Anna University:: Chennai - 600 025
Anna University:: Chennai - 600 025
Anna University:: Chennai - 600 025
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS
REGULATIONS 2008
(Common to all B.E / B.Tech Degree (8 Semester) Programmes of
University Departments)
(w.e.f.2008 2009)
CREDIT SYSTEM
Degree of Bachelor of Engineering / Technology
1. PRELIMINARY DEFINITIONS AND NOMENCLATURE
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
I)
II)
III)
IV)
V)
VI)
2.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
2.1
Candidates for admission to the first semester of the eight semester B.E /
B.Tech. Degree Programme shall be required to have passed:
The Higher Secondary Examination of (10 +2) Curriculum (Academic Stream)
prescribed
by the
Government
of
Tamilnadu
with Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry as three of four subjects of the study prescribed
under part-III or any other examinations of any University or authority
accepted by the Syndicate of the University as equivalent thereto.
2.2.
The eligibility criteria such as marks, number of attempts and physical fitness
shall be as prescribed by the Syndicate of the University from time to time.
3.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED
A candidate may be offered any one of the branches of study approved by the
University and offered by the various departments of the University.
Branches offered by the University are listed Facultywise in the Annexure - I
4.
4.1
Every Programme will have a curriculum with syllabi consisting of theory and
practical courses such as:
(i) General core courses comprising Mathematics, Basic Sciences, Engineering
Sciences, Humanities and Engineering Arts.
(ii) Core courses of Engineering/Technology.
(iii) Elective courses for specialization in related fields.
(iv) Workshop practice, computer practice, engineering graphics, laboratory work,
industrial training, seminar presentation, project work, educational tours,
camps etc.
(v) NCC/NSS/NSO/YRC activities for character development
4.2
Each course is normally assigned certain number of credits with 1 credit per
lecture period per week, 1 credit per tutorial period per week, 1 credit for 2
periods of laboratory or practical or seminar or project work per week and 1
credit for 2 weeks of industrial training during semester vacations.
4.3
Each semester curriculum shall normally have a blend of lecture courses not
exceeding 7 and practical courses not exceeding 4.
4.4
For the award of the degree, a student has to earn certain minimum total number
of credits specified in the curriculum of the relevant branch of study. The
minimum will be between 185 and 195 credits depending on the branch.
4.5
5.
5.1
5.2
5.3
The total period for completion of the programme reckoned from the
commencement of
the first semester to which the candidate was admitted
shall not exceed the maximum
period specified in clause 5.2 irrespective
of the period of break of study in order that he/she may be eligible for the award
of the degree (vide clause 15).
6.
6.1
A candidate who has fulfilled the following conditions shall be deemed to have
satisfied the requirements for completion of a semester.
Ideally every student is expected to attend all classes and earn 100%
attendance. However in order to allow provision for certain unavoidable reasons
such as medical/ personal grounds/participation in sports, the student is
expected to earn a minimum of 75% attendance. Therefore he/she shall secure
not less than 75% of overall attendance in that semester taking into account the
total number of periods in all courses attended by the candidate as against the
total number of periods in all courses offered during that particular semester.
6.2
However, a candidate who could secure attendance between 65% and less than
75% only in one particular semester due to medical reasons (hospitalization /
accident / specific illness) or due to participation in the College / University / State
/ National / International level Sports events with prior permission from the Head
of the Department concerned shall be given exemption from the prescribed
attendance requirement and he/she shall be permitted to appear for that
particular semester examinations.
6.3
Candidates who secure less than 65% overall attendance will not be permitted
to write the End-Semester Examinations and are not permitted to go to
next/subsquent semester. They are required to repeat the incomplete semester
in the next academic year.
7.
FACULTY ADVISER
To help the students in planning their courses of study and for general advise on
the academic programme, the Head of the Department of the student will attach
a certain number of students to a teacher of the Department who shall function
as Faculty Adviser for those students throughout their period of study. Such
Faculty Adviser shall advise the students and monitor the courses taken by the
students, check the attendance and progress of the students attached to him/her
and counsel them periodically. If necessary, the Faculty Adviser may also
discuss with or inform the parents about the progress of the students.
8.
CLASS COMMITTEE
8.1.
Clarifying the regulations of the degree programme and the details of rules
therein.
Informing the student representatives the academic schedule including the dates
of assessments and the syllabus coverage for each assessment.
8.3
The class committee shall be constituted within a week from the date of
commencement of a semester.
8.4
8.5
The chairperson of the class committee may invite the Faculty Adviser(s) and the
Head of the Department to the meeting of the class committee.
8.6
8.7
The chairperson of the class committee is required to prepare the minutes of every
meeting, submit the same to the Head of the Department within two days of the
meeting and arrange to circulate among the concerned students and teachers. If
there are some points in the minutes requiring action by the University the same
shall be brought to the notice of the Director, Academic Courses.
8.8
The first meeting of the class committee shall be held within fifteen days from the
date of commencement of the semester. The nature and weightage of internal
assessments shall be decided in the first meeting, within the framework of the
Regulations and the same shall be communicated to the students. Two or three
subsequent meetings in a semester may be held at suitable intervals.
During
these meetings the student members representing the entire class, shall
meaningfully interact and express their opinion and suggestions of the class
students to improve the effectiveness of the teaching-learning process.
9.
10.
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5 ATTENDANCE
The remaining 5 marks for attendance shall be awarded as given below:
Theory / Practical courses and Project Work
76% to 80% of attendance - 1 mark
81% to 85% of attendance - 2 marks
86% to 90% of attendance - 3 marks
91% to 95% of attendance - 4 marks
96% to 100% of attendance - 5 marks
10.6
11.
EXAMINATIONS
The examinations shall ordinarily be conducted between November and
December during the odd semesters and between April and May in the even
semesters. The maximum marks for each theory and practical course (including
the Project work and Viva Voce Examination in the Eighth Semester) shall be 100
with the following breakup.
i)
Theory Courses
Internal Assessment : 50 Marks
End-Semester Exams : 50 Marks
ii)
11. 1
The Head of the Department with the approval of the Chairman of the Faculty
shall appoint Class Advisor, Faculty Advisor, Class Committee Chairman, Internal
and External Examiners and Review Committee etc.
12.
13.
PASSING REQUIREMENTS
A candidate who secures not less than 50% of total marks prescribed for the
courses (IA + End semester examination) with a minimum of 50% of the marks
prescribed for the end-semester Examination in both theory and practical
courses (including Project work), shall be declared to have passed in the
Examination.
If a candidate fails to secure a pass in a particular course, it is mandatory that he
/ she shall register and reappear for the examination in that course during the
next semester when examination is conducted in that course; he / she should
continue to register and reappear for the examination till he / she secures a pass.
The internal assessment marks obtained by the candidate in the first appearance
shall be retained and considered valid for all subsequent attempts till the
candidate secure a pass as per clause 13.1.
However, from the 3rd attempt onwards if a candidate fails to obtain pass marks
(IA + End Semester Examination) as per clause 13.1 then the passing
requirement shall be as follows:
13.2 The candidate should secure 50% and above the maximum marks
prescribed for the course in the university examinations alone.
14.
Grade
Points
10
9
8
7
6
5
0
0
U denotes failure in the course. (This grade will figure both in Marks Sheet as
well as in Result Sheet
W denotes withdrawal from the course
The Grade I and W will Figure only in the Result Sheets. The Grade I
denotes inadequate attendance (as per Clause 6.1) and hence prevented from
writing end semester examination.
The higher and lower limits of grades may be decided in the Final class
committee, (excluding the student members) which passes the Results.
After results are declared, Grade Sheets will be issued to each student which will
contain the following details:
The list of courses enrolled during the semester and the grades scored.
The Grade Point Average (GPA) for the semester and
The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of all courses enrolled from first
semester onwards.
GPA is the ratio of the sum of the products of the number of credits of courses
registered and the grade points corresponding to the grades scored in those
courses, taken for all the courses, to the sum of the number of credits of all the
courses in the semester.
n
CGPA =
C GP
i=1
i i
-------------------n
C
i=1
Whenever students, having arrear subjects, appear for the end semester
examination during which there are no regular batch of students writing the same
subjects, then, the letter grades for the arrears subjects shall be awarded based
on the range of marks approved by the class committee immediately preceding
end semester examination in which regular students wrote.
15.
15.1
A student
shall
be
declared
to
be
B.E./B.Tech. Degree provided the student has
i. Successfully completed the course requirements and has passed all the
prescribed examinations in all the 8 semesters within a maximum
period
of 7
years
reckoned
from the commencement of the first
semester to which the candidate was admitted.
ii
15.2.1
15.2.2
FIRST CLASS:
The candidates satisfying the following conditions shall be declared to have
passed the examinations in first class:
(i). A candidate who qualifies for the award of the Degree having passed the
examination in all the courses of all the eight semesters within a maximum
period of five consecutive years (Ten consecutive semesters) reckoned
from the commencement of study in the first semester including authorized
Break of Study.
(ii).The candidate should have secured a CGPA of not less than 6.50 in all the
courses prescribed for first semester to eight semesters.
15.2.3
SECOND CLASS:
(i)
All other candidates (not covered in clauses 15.2.1 and 15.2.2) who qualify for
the award of the degree (vide Clause 16) shall be declared to have passed
the examination in Second Class.
(ii).
Candidates availing Break of Study facility for the course(s) of 8th semester
curriculum, during their study in the 10th semester and qualifying for the award
of degree after the 5th year shall be declared to have passed the examination
in Second Class.
If any student avails withdrawal facility for more than once and unauthorized
break of study he / she shall not be considered for the purpose of
(iii).
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classification under 15.2.1 & 15.2.2 and shall be declared to have passed the
examination in Second Class.
15.3.
15.4. A candidate can apply for revaluation of his/her semester examination answer
paper in a
theory course, within 2 weeks from the declaration of results, on
payment of a prescribed
fee along with prescribed application to the
Controller of Examinations through the Head
of
Departments.
The
Controller of Examination will arrange for the revaluation and the results will be
intimated to the candidate concerned through the Head of the
Department.
Revaluation is not permitted for practical courses and for project work.
16.
17.
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
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The candidate permitted to rejoin the programme after the break shall be
governed by the rules and regulations in force at the time of rejoining.
III. The total period for completion of the programme reckoned from, the
commencement of the first semester to which the candidate was admitted
shall not exceed the maximum period specified in clause 5.2 irrespective of
the period of break of study in order that he/she may be eligible for the award
of the degree (vide clause 15.1).
II.
IV. If any student is detained for want of requisite attendance, progress and good
18.1 Industrial Training has been included as an optinal Elective subject in the list of
Electives in curricula of all UG Engineering/Technology degree programmes.
The students may undergo industrial training for a total period of not less than 6
weeks during summer /winter vacation between IV and VI semesters of study.
DURATION OF TRAINING
Industrial Training (2 Weeks)
Industrial Training (4 Weeks)
Industrial Training (6 Weeks)
CREDITS
1
2
3
At the end of the industrial training if the student accumulates 3 credits as per the
following credit allocation, then the 3 credits so gained, can be adjusted against
any one of the electives to be studied, in the subsequent V, VI and VII Semesters
based on the following procedure:
The Student can accumulate the credits by undergoing training in each semester
starting from IV semester onwards but before the VII semester.
The student can undergo 6 week training at a stroke or in a distributed schedule
during the summer or winter vacation of IV, V and VI semesters.o
Completion of six weeks training is mandatory to claim 3 credits against an
elective slot available in the curriculum of V or VI or VII semester of study.
If the candidate completes 6 week Industrial training during summer / winter
vacation of IV / V semester, then the student can register for Industrial Training
as an Elective subject during VI semester or VII semester.
If the student completes 6 week Industrial Training during V/ VI semester winter /
summer vacation then the student can register for Industrial Training as one of
the elective subjects in the VII semester.
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After registration of the Industrial Training as an elective during VI / VII semester the
candidate has to follow the procedure given below:1. Two seminar presentations based on the Industrial Training and the marks
obtained during seminar can be computed as per norms for the internal
assessment.
2. A report on 6 weeks Industrial Training undergone by the student during the
previous semesters duly attested by a responsible person in the industry in which
the student has undergone training and the Head of the Department concerned,
shall be submitted at the end of the semester and this report has to be evaluated
by the Internal Examiner appointed by the Head of the Department and marks /
letter grades have to be given accordingly.
3. For evaluation purpose this elective industrial training shall be treated as
practical subject.
19.
20.
DISCIPLINE
Every student is required to observe disciplined and decorous behaviour both
inside and outside the college and not to indulge in any activity which will tend to
bring down the prestige of the University / College.
If a student indulges in malpractice in any of the University / internal examination
he / she shall be liable for punitive action as prescribed by the university from
time to time.
21.
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ANNEXURE I
A candidate may be offered one of the following programmes of study approved by the
University
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Faculty of Technology
i)
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