Approved in 30th Senate held on 25.03.

2019

ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS

FOR

M.TECH. PROGRAMME

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR

Rupnagar, Punjab-140001 (INDIA) www.iitrpr.ac.in
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 CONTENTS
ORDINANCES 4
REGULATIONS 5
1 Admission to the M.Tech. Programme 5
2 Student’s Entry Number 6
3 Structure of the M.Tech programme 6
4 Credit System 7
4.1 Definition of Credits System 7
4.2 Course credits assignment 7
4.3 Earning credits 8
4.4 Course coordinator 8
5 Level of the course 8
6 Faculty Advisor and Advice on Courses 9
6.1 Faculty Advisor 9
6.2 Advice on Courses 9
6.3 Measures for Helping SC/ST Students 9
7 Registration 9
7.1 Registration Process 9
7.2 Registration and Student Status 10
7.3 Registration Validation 10
7.4 Late Registration 10
7.5 Registration and Fees Payment 10
8 Semester Withdrawal 10
9 Registration Record 11
10 Continuous Absence and Registration Status 11
11 Attendance Rfules 11
12 Absence during the Semester 12
13 Maximum Duration of the Programme 13

14 Maximum period for completing degree requirements 13

15 Special Requirements 14

16 Add, Drop, Audit and Withdrawal from Courses 14

17 Guidelines for M.Tech. Project Evaluation 14
18 Grading System 15
19 Description of Grades 16
20 Evaluation of Performance 18
21 Declaration of Results 19
22 Re-examination of Answer Papers 20
23 Grade Card & Degree 20
M.Tech Program continuation, probation, fellowship & termination 20
24 guidelines.
24.1 Termination 21
25 Leave Rules 21
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 26 Half-Time Teaching Assistantship 21
27 Eligibility for award of M.Tech degree 22
27.1 Eligibility for award of degree 22
27.2 Minimum CGPA Required for M.Tech. Degree 22
27.3 Final Award of Degree 22
28 Discipline 22
29 Ragging 25
30 Power to Modify 25

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 M.Tech (Master of Technology)

ORDINANCES

1. Candidates who have qualified for the award of the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering /
Technology or Master’s degree in Science and who have qualified in GATE (Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering) are eligible to apply for admission to the M.Tech
programme. B.Tech Graduates from IITs with a minimum CGPA of 8 for GE, and 7.5 in
case of SC/STs, are eligible for admission without GATE Score.

2. The exact eligibility criteria for admission to the M.Tech programme shall be as approved
by the Senate of the Institute from time to time and announced by the Institute in the
“M.Tech Admission Brochure” for admission, each year.

3. The normal duration of the M.Tech including project work, shall be four semesters (two
years). Candidates may be permitted to do their project work in the industry and other
approved organizations as approved by Senate.

4. The award of Half-time Teaching Assistantship (HTTA) to the candidates admitted to

the M.Tech programme shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Senate of the
Institute/Govt. of India rules.

5. The award of the M.Tech. degree shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Senate
of the Institute.

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 REGULATIONS

1 Admission to the M.Tech. Programme

1.1 Candidates who have qualified for the award of the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering /
Technology or Master’s degree in Science and who have qualified in GATE (Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering) are eligible to apply for admission to the M.Tech
programme. B.Tech Graduates from IITs with a minimum CGPA of 8 for GE, and 7.5 in case of
SC/STs, are eligible for admission without GATE Score.
1.2 Candidates sponsored under Quality improvement Programme or other similar
programmes are also eligible to apply.
1.3 Foreign Student : An applicant to the Master’s program will be considered as an
international student, provided he/she is a citizen of any country other than India. This
excludes Non-resident Indians (NRIs), OCIs and PIOs card holders are eligible to apply under
this category. The candidate must meet the basic eligibility as approved by Senate. The
candidate should have undergraduate qualifications in relevant disciplines. The candidate
need not to qualify GATE, GRE, NET and any other equivalent exam. However, preference will
be given to applicants who have qualified any of these exams. TOEFL score will be preferred
but not mandatory.
1.4 Announcements for M.Tech Admission will be made by the Institute and the candidates
under categories 1,2 & 3 mentioned above should apply online before the specified dates.
1.5 The eligibility criteria for admission including the GATE qualification required for admission
as full-time students with HTTA, or as sponsored or other candidates, mentioned under 1, 2
& 3 will be decided by the Senate.
1.6 The Senate of the Institute will decide on the number of seats for various specializations/
Departments/ Centers. Seats are reserved for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and persons with disabilities
(PWD) as per the Government of India rules. However, to be considered for admission, they
should have qualified in GATE and should satisfy other Senate requirements.
1.7 Vacancies, if required to be filled up after the admission date, will be decided by the
Chairman, Senate, and reported to the Senate for post-facto approval.
1.8 In all matters concerning the selection of candidates, the decision of the Chairman, Senate/
Director, or his / her nominee, is final.
1.9 In addition to satisfying the conditions given in the information Brochure for M.Tech

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 Admission sent along with the application forms, the selected candidates should satisfy the
other admission requirements indicated in the offer letter of admission. Only then, they will
be admitted to the M.Tech programme, after payment of the prescribed fees. However, if at
any time, if any of the requirements are not fulfilled by the candidate, then his/her admission
to the programme may be cancelled
2 Student’s Entry Number
The entry number of a student consists of eleven alpha-numerals.
2 0 1 9 M A S 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Entry Year
Unique Identification
(Academic Year
number for each student.
of Joining)

Programme Code
Fields 5 & 6 : Academic Unit Code
Field 7 : M.Tech - M
: M.Sc. - S
: MS - Y
: PhD - Z

3 Structure of the M.Tech programme

3.1 The programme of instruction for each stream of specialization will consist of
i. Core courses to be compulsorily taken by all the students of the programme.
ii. Elective courses including domain specialization courses offered (Electives will
have to be opted from the courses offered by the Department in the particular
quarter from amongst the list of approved courses).
iii. Laboratory courses
iv. project work

3.2 The medium of instruction, examination, seminar and project reports will be in English.
3.3 Every stream of specialization in the programme will have a curriculum and syllabi for the

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 courses approved by the Senate. The curriculum should be so drawn up that the minimum
number of credits for successful completion of the M.Tech programme shall be as follows:-

General Programme Specialized/Inter–disciplinary

programme
M.Tech. M.Tech. with specialization
Core Courses: 12-18 Core courses: 18-26
Electives courses: 15-20 Electives courses: 6-12
Projects: 28-32 Projects: 28-32

4 Credit System
4.1 Definition of Credits System
Education at the Institute is organized around the semester-based credit system. The
prominent features of credit system are a process of continuous evaluation of a student's
performance/progress and the flexibility to allow a student to progress at an optimum pace
suited to his/her ability or convenience. This feature is subject to the fulfillment of the
minimum requirements for continuation.
A student's performance/progress is measured by the number of credits that he/she has
earned, i.e., completed with a pass grade. Based on the course credits and grade obtained by
the student, the grade point average is calculated. A minimum grade point average is
required to be maintained for satisfactory progress and continuation in the programme.

All Programmes are defined by the total credit requirement and a pattern of credit
distribution over courses of different categories. Details are given below.

4.2 Course credits assignment

Each course, except a few special courses, has a certain number of credits assigned to it
depending upon its lecture, tutorial and practical contact hours in a week. This weighting
also indicates the academic expectation that includes in-class contact and self-study beyond
class hours. A few courses are without credit and are referred to as non-credit (NC) courses.
L = No. of lecture 'hours' (actually 50 min.) per week , T = No. of tutorial 'hours' = L/3, by

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P = No. of laboratory 'hours'.
S = Total preparation 'hours' by students including assignments and self-study, S=2L+P/2-T.
C = Total credit-terms, C=L+P/2.

4.3 Earning credits

Every course runs for the full length of the semester. At the beginning of the semester, a
student registers for the courses that he/she wants to study and at the end of the semester a
grade is awarded. On obtaining a pass grade, the student earns all the credits associated with
the course while a fail grade does not get any credit; partial credits are not awarded. Each
course is associated with a certain number of credits.
At the end of every course, a letter grade is awarded in each course for which a student had
registered. On obtaining a pass grade, the student accumulates the course credits as earned
credits. A student's performance is measured by the number of credits that he/she has
earned and by the weighted grade point average.
4.4 Course coordinator
Every course is usually coordinated by a member of the teaching staff of the Department
which is offering the course in a given semester. This faculty member is designated as the
Course Coordinator. He/she has the full responsibility for conducting the course,
coordinating the work of the other members of the faculty as well as teaching assistants
involved in that course, holding the tests and assignments, and awarding the grades. For any
difficulty related to a course, the student is expected to approach the respective course
coordinator for advice and clarification. The distribution of the weight for tests, quizzes,
assignments, laboratory work, workshop and drawing assignment, term paper, etc. that will
be the basis for award of the grade in a course will be decided by the course coordinator of
that course and generally announced at the start of the semester.

5. Level of the course

The first digit of the numeric part of the course code indicates the level of the course as
determined by the prerequisite course and/or by the maturity required for registering for
the course. The M.Tech programme courses will start from 500 level to 700 level but the
Department can recommended 400 level courses for PG programme also or as per SENATE
approval

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6. Faculty Advisor and Advice on Courses
6.1 Faculty Advisor
To help the students in planning their courses of study and for getting general advice on the
academic programme, the concerned Department will assign a certain number of students to
a Faculty Member, who will be designated as Faculty Advisor.

6.2 Advice on Courses

At the time of registration, each student must consult his/her faculty advisor/programme
coordinator to finalize the academic programme, keeping in view factors, such as,
minimum/maximum numbers of total and lecture credits, past performance, backlog of
courses, SGPA/CGPA, pre-requisite, work load and student's interests, amongst others.
Special Provisions exist for academically weak students.

6.3 Measures for Helping SC/ST Students

A number of measures exist for helping students belonging to SC and ST categories. A senior
faculty member is appointed as advisor to SC/ST students for advising them on academic and
non-academic matters. Financial measures for helping SC and ST student are also available.

7. Registration
7.1 Registration Process
Registration is a very important procedural part of the academic system. The registration
procedure ensures that the student's name is on the roll list of each course that he/she wants
to study. No credit is given if the student attends a course for which he/she has not
registered. Registration for courses to be taken in a particular semester will be done
according to a specified schedule before the end of the previous semester. The student must
also take steps to pay his/her dues before the beginning of the semester. Students who do
not make payments by a stipulated date will be de-registered for the particular semester. In
absentia registration or registration after the specified date will be allowed only in rare cases
at the discretion of the Dean (Academics). In case of illness or absence during registration,
the student should intimate the same to his/her course advisor and Dean (Academics). A
student must meet his/her adviser within the first week of the new semester for the
confirmation of his/her registration. The registration record should be preserved until the
semester grade card is received. The relevant dates are included in the Semester Schedule
that is available before the start of the semester.
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7.2 Registration and Student Status
Registration by a student confirms his/her status as a student at the Institute. Failure to
register before the last date for late registration will imply that the student has discontinued
studies and his/her name will be struck-off the rolls. Every registered student is considered
as a full-time student at the institute. They are expected to be present at the Institute and
devote full time to academics.

7.3 Registration Validation

Before the first day of classes, every student is required to be present on campus and validate
his/her registration. The updated registration record will be available on the website and the
hard copy will be available with the student's adviser. Students who do not do registration
validation will not be permitted to add/drop courses.

7.4 Late Registration

Late registration is permitted under the following conditions:
 A student, who was not on campus during the period of registration in the previous
semester, needs to complete the registration process on or before the first day of the
semester before the commencement of classes.
OR
 For reasons beyond his/her control, if a student is not able to register or send an
authorized representative with a medical certificate, he/she may apply to the Dean
(Academics) for late registration. Dean (Academics) may consider and approve late
registration in genuine cases on payment of an extra fee called late registration fee. Late
registration is permitted until one week after the start of the semester.

7.5 Registration and Fees Payment

Every registered student must pay the stipulated fees in full before the specified deadlines.
In the event that a student does not make these payments, he/she will be de-registered from
all courses and his/her name will be struck-off from the roll list.

8. Semester Withdrawal
If a student is absent for more than 20 teaching days in a semester on medical grounds,
he/she may apply for withdrawal for that semester, i.e., withdrawal from all courses

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 registered in that semester. Application for semester withdrawal must be made as early as
possible at least before the start of the major tests. Partial withdrawal from the courses
registered in a semester is not allowed.

In extraordinary circumstances like medical grounds, a student may be permitted by the

Dean Academics to withdraw from a semester completely. Normally, a student will be
permitted to withdraw from the programme only for a maximum continuous period of
two semesters. To continue registration to the programme, a student has to pay
Registration/Enrolment fees.
9. Registration Record
In addition to web-based entries related to registration, the student should ensure that the
same are entered on the Registration Record. Queries related to registration will be
considered only when accompanied by the original Registration Record. This record must be
preserved until the semester grade card is received by the student.

10. Continuous Absence and Registration Status

If a student is absent from the Institute for more than four weeks without notifying the Head
of the Department or the Dean (Academics) his/her registration will be terminated and the
name will be removed from the Institute rolls.

11. Attendance Rules

All students must attend every lecture, tutorial and practical class. However, to account for
late registration, sickness or other such contingencies, the attendance requirement will be a
minimum of 75% of the classes actually held. If a student has less than 75% attendance in a
course during the semester, in lectures, tutorials and practical's taken together (as
applicable), the course coordinator may award an 'F' grade in that course irrespective of
his/her performance in the tests. For the purpose of attendance calculation, every scheduled
lecture, tutorial or practical class will count as one unit irrespective of the number of contact
hours.
An M.Tech. student irrespective of the source of assistantship, must attend at least 75% of
classes in each course in which he / she is registered. In case his/her attendance falls below
75% in any course during a month, he/ she will not be paid assistantship for that month.
Further, if his/ her attendance again falls short of 75% in any course in any subsequent
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 month in that semester, his/her studentship will be terminated. For the above purpose, if
75%works out to be a number is not a whole number; the immediate lower whole number
will be treated as the required 75% attendance.

Attendance record will be maintained based upon roll calls (or any equivalent operation) in
every scheduled lecture, tutorial and practical class. The course coordinator will maintain
and consolidate attendance record for the course (lectures, tutorials and practical's together,
as applicable).

12. Absence during the Semester

a) A student must inform the course Instructor / HOD / Supervisor immediately of any
instance of continuous absence from classes.
b) A student who is absent due to illness or any other emergency, up to a maximum of two
weeks, should approach the course coordinator for make-up quizzes, assignments and
laboratory work.
c) A student who has been absent from mid semester examination due to illness should
approach the course coordinator for a make-up test immediately on return to class. The
request should be supported with a medical certificate from institute's medical officer. A
certificate from a registered medical practitioner will also be acceptable for a student
normally residing off-campus provided registration number of the medical practitioner
appears explicitly on the certificate.

d) In case of absence on medical grounds or other special circumstances, before or during

the major examination period, the student can apply for I-grade. 75% attendance in a
course is necessary for being eligible for an I-grade in that course. An application
requesting I-grade should be made at the earliest but not later than the last day of major
tests. The application should be made to the Head of the Department of the student's
programme who will grant approval depending on the merit of the case and inform the
course coordinators and PG section. The student should complete all the course
requirements within ten days from the last day of the Major Tests. The I-grade will then
be converted to a proper grade (A to F, NP or NF).

e) In special situations arising due to the inability to be present at the institute during the
stipulated period, in (d) above, the period for conversion of I grade can be extended to the
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 first week of the next semester. Approval for this extension can be granted by the Dean
(Academics) on recommendations of the concerned Head of the Department and the
course coordinators. A request to this effect must be included in the application for I-
grade.

f) In case of the period of absence on medical grounds is more than 20 working days
during the semester, a student may apply for withdrawal from the semester, i.e.,
withdrawal from all courses registered that semester. Such application must be made as
early as possible and latest before the start of the major tests. No applications for
semester withdrawal will be considered after the major tests have commenced. The Dean
(Academics) depending on the merit of the case, will approve such applications. Partial
withdrawal from courses registered in a semester is not allowed.

(g) If a student is continuously absent from the institute for more than four weeks without
notifying the Dean (Academics)/HOD, his/her name will be removed from institute rolls.

13. Maximum Duration of the Programme

A student is normally expected to complete the M.Tech programme in four semesters. In

case students do not complete their project work in four semesters, they are permitted to
submit the report in the fifth semester with the prior approval of project guide, HoD and
Dean Academics. Under no circumstances should students be permitted to spend more than
5 semesters to complete the course work and 6 semesters for the total programme, including
the project work, from the date of admission to the programme.

14. Maximum period for completing degree requirements

The maximum permitted duration of each programme is determined in terms of number of

registered regular semesters, herein after called registered semesters. Any semester in which
a student has registered for a course will be called registered semester subject to the
following:
a) Only the first and second semesters of an academic year can be registered semesters.
The summer semester will not be considered as a registered semester.
b) A semester when a student has been granted withdrawal or granted leave will not be
considered as a registered semester.

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 c) The semester when a student is suspended from the Institute on disciplinary grounds
will not be counted towards the number of registered semesters.
The summer semesters falling in between the permitted registered semesters shall be
available for earning credits. After the student has registered for the maximum permissible
number of registered semesters, the subsequent summer semesters will not be available for
earning credits.

15. Special Requirements

Every student will be required to make presentations in various courses and if the Department so feels, the
student can be asked to take a regular course on this aspect for credit.

16. Add, Drop, Audit and Withdrawal from Courses

a) Add/Drop: A student has the option to add a course (s) that he/she has not
registered for, or drop a course (s) for which he/she has already registered for. This
facility is restricted to the first week of the semester.
b) Audit: A student may apply for changing a credit course to an audit one within one
week of the end of the mid semester examination. Audit is not allowed in any 1st
year course and also for any core course. The credit of the courses which are audited
will not be counted in the final degree requirements.
c) Withdrawal: A student who wants to withdraw from a course should apply within
one week of the end of the mid semester examination. A withdrawal grade (W) will
be awarded in such cases.
17. Guidelines for M.Tech. Project Evaluation
(i) The student shall submit the project report at the completion of project before end-
semester exam.
(ii) Project will be evaluated by Project Assessment Committee (PAC).
(PAC consists of Supervisor(s), HoD/Nominee of HoD,
Internal Examiner) The evaluation will be based on
1. Project report and
2. Seminar+viva-voce on the project

(iii) The student will have to appear before PAC and deliver a seminar of 20-25 minutes
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 duration followed by viva-voce.

(iv) The dissertation seminar and viva-voce shall be conducted as scheduled in the
academic calendar

(v) The projects in respect of M.Tech program should be evaluated and grades (A to F) be
awarded by the Project Assessment Committee (PAC). The grades shall be assigned
on the basis of marks awarded in the following distribution.

i)Assessment of Project work by the Supervisor : 35%

ii)Assessment of (1) Report and (2) Seminar with viva-voce by PAC : 65%

(VI) Credits earned from successful completion of Project part-1 and Project part-2 will be
added in the calculation of CGPA based on the Letter grade awarded in the project.

The award of grades for projects will be effective from 2017 batch of M.Tech. programme.

18. Grading System

The grading reflects a student's own proficiency in the course. While the relative standing of
the student is clearly indicated by his/her grades, the process of awarding grades is not
necessarily based upon evaluating the performance of the class based on some statistical
distribution. The course coordinator and the associated faculty for a course formulate
appropriate procedures to award grades that are reflective of the student's performance vis-
a-vis the instructor's expectation.
The credit system enables continuous evaluation of a student's performance, and allows the
students to progress at an optimum pace suited to individual ability and convenience. This is
subject to the fulfilling of the minimum requirements for continuation.

The grades and their description, along with equivalent

numerical points wherever applicable are listed below
Grade Grade Points Description
A 10 Outstanding
A ( -) 9 Excellent
B 8 Very good
B (-) 7 Good
C 6 Average
C ( -) 5 Below average

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 D 4 Marginal
E 2 Poor
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F 0 Very poor
NP - Audit Pass
NF - Audit Fail
I - Incomplete
W Withdrawal
19. Description of Grades
A grade
The 'A' grade stands for outstanding achievement. The minimum percentage for the
award of an 'A' grade is 80%. However, individual course coordinators may set a higher
performance requirement.
B grade
The 'B' grade refers to very good/good performance.
C grade
The 'C' grade stands for average performance. This average performance refers to
“average” as per instructor's expectations in a holistic sense and not on the average
marks.
D grade
The 'D' grade stands for marginal performance, i.e., it is the minimum pass grade in any
course. The minimum percentage for the award of 'D' grade is 30%, however, individual
course coordinators may set a higher marks requirement.
E and F grades
The 'E' and 'F' grades denote poor and very poor performance, and indicate failing a
course. An 'F' grade is also awarded in case of poor attendance (see Attendance Rules). A
student has to repeat all the core courses in which he/she obtains either an 'E' or an 'F'
grade, until a pass grade is obtained. In case of the elective courses in which either an 'E'
or an 'F' grade has been obtained the student may take the same course or any other
course from the same category. An 'E' grade in a course makes a student eligible to repeat
the course in the summer semester, if the course is offered. Further, 'E' and 'F' grades
secured in any course stay permanently on the grade card. These grades are not counted
in the calculation of the CGPA; however, these are counted in the calculation of the SGPA.

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NP and NF grades
The 'NP' Grade denotes completion of the Audit course. The NF grade denotes Audit fail.
These grades are awarded in a course that the student opts to audit. Only an elective
course can be audited until one week after the mid semester examination. The Audit Pass
(NP) is awarded if the student's attendance is above 75% in the class and he/she has
obtained at least a 'D' grade. The Course Coordinator can specify a higher criterion for
audit pass at the beginning of the semester. If either of these requirements is not fulfilled,
an audit fail (NF) is awarded.

The grades obtained in an audit course are not considered for the calculation of SGPA or
CGPA.
I grade
The 'I' grade denotes incomplete performance in any L (lecture), P (practical), V (special
module) category courses. It may be awarded in case of absence on medical grounds or
other special circumstances, before or during the major examination period. The student
should complete all requirements within:
a. 10 days of the last date of the Major Tests; the request is to be made to the Head
of the Department of the student's programme who will notify the same to the
concerned course coordinators, OR
b. With the permission of the Dean (Academics) the period can be extended to the
first week of the next semester. Upon completion of all course requirements, the
'I' grade is converted to a regular grade (A to F, NP or NF). The 'I' grade does not
appear permanently in the grade card. Requests for an I-grade should be made at
the earliest but not later than the last day of the major tests.

For (ii), the request is to be made to the Dean (Academics). A student may be considered
for the award of an 'I' grade in a course only if the attendance in the course is 75%.
Attendance in the course for which an I-grade is being sought will be certified by the
course coordinator of the course.
W grade
The 'W' grade is awarded in a course where the student has opted to withdraw from the
course. Withdrawal from a course is permitted until one week after the Mid Semester
Examination. The W grade stays on the grade card

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20. Evaluation of Performance
The performance of a student will be evaluated in terms of two indices, viz. the Semester
Grade Point Average (SGPA) which is the Grade Point Average for a semester, and
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) which is the Grade Point Average for all the
completed semesters at any point in time.

The Earned Credits (E.C.) are defined as the sum of course credits of courses in which
students have been awarded grades between A to D; for PG students, credits from courses in
which S grade has been obtained is also added.
Points earned in a course = (Course credits × Grade Point) for courses in which A -F grade
has been obtained.

The SGPA is calculated on the basis of grades obtained in all courses registered for in the
particular semester, except the audit courses and the courses in which an S grade has been
awarded.
Points secured in the semester
SGPA =

Credits registered in the semester, excluding S and audit grade courses

The CGPA is calculated on the basis of all pass grades, except the courses in which S
grade has been awarded, obtained in all completed semesters.

Cumulative points secured in all passed courses (A-D)

CGPA =
Cumulative earned credits, excluding S and audit grade courses

Typical academic performance calculations-II semester

Course no. Course Grade Earned Grade Points

credits awarded credits Points secured
(column 1) (column 2) (column 3) (column 4) (column 5) (column 6)

MAXXX 5 B 5 8 40

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 EEXXX 4 A(-) 4 9 36

CYXXX 4 W — — —

CYXXX 2 B(-) 2 7 14

MEXXX 4 C 4 6 24

AMXXX 4 A 4 10 40

HUXXX 1 S 1 — —

Credits registered in the semester (total of column 2) = 24

Credits registered in the semester excluding S/Z & audit grade courses = 23
Earned credits in the semester (total of column 4) = 20
Earned credits in the semester excluding S/Z & audit grade courses = 19
Points secured in this semester (total of column 6) = 154
Points secured in this semester in all passed courses
(Total of column 6 & A-D grade) = 154
Cumulative points earned in all
passed courses = 106 (past semesters) + 154 (this sem.) = 260

SGPA = Points secured in the semester 154 8.105

Credits registered in the semester, excluding S / Z and audit grade courses 19
Cumulative points secured in all passed courses (A-D) 106+154
CGPA = 7.647

Cumulative earned credits,excluding S / Z and audit grade courses 15+19

Cumulative earned credits = 17 (past semesters) + 20 (this semester) = 37

Semester Performance: Earned credits (E.C.) = 20 SGPA = 8.105

Cumulative Performance: Earned credits (E.C) = 37 CGPA = 7.647

21. Declaration of Results

i) After finalization, the letter-Grade awarded to the students will be uploaded through
online by the teachers.
22. Re-examination of Answer Papers
The student shall have access to his/her answer paper(s) in the end semester examination
which may be shown to him/her by the teachers concerned. If the teacher feels that the case
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 is genuine, he/she may re-examine the case and upload a revised grade, if any, through
workflow. After approval by HoD and Dean(Academic) the revised grade will be reflected in
the grade card.
23. Grade Card & Degree
The grade card issued to students at the end of each semester will contain the following:
a. Course no, name of the course and the credits for each course registered in the
semester.
b. the performance in each subject by the letter grade obtained.
c. the total number of credits earned up to the end of that semester.
d. GPA for each semester
e. the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all the courses taken from the
first semester will be shown in the final semester grade card.
f. Project Title : The title of the projects (I & II) will be mentioned in the grade card
and final project title will be reflected in the degree also.

24. M.Tech Program continuation, probation, fellowship & termination guidelines.

i) After each semester, if the total earned credits is less than 75% of the registered
credits and having SGPA less than 5.0 then he/she will be placed on probation.
ii) students on probation are allowed to take only 75% of the credits of the required
credits in the next semester. Faculty advisor will recommend as to how many credits
have to be registered based on the students’ previous performance.
iii) The registration of any student is limited to 1.25 times of the average earned credits
during previous two semesters subject to a minimum of 9 credits and a maximum of
24 credits.
iii) Students will not be allowed to register for project till they clear 70% of the course
credits.
iv) Students on probation will not be entitled to receive fellowships.
v) A minimum SGPA of 5.0 and above is required for continuation of fellowship in the
first two semesters.
vi) Satisfactory grade (Grade S) is required for continuation of fellowships in the third
and fourth semesters.
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 he/she was placed on probation, is not entitled to receive the fellowship in the
subsequent semester, if he/she fulfils the requirement criteria. Fellowship of that
period will be granted only if the student has done his duties as TA.
viii) Student on probation will not be placed on TA duties.
ix) On the recommendation of the faculty advisor and the Head of the Department the
students who are on probation will be advised to go for slow paced programme.
Maximum duration of the programme is 3 years.
24.1 Termination
At the end of first year if a student fail to clear minimum of 50% of the course credits
securing CGPA of less than 5.0 then he/she will be recommended for termination.
25. Leave Rules
A full time M.Tech. student during his/her stay at the Institute will be entitled to leave for 30
days (including leave on medical ground), per academic year. Even during mid-semester
breaks, and summer and winter vacations, he/she will have to explicitly apply for leave. The
leave will be subject to approval of the Head of Department and a proper leave account of
each student shall be maintained by the Department /Center concerned. The student if found
absent, his/her fellowship will be deducted.
26. Half-Time Teaching Assistantship
a) Students who are eligible for M.Tech admission and who have qualified in GATE and are
admitted as full time students of the Institute, will be eligible for the award of the HTTA
notified by the Institute from time to time. HTTA students are not entitled to avail any
other scholarship.
b) Students joining the M.Tech programme under sponsorship scheme with full salary will
not be granted any HTTA even if they are qualified in GATE.
c) Foreign nationals are not eligible for HTTA.
d) B.Tech students from IITs who get admitted to M.Tech with 8.0 CGPA are also eligible for
HTTA.
e) The student of M.Tech. be given scholarship upto the month of July/completion of two
years of GATE scholarship or completion of the program whichever is earlier (Resolution
No. S24/R4/17/292.

27. Eligibility for the award of M.Tech Degree

27.1 Eligibility for award of degree
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 A student shall be declared to be eligible for the award of M.Tech degree if he/she has
a. registered and successfully completed all the core, elective courses and the
project.
b. successfully acquired the minimum number of credits prescribed in the
curriculum of the given stream within the stipulated time.
c. no dues to the Institute, Library and Hostels and
d. no disciplinary action pending against him/her.
secured a CGPA of 5.0, considering only the successfully completed courses.
27.2 Minimum CGPA Required for M.Tech. Degree
The Minimum CGPA for the award of M.Sc., M.Tech. & MS degree is 5.0.

27.3 Final Award of Degree

The final award of the Degree must be recommended by the Senate and approved by the
Board of Governors of the Institute
28. Discipline
i) Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behaviour both inside and
outside the campus and should not indulge in any activity, which will tend to bring down the
prestige of the Institute.
1. Students are expected to dress and to conduct themselves in a proper manner.
2. All forms of ragging are prohibited. If any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the
authorities, the student concerned shall be given the opportunity to explain. If the
explanation is not found to be satisfactory, the authorities can expel him/her from the
Institute.
3. The students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that provides a safe
working environment for women. Sexual harassment of any kind is unacceptable and will
attract appropriate disciplinary action.
4. Any act of indiscipline of a student reported to the Dean will be referred to a Disciplinary
Committee nominated by the Senate from time to time.
5. The committee will investigate the charges and will recommend suitable punishment if it
finds the charges substantiated.
6. The recommendation of the Committee will be considered by the Dean to take
appropriate action.
7. The Dean will report the action taken at the next meeting of the Senate.
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8. Appeal: The student may go in for appeal to the Chairperson of the Senate whose decision
will be final.
9. The following graded punishments will be imposed on those who indulge in Academic
Mal-practices - unfair means during Quizzes/Mid-semester/End-semester examinations:
(a) For rude behaviour :
(i) Severe warning shall be issued to a student who is found to display rude behaviour
towards fellow students /invigilators.
(b) The student is liable to be expelled from the examination hall.
(iii) In such cases, the parents of that student would be informed of such indiscipline.

(c) Malpractices and corresponding Punishments:

S.No. Nature of Malpractice Recommended Punishment

The erring student(s) shall be awarded `F’

1 Communicating with neighbours in the grade
examination hall in the subject concerned
Possessing incriminating* materials
2. inside The Disciplinary Committee shall have
the examination hall the discretion to recommend one of the
(or) following punishments:
(a) The erring students(s) shall be
Possessing the answer book of another awarded ‘F’
candidate grade in the subject concerned.
(or) (or)
Passing on answer book to another (b) The erring student(s) shall be
student awarded ‘F’
grade in the subject concerned and one
(or) grade
Exchange of question papers, with less in all the other subjects in the
some concerned
answers noted down on them semester.

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 (or) (or)
Individual referral of (c) The concerned student(s) shall be
material/discussion awarded
with other students, during visit `F’ grade in all the subjects in the
outside the concerned
examination hall semester.

Involved in malpractice in the

3. examination The concerned student
i) shall be awarded ‘F’ grade in all
for the second time, in a premeditated subjects, in
manner. the concerned semester and
ii) shall be debarred from attending
classes and
taking examinations in the subsequent
semester.
4. Impersonation in the examination The concerned student
i) shall be awarded `F’ grade in all
subjects, in
the concerned semester and
ii) shall be debarred from attending
classes and
taking examinations in the next two
subsequent

semesters.

(* incriminating materials include written/printed material; unauthorized additional sheets

without or with write-ups, bits, scribbles on scales / handkerchief / on the body; abuse of
calculator / organizer / cell phone, etc.)
29. Ragging

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 Ragging in any dimension is a criminal and non-bailable offence in our country. The current
State and Central legislations provide for stringent punishment including imprisonment.
Once the involvement of a student is established in ragging, the offending student will be
dismissed from the Institution and will not be admitted into any other Institution. Avenues
also exist for collective punishment, if individuals can not be identified in this inhuman act.
Every senior student of the Institute, along with the parent, shall give an undertaking every
year in this regard and this should be submitted at the time of enrolment.

30. Power to Modify

Notwithstanding all that has been stated above the Senate has the right to modify any of
the regulations from time to time.

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