S.A.

ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI – 600 077

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

REGULATIONS 2020A
(With Amendments)
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

Common to all B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programmes

(For the Students admitted from the Academic Year 2021-2022 onwards)

VISION
To transform our institution into quality technical education centre imparting
updatedtechnical knowledge with character building.

MISSION
• To create an excellent teaching and learning environment for our staff
and students to realize their full potential thus enabling them to
contribute positively to the community.

• To significantly enhance the self-confidence level for developing

creative skills of staff and students.

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S.A. ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI – 600 077
(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
REGULATIONS 2020A
(With Amendments)
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM

Common to all B.E / B.Tech Degree Programmes

(For the Students admitted from the Academic Year 2021-2022 onwards)

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING / BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

The amendments to Regulations 2020 hereunder are effective from the Academic
Year 2021-2022 and are applicable to students admitted to S.A. Engineering College
(Autonomous), Chennai -600 077, from the Academic year 2021-2022 onwards. The
regulations hereunder subject to amendments as may be made by the Academic
Council of the College from time to time. Any or all such amendments will be effective
from such date and to such batches of students as may be decided by the Academic
Council.

1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE

In the following Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

Programme.

ii) “Branch” means specialization or discipline of B.E. / B.Tech. DegreeProgramme,

like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.

iii) “Course” means a theory or practical course that is normally studied in a semester,
like Chemistry, Physics, etc.

iv) “Head of the Institution” means the Principal of the College.

v) “Head of the Department (HOD)” means Head of the Department concerned.

vi) “Controller of Examinations (COE)” means the authority in the college who is
responsible for all activities of the Assessments and End Semester Examinations.

vii) “University” means the affiliating University, Anna University, Chennai.

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2. ADMISSION
2.1 Candidates seeking admission to the FIRST semester of EIGHT semesters
B.E. / B.Tech. Degree Programme:
The candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examinations(10+2) of
Curriculum (Academic Stream) prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu with
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as three of the four subjects of study or any
examination of any other University or authority accepted by the Syndicate of Anna
University as equivalent thereto.
(OR)
The candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination of Vocational
stream (Vocational groups in Engineering / Technology) as prescribed by the
Government of Tamil Nadu.

2.2 Lateral entry admission

(i) The candidates who possess the Diploma in Engineering / Technology awarded by
the State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent are eligible to
apply for Lateral entry admission to the third semester of B.E. / B.Tech. as per the
rules fixed by Government of Tamil Nadu.
(OR)
(ii) The candidates who possess the Degree in Science (B.Sc.,) (10+2+3 stream) with
Mathematics as a subject at the B.Sc. Level are eligible to apply for Lateral entry
admission to the third semester of B.E. /B.Tech.
Such candidates shall undergo two additional Engineering subject(s) in the third
and fourth semesters as prescribed by the Curriculum.

3. DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME

3.1 Minimum Duration: The programme will extend over a period of four years for
HSC students and three years for lateral Entry Students leading to the Degree of
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) / Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) of the Anna
University. The four academic years will be divided into eight semesters for HSC
students and three years will be divided into six semesters for lateral entry students
with two semesters per year.

3.2 Maximum Duration: The student shall complete all the passing requirements of
the B.E. / B.Tech. degree programme within a maximum period of 7 years (6 years
for lateral entry); these periods reckoned from the commencement of the semester
to which the student was first admitted to the programme.

3.3 Each semester shall normally consist of 75 working days or 540 periods of 50
minutes each. The Head of the Institution shall ensure that every teacher imparts

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 instruction as per the number of periods specified in the syllabus and that the
teacher teaches the full content of the specified syllabus for the course being
taught.

3.4 The Head of the Institution may conduct additional classes for improvement,
special coaching, conduct of model test, etc., over and above the specified periods.
3.5 The total period for completion of the programme reckoned from the
commencement of the first semester to which the student was admitted shall not
exceed the maximum period specified in clause 3.2 irrespective of the period of
break of study in order that he/she may be eligible for the award of the degree.

4. B.E. / B.Tech. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Candidates shall be admitted to one of the following branches of study and obtain a
Degree of B.E. / B.Tech. of Anna University, Chennai.

B.E. Civil Engineering

B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering
B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering
B.E. Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

B.Tech. Computer Science and Business Systems

B.Tech. Information Technology

5. STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES
5.1 Categorization of Courses
Every B.E. / B. Tech. Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting of theory
and practical courses that shall be categorized as follows:
i. Humanities, Social Sciences and Management Courses (HSM) courses include
Technical English, Engineering Ethics and Human Values, Communication skills,
Principles of Management, etc.
ii. Basic Sciences (BS) courses include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, etc.

iii. Engineering Sciences (ES) courses include Engineering practices, Engineering

Graphics, Basics of Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Computer Engineering,
Instrumentation, etc.
iv. Professional Core (PC) courses include the core courses relevant to the chosen
specialization/branch.

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v. Professional Elective (PE) courses include the elective courses relevant to the
chosen specialization/branch.
vi. Open Elective (OE) courses include the courses from other branches or own branch
which a student can choose from the list specified in the curriculum of the students
admitted to B.E./B.Tech. Programmes.
vii. Employability Enhancement Courses (EEC) includes Project Work and/or
Internship, Seminar, Professional Practices, Case Study and Industrial/Practical
Training.
viii. Audit Courses (AC) are non-credit courses that include the courses such as
Constitution of India, Environmental Science and Engineering, etc.

5.1.1 Personality and Character Development

All students shall enroll, on admission, in any one of the personality and character
development programmes (NSS/NSO) and undergo training for about 40 hours and
attend a camp of about six days. The training shall include classes on hygiene and
health awareness and also training in first-aid etc.
National Service Scheme (NSS) will have social service activities in and around the
College / Institution.
National Sports Organization (NSO) will have sports, Games, Drills and Physical
exercises.

5.3 Number of courses per semester

Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend of lecture courses not exceeding
7 Theory courses and laboratory Integrated Theory Courses and 4 Laboratory
courses and Employability Enhancement Course(s). However, the total number of
courses per semester shall not exceed 10. Each Course shall have credits assigned as
per Clause 5.5.

5.4 Electives

Students shall opt for professional elective courses or open elective courses from fifth
semester onwards. Open electives are the elective courses offered by a department to
other branches and professional electives are courses offered by a department to the
students of their own branches only. He/she shall opt for elective courses from the list
provided in the curriculum of their department in consultation with the Faculty
Advisor/Class Advisor/Head of the Department.

5.5 Credit Assignment

Each course is assigned certain number of credits based on the following:

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 CONTACT PERIOD PER WEEK CREDITS
1 Lecture Period 1
1 Tutorial Periods 1
2 Laboratory Periods (also for EEC 1
courses like / Seminar / Project Work
/Case study / etc.)

5.6 Online Courses

Students may be permitted to credit TWO online courses (which are provided with
certificate from organization like NPTEL, SWAYAM etc.) subject to a maximum of six
credits from Fifth semester onwards and the same will be included for the calculation of
GPA. The courses that are opted in online mode shall also be as per clause 5.13
Advancement of Courses. A committee comprising of subject experts along with Head
of the Department shall analyze the quality and need of the course for approval. If
approved, a faculty from the department shall be assigned to monitor the assessments
for continuous evaluation. The details regarding online courses taken up by students
should be sent to the Controller of Examinations, one month before the
commencement of End Semester Examination. The approved list of online courses will
be provided by the Department with the approval of Academic Council from time to time
(To offer new online courses).

5.7 Self-Study Courses

The students with CGPA of 8.0 and above with no standing arrears upto sixth semester
shall opt for maximum of four self-study courses (Three credits each) during seventh
and eighth semester only. No formal lecture periods for self-study courses shall be
provided. However, the Head of the Department should nominate a faculty for
continuous monitoring and evaluation of the students who opted for self- study course.

5.8 Value Added Courses

The Students may optionally undergo Value Added Courses and the credits earned
through the Value Added Courses shall be over and above the total credit requirement
prescribed in the curriculum for the award of the degree. One / Two credit courses shall
be offered by a Department with the prior approval from the Head of the Institution. The
details of the syllabus, time table and faculty may be sent to the Controller of
Examinations after approval from the Head of the Institution concerned before the
course is offered. Students can take a maximum of two one credit courses / one
two credit course during an academic year. The credits earned through this shall be
over and above the total credit requirements prescribed in the curriculum for the award
of the degree and will not be counted for GPA evaluation.

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 DURATION OF THE VALUE ADDED COURSE CREDITS
30 Hours – 44 Hours 1
45 Hours and Above 2

5.9 Industrial Training / Internship

5.9.1 The students may undergo Industrial training for a minimum period of two weeks
continuously during the summer/winter vacation.
The students may undergo Internship at a Research organization / University/
Industry (after due approval from the Head of the Institution) for the period
prescribed in the curriculum during the summer / winter vacation, in lieu of
Industrial training. Attendance Certificate mentioning the period of Industrial
Training / Internship and signed by the competent authority of the industry, as
per the format provided by the College shall be submitted to the Head of the
Department. The attendance certificate shall be forwarded to the COE, through the
Head of the Institution by the Head of the Department for processing results.
5.9.2 If Industrial Training/ Internship is not prescribed in the curriculum, the student
may undergo Industrial Training/ Internship optionally and the credits earned will be
indicated in the Grade Sheet. In such cases, Industrial Training / Internship need
to be undergone continuously from one organization or with a combination one
two week and one four week from one/two organizations. However, these credits
shall not be considered for classification of the degree. Students shall get
permission from the Head of the Institution for taking Industrial Training/Internship
and the Certificate of completion of Industrial Training / Internship shall be
forwarded to the COE.

DURATION OF THE CREDITS

TRAINING/INTERNSHIP
2 WEEKS * 1
4 WEEKS 2
6 WEEKS 3
* 1 WEEK = 40 INTERNSHIP HOURS
5.10 Industrial Visit
Every student is required to go for at least one Industrial Visit every year starting from
the second year of the Programme. The Heads of Departments shall ensure that
necessary arrangements are made in this regard.

5.11 Project Work

Every student shall be required to undertake a suitable project in industry / research

organization/department in consultation with the Head of the Department and the faculty
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guide and submit the project report thereon at the end of the semesters in which the
student registered, on dates announced by the College/Department.

5.12 Audit Courses

The student shall study audit courses prescribed in the curriculum and it will be
mentioned in the Grade Sheet. However, it will not be considered for computation of
CGPA.

5.13 Advancement of Courses

The students, who completed their final semester courses (except project work) in
advance, shall be permitted to carry out their final semester Project Work for six months
in an industry/research organization. These students shall undergo the eighth semester
courses other than the Project Work in the sixth and seventh semesters as per clause
5.6, provided they do not have current arrears and have a CGPA of 7.50 and above at
the end of Semester IV. The Head of Department, in consultation with the faculty
handling the said courses shall forward the proposal recommended by the Head of
Institution to the Controller of Examinations through the Head of the Department for
approval at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the sixth semester of the
programme for approval.

5.12 Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction is English for all courses, examinations, seminar

presentations and project / thesis / dissertation reports.

6 COURSE ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION

6.1 A Faculty advisor/Class Advisor assigned from the department shall be

responsible for the course enrollment and registration of students every semester
as per the curriculum. They are also responsible to provide the details of courses
offered by the department or by other department in case of open electives. The
student can also register for courses for which he/she has failed in the earlier
semesters.
6.2 The registration details of the candidates may be approved by the Head of the
Institution and forwarded to the Controller of Examinations. This registration is for
undergoing the course as well as for writing the End Semester Examinations. No
Elective course shall be offered by any department in the institution unless a
minimum 10 students register for the course. However, if the students admitted in
the associated Branch and Semester is less than 10, this minimum will not be
applicable.
The courses that a student registers in a particular semester may include:

6.2.1 Courses of the current semester

6.2.2 The core (Theory/Lab /EEC) courses that the student has not cleared in the

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 previous semesters.
6.2.3 Elective courses which the student failed (either the same elective or a
different elective instead).
6.2.4 Courses advanced to Semester VI and VII from Semester VIII (as per clause5.13).
6.2.5 The student shall register for the project work in the final year only.

7 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE SEMESTER

7.1 A Candidate who has completed course registration shall be eligible to enroll for
examination of any course only if, he/she shall secure not less than 75% of
attendance (after rounding off to the nearest integer) in that course.
7.2 Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes of all the courses and
secure 100% attendance. However, in order to give provision for certain
unavoidable reasons such as Medical / participation in sports, the student is
expected to attend at least 75% of the classes.
7.3 However, a candidate who secures overall attendance between 65% and 74% in
the current semester due to medical reasons (prolonged
hospitalization/accident/specific illness) may be permitted to appear for the current
semester examinations subject to the condition that the candidate shall submit the
medical certificate issued by a registered medical practitioner. The same shall be
forwarded to the Controller of Examinations for record purposes with the
attestation of Head of the Institution.
7.4 A candidate who secures overall attendance between 65% and 74% in the current
semester due to participation in any Co-curricular /Extra Curricular activities
may be permitted to appear for the current semester examinations subject to
the condition that the candidate shall submit the participation certificate attested by
the Head of the Institution and the same shall be considered as “ON DUTY” (OD).
The same shall be forwarded to the Controller of Examinations for record
purposes.
7.5 Candidates who secure less than 65% attendance in all courses shall not be
permitted to write any examination at the end of the semester and not permitted to
move to the next semester. They are required to repeat the incomplete semester
in the next academic year, as per the prescribed norms.

8 CLASS ADVISOR
There shall be a class advisor for each class. The class advisor will be one among the
course-instructors or subject handling faculty of that class. He / She will be appointed by
the HoD of the department concerned. The responsibilities for the class advisor shall be:
• To act as the channel of communication between the HoD and the students of the
respective class.
• To collect and maintain various statistical details of students.
• To help the chairperson of the class committee in planning and conduct of the class
committee meetings.

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• To monitor the academic performance of the students including attendance and to
inform the class committee.
• To attend to the students’ welfare activities like awards, medals, scholarships and
industrial visits.

FACULTY ADVISOR
There shall be a Faculty advisor for every 15-20 students. The faculty advisor may be
one among the course-instructors of the class. He / She will be appointed by the HoD of
the department concerned. The responsibilities for the faculty advisor shall be:
• To act as the channel of communication between the HoD and the parents of the
respective student.
• To counsel/mentor the allotted students, guide and motivate them towards a
successful career
• To collect and maintain various statistical details of students in proctor cards in
regular intervals.
• To monitor the academic performance of the students
• To track the daily attendance of their respective students and if they found absent the
reason to be recorded in the Students Leave Report available in the department
office.
• To encourage the students to participate in extra and co–curricular activities.

9 CLASS COMMITTEE

9.1 Every class shall have a class committee consisting of faculty handling the
subjects of the class concerned, student representatives and one chairperson who
is not teaching the class. It is a part of IQAC with the overall goal of improving the
teaching- learning process. Responsibilities of the class committee include:
9.1.1 Solving problems experienced by students in the class room and in the
laboratories.
9.1.2 Clarifying the regulations of the degree programme and the details of rules therein
which should be displayed on college Notice-Board.
9.1.3 Informing the student representatives, the academic schedule including the dates
of assessments and the syllabus coverage for each assessment.
9.1.4 Informing the student representatives the details of Regulations regarding
weightage used for each assessment. In the case of practical courses (laboratory /
drawing / project work / seminar etc.) the breakup of marks for each experiment /
exercise / module of work, should be clearly discussed in the class committee
meeting and informed to the students.
9.1.5 Analyzing the performance of the students of the class after each test and
finding the ways and means of solving problems, if any.
9.1.6 Identifying the weak students, if any, and requesting the teachers concerned to
provide some additional help or guidance or coaching to such weak students.

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9.2 The class committee for a class under a particular branch is normally constituted
by the Head of the Department. However, if the students of different branches are
mixed in a class (like the first semester which is generally common to all
branches), the class committee is to be constituted by the Head of the Institution.
9.3 The class committee shall be constituted within the first week of each semester.
9.3.1 At least 4 student representatives (usually 3 boys and 3 girls, as applicable to
individual departments) shall be included in the class committee.
9.3.2 The Chairperson of the class committee may invite the Class advisor and the Head
of the Department to the class committee meeting.
9.3.3 The Head of the Institution may participate in any class committee of theinstitution.
9.4 The chairperson is required to prepare the minutes of every meeting, submit the
same to the Head of the Institution within two days of the meeting and arrange to
circulate it among the students and teachers concerned. If there are some points
in the minutes requiring that to be addressed by the management, the same shall
be brought to the notice of the Management by the Head of the Institution.
9.5 The first meeting of the class committee shall be held within one week from the
date of commencement of the semester, in order to inform the students about the
nature and weightage of assessments within the framework of the
Regulations. Two or three subsequent meetings may be held in a semester at
suitable intervals. The Class Committee Chairperson shall intimate the
cumulative attendance particulars of each student at the end of every such
meeting to enable the students to know their attendance details to satisfy
the clause 7 of this Regulation. During these meetings the student members
representing the entire class, shall meaningfully interact and express the opinions
and suggestions of the other students of the class in order to improve the
effectiveness of the teaching- learning process.

10 COURSE COMMITTEE FOR COMMON COURSES

Each common theory course offered to more than one programme or same
programme, shall have a “Course Committee” comprising all the faculty teaching
the common course with one of them nominated as Course Coordinator. The
nomination of the Course Coordinator shall be made by the Head of the
Department/ Head of the Institution depending upon whether all the faculty
teaching the common course belong to a single department or to several
departments. The ‘Course committee’ shall meet in order to arrive at a common
scheme of evaluation for the test and shall ensure a uniform evaluation of the
tests. Wherever feasible, the course committee may also prepare a common
question paper for the internal assessment test(s).

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11 SYSTEM OF EXAMINATION

11.1 Performance in each course of study shall be evaluated based on (i) Continuous
internal assessment throughout the semester and (ii) Examination at the end of the
semester.

11.2 Each course, both theory and practical (including project work & viva voce
Examinations) shall be evaluated for a maximum of 100 marks.

11.2.1 For all theory courses, the continuous internal assessment will carry 40 marks
while the End Semester examination will carry 60 marks.

11.2.2 For all theory courses with laboratory component, the continuous internal
assessment will carry 50 marks while the End Semester examination will carry 50
marks.

11.2.3 For all laboratory courses, the continuous internal assessment will carry 60
marks while the End Semester examination will carry 40 marks.

11.2.4 The continuous internal assessment for the project work will carry 40 marks
while the End Semester examination will carry 60 marks.

11.3 End Semester examination (theory and practical) of 3 hours duration shall
ordinarily be conducted between October and December during the odd
semesters and between April and June during the even semesters.
11.4 End Semester examination for project work shall consist of evaluation of the final
report submitted by the student or students of the project group (of not exceeding
4 students) by an external examiner and an internal examiner, followed by a viva-
voce examination conducted separately for each student by a committee
consisting of the external examiner, the supervisor of the project group and an
internal examiner.
11.5 For the End Semester examination in practical courses including project work
the internal and external examiners shall be appointed by the Controller of
Examinations of the institution and for theory courses, examiners for question
paper setting shall be appointed by the Controller of Examinations of the
institution.

12 PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING MARKS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT

For all theory, laboratory courses, theory courses with laboratory component and
project work the continuous assessment shall be awarded as per the procedure
given below:

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12.1 THEORY COURSES
Two assessments shall be conducted during the semester by the Department /
College concerned. The total marks obtained in all assessments put together out
of 200, shall be proportionately reduced for 40 marks and rounded to the nearest
integer.

Assessment I (100 Marks) Assessment II (100 Marks) Total

Individual Assignment / Individual Assignment /

Written Written Internal
Case Study/ Seminar / Test Case Study /Seminar / Test Assessment
Mini Project Mini Project

40 60 40 60 200

Each internal assessment is to be considered for 100 marks and will have to be
distributed in two parts viz., Individual Assignment/Case study/Seminar/Mini
project and Written Test with each having a weightage of 40% and 60%
respectively. The tests shall be in written mode. The total internal assessment
marks of 200 shall be converted into a maximum of 40 marks and rounded to the
nearest integer.

12.2 LABORATORY COURSES

The maximum marks for Internal Assessment shall be 60 marks in case ofpractical
courses. Every practical exercise / experiment shall be evaluated based on
conduct of experiment / exercise and records to be maintained. There shall be at
least one test. The criteria for arriving at the Internal Assessment marks of 60 are
as follows: 75 marks shall be awarded for successful completion of all the
prescribed experiments done in the Laboratory and 25 marks for the test. The
total mark shall be converted into a maximum of 60 marks and rounded to the
nearest integer.
Internal Assessment (100 Marks)
Evaluation of Laboratory Observation, Record Model Lab Exam
75 25

12.3 THEORY COURSES WITH LABORATORY COMPONENT

If there is a theory course with laboratory component, there shall be two

assessments: the first assessment (maximum mark is 100) will be similar to
assessment of theory course and the second assessment (maximum mark is 100)
will be similar to assessment of laboratory course respectively. The weightage of
first assessment shall be 40%, and the second assessment be 60%. The
weighted average of these two assessments shall be converted into 50
marks and rounded to the nearest integer.

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 Assessment I (40% weightage) Assessment II (60%
(Theory Component) weightage) Total
(Laboratory Component) Internal
Assessment
Individual Assignment / Evaluation of
Case Study/Seminar / Written Test Laboratory Lab Model
Mini Project Observation, Exam
Record

40 60 75 25 200

12.4 PROJECTWORK
The student shall register for Project Work-I in pre-final semester and Project
Work- II in final semester as prescribed in the curriculum. Project work may be
allotted to a single student or to a group of students not exceeding 4 per group.
Project Work-II may/may not be a continuation of Project Work-I. If Project Work II
is not a continuation of Project Work I, then the topic and constitution of the project
team members need not be the same.

12.4.1 Project Work shall be carried out under the supervision of a “qualified teacher” in
the Department concerned. In this context “qualified teacher” means the faculty
member possessing (i) PG degree or (ii) Ph.D. degree.

12.4.2 The Project Work-II carried out in industry/academic/research institutions need

not be a continuation of Project Work-I. In such cases, the Project Work-II shall
be jointly supervised by a supervisor of the department and an expert as a joint
supervisor from the organization and the student shall be instructed to meet the
supervisor periodically and to attend the review committee meetings for
evaluating the progress. The review meetings, if necessary, may also be
arranged in online mode with prior approval from the Head of the Institution and
suitable record of the meetings shall be maintained.

12.4.3 The Head of the Department shall constitute a review committee for Project Work
for each programme. The review committee consists of supervisor, an expert
from the Department and a project coordinator from the Department. If the
project coordinator/expert member happens to be the supervisor, then an
alternate member shall be nominated. In the case of Industrial Project, the review
committee shall have the supervisor, the coordinator from industry and the project
coordinator from the Department.
There shall be three reviews during the semesters VII and VIII by the review
committee. The student shall make presentation on the progress made by him /
her before the committee. The total marks obtained in the three reviews shall be
reduced for 40 marks and rounded to the nearest integer (as per the scheme
given in 12.4.4).

12.4.4 The project report shall carry a maximum of 20 marks. The project report shall

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 be submitted as per the approved guidelines as given by the Head of the
Institution. Same marks shall be awarded to every student within the project
group for the project report. The viva-voce examination shall carry 40 marks.
Marks are awarded to each student of the project group is based on the individual
performance in the viva-voce examination.

Project Reviews(40) End semester Examinations(60)

ReviewI ReviewII ReviewIII Project Report(20) Viva-Voce(40)

Internal External Internal External Supervisor

10 15 15
10 10 10 20 10

12.4.5 If a student fails to submit the project report on or before the specified deadline
or the student has submitted the project report but did not appear for the viva-voce
examination, it will be considered as fail in the Project Work and the student shall re-
register for the same in the subsequent semester.
12.5 OTHER EMPLOYABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES
(a) The seminar / Case study is to be considered as purely INTERNAL (with 100%
internal marks only). Every student is expected to present a minimum of 2
seminars per semester before the evaluation committee and for each seminar,
marks can be equally apportioned. The three member committee appointed by
Head of the Institution will evaluate the seminar and at the end of the semester the
marks can be consolidated and taken as the final mark. The evaluation shall be
based on the seminar paper (40%), presentation (40%) and response to the
questions asked during presentation (20%).

(b) The Industrial / Practical Training, Summer Project, Internship, shall carry 100
marks and shall be evaluated through internal assessment only. At the end of
Industrial / Practical training / internship / Summer Project, the candidate shall
submit a certificate from the organization where he / she has undergone training
and a brief report. The evaluation will be made based on this report and a Viva-
Voce Examination, conducted internally by a three member Departmental
Committee constituted by the Head of the Institution. The certificates (issued by
the organization) submitted by the students shall be attached to the mark list
sent by the Head of the Institution to the Controller of Examinations.

12.6 ASSESSMENT FOR VALUE ADDED COURSE

The one / two credit course shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through
continuous assessments only. Assessments shall be conducted during the
semester by the Department or the concerned organization conducting the course.
The total marks obtained in the tests shall be reduced to 100 marks and rounded to
the nearest integer. A committee consisting of the Head of the Department, staff
handling the course and a senior Faculty member nominated by the Head of the
Institution shall monitor the evaluation process. The list of students along with the

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 marks and the grades earned may be forwarded to the Controller of Examinations
for necessary action at least one month before the commencement of End Semester
Examinations.
12.7 ASSESSMENT FOR ONLINE COURSES
Students may be permitted to credit two online courses (which are provided with
certificate) subject to a maximum of six credits. The approved list of online courses
will be provided by the department with approval from Head of the Institution from
time to time. Each online course (12 Week Duration) of 3 credits can be
considered instead of one core/elective course. The student needs to obtain
certification for inclusion in the statement of marks and calculation of CGPA. If the
student fails to obtain the certification in online mode, he/she shall do the course
along with the regular students in the forthcoming semester and the course shall be
evaluated through the End Semester Examination only conducted by
Controller of Examinations of the Institution with the prior approval from Head
of the Institution.

12.8 Internal marks approved by the Head of the Institution shall be displayed by
the respective HODs within 5 days from the last working day.

12.9 Attendance Record

Every teacher is required to maintain an 'ATTENDANCE AND ASSESSMENT

RECORD' which consists of attendance marked in each lecture or practical or
project work class, the test marks and the record of class work (topic covered),
separately for each course. This should be submitted to the Head of the
department periodically (at least three times in a semester) for checking the
syllabus coverage and the records of test marks and attendance. The Head of the
department will put his signature and date after due verification. At the end of the
semester, the record should be verified by the Head of the Institution who will keep
this document in safe custody (for five years). In order to ensure the above,
Academic Audit is to be done for every course taught during the semester. For the
internal assessments conducted for each course as per details provided in Clause
12, the academic records shall be maintained in the form of documentation for the
individual assignments / case study report / report of mini project submitted by
each student and assessment test question paper and answer script. Report of
industrial training / internship shall also be maintained, if applicable. For laboratory
courses students’ record shall be maintained. Further, the attendance of all
students shall be maintained as a record.
The Head of the Institution shall arrange to conduct the Academic Audit for every
course in a semester by forming the respective committees with an external
course expert as one of the members drawn from a Technical institution of repute
near the institute.

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13 REQUIREMENTS FOR APPEARING FOR END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
A candidate shall normally be permitted to appear for the End Semester
Examinations for all the courses registered in the current semester (vide clause 6)
if he/she has satisfied the semester completion requirements (subject to Clause
7).
A candidate who has already appeared for any subject in a semester and passed
the examination is not entitled to reappear in the same subject for improvement of
grades.
14 PASSING REQUIREMENTS
14.1 A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the
course [Internal Assessment + End semester Examinations] with a minimum of
45% of the marks prescribed for the End-semester Examination, and acquired the
relevant number of credits, shall be declared to have passed the course. This is
applicable for both theory and practical courses (including project work).
14.2 If a student fails to secure a pass in theory/laboratory courses in the current
semester examination, he/she is allowed to write arrear examinations for the
consecutive semesters and their internal marks shall be carried over for all
subsequent attempts till the student secures a pass. However, if a student fails to
secure a pass in a course even after three consecutive arrear attempts, the
student shall be declared to have passed the examination if he/she secures a
minimum of 50% marks prescribed for the End semester examinations alone.

14.1 If a student fails to secure a pass in a laboratory course, the student shall
register for the course again.
14.2 If a student fails to secure a pass in project work, the student shall register for
the course again.
14.3 The passing requirement for the courses which are assessed only through purely
internal assessments (EEC courses except project work), is 50% of the internal
assessment (continuous assessment) marks only.
15 AWARD OF LETTER GRADES
All assessments of a course will be evaluated on absolute marks basis. However,
for the purpose of reporting the performance of a candidate, letter grades, each
carrying certain number of points, will be awarded as per the relative grading
principle.
The relative grading is applicable ONLY those students who have passed the
examination as per the passing requirements enumerated above. For those
students who have not passed the examination, U grade shall be awarded. For
those students who have passed the course, the relative grading shall be done
using the Software AURG developed by Anna University for relative grading.
The performance of a student shall be reported using letter grades, each carrying
certain points as detailed below:

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 Letter Grade Grade Points

O (Outstanding) 10
A+ (Excellent) 9
A (Very Good) 8
B+ (Good) 7
B (Average) 6
C (Satisfactory) 5
U (Re-appearance) 0

SA (Shortage of Attendance) 0
W (Withdrawal) 0

For a given course, if the students’ strength is greater than 30, the relative grading
method shall be adopted. However, if the students’ strength is less than 30, then
the fixed grading method shall be followed with the grade range as specified
below.

Range of
91 - 100 81 - 90 71– 80 61 – 70 56 - 60 50 - 55 <50
Marks
Letter Grade O A+ A B+ B C U
Grade Points 10 9 8 7 6 5 0

A student is deemed to have passed and acquired the corresponding credits in a

particular course if he/she obtains any one of the following grades: “O”, “A+”, “A”,
“B+”,“B”, and “C”.
‘SA’ denotes shortage of attendance (as per clause 7.5) and hence prevented from
writing the end semester examinations. ‘SA’ will appear only in the result sheet.

“U” denotes that the student has failed to pass in that course. “W” denotes
withdrawal from the exam for the particular course. The grades U and W will
figure both in Marks Sheet as well as in Result Sheet). In both cases the student
has to appear for the End Semester Examinations.

If the grade U is given to Theory Courses/ Laboratory Courses it is not

required to satisfy the attendance requirements (vide clause 7), but has to
appear for the end semester examination and fulfil the norms specified in clause
14 to earn a pass in the respective courses.
If the grade U is given to EEC course (except Project Work), which are
evaluated only through internal assessment, the student shall register for the

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 course again in the subsequent semester, fulfil the norms as specified in clause 14
to earn pass in the course.However, attendance requirement need not be satisfied.

15.1 For the Co-curricular activities such as National Service Scheme (NSS) / NSO, a
satisfactory / not satisfactory grading will appear in the mark sheet. Every student
shall put in a minimum of 75% attendance in the training and attend the camp
compulsorily. The training and camp shall be completed during the first year of the
programme. However, for valid reasons, the Head of the Institution may permit a
student to complete this requirement in the second year. A satisfactory grade in
the above co-curricular activities is compulsory for the award of degree.

15.2 The grades O, A+, A, B+, B, and C obtained for the one credit course shall figure
in the Mark sheet under the title ‘Value Added Courses’. The Courses for which
the grades are U, SA will not figure in the mark sheet.
Grade sheet
After results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to each student which will
contain the following details:
15.2.1 The college in which the candidate has studied.
15.2.2 The list of courses enrolled during the semester and the gradescored.
15.2.3 The Grade Point Average (GPA) for the semester and
15.2.4 The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all courses enrolled from first
semester onwards.
GPA for a semester is the ratio of the sum of the products of the number of
credits for courses acquired and the corresponding points to the sum of the
number of credits for thecourses acquired in the semester.
CGPA will be calculated in a similar manner, considering all the courses
registered from first semester. U grade will be excluded for calculating GPA and
CGPA.
∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖 𝐺𝑃𝑖
𝐺𝑃𝐴⁄𝐶𝐺𝑃𝐴 =
∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝐶𝑖
Where, Ci is the number of Credits assigned to the course.
GPi is the point corresponding to the grade obtained for each course.
n is number of all courses successfully cleared during the particular
semester in the case of GPA and during all the semesters in the case of
CGPA.

16 ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE

16.1 A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of the B.E. /B.Tech.
Degree provided the student has
16.1.1 Successfully gained the required number of total credits as specified in the
curriculum corresponding to the student’s programme within the stipulated time.
16.1.2 Successfully completed the course requirements, appeared for the End-Semester

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 examinations and passed all the subjects prescribed in all the 8 semesters within
a maximum period of 7 years and 6 years in the case of Lateral Entry) reckoned
from the commencement of the first (third in the case of Lateral Entry) semester
to which the candidate was admitted.
16.1.3 Successfully passed any additional courses prescribed by the curriculum
whenever readmitted under regulations R-2020A (With Amendments) (vide
clause18.3)
16.1.4 Successfully completed the NSS / NSO requirements.
16.1.5 No disciplinary action pending against the student.
16.1.6 The award of Degree must have been approved by the Syndicate of the
University.

16.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE AWARDED

16.2.1 FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION

A student who satisfies the following conditions shall be declared to have
passed the examination in First class with Distinction:
Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all the eight
semesters (6 semesters in the case of Lateral Entry) in the student’s First
Appearance within five years (Four years in the case of Lateral Entry).
Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 17) will not be considered as an
appearance.
16.2.1.1 Should Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all the eight
semesters (6 semesters in the case of Lateral Entry) in the student’s First
Appearance within five years (Four years in the case of Lateral Entry).
Withdrawal from examination (vide Clause 17) will not be considered as an
appearance.
16.2.1.2 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 8.50.
16.2.1.3 One year authorized break of study (if availed of) is included in the five years
(four years in the case of lateral entry) for award of First class with Distinction.
16.2.1.4 Should NOT have been prevented from writing end semester examination due
to lack of attendance in any semester.

16.2.2 FIRST CLASS

16.2.2.1 Student who satisfies the following conditions shall be declared to have
passed the examination in First class:
16.2.2.1.1 Should have passed the examination in all the courses of all eight
semesters (6 semesters in the case of Lateral Entry) within Six years.(Five
years in the case of Lateral Entry)
16.2.2.1.2 One year authorized break of study (if availed of) or prevention from
writing the End Semester examination due to lack of attendance (if applicable)
is included in the duration of six years (five yearsin the case of lateral entry) for
award of First class.
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16.2.2.1.3 Should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50.
16.2.3 SECOND CLASS
All other students (not covered in clauses 16.2.1 and 16.2.2) who qualify for the
award of the degree (vide Clause 16.1) shall be declared to have passed the
examination in Second Class.
16.3 A candidate who is absent in end semester examination in a course / project
work after having registered for the same shall be considered to have
appeared in that examination for the purpose of classification. (subject to
clause 17 and18)
16.4 Photocopy /Revaluation

A candidate can apply for photocopy of his/her semester examination answer

paper in a theory course, within 2 weeks from the declaration of results, on
payment of a prescribed fee through proper application to the Controller of
Examinations through the Head of Institutions. The answer script is to be valued
and justified by a faculty member, who handled the subject and recommend for
revaluation with breakup of marks for each question. Based on the
recommendation, the candidate can register for the revaluation through proper
application to the Controller of Examinations. The Controller of Examinations
will arrange for the revaluation and the results will be intimated to the candidate
concerned through the Head of the Institutions. Revaluation is not permitted for
practical courses and for project work.
A candidate can apply for revaluation of answer scripts for not exceeding 5
subjects at a time.
16.5 Review
Candidates not satisfied with Revaluation can apply for Review of his/ her
examination answer paper in a theory course, within the prescribed date on
payment of a prescribed fee through proper application to Controller of
Examination through the Head of the Institution.
Candidates applying for Revaluation only are eligible to apply for Review.

17 PROVISION FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION

17.1 A student may, for valid reasons, (medically unfit / unexpected family
situations / sports approved by Chairman, sports board and HOD) be granted
permission to withdraw from appearing for the end semester examination in any
course or courses in ANY ONE of the semester examinations during the entire
duration of the degree programme. The application shall be sent to Controller of
Examination through the Head of the Institution with required documents.
17.2 Withdrawal application is valid if the student is otherwise eligible to write the
examination and if it is made within TEN days prior to the commencement of the
examination in that course or courses and recommended by the Head of the

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 Institution and approved by the Controller of Examinations.
17.2.1 Notwithstanding the requirement of mandatory 10 days’ notice, applications for
withdrawal for special cases under extraordinary conditions will be considered
on the merit of the case.
17.3 In case of withdrawal from a course / courses, the course will figure both in
Marks Sheet as well as in Result Sheet. Withdrawal essentially requires the
student to register for the course/courses. The student has to register for the
course, fulfill the attendance requirements (vide clause 7), earn continuous
assessment marks and attend the end semester examination. However,
withdrawal shall not be construed as an appearance for the eligibility of a
candidate for First Class with Distinction.
17.4 Withdrawal is permitted for the end semester examinations in the final semester
only if the period of study the student concerned does not exceed 5 years.
18 PROVISION FOR AUTHORISED BREAK OF STUDY
18.1 A student is permitted to go on break of study for a maximum period of one year
as a single spell.
18.2 Break of Study shall be granted only once for valid reasons for a maximum of
oneyear during the entire period of study of the degree programme. However, in
extraordinary situation the candidate may apply for additional break of study not
exceeding another one year by paying prescribed fee for break of study. If a
candidate intends to temporarily discontinue the programme in the middle of the
semester for valid reasons, and to rejoin the programme in a subsequent year,
permission may be granted based on the merits of the case provided he / she
applies to the Director, Student Affairs in advance, but not later than the last
date for registering for the end semester examination of the semester in
question, through the Head of the Institution stating the reasons therefore and
the probable date of rejoining the programme.
18.3 The candidate is permitted to rejoin the programme after break of study /
prevention due to lack of attendance, shall be governed by the Curriculum and
Regulations in force at the time of rejoining. The students rejoining in new
Regulations shall apply in the prescribed format to Head of the Institution at the
beginning of the readmitted semester itself for prescribing additional courses, if
any, from any semester of the regulations in-force, so as to bridge the
curriculum in-force and the old curriculum.
18.4 The authorized break of study would not be counted towards the duration
specified for passing all the courses for the purpose of classification (vide
Clause16.2).
18.5 The total period for completion of the Programme reckoned from, the
commencement of the first semester to which the candidate was admitted shall
not exceed the maximum period specified in clause 3.2 irrespective of the
period of break of study in order that he/she may be eligible for the award of the
degree.

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18.6 If any student is prevented for want of required attendance, the period of
prevention shall not be considered as authorized ‘Break of Study’ (Clause18.1)
19 DISCIPLINE
19.1 Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behavior both
inside and outside the college and not to indulge in any activity which will tend
to bring down the prestige of the University / College. The Head of Institution
shall constitute a disciplinary committee consisting of Head of Institution, Two
Heads of Department of which one should be from the faculty of the student, to
enquire into acts of indiscipline and notify about the disciplinary action
recommended for approval to Head of the Institution. In case of any serious
disciplinary action which leads to suspension or dismissal, then a committee
shall be constituted including one representative from Anna University,
Chennai. In this regard, the member will be nominated by the University on
getting information from the Head of the Institution.
19.2 If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the End Semester / internal
examination he / she shall be liable for punitive action as prescribed by the
Institution from time to time.

20 REVISION OF REGULATIONS, CURRICULUM ANDSYLLABI

The Institution may from time to time revise, amend or change the Regulations,
Curriculum, Syllabus and scheme of examinations through the Board of Studies
and Academic Council of the Institute.

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