SAGI RAMA KRISHNAM RAJU ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(AUTONOMOUS)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to JNTUK, Kakinada)
Accredited by NAAC with ‘A+’ Grade.
Recognised as Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
SRKR MARG, CHINA AMIRAM, BHIMAVARAM – 534204 W.G.Dt., A.P., INDIA

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS (R23)

For B.Tech. FOUR YEAR DEGREE COURSE
(Applicable for the batches admitted from 2023-24)

Sagi Rama Krishnam Raju Engineering College 2023 Regulations (R23 Regulations) applicable to all
programmes given hereunder. These regulations govern the B. Tech. programmes offered by all the
Departments with effect from the students admitted into the programmes from academic year 2023-24.

1. Courses of Study
The following programmes of study are offered at present as specializations for the B. Tech.
programmes in S R K R Engineering College.
S.No Programme Code Short Name
1. Civil Engineering 01 CE
2. Electrical & Electronics Engineering 02 EEE
3. Mechanical Engineering 03 ME
4. Electronics & Communication Engineering 04 ECE
5. Computer Science & Engineering 05 CSE
6. Information Technology 12 IT
7. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 54 AIDS
8. Computer Science and Business System 57 CSBS
9. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 61 AIML
10. Computer Science and Design 62 CSG
11. CSE - Internet of Things and Cyber Security 47 CIC
including Block Chain Technology
12. Computer Science and Information Technology 07 CSIT

2. Award of the Degree

a. Award of the B.Tech. Degree / B.Tech. Degree with a Minor if he/she fulfils the following:
i. Pursues a Programme of study for not less than four academic years and not more than
eight academic years. However, for the students availing gap year facility, this period
shall be extended by two years at the most and these two years would in addition to the
maximum period permitted for graduation (Eight years).
ii. Registers for 160 credits and secures all 160 credits.
b. Award of B.Tech. Degree with Honors: A student will be declared eligible for the award of
the B.Tech. with Honors if he/she fulfils the following:
i. Student secures additional 15 credits fulfilling all the requisites of a B.Tech. program
i.e., 160 credits.
ii. Registering for Honors is optional.
iii. Honors is to be completed simultaneously with B.Tech. programme.
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3. Students who fail to fulfill all the academic requirements for the award of the degree within eight
academic years from the year of their admission, shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech. Programme and
their admission stands cancelled. This clause shall be read along with clause 2 a) i).
4. Admission to the B. Tech Programme shall be made subject to the eligibility, qualifications and
specialization prescribed by the A.P. State Government/ JNTUK University from time to time.
Admissions shall be made either based on the merit rank obtained by the student in the common
entrance examination conducted by the A.P. Government/University or any other order of merit
approved by the A.P. Government/University, subject to reservations as prescribed by the
Government/University from time to time.
5. Programme related terms
Credit: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of hours of instruction
required per week. One credit is equivalent to one hour of teaching (Lecture/Tutorial) or two hours
of practical work/field work per week.
Credit definition:
1 Hr. Lecture (L) per week 1 credit
1 Hr. Tutorial (T) per week 1 credit
1 Hr. Practical (P) per week 0.5 credit
2 Hrs. Practical (Lab) per week 1 credit

a) Academic Year: Two consecutive (one odd + one even) semesters constitute one academic year.
b) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS): The CBCS provides a choice for students to select from the
prescribed courses.
6. Semester/Credits:
i. A semester comprises 90 working days and an academic year is divided into two semesters.
ii. The summer term is for eight weeks during summer vacation. Internship/ apprenticeship /
work-based vocational education and training can be carried out during the summer term,
especially by students who wish to exit after two semesters or four semesters of study.
iii. Regular courses may also be offered during the summer on a fast-track mode to enable students
to do additional courses or complete backlogs in coursework.
iv. The College can decide on the courses to be offered in the summer term depending on the
availability of faculty and the number of students.
7. Structure of the Undergraduate Programme:
All courses offered for the undergraduate program (B. Tech.) are broadly classified as follows:
Breakup of Percentage AICTE
S.No. Category Credits of total Recommendation
(Total 160) credits (%)
Humanities and Social Science
1. 13 8% 8 – 9%
including Management (HM)
2. Basic Sciences (BS) 20 13 % 12 - 16%
3. Engineering Sciences (ES) 23.5 14% 10 – 18%
4. Professional Core (PC) 54.5 34 % 30 – 36%
Electives – Professional (PE) & Open
5. (OE); Domain Specific Skill 33 21 % 19 - 23%
Enhancement Courses (SEC)
6. Internships & Project work (PR) 16 10 % 8 – 11%
7. Mandatory Courses (MC) Non-credit Non-credit -
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8. All courses/ courses offered for the undergraduate programme in Engineering & Technology
(B.Tech. degree programmes) are broadly classified as follows:
Broad
S.No. Course Course Category Description
Classification
Includes Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry;
Foundation
1. Foundation courses fundamental engineering courses; humanities,
Core Courses
social sciences and management courses
Includes courses related to
Professional Core the
2. Core Courses parent
Courses (PC) discipline/department/branch of
Engineering
Professional Elective Includes elective courses related to the parent
Courses (PE) discipline/department/ branch of Engineering
Elective courses which include
Open Elective Courses interdisciplinary courses or courses in an area
Elective
3. (OE) outside the parent discipline/ department/
Courses
branch of Engineering
Domain specific skill
interdisciplinary/job-oriented/domain courses
enhancement courses
which are relevant to the industry
(SEC)
Project B.Tech. Project or Major Project
Project & Summer Internships – Community based and
4.
Internships Internships Industry Internships; Industry oriented Full
Semester Internship
Audit Mandatory non- credit Covering courses of developing desired
5.
Courses courses attitude among the learners

9 Programme Pattern
i. The total duration of the B. Tech (Regular) Programme is four academic years.
ii. Each academic year of study is divided into two semesters.
iii. The minimum number of instruction days in each semester is 90 days.
iv. There shall be a mandatory student induction program for freshers, with a three- week
duration before the commencement of first semester. Physical activity, Creative Arts,
Universal Human Values, Literary, Proficiency Modules, Lectures by Eminent People, Visits
to local Areas, Familiarization to Dept./Branch & Innovations etc., are included as per the
guidelines issued by AICTE.
v. Health/wellness/yoga/sports and NSS /NCC /Scouts & Guides / Community service activities
are made mandatory as credit courses for all the undergraduatestudents.
vi. Courses like Environmental Sciences, Indian Constitution, Technical Paper Writing & IPR
are offered as non-credit mandatory courses for all the undergraduate students.
vii. Design Thinking for Innovation & Tinkering Labs are made mandatory as credit courses for
all the undergraduate students.
viii. Increased flexibility for students through an increase in the elective component of the
curriculum, with 05 Professional Elective courses and 04 Open Elective courses.
ix. Professional Elective Courses include the elective courses relevant to the chosen
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 specialization/programme. Proper choice of professional elective courses can lead to students
specializing in emerging areas within the chosen field of study.
x. A total of 04 Open Electives are offered in the curriculum. A student can complete the
requirement for B.Tech. Degree with a Minor within the 160 credits by opting for the
courses offered through various verticals/tracks under Open Electives.
xi. While choosing the electives, students shall ensure that they do not opt for the courses with
syllabus contents similar to courses already pursued.
xii. A pool of interdisciplinary/job-oriented/domain skill courses which are relevant to the
industry are integrated into the curriculum of all disciplines. There shall be 05 skill
enhancement courses offered during III to VII semesters. Among the five skill courses, four
courses shall focus on the basic and advanced skills related to the domain/interdisciplinary
courses and the other shall be a soft skills course.
xiii. Students shall undergo mandatory summer internships, for a minimum of eight weeks
duration at the end of the second and third year of the programme. The internship at the end
of second year shall be community oriented and industry internship at the end of third year.
xiv. There shall also be mandatory full internship in the final semester of the programme along
with the project work.
xv. An undergraduate degree with Honors is introduced by the College for the students having
good academic record.
xvi. College shall take measures to implement Virtual Labs (https://www.vlab.co.in) which
provide remote access to labs in various disciplines of Engineering and will help student in
learning basic and advancedconcept through remote experimentation. Students shall be made
to work on virtual lab experiments during the regular labs.
xvii. Each Department shall assign a faculty advisor/mentor after admission to a group of students
from same department to provide guidance in courses registration/career
growth/placements/opportunities for higher studies/GATE/other competitive exams etc.
xviii. Preferably 25% of course work for the theory courses in every semester shall be conducted in
the blended mode of learning.

10 Evaluation Process
The performance of a student in each semester shall be evaluated course-wise with a
maximum of 100 marks for theory and 100 marks for practical course. Summer Internships shall be
evaluated for 50 marks, Full Internship & Project work in final semester shall be evaluated for 200
marks, mandatory courses with no credits shall be evaluated internally for 30 marks.
A student has to secure not less than 35% of marks in the Semester end examination and a
minimum of 40% of marks in the sum total of the internal evaluation and Semester end examination
marks taken together for the theory, practical, design, drawing course or project etc. In case of a
mandatory course, he/she should secure 40% of the total internal marks.
THEORY COUSES

Evaluation Process Marks

Continuous Internal Evaluation 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100

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 i. For theory courses and practical courses, the distribution shall be 30 marks for
Continuous Internal Evaluation and 70 marks for the Semester End Examination.
ii. If any course contains two different branch courses, the syllabus shall be written in two
parts with 3 units each (Part-A and Part-B) and Semester end examination question
paper shall be set with two parts each for 35 marks.
iii. If any course is having both theory and practical components, they will be evaluated
separately as theory course and practical course. However, they will be given same
course code.

a. Continuous Internal Evaluation

i) For theory courses, during the semester, there shall be two internal examinations. Each internal
examination shall be evaluated for 30 marks of which 10 marks for objective paper (20 minutes
duration), 15 marks for subjective paper (90 minutes duration) and 5 marks for assignment.
ii) Objective paper shall contain for 05 short answer questions with 2 marks each OR maximum of
20 bits for 10 marks. Subjective paper shall contain 3 either or type questions (totally six
questions) of which student has to answer one from each either-or type of questions. Each
question carries 5 marks.
Note:
• The objective paper shall be prepared in line with the quality of competitive examinations
questions.
• The subjective paper shall contain 3 either or type questions of equal weightage of 5 marks.
Any fraction shall be rounded off to the next higher mark.
• The objective paper shall be conducted in online / offline mode on the day of subjective paper
test.
• Assignments shall be in the form of problems, mini projects, design problems, slip tests,
quizzes etc., depending on the course content. It should be continuous assessment throughout
the semester and the average marks shall be considered.
iii) If the student is absent for the internal examination, no re-exam shall be conducted.
iv) The first internal examination shall be conducted for I, II and half of the III unit syllabus with
one either or type question from each unit. The second internal examination shall be conducted
for remaining half of the syllabus from III unit, IV and V units with one either or type question
from each unit.
v) Final internal marks shall be arrived at by considering the marks secured by the student in both
the internal examinations with 80% weightage given to the better internal exam and 20% to the
other.
For Example:
Marks obtained in first internal exam: 25
Marks obtained in second internal exam: 20
Final internal Marks: (25x0.8) + (20x0.2) = 24

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b. End Examination Evaluation:
End examination of theory courses shall have the following pattern:
i) There shall be 11 questions in which first question is compulsory and from questions 2
to 11 there shall be two questions from each unit with internal choice.
ii) Question 1 shall contain 10 compulsory short answer questions, two from each unit for a
total of 20 marks such that each question carries 2 marks.
iii) From questions 2 to 11, each question carries 10 marks. Student shall answer one
question from each unit.
End examination of theory courses consisting of two parts of different courses, for Example:
Basic Electrical &Electronics Engineering shall have the following pattern:
i) The question paper shall be in two parts viz., Part A and Part B with equal weightage of
35marks each.
ii) In each part, question 1 shall contain 5 compulsory short answer questions for a total of
5 marks such that each question carries 1mark.
iii) In each part, questions from 2 to 7, there shall be two questions from each unit with
internal choice for10 marks each. Students shall answer any one of them.

PRACTICAL COURSES
Evaluation Process Marks
Continuous Internal Evaluation 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100
a) For practical courses, there shall be a continuous evaluation during the semester for 30 internal
marks and the end examination shall be for 70 marks.
b) Day-to-day work in the laboratory shall be evaluated for 15 marks by the concerned laboratory
teacher based on the regularity/record/viva and 15 marks for the internal test.
c) The end examination shall be evaluated for 70 marks, conducted by the concerned laboratory
teacher and a senior expert in the course from the same department.
• Procedure: 20 marks
• Experimental work & Results: 30 marks
• Viva voce: 20 marks.
In a practical course consisting of two parts (Eg: Basic Electrical &Electronics Engineering Lab),
the end examination shall be conducted for 70 marks as a single laboratory in 3 hours. Internal
examination shall be evaluated for 30 marks in each part, and final internal marks shall be arrived
by considering the average of marks obtained in two parts.
d) For the course having design and/or drawing, such as Engineering Drawing / Graphics, the
distribution of marks shall be 30 for Continuous Internal Evaluation and 70 for Semester end
examination.

Evaluation Process Marks

Continuous Internal Evaluation 30
Semester End Examination 70
Total 100

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 Day-to-day work shall be evaluated for 15 marks by the concerned course teacher based on the
reports/submissions prepared in the class. And there shall be two internal examinations in a
semester for duration of 90 Minutes each for 15 marks with weightage of 80% to better internal
exam marks and 20% for the other. The subjective papershall contain 3 either or type questions of
equal weightage of 5 marks. There shall be no objective paper in internal examinations. The sum
of day-to-day evaluation and the internal exam marks will be the final internal marks for the
course.
The end examination pattern for Engineering Drawing / Graphics shall consists of 5 questions,
either/or type, of 14 marks each. There shall be no short answer questions in the end examination.
However, the end examination pattern for other courses related to design/drawing, multiple
branches, etc is mentioned along with the syllabus.
e) There shall be no external examination for mandatory courses with zero credits. However,
attendance shall be considered while calculating aggregate attendance and student shall be
declared to have passed the mandatory course only when he/she secures 40% or more in the
internal examinations. In case the student fails, a re-examination shall be conducted for failed
candidates for 30 marks satisfying the conditions mentioned in item 2 & 3 of the regulations.
f) The laboratory records and internal exam test papers shall be preserved for a minimum of 3 years
in the respective Departments as per the College/University norms and shall be produced to the
Committees of the College/University as and when the same are asked for.
Revaluation: A student can request for Revaluation of his/her answer book on payment of a
prescribed fee as per College norms.
Note: Revaluation applicable for Semester End Examinations (SEE) of Theory Courses only.
Third valuation: If the difference between the First valuation and Revaluation is more than 20% of
the marks, then those scripts will be sent for Third valuation.
11. Skill Enhancement Courses
i) There shall be five skill enhancement courses offered during III to VII semesters.
ii) Out of the five skill enhancement courses two shall be from the same domain. The remaining
three skill enhancement courses, one shall be a soft skill course and the remaining two shall be
skill-advanced courses from the same domain/Interdisciplinary/Job oriented.
iii) The course shall carry 100 marks and shall be evaluated through continuous assessments during
the semester for 30 internal marks and end examination shall be for 70 marks. Day-to-day work
in the class / laboratory shall be evaluated for 30 marks by the concerned teacher based on the
regularity/assignments/viva/internal exam. The end examination is similar to practical
examination pattern shall be conducted by the concerned teacher and an expert in the course
nominated by the Controller of Examinations/principal.
iv) The student shall be given an option to choose either the skill enhancement courses being offered
by the college or to choose a certificate course being offered by industries/Professional bodies
or any other accredited bodies. If a student chooses to take a Certificate Course offered by
external agencies, the credits shall be awarded to the student upon producing the Course
Completion Certificate from the agency. A committee shall be formed at the level of the
Department/College to evaluate the grades/marks given for a course by external agencies and
convert to the equivalentmarks/grades.
v) The recommended courses offered by external agencies, conversions and appropriate
grades/marks are to be approved by the College/University at the beginning of the semester.
The HOD of the respective Department shall forward such proposals to the Board of
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 Studies/Academic Council for approval.
vi) If a student prefers to take a certificate course offered by external agency, the concerned
department shall mark attendance of the student for the remaining courses in that semester
excluding the skill course in all the calculations of mandatory attendance requirements upon
producing a valid certificate as approved by the College.

12 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs):

A Student has to pursue and complete one course compulsorily through MOOCs approved
by the concerned Board of Studies. A student can pursue courses other than core through MOOCs
and it is mandatory to complete one course successfully through MOOCs for awarding the degree. A
student is not permitted to register and pursue core courses through MOOCs.
A student shall register for the course (Minimum of either 8 weeks or 12 weeks) offered
through MOOCs with the approval of Head of the Department. The Head of the Department shall
appoint one mentor to monitor the student’s progression. The student needs to earn a certificate by
passing the exam. The student shall be awarded the credits assigned in the curriculum only by
submission of the certificate. The examination fee, if any, will be borne by the student.
Students who have qualified in the proctored examinations conducted through MOOCs platform can
apply for credit transfer as specified and are exempted from appearing internal as well as external
examination (for the specified equivalent credit course only)conducted by the College.
Necessary amendments in rules and regulations regarding adoption of MOOC courses would
be proposed from time to time.

13 Credit Transfer Policy

Adoption of MOOCs is mandatory, to enable Blended model of teaching-learning as also
envisaged in the NEP 2020. As per University Grants Commission (CreditFramework for Online
Learning Courses through SWAYAM) Regulation, 2016, the Institution shall allow up to a
maximum of 20% of the total courses being offered in aparticular programme i.e., maximum of 32
credits through MOOCs platform.
i) The College shall offer credit mobility for MOOCs and give the equivalent credit weightage to
the students for the credits earned through online learningcourses.
ii) Student registration for the MOOCs shall be only through the respective department of the
institution, it is mandatory for the student to share necessary information with the department.
iii) The credit transfer policy will be applicable to the Professional & Open Elective courses only.
iv) The concerned department shall identify the courses permitted for credit transfer.
v) The Institution/ Department shall notify at the beginning of semester the list of the online
learning courses eligible for credit transfer.
vi) The Institution/ Department shall designate a faculty member as a Mentor for each course to
guide the students from registration till completion of the credit course.
vii) The Institution shall ensure no overlap of MOOC exams with that of the College examination
schedule. In case of delay in results, the Institution will re-issue the marks sheet for such
students.
viii) Students pursuing courses under MOOCs shall acquire the required credits only after
successful completion of the course and submitting a certificate issued by the competent
authority along with the percentage of marks and grades.
ix) The concerned Departments shall submit the following to the confidential Section of the
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 Institution:
a) List of students who have passed MOOC courses in the current semester along with the
certificate of completion.
b) Undertaking form filled by the students for credit transfer.
x) The Institution/university shall resolve any issues that may arise in the implementation of this
policy from time to time and shall review its credit transfer policy in the light of periodic
changes brought by UGC, SWAYAM, NPTEL and state government.
Note: Students shall be permitted to register for MOOCs offered through online platforms
approved by the Department/ Institution from time to time.
14 Academic Bank of Credits (ABC)
The Institution has implemented Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) to promote flexibility
in curriculum as per NEP 2020 to
i. provide option of mobility for learners across the institutions/universities of their choice
ii. provide option to gain the credits through MOOCs from approved digitalplatforms.
iii. facilitate award of certificate/diploma/degree in line with the accumulated credits in ABC
execute Multiple Entry and Exit system with credit count, credit transfer andcredit acceptance
from students’ account.
15 Mandatory Internships
Summer Internships
Two summer internships either onsite or virtual, each with a minimum of 08 weeks duration,
done at the end of second and third years, respectively are mandatory. It shall be completed in
collaboration with local industries, Govt. Organizations, construction agencies, Power projects,
software MNCs or any industries in the areas of concerned specialization of the Undergraduate
program. One of the two summer internships at the end of second year (Community Service Project)
shall be society oriented and shall be completed in collaboration with government
organizations/NGOs & others. The other internship at the end of third year is Industry Internship
and shall be completed in collaboration with Industries. The student shall register for the internship
as per course structure after commencement of academic year. The guidelines issued by the
APSCHE/ University/ Institute shall be followed for carrying out and evaluation of Community
Service Project and Industry Internship.
Evaluation of the summer internships shall be through the departmental committee. A student
will be required to submit a summer internship report to the concerned department and appear for an
oral presentation before the departmental committee comprising of Head of the Department,
supervisor of the internship and a senior facultymember of the department. A certificate of successful
completion from industry shall be included in the report. The report and the oral presentation shall
carry 50% weightage each. It shall be evaluated for 50 marks. A student shall secure a minimum of
40% of marks for successful completion. In case, if a student fails, he/she shall reappear as and when
semester supplementary examinations are conducted by the Institution.
16 Full Semester Internship and Project work:
In the final semester, the student should mandatorily register and undergo internship
(onsite/virtual) and in parallel he/she should work on a project with well-defined objectives. At the
end of the semester the candidate shall submit an internship completion certificate and a project
report. A student shall also be permitted to submit project report on the work carried out during the
internship.

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 The project report shall be evaluated by an external examiner. The total marks for project
work are 200 marks and distribution shall be 60 marks for internal and 140 marks for external
evaluation. The supervisor assesses the student for 30 marks (Report: 15 marks, Seminar: 15 marks).
At the end of the semester, all projects shall be showcased at the department for the benefit of all
students and staff and the same is to be evaluated by the departmental Project Review Committee
consisting of supervisor, a senior faculty and HOD for 30 marks. The external evaluation of
Project Work is a Viva-Voce Examination conducted in the presence of internal examiner and
external examiner appointed by the Institution and is evaluated for 140 marks.
The concerned Department shall facilitate and monitor the student internship programs.
Completion of internships is mandatory, if any student fails to complete internship, he/she will not
be eligible for the award of degree. In such cases, the student shall repeat and complete the
internship.

17 Guidelines for offering a Minor

To promote interdisciplinary knowledge among the students, the students admitted intoB.Tech.
in a major stream/branch are eligible to obtain a degree in Minor in another stream.
i) The Minor program requires the completion of 12 credits in Minor stream chosen.
ii) Two courses for 06 credits related to a Minor are to be pursued compulsorily for the
minor degree, but maybe waived for students who have done similar/equivalent
courses. If waived for a student, then the student must take an extra elective course
in its place. It is recommended that students should complete the compulsory
courses (or equivalents) before registering for the electives.
iii) Electives (minimum of 2 courses) to complete a total of 12 credits.
Note: A total of 04 Open Electives are offered in the curriculum. A student can complete the
requirement for Minor within the 160 credits by opting for the courses offered through various
verticals/tracks under Open Electives.
* Complete Guidelines for Minor Courses will be given later

18 Guidelines for offering Honors

The objective of introducing B.Tech. (Hons.) is to facilitate the students to choose additionally
the specialized courses of their choice and build their competence in a specialized area in the UG
level. The programme is a best choice for academically excellent students having good academic
record and interest towards higher studies andresearch.
i) Honors is introduced in the curriculum of all B. Tech. programs offering a major degree and is
applicable to all B. Tech (Regular and Lateral Entry) students admitted in Engineering &
Technology.
ii) A student shall earn additional 15 credits for award of B.Tech.(Honors) degree from same
branch/department/discipline registered for major degree. This is in addition to the credits
essential for obtaining the Undergraduate degree in Major Discipline (i.e., 160 credits).
iii) A student is permitted to register for Honors in IV semester after the results of III Semester
are declared and students may be allowed to take maximum two courses per semester
pertaining to the Honors from V Semester onwards.
iv) The concerned Head of the Department shall arrange separate class work and time table of the
courses offered under Honors program.
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 v) Courses that are used to fulfill the student’s primary major may not be double counted towards
the Honors. Courses with content substantially equivalent to courses in the student's primary
Major may not be counted towards the Honors.
vi) Students can complete the courses offered under Honors either in the college or in online
platforms like SWAYAM with a minimum duration of 12 weeks for a 3-credit course and 8
weeks duration for a 2-credit course satisfying the criteria for credit mobility. If the courses
under Honors are offered in conventional mode, then the teaching and evaluation procedure shall
be similar to regular B.Tech courses.
vii) The attendance for the registered courses under Honors and regular courses offered for Major
degree in a semester are to be considered separately.
viii) A student shall maintain an attendance of 75% in all registered courses under Honors to be
eligible for attending semester end examinations.
ix) A student registered for Honors shall pass in all courses that constitute the requirement for the
Honors degree program. No class/division (i.e., second class, first class and distinction, etc.)
shall be awarded for Honors degree programme.
x) If a student drops or is terminated from the Honors program, the additional credits so far
earned cannot be converted into open or core electives; they will remain extra. However, such
students will receive a separate grade sheet mentioning the additional courses completed by
them.
xi) Honors will be mentioned in the degree certificate as Bachelor of Technology (Honors) in
XYZ. For example, B.Tech. (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering

Enrolment into Honors:

i) Students of a Department/Discipline are eligible to opt for Honors program offered by the same
Department/Discipline
ii) The enrolment of students into Honors is based on the CGPA obtained in the major degree
program. CGPA shall be taken up to III semester in case of regular entry students and only III
semester in case of lateral entry students. Students having 7 CGPA without any backlog courses
will be permitted to register for Honors.
iii) If a student is detained due to lack of attendance either in Major or in Honors, registration shall
be cancelled.
iv) Transfer of credits from Honors to regular B. Tech degree and vice-versa shallnot be permitted.
v) Honors is to be completed simultaneously with a Major degree program.
Registration for Honors:
i) The eligible and interested students shall apply through the HOD of his/her parent department.
The whole process should be completed within one week before the start of every semester.
Selected students shall be permitted to register the courses under Honors.
ii) The selected students shall submit their willingness to the principal through his/her parent
department offering Honors. The parent department shall maintain the record of student pursuing
the Honors.
iii) The students enrolled in the Honors courses will be monitored continuously. An advisor/mentor
from the parent department shall be assigned to a group of studentsto monitor the progress.
iv) There is no fee for registration of courses for Honors program offered in offline at the respective
institutions.

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19 Attendance Requirements:
i. A student shall be eligible to appear for the external examinations if he/she acquires a minimum
of 40% attendance in each course and 75% of attendance in aggregate of all the courses.
Condonation of shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65% and above and below
75%) in each semester may be granted by the College Academic Committee.
ii. Shortage of Attendance below 65% in aggregate shall in NO CASE be condoned.
iii. A stipulated fee shall be payable towards condonation of shortage of attendanceto the College.
iv. Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any semester are not eligible to take
their end examination of that class and their registration shall stand cancelled.
v. A student will not be promoted to the next semester unless he satisfies the attendance
requirements of the present semester. They may seek readmission for that semester from the
date of commencement of class work.
vi. If any candidate fulfils the attendance requirement in the present semester, he shall not be
eligible for readmission into the same class.
vii. If the learning is carried out in blended mode (both offline & online), then the total attendance
of the student shall be calculated considering the offline and online attendance of the student.
viii. For induction programme attendance shall be maintained as per AICTE norms.

20 Promotion Rules:
The following academic requirements must be satisfied in addition to the attendance requirements
mentioned in the above section.
i. A student shall be promoted from first year to second year if he/she fulfils the minimum
attendance requirement as per Institution norms.
ii. A student will be promoted from II to III year if he/she fulfils the minimum attendance
requirement and academic requirement of securing 40% of the credits (any decimal fraction
should be rounded off to lower digit) up to in the courses that have been studied up to IV
Semester.
iii. A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he/she fulfils the minimum attendance
requirement and academic requirements of securing 40% of the credits (any decimal
fraction should be rounded off to lower digit) in the courses that have been studied up to
VI semester. And in case a student is detained for want of credits for a particular academic year
by ii) & iii) above, the student may make up the credits through supplementary examinations
and only after securing the required credits he/she shall be permitted to join in the V semester or
VII semester respectively as the case may be.
iv. When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance he/she may be re-
admitted when the semester is offered after fulfilment of academic regulations. In such case,
he/she shall be in the academic regulations into which he/she is readmitted.
21 Grading:
As a measure of the student’s performance, a 10-point Absolute Grading System using the
following Letter Grades and corresponding percentage of marks shall be followed:
After each course is evaluated for 100 marks, the marks obtained in each course will be
converted to a corresponding letter grade as given below, depending on the range in which the
marks obtained by the student fall.

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22 Structure of Grading of Academic Performance

Range in which the Grade points

Grade
marks in the course fall Assigned
90 & above S (Superior) 10
80 - 89 A (Excellent) 9
70 - 79 B (Very Good) 8
60 - 69 C (Good) 7
50 - 59 D (Average) 6
40 - 49 E (Pass) 5
< 40 F (Fail) 0
Absent Ab (Absent) 0

i) A student obtaining Grade ‘F’ or Grade ‘Ab’ in a course shall be considered failed and will be
required to reappear for that course when it is offered the next supplementary examination.
ii) For non-credit audit courses, “Satisfactory” or “Unsatisfactory” shall be indicated instead of the
letter grade and this will not be counted for the computation of SGPA/CGPA/Percentage.
Computation of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average
(CGPA):
The Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is the ratio of sum of the product of the number of
credits with the grade points scored by a student in all the courses taken by a student and the sum
of the number of credits of all the courses undergone by a student, i.e.,
SGPA = Σ (Ci × Gi)/Σ Ci
where, Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade point scored by the
student in the ith course.

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be computed in the same manner
considering all the courses undergone by a student over all the semesters of a program, i.e.,
CGPA = Σ (Ci × Si)/ Σ Ci
where “Si” is the SGPA of the ith semester and Ci is the total number of credits up to that
semester.

Both SGPA and CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and reported in the transcripts.
While computing the SGPA the courses in which the student is awarded Zero grade points
will also be included.
Grade Point: It is a numerical weight allotted to each letter grade on a 10-point scale.
Letter Grade: It is an index of the performance of students in a said course. Grades are denoted
by the letters S, A, B, C, D and F.

23 Award of Class:
After a student has satisfied the requirements prescribed for the completion of the program and is
eligible for the award of B. Tech. Degree, he/she shall be placed in oneof the following four classes:

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 Class Awarded CGPA Secured
First Class with Distinction ≥ 7.5
(Without any supplementaryappearance)

First Class ≥ 6.5 < 7.5

Second Class ≥ 5.5 < 6.5
Pass Class ≥ 5.0 < 5.5
Note: * Students who have written supplementary examinations to fulfil the credit requirement will
not be awarded First Class with Distinction. For such students the highest degree that is awarded will
be First Class Only.
CGPA to Percentage conversion Formula – (CGPA – 0.5) x 10
With–holding of Results
If the candidate has any dues not paid to the Institution or if any case of indiscipline or malpractice is
pending against him/her, the result of the candidate shall be withheld in suchcases.

24 Multiple Entry / Exit Option

a. Exit Policy:
The students can choose to exit the four-year programme at the end of first/second/thirdyear.
i) UG Certificate in (Field of study/discipline) - Programme duration: First year (first two
semesters) of the undergraduate programme, 40 credits followed by an additional exit 10-credit
bridge course(s) lasting two months, including at least 6- credit job-specific internship/
apprenticeship that would help the candidates acquire job-ready competencies required to enter
the workforce.

ii) UG Diploma (in Field of study/discipline) - Programme duration: First two years (first four
semesters) of the undergraduate programme, 80 credits followed by an additional exit 10-credit
bridge course(s) lasting two months, including at least 6- credit job-specific internship/
apprenticeship that would help the candidates acquire job-ready competencies required to enter
the workforce.

iii) Bachelor of Science (in Field of study/discipline) i.e., B.Sc. Engineering in (Field of
study/discipline)- Programme duration: First three years (first six semesters) of the
undergraduate programme, 120 credits.

b. Entry Policy:
Modalities on multiple entry by the student into the B.Tech. programme will be provided in due
course of time.
Note: The Institute/Universities shall resolve any issues that may arise in the implementation of
Multiple Entry and Exit policies from time to time and shall review the policies in the light of
periodic changes brought by UGC, AICTE and State government.
25 Gap Year Concept:
Gap year concept for Student Entrepreneur in Residence is introduced and outstanding students who
wish to pursue entrepreneurship / become entrepreneur are allowed to take a break of one year at
any time after II year to pursue full-time entrepreneurship programme/to establish startups. This

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 period may be extended to two years at the most and these two years would not be counted for the
time for the maximum time for graduation. The principal shall forward such proposals submitted by
the students to the University. An evaluation committee constituted by the University shall evaluate
the proposal submitted by the student and the committee shall decide whether to permit the
student(s) to avail the Gap Year or not

26 Transitory Regulations
Discontinued, detained, or failed candidates are eligible for readmission as and when the semester is
offered after fulfilment of academic regulations. Candidates who have been detained for want of
attendance or not fulfilled academic requirements or who have failed after having undergone the
course in earlier regulations or have discontinued and wish to continue the course are eligible for
admission into the unfinished semester from the date of commencement of class work with the same
or equivalent courses as and when courses are offered, subject to Section 2 and they will follow the
academic regulations into which they are readmitted.
Candidates who are permitted to avail Gap Year shall be eligible for re-joining into the succeeding
year of their B. Tech from the date of commencement of class work, subject to Section 2 and they
will follow the academic regulations into which they arereadmitted.

27 Minimum Instruction Days for a Semester:

The minimum instruction days including exams for each semester shall be 90 days.

28 Medium of Instruction:
The medium of instruction of the entire B. Tech undergraduate programme in Engineering
&Technology (including examinations and project reports) will be in English only.

29 Student Transfers:
Student transfers shall be as per the guidelines issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the
Universities from time to time.

30 General Instructions:
a. The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purpose of any interpretation.
b. Malpractices rules-nature and punishments are appended.
c. Where the words “he”, “him”, “his”, occur in the regulations, they also include “she”, “her”,
“hers”, respectively.
d. In the case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision
of the Principal is final.
e. The Institute may change or amend the academic regulations or syllabi at any time and the
changes or amendments shall be made applicable to all the students on rolls with effect from the
dates notified by the institute.

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 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS (R23) FOR B.TECH. (LATERAL ENTRY SCHEME)
(Effective for the students getting admitted into II year through Lateral Entry Schemefrom the
Academic Year 2024-2025 onwards)
1. Award of the Degree
a. Award of the B.Tech. Degree / B.Tech. Degree with a Minor if he/she fulfils the following:
i. Pursues a programme of study for not less than three academic years and not more than
six academic years. However, for the students availing Gap year facility this period shall
be extended by two years at the most and these two years would in addition to the
maximum period permitted forgraduation (Six years).
ii. Registers for 120 credits and secures all 120 credits.
b. Award of B.Tech. Degree with Honors: A student will be declared eligible for the award of
the B.Tech. with Honors ifhe/she fulfils the following:
i. Student secures additional 15 credits fulfilling all the requisites of a B.Tech. program
i.e., 120 credits.
ii. Registering for Honors is optional.
iii. Honors is to be completed simultaneously with B.Tech. programme.
2. Students, who fail to fulfil the requirement for the award of the degree within six consecutive
academic years from the year of admission, shall forfeit their seat.
3. Minimum Academic Requirements
The following academic requirements have to be satisfied in addition to the requirements mentioned
in item no.2
i. A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the minimum academic requirements and earned the
credits allotted to each theory, practical, design, drawing course or project if he secures not less
than 35% of marks in the end examination and a minimum of 40% of marks in the sum total of
the mid semester evaluation and endexamination taken together.
ii. A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year if he/she fulfils the minimum attendance
requirement and academic requirements of securing 40% of the credits (any decimal
fraction should be rounded off to lower digit) in the courses that have been studied up to VI
semester.
And in case if student is already detained for want of credits for particular academic year, the
student may make up the credits through supplementary exams of the above exams before the
commencement of IV year I semester class work of next year.
4. Course Pattern
i. The entire course of study is three academic years on semester pattern.
ii. A student eligible to appear for the end examination in a course but absent at it or has failed
in the end examination may appear for that course at the next supplementary examination
offered.
iii. When a student is detained due to lack of credits/shortage of attendance the studentmay be re-
admitted when the semester is offered after fulfilment of academic regulations, the student
shall be in the academic regulations into which he/she is readmitted.
5. All other regulations as applicable for B. Tech. Four-year degree course (Regular) willhold good for
B. Tech. (Lateral Entry Scheme).

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