a) For Masters and Post Graduate Programmes

To be eligible for the written examination at the end of any semester, a student must maintain a minimum attendance of 85%. In special circumstances, the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the Head of the Department may condone 10% of the required attendance on grounds of serious illness of the student on production of certificate by a Registered Physician, or reasons acceptable to the University. If any student is debarred from any examination, he will be graded as Fail.

 

b) For Courses other than Masters and Post Graduate
programmes

To be eligible for admission to the Semester Final Examinations, students must attend at least 85% of the total number of periods of Lectures / Tutorials / Labs / Shops / Field-work in every subject offered during the Semester.

In special circumstances, the Vice Chancellor on the recommendation of the Head of the Department may condone 10% of the required attendance on grounds of illness of the students on production of certificate by a Registered Physician, or reasons acceptable to the University. A student is debarred from appearing in the Semester Final Examination if his attendance falls below the required mark or if he fails in any practical or sessional subject and he will be graded as Fail.

 

Examination, Grading and Award

 

a) Post Graduate Programmes in Engineering and Technology

The minimum duration of the M.Sc. Engg., M.Sc. and M. Engg. programmes shall normally be three semesters each consisting of 16 weeks and for PGDE, PGD shall be two semesters. A candidate for the Masters Degree must complete all requirements for the Degree within a maximum period of three calendar years from the date of his admission. For the case of PGDE/PGD this limit is two calendar years.

Academic progress shall be measured in terms of credit hours earned by a student. One credit hour subject shall require one hour of lecture per week for one semester, while one credit hour for thesis/project/laboratory/sessional/seminar/special studies should normally require two hours of work per week for one semester. The number of credit hours for each subject shall be as specified in the syllabus of the respective Department. The number of subjects to be offered per semester will be decided by PGC but a student can not register for more than 12 credit hours per semester.

For the Degree of M.Sc.Engg./M.Sc. a student must earn a minimum total of 36 credit hours, including a Thesis for which a total of 18 credit hours shall be assigned. For the degree of M.Sc. (CSA) a student must earn a minimum total of 36 credit hours including a Thesis of 18 credit hours or a Project of 6 credit hours.

For the Degree of M. Engg. a student must earn a minimum total of 36 credit hours including a Project for which a total of 6 credit hours shall be assigned.

For the Post-Graduate Diploma in Engineering and Post-graduate Diploma of CIT or CSA, a student must earn a minimum total of 24 credit hours out of which a maximum of 6 credit hours may be assigned for a project.

The course curriculum and subject of study of the different departments shall be as recommended by the respective PGC, checked by the Committee for Advanced Studies and Research (CASR) and approved by the Academic Council. Departmental Post Graduate Committee (PGC) may review the curriculum from time to time and recommend any changes as may be considered necessary and get it finally approved by the Academic Council. For any particular semester the courses to be offered will be decided by the PGC.