RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, KOTA

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES

(Engineering & Technology)
Guidelines - 2018

Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

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The guidelines for new Scheme for Undergraduate Degree Courses in
Engineering & Technology

1 Rajasthan Technical University, Kota has implemented the Model Curriculum for
Undergraduate Degree Courses in Engineering & Technology (with some modifications):

a) For students admitted in Session 2018-19 and onwards.

b) For students admitted in Session 2017-18, from II year onwards. However, for existing
I year, the marks obtained will be converted to equivalent credit by RTU.

2 Definition of Credit:
1 Hr. Lecture (L) per week 1 credit
1 Hr. Tutorial (T) per week 1 credit
1 Hr. Practical (P) per week 0.5 credits
2 Hours Practical(Lab)/week 1 credit
3 General rules for Credits:

a) A credit of 166 will be required for a student to be eligible to get Undergraduate

Degree in Engineering & Technology.
b) A credit of 125 (166-41) will be required for a student to be eligible to get
Undergraduate Degree in Engineering & Technology admitted through Lateral Entry
(LEEP) in 2018-19 and onward.
c) A student will be eligible to get B. Tech. (Honours) Degree, if he/she completes an
additional 20 credits. These should be acquired through MOOCs only.
d) The structure of the degree will be as follows:

Degree Required Credits

B. Tech. 166*
B. Tech. (Honours) 166+20 (MOOC’s)
* for LEEP students 125 credits

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4 Structure of Undergraduate Engineering & Technology Program:

S. No. Category Break up of

Credits
1 Humanities and Social Sciences including Management 10
courses (HSMC)
2 Basic Science courses (BSC) 23
3 Engineering Science courses including workshop, drawing, 24
basics of electrical/mechanical/computer etc. (ESC)
4 Professional core courses (PCC) 84
5 Professional Elective courses relevant to chosen
specialization/branch (PEC)
6 Open subjects – Electives from other technical and /or 6
emerging subjects (OE)
7 Project work, seminar and internship in industry or elsewhere 15
8 Social Outreach, Discipline & Extra Curriculum Activities 4
(SODECA)
9 Mandatory Courses [Environmental Sciences, Induction (non-credit)
training, Indian Constitution, Essence of Indian Traditional
Knowledge].
Total 166
10 B. Tech. (Honours) Degree shall be awarded on acquiring 166+20
additional 20 credits through MOOCs.

5 Course Code and Definition:

S. No. Category Code

1 Humanities and Social Sciences including HSMC 1
Management Courses
2 Basic Science Courses BSC 2
3 Engineering Science Courses ESC 3
4 Professional Core Courses PCC 4
5 Professional Elective Courses PEC 5
6 Open Electives OE 6
7 Project /Seminar/Training PST 7
8 Social Outreach, Discipline & Extra SODECA 8
Curriculum Activities
9 Mandatory Courses MC 9

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6 Semester wise credit system:
Sr. No. Semester Credits Total Credit
Courses SODECA
1 I 20 0.5 20.5
2 II 20 0.5 20.5
3 III 24 0.5 24.5
4 IV 23 0.5 23.5
5 V 22.5 0.5 23
6 VI 23 0.5 23.5
7 VII 14.5 0.5 15
8 VIII 15 0.5 15.5
Total 162 04 166

7 Mandatory Trainings:

S. Duration of Mode of After Exam Credit

No. Training Training Semester
1 15 Days In-house/ I Year III 1*
Industry (II Semester)
2 45 Days In-house/ II Year V 2.5
Industry (IV Semester)
3 45 Days Industry only III Year VII 2.5
(VI Semester)
Total 6
Dates of Tainting shall be notified in University’s academic calendar.
*The Lateral Entry (LEEP) students may complete their training during III semester.

8 Distribution of Project/Seminar/Training (PST):

Credits Total
Project Seminar Training Credit
PST
7 2 6 15
*Teaching load of 1/2/3 Hrs may be considered for Training/Seminar/Project in the respective
semesters.

9 Examination:
1 Credit – 50 Marks
166 Credit – 8300 Marks

There will be an internal assessment for all theory subjects:

Distribution of Marks:

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S. No Credit of End Term Internal End Term Total
Theory Exam Assessment Exam Maximum
Paper (Hours) (20%) (80%) Marks
1 1 2 hours 10 40 50
2 2 20 80 100
3 3 3 hours 30 120 150
4 4 40 160 200
Internal External
Practical
60% 40%
For 1 & 2 Credit courses internal assessment will be done through two mid term tests. For 3 &
4 credit courses the internal assessment component shall be further divided as under :

Marks Internal Assessment

I Mid Term II Mid Term Assignments/ Presentations
40% 40% 20%
30 12 12 6
40 16 16 8

10 Pass Rules for B.Tech. (4 Yr. Program)

The result of a candidate will be worked out at the end of each Semester Examination.
Relative marks of a student shall be converted on 100 point scale by (marks obtained by
students/ highest marks obtained in the paper) x 100. The rounding off shall be done only
once and on the higher side. The grades shall be given to all the students as under:
S. No. Relative Marks (x) Grade Grade
Points
1 x≥ 90 A+ 10
2 85 ≤ x< 90 A 9
3 80 ≤ x< 85 B+ 8
4 75 ≤ x< 80 B 7.5
5 70 ≤ x< 75 C+ 7
6 65 ≤ x< 70 C 6.5
7 60 ≤ x< 65 D+ 6
8 55 ≤ x< 60 D 5.5
9 50 ≤ x< 55 E+ 5
10 45 ≤ x< 50 E 4
11 x< 45 F 0
* A+ Grade shall be awarded only if the marks obtained by
the students in that subject is ≥ 75%
For a Pass, candidate must obtain at least grade E for each
theory and practical.

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11 Semester wise SGPA:
∑ ×
SGPA = ∑
where,
= Number of credits of the th course of a semester for which SGPA is to be calculated.
= Grade points obtained in th course
=1,2, . . . , represent the number of course in which a student is registered in the concerned
semester.

12 Overall CGPA:
∑ ×
CGPA = ∑
where,
c = Number of credits of the th course of a semester.
p = Grade points obtained in th course. A grade, lower than ‘E’ (i.e. grade point < 4) in a
course shall not be taken into account.
i =1, 2, . . . , m represent the number of courses in which a student was registered and obtained
a grade not lower than ’E’ up to that semester for which CGPA is to be calculated.

13 End Term Exam Theory Paper Pattern:

S. No. Exam Hours Max. Marks Candidate has to attempt/

Total number of questions
PART A PART B PART C
1 2 Hours 40 5/5 4/6 2/3
2 80
3 3 Hours 120 10/10 5/7 4/5
4 160

S. No. Exam Time Max. Marks

40 80
Part A 5x2=10 5x2=10
1 2 Hours Part B 4x4=16 4x10=40
Part C 2x7=14 2x15=30
120 160
Part A 10x2=20 10x3=30
2 3 Hours Part B 5x8=40 5x10=50
Part C 4x15=60 4x20=80
PART A: Short answer questions (up to 25 words).
PART B: Analytical/Problem Solving questions.
PART C: Descriptive/ Analytical/Problem solving/Design questions.

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14 Equivalent credits for existing 1st year (2017-18):
I Semester

S No Course Title L T P Marks Credits

IA E. T
Theory Papers
1 Engineering Mathematics-I 3 1 0 20 80 100 3

2 Communication Skills / 3 0 0 20 80 100 3

Human Values
3 Engineering Physics/ 3 1 0 20 80 100 3
Engineering Chemistry
4 Computer Programming-I 3 0 0 20 80 100 3

5 Environmental Engineering 3 0 0 20 80 100 2.5

and Disaster Management
Total 15 2 0 100 400 500 14.5

Practical

6 Communication Skills 0 0 2 45 30 75 1
Lab./ Human Values:
Activities
7 Engineering Physics Lab/ 0 0 2 45 30 75 1
Engineering Chemistry Lab
8 Computer Programming-I 0 0 2 60 40 100 1
Lab.
9 Computer Aided 0 0 3 60 40 100 1.5
Engineering Graphics
10 Mechanical Workshop 0 0 2 60 40 100 1
Practice
11 Discipline & Extra 0 0 0 50 0 50 0.5
Curricular
Activity
Total 0 0 11 320 180 500 6

Grand Total 15 2 11 420 580 1000 20.5

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II Semester

S No Course Title L T P Marks Credits

IA E T
Theory Papers
1 Engineering Mathematics- 3 1 0 20 80 100 3
II
2 Human Values/ 3 0 0 20 80 100 3
Communication Skills
3 Engineering Chemistry/ 3 1 0 20 80 100 3
Engineering Physics
4 Computer Programming-II 3 0 0 20 80 100 3

Elective (any two)*

5 Basic Electrical and
Electronics Engineering 2
6 Basic Civil Engineering 3 0 0 20 80 100

7 Basic Mechanical
Engineering 3 0 0 20 80 100 2
8 Engineering Mechanics

Total 18 2 0 120 480 600 16

Practical
9 Human Values: Activities 0 0 2 45 30 75 1
Communication Skills Lab.
10 Engineering Chemistry 0 0 2 45 30 75 1
Lab/ Engineering Physics
Lab
11 Computer Programming-II 0 0 2 60 40 100 1
Lab
12 Computer Aided Machine 0 0 3 60 40 100 1
Drawing
13 Discipline & Extra 0 0 0 50 0 50 0.5
Curricular
Activity
Total 0 0 9 260 140 400 4.5

Grand Total 18 2 9 380 620 1000 20.5

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