BENNETT UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA Established Under Uttar Pradesh Act Number 24 of 2016 ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR POST GRADUATE PROGRAMS: ENGINEERING: 2017 CONDUCTED BY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES 1
INDEX Section Description Page s No. I The Academic System and Philosophy 3-4 II Definitions 5-6 III Ordinances 7-8 IV Regulations for the M.Tech. Programs 9-43 V Instructions and Penalty for use of Unfair Means 44-50 VI Procedure for Enquiries and Punishments on Disciplinary Cases of Students 51-54 VII Standing Orders: Campus and Library 55-57 VIII Standing Orders for Hostel Students 58-60 2
SECTION-I THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM AND PHILOSOPHY 1. Vision To become a Centre of Excellence comparable to the best in the world; helping define aspirations and possibilities for the long term, and producing life and career ready professionals with leadership qualities, who are ready to challenge and be challenged -in the areas of technology, innovation, management and entrepreneurship. 2. Mission (a) (b) (c) To develop as a benchmark University in higher and professional education. To provide a qualitative premium education and learning experience in the higher education space in a world-class infrastructure and research driven academic environment, to students looking for a well-rounded academic experience with enhanced employability prospects; and To harness human capital for sustainable competitive edge and social relevance. 3. Objectives The University shall disseminate advanced knowledge and skills by providing instructional, research and extension facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit. The University shall endeavor to provide to students and teachers the necessary atmosphere and facilities for the promotion of: (a) (b) (c) (d) innovations in education leading to restructuring of courses, new methods of teaching, training and learning including on-line learning, blended learning, continuing education and such other methods, leading to integrated & wholesome development of personality; studies and research in various disciplines; inter-disciplinary studies; and National integration, secularism, social equity and engineering of international understanding and ethics. 4. Academic Philosophy Academic Philosophy of the University is built around five key dimensions: - (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Global Academic Partnerships. High Caliber National and International Faculty. Industry-Centric Curriculum. Entrepreneurial Thinking. Life and Career Ready Students. 3
5. The University shall achieve the same through: (a) Student Centric Teaching. (b) Teaching That Builds Critical Thinking Abilities. (c) Inspiring Learning Environment. (d) Innovative Teaching. (e) Multidimensional Options. (f) Extracurricular Dimensions. 6. Highlights of M Tech Programs: (a) (b) (c) (d) A unique offering deriving its philosophy from the key defining characteristics of Bennett University comprising (i) academic rigour with PhD level faculty, (ii) career and life skills, (iii) cutting edge research, and (iv) entrepreneurial ecosystem. Academic partnerships with Georgia Tech and Babson (for entrepreneurship) differentiate the University from other campuses in India. Quality faculty [PhD level] from premier institutions who are established academicians and researchers. The curriculum includes all the components to take the students to a different level and make them career and life ready. Entrepreneurship is engrained in the core philosophy of Bennett. Students wishing to pursue entrepreneurship will find themselves at the right place they were looking for an ecosystem and infrastructure required to pursue the start-up dream. 7. The objective of the M.Tech programs are ; (a) (b) (c) (d) to promote specialized or inter-disciplinary work of an advanced nature; to bring into the University recently generated knowledge that has either already become part of the world of work or has the potential to become part of this world; to attract the best student talent for higher studies and; to build requisite academic flexibility for a student-centric program in which students can learn at their own pace and which enables interaction with the professional world. 8. The output profile of an M.Tech graduate of Bennett University shall be as follows: Students should be specialists in their area of specialization having the capability to conceive new systems/applications. They would possess all/some of the following characteristics. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Independence in work and thoughts. Ability to engineer requirement/system to carry out systems integration. Ability to explore the latest technology and its applications. Be a technology manager. Capability to deploy appropriate technology paradigm for given tasks. Ability to form and lead teams. Ability to build convincing technical cases for approval / demonstration of initial ideas by conducting experiments and forming examples. 4
SECTION-II DEFINITIONS 1. Academic Council shall mean the Academic Council of the University, as defined in the Statutes. 2. Brief Syllabus - This will refer to the broad topics that form part of a course. 3. CGPA shall mean the cumulative grade point average of a student. 4. Core Courses. These are the courses which are considered mandatory to be taken by students at departmental level and must be passed by students to fulfill the degree requirement. The courses need to be repeated by students in case of fail grade. 5. Course shall mean a subject or curricular component identified by a designated code number and a title. 6. Course Coordinator shall mean a faculty member who shall have full responsibility for the course, coordinating the work of other faculty member(s) involved in that course, including setting up of course syllabus, timeline for conduct of various component of the course, Examinations and the award of grades. In case of any difficulty, the student is expected to approach the course coordinator for advice and clarification. 7. Curricula This will refer to a program structure duly filled with titles and code numbers of the courses in a program for a discipline. 8. Degree shall mean the; Master s degree viz. M.Tech and such other degrees of the University as may be approved by the Executive Council. 9. Detailed Course Outline It shall comprise details such as Curricular Content, Course Code, Course Title, Brief Syllabus, Course Learning Outcomes, Pre-requisites, if any, special teaching methodology, Evaluation Methodology etc. 10. Elective Courses These courses may be subscribed by a student to have flexibility to pursue their interest in different areas of engineering. The elective courses are expected to help a student to gain deeper knowledge and skills in specific/chosen areas in Engineering. They may be interchanged and shall not count as essential for the award of degree so long as credit and other requirements are fulfilled. 11. Equivalent Course(s) wherever made applicable, through regulations or laid down in the curriculum for a given course an equivalent course(s) may be identified for any other course, which is being discontinued, or not done as essential part of curriculum to be completed by a student. Department may use the equivalent course(s) for meeting degree / pre-requisite requirement in special circumstances. 12. Executive Council shall mean the Executive Council of the University, as defined in the Act. 13. Faculty Mentor shall mean a faculty member nominated by the Department to advise/ counsel/mentor a student on matters related to the academic program, of the student. He/she shall be responsible for acting as an interface between student, University and parents / guardians, as required. 5
14. Grade Moderation Committee of the Department shall mean the committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor for each department to moderate grades awarded by the faculty and course coordinators in different course(s) in a semester at a given level of a curriculum. It shall normally be headed by the Head of the Department and consist of all course coordinators as members. 15. Grade Moderation Committee of the School Shall mean the committee headed by the respective Deans of the schools and comprising Head of Departments to moderate grades of various Departments in a school. 16. Pre-requisite shall mean course which a student has to pass before taking another course which has it as a pre-requisite. 17. Program shall imply with reference to a degree programs or a degree program in a particular discipline. e.g. M.Tech program or M.Tech -CSE, B.Tech-ECE etc. 18. Program Structure : To be used for defining semester wise credits and contact hours (distribution allotted to various types of courses in a program) like Theory, Labs and Seminars etc. mentioning their status as core or elective). 19. SGPA shall mean the semester grade point average. 20. Supervisor shall mean a member of the academic staff of the University and / or from outside the University, approved by the Vice Chancellor / Dean to supervise the student for the designated academic activity. 21. Student Student shall mean a student registered for the post-graduate program for a full-time study leading to post graduate degree 22. PG shall mean Postgraduate. 6
SECTION-III ORDINANCES 1. The University may introduce M.Tech programs in any of the streams specified under the UGC Act 1956, and of such minimum duration as approved by the Executive Council. The Executive Council may approve the introduction, temporarily suspending or phasing out a program on the recommendation of the Academic Council either on its own or on the initiative of Department(s). 2. The admission to a M.Tech program shall be generally governed by the rules of the UGC/AICTE or any other competent authority of the MHRD and shall be as notified in the admission notification of the respective academic year. 3. The University may offer M.Tech Programs categorized as M.Tech through classroom teaching. 4. The minimum entry qualification for admission to the PG students shall be such as may be laid down in the regulations or specified by the Executive Council like minimum qualification for admission to the first year M. Tech shall be Bachelor s degree in engineering or equivalent /master s degree or equivalent/possessing associate membership of professional bodies in the discipline of the degree as are eligible for admission. While deciding the admission procedure, the University may lay down additional requirements like qualification in GATE etc to improve the quality of intake. The details of eligibility criteria for admission to specific M. Tech program shall be included in admission brochure. Candidates admitted under the M.Tech program may be of two categories: (a) Full time and (b) Part time. Admission for part time candidates shall be decided every academic session and announced along with the admission policy for the Year 5. The date of initial registration for the PG program shall normally be the date on which the student formally registers for the first time. This date shall be construed as the date of joining the program for all intents and purposes. 6. A PG student shall be required to earn a minimum number of credits through various academic components of a curriculum, as provided for in the regulations. 7. A PG student shall be required to complete all the requirements for the award of the degree within such period as may be specified in the regulations. The award of the PG degree to an eligible candidate shall be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in the regulations. 8. A student may be granted such scholarship /assistantship /stipend/contingency grant, etc. as may be specified in accordance with the directions of the Executive Council from time to time or regulations laid down for the same. 9. A student admitted to the programs shall be governed by the Rules, Regulations and Procedures framed by the University and on matters of general discipline, and implemented from time to time. 7
10. The students shall abide by the Standing Orders for Students issued by the University. These standing orders shall deal with the discipline of the students in the Hostels, Departments, and University premises or outside. The standing orders may also deal with such other matters as are considered necessary for the general conduct of the students co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. 11. In exceptional circumstances, the chairman of Executive Council may, on behalf of the Council, approve amendments, modifications, Insertions or deletions of an Ordinance(s) which in his/her opinion is necessary or expedient for the smooth running of the program: provided all such changes are reported to the Council in its next meeting. 8
1. Short Title & Commencement SECTION-IV REGULATIONS FOR THE M.TECH. PROGRAMS These regulations shall be called regulations for the PG programs in Engineering of the University and shall come into force on such a date as the Executive Council may approve. 2. Duration The duration of the PG programs leading to degrees of M.Tech shall be minimum two years. However, the duration may be extended up-to three years from the date of initial registration. The maximum duration of the programs excludes the period of withdrawal, due to medical reasons. However, it shall include the period of rustication or any other reason of discipline /academics e.g. suspension, willful absence by the student, not getting promotion to the next class due to poor academic performance etc. Similarly, the minimum duration of two years shall exclude the period of rustication for a semester or more, or any other disciplinary reason e.g. suspension/willful absence by the student in a semester etc. Under such circumstances the student shall attend the University for an additional semester or more time, as equated to period of absence/suspension. 3. Starting or Phasing out of Program The University may offer such postgraduate programs in engineering leading to award of Master s degrees of M Tech, as per nomenclature laid by the UGC regulations on the subject and as may be approved by the Executive Council. A program may be phased out on recommendations of the Academic Council and approval of the Executive Council, on account of continuous low registration in the program or any other justifiable reason like becoming obsolete etc. Similarly, the Executive Council may approve starting of a new program or modifying the existing one on the recommendations of the Academic Council. 4. Admissions Admission to all PG programs shall be made as per procedure to be approved by the chairman, Executive Council and may be reviewed periodically as required. Fee structure, refund policy, total number of seats, reservation policy, and special category seats, e.g. sponsored seats, etc. shall be defined in the admission procedure. 5. Semester System The M Tech academic programs in the University shall be based on Semester System; namely, spring (Even) and fall (Odd) Semesters, in an academic year. Winter and summer vacations shall be allowed, as applicable. In addition, few courses may be offered during the vacations, as may be provided in the regulations. The courses whether offered in regular semester or the summer /winter semester, shall be evaluated as per the policy and procedure laid down. 9
6. Semester Duration A semester will be of approximately 16-18 weeks duration. Of these, about 14 weeks will be available for actual instructions. Thus a 3-1-2 (5) credit course shall have 42 hours of Lectures, 14 tutorials and 28 hours of practical work. 7. Courses The PG program shall comprise following type of courses (i) (ii) (iii) Core Courses. These are compulsory courses and mandatory to clear/pass for award of degree. Elective Courses. These courses are offered to augment the studies in specific fields. They may be interchanged. Courses of special nature (like Corporate/Summer Internship, Audit Courses, Self- Study Courses, Seminars, Capstone Projects, dissertation) etc. 7.1 Corporate/Summer Internship Corporate/Summer Internship shall be a two credits core course, and is to be done typically during the summer vacations. A student should undergo corporate/summer internship for 4-6 weeks, between semester 2 and 3, preferably in an industry or R & D institutions in India. Internship shall be graded and essential part of the degree requirement. If a student is interested in making his/her own arrangement for the training seat, he/she will need to have the training organization approved by routing the application to the Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) for approval. The students will be required to get their training activity and results reviewed by organization in which they have attended the training. Each Department conducting the PG program shall nominate internship coordinator from amongst the faculty members. The department will scrutinize the training report and the certificate issued by the corporate and will award a grade, which must be sent to the Registry within one month of commencement of next semester. In case the internship is considered to be unsatisfactory, a Fail grade will be awarded and the student shall have to undergo fresh internship in part or full duration as decided by the Dean (SEAS). The, submission of training report and obtaining satisfactory grade is mandatory requirement for award of M. Tech degree. 7.2 Audit Courses Audit facility is open to all students. A student will be permitted to do limited number of audit courses over the above the graduation requirements. Courses up to maximum of 6 credits from the elective courses in any category may be completed on audit basis. No credits are given for such courses towards degree requirements. However, students shall be awarded NP (Pass) or NF (audit fail) grades which shall be endorsed in the grade sheet. 10
7.3 Capstone Project A capstone project shall be a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students, typically during their 3 rd semester at the University. Capstone projects can also be done in an industry or R & D institutions within or outside India. Capstone projects may take a wide variety of forms, but they shall be long investigative projects that culminate in a final product, presentation and project report. The project shall be under the guidance of a faculty member/industry mentor. The student will have to do his/her project under the guidance of the faculty member from the same department unless specifically permitted by the Head of the Department for alternate arrangements. The student is required to do some innovative work with application of knowledge earned while undergoing various courses and labs in the earlier semesters. The student is expected to do literature survey and carry out development and/or experimentation. Through the project work the student has to exhibit both the analytical and practical skills. It should be development of new process or products, tools, techniques and conceptual work leading to the same. The work should be characterized by a new result in design, development & implementation and should have the potential of industrial scientific acceptance. The Project shall be treated as a core course. The allocation of projects, faculty supervisor/industry mentor, and tentative plan of work and evaluation schedule shall invariably be notified in separate instructions. 7.4 Self-Study Course / Term Paper A self-study course or term paper may be offered under special circumstances, from a list of regular courses of study, to a student in his/her final Semester when he/she is short by a maximum of 4 earned credits to become eligible for the degree. This course shall be offered only if approved by the Vice Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Dean, (SEAS). These courses shall be offered in an additional semester after the program, but for a limited duration of 4-6 weeks. 7.5 Seminar Seminar is a course requirement wherein under the guidance of a faculty member a student is expected to do an in-depth study in a specialized area by doing literature survey, understanding different aspects of the problem and arriving at a status report in that area. While doing a seminar, the student is expected to learn investigation methodologies, study relevant research papers, correlate work of various authors/researchers critically, study concepts, techniques, prevailing results etc., analyze it and present a seminar report. It is mandatory to give a seminar presentation before a panel constituted for the purpose. The grading is done on the basis of the depth of the work done, understanding of the problem, report and presentation by the student concerned. 11
7.6 Lean Startups A Lean Start-ups project is a fairy experiential assignment that serves as a practical learning experience for students, during their 3rd semester at the University. The course is positioned after the students have undergone foundations courses about the mindset and process of technopreneurship. The project is expected to be as hand-on as possible with a real technopreneurial idea, but it could be done based on a mock idea as well, culminating into a presentation and project report. The project shall be under the guidance of a faculty member, and student is required to do some innovative work with application of knowledge earned in the earlier semesters. 7.7 Venture Launch at Bennett Hatchery Any Startup Creation is about a process which can eventually be represented in form of a Business Plan for a venture development and acceleration. This hands-on course shall be a unique journey into the real world of technopreneurship. The course aims to exposes the student to the key stages which are to be understood while developing an idea into a venture in the market. This course involves deep understanding of substantial body of knowledge, concepts and tools that the entrepreneurs need to know before starting the venture, during the setting up and after taking the plunge into the startup business. Therefore, venture launch is about considerable amount of exposure/experience and significant research in the field entrenched in real-world scenarios and honed in the classroom. 7.8 Dissertation The Dissertation Component in the 4th semester of the M.Tech. Program is a thesis written by the student for fulfillment of the degree requirements. The purpose of the dissertation is to contribute knowledge to the respective field of study through research and proposes an original investigation of a topic. Students need to show consistent effort and performance in the process of doing the dissertation work. A dissertation should show complete and full understanding of a new area of knowledge that the student should create for him/herself. 8. Registration 8.1 Every student shall register for the courses that he/she wants to study for earning credits and his/her name will appear in the roll list of each such course. No credit shall be given if a student attends a course for which he or she is not registered. The performance of a student in all courses, for which he/she has registered, shall be included in his/her grade card. 8.2 Registration of courses to be taken in a particular Semester shall be done according to specific schedule announced by the Registry. In-absentia registration shall not be allowed. Under special circumstances, the students may be allowed late registration by the Dean SEAS, till a specified date, by paying a late fee fixed by the University along with other necessary fees. Normally, late registration beyond 7 days shall not be allowed without sanction from the Vice Chancellor. 12
8.3 Those students who join PG programs in first year shall complete the registration procedure on a specific registration date(s), prior to the commencement of their classes. 8.4 Credit Restriction. Subject to restriction that may be imposed by the course structure, curricula or other factors, a student may normally register for a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 25 credits. But on the recommendation of the HoD of the Department, Dean (SEAS) may allow a student to register for a maximum of 28-30 credits, in not more than two semesters, during the entire program for fulfilling the requirements of minimum earned credits. However, students under load restriction or load monitoring criteria shall be governed by the rules for such students. University may however review these restrictions under sanction of the Vice Chancellor in exceptional cases. 8.5 Registration Methodology for the Courses in various Semesters, depending upon slots availability. Priority-1. Priority-2. Core Courses on offer. Other electives on offer as per the curricula structure. It shall be responsibility of the student to plan and register for the backlog courses as and when offered. The time table shall be drawn based on the core and electives courses offered during the semester. Back log courses shall be registered in free slots available in the time table under responsibility of student under guidance of faculty mentor. The time table shall be announced well before the registration dates so that students are able to make conscious choices after taking advice from the faculty mentors 8.5.1 A student may however, register for lesser courses than the total credits available in the semester in the range of 15 to 25 except where additional credits are allowed. 8.5.2 Pre-requisites: A student shall not be permitted to register for a course unless he/she passes the course which is a pre-requisite to that course, if specified. 8.6 Add / Drop of Courses: A student shall have the option to add-on or delete courses from the list of registered courses in a semester on or before a date notified in the Academic Calendar or as laid down in the instructions. (i) (ii) A student may also be allowed to withdraw from a course up to two weeks after the commencement of the Semester. For this purpose, the student has to submit his/her application on a prescribed form, available in the Academic Section of the University after taking approvals from the HoD of the department whose course is being dropped and also HoD of department whose course is sought to be added. However, no benefit of attendance shall be allowed to the student for having missed the classes for two weeks. At the time of fee payment and before commencement of the semester, the Registrar shall give each student a registration record, which shall be the official 13
record of the courses registered. Students must ensure correctness of same as they shall be awarded grades the in registered courses, irrespective of his/her claim to have registered or not registered for the course. (iii) Faculty Mentor: At the time of completing the registration form or any subsequent change in the registration, every student shall consult his/her faculty adviser/nominated mentor who shall be appointed by the Departments. The minimum and the maximum numbers of total credits in the context of his/her past performance, backlog of courses, GPA and individual interest should be explained to the students. 8.7 Minimum Number of Students to be Registered in a Course: 8.7.1 A PG elective course shall run only if there is a minimum registration of 5 students in that course. However, Vice Chancellor may allow variation to this rule. 8.7.2 Managing other variables (i) Registration for backlog core subjects when the number of students is less than 5 and where the course(s) are not on offer in the regular ongoing semester, the students may be allowed, within the credit limits purely at the discretion of the Vice-Chancellor based on the recommendations of Dean, SEAS. (ii) (iii) (iv) Such students would be allotted Tutor(s) for the subject(s) with whom they will be provided minimum one contact hour per week. Under the guidance of the assigned Tutor(s), they will carry out the assignment and studies. Evaluation of such courses like written Examinations, Lab examinations and TA component will be conducted as per the normal weightages for the subject. 9. Course Coordinator Every course offered shall be coordinated by a Course Coordinator appointed by the Head of the Department. The Course coordinator shall have full responsibility for the course. He /She shall coordinate the work of other faculty member(s) involved in that course in respect of their participation in various activities related to the course including teaching, attendance, evaluation through written tests, quizzes, assignments, as may be laid out in detailed course outline document, and the award of the grades. Course Coordinators shall also be required to prepare and issue/upload on LMS, the detailed course outline / syllabi, before the commencement of semester, besides all the course material during the program. The students may approach course coordinator for any assistance. 10. Course Codes Each course offered by the University shall be identified by a course code. The course codes shall be allocated by the Registrar s Office/or authority so designated. 14
11. Detailed Course Outline At the beginning of each semester, the course coordinator/teacher concerned will circulate a detailed course outline document of the course on the first day of the start of the semester to motivate the students. It will comprise the following: (i) Title (ii) Course Code (iii) Pre-requisites (iv) Contact Hours (L-T-P) and credits (v) Objective(s) (vi) Learning Outcomes (vii) Course Outline (viii) Equivalent course if any. (ix) Methodology/Conduct of Course/Detailed Course Plan. (x) Evaluation Scheme (xi) Text and reference books Further, these details shall also be provided /available on the Learning Management System for reference by the students. 12. Credit System The prominent features of the credit system are the processes of continuous evaluation of a student s performance, and the flexibility to allow the students to progress at a pace suited to individual ability and convenience, subject to the regulations of credit requirements. Each course, except a few special courses, has a certain number of credits assigned to it depending upon its lecture, tutorial and/or laboratory contact hours in a week. A member of the faculty, called the Course Coordinator, coordinates each course. He/she has the full responsibility for coordinating the course, coordinating the work of other members of the faculty involved in that course, holding the tests and awarding the grades. In case of any difficulty, the student is expected to approach the course coordinator for advice and clarification. A letter grade, corresponding to specified number of grade points, is awarded in each course for which a student is registered. On obtaining a pass grade, the student accumulates the course credits allotted to such courses 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. A minimum number of credits should be acquired in order to qualify for the programs. 13. Credit Assignment Lectures/Tutorials: One lecture/tutorial hour per week per semester is assigned one credit. Practical s: One laboratory hour per week per semester is assigned half credit. However, some courses may be of preparatory nature and have half the credit weightage of a normal course while a few courses are without credit and are referred to as noncredit (NC) courses. 15
14. Earned Credits (EC) The credits assigned to a course in which a student has obtained D (minimum passing grade) or a higher grade will be counted as credits earned by him/her. Any course in which a student has obtained F, W or NF grade will not be counted towards his/her earned credits. 15. Examination /Evaluation System The evaluation system of the University shall be oriented to encourage the academic qualities listed above. The University follows a continuous evaluation policy. This is to train the student to put in sustained and disciplined work over the entire period of study. 16.1 Division of marks Each course shall be evaluated out of some total of 100 Marks. Faculty may set the papers out of any marks but the overall weightage shall be in pre-defined percentage which the concerned faculty/course coordination shall announce in the first class of the semester and also load on the LMS. As a general guideline, there shall be three written examinations i.e Minors M1, M2 and an end term examination for Theory courses. However, choice is left to the individual teachers to conduct M1 or M2 exam. End term exam is mandatory but the maximum weightage for the end term examination shall not exceed 40%. Teachers Assessment (TA) may be based on Assignments, Quizzes, Homework, and regularity in attendance and tutorials etc awarded by the Course Coordinator/respective teacher. Methodology for evaluation of Lab component may include day to day work, lab records, quantity/quality of work and Viva/Seminar/Practical as may be decided. Similar division of marks may be created for special courses like Capstone Projects, seminars; term papers, seminars, dissertation etc but same shall also be pre-defined. 16.2 Grading System for Courses: (i) (ii) Students obtaining grades A to D shall be declared pass. Students failing to meet the minimum cut off marks in the subject will be awarded F grade. The grades shall be decided on the aggregate of evaluation of all the components as per defined weightage like (iii) The grading shall be based on relative grading/absolute point s method depending upon the class strength and as decided by the coordinator for the course. Regular Courses (Theory) (a) (b) (c) Three written tests, M-1, M-2, End Semester Examination or as conducted. Teachers Assessment to include; assignments quizzes, homework, tutorials and regularly in attendance etc. (TA). Practical/Lab (P). 16
Capstone Projects/Dissertation/seminars etc. A. Evaluation Scheme for Capstone project / Projects. (a) Students are required to register for the project, which shall be allotted at the end of 2 nd semester. Following percentages of evaluation components, may be used as a guideline while evaluating for projects, though project coordinators of each Department may adopt their own methodology or division of marks: Day to day work One Mid-Term Seminar on the project work for 20 mins by the students followed by Viva-Voce Examination between M2 and End Semester Exam Project Report $$ Final Viva-Voce $$ Project Report 30% awarded by the Supervisor(s) 25% awarded by a panel 20% awarded by the Panel 25% awarded by a panel of three teachers Including Supervisors and one External Examiner shall form the part of panel. (b) Guidelines for Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) B. Seminar. (a) The students must meet their supervisors immediately after the lists of projects assigned to them are displayed and commence their projects. In case of industrial projects a student shall also be assigned the internal faculty advisor for monitoring the project. The student should be in regular touch with such faculty. The students must meet and report to their supervisors at least twice a week on appointed days and time/ or provide weekly progress report to the internal faculty advisor in case of external project. The students should maintain a logbook of their day to day activity and get it signed by the supervisors/industry mentors twice a week during their meetings. Students would prepare three copies of Project reports in spiral bound form with one CD and deposit the same with the respective project supervisor. Project supervisor, will deposit the reports as well as CD to the Library for archiving. Each student opting for seminar courses shall be allotted an area / topic for seminar towards the end of second semester to be pursued in third semester. HoD will allot a teacher (Supervisor) to each student for seminar sometime in April/May every year. 17
(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Each student may be asked to deliver two seminars papers, one to be termed as Midterm seminar which will be held between M1 and M2. The dates will be decided by the Supervisor in consultation with HoD concerned. The second seminar will be known as End Term seminar which may be held either immediately before end term examination or immediately after it, as decided by the Supervisor in consultation with the HoD. The students shall be required to submit a report at least two days prior to each seminar date. Mid seminars report- generally should be about 15 to 20 pages length and based on consultation of 7 or more research papers / technical articles etc. End term report may be based on 10 or more research papers / technical articles etc. Evaluation parameters of the seminar may include write-up submitted by the student, punctuality of submission of write-up, delivery of the seminar, responses to questions raised in the seminar, contents of the seminar, write-up and organization of the material and its presentation. Midterm and End term reports and seminars shall be evaluated by a panel of examiners which generally should consist of two members (a) teachersupervisor assigned to the student and (b) nominee of HoD. Following percentages of evaluation components, may be used as a guidelines while evaluating seminars though coordinators may adopt their own methodology or division of marks (i) Day to day work done prior to Midterm - 20% (ii) Day to day work done after Midterm - 20% & upto End Term seminar (iii) Midterm seminar and report - 20% (iv) End term report - 20% (v) End term seminar - 20% Dissertation (a) Each M.Tech candidate shall be allotted a dissertation supervisor towards the end of third Semester, by the HoD concerned. (b) (c) (d) Supervisors shall allot the topic of dissertation to the candidates allotted to them before students proceed on summer vacation, so that they can utilize summer vacation for preliminary dissertation work. The sample format for submission of final dissertation report is as attached with the rules. Supervisors while awarding marks of their candidates for day to day work may create 3 to 4 sub components keeping the following points in mind. (i) Regularity and timeliness of interaction with the supervisor. (ii) Quality of discussion with the supervisor. 18
(iii) Enthusiasm, zeal and the work put in by the candidate. (iv) Quality of work, systematic and scientific approach to the work followed by the candidates etc. (e) (f) The final evaluation of the dissertation (i.e. at the end of 4th semester) shall be carried out by a committee consisting of Supervisor, HoD or his nominee and an external expert. Following percentages of evaluation components, may be used as a guidelines while evaluating Dissertation though Departmental coordinators may adopt their own methodology or division of marks (i) Day to day work to be awarded by Supervisor Marks - 30 (ii) Mid Semester evaluation between M1 & M2 by Panel Marks - 20 of two examiners (supervisor and nominee of HOD) (iii) End Semester Evaluation by a panel of Examiners including - 50 Marks of One external expert Note: A+ Grade for dissertation may be awarded only if high quality significant contribution is made by a candidate in dissertation work and in all such cases that contribution should be highlighted in the examiners report. Lean Startups The evaluation scheme for Lean Startups, may be as follows, though same may be modified by the faculty conducting the course: Components of Course Evaluation Percentage Distribution Individual Project report submission and presentation 30 End term Examination 40 In classroom Assignments/Activities 30 Total 100 Venture Launch at Bennett Hatchery (12 credits Elective): The course shall be treated as an elective. The allocation of projects, faculty supervisor, and tentative plan of work and evaluation schedule shall be notified in separate instructions. 16.3 Grading for failing to meet Attendance Requirement. (i) (ii) A student is required to attend all the classes. If the attendance profile of a student is unsatisfactory (as given in the rules below), he/she will be debarred. Any student, who has been awarded F grade because of being debarred due to attendance shortage, shall not be allowed to take the supplementary Examination. The student shall have to register for the course in the regular semester when offered as a back-log course. 19
17. Make Up Examinations (for M1 and M2 only) A student may apply for a makeup examination where he/she is not able to attend the examination schedule due to reasons of personal medical condition or compassionate reason like death of a very close relative. No other contingencies are acceptable. Except in case of medical emergency, a student needs to seek advance approval from appropriate authority before missing the Examination. Following rules shall govern the makeup examinations: 17.1 Theory Courses. (i) (ii) A student missing M1 & M2 Examination only shall be required to take a make-up Examination. No makeup examination is allowed for end semester examination and policy for same is laid down separately The students must put-up the request for make-up Examination along with the medical documents to prove the genuineness of the case (for having missed either the M1 or M2 Examination) within 5 days of last date of such Examination. (iii) The students who miss the Examination due to medical reason must attach the opinion of the University Medical Officer (UMO) after showing all medical documents to him/her. (iv) The genuineness shall be reviewed and approved by the Vice Chancellor, whose decision shall be final. (v) The make-up Examination shall be held between M2 & End Semester Examination and the dates shall be notified in the academic calendar. (vi) Student can take a make-up Examination in one of the papers only (either M1 or M2). (vii) Should the student miss both M1 & M2 Examination (even for genuine reason) then marks will be allotted as below: (a) M1 = zero (0) (b) M2 = as obtained in the make-up test (viii) In case a student misses the make-up Examination also, then no further chance will be provided. (ix) The duration of Examination shall be as decided by the Faculty/course coordinator. (x) Genuine approved cases shall be notified by the Registrar (after each Examination i.e. M1/M2 based on the requests received) and only such students shall be allowed to take make-up Examination in the subjects where approval has been granted. (xi) The date sheet will be taken out by the Registrar/controller of Examination. 17.2 Makeup of End Semester Examination It is mandatory to appear the end semester major examination to obtain any grade for a course. A student who missies the end semester major examination shall follow a similar procedure as for MI and M2 examination, to obtain approval of the Vice Chancellor to prove genuine ness of the case. The student whose case is approved as 20
genuine shall be awarded I Grade in the semester results in the given subject. The student shall be allowed to appear in the supplementary examination of the said subject. However, the grades shall be worked out by computing the marks obtained by students in M1, M2, TA, Lab and supplementary examination (equated to the weightage of end semester major examination). The total marks shall be compared with the marks of the class as in the regular semester for award of grade. 17.3 Missing Component exam of Laboratories/Projects etc. If a student misses out the any component of examinations or the events for the Labs/ projects/ viva/scheduled examination which is part of teachers assessment on specified dates they must put up the request, to the HoD for Lab and supervisor for Project courses to allot alternate date(s). The requests shall be put up by the HoDs/ supervisors to the Dean SEAS, who shall verify the case and provide alternate date(s), if considered genuine. Dean may seek views from the UMO in cases of medical reasons. The decision of Dean shall be final. 17.4 Makeup of End Semester Viva of Projects It is mandatory to appear in the final Viva examination to obtain any grade for a project course. In case of student missing the same for genuine reasons; similar method as given for written examination of theory courses shall be followed. 17.5 Procedure to be adopted by students in case of missing any of the specified Examination(s). Following procedure shall be adopted for establishing genuineness of the case. (A) Action by the student (Medical Cases) (i) (ii) They should report absence from the Examination(s) by fastest possible means to the Registrar/controller of Examination. It could be email or written communication by speed post or sent by hand through any means. In case of Hosteller s, if a student falls sick while residing in the hostel, he/she should seek advice of the University Medical Officer. The said report should preferably be sent prior to the Examination, but not later than 5 days after the last date of the said Examination. (iii) The student should on rejoining; (a) Report to the University Medical Officer with complete medical documents to include referral/prescription slip of the doctor specifically indicating the disease and medicine prescribed, investigation/lab reports and discharge slip in case of admission should be provided, (b) Obtain his/her views on the genuineness of the case on the proforma available with the Medical Officer and submit the documents along with the proforma with remarks of the University Medical Officer to the Registrar/controller of Examination, not later than 5 days after the last date of Examination. 21
(iv) In case delay beyond 5 days is anticipated the student should arrange for the medical documents to be sent to the University Medical Officer by hand through a friend / relative etc. and get the said genuineness proforma filled-up and deposit the same with the Registrar/controller of Examination. (v) No request later than 5 days after the last date of Examination shall be accepted for reasons of ignorance or any other reasons. (B) Action by students (any other reason) In case the student has to miss Examination due to genuine reason other than medical, prior written sanction of Vice Chancellor and in his absence Dean (SEAS) is mandatory. No post facto requests shall be accepted in any case. The approval should be deposited with the Registrar /Controller of Examination before the Examination. (C) Approving genuineness in each case is prerogative of the Vice Chancellor and student shall have no right to appeal on the same. Therefore student should not make an assumption that reporting sick and obtaining the slip for rest etc. from the Medical Authorities including University Medical Officer is an adequate reason to exempt them from the Examination. 18 Supplementary Examination 18.1 The supplementary examinations shall be held for each commiserating semester in January for Fall (Odd) and June/July for Spring (Even) respectively. A student is entitled to appear in Supplementary Examinations only once, for a subject i.e. immediately succeeding the semester in which fail grade is incurred. 18.2 Eligibility Students with F grade (Except debarred cases either due to attendance or indulging in UFM) are eligible to appear in the Supplementary Examination. 18.3 Conduct (i) (ii) (iii) Supplementary Examinations shall be held twice in an Academic Session. For the spring (odd) semester it, shall be held in January and for the fall (Even) Semester, in between June- July. The dates shall be announced in the Academic Calendar. The Supplementary Examination shall be of the same duration as end term examination. The Supplementary Examinations will cover, the entire syllabus, covered in the semester. 18.4 Grading in supplementary Exam. Grade shall be determined on the basis of marks obtained by the students in the Supplementary Examination of the subject only. The maximum grade awarded for the supplementary Examination shall be up to C+ (grades comprising F, D, D+, C-, C and C+). Those students who get F grade will have to register afresh in the courses, whenever next available in the regular semester. The students who take supplementary examination as make up for the end semester major examination shall be awarded regular grades as out lined in 16.2 above. 22
18.5 Supplementary for Projects. There shall be no supplementary examinations for the projects, except make up examination for missing the final viva as per rules outlined above. 18.6 Treatment of failed students If a student fails in the Supplementary Examination, he/she shall have to re-register for the subject, in the immediate following corresponding regular semester, where the subject is on offer. 19. Provision for Summer Term To assist the students in clearing the backlog courses, an additional Summer Term may be run by the University, if required, as per the details below. (a) Duration - Normally 5-6 weeks (b) Registration for summer courses - Schedule shall be announced by Registrar in consultation with Dean. (c) Examinations and Marks - Maximum of two written examination, TA and Lab as required (d) Maximum number of courses allowed to be registered by a student - 2 (e) When a student registers for the project course he/she is not entitled to register for any other course. (f) Student awarded fail grade or debarred from appearing in end semester examination in spring (Even) Semester, will also be eligible to opt for Summer Term. (g) Due to limited duration of summer semester, Late registration shall be allowed upto maximum of 2 days with approval of Dean (h) Courses offered initially for the summer term may be withdrawn at the discretion of the University, if the registration in the course is less than 5 students up to 3 days prior to start of the summer term. (i) The student can register only for the courses which are on offer. The courses shall be decided by the Dean (SEAS) in consultation with HoDs and then notified well in advance. (j) Attendance for registered students is mandatory. Attendance rules, as for normal semester, shall apply for the summer semester also. No deviations in this regard shall be made (k) Fee structure shall be notified as approved by the management. 20. General Rules: Examinations (a) Showing the Answer Scripts. The answer scripts of all written Examinations i.e. M- 1, M-2, end semester examination or any other written work conducted by a teacher shall be shown to the students. Students desirous of seeing the marked answer scripts of end Semester Examination, has to ensure their presence before results are declared, as per dates notified in the Academic Calendar. 23