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FFCS Academic Regulations
Version 3. 2
(Applicable for all programmes offered under CAL from AY 2015 -2016
onwards )
Curriculum for Applied Learning (CALTM) |
CONTENTS
1.0 Preamble 1
2.0 Scope 2
3.0 Admission 2
4.0 Academic System 3
4.1 Semester 3
4.2 Curriculum 3
4.3 Syllabus 4
4.4 Course Plan 4
4.5 Course Flowchart 4
4.6 Course Types 5
4.7 Course Codes 5
5.0 Programme Duration 5
6.0 Course and Credit Requirements 6
6.1 Course Credits 6
6.2 Mi... |
9.1 Class Based Learning 17
9.2 Questions based on HOTs 18
9.3 Eligibility for Examinations 18
9.4 Grading System 18
9.5 Absolute and Relative Grading 19
9.6 Evaluation of the Laboratory courses / Component and Project
Course / Component
20
9.7 Viewing Internal Assessment Marks 21
9.8 Perusal of An... |
19.0 Time Limit for Programme Completion 31
20.0 Award of Degree 31
21.0 Arrear Examinations 31
22.0 Modification in Regulations 32
23.0 Amendments incorporated in this version 32 |
Annexures
Annexure I: Minimum duration of the Programme 33
Annexure II: Criteria for registering UE and Audit courses 34
Annexure III: Poster Template 35
Annexure IV: Course Registration Process 36
Annexure V: Distribution of marks 37
Annexure VI: Grading System 38
Annexure VII: Relative Grading - Le... |
1 Academic Regulations
Version 3.2
1. Preamble
Present day students are much different from the students of the past in many ways.
Today, they like to make decisions on their own and plan their future by themselves.
However, student aspirations on one hand and the demands of the work place o... |
into its academic curriculum. Through this, the students can register for courses of their
choice altering at will, the pace of learning within the broad framework of an academic course
and credi t requirements , as time progresses .
Another milestone in implementing FFCS is moving from a fixed tim... |
Students also have the option of choosing from a ‘basket of courses’ within each classification.
Ample options are given to choos e interdisciplinary courses from other program s which will
help the student develop additional skills. Slow learners will also benefit since important
courses ar... |
student’s academic ability , interest in various disciplines, past academic history, proposed
course offerings and other related criteria.
During 2015 - 16, the concept of Curriculum for Applied Learning (CAL™) was introduced in
all Program s of the Institute. Under it, a project component is an integ... |
2 solutions. All courses under CAL are designed to bring out the importance of application to
engineering/technological problems , creativity and innovation, developing entrepreneurial
skills, rather than by routine learning methodology . The Academic Reg ulations for CAL is given in
“FFCS Academic Regula... |
Regulations 3.2” is applicable for both existing as well as new program s offered by the
University , until and unless it is explicitly stated .
The “B.Tech. D egree Program Regulations 2008, FFCS Regulations - Version 1.00” was
originally appro ved by the 18th Academic Council held on 16th July 2009. “FFCS... |
held on 16th June 2015. The modified CAL regulation as given in version 3.1 was approved by
46th Academic Council held on 24th August 2017. The present version 3.2 incorporates the
changes in the regulations that were approved till the 58th meeting of the Academic Council and
was approved in the 59th meeting of ... |
considering the marks obtained in the qualifying examinations, in addition to satisfyin g specific
admission criteria of the progra ms as stipulated by the respective national level councils. The
minimum qualifications essential for admission to various programs of the University will be
stipulated and indicated in... |
3 4. Academic System
4.1 Semester
All program s offered by VIT shall adopt a Semester system, except the MBA program
which will be offered in trimester mode. There will be two semester s in an academic year.
Normally the Fall Semester will be from July to November and Winter Semester from ... |
(equivalent to that in the regular semester) with a greater number of instruction hours per
week. Unless otherwise specified explicitly, all rules and regulations applicable to a course
offered during a regular semester is applicable to the courses offered during Intersession and
Summer semeste... |
offered subject to the availability of the resources.
4.2 Curriculum
Each program contains a prescribed list of courses in a specific format which is
generally called “Curriculum”. Curriculum of a program contains list of courses grouped under
various heads, viz. University Core, Univers... |
by the Academic Council for that academic year. Unless otherwise stated explicitly by the
Academic Council, any changes in curriculum will be applicable to the students admitted in
the subsequent year and the existing batches continue to follow the curriculum prescribed
at the time of their joining... |
Board of Studies for approval. The Program Educa tional O bject ives (PEOs), Program Outcomes
(POs) and Additional Program Outcomes (APOs) / Student Learning O utcomes (SLOs) along with
the Program Specific O utcomes (PSOs) should be clearl y defined while framing the curriculum. |
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4.3 Syllabus
A course syllabus is a document that explains what a student is going to learn in that course.
Each course shall have a course code, course title, LTPJC (explained in Section 6.1), syllabus
revision number (version), course prerequisites/ co- requisites/ anti-requisites (... |
Council will be indicated by a change in the syllabus version number. An increment by one
indicates a major change and minor changes shall be indicated by a change in the number
after the decimal. For example, change from Version 1.0 to Version 2.0 indicates major
change in the syllabus, whe... |
deemed to be its owner. Other Schools may offer the course to their students in that form
as a service course and they cannot independently involve in altering the syllabus .
4.4 Course Plan
A course plan consists of a list of lectures/ experiments carried out in each instructional
class/ lab... |
project component. Lab exercises and projects given to students should reflect the syllabus
content of the course.
4.5 Course Flowchart
A flowchart describing how various courses under Program Core (PC), Program Elective
(PE) and University Core (UC) are connected through prerequis... |
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4.6 Course Types
Courses may be classified as Theory only (TH), Lab only (LO), Project only (PJT) ,
Embedded Theory and Lab (ETL), Embedded Lab and Project (ELP), Embedded Theory and
Project (ETP) Embedded Theory , Lab and Project (ET LP). Courses such as Seminar, Mini Project/
Design Project / Summe... |
Introduction of ‘J’ is to improve ‘learning by doing’ and also to increase the academic
engagement of students. For (J) component, the student has to take up a project related to
the course in consultation with the faculty concerned and complete the project within the
semester. The project can be a... |
numerals (three alphabets followed by four digits). The alphabets reflect the discipline / sub-
discipline to which the course belongs. The first numeral (after the alphabet) indicates the
cognitive level of the course, as per the course flow chart and the rest of the numerals indicate a
running s... |
minimum duration of the program . The general rules and regulations stipulated in this
document are also applicable to special program s, including double and dual degree s, which
may be announced by the University. However, their specific requirements will be as laid
down and approved by the Academic Coun... |
6 6. Course and Credit requirements
This section outlines the structure of the curriculum, courses and various require ments for
program completion.
6.1 Course Credits
A course credit is a measurement of duration that the course is offered as an
‘instruction’ to students. All courses are considered ... |
also be considered as one Instructional Unit or one Credit. A minimum of 4 hours of project
activity (J) per week carried out during all weeks of the semester shall also be considered as
one Instructional Unit or one Credit. Thus, the LTPJC for each course indicates the number of
credits delivered as Lecture (L), ... |
respective council. For example, law program may incorporate 'moot court' as one of the course
components . Howev er, these deviations should be brought for approval by the Academic Council.
6.2 Minimum Credit Requirement
The minimum credit requirement for the completion of a program for students admitted... |
6.3 Credit Distribution – Discipline Wise
It is expected that all program s should accommodate courses from other disciplines, so that
that the students will have multi -disciplinary exposure. All program s should provide sufficient
opportunity to students to enhance their communication, soft skills, manageme... |
7 Discipline Percent share of minimum credit
requirement
Engineering 60
Science 25
Humanities 10
Management 05
A maximum of 3% deviation in credits is permitted under each discipline. While developing
the curriculum, the school offering the program should ensure that the above distribut... |
student’s fundamental knowledge in various disciplines apart from his/her own discipline
depending on the requirement . UC courses may be added, removed or modified from time to
time by the Academic Council. In few cases, a minimum credit requirement may be fixed to
be met by taking one or more ... |
are more advanced or applied or specialized than the basic courses he/she studies as part of
program core courses. These courses will generally provide an in-depth knowle dge of a
specific sub-field the student has taken as his/her major specialization. Assuming that the
CAL program curriculum ... |
play a crucial role in offering ‘ Honours’ credentials (section 13.2) . If a new PE is added to a
curriculum of a program , students adopting the earlier curriculum applicable to their year of
joining are also permitted to register the same as their PE, since it ultimately helps them to
expand t heir knowledge. It i... |
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6.4.4 University Elective (UE)
Students can take any course as their UE, subject to the eligibility criteria specified under
Annexure - II. Such a UE course cannot be either UC / PC specified in their curriculum. This
gives an opportunity for students to satisfy their aspirations in othe... |
credit courses. Students need not pay any additional course registration fees for registering 3
courses instead of 2 courses.
Generally , a course that forms a part of another curriculum of a program can be taken as a
University Elective if that program is of the same degree level (viz. B.Tech. l... |
stipulated under Section 11. A course that is not part of any program curriculum can also
be specified as a UE course by declaring it suitable to a specific degree program (s) by the
University. In addition, the unive rsity shall offer standalone courses related to Management /
Humanities. These courses ... |
internship in a reputed industry in their respective discipline of study, any time after their first
year of study. The industrial internship carries 2 credits . The credit for such Industrial
exposure is accommodated in the University Core. B.Tech . students can avail t his training in a
single stretc... |
Schools shall form “Industrial Internship evaluation committees” and award marks. Students
who have completed their training may register for the industrial internship course in a
subsequent semester for evaluation by the School. Based on entries made in the activity log, |
9 the industrial internship report and performance of the student during the related viva voce,
marks may be awarded which shall lead to a performance grade. In a few program s, this is
replaced by study tour and is aimed to provide additional exposure to students.
Capstone Project / Master Thesis :
... |
carry out the project within the University or outside, viz. in an industry, private/ government
organization, or academic/ research institution. Each student will be assigned a faculty
member as guide within their School. In suitable cases, with the permission of HoD/Program
Chair , the studen... |
be considered as examination malpractice and will be awarded an ‘N’ grade . The student has
to register again and clear the student project in a subsequent semester. Failure or absence
in the final viva-voce examination results in re-registration of the project. Though group
project is permitted at unde... |
“Student Project Monitoring Committee” constituted by Schools concerned. The Project Work
may be a work based on theoretical analysis, modeling & simulation, experimentation &
analysi s, prototype design, fabrication of new equipment, correlation and analysis of data, etc.
or a combination of these... |
under the guidance of a faculty. They can also opt for an alternative method of taking up on
internship , in the last semester through the placement office . The students can undertake
domain specific project work under the guidance of the assigned faculty guide during the
same tenure of internship.... |
10 the credits specified under UC of their curriculum. M.Tech. Master’s Thesis shall have two
semesters or 9 months as the minimum project period. Students are permitted to do courses
along with their project work , subject to the maximum credits permitted for registration as
specified in Section 7.3. Students doi... |
Exam
Submission of Project
Report in its final form - One instructional day before the viva
voce exam
3rd Review (Final) 50% To be scheduled during the FAT period
of non-final year students as Viva Voce
examination by the Project Monitoring
Committee.
Of the 50% weightage , 20% goes to
project ... |
which the student is yet to complete at least one of the componen t (Y grade)), plus the credits
registered during the previous semester for which the results are not yet published.
Registration of Project Work is permitted only during regular semesters (Fall and Winter
Semesters) . However, courses o... |
work. The poster carries 5% weightage of the total marks of the project course. This poster should be prepared as per the format enclosed in Annexure -III (single standard format - all
program s) and displayed at the time of final ev aluation. The same format shall be used for the |
11 SET Conferences (from AY 2016 -17 onwards) also. This will give an opportunity to all faculty and
students of the campus to know the achievements of students carried out as part of their
Project work or Thesis work. Any physical model developed may also be displayed along with the
poster. This will also be a mo... |
professional work experience in a field related to a student’s career goals. Co -op combines
theory and practice through knowledge and experience.
Co-op is provided as an option only and hence; it is not binding on all students of the
program . Co-op period will be for 6 months. Students accepti n... |
students in their pre-final year of their program s are invited to participate. Students take up
their Capstone Project in the campus of the University Abroad under the guidance of a
Faculty member from that University in addition to a guide from VIT. The progress of the work
is monitored by both t... |
Master's Thesis Semester. Each of this SET project shall carry 2 credits and shall be indicated
as 'SET500X Science, Engineering and Technology Project X' in their respective curriculum. It is compulsory for all PG students to publish their project results in the form of a paper published during the SET Conference of ... |
12 6.4.6 . Comprehensive Examination
Comprehens ive examination is conducted to evaluate the comprehensive knowledge the
student has gained in all the courses he/she had undergone, his/her analytical ability to apply
such knowledge in various situations, etc. Comprehension of a student in his/her field of
spe... |
generally conducted during the final / prefinal year of the program . The s tudent becomes
eligible to appear for the Comprehensive Examinatio n only if he has earned a minimum of 115
credits (for B.Tech . Program s) and 161 credits for integrated M.Tech. Program s. The exact dates
for the Comprehensive examination... |
can benefit through such additional marks , to a maximum of 1 0, which can be added to the
CAM scored for one course per semester or as per the directions given by the university,
throug h circulars . Similarly, additional marks can be given to students who take up take up
online courses that are relevant to t... |
additional learning is course specific. It is the responsibility of the School to make sure that additional marks ar e allotted to only one course for a specified activity. The total internal marks
(including the additional marks) are given a n upper limit of 60 (40 being the marks given to final
assessment). The ... |
days from the commencement of the semester may be permitted only with the approval of the
School Dean concerned and on payment of a late Registration fee as specified by the |
13 University. If a student fails to regist er the minimum number of courses in any semester,
his/her studentship with the University is liable to be cancelled.
Generally, students will be offered more courses than what a normal student is expected
to take. Depending on the requirements or ... |
adopted, students can choose their own slots from multiple slots offered for the same course.
The flowchart depicting the registration process is given in the Annexure IV. The given workflow
is only indic ative and is subject to change depending on the requirement.
7.1. Proctor ( Assistance)
Upon jo... |
7.2. Bridge Cour ses
During the first semester of all program s offered by the University, students will be advised to
register for the courses ( all or courses of their choice based on the guidance from the
HoD/ Program Chair during the orientation) from the list of “Courses Offered” for their specific
progra... |
7.3. Minimum/ Maximum Credit Limits for Course Registration
The number of credits most students are expec ted to register in a semester will be 23
(Average Academic Load) so that they complete the program within the specified duration
of the program . However, a student can register for a maxi... |
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If a student has CGPA less than 4.0 at any time of their study, the student will be advised to
register for a maximum of 20 credits. If student s with less than 4.0 CGPA fail to improve their
performance in the subsequent semesters, their studentship is liable to be cancelled. A
Committee under Dean of ... |
Students who have not cleared one or more component(s) of a CAL course (Theory/ Lab/ J -
Component) are shown with “N” grade. If a student clears all the components individually but if
the grand total of that course does not meet the passing range then "F" grade is awarded. A
course having an ‘F’ grade will be consi... |
components (or) if the student opts for Grade Improvement then all the components of the course has to be re- registered. On the other hand, if the student has cleared in one or more
components but got N grade in that course, the n the cleared components are exempted from
re-registration. Re -registration fee will b... |
the grade sheet . To provide an early opportunity for students to clear their backlog of
courses, efforts will be made to offer as many courses as possible during Fall, Winter,
Intersession and Summer semesters. Students have to pay a Re-registration fee, as specified
by the University from time to... |
examination option and if he /she wishes to clear through re -registration, then the student
should register for all the components of the course. |
15 7.5. Add/Drop of Courses
Option to add or drop a course (from the registered courses ) is given during the first three
instructional days of the semester (not applicable to summer / intersession / weekend
semester s), subject to the availability of resources and the minimum/ maximum number of
credits ... |
attendance is calculated from the date of adding the course. If he /she drops the course and
again adds the same course then the attendance is calculated from the first date of adding the
course and no compensation/ transfer of attendance shall be permitted. There is no re -
registration fee for registering a ‘Drop ... |
those re -registered courses that have been cleared subsequently. If a registered additional/ re -
registered course is withdrawn, no refund will be made. A course once withdrawn through this process cannot be reinstated again. Though course s withdrawn from shall be shown with a 'W'
grade under student academic histo... |
Some courses may have specific prerequisites to be met before a student can register for
the course. Genera lly, the student is expected to have cleared all the prerequisite courses
at the time of Course Registration. Students who had received an ‘F’ grade in a prerequisite
course are also permi... |
Subsequently, when the results are declared by the University and if the student is awarded |
16 an ‘F’ grade in the course , which was a prerequisite course, the Registration made for the
higher -level course will not be cance lled. This stand is adopted so that the student can make
further progress towards earning credits and his/her progress need not be pulled down by
backlog courses.... |
student may need leave due to ill-health or to attend some family emergency, a student is
permitted to maintain a minimum of 75% attendance (i.e. absent for 25% of instructional
hours) in each course, without producing any proof for the absence. This 25% absence
inclu des medical, personnel, cas... |
course faculty in case of courses under CAL) and they will be considered as ‘debarred from
writing the exam’. The attendance software shall indicate the student status of that exam
component as ‘Debarred’ if the student drops below the minimum attendance requirement.
Such display will be enabled one da... |
duration courses offered by specialized institutions, etc. who otherwise shy off availing such
benefits due to losing of attendance in various courses, students with CGPA of 9.00 and
above (CGPA ≥ 9.00) and with no current backlog courses are exempted from the
minimum attenda nce requirements. ... |
no retrospective effect will be given to earlier decisions of inclusion/ exclusion from
debarred list based on the CGPA the students had at that time. In view of the short duration of |
17 the summer / intersession semester s, such exemptions are not applicable to any student and
therefore all students are required to maintain the minimum 75% attendance for attending the
said examinations.
Students who are absent due to prolonged illness or any other valid reason from the classes
beyo... |
The performance of a student in a theory/ lab course under CBL shall be assessed through a
series of Continuous Assessment Tests (CAT), Assignments which include quizzes, seminars,
group discussions, class/take home assignments (and several others) and a Final Assessment
Test (FAT) . In general, CAT w... |
minutes, for a maximum of 50 marks. The marks will be rescaled to 15%. A Final Assessment
Test for 3 hours shall be conducted for a maximum of 100 marks. The exam type will be
intimated by the University through circulars.
The total of CAT-I, CAT-II, and Digital Assignments account s to 60% of the Continu... |
conducted by the program School concerned or centralized arrangement. FAT will be
cond ucted centrally. Improvement of marks in any of the examinations is not permitted by a
repeat exam or by any other means. Weightage of marks for different components in a given
credit structure is given in the Annexure... |
18 9.2. Questions based on HOTS
To test the learner’s skills, involving analysis, evaluation and synthesis, acquired by
the students in their progression, questions based on Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) is
has been introduced in all CATs and FAT examinations. As per the dictum provided in
Bloom... |
1. Shortage of attendance;
2. Acts of indiscipline;
3. Withdrawal of a registered course.
9.4 Grading System
At the end of a semester, a student gets a ‘ Letter Grade’ in every registered course,
provided his/her aggregate performance in any specific course in the whole semester is apt. The letter gr... |
c) Should have secured a minimum of 50% marks, out of the grand total marks awarded to
the course (all component marks taken in their credit ratio for 100 marks), for all other
course types except the ‘theory only course’.
Students who fail to meet the above pass criteria are awarded an ‘F’ grade... |
following grades: ‘S, A, B, C, D, E or P, called the ‘Performance Grades’. Overall grade in a course
is based on the credit ratio of course components (L+T:P:J ). |
19 The letter grade ‘F’ will be awarded, under the following circumstances.
I. Students who fail to clear a course due to their poor performance;
II. Student clears all the components individually, but if the grand total of
that course does not meet the passing range, then “F” grade is
awarded.
To cle... |
they fail to appear for the supplementary FAT as per the schedule for any reason –
including medical or non-medical, the grade ‘N’ already awarded will be retained as it is
and no second chance will be provi ded to them. The ‘N’ grade will be converted into a
performance grade after the student ta... |
9.5 Absolute and Relative Grading
The letter grade awarded to a student for his/her performance in a course can be based on
either the Absolute Grading or the Relative Grading concept. The ‘Relative Grading’ concept
indicates the academic standing of a student in his/her class. All the theory comp... |
peers in the same class (class is defined as a unique combination of course- slot-faculty).
Normally the class average mark is taken as midpoint of ‘B’ grade, and relative to this and
depending on the sigma (σ, standard deviation) value, the other grades are finalized. A
combination of absolu... |
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However, if the mark range for F grade of that class is < 50 (based on mean - 2*sigma), then
that value is used to check the prerequisite of the Grand total marks instead of 50. If a course
does not have an “S” grade (or) if the “S” grade boundary exceeds 100 as per the above
formula, a Committee will decide ... |
All the conditions stipulated in Section 9.4 for the for the Pass/Fail are applicable to relative grading, also too. While applying relative grading, if the minimum marks corresponding to ‘E’
grade happens to be less than 50, then that mark will be set as the minimum mark required to pass the course. Similarly, when... |
laboratory and the project component of the courses shall adopt absolute grading method
only, irrespective of the class strength.
9.6 Evaluation for Laboratory courses / Component and Project Course / Component
A few skill based cours es may have only laboratory/ project component without a th... |
course/or lab component of a course. As in the case of Theory courses, laboratory courses will also have a Final Assessment Test. The weightage for the internal assessment will be 60% and for the Final Assessment will be 40%.
The project component will be assessed separately by the faculty by conducting a minim... |
on the ratio between the theory (including tutorials), laborato ry and the project credits i.e.
(L+T :( P/2) :( J/4)) |
21 9.7 Viewing Internal Assessment Marks
Internal assessment marks will be available in the student login for all the registered
courses, at least one week before the FAT. Any discrepancies noticed by the student in his /
her internal assessment marks should be intimated to the Proctor and S... |
time -period and by paying the prescribed fee. If the student believes that the answer -script
is needed to be re-evaluated because of any discrepancy in the evaluation, they have to
apply within the time period specified and by paying the prescribed fee. Upon re-evaluation, if
there is a change in... |
who originally corrected the answer -script and another faculty in the same field of
specialization (to be drawn from the Course Committee) will re-evaluate the paper together.
The marks awarded by the ‘Appellate Committee’ will be final. Letter grade will be awarded
as per the class relative ‘... |
same course/ taken that course in an earlier semester/ by a faculty drawn from the Course
Committee. Although never a regular phenomenon, the faculty may be asked to provide an
explanation for the high class average.
9.9 Calculation of GPA and CGPA
The Grade Point Average (GPA) earned by a st... |
22 The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), which indicates the overall performance of a
student from the time he/she joined the University to a specific semester, is obtained by
calculating the weighted average of the grade points, obtained in all the courses registered
by the student since ... |
GPA or CGPA of the programme. The Consolidated Grade Sheet or Degree Certificate will not mention any ‘class’ or whatsoever, except the CGPA and ‘Honours’. GPA/ CGPA will be indicated
by rounding -up the actual values to two decimal p laces.
% equivalent of CGPA = CGPA * 10
For example, a CGPA of 8.75 is conside... |
an equivalent CAL course. However, due to unavoidable circumstances, if a student fails to write the CAT, then a supplementary CAT is scheduled separately for the benefit of such a student s,
subject to approval by the School Dean. Students who have been conferred with fellowships by
Indian Academies (Science and Eng... |
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