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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS R13 FOR B. TECH. (REGULAR)

Applicable for the students of B. Tech. (Regular) from the Academic Year 2013-14 and onwards
1. Award of B. Tech. Degree
A student will be declared eligible for the award of B. Tech. Degree if he fulfills the following academic
regulations:
1.1 The candidate shall pursue a course of study for not less than four academic years and not more than
eight academic years.

1.2 After eight academic years of course of study, the candidate is permitted to write the
examinations for two more years.
1.3 The candidate shall register for 224 credits and secure 216 credits with compulsory subjects as listed
in Table-1.
Table 1: Compulsory Subjects
Serial Number Subject Particulars
1                         All practical subjects
2                         Industry oriented mini project
3                         Comprehensive Viva-Voce
4                         Seminar
5                         Project work

2 The students, who fail to fulfill all the academic requirements for the award of the degree within ten
academic years from the year of their admission, shall forfeit their seats in B. Tech. course.
3 Courses of study
The following courses of study are offered at present as specializations for the
B. Tech. Course:
Branch Code Branch
01 Civil Engineering
02 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
03 Mechanical Engineering
04 Electronics and Communication Engineering
05 Computer Science and Engineering
08 Chemical Engineering
10 Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
11 Bio-Medical Engineering
12 Information Technology
14 Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)
17 Electronics and Telematics Engineering
18 Metallurgy and Material Technology
19 Electronics and Computer Engineering
20 Mechanical Engineering (Production)
21 Aeronautical Engineering
22 Instrumentation and Control Engineering
23 Biotechnology
24 Automobile Engineering
25 Mining Engineering
26 Mining Machinery
27 Petroleum Engineering
28 Civil and Environmental Engineering
29 Mechanical Engineering (Nano Technology)
30 Agricultural Engineering
31 Computer Science & Technology

5 Distribution and Weightage of Marks
5.1 The performance of a student in each semester or I year shall be evaluated subject-wise for a maximum
of 100 marks for a theory and 75 marks for a practical subject. In addition, industry-oriented mini-project,
seminar and project work shall be evaluated for 50, 50 and 200 marks, respectively.
5.2 For theory subjects the distribution shall be 25 marks for Internal Evaluation and 75 marks for the End-
Examination.
5.3 For theory subjects, during a semester there shall be 2 mid-term examinations. Each mid- term
examination consists of one objective paper, one essay paper and one assignment. The objective paper
and the essay paper shall be for 10 marks each with a total duration of 1 hour 20 minutes (20 minutes for
objective and 60 minutes for essay paper). The Objective paper is set with 20 bits of multiple choice, fillin
the blanks and matching type of questions for a total of 10 marks. The essay paper shall contain 4 full
questions (one from each unit) out of which, the student has to answer 2 questions, each carrying 5
marks. While the first mid-term examination shall be conducted on 1 to 2 1/2 units of the syllabus,
the second mid-term examination shall be conducted on 2 1/2 to 5 units. Five (5) marks are
allocated for Assignments (as specified by the subject teacher concerned). The first Assignment should
be submitted before the conduct of the first mid-examination, and the second Assignment should be
submitted before the conduct of the second mid-examination. The total marks secured by the student in
each mid-term examination are evaluated for 25 marks, and the average of the two mid-term
examinations shall be taken as the final marks secured by each candidate. However, in the I year, there
shall be 3 mid term examinations, each for 25 marks, along with 3 assignments in a similar pattern as
above (1st mid shall be from Unit-I, 2nd mid shall be 2 &3 Units and 3rd mid shall be 4 & 5 Units) and the
average marks of the examinations secured (each evaluated for a total of 25 marks) in each subject
shall be considered to be final marks for the internals/sessionals. If any candidate is absent from any
subject of a mid-term examination, an on-line test will be conducted for him by the University.
The end examination will be conducted for 75 marks with Part A as a compulsory question for 25
marks. Part B is for maximum of 50 marks with 5 questions consisting of two parts each (a) and
(b), out of which the student has to answer either (a) or (b), not both. Each question in Part B
carries 10 marks.
5.4 For practical subjects there shall be a continuous evaluation during a semester for 25 sessional marks
and 50 end semester examination marks. Out of the 25 marks for internal evaluation, day-to-day work in
the laboratory shall be evaluated for 15 marks and internal practical examination shall be evaluated for
10 marks conducted by the laboratory teacher concerned. The end semester examination shall be
conducted with an external examiner and the laboratory teacher. The external examiner shall be
appointed from the clusters of colleges which are decided by the examination branch of the University.
5.5 For the subject having design and/or drawing, (such as Engineering Graphics, Engineering Drawing,
Machine Drawing) and Estimation, the distribution shall be 25 marks for internal evaluation (15 marks for
day-to-day work and 10 marks for internal tests) and 75 marks for end semester examination. There
shall be two internal tests in a Semester and the average of the two shall be considered for the award of
marks for internal tests. However, in the I year class, there shall be three tests and the average will be
taken into consideration.
5.6 There shall be an industry-oriented Mini-Project, in collaboration with an industry of their specialization,
to be taken up during the vacation after III year II Semester examination. However, the mini-project and
its report shall be evaluated along with the project work in IV year II Semester. The industry oriented
mini-project shall be submitted in a report form and presented before the committee. It shall be evaluated
for 50 marks. The committee consists of an external examiner, head of the department, the supervisor of
the mini-project and a senior faculty member of the department. There shall be no internal marks for
industry-oriented mini-project.
5.7 There shall be a seminar presentation in IV year II Semester. For the seminar, the student shall collect
the information on a specialized topic and prepare a technical report, showing his understanding of the
topic, and submit it to the department. It shall be evaluated by the departmental committee consisting of
head of the department, seminar supervisor and a senior faculty member. The seminar report shall be
evaluated for 50 marks. There shall be no external examination for the seminar.
5.8 There shall be a Comprehensive Viva-Voce in IV year II semester. The Comprehensive Viva-Voce will
be conducted by a Committee consisting of Head of the Department and two Senior Faculty members of
the Department. The Comprehensive Viva-Voce is intended to assess the student s understanding of the
subjects he studied during the B. Tech. course of study. The Comprehensive Viva-Voce is evaluated for
100 marks by the Committee. There are no internal marks for the Comprehensive Viva-Voce.
5.9 Out of a total of 200 marks for the project work, 50 marks shall be allotted for Internal Evaluation and 150
marks for the End Semester Examination (Viva Voce). The End Semester Examination of the project
work shall be conducted by the same committee as appointed for the industry-oriented mini-project. In
addition, the project supervisor shall also be included in the committee. The topics for industry oriented
mini project, seminar and project work shall be different from one another. The evaluation of project work
shall be made at the end of the IV year. The Internal Evaluation shall be on the basis of two seminars
given by each student on the topic of his project.
5.10 The Laboratory marks and the sessional marks awarded by the College are subject to scrutiny and
scaling by the University wherever necessary. In such cases, the sessional and laboratory marks
awarded by the College will be referred to a Committee. The Committee will arrive at a scaling factor
and the marks will be scaled accordingly. The recommendations of the Committee are final and binding.
The laboratory records and internal test papers shall be preserved in the respective institutions as per
the University rules and produced before the Committees of the University as and when asked for.
6 Attendance Requirements
6.1 A student is eligible to write the University examinations only if he acquires a minimum of 75% of
attendance in aggregate of all the subjects.
6.2 Condonation of shortage of attendance in aggregate up to 10% (65% and above and below 75%) in
each semester or I year may be granted by the College Academic Committee
6.3 Shortage of Attendance below 65% in aggregate shall not be condoned.
6.4 A student who is short of attendance in semester / I year may seek re-admission into that semester/I
year when offered within 4 weeks from the date of the commencement of class work.
6.5 Students whose shortage of attendance is not condoned in any semester/I year are not eligible
to write their end semester examination of that class and their registration stands cancelled.
6.6 A stipulated fee shall be payable towards condonation of shortage of attendance.
6.7 A student will be promoted to the next semester if he satisfies the attendance requirement of
the present semester/I year, as applicable, including the days of attendance in sports, games,
NCC and NSS activities.
6.8 If any candidate fulfills the attendance requirement in the present semester or I year, he shall
not be eligible for readmission into the same class.
7 Minimum Academic Requirements

7.1 A student is deemed to have satisfied the minimum academic requirements if he has earned the credits

allotted to each theory/practical design/drawing subject/project and secures not less than 35%
of marks in the end semester exam, and minimum 40% of marks in the sum total of the mid-term
and end semester exams.
7.2 A student shall be promoted from first year to second year if he fulfills the minimum attendance
requirement.
7.3 A student will not be promoted from II year to III year unless he fulfils the academic requirement of 34
credits up to II year I semester from all the examinations, whether or not the candidate takes the
examinations and secures prescribed minimum attendance in II year II semester.
7.4 A student shall be promoted from III year to IV year only if he fulfils the academic requirements of 56
credits up to III year I semester from all the examinations, whether or not the candidate takes the
examinations and secures prescribed minimum attendance in III year II semester.
7.5 A student shall register and put up minimum attendance in all 224 credits and earn 216 credits. Marks
obtained in the best 216 credits shall be considered for the calculation of percentage of marks.
7.6 Students who fail to earn 216 credits as indicated in the course structure within ten academic
years (8 years of study + 2 years additionally for appearing for exams only) from the year of their
admission, shall forfeit their seat in B.Tech. course and their admission stands cancelled.
8 Course pattern
8.1 The entire course of study is for four academic years. I year shall be on yearly pattern and II, III and IV
years on semester pattern.
8.2 A student, eligible to appear for the end examination in a subject, but absent from it or has
failed in the end semester examination, may write the exam in that subject during the period of
supplementary exams.
8.3 When a student is detained for lack of credits/shortage of attendance, he may be re-admitted
into the next semester/year. However, the academic regulations under which he was first
admitted, shall continues to be applicable to him.
9 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 shall be placed in one of the following four classes:
Class Awarded                          % of marks to be secured From the aggregate
First Class with Distinction           70% and above
First Class                                   Below 70 but not less than 60%
Second Class                              Below 60% but not less than 50%
Pass Class                                  Below 50% but not less than 40%
The marks obtained in internal evaluation and end semester / I year examination shall be shown separately
in the memorandum of marks
10 Minimum Instruction Days
The minimum instruction days for each semester/I year shall be 90/180 days.
11 There shall be no branch transfers after the completion of the admission process.
12 There shall be no transfer from one college/stream to another within the Constituent Colleges and Units of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad.
13 WITHHOLDING OF RESULTS
If the student has not paid the dues, if any, to the university or if any case of indiscipline is pending against
him, the result of the student will be withheld and he will not be allowed into the next semester. His degree
will be withheld in such cases.
14. TRANSITORY REGULATIONS
14.1 Discontinued, detained, or failed candidates are eligible for readmission as and when next offered.
14.2 After the revision of the regulations, the students of the previous batches will be given two
chances for passing in their failed subjects, one supplementary and the other regular. If the
students cannot clear the subjects in the given two chances, they shall be given equivalent
subjects as per the revised regulations which they have to pass in order to obtain the required
number of credits.
14.3 In case of transferred students from other Universities, the credits shall be transferred to JNTUH
as per the academic regulations and course structure of the JNTUH.
15. General
15.1 Wherever the words he , him , his , occur in the regulations, they include she , her , hers .
15.2 The academic regulation should be read as a whole for the purpose of any interpretation.
15.3 In case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision of the Vice-
Chancellor is final.
15.4 The University may change or amend the academic regulations or syllabi at any time and the
changes or amendments made shall be applicable to all the students with effect from the dates
notified by the University.
15.5 The students seeking transfer to colleges affiliated to JNTUH from various other
Universities/Institutions, have to pass the failed subjects which are equivalent to the subjects of
JNTUH, and also pass the subjects of JNTUH which the candidates have not studied at the earlier
Institution on their own without the right to sessional marks. Further, though the students have passed
some of the subjects at the earlier institutions, if the same subjects are prescribed in different
semesters of JNTUH, the candidates have to study those subjects in JNTUH in spite of the fact that
those subjects are repeated

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