ANNA

UNIVERSITY
REGULATION
2021
 2. ADMISSION
2.1. Regular Admission

▪ Should have passed the Higher Secondary Examinations of (10+2) Curriculum (Academic Stream) prescribed by the
Government of Tamil Nadu with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as three of the four subjects of study under Part-III or
any examination of any other University or authority accepted by the Syndicate of Anna University as equivalent thereto.

▪ Should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination of Vocational stream (Vocational groups in Engineering /
Technology) as prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

2.2. Lateral Entry Admission

▪ The candidates who possess the Diploma in Engineering / Technology awarded by the State Board of Technical
Education, Tamil Nadu or its equivalent are eligible to apply for Lateral entry admission to the third semester of B.E. /
B.Tech., as per the rules fixed by Government of Tamil Nadu.

▪ The candidates who possess the Degree in Science (B.Sc.) (10+2+3 stream) with Mathematics as a subject at the
B.Sc. Level are eligible to apply for Lateral entry admission to the third semester of B.E. / B.Tech. Such candidates shall
undergo two additional Engineering subject(s) in the third and fourth semesters as prescribed by the University.
 4.1. CATEGORIZATION OF COURSES
▪ Humanities, Social Sciences and Management Courses (HSMC) include Professional English, Communication skills etc.

▪ Basic Sciences Courses (BSC) include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science etc.

▪ Engineering Sciences Courses (ESC) include Engineering Practices, Engineering Graphics, Basics of Civil / Mechanical /
Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation, Computer Engineering, etc.

▪ Professional Core Courses (PCC) include the core courses relevant to the chosen specialization/branch.

▪ Professional Elective Courses (PEC) include the elective courses relevant to the chosen specialization/ branch.

▪ Open Elective Courses (OEC) include the courses offered by a branch to other branches, from the list specified in the
respective curriculum of the B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Arch. Programmes.

▪ Employability Enhancement Courses (EEC) include Project Work, Internship, Seminar, Professional Practices, Case Study
and Industrial/Practical Training etc.

▪ Mandatory courses (MC) include the courses such as languages, well being etc. (Amendments on 28th academic council
meeting on 12.08.2022)
 4.2. PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT
▪ National Cadet Corps (NCC) will have about 20 parades.

▪ National Service Scheme (NSS) will have social service activities in and around the College / Institution. National Sports
Organization (NSO) will have Sports, Games, Drills and Physical exercises.

▪ Youth Red Cross (YRC) will have activities related to social services in and around College/Institution. While the training
activities will normally be during weekends, the camp will normally be during vacation period.

▪ Science club shall organize activities of popularization of science and scientific temper through activities related to
astronomy, works of great scientists from India and abroad, observing National Science Day, etc.

▪ Literary Club like ‘Tamil Ilakkiya Mandram’ shall be formed, which shall organize colorful literary events to propagate good
humanist values, morals and ethics reflected in the literature.

▪ Fine Arts Club like music, painting and documentary films with social themes shall be encouraged. Students who enroll and
take active participation in anyone of the above activities for 80 hours and participate at least one event/programme will be
given a certificate by the Head of the Institution and the copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Controller of
Examinations for the purpose of record and scrutiny. No fee shall be charged for all these activities.
 4.2A INDUCTION PROGRAM
Induction program is mandatory for the students pursuing the Undergraduate programme.

List of students, who have successfully completed the induction programme shall be certified by the head of the institution.

The completion of the induction programme shall be printed in the grade sheet as COMPLETED.

In the case of students who have got admitted later and those who have not attended the induction programme at the time of
joining the degree programme, it shall be conducted later and on completion, it shall be recorded in the grade sheet.

No fee will be charged towards the conduct of the induction Programme and for including in the STATEMENT OF GRADES
for the successful completion of the induction programme.

4.9 MANDATORY COURSES

The student shall study the mandatory courses prescribed by the University and it will be mentioned in the Grade Sheet.
However, it will not be considered for computation of CGPA
 4.5 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING/INTERNSHIP
4.5.2. If Industrial Training/ Internship is not prescribed in the curriculum, the student may undergo Industrial Training/ Internship optionally
and the credits earned will be indicated in the Grade Sheet. If the student earns three credits in Industrial Training/ Internship,
the student may drop one Professional Elective (only one professional elective can be dropped). In such cases, Industrial
Training / Internship need to be undergone continuously from one organization or with a combination one two week and one four week
from one/two organizations. However, if the number of credits earned is 1 or 2, then these credits shall not be considered for
classification of the degree. Students shall get permission from the Head of the Institution for taking Industrial Training/Internship and
the Certificate of completion of Industrial Training / Internship shall be forwarded to the COE

DURATION OF TRAINING/INTERNSHIP CREDITS

2 Weeks* 1
4 Weeks 2
6 Weeks 3
*1 Week = 40 Internship Hours
 4.7 VALUE ADDED COURSES
The students may optionally undergo Value Added Courses (VAC) over and above the topics covered in the curriculum to obtain
practical and industry specific knowledge. The credits earned through the Value Added Courses shall be over and above the total
credit requirements prescribed in the curriculum for the award of the degree. One / Two credit courses shall be offered by a
Department of an institution with the prior approval from the Head of the Institution and the Centre for Academic courses
without any additional fee charged from the students. The details of the syllabus, time table and course coordinator may be sent
to the Centre for Academic Courses at least one month before the course is offered for approval. Students can take a maximum
of two one credit courses / one two credit course during the entire duration of the Programme.

4.8 ONLINE COURSES

Students may be permitted to credit a maximum of two online courses, subject to a maximum of six credits, with the approval of
the Head of the Institution and the Centre for Academic Courses, in lieu of open elective / professional elective courses. The
Head of the Institution shall form a three member committee with members as HOD and a faculty member from the
Department of the student, HOD of any other branch of the Institution to ensure that the student has not studied such courses
and would not repeat it again as Professional Core/Professional Elective/Open Elective courses. Suitable online courses shall be
chosen from the SWAYAM platform.
 4.10 ADVANCEMENT OF COURSES
B.E./B.Tech. Honours (Specialisation in the same discipline)

The student should have earned additionally a minimum of 18 credits from a specified group of professional Electives of the same
programme. Should have passed all the courses in the first attempt. Should have earned a minimum of 7.50 CGPA.

B.E./B.Tech. Honours

The student should have taken additional courses from more than one vertical of the same programme and earned a minimum of
18 credits. Should have passed all the courses in the first attempt. Should have earned a minimum of 7.50 CGPA

B.E./B.Tech. (minor in other discipline)

The student should have earned additionally a minimum of 18 credits in any one of the verticals of other B.E/B.Tech programmes
or from any of the following verticals.
Fintech and Block chain
Entrepreneurship
Public Administration
Business Data Analytics
Environment and Sustainability
 4.10 CONTD…
B.E/B.Tech (Hons) Specialization in same discipline, B.E/B.Tech Honors and B.E/B.Tech minor in other specialization degree will be
optional for students. Out of these 18 credit students can earn a maximum of 6 credits in online mode (SWAYAM
Platform), as approved by Centre for Academic Courses.

For the categories (Honors), the students shall be permitted to register for the courses from the V semester onwards provided
the students has earned a minimum CGPA 7.50 of until III semester and has cleared all the courses in the first attempt. For
the categories (Minor), the students shall be permitted to register for the courses from the V semester onwards provided the
students has earned a minimum CGPA 7.50 of until III semester and above.

If a student decides not to opt for Honours, after completing certain number of additional courses, the additional courses
studied shall be considered instead of the professional elective courses which are part of the curriculum. If the student has
studied more number of such courses than the number of professional elective courses required as per the curriculum, the
courses with higher grades shall be considered for the calculation of CGPA. Remaining courses shall be printed in the mark sheet,
however, they will not be considered for calculation of CGPA

If a student decides not to opt for Minors, after completing certain number of additional courses, the additional courses studied
shall be considered instead of open elective courses which are part of the curriculum. If the student has studied more number
of such courses than the number of open elective courses required as per the curriculum, the courses with higher grades shall be
considered for the calculation of CGPA. Remaining courses shall be printed in the mark sheet, however, they will not be
considered for calculation of CGPA
 5. DURATION OF PROGRAM
A student is ordinarily expected to complete the B.E. / B.Tech. Programme in 8 semesters (for HSC students) and six
semesters (for Lateral Entry students) but in any case not more than 14 Semesters for HSC (or equivalent) students
and not more than 12 semesters for Lateral Entry students. Each semester shall normally consist of 75 working days or
540 periods of 50 minutes each. The Head of the Institution shall ensure that every teacher imparts instruction as per the
number of periods specified in the syllabus and that the teacher teaches the full content of the specified syllabus for the course
being taught.

The Head of the Institution may conduct additional classes for improvement, special coaching, conduct of model test etc., over
and above the specified periods. But for the purpose of calculation of attendance requirement for writing the end semester
examinations (as per clause 6) by the students, following method shall be used.

Total no. of periods attended in all the courses per semester

% 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 = 𝒙 𝟏𝟎𝟎
No. of periods / week as prescribed in the curriculum taken together for all courses of the semester 𝒙𝟏𝟓
 6.1 COURSE REGISTRATION
The institution is responsible for the registration of the courses that each student is proposing to undergo in the ensuring
semester. Each student has to register for all courses to be undergone in the curriculum of a particular semester (with facility
to drop courses to a maximum of 6 credits). The courses dropped in earlier semesters can be registered in the subsequent
semesters when offered. The student is permitted to drop the course(s) within 30 days of the commencement of the
academic schedule. The registration details of the student shall be approved by the Head of the Institution and forwarded to
the Controller of Examinations. This registration is for undergoing the course as well as for writing the End semester
examinations. The courses that a student registers in a particular semester may include

1. Courses of the current semester

2. Courses dropped in the lower semesters

The maximum number of credits that can be registered in a semester is 36. However, this does not include the
number of Re-appearance (U) and Withdrawal (WD) courses registered by the student for the appearance of examination.
6.3 CHOICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE
COURSES
The Professional Elective Courses (PECs) are listed in the curriculum in table format as verticals (Specialization
groups). A student can choose all the professional elective courses either from one of the verticals or a
combination of courses from all verticals in a semester.

7.1 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT

He/she shall secure not less than 75% (after rounding off to the nearest integer) of overall attendance as calculated as per
clause 5.3. However, a student who secures overall attendance between 65% and 74% in the current semester due to
medical reasons (prolonged hospitalization / accident / specific illness) / participation in sports events may be
permitted to appear for the current semester examinations, subject to the condition that the student shall submit the medical
certificate / sports participation certificate attested by the Head of the Institution. The same shall be forwarded to the Controller
of Examinations for record purposes. Students who secure less than 65% overall attendance shall not be permitted to
write the University examination at the end of the semester and not permitted to move to the next semester. They are
required to repeat the incomplete semester in the next academic year, as per the norms prescribed.
 11. SYSTEM OF EXAMINATION

End Semester
Continuous Internal
Course Type University Total
Assessment
examination

Theory Courses 40 60 100

Theory with Laboratory

50 50 100
Component

Laboratory Course 60 40 100

Project Work 60 40 100

 12.1, 12.2 PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING
MARKS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
For Theory Courses
Assessment I (100 Marks) Assessment II (100 Marks)
Individual Assignment / Individual Assignment /
Case Study / Seminar / Case Study / Seminar / Total Internal
Mini Project / Any Written Test Mini Project / Any Written Test Assessment Marks
other experimental other experimental
learning learning
40 60 40 60 200*

Note
For Laboratory Courses
* The total internal assessment marks of
200 shall be converted into a maximum
Evaluation of of 40 marks and rounded to the nearest
Written Test Internal Assessment
Laboratory integer.
Marks
observation, Record ** The total internal assessment marks
of 100 shall be converted into a
75 25 100**
maximum of 60 marks and rounded to
the nearest integer.
 12.3 PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING
MARKS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
For Theory with Laboratory Component

Internal Internal
L T P C End Semester Examination
Assessment 1 Assessment 1I
1 0 4 3 Lab (25%) Theory (25%) Lab only (50%)
1 0 2 2 Lab (25%) Theory (25%) Lab only (50%)
2 0 2 3 Theory (25%) Lab (25%) Theory (25%) Lab (25%)
3 0 2 4 Theory (25%) Lab (25%) Theory (35%) Lab (15%)
2 0 4 4 Theory (25%) Lab (25%) Theory (15%) Lab (35%)

Note
The procedure for the conduct of internal assessments for the theory and laboratory components shall be as per
the clause 12.1 and 12.2 respectively. The weighted average shall be converted into 50 marks for internal
assessment
 12.4 PROJECT WORK/INTERNSHIP
Procedure for awarding marks
Continuous Assessment End Semester Examinations
(60 marks) (40 Marks)
Project
Viva-Voce Examination
Review I Review II Review III Report
External Internal External Supervisor
20 20 20 10 10 10 10

Note
• In the case of industrial projects, the marks allotted for supervisor will be shared equally by the supervisor
from the department and coordinator from industry.
• Students shall also undertake a start-up activity for the development of product as part of project work. If the
outcome of a start-up is a fully developed product and whose concept is tested and validated, then it shall be
considered in lieu of the project work.
15. AWARD OF LETTER GRADES
Letter Grade Grade Points*
O (Outstanding) 10
A+ (Excellent) 9
A (Very Good) 8
B+ (Good) 7
B (Average) 6
C (Satisfactory) 5
U (Re-appearance) 0
SA (Shortage of Attendance) 0
WD (Withdrawal) 0
 15.1.1 RELATIVE GRADING SYSTEM
If the students’ strength is greater than 30, the relative grading method shall be adopted. For those students, who have
passed the course, the relative grading can be done. The marks of those students who have passed only shall be inputted in the
software developed for relative grading. The evolved relative grading method normalizes the results data using the BOX-COX
transformation method and computes the grade range for each course separately and awards the grade to each student.

𝒚𝝀 − 𝟏
𝑿 𝝀 =൞ 𝝀 𝒊𝒇 𝝀 ≠ 𝟎
𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝝀 = 𝟎

15.1.2 ABSOLUTE GRADING SYSTEM

If the students’ strength is less than or equal to 30, the absolute grading shall be followed with the grade range as specified
in table.

O A+ A B+ B C U
91-100 81-90 71-80 61-70 56-60 50-55 <50
 16.2.1CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE
AWARDED
First Class with Distinction

Prevention Withdrawal
Durati Duration Additional due to lack from writing
Degree CGPA Pass in Break of study
on Permitted Credits of end semester
attendance examination
One year authorized
Will not be
B.E/B.Tech First break of study
4 Years 5 Years - 8.50 Not Permitted considered as an
(Regular) Attempt included in duration
attempt
permitted
One year authorized
B.E/B.Tech Will not be
First break of study
(Lateral Entry) 3 Years 4 Years - 8.50 Not Permitted considered as an
Attempt included in duration
attempt
permitted
 16.2.1 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE
AWARDED
First Class with Distinction

Withdrawal
Durat
Prevention from writing
Durati ion Additional
Degree CGPA Pass in Break of study due to lack of end
on Permi Credits
attendance semester
tted
examination
B.E/B.Tech 3/4 5/4 18 credits from any 8.50 First One year authorized Not Permitted Will not be
(Honours with years years one vertical of the Attempt break of study considered as
specialization in same programme included in duration an attempt
same Discipline) permitted
B.E/B.Tech 3/4 5/4 18 credits from 8.50 First One year authorized Not Permitted Will not be
(Honours) years years more than one Attempt break of study considered as
vertical of the same included in duration an attempt
programme permitted

B.E/B.Tech 3/4 5/4 18 credits from any 8.50 First One year authorized Not Permitted Will not be
(Minor) years years one vertical of the Attempt break of study considered as
other programme included in duration an attempt
permitted
 16.2.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE
AWARDED
First Class

Prevention Withdrawal
Durati Duration Additional due to lack from writing
Degree CGPA Pass in Break of study
on Permitted Credits of end semester
attendance examination
One year authorized
Included in
B.E/B.Tech break of study
4 Years 5 Years - 6.50 - duration -
(Regular) included in duration
permitted
permitted
One year authorized
B.E/B.Tech Included in
break of study
(Lateral Entry) 3 Years 4 Years - 6.50 - duration -
included in duration
permitted
permitted
 16.2.2 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE
AWARDED
First Class

Withdrawal
Durat
Prevention from writing
Durati ion Additional
Degree CGPA Pass in Break of study due to lack of end
on Permi Credits
attendance semester
tted
examination
B.E/B.Tech One year authorized
18 credits from any First Will not be
(Honours with 3/4 5/4 break of study
one vertical of the 7.50 Attempt Not Permitted considered as
specialization in years years included in duration
same programme an attempt
same Discipline) permitted

18 credits from One year authorized

First Will not be
B.E/B.Tech 3/4 5/4 more than one break of study
7.50 Attempt Not Permitted considered as
(Honours) years years vertical of the same included in duration
an attempt
programme permitted

18 credits from any One year authorized

Included in
B.E/B.Tech 3/4 5/4 one vertical of the - break of study
6.50 duration -
(Minor) years years other programme included in duration
permitted
permitted
 16.2.3 CLASSIFICATION OF THE DEGREE
AWARDED
Second Class

B.E/B.Tech. Regular and lateral entry and B.E/B.Tech Minor in other specialization degree students (not covered in Clauses 16.2.1
and 16.2.2) who qualify for the award of the degree shall be declared to have passed the examination in Second Class
Students earned additional 18 credits as per clause 4.10 (i) and (ii) but does not satisfy the conditions mentioned in 16.2.1 and
16.2.2 shall not be awarded B.E/B.Tech honours. In such cases the marksheet will show the additional courses studied and those
courses shall not be considered for CGPA computation. In such case if the student becomes eligible for First class, while computing
CGPA without taking into account the additional course studied, the student shall be awarded B.E/B.Tech in First Class only (or)
student may opt to consider these additional courses as per Clause 4.10 (6,7)