RGUKT

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-AP
Academic Rules and Regulations for the Six Year Integrated B. Tech Program
(Comprising of 2-Year Pre-University Course and 4-Year B. Tech Program)
ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
SIX YEAR INTEGRATED B. Tech PROGRAM

(Comprising of 2-Year Pre-University Course and 4-Year B. Tech Programme)
(With effect from Academic Year 2019-20)
RGUKT AP Campuses: Nuzvid, RK Valley, Ongole and Srikakulam
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CONTENTS
S. No Sub-component Page No.
1 Introduction 3
2 Admission 4
3 Course structure 4
4 Degree Requirements 6
5 Academic Calendar 7
6 Registrations 7
7 Attendance 8
8 Temporary Withdrawal from the Institute 9
9 Biometric Leave Rules for Scholarship 10
10 Assessment of Academic Performance 10
11 Grading System 12
12 Mid-Semester and End-Semester Exams 13
13 Remedial Examinations 14
14 Conduct and Discipline 15
15 Malpractices 15
16 Branch Allocation rules 19
17 Promotion Rules 20
18 Summer Internship Guidelines 20
19 Long-term Internship Guidelines 21
20 University Rank and Gold Medals 24
21 Maximum Duration of the Program 25
22 Residential Requirements 25
23 Marks Incentives for medalists in Sports 25
24 Change of Regulations 25
25 Appendix-I 25
26 Appendix-II 26
27 Academic Committee: Functions and Responsibilities 32
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Rules and Regulations of Six Year Integrated Program effective from 2019-2020
1. INTRODUCTION
Provision of these regulations shall come into force with effect from the academic year
2019-20 and shall be applicable to all PUC and B. Tech Courses (unless otherwise
stated)offered by the institute.
1.1.The provisions of these regulations shall be applicable to any new discipline that may be
introduced from time to time.
1.2.Prescribed service courses for all the programmes are supported by a) Basic Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
1.3.All the academic rules and regulations hereinafter specified shall be read as a whole for
the purpose of governing the academics of RGUKT-AP.
1.4.These guidelines provide the frame work for the conduct of academic activities and are
used as a guide for all the IIIT campuses of RGUKT-AP and provide a uniform direction
for the operation of Constituent Institutes of the University.
1.5. Academic Governing bodies of the RGUKT:
A. Governing Council (GC) is the highest administrative body at University level.
Honorable Chancellor is the Chairman of GC and Vice-Chancellor is the Convener
of GC.
B. Academic Council (AC) shall be the principal academic body of the University
and shall co-ordinate and exercise general supervision over the academic policies
of the constituent Institutes. The Hon’ble Chancellor acts as Chairman and
Director, CETLS is the Convener. The other members are Vice-Chancellor, Deans,
Academics of all constituent Institutes, Dean, Academics, IIIT Hyderabad, and
three eminent academicians nominated by the Governing Council or chairman of
the GC.
C. Executive Committee (EC) is the highest body at Institute level having authority
to make policies and to execute the GC resolutions. Vice-Chancellor is the
Chairman of the EC and the Administrative Officer is the Convener of EC.
D. Board of Studies (BOS) shall be the principal curriculum planning and reviewing
body and it shall also arrange for periodical monitoring of the development
programs and of teaching and research in the Institute. BoS is the academic body
that frames the structure of curriculum and syllabus for all Programs. Each
constituent Institute shall have its own Board of Studies. The Vice-Chancellor acts
as the Chairman and the Dean of Academics is the Convener. The other members
are, Director of the constituent Institute, three eminent persons nominated by the
Governing Council or chairman of GC.
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2. ADMISSION:
A. An open notification shall be released by RGUKT-AP every year in the month of
May/June for six year integrated B. Tech Program for an intake to be decided each year
for each of the four IIIT Campuses located at Nuzvid, Ongole, RK Valley, and
Srikakulam.Counseling shall be conducted every year in the month of July/August.
B. Eligibility, fee and scholarship related matters are as per the University regulations and
AP state Govt. rules and regulations.
C. If, any time after admission, it is found that a candidate had not in fact fulfilled all the
requirements stipulated in the offer of admission, in any form what so ever, including
possible misinformation etc., the HoD/Dean-Academic/Director shall report the matter to
the AC/EC/GC recommending for cancelling the admission of the candidate.
D. The institute reserves the right to cancel the admission of any student and ask him/her to
discontinue his/her studies at any stage of his/her career on the grounds of indiscipline or
any misconduct.
E. The decision of the Governing Council, regarding sections 2(C) and 2(D) above, is final
and binding.
F. Every Under Graduate student of the Institute shall be associated with the parent
department offering the degree program that the student undergoes, throughout his/her
study period.
3. COURSE STRUCTURE:
A. The programme offered by the RGUKT-AP consists of a six year integrated course. The
first part of the six-year course is a two-year Pre University Course (equivalent to Board
of Intermediate Education, AP) and followed by four-year Engineering Program.
Table 3.1: List of Major courses in PUC
1st Year PUC Major courses are Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
2nd Year PUC Major courses are Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
B. The two year PUC offers foundation courses of Engineering such as Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry (equivalent to MPC) and also offers English, Telugu and Information
Technology. Optional course, Biology shall be offered for the interested students.
Table 3.2: List of B. Tech Programs
S No Department B. Tech Program Name
1 Civil Engineering Civil Engineering
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2 Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
3 Electronics and communication Electronics and communication

Engineering Engineering
4 Metallurgical Metallurgical
and Materials Engineering and Materials Engineering
5 Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering
6 Computer Science and Computer Science and Engineering

Engineering
C. The total course package for B. Tech Degree Program typically consists of the following
components.
a. Basic Science Courses (BSC)
b. Engineering Science Courses (ESC)
c. Humanities and Social Science Courses (HSC)
d. Program Core Courses (PCC)
e. ProgramElective Courses (PEC)
f. Open Elective Courses (OEC)
g. Mandatory Courses (MC)
h. Major Project & Minor Project (PROJ)
i. Induction Program (IDP)
D. In major departments other than Chemical & MME, a minimum of 15 students and/or
1/3rd of the class strength should enroll for an elective course (PEC/OEC) to offer. In case
of less registrations for an elective course, sliding option should be given to the registered
students either to the other existing courses or a NPTEL online course. For long-term
intern after advice of the supervisor/faculty advisor & approval of HoD, he/she may opt
more than one NPTEL course but maximum no. of total credits should be within the
permissible limits prescribed by the UGC/AICTE time to time. HoD should identify the
SWAYAM-NPTEL courses/MOOC courses before the commencement of a semester
registration.
E. Institute Board of Studies with external members will discuss and finalize the exact credits
offered for the program for the components (a) to (h) of 3(C), the semester-wise
distribution among them, as well as the syllabi of all courses offered by the Department
along with course outcomes of each course from time to time and recommend the same to
the Academic council for consideration and approval.
F. Major Project: The Major Project is offered in the IV Year First and Second semesters.
The method of evaluation may be as per the guidelines given under B. Tech Project
evaluation. (See Section B. Tech Project rules).
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G. Students are allowed to opt for long term internship up to a maximum period of 1 year
after successful completion of Third year of their B. Tech Programme. Offering of
Environmental Science, Indian Constitution, Human Values and Community Service
course are mandatory in B. Tech Programme. Upon completion of the prescribed
requirements, the students shall be awarded a B. Tech degree.
H. As per the AICTE guidelines, 21 days Induction programshall be offered to the students
after completion of their second year PUC program. Typically, the induction program
should be completed before the commencement of 1st year of engineering program. As
part of the program, two mandatory courses, Human Values and Creative Arts (Syllabus
strictly as per the AICTE norms) shall be offered along with physical activities,
departmental exposure activities.Further, NSS/NCC/Sports/Yoga are mandatory for first
two years of PUC program.
4. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Credit Requirements: Minimum Earned Credit Requirements for the award of B. Tech Degree
in any program listed in 3(B) is 160.The minimum number of additional credits required to
obtain the minor degree is 20.
B. Minor degree requirements:
a. Minor courses: Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Computer
Science and Engineering (CSE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Civil Engineering
(CE), Chemical Engineering (CHEM), Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
(MME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Basic
Sciences (BS), Fine arts (Music, Vocal, Kuchipudi, Mridangam), Physical Education
(Sports/Yoga), Aerospace Engineering (AE) and Information Technology (IT).
b. For minor in engineering departments, HSS and Basic Sciences, students with CGPA
8.5 and above (upto engineering first year second semester, without any previous
remedials) are eligible. Whereas for other departments, students with CGPA 7.0 and
above are eligible.
c. Number of minor programs to be offered in an academic year is at the discretion of
campus Director based on availability of the faculty.
d. Courses in Minor program areself-learning courses. However, in the event of time-
table adjustment, separate slots may be allowed with the availability of faculty.
e. Further, after advice of the course supervisor/coordinator & approval of HoD, he/she
may opt the NPTEL course but maximum no. of total credits should be within the
permissible limits prescribed by the UGC/AICTE time to time. HoD should identify
the SWAYAM-NPTEL coursesbefore the commencement of a semester registration.
f. If any student wish to withdraw in between from the minor program then he/she
should submit a request to the HoD (parent department where students belongs to) by
stating the reason. HoD should process such request after having the discussion with
course coordinator. Decision of the HoD should reflect on the request letter before
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proceeding to the Dean (Academic) section. Exam section shall receive the with
drawl information from Dean (Academic) office before the commencement of the
exams.
g. For the benefit of students, all successfully completed courses in the minor program
shall be reflected in the grade sheet. However, in case of withdraw from the minor
program, only completed course shall be reflected in the final grade sheet with a
column as ‘Additional courses completed” but the grades obtained in this courses
shall not be considered for calculating overall grading.
5. ACADEMIC CALENDAR:
A. Definition of “Academic Year” is as per the UGC guidelines. Two regular semesters,
namely, 1st semester and 2nd semester. Usually, 1st semester starts on 1st July and ends by
30th November and 2nd Semester starts on 1st December and ends by 30th April. On the
account of unforeseen reasons, variations may be allowed in ending/starting dates of
1st/2nd semester with valid proofs.
B. It shouldbe ensured that the number of effective teaching days in a semester is 90.
C. Schedule of academic activities in an academic year include the dates of registration,
examinations, general/public orders, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs like
Technical seminars /Spring Spree/Institute Fest etc.Every year, at the beginning of
academic year, Conduction of Orientation program to all the students is mandatory. The
program shall include students’ awareness sessions on academic regulations, examination
evaluation pattern and guidelines of Long-term/summer internship. During the program,
the semester registration will be done. The program shall be executed by the individual
departmental faculty/placement cell/exam cell.
6. REGISTRATION:
A. Every student is required to be present and register at the commencement of each semester
on the day(s) fixed for and notified in the Academic Calendar.
B. Percentage attendance for all students will be counted from the date of commencement of
the semester, irrespective of his/her date of registration. However, in case of I Year I
Semester, attendance will be counted from date of admission into the Institute or date of
commencement of class work, whichever is later.
C. From the first semester onwards, the registration will be organized at the respective
Department under the supervision of the Head of the Department.
D. A student who does not register on the day announced for the purpose may be permitted,
in consideration of any compelling reason, late registration within the next week on
payment of additional late fee as prescribed by the Institute from time to time. Normally
no late registration shall be permitted after one week from the scheduled date.
E. Only those students will be permitted to register who have
a. Cleared all the Institute and Hostel dues of the previous semesters,
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b. Paid all required fees for the current semester, and
c. Not been debarred from registering for a specified period on disciplinary or any
other ground.
F. A Student can register for a backlog subject whenever it is offered. A student must
register the backlog courses first giving priority to the oldest backlogs. The students will
register by default for backlog courses being offered in a particular semester.
7. ATTENDANCE:
A. Every student is expected to have 100% average attendance in all subjects in which he/she
has registered at the beginning of the semester. However, condonation for shortage of
attendance up to 25%(i.e., not lower than 75% aggregate average attendance) may be
granted by the HoD/Coordinator/Dean (Academic)for attending the co-curricular and/or
extra-curricular activities, NCC/NSS camps, availing the medical leaves and etc.
B. Further grant of additional (maximum) of 10 days (beyond 25% consideration) for
attending the co-curricular & extracurricular activities, NCC/ NSS Camps, and CDPC
activities is strictly as per the discretion of the Director of the respective campus.
C. Attendance of a student is computed by considering total number of periods conducted in
all courses as the denominator and the total number of periods actually attended by the
student in all courses, as the numerator.
D. Students not having the mandatory requirement of minimum 75% attendance shall not be
permitted to appear for the end semester examination.
E. Shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65% and above, and below 75%) in each
semester may be condoned by the college academic committee on genuine and valid
grounds, based on the student’s representation with supporting evidence.A stipulated fee
shall be payable towards condoning of shortage of attendance.
F. Shortage of attendance below 65% in aggregate shall in no case be condoned.
G. Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any semester are not eligible to
take their end examinations of that semester. They get detained and their registration for
that semester shall stand cancelled. They will not be promoted to the next semester. A
student who does not put in the required minimum of attendance in any semester is
automatically detained and shall repeat the next academic year. They may seek re-
registration for all those subjects registered in that semester in which student was
detained, by seeking re-admission into that semester as and when offered; in case if there
are any professional electives and/ or open electives, the same may also be re-registered if
offered. However, if those electives are not offered in later semesters, then alternate
electives may be chosen from the same set of elective subjects offered under that category.
H. If the period of absence is for a short duration (of not more than two weeks), application
for leave shall have to be submitted to the Head of the Department concerned stating fully
the reasons for the leave requested for along with supporting document(s). The Head of
the Department will grant such leave. During such leave period, the student will be
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marked as absent. Even with this leave applied, the student must satisfy at least 75%
attendance requirement to appear for end sem examination.
I. If the period of absence exceeds two weeks, a prior application for grant of leave will have
to be submitted through the Head of the Department to the Dean-Academic with
supporting documents. The decision to grant such leave shall be taken by the Dean-
Academic, after considering the recommendation of the Head of the Department, if the
aggregate attendance is at least 75% till the date of request.
J. A resident student must take prior permission from the corresponding warden before
proceeding on leave. Failing to do so will be construed as breach of discipline and will be
dealt with as per provisions.
K. Attendance for both theory and laboratory courses shall be entered before the end of each
working week by the concerned faculty through faculty portal of the Institute website.
Students are advised to monitor the status of their attendance through student portal of the
Institute website.
L. A student may be suspended from the Institute for violation of any of the provisions of
this Code. The period of suspension and conditions, if any, shall be clearly indicated in the
communication addressed to the student. The student shall lose his/her attendance for the
suspended period.
8. TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL FROM THE INSTITUTE:

A. A student who has been admitted to an undergraduate degree course of the institute may
be permitted to withdraw temporarily for a period of one semester or more from the
Institute on grounds of prolonged illness or acute problem in the family, which compelled
him/her to stay at home, provided that
a. He/she applies to the Institute within 15 days of the commencement of the
Semester or from the date he/she last attended his/her classes whichever is later,
stating fully the reasons for such withdrawal together with supporting documents
and endorsement of the parent/guardian.
b. The Institute is satisfied that, including the period of withdrawal, the student is
likely to complete his/her requirements for the degree within the time limits
specified.
c. There are no outstanding dues against him/her or demands from him/her in the
Institute/Hostel/Department/Library/NCC etc.
B. A student, who has been granted temporary withdrawal from the Institute under the above
provisions will be awarded 'W' grade. He/she will be required to pay the tuition fees and
other essential fees/charges for the intervening period till such time as his/her name is
borne on the Roll list.
C. A student will be granted only one such temporary withdrawal during his/her tenure as a
student of the Institute.
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D. Students who are readmitted on medical grounds or other extraordinary grounds will have
to pay their mess and accommodation charges for the period of days present for the
semester during which the student has discontinued, besides the regular fee payable for
the year.
9. BIOMETRIC LEAVE RULES FOR SCHOLORSHIP:

The following rules and regulations shall be followed for Biometric Attendance through
Vidyawaan/Gnanabhumi Portal
A. All the students of the Institute (Those who are not receiving the scholarship also) shall
give biometric attendance twice (Morning and Evening slot) on every working day
(excluding institute declared holidays). Student should give their biometric attendance
even on the examination days also.
B. 75% of Attendance is mandatory to all the students to get the scholarship.
C. At least two days’ prior intimation has to be given for leaves.
D. Students, those who are attending long term Internships, short term Internships,
conferences, workshops, NCC Camps, NSS Camps, Sports and Games, Yoga and any
other things representing the Institute has to give prior information at least before two
days. (A format is available in the Online Notice Board (ONB) for representing the
Institute. It has to be submitted to the Academic section through proper channel.)
E. Attendance shall not be considered, if information is not given at least two days before
leaving the Institute to the Academic section through proper channel.
F. Timings for giving the biometric attendance.
i. Morning Slot – 8.00 AM to 9.30 AM
ii. Evening Slot— 4.30 PM to 6.00 PM
G. It is the student’s responsibility to give biometric attendance for getting the scholarships.
Institute is not responsible for not getting the scholarship, if students fail to give
biometric attendance.
H. If students do not receive scholarships for not giving the biometric attendance, they have
to pay the total fee to the Institute.
10. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE:

A. There will be continuous assessment of a student's performance through Assessment tests
(total 8ATs), MID tests (total of 3 MIDs) etc., throughout the semester.
B. Each theory subject in a semester is evaluated for 100 marks, with the following
weightages.
Table 10.1 Weightage of Sub-Components
S. No Sub-component Weightage
1 Assessment tests (Best 5 out of 8) 10 marks
2 Mid-semester Examination (Best 2 of 3) 30 marks
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3 End-semester Examination 60 marks
C. The mode and nature of the evaluation and the corresponding weightages, for the
subcomponent (a) shall be intimated to the students at the beginning of the semester along
with the lecture schedule/lecture plan.
D. In Assessment tests/MID tests/EST, if any mistakes is(are) found either in the question
paper or in key or in both by the students and/or faculty in any subject should bring it to
the notice of Controller of Examination through subject coordinator/HoD on or before
“FOUR working days” after publication of the Key/Question paper. Such requests/issues
should be processed within “FOUR working days” after receiving the requests/issues and
modified results/key should be notified to the students through the notice boards.
E. Each laboratory course in a semester (for both B. Tech & PUC) is evaluated for 100
marks, with the following weightages: No combined grading allowed for any lab course
with respective theory course.
Table 10.2 Weightage of Internal/External exams
1 Continuous Evaluation/Tests 40 marks
2 End semester examination 60 marks
F. The marks for continuous evaluation may be distributed among various components like
class work performance, Lab records, Quizzes, skill tests/ assignments/ mini projects. This
is to be informed to students and supervisor before commencement of the dissertation
work by the Faculty Advisor.
G. The B. Tech Project work will be evaluated for 100 marks, with the following weightages:
Table 10.3 Weightage of B. Tech Evaluation components
1 Periodic evaluation by Guide 20 marks
2 Mid Term review 20 marks
3 End Semester viva-voce examination 60 marks
H. Except for the long-term interns (evaluation criterion mentioned in 19.4 of these
regulations), the midterm review and the end semester viva-voce examination will be
conducted by a committee constituted by the Head of the Department.
I. The project work will commence in IV year I semester and will be for a duration of two
semesters. The final evaluation of the project work will be done at the end of second
semester.
J. Evaluation (Pass/fail) procedure for mandatory courses shall be decided by the individual
campuses.
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11. GRADING SYSTEM:
A. The marks secured by students, those who have appeared for the end semester
examination, in a course shall be computed in descending order.
B. The expected percentages for each grade are given in below table. All the students,
whose grade is below D, are considered to have failed (remedial) in the course.
Table 11.1: Grade positions
S. No Marks Grade Grade % of students expected
Range points to fall in this range
1 90-100 EX 10 Top 5% of students
2 80-89 A 9 Next 20% of students
3 70-79 B 8 Next 35% of students
4 60-69 C 7 Next 20% of students
5 50-59 D 6 Next 15% of students
7 <50 Remedial (R) 0 Last 5% of students
The process for awarding the grades is as follows:
C. In each subject marks awarded are compiled into cumulative frequency table.
(Percentage of students crossing the threshold of marks given in decreasing order of
marks scored.)
D. A new cut off mark for each of the grades is obtained following the relative grading
system on the basis of the above mentioned percentage number of students expected to
fall in each grade. For example, the mark of the student who is at the border of the top
5% of students will be the relative grading cut-off mark for “EX” grade. Similarly, the
marks of the student who is at the border of the next 20% of students will be the
relative grading cut-off mark for “A” grade and so on.
E. New cut off marks for awarding the grades are obtained by comparing the relative
grading cut-off marks to the absolute grading cut-off marks. The lower of the two is
taken as the new cut-off mark, subject to a maximum deviation of 10 marks from the
fixed grading system.
F. In each case, the new cut-off is limited to ± 10 marks from the cut-offs of the fixed
grading system.
G. In case the ((absolute grading cut-off) − (relative grading cut-off))>10, then the new
cut-off is obtained as (absolute grading cut-off−10).
SGPA and CGPA calculations

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Where, Ci = Credit for the course, GPi = the Grade Point obtained for the course and
the summation over all the courses taken in that semester and 'n' is the number of
subjects registered for the semester.
∑ Si × Ci
CGPA =
∑ Ci
Where 'm' is the total number of semesters under consideration. C i the total number
of credit registered for during a particular semester and Si is the SGPA of that
semester. Both SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to the second place of
decimal and recorded as such.
H. Reduction in pass marks for PH students (G.O Ms. No. 183): Following prevailing
orders from the Government, PH students under the category of Hearing impaired,
orthopedically handicapped, visually challenged, Deaf and dumb shall be given a
concession of 10% over pass marks.
I. Recounting process
a) Students must submit their application to the academic section in the institute
indicating clearly the subject in which recounting is to be made.
b) Application must be accompanied by a demand draft for the prescribed fee per
course drawn in favor of the Director towards the subject(s) opted for recounting
process.
c) Results after the recounting process shall be declared following the academic
regulations in force then.
d) In case of any changes in marks after recounting is done, the higher of the
original and recounted marks shall be taken as the final marks.
12. MID-SEMESTER AND END-SEMESTER EXAMS:

A. Assessment Tests (ATs), MID exams and the End-semester examinations in respect of
theory courses will be conducted centrally by the examination section as per the
schedule. Individual departments should schedule and conduct the labs as per the
academic calendar.
B. Head of the Department should send the list of courses (of particular semester)
registered by each student to both the central exam section and academic section on or
before commencement of 1st Assessment test of the semester.
C. Assessment Tests, viva-voce, laboratory assignments etc. are the constituent
components of continuous assessment process, and a student must undergo the
continuous assessment process as prescribed by academic regulations.
D. Appearing in the end-semester examination in the theory and laboratory subjects is
mandatory for a student. If a student fails to appear for the end–semester examination,
he/she shall be awarded ‘Fail’ grade in the subject. He/ She can be permitted to appear
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for the remedial examinations to be conducted later, as announced in the academic
calendar.
E. Students will be permitted to appear in the examinations in only those subjects for
which they have registered at the beginning of the semester.
F. End semester theory subject question paper contains two parts: Part-A consists of 18
objective questions for 18 marks (3 objective questions from each unit) and Part-B
contains 12 descriptive questions with internal choice between 2 questions from each
unit, and each question carries 7 marks (total 42 marks) Grand total will become 18+42
= 60 marks.Office of the Controller of Examination, should provide the blue print of
the question paper and Bloom’s taxonomy for maintaining the standards. Paper setters
must assess on course outcomes outlined in each course and there by the program
outcomes can be evaluated.
G. As a process of learning by students and also to ensure transparency, the answer scripts
after correction of Assessment tests, MIDexaminations, assignments etc., will be
shown to the students within the time frame fixed by the respective campus. The
teacher/ Chairman, Coordination Committee must submit the marks obtained in MID
examinations to the Exam cellwithin the time frame fixed by the respective campus.
H. The student can appeal to Head of the department/Controller of Examination for any
arbitration within 20 days from the date of official publication of semester endresults in
the Institute Website. A committee may be constituted with the approval of the
Director to examine the student appeal.
CGPA range Division
>=7.5 without any backlog through out First class with Distinction
>=6.5 with at least one backlog First division
<6.5 &&>=5.5 Second division
<5.5 Pass division
I. The valued answer scripts shall be preserved for a maximum period of 4 years after
publication of results. Respective campuses can dispose the answer scripts which are
preserved for more than prescribed period by adopting the procedure outlined in any
state universities or the recommendations of the committee constituted by the
respective campus Director for disposing the answer scripts. The teachers are required
to send the valued answer scripts of both monthly and end semester examinations to the
examination section to preserve them.
J. Examination record of all students should be maintained in both soft and hard copy
form in the academic/examination section.
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13. REMEDIAL EXAMINATION:

Number of remedial examinations and pattern should be uniform among all the campuses. The
remedial examination dates may vary for each campus for practical reasons.
A. The following are registration fee for the remedial examinations for each course from
A.Y 2019-20 onwards.
Table: Remedial / Grade Improvement registration Fee (in Rupees)
Item Amount for each course
200/-
First time appearing for Remedial
500/-
Second time appearing for Remedial
750/-
Third time appearing for Remedial
14. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE:

Students shall conduct themselves within and outside the precincts of the institute in a manner
befitting the students of an Institute of National importance. Detailed rules regarding conduct and
discipline are given in Appendix-II.
15. MALPRACTICES:
Students are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall without submitting the answer script.
They will not be permitted to enter the examination hall after 30 minutes of commencement of
the examination and to leave the examination hall before 30 minutes of the closure of
examination.
The nature of malpractice and the minimum punishment are indicated in the following table:
Table: Malpractice Rules
S.No. Malpractice/Improper conduct Disciplinary action

1. In the examination hall, if the candidate possesses Expulsion from the examination hall and
or keeps accessible such as any paper, note book, cancellation of the performance in that subject
programmable calculators, Cell phones, pager, only.
palm computers, pen drives, memory cards or any
other form of material concerned with or related
to the subject of the examination (theory or
practical) in which he is appearing but has not
made use of (material shall include any marks on
the body of the candidate which can be an aid in
the subject of the examination)
Note: The Controller of Examination shall update
the list of objectionable material from time to time
according to the advancing methods in the
malpractice.
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2 Gives assistance or guidance to any other Expulsion from the examination hall and
candidate cancellation of the performance in that subject
or only of all the candidates involved.
Receives information from any other candidate
(orally, body language methods, cell phones or In case of an outsider,
any such media) in or outside the exam hall. (1) Refer Clause 10 in the Table.
(2). If the outsider is also the candidate of that
particular exam, the same mentioned in the
clause (10) is applicable.
3 Has copied in the examination hall from any Expulsion from the examination hall and
paper, book, programmable calculators, palm cancellation of the performance in that subject.
computers or any other form of material relevant Student will not be permitted to appear for the
to the subject of the examination (theory or remaining examinations of the subjects of that
practical) in which the candidate is appearing. semester.
4 Impersonates any other candidate in connection The candidate who has impersonated shall be
with the examination. expelled from examination hall. He would be
debarred and his seat gets forfeited.
The performance of the original candidate who

has been impersonated shall be cancelled in all
the subjects of the examination (including
practical’s and project work) already appeared
and shall not be allowed to appear for
examinations of the remaining subjects of that
semester. The candidate is also debarred for
ONE semester from class work and all
University examinations. The continuation of
the course by the candidate is subject to the
academic regulations in connection with forfeit
of seat.
If the imposter is an outsider, he will be
handed over to the police and a police case will
be registered.
5 Smuggling of answer scripts during or after the Expulsion from the examination hall.
examination.
or Cancellation of performance in that subject
Takes out or arranges to send out the question and all the other subjects the candidate has
paper during the examination already appeared including practical
examinations and project work.
He shall not be permitted for the remaining

examinations of the subjects of that semester.
6 Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive language Cancellation of the performance in that

in the answer paper or in letters to the examiners subject.
or writes to the examiner requesting him to award
pass marks.
7 Refuses to obey the orders of the The student(s) of the institute shall be expelled
Invigilators/Squad Team/Controller of from examination hall and shall not be
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Examination/any officer on duty permitted to appear for the remaining
or examinations of the subjects of that semester.
Misbehaves or creates disturbance of any kind in
and around the examination hall or organizes a
walk out or instigates others to walk out
or
Threatens the officer-in charge or any person on

duty in or outside the examination hall of any
injury to his person or to any of his relations
whether by words, either spoken or written or by
signs or by visible representation
or
Assaults the officer-in charge, or any person on

duty in or outside the examination hall or any of
his relations
or
Indulges in any other act of misconduct or
mischief which result in damage to or destruction
of property in the examination hall or any part of
the Institute campus
or
Engages in any other act which in the opinion of

the officer on duty amounts to use of unfair means
or misconduct or has the tendency to disrupt the
orderly conduct of the examination.
8 Leaves the exam hall taking away answer script or Expulsion from the examination hall and
intentionally tears of the script or any part thereof cancellation of performance in that subject and
inside or outside the examination hall. all the other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practical examinations and
project work.
The candidate shall not be permitted for the

remaining examinations of the subjects of that
semester.
9 Possess any lethal weapon or firearm in Expulsion from the examination hall and
the examination hall. cancellation of the performance in that subject
and all other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practicals and project
work.
The candidate shall not be
permitted for the remaining examinations of
the subjects of that semester.
The candidate is also debarred for two
consecutive semesters.
The continuation of course by the candidate is
subject to the academic regulations in
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connection with forfeiture of seat.
10 If student of the institute, who is not a candidate Student of the institute will be expelled from
for the particular examination the examination hall along with cancellation of
or the performance in that subject and all other
Any person not connected with the institute subjects the candidate has already appeared
indulges in any malpractice or improper conduct including practical examinations and project
mentioned in clause 6 to 8. work.
The candidate shall not be permitted for the

semester.
Maximum punishment: Based on the severity

of the case, the candidate’s seat shall be
forfeited. Person(s) who do not belong to the
Institute will be handed over to police and a
police case will be registered against them.
11 Comes in a drunken condition to the Expulsion from the examination hall and
examination hall. cancellation of the performance in that subject
and all other subjects the candidate has already
appeared including practical examinations and
project work.
The student shall not be permitted for the
semester.
12 Copying detected on the basis of internal Cancellation of the performance in that subject
evidence, such as, during valuation or during only.
special scrutiny. Note: The Director is authorized to form a
suitable committee and apply the above said
rule.
13 Unauthorized uploading of jar file in online Expulsion from the examination hall and
examination, unauthorized usage of the local cancellation of the performance in that subject
servers (renaming the script file, uploading script and all other subjects the candidate has already
file from the location other than the exam hall appeared including practical examinations and
allocated to student, etc.) project work.
The student shall not be permitted to appear
for the examinations in the remaining subjects
in that semester.
The candidate shall be handed over to the
police and case will be filed against them.
14 Unauthorized access to any of the examination The candidate shall be debarred for two years.
archives, examination server and database, rooms, The continuation of the course by the
files etc. candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with forfeiture of
Illegal manipulation of examination data through seat.
hacking etc.
If the candidate is an outsider, he will be
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handed over to the police and case will be
registered.
Note: The authority (invigilator/Squad team/Controller of Examinations/Special invigilator)
whoever is implementing the above disciplinary action must hold all the suitable evidences.
15.1 Any malpractice not covered in the above clause shall be reported to the Disciplinary
committee for necessary action.
15.2Disciplinary Committee on Prevention of Examination Malpractices (DCPEM) consists of
the following members:
A. Dean of Academics - Chairman
B. Controller of Examinations/ Faculty In-charge (Exam) - convener
C. Head/Faculty-in-charge/PUC coordinator of the Department to which the
reported student belongs – Member
D. The Invigilator reporting the case (optional)– Member
E. Two faculty members (Director nominees) – Members
15.3The Committee shall recommend appropriate measures in each case to the Director of the
institute for necessary action. For any other type of malpractices reported, The Malpractice and
Disciplinary Action Committee (Academic) may recommend appropriate punishment.
16. BRANCH ALLOCATION RULES:

A. Branch allotment shall be done as per the institute norms. The number of seats
available shall be decided considering the total number of students passing the first two
years of PUC course and going by the following ratio.
S. No Department No. of seats allotted
1 Chemical Engineering 60
2 Civil Engineering 120/180
3 Computer Science Engineering 300
4 Electronics and Communication Engineering 300
5 Mechanical Engineering 180
6 Metallurgical and Material Engineering 60
Note: -The Institute may increase/decrease number of seats in a department depending on
the number of students admitted in the batch.
B. The number of seats in each branch of B.Tech Programme in each institute and criteria
to allocate the branch for students shall be approved by the Governing Council with the
recommendations of the Academic Council.
C. Students shall be given an opportunity to give options to choose the desirable
engineering branch before the commencement of engineering first semester. Branch
allocation process shall be done for students as per Rule of Reservation and merit,
through online.
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D. Based on the availability of the vacancies as per Rule of Reservation and merit, change
of branch shall be allowed only on valid grounds on or before the commencement of
first Assessment test of first year first semester of B. Tech programme.
E. After thorough verification of vacancies in the department as per the institute academic
regulations, HOD of concerned department should send his recommendations/remarks
on students’ department change requests to the Dean (Academic). Submission of
requests merely, doesn’t guarantee the change of department. Change of department
strictly as per the university academic regulations.
F. Change of branch/department after completion of first assessment test of first year first
semester of B. Tech program shall not be entertained.
17. PROMOTION RULES:

17.1. Promotion from PUC to Engineering
A. A student, who have cleared all the courses of PUC and fee dues (Institute Tuition fee,
hostel and library dues), is eligible for department allocation in B. Tech programmes.
B. A student, who failed to satisfy the above qualification requirement mentioned in 17.1
(A) in a given time & remedial exams, shall re-register and re-appear for regular
examinations during the next year in failed courses. However, this opportunity shall be
given only once. Such candidates shall notpermitted to stay in the campus.
18. SUMMER INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES:

A. Students should opt for summer internship that would provide to gain ample field
knowledge in the relevant field of engineering such that theoretical knowledge gained
in the class can be applied to solve the practical/ field problem.
B. Students should take a challenging task, may be small portion, and apply the
knowledge gained to solve it. Summer internship can also involve data collection from
different sources including generating experimental data, collection of data from field
etc. Later on the student is required to analyze the data collected and arrive at
meaningful conclusions.Registration to the summer internship program is
mandatory.
C. Summer internship shall be aimed at solving some of the problems of the society/ local
region that should have practical applications and benefit the society.
D. Different central and state government organizations, CSIR labs, premier institutions
like IITs and IIMs, DRDO, public sector undertaking organizations, top IT companies,
skill enhancement centers recognized by state or central governments, research labs
and Industries (small scale to large scale) can be considered for summer internships.
E. Students of RGUKT are permitted to undertake internships in RGUKT campuses.
F. Students should devote 6 weeks for summer internship in an organization outlined in
18.1.D. If any student undergoes internship duration is less than 06weeks, such interns
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shall not be considered. For in-house internships, student has to work on either for 6
weeks or 160 hours.
G. Faculty advisor shall educate the assigned students on the importance of the summer
internship program at regular intervals of time.
H. Head of the department should depute faculty members for monitoring the student
summer internship by communicating to the company guide.
I. The internship done by the student is assessed in two stages. i) External evaluation for
60 marks and internal evaluation for remaining 40 marks. HOD should constitute
summer internship evaluation boards consisting of dept. faculty members that may
include one faculty from other dept. The evaluation board should involve in the
evaluation process. Board may take decision to reject the student summer internship if
it doesn’t meet the requirements of summer internships. Such students have to repeat
the summer internship.
J. Individual department shall send the recommended student list to the academic section
by second week of March every year. The list should contain the student basic details,
concern faculty details, research areas, expected outcome of the internships.
K. It is the responsibility of the faculty advisor to monitor the day-to-day academic
activities of their students. If any student found misbehaving, misconduct during
summer internships (particularly during academic hours) and upon receipt of the
complaint, immediately the disciplinary action shall be initiated against the student and
faculty concerned should submit a report.
L. Maximum number of students allowed per faculty shall be decided by the individual
department in consultation with Academic section.
M. After careful examination&observations of committee outlined in 15.2, if a student
found “ABSENT” for the summer internship program during his/her scheduled course
of time, then he/she must complete the summer internship within stipulated time
suggested by the HoD/Dean (Academic)/Director.
19. LONGTERM INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES:

19.1 Guidelines for selection of Long-term Internship:
A. Long term internship (purely an optional) is an opportunity through which students can
apply academic knowledge gained from their coursework in the workplace. Students
enrich their educational experience through practical work in an organization. A student
may have multiple internships (6 months), as long as each internship is linked to the
student’s educational goals. The student may improve communication skills and establish
connections for a future career by gaining experience in an industry or similar
organization.
B. Different central and state government organizations, premier institutions and research
labs across the world, public sector undertaking organizations, IT companies (existing &
start-ups), skill enhancement centers recognized by state or central governments,
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Industries (small scale to large scale) and any organization which shall satisfy the
objectives of the program can be considered for long-term internships.
C. Students of RGUKT are permitted to undertake internships in RGUKT campuses under
the in-house faculty, provided the offer should satisfy the objectives of the program.
D. Career Development & Placement Cell (CDPC) interacts with various companies to
explore the possibility of finding long term internship and brief the organization on the
strength of institutional resources. When an internship is materialized either through
CDPC or directly by the student, further processing shall be taken over by the Project
supervisor and HOD.
19.2 General guidelinesof Long-term internship program:
A. It is the responsibility of the individual students to have thorough knowledge on the
internship guidelines and if selected he/she must compliance with the guidelines.
B. Institute shall permit the students to undertake long-term internship program after
completion of engineering third year (E3 SEM-II). However, institute campus placement
cell may organize the selection process during the 2nd semester of Third year engineering.
Minimum duration for long-term internship is one complete semester. However, a student
may opt for multiple of internships, maximum of up to one year duration.
C. Students are not permitted to undertake the internship during a semester. However, in
genuine cases and/or good intern offer, a student may be permitted to undertake the
internship during a semester, this relaxation can extend up to commencement of 1 st MID
test. In view of smooth completion of internship program, it may not be advisable to
permit the students to undertake the internships after 1st MID test exam in a semester.
However, a student can be permitted to appear for long-term internship selection process
during a semester.
D. If a student get selected, then he/she must complete the formalities as prescribed at
Institute level before joining the internship organization.Without completing the
formalities students shall not be permitted to leave the institute. During relieving process,
communication shall be made from institute end to the parent/guardian of the intern for
submitting his/her undertaking. As per the AICTE guidelines, Intern student in general,
students who are participating in co-curricular, curricular and extra- curricular must have
some insurance provision.
E. It is highly recommended to establish a departmental placement & internship cell/office
for close monitoring & smooth completion of the internships. It is the responsibility of
the faculty in-charge of the cell/office (along with the institute level placement office) to
maintain the complete data starting from notification to till completion of the internship
against an individual/group of students.
F. If a student selected for the internship in aninterdisciplinary domain, then there will be a
limited role for the existing project supervisor during the internship.Responsibility of
departmental placement coordinator (or nominee)/faculty advisor/existing supervisor in
such cases is to monitor, report and coordinate between intern and the department for
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smooth completion of the program. Assigning of separate project guide shall not be
needed as the students are in the project supervision of external guide. It is the
responsibility of the HoD to assign either DPN/faculty advisor/project super visor for an
individual intern for smooth completion of the internship program.
19.3Guidelines for completing the due academic work during long-term internship:
A. Students, whosoever on institute rolls as on academic registration notification date,
should register at commencement of each semester on the day fixed or/and notified in the
academic calendar.
B. It is the responsibility of each course instructor to make the arrangements for course
content available to the students. The arrangements may include provision of NPTEL
courses, videos from reputed institutions, PPTs, lecture notes, soft copies of the reference
text books, scheduled interactions, online discussion forums and weblinks.
C. Long-term interns are advised to register for NPTEL online courses to a maximum of 32
credits in entire B. Tech program. Further, student should submit the NPTEL online
course (must be in-line with institute curriculum) registration certificate to the department
within the registration dates. The online registered course must not be completed before
either at institute level or at the NPTEL environment.
19.4 Guidelines for evaluating Long-term intern registered courses:
A. If a long-term intern registered to institute offered course, then evaluation of course is
as follows:
Table 20.4.1 Weightage of Internal/External exams for Long-term Interns
1 Continuous Evaluation/Tests 40 marks
2 End semester examination 60 marks
B. If a long-term intern registered to the NPTEL online courses, then credits obtained in
the online end exam can be converted to our grading system. For grade
conversion,divide the marks obtained in proctored NPTEL course by 10 rounded off to
next nearest integer. For example, if a student got 8.42 after conversion, then it will be
rounded off to 9
C. In case of project, 40% marks can be considered from external guide and remaining
60% shall be awarded by the academic committee constituted by the HOD.HoD should
constitute aninternship evaluationcommittee to evaluate the performance of all long-
term internship students.In case of inter disciplinary internship projects, faculty of
concern specialization (may be from other departments) must be the part of the special
committee for evaluating the internship performance. Further, faculty
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advisor/DPN/project supervisor, who assumed to be internal guide may be included as
part of the committee.
19.5 Termination of Internship offer or Pre-Placement Offer (PPO)

In the following cases on the mutual agreement the internship offer can be terminated:
A. Medical grounds- In this case student should produce the medical certificate from
authorized Doctor (must be a MBBS and higher).
B. Misconduct of the student- Company should provide the valid proof against the
Misconduct
C. Performance- If a student internship performance is not found suitable for the full time
employment
D. Not honored with the PPO within the stipulated time meanwhile student got selected in
the other campus drive.
20. UNIVERSITY RANK AND GOLD MEDALS

Students fulfilling the conditions listed below shall be eligible for award of ‘University rank’ and
‘gold medal’:
A. Should have CGPA of 8.50 and above
B. Should have passed all the courses in ‘first appearance’ within 4 academic years
C. Should not have been detained or prevented from writing the end semester
examinations in any semester due to shortage of attendance or any other reason.
D. Should not have been punished due to any in disciplinary action.
20.1Gold Medal for the Institute Topper

A. It shall be awarded to the student who have passed all the courses within prescribed
period and topped among all the branches in that Institute.
20.2 Gold Medal for Engineering Department Toppers

A. It shall be awarded to the student who has passed all the courses within prescribed
period in his/her own department and topped among all the students in his/her
department.
21. MAXIMUM DURATION OFPROGRAM
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The maximum duration of six year integrated B. Tech program is Twelve years (i.e. for PUC:
2+2 years & for Engineering: 4+4 years) reckoned from the year of admission which shall
include any sort of discontinuity.
22. RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT:

The Institute is essentially residential and unless otherwise exempted/permitted, every student
shall be required to reside in and be a boarder of one of the Halls of Residence and mess to
which he/she is assigned. The rules relating to the residential requirements are given in Appendix
I.
23. MARKS INCENTIVES FOR MEDALISTS IN SPORTS

It is proposed to award incentive marks (in each subject) to the medalists & participants of
various national and international sports event in the following proportions:
S. No Tournament Type Category Incentive marks
1 International Medalist 15 marks
2 International Participants 10 marks
3 All India Inter University Medalist 10 marks
4 All India Inter University Participants 5 marks
5 South India Inter University Medalist 8 marks
6 South India Inter University Participants 3 marks
Award of the incentive marks should be recommended by the committee constituted by the
Director.
24. CHANGE OF REGULATIONS:

Notwithstanding all that has been stated above, the Governing Council/Academic Council, has
the right to modify/amend any of the above rules and regulations from time to time. All such
modifications shall be documented and numbered sequentially and shall be made available in the
Institute website.
APPENDIX-I
RULES RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT (Rules for Hostellers)
1. All the students are normally expected to stay in the hostels and be a boarder of one of
the messes.
2. Under special circumstances, the Director/Dean-Academic may permit a student to reside
with his parent(s) within a reasonable distance from the institute. However, this
permission may be withdrawn at the discretion of the Institute at any time considered
appropriate without assigning any reason.
3. Married accommodation shall not be provided to any student of the undergraduate
courses.
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4. No student shall come into or give up the assigned accommodation in any Hall of
residence without prior permission of the Chief Warden.
5. A student shall reside in a room allotted to him/her and may shift to any other only under
the direction/permission of the Chief Warden.
6. Students shall be required to make their rooms available whenever required for
inspection, repairs, maintenance or disinfecting and shall vacate the rooms when leaving
for the vacation/ holidays.
7. Students shall be responsible for the proper care of the furniture; fan and other fittings in
the rooms allotted to them and shall generally assist the Warden in ensuring proper use,
care and security of those provided in the Halls for common use of all students.
8. Students will be responsible for the safe keeping of their own property. In the event of
loss of any personal properly of a student due to theft, fire or any other cause the Institute
shall accept no responsibility and shall not be liable for payment of any compensation.
9. Engaging personal attendants, keeping pets and use of appliances like electric heater,
refrigerator, etc. by a student in Halls of Residence are prohibited.
10. All students must abide by the rules and regulations of the Halls of Residence as may be
framed from time to time.
APPENDIX-II
STUDENTS’ CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY CODE
It is the responsibility and duty of each and every student of the Institute to become
acquainted with “Students Conduct and Disciplinary Code”. It is presumed that every student
from the date of his/her admission to the Institute has knowledge of this code. All students are
required to strictly adhere to this code as a condition of their admission to the Institute and these
rules would be binding on and enforceable against them or any one among them.
Section 1: Responsibilities of the Students
It shall be the responsibility of the students
(1) To behave and conduct themselves in the Institute campus, hostels and premises in a
dignified and courteous manner and show due respect to the authorities, employees and
elders.
(2) To follow decent and formal dressing manners. Students should avoid clothing
depicting illegal drugs, alcohol, prophane language, racial, sexual and vulgar captions
etc.
(3) To access all educational opportunities and benefits available at the Institute and make
good use of them to prosper academically and develop scientific temper.
(4) To respect the laws of the country, human rights and to conduct in a responsible and
dignified manner at all times.
(5) To report any violation of this Code to the functionaries under this Code.
Section 2: Behavior of the Students
a) Groupism of any kind that would distort the harmony is not permitted.
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b) Students are expected to spend their free time in the Library. They shall not loiter
along the verandas or crowd in front of the offices or the campus roads. Students
should refrain from sitting on places such as parapets, stairs, footpaths etc.
c) Possession or consumption of narcotic drugs and other intoxicating substances are
strictly prohibited in the campus and hostels.
d) Silence shall be maintained in the premises of the Institute.
e) Students are not permitted to use mobile phones in the class room, library, computer
center, examination halls, etc.
f) Students shall refrain from all activities considered as ragging which is a
criminal offence.
g) Students are prohibited from indulging in anti-institutional, anti-national, antisocial,
communal, immoral or political expressions and activities within the campus and
hostels.
h) Politically based students’ and other organizations or outfits are not allowed in the
campus. Students are strictly prohibited from organizing, attending or participating
in any activity or agitation sponsored by politically based organizations.
i) Students shall not deface, disfigure, damage or destroy or cause any loss in any
manner to all the public, private or Institute properties.
j) Without specific permission of the authorities, students shall not bring outsiders to
the Institute or hostels.
k) No one shall bring, distribute or circulate unauthorized notices, pamphlets, leaflets
etc within the campus or hostels. The possession, distribution or exhibition of any
item by any means which is per se obscene is prohibited within the campus or on
any property owned/ managed by the Institute.
l) No student shall collect money either by request or by coercion from others within
the campus or hostels.
m) The Institute being a place of learning and an exclusive academic zone, nobody shall
respond to any call for any form of strike, procession or agitation including slogan
shouting, dharna, gherao, burning of effigy or indulge in anything which may harm
the peaceful atmosphere of the Institution and shall eschew from violence in the
campus and hostels and even outside.
n) Possession or usage of weapons, explosives or anything that causes injury/ damage
to the life and limb or body of any human being or property is prohibited.
o) Use of motorized vehicles within the Institute premises are strictly prohibited.
p) Students shall only use the waste bins for dispensing waste materials within the
campus including classrooms, hostels, offices, canteen and messes.
q) Any conduct which leads to lowering of the esteem of the Institute is prohibited.
r) Any unauthorized tour/visit by individual or group of students shall be treated
as a serious conduct violation and all such students will be imposed disciplinary
penalties.
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s) Violating Indian Penal Code
t) Promoting any religion or Business
u) Making a false official statement to the Institute official, faculty or staff member.
Notwithstanding the above list, disciplinary actions can be initiated for any behavior that disrupts
the harmonious functioning of the institute/individuals.
Section 3: Disciplinary Sanctions

Any student exhibiting prohibited behavior mentioned in this Code shall, depending upon the
gravity of the misconduct or depending on its recurrence, be subjected to any of the following
disciplinary sanctions. Any student who is persistently insubordinate, who is repeatedly or
willfully mischievous, who is guilty of fraud, in the opinion of the competent authority, is likely
to have an unwholesome influence on his/ her fellow students, will be removed from the rolls.
I. Minor Sanctions
All minor issues will be dealt by the Faculty advisor/HoD/Chief warden/Dean Student Welfare.
A range of disciplinary measures either in single or in combination can be imposed on the
student. These measures include
A. Counselling
B. Warning or Reprimand: This is the least sanction envisaged in this Code. The student
engaged in any prohibited behavior will be issued a warning letter.
C. Tendering Apology: The student engaged in any prohibited behavior may be asked to
tender an apology for his/her act and undertaking that he/she shall not indulge in such
or any of the prohibited behavior in future.
D. Withholding student privileges such as loaning books from library, using sports
facilities, membership in student bodies such as NCC, NSS etc. leaves or outings etc.
temporarily, Shifting the student(s) to another hostel
E. If needed, as a precautionary measure a student may be sent to home along with the
parent(s)/Guardian(s) for stipulated time.
II. Major Sanctions

Issues of serious nature/issues which can’t be solved at the HoD/warden/Dean Student Welfare
and/or repeated mistakes by the same student (s) will be referred to the Director. Upon careful
examination of the issue, the Director may refer it to the campus Discipline Committee (DC)
through the office of Dean (Student welfare).
Members of the Disciplinary Committee (DC)
1. Dean of student Welfare - Chairman
2. Associate Dean of student welfare - Convener
3. Dean/Associate Dean of Academics – member
4. Respective hostel warden(s) – member
5. Respective department HoD(s) – member
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6. Student Counsellor (if any) - member
7. Faculty (ies) – Nominated by the Director
8. An Advocate - member
A. Debarring from Examinations: A student/group of students may be debarred from writing
all/any/some of the examinations, which forms part of the academic program for which
he/she/they has/ have joined.
B. Suspension: A student may be suspended from the Institute for violation of any of the
provisions of this Code. The period of suspension and conditions, if any, shall be clearly
indicated in the communication addressed to the student. The student shall lose his/her
attendance for the suspended period.
C. Restitution: Restitution implies reimbursement in terms of money and/or services to
compensate for personal injury or loss, damage/disfiguration to property of the Institute or
any property kept in the premises of the Institute in any manner. The students/group of
students may be asked to compensate for the loss that has been caused to any person or
property of the Institute or any property kept in the premises of the Institute due to the act of
vandalism perpetrated by the students. The students/group of students shall also be liable to
put in their service to restore any loss or damage caused to any property and thereby bringing
it to its original form if it is possible.
D. Forfeiture: Caution deposit of any student engaged in any prohibited behavior shall be
forfeited.
E. Expulsion: This is the extreme form of disciplinary action and shall be resorted to only in
cases where stringent action is warranted. Expulsion is the permanent dismissal of a student
from the Institute. Such a student will not be eligible for readmission to any of the courses of
this Institute.
Section 4: Functionaries under the Code

A. Heads of the Departments/ Faculty Advisors/Chief Warden/ Wardens of Hostels:
a. As the persons in charge of the Departments/Hostels, the respective functionaries of all
Teaching Departments and Hostels shall have the power and duty to take immediate
action to curb any prohibited behavior as envisaged under this code.
b. As these functionaries cannot single handedly manage all the issues, they can assign part
of the work to the teachers and the teachers of all the departments/wardens have the
responsibility to inform any incident of prohibited behavior to the Heads of the
Departments/ Chief Warden so that any serious issue can be settled before the same goes
out of control.
c. The Head of the Departments/ Chief Warden shall have the power to impose minor
sanctions as envisaged under section 3(I) of this Code.They can also recommend
imposition of major sanctions as envisaged under Section 3(II) of this Code to the
Director.
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d. The Head of the Departments/ Faculty Advisors/Chief Warden/ Wardens of Hostels
while taking any action as envisaged in the code shall do so in an impartial manner and
see to it that the sanction imposed/proposed is commensurate with the gravity of the
prohibited behavior.
e. Any lapse on the part of a teacher/ Warden to report any instance of violence and
misconduct on the part of the students shall be reported to the Director by the respective
Head of the Departments/Chief Warden.
f. The Wardens of Hostels shall be responsible for maintaining strict discipline and
decorum in the hostel. He/she shall specifically see to it that the inmates of the hostel do
not involve themselves in violation of any clause under Section 2 of this Code.
B. Deans: Any authority of the Institute with delegated powers shall have the power to
visit/inspect any premises, buildings or any property of the Institute when there is a genuine
doubt that any act of prohibited behavior is taking place and can take any lawful actions to
curb such behavior.
a. The HODs/ Faculty Advisors/Chief Warden/ Wardens of Hostels shall report to the
Dean (Students) any instances of prohibited behavior, who in turn shall bring it to the
notice of the Director.
b. The Dean (Students) shall forward the recommendations from the HODs/ Chief
Warden to impose a major sanction under Section 3(II) of this Code to the Director
after noting his observations.
D. Director: The Director shall be the ultimate authority (at institute level) in imposing
major sanctions as envisaged under Section 3(II) against the students for acts of
prohibited behavior. The Director can also entertain any appeal from any student/students
aggrieved by the action of any authority of the Institute under or subordinate to the
Director and decide the case on merit.
Section 5: Right to Appeal

The student/students aggrieved by the action of any authority of the Institute under or
subordinate to the Director can appeal to the Director and any student aggrieved by the action of
the Director can appeal to the Governing Council/Executive committee. The decision of the
Academic Council/Executive Committee/Governing Council shall be final and binding on the
students.
Section 6: Assistance from Law Enforcement Agencies

The Deans/HoDs/Chief Warden shall have the power and duty to call the Police immediately
with the concurrence of the Director when there is a threat of Law and Order situation in the
Campus and also when there is a genuine apprehension that any incident of rioting, vandalism or
any other act prohibited by law is likely to take place. The Deans/HoDs/Chief Warden shall in
such a case give a detailed report to the Director. The Director/Deans/HoDs/Chief Warden can
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also arrange for video recording of the entire situation and take requisite actions through police
and other concerned authorities.
Section 7: Grievance Redressal Committee

The Institute will also set up “Grievance Redressal Committee” where the students can air their
grievances. The Committee shall consist of the Deans/HoDs/Chief Warden and also members of
the Parent-Teacher Association. Till these committees are constituted, ad-hoc committees shall
be formed by the Director.
Section 8: Undertaking by the Students

The students joining any academic program of the Institute will have to give an undertaking to
the effect that he/she will comply with the provisions envisaged in this Code in letter and spirit
and even if it is not given them as well, will be bound by the provisions of this Code.
Section 9: Opportunity for Hearing

No order other than the order suspending or warning a student shall be passed without giving an
opportunity of hearing to the Student/ Students.
Section 10: Ultimate Authority

For all disciplinary matters related to students, the Governing Council/Executive Council shall
be the ultimate authority as provided herein.
Section 11: Amendments to the Code

The Governing Council/Academic Council of the Institute shall have the power to amend any of
the provisions in this Code. The amendments shall be brought to the notice of the students and
faculty of the Institute through notice put on the Institute web site, notice boards of the Institute
or through emails.
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ACADEMIC COMMITTEES: FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Faculty Advisor
A. Specific number of students will be assigned of the concerned department
B. Faculty Advisors will be appointed by the Head of the Department.
C. To help the Students in planning their courses and activities during their study.
D. To guide, advice and counsel the students on academic program.
E. To monitor, coordinate and councel the interns.
2. Course Coordination&Review committee (CCRC)

2.1 Constitution guidelines
A. CCRC would be constituted for each subject taught by more than one teacher of one or
more Departments/ Centre’s.
B. Validity: One semester
C. Frequency of meetings: Every month
D. Chairman: Nominated by the Head of the department from the constituted list of the subject
teachers.
E. Members: All the teachers who are involved with the teaching of the Subject during the
semester.
F. It is the responsibility of the HoD office to circulate the students’ performance statistics
to the individual CCRC within the timeframe after publication of ATs/MIDs/ESTs.
2.2 Functions of the committee
A. To plan the lecture schedule for the subject
B. To coordinate instruction and progress of teaching in the subject and to ensure that the
full syllabus is covered.
C. To set the question papers jointly as per the rules and regulations of the institute.
D. To review the performance of the registered students in the concern subject at regular
intervals of time.
E. To review periodically the progress of the classes, to discuss problems concerning
curriculum and syllabi and the conduct of the classes.
F. To submit the duly signed minutes of the meeting and measures for improving the
students’ performance in the subject.
3. Departmental Development and Academic Auditing Committee (DDAAC)

A. The Head of the Department/PUC Coordinator will be the convener of the committee.
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B. There shall be one DDC-UG for every department that is involved in the teaching for the
B. Tech program.
C. There shall be combined DDC for Basic Science and Humanities and Social Science
Departments.
D. The Chairman may co-opt and/or invite more members including external experts while
framing the curriculum/or revising the curriculum
E. Chairman:Dean Academic/ Associate Dean (Academic)
F. Members: Three to Five (excluding the convener) depending on theno. of faculty in the
department.
G. Tenure: One year
H. Frequency of Meeting: For Every 45 days
3.2 Functionsof the committee

A. To monitor the conduct of courses offered by the department
B. To ensure academic standard and excellence of the courses offered by the department.
C. To oversee the evaluation of each course offered by the department. Subject wise
Monthly test/EST (lab &theory) results analysis at the departmental and initiation of
necessary measures for improving the performance.
D. To recommend modifications in the curriculum and establishment of new labs
E. To conduct the academic auditing of the department: Academic auditing usually
involves, students’ performance at class level, subject level (no. of students’ whose
performance is extremely poor, poor, average, good and outstanding). Year wise,
performance analysis like no. of remedials, CGPA and etc.
F. To recommend any proposals (academic related) to the Institute level academic
standing committee.
G. To analyze students’ performance in career related activities (placements/internships)
and measures for improving placements/internships/Industrial relations/university
relations.
H. To arrange Workshops/seminars/invited talks/hands-on sessions and etc.
4. Institute Academic Audit Committee (IAAC)

A. Chairman: Director
B. Members: HoD/One department nominee/PUC Coordinator/Associate Deans
C. Convener: Dean Academics
D. Duration of the committee: One year
E. Frequency of Meeting: Once in a semester
4.2 Functions of the committee

A. To review the recommendations of DDAAC of each department
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B. Academic auditing at the institute level to initiate appropriate measures (counseling/
training etc.) for improving the performance.
5. DEPARTMENTAL BOARD OF STUDIES (UG)

A. The Chairman will nominate one of the members as secretary.
B. The Chairman may co-opt and / or invite more members including external experts while framing
/revising the curriculum.
C. Chairman: Head of the department
D. Members:2/3 departmental faculty and one external expert each from Industry and
Academia
5.2 Functions of the Committee
A. To develop the curriculum for the Undergraduate courses offered by the department and
recommend the same to the Academic Council.
B. The Board of studies is required to meet at least once in two years.
Quorum:2/3rdmembers of the committee (any committee outlined in the regulations), present in

person, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the committee. In case of absence, the
representative shall attend the meeting after prior permission of member secretary/Chairman of
the committee. However, if there is no quorum for the meeting convened up to half an hour, then
the meeting shall stand adjourned to the next convenient day fixed. In the adjourned meeting, if
there is no quorum for up to half an hour, the members present shall themselves constitute the
quorum and conduct the meeting.
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Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-AP

ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS

SIX YEAR INTEGRATED B. Tech PROGRAM

RGUKT AP Campuses: Nuzvid, RK Valley, Ongole and Srikakulam

Table 3.1: List of Major courses in PUC

1 Civil Engineering Civil Engineering

3 Electronics and communication Electronics and communication

5 Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering

6 Computer Science and Computer Science and Engineering

8. TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL FROM THE INSTITUTE:

9. BIOMETRIC LEAVE RULES FOR SCHOLORSHIP:

10. ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE:

11. GRADING SYSTEM:

SGPA and CGPA calculations

12. MID-SEMESTER AND END-SEMESTER EXAMS:

>=6.5 with at least one backlog First division

<6.5 &&>=5.5 Second division

<5.5 Pass division

13. REMEDIAL EXAMINATION:

14. CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE:

S.No. Malpractice/Improper conduct Disciplinary action

The performance of the original candidate who

He shall not be permitted for the remaining

6 Uses objectionable, abusive or offensive language Cancellation of the performance in that

Threatens the officer-in charge or any person on

Assaults the officer-in charge, or any person on

Engages in any other act which in the opinion of

The candidate shall not be permitted for the

The candidate shall not be permitted for the

Maximum punishment: Based on the severity

16. BRANCH ALLOCATION RULES:

17. PROMOTION RULES:

18. SUMMER INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES:

19. LONGTERM INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES:

19.5 Termination of Internship offer or Pre-Placement Offer (PPO)

20. UNIVERSITY RANK AND GOLD MEDALS

20.1Gold Medal for the Institute Topper

20.2 Gold Medal for Engineering Department Toppers

21. MAXIMUM DURATION OFPROGRAM

22. RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT:

23. MARKS INCENTIVES FOR MEDALISTS IN SPORTS

24. CHANGE OF REGULATIONS:

Section 3: Disciplinary Sanctions

II. Major Sanctions

Section 4: Functionaries under the Code

Section 5: Right to Appeal

Section 6: Assistance from Law Enforcement Agencies

Section 7: Grievance Redressal Committee

Section 8: Undertaking by the Students

Section 9: Opportunity for Hearing

Section 10: Ultimate Authority

Section 11: Amendments to the Code

ACADEMIC COMMITTEES: FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

2. Course Coordination&Review committee (CCRC)

3. Departmental Development and Academic Auditing Committee (DDAAC)

3.2 Functionsof the committee

4. Institute Academic Audit Committee (IAAC)

4.2 Functions of the committee

5. DEPARTMENTAL BOARD OF STUDIES (UG)