory courses is meant for those students who are
unable to cope up with the academic vigour and hence fails to secure 75%
attendance in a few courses in a semester. Such students can not appear for
end semester examinations of the courses in which their attendance
percentage is less than 75% and are deemed to be detained in such courses
and awarded ‘I’ grade in the same (Refer R.8.3). However, such students can
register under Compensatory Courses in the next semester subject to the
following conditions:

(a) Compensatory courses are conducted only for a student who is

‘Detained from Study’ due to lack of attendance of 75% minimum.
(b) Compensatory courses may be announced after the publication of
results, by the respective School/Department, by the Deans/HODs, with
the approval of the Director (Eng. & Tech.)
(c) Student has to register for the Compensatory Course and pay the
prescribed fee for the Compensatory Courses within the specified time
limit.
(d) A maximum of two Compensatory Courses alone will be permitted to be
registered by a student during the semester next to the semester of
detainment.
(e) Withdrawal from Compensatory courses is not permitted
(f) These courses will be conducted only for 75% of the hours prescribed in
the curriculum and would be held either during weekends or in evenings
after the regular class duration.
(g) A student has to obtain a minimum of 75% attendance in each of these
courses.

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 (h) There will be only one end semester final examination, and no
continuous learning assessments. The internal marks scored in the
detained course will be ignored.
(i) A student has to score the minimum passing criterion to be declared
‘Pass’ in that course.
(j) Students cannot demand a compensatory course for a course in any
semester as a matter of right. Compensatory courses will be conducted
subject to availability of faculty, class rooms and logistics.
(k) Students who have done a Compensatory Course will not be considered
for rank, medal or distinction.

a. Adding and dropping courses: This is applicable only to Professional Elective

and Open Elective courses.
(a) A student may withdraw from an elective course without academic
penalty only during the first 2 weeks of the semester only.
(b) A course having a Co-requisite course will not be permitted to be
dropped. Similarly registering for a new elective course is permitted
only during the first two weeks of the semester.
(c) If an elective course is dropped within the first two weeks of the
commencement of classes, it does not appear on the academic
transcript. In case, the course is dropped any time after 2 weeks
unilaterally by the student, for reasons whatsoever, it will be recorded
with a mark of “Ab” or “I
(d) When a course is added within the permissible timeframe, the
attendance will be calculated from the date of registering the newly
added course. No make-up classes need be conducted for the
individual student to compensate for the missed classes.
(e) Registration in graduate level courses by undergraduate
students: Exceptional undergraduate students who are in the fourth
year of study and who possess CGPA of not less than 9.0 may enrol in
a graduate (Masters) course. In order to do so, students must receive a
strong recommendation from the academic advisor and prior approval
of the Director (Eng. & Tech.). The according of approval lies solely
with the Director (Eng. & Tech.). In any case only ONE master’s level
course will be permitted. The assessment procedure will remain the
same as applicable for the master’s level course.

R.4.0 Maximum and Minimum Duration of the Programme

R 4.1 Semester Duration:Each semester of study shall normally consist of 90
working days or 450 hours. A student is ordinarily expected to complete the
B.Tech. programme in eight semesters for regular programme and in 6

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 semesters under lateral entry scheme. However, a student may complete
the programme at a slower pace by taking more time as specified below:

Regular students: within the time duration of 12 semesters (As per the UGC
Norms) for students admitted in a particular year.

Lateral Entry students: within the time duration of 10 semesters (As per the
UGC Norms) for students admitted in a particular year.

The above-mentioned time duration is counted excluding semesters withdrawn

on medical grounds etc.

R 4.2 In compliance with the rules and norms of UGC, no student will be allowed to
complete the B.Tech. degree in less than 8 full-semesters.

R.5.0 Temporary withdrawal from the programme

R 5.1 A student may be permitted by the Director (Eng. & Tech.) to withdraw from the
programme for a semester or longer for reasons of ill health or other valid
reasons. Normally a student will be permitted to discontinue from the
programme only for a maximum continuous period of two semesters or the
aggregate of individual discontinuation not exceeding two semesters.

R.6.0 AcademicAdvising :In order to provide academic assistance and individualized

attention to students, different levels of advising/attention will be provided by
three types of officers.(1) Academic Class Advisors (2) Student Counsellor (3)
Faculty Advisors

R 6.1 Academic Class Advisors: For every 60 to 70 students, an Academic Class

Advisor would be allocated to help the student evaluate and realize educational
and career options. The basic responsibilities of the Academic Class
Advisor are:

(a) To assist the student in career planning and to refer student to campus
resources for such assistance.
(b) To be knowledgeable about the program(s) for which he/she is advising
and be familiar with published academic rules and regulations of
SRMIST.
(c) To inform the student of the various aspects of degree requirements.
(d) To approve the course registration of the student at the department level
(e) To consider and approve the application for adding / dropping / auditing
of courses
(f) To guide the students while applying for readmission / transfer etc.

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 (g) To help student plan a suitable schedule of classes, at least one
semester in advance.

In all of these matters, the Academic Class Advisor or the advisement team must judge
whether the student's request is in order, is in the student's best interest, and is feasible
under existing regulations.

R 6.2 Student Counsellors& Faculty Advisors:In order to motivate the students

personally and provide counselling on academic and non-academic matters,
a faculty member called Student Counsellor shall be assigned for every 25-30
students. In addition, Faculty Advisors also would advise students time to
time.

R.7.0 Conduct and Discipline

R 7.1 Expected Conduct and Discipline: Every student is required to:

(a) Demonstrate ethical, professionaland exemplary conduct and decorous
behaviour both inside and outside SRMIST campus and not to indulge
in any activity that will tend to bring down the prestige of the SRMIST.
(b) Be self-motivated and to be self-disciplined

(c) Make the most of their ability and to contribute to the happiness and
well-being of SRMIST community by supporting others.
(d) Treat others in the way that they would wish to be treated themselves
(e) Abide by the orders of the Honourable Supreme Court of India, and not
to get involved in any acts of ragging in any form. Ragging is absolutely
and completely prohibited in SRMIST.
(f) Avoid Plagiarism, cut and paste jobs, malpractices of any kind in
learning assignments including project work and its reports.

R 7.2 Act of Indiscipline:A student who does not conduct in the manner expected
and as stated above is considered to be performing an act of Indiscipline.

(a) Acts of Indiscipline are dealt with at zero tolerance

(b) Any acts of Indiscipline of a student is first to be considered by the
Discipline and Welfare Committee of the Department/School for
necessary action. If the issue demands more serious consideration,
the act of indiscipline will be reported to the Director (Eng. & Tech.)
and he will refer it to the Discipline and Welfare Committee of
SRMIST, constituted by the Vice Chancellor. The Committee will
enquire into the charges and recommend suitable action if the charges
are substantiated. The Director (Eng. & Tech.) will take appropriate

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 action on the recommendation of the Discipline and Welfare
Committee of SRMIST.
(c) Anyone found indulging in ragging or any such acts is liable to be
dismissed forthwith.

R 7.3 Suspension: Director (Eng. & Tech.) may suspend a student pending
inquiry depending upon the prima facie evidence.

R 7.4 Appeal: The aggrieved student may appeal to the Vice Chancellor whose
decision will be final and binding.

R.8.0 Attendance

R 8.1 Attendance is the physical presence and active learning participation of a

student in the class / laboratory / field work etc., It is a well-observed fact that
the students who score good grades are those who attend and participate in
all the assigned learning activities in the class / laboratory / field work,
regularly. Therefore, the students must strive to attend and sincerely
participate in all the assigned learning activities without fail.

R 8.2 Every faculty member facilitating a course will take notice of student
attendance and their learning participation till the last instruction day in the
semester. The percentage of attendance, calculated up to this point, will be
indicated by a code number/letter as follows:

Attendance rounded to Code

95% and above H
85 to 94% 9
75 to 84% 8
Below 75% L

R 8.3 A student must maintain an attendance record of at least 75% in individual

courses, exclusive of leave of absence due to medical reasons, on-duty, extra-
curricular / extramural activities, permitted assignments such as job interviews,
unforeseen emergencies etc. Without the minimum attendance of 75%, in any
course, students become ineligible to appear for the end semester examination
in that course. His / Her registration for that course will be treated as cancelled,
and he/she shall be awarded ‘I’ grade (I stands for Incomplete or registration
cancelled for want of minimum attendance) in that course. This grade shall
appear in the grade card until the course is successfully completed. A student
shall register under “Compensatory Courses (R.3.1)” for the courses in which
he/she has attendance less than 75% and complete the same.

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R 8.4 A student must strive to attend all the classes without fail. However, the
minimum attendance requirement of 75% allows a student the facility to use
the balance 25% to account for illnesses, permitted assignments such as job
interviews, inter university sports meets, inter-collegiate/inter-university
competitions, accidents, unforeseen emergencies etc. An attendance of 75% in
a course (except in cases governed by R.8.6) is considered to be the minimum
required for a student to get just enough input on the course syllabus through
class room contact hours to make him / her eligible to appear in the end
semester examination for that course.
It is the responsibility of each and every student to keep track / monitor his /
her percentage of attendance for each course and ensure that he / she
satisfies the attendance norms prescribed by SRMIST. If the student finds any
discrepancy / error in the attendance status, he /she should immediately bring
it to the attention of the concerned faculty member and seek redressal.
R 8.5 The teacher shall prepare the particulars of all students who have attendance
less than 75% in his / her course. Copies of the same should also be sent to
the Director (Eng. & Tech.), and Heads of Schools/ Departments concerned.
The students who have less than 75% attendance will not be permitted to
appear in end semester examination, and the same will be informed to
the student’s parents.

R 8.6 Condonation of Attendance: In rare and genuine cases, a committee

consisting of Director and Head of the Department of the concerned
department will examine the case, based on the documents submitted by the
student, facts and circumstances. Assessment will be done, by the
committee, on the merit of the case and spell out their recommendation to the
Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor, based on the recommendation of the
committee may then give condonation of attendance, only if the Vice
Chancellor deems it fit and deserving but in any case, the condonation cannot
exceed 10%.

R.9.0 Learning Assessment Procedure

R 9.1 The learning of a student is assessed and evaluated in-house by the course
facilitating faculty member/ department except in the case of project work
where an external examiner shall be nominated for conducting the viva-
voce. All assessments are designed based on Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy
levels of thinking and learning.
(Anderson, Lorin W, Krathwohl, David R, “A Taxonomy for Learning,
Teaching and Assessing: a revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy”, Longman
Publishing, NewYork, 2001)

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R 9.2 The student’s learning in each course, in general, is assessed (formative) and
evaluated (summative) based on in-semester continuous learning
assessment (internal assessment) and end-semester final examination. An in-
semester continuous learning assessment (also known as internal
assessment / comprehensive assessment) is spread through the duration of
course and is done by the faculty member facilitating the course. In order to
verify the different skills acquired in a student, the continuous learning
assessments are (as appropriately) performed through:
(a) Oral Learning Assessments
(b) Written Learning Assessments
(c) Demonstrative Learning Assessments

The end-semester final examination shall have learning assessments from the following
perspectives with respect to all courses:
(a) Evaluation with respect to knowledge
(b) Evaluation with respect to Understanding
(c) Evaluation with respect to skill
(d) Evaluation with respect to Applications and/or
(e) Higher Order Thinking Skills

a. The learning assessment weightage in percentages for every course is provided

for each course in the respective course syllabus, and follows the template:

Continuous Learning Assessment (50% weightage) Final

Bloom’s Examination
CLA-1 CLA-2 CLA-3
Level of CLA-4 (50%
(10%) (15%) (15%)
Thinking (10%) weightage)
Theory Practice Theory Practice Theory Practice Theory Practice
Remember
Level 1 % % % % % % % % %
Understand
Apply
Level 2 % % % % % % % % %
Analyze
Evaluate
Level 3 % % % % % % % % %
Create
Total 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %

Note : For a Pure Theory Course, the Practice Part would be zero and similarly for a
Pure Practice Course, the theory part would be appropriately zero.
(a) The ratio between Continuous Learning Assessments and Final Examinations for
all courses is 50:50.
(b) A student should definitely attend the Final Examination to be eligible to Pass the
course.

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(c) For a student to PASS in a course, a student has to score a minimum of 50
marks aggregate.
(d) For the Theory Part of a course or a pure theory course; Continuous
Assessments CLA-1 (normally in two learning units / modules or as prescribed by
the Course Coordinator), CLA-2 (in two learning units / modules not covered in
CLA-1 or as prescribed by the Course Coordinator) and CLA-3 (in all the five
learning units / modules) are generally conducted as Written Tests of duration
100 minutes, 100 minutes and 180 minutes respectively each and the final
examination is conducted for 180 minutes.
(e) For the Practice Part of a course or a pure Practice course; Continuous Learning
Assessments CLA-1, CLA-2 and CLA-3 are generally conducted at periodic
intervals, and for certain courses that needs learning verification of oral and skill
demonstrative abilities, there would be appropriate oral tests and tests for
demonstrations respectively.
(f) CLA-4 is generally a combination from among one or more of these options:

Multiple Choice
Assignments Surprise Tests Seminars
Quizzes
Tech. Talks Field Visits Self-Study NPTEL/MOOC/Swayam
Mini-Projects Case-Study Group Activities Online Certifications
Presentations Debates Conference Papers Group Discussions

(g) Student learning from the theory and practice portions in a course shall be
assessed separately for 100 marks each and consolidated by assigning a
weightage of 50% for theory component and 50% for practical component.
Grading shall be done for this consolidated mark.
(h) For the Practice Part (Laboratory/Practical) of a course or a pure Practice
(Laboratory/Practical) course; due weightage for carrying out experiments, such
as observations, collection of data, analysis, interpretation of results, inferences
and also timely submission of record work done would all carry due weightage
based on the type of laboratories and the course and constitute the CLA-1, CLA-
2, CLA-3. The nature of the end semester final examination shall be informed to
the students at the commencement of the course.
(i) The Final examination (both theory and practice(Laboratory/Practicals)) would
be conducted only after the last working day of the semester.
(j) Final Semester Project Work: The projects undertaken as far as possible should
be socially relevant and product oriented. B.Tech. projects can be carried out by
individual students or by a group of students with a maximum of five students in
a group.
(k) The assessment method for the project work consists of in-semester and end
semester evaluations as detailed below:

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 Continuous Learning Assessment Final Evaluation
(50% weightage) (50% weightage)
Project
Review – 1 Review – 2 Review – 3 Viva-Voce
Report
Project Work /
5% 20 % 25 % 20 % 30 %
Full Internship

R 9.3 Whenever there is a deviation from procedures stated under 15.3, as

warranted by the unique nature of the course, the same will be specified by the
concerned Course Coordinator and approved by the Director (Eng. & Tech.).

R.10.0 Re-appearing for Examination

(a) Students who have secured ‘F’(Fail)/’Ab’ (Absent) grade in a particular course
can reappear when the end semester examination for that course is again
conducted provided they satisfy other eligibility conditions such as lack of
attendance overcome by attending Compensatory courses and minimum credit
/ appearance in end semester examinations requirements,
(b) Temporary withdrawal from the programme and Discipline.
(c) For the first two attempts, the internal marks obtained in the first attempt will
only be considered and it will be combined with the marks obtained in the end
semester examinations for the award of appropriate grade.
(d) The first attempt is that which corresponds to the first registration for the
course. If a student gets ‘F’ or ‘Ab’ in an attempt that is treated as an attempt.
(e) However, if a student obtains ‘F’(Fail)/’Ab’ (Absent) grade in a course in the
first two attempts, from the third attempt onwards, full weightage (100%) shall
be assigned to marks scored in the end semester examinations and the
internal assessment marks they have scored during the regular course of study
will be ignored.
(f) If a student obtains “F” grade or “Ab” grade or “I” grade in a course for which
only internal assessment is applicable like (i) Seminars (ii) Industrial training
(iii) and other notified courses from time to time he/she should register for
compensatory courses for such courses and earn the internal marks as he/she
would have earned normally.
(g) Similarly, for project work, if a student gets a ‘F’ or ‘Ab’ or ‘I’ grade he/she
should register under compensatory course, earn marks for reviews and
project report as applicable and then appear for the final viva. Under the
compensatory course the student shall choose a new project topic (other than
the one he/she had been associated with earlier) under the guidance of the
allotted faculty member.

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(h) If a course has both theory and practical component, then the student shall
appear in the end semester examinations of both the theory and practical
components.
(i) All applicable fees charged for the purpose of examination will apply for
re‐appearance courses as well.

R.11.0 Course Wise Grading of Students

R 11.1 Letter Grades and Grade Points (GP) Based on the aggregate of marks
obtained through internal assessment and external assessment, each student
is awarded a final letter grade at the end of the semester, in each Course.
The letter grades and the corresponding grade points, as recommended by
UGC, are as follows:

Letter Grade Grade Points Mark Range

O (Outstanding) 10 91 - 100
A+ (Excellent) 9 81 – 90
A (Very Good) 8 71 - 80
B+ (Good) 7 61 - 70
B (Above Average) 6 56 - 60
C (Average) 5 50 - 55
<50
F (Fail) 0 Failure due to insufficient
marks in the course
Ab (Absent) 0 Failure due to non-
appearance in examination
I (Incomplete) 0 Failure due to insufficient
attendance in the course.

R 11.2 A student is considered to have successfully completed a course and earned

the credits if he / she secured a letter grade other than F or Ab or I in that
course. A letter grade F or Ab or I in any course implies a failure in that
course.

R 11.3 A course successfully completed cannot be repeated.

R.12.0 Method of Awarding Letter Grades

R 12.1 The internal marks awarded to the students are first normalized and
combined with the normalized marks of end semester examination.
Subsequently letter grades are awarded for the normalized marks as
indicated in the table under section R16.1: The detailed methodology of

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 normalization of internal marks as well as marks in the end-semester final
examinations shall be formulated by the Controller of Examinations.

R 12.2 To pass in a course with earnable credits a student has to score a minimum
of 50% of the total normalized marks secured in both the internal and end
semester examination. Grades Ab and I will be as per R. 16.1

R.13.0 Declaration of Results

R 13.1 Normalized marks are referred to the Result Passing Board for the finalization
of results. Controller of Examinations assigns letter grades and announces the
results.

R 13.2 The Ab / I grade once awarded stays in the record of the student and is deleted
when he/she completes the course successfully later The grade acquired by
the student will be indicated in the grade card of the appropriate academic year
with an indication of the month and the year of passing of that course.

R 13.3 ‘F’ grade obtained by a student will be deleted in the grade card once that
course is successfully completed. The pass grade acquired by the student will
be indicated in the grade card of the appropriate year with an indication of the
month and the year of passing. The CGPA will be accordingly revised.

R.14.0 Re-view of answer scripts

In case any student feels aggrieved on the final outcome of the learning assessment in
any course, the student shall apply to the Controller of Examinations, along with the
prescribed fee, for the review of end semester examination answer script, within the
stipulated time after the announcement of the results of the examinations. The
Controller of Examinations shall facilitate the review of the answer script jointly to be
carried out by the student and the faculty detailed for this purpose. If any discrepancy is
noticed during review the same shall be rectified and the originally awarded grade
accordingly amended.

R.15.0 Grade Card

R 15.1 The grade card issued by the Controller of Examinations to each student,
after the announcement of the results will contain the following:

(a) The credits for each course registered for that semester.

(b) The letter grade obtained in each course

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 (c) The attendance code in each course

(d) The total number of credits earned by the student up to the end of that
semester in each of the course categories

(e) The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all the courses taken from
the I semester onwards for regular students and from III semester onwards
for lateral entry students. For lateral entry students, the grades awarded in the
bridge courses shall also be taken into consideration.

R 15.2 Computation of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative

Grade Point Average (CGPA)
(a) SGPA will be calculated according to the formula: =
∑ ×( )
∑
Where = credit for the course, ( ) = the grade point obtained
for the course (refer R.5.0), = total number of courses and the
sum is over all the courses taken in that semester, including those in
which the student has secured F grades.
(b) CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) is calculated using: =
∑ ×( )
∑
where = Sum of credits in semester, ( ) = Semester Grade
Point Average earned in semester and = number of semesters
and the sum is over all the semesters under consideration.
(c) The SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points
and reported in the transcripts.

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R 15.3 Class/Distinction will be awarded to the students after they successfully
complete the B.Tech. programme as per the norms stipulated in the following
table:

Regular Student:

Category CGPA Class / Distinction

(From I ‐ VIII semesters
including bridge courses)
Students who ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
successfully complete the ≥ 5.5 &< 6.0 Second Class
B.Tech. programme within ≥ 6.0 &< 8.0 First Class
the time duration of 8 ≥ 8.0 First Class with
semesters (R.4.1) (without ‘Ab’ or ‘F’ or ‘I’ or Distinction
‘temporary withdrawal’ in any
Semester)
≥ 8.0 First Class
(with ‘Ab’ or ‘F’ or ‘I’ in any
Semester but obtained pass
grade (‘O’ to ‘P’)
subsequently)
Students who cannot ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
complete the ≥ 5.5 &< 6.0 Second Class
B.Tech. program in 8 ≥ 6.0 First Class
semesters but complete it
successfully within the
time duration of 9
semesters (R.4.1)
Students who cannot ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
complete the ≥ 5.5 Second Class
B.Tech. program in 9
semesters but complete it
successfully within the
time duration of 12
semesters (R.4.1)

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Lateral Entry Student:

Category CGPA Class / Distinction

(From III ‐ VIII semesters
including bridge courses)
Students who ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
successfully complete the ≥ 5.5 &< 6.0 Second Class
B.Tech. programme within ≥ 6.0 &< 8.0 First Class
the time duration of 6 ≥ 8.0 First Class with
semesters (R.4.1) (without ‘Ab’ or ‘F’ or ‘I’ or Distinction
‘temporary withdrawal’ in any
Semester)
≥ 8.0 First Class
(with ‘Ab’ or ‘F’ or ‘I’ in any
Semester but obtained pass
grade (‘O’ to ‘P’)
subsequently)
Students who cannot ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
complete the ≥ 5.5 &< 6.0 Second Class
B.Tech. program in 6 ≥ 6.0 First Class
semesters but complete it
successfully within the
time duration of 7
semesters (R.4.1)
Students who cannot ≥ 5.0 &< 5.5 Pass
complete the ≥ 5.5 Second Class
B.Tech. program in 7
semesters but complete it
successfully within the
time duration of 10
semesters (R.4.1)

R.16.0 Academic Dishonesty

When a student is found responsible for a violation of the SRMIST code of conduct
pertaining to academic dishonesty (Malpractice in Examinations), the Office of
Controller of Examinations will initiate action based on the pre-approved procedures.
Appropriate penalty or punishment will be awarded to the student and communication
sent to the concerned Head of the Department. The matter will be informed to the
students parents duly.

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R.17.0 Eligibility for Award of the B.Tech. Degree

A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the B.Tech degree, if he/she
has

(a) Registered and successfully completed the courses and projects as per the
curriculum and obtaining an aggregate of learning credit totalling 160.
(b) Successfully acquired the required learning credits as specified in the
curriculum corresponding to the branch of his/her study within the stipulated
time duration.
(c) No disciplinary action is pending against him/her.

R.18.0 Eligibility for Award of the Minor Certificate :

A student to become eligible for the Award of the Minor Certificate in the chosen area of
specialization, he/she has to acquire an additional of 20 credits in the chosen Minor
subject area, over and above the credits required for the award of the B. Tech Degree

R.19.0 Change of Regulations

R 19.1 Any regulation can be modified by the Academic Council of SRMIST.

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