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ANNEXURE 1 
Regulation for B.Tech, 2019 
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The A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Academic Regulations for B. Tech, 
2019 
This may be called the A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technological University Academic Regulations 
for B. Tech, 2019.  These are subject to the provisions of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological 
University Act, 2015, the statutes and ordinances if any issued in the subject from time to time. It 
is the express understanding that these regulations are subject to the approval of the concerned 
statutory bodies of the University. These regulations shall be applicable for students admitted 
from 2019 onward. 
1. Preamble 
R1.1 The University has the right to modify the regulations from time to time. 
R1.2 In all matters related to the regulations, the decision of the University and its 
interpretation given by the BOG shall be final and binding. 
2. Admission 
R2.1 Admission policy, eligibility for admission and admission procedure shall be decided 
by the University or the competent statutory authority for admissions from time to 
time. 
R2.2 If at any time after admission, it is found that a candidate has not fulfilled any of the 
requirements stipulated by the University or the statutory body concerned, the Vice 
Chancellor may revoke the admission of the candidate and report the matter to the 
BOG.  
R2.3 No student shall be permitted, under any circumstances, to change the branch/stream to 
which he/she is admitted by the competent authority for admission.  
R2.4 A student admitted to a particular institute shall continue studying in that institute till 
the completion of the course, unless he/she is permitted an inter college transfer as per 
R9.1 to 9.12. 
3. Structure of B.Tech. Program. 
R3.1 The duration of the B.Tech. Program shall be 4 years (8 semesters) 
R3.2 The maximum duration shall be six academic years spanning 12 semesters. 
R3.3 Every academic year shall have two semesters “1st July to 31st December (Odd 
semester)” and   “1st January to 30th June (Even semester)”.  Each semester shall have 
minimum of 72 working days. The vacation of the faculty and staff shall be as per the 
Government orders from time to time. 
R3.4 Every branch of the B.Tech Program shall have a curriculum and syllabi for the courses 
approved by the Academic Council. Syllabus for any course shall be normally modified 
/ updated once in four years. However, innovative elective courses can be included as 3 
 and when required, on the recommendations of the respective Board of Studies and 
subject to the approval of the Academic Council. All revisions shall be based only on 
the recommendations of the Board of Studies concerned. 
R3.5 The academic programs of the University follow the credit system. The general pattern 
is as below:  
1 Hr. Lecture (L) per week   1 credit 
1 Hr. Tutorial (T) per week 1 credit 
1 to 2 Hours Practical(P) per week    1 credit   
3 to 4 Hours Practical(P) per week 2 credit 
The workload of a faculty member shall be the actual number of hours engaged by 
the faculty member. 
R3.6  
The curriculum of any branch of the B.Tech. Program shall have a total of 160 
academic credits and 2 additional pass/fail credits. 
R3.7  
 Every course of B. Tech. Program shall be placed in one of the nine categories as 
listed in table below.
S. 
No. Category Code Breakup of 
Credits 
1 Humanities and Social Sciences including 
Management courses HSMC 8 
2 Basic Science courses BSC 26 
3 Engineering Science courses  including workshop, 
drawing, basics of electrical/mechanical/computer 
etc ESC 22 
4 Professional core courses PCC 76 
5 Professional Elective courses relevant to chosen 
specialization/branch PEC 15 
6 Open subjects – Electives from other technical and 
/or emerging subjects ` as specified in the 
curriculum concerned. OEC 03 
7  Project work, seminar and internship in industry or 
elsewhere  PROJ 10 
8 Mandatory Courses  [Environmental Sciences, 
Induction training, Indian Constitution, Essence of 
Indian Traditional Knowledge] MC Non credit 
9 Mandatory Student Activities (Pass/Fail) SA 2  
Total Credits  162 
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 R3.8 No semester shall have more than six lecture-based courses and two laboratory and/or 
drawing/seminar/project courses in the curriculum. 
 
Credit per semester shall not be less than 15 or greater than 25 and cumulative credits 
shall not be less than 162. 
R3.9 The medium of instruction shall be English. All examinations, project/seminar reports 
and presentations shall be in English. 
 
4. Academic Monitoring and Student Support. 
 
R4.1 Advisory System: There shall be one Senior Faculty Advisor (SFA) for a class and a 
faculty advisor (FA) each for 25 to 35 students in the class. The Principal shall assign a 
regular faculty member with minimum five years of experience as the Senior Faculty 
Advisor (SFA) in discussion with the Head of Department concerned. 
R4.2  The documents regarding all academic and non academic matters of students under an 
advisory group shall be kept under the custody of Faculty Advisor/Senior Faculty 
Advisor.  
R4.3 All requests/applications from a student or parent to higher offices are to be 
forwarded/recommended by his/her Faculty Advisor/Senior Faculty Advisor. Students 
and parents shall first approach their Faculty Advisor/ Senior Faculty Advisor for all 
kinds of advices, clarifications and permissions on academic matters. It is the official 
responsibility of the institution to provide the required guidance, clarifications and 
advices to the students and parents strictly based on the prevailing academic 
regulations.  
R4.4 The SFA shall arrange separate or combined meetings with advisors; course faculty, 
Parents and students as and when required and discuss the academic progress of 
students under their advisory group. The Senior Faculty Advisor/ Faculty Advisor shall 
also offer guidance and help to solve the issues on academic and non-academic matters 
including personal issues of the students in their advisory group. Advisory meetings 
shall preferably be convened: 
1. Immediately after the commencement of the semester. 
2. Immediately after announcing the marks of first internal evaluation test. 
 The internal marks, activity points earned during the semester and eligibility of 
attendance shall be uploaded in the University portal only after displaying the same in 
the department notice board at least for two working days. This is for the information 
and feed back of the students. Any concerns raised by the students regarding 
attendance and internal marks and activity points shall be looked into in the combined 
meetings of advisors, course faculty and the students concerned. The principal/ HoD 
shall ensure the proper redressal of the concerns raised by the students regarding 
internal assessment and attendance.  The FA/SFA shall be the custodian of the minutes 
and action taken reports of the advisory meetings. 5 
 
 R4.5  The SFA shall get the minutes and action taken reports of advisory meetings approved 
by the Head of Department and the Principal. It shall be the duty of the HoD and the 
Principal to produce it before the University as and when required. 
R4.6 The FA/SFA shall keep a hard copy of the consolidated statement of attendance, 
activity points and internal marks of the students in their advisory group. It shall be 
kept with the HoD without fail for all sorts of inspections. 
 
R4.7 Regular communication with the parents of students in respect of progress in academic 
matters and other general issues shall be the responsibility of the Senior Faculty 
Advisor/ Faculty Advisor. 
R4.8 The Principal shall inform/forward all regulations, guide lines, communications, 
announcements etc issued by the University regarding student academic and other 
matters to the HoDs/ Senior Faculty Advisors for information and timely action.    
 
R4.9 It shall be the official responsibility of the Principal to arrange necessary orientation 
programmes to the HoDs, SFAs and SAs regarding student counseling, the prevailing 
University norms, regulations, guidelines and procedures on all academic and other 
University related matters.  
 
5. Academic Auditing of affiliated institutions. 
 
R5.1 There shall be academic auditing in each affiliated college at stipulated intervals. The 
academic auditing shall be conducted jointly by an Internal Quality Assurance Cell 
(IQAC) within the college and external academic auditor(s) appointed by the 
University. The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in each college shall oversee 
and monitor all the academic activities including all internal evaluations and 
examinations. This cell shall prepare academic audit statements in the formats 
prescribed by the University for each semester at regular intervals. These reports shall 
be presented to the external academic auditor(s), who shall use it as reference for 
independent auditing. The external auditor(s) shall submit the final audit report to the 
University in the prescribed format.   
 
Academic auditing shall cover:-  
1. Course delivery and adherence to the course plan, syllabus coverage, quality of 
question papers used for internal examinations, internal evaluation, 
maintenance of  laboratory experimental set ups and equipments, practical 
assignments, mini projects and conduct of practical classes and their evaluation.  
2. Co-curricular and Extra-curricular activities available for students, the 
monitoring mechanism of activity points to be earned by the students.  
3. Academic functioning of the college encompassing students, faculty and 
college administration covering punctuality, attendance, discipline, academic, 
environment, learning ecosystem, academic accountability, academic 
achievements and benchmarking. 
4. The audit shall also cover the quality criteria prescribed by NBA/NAAC. 6 
 
  
6. Assessment  
 
R6.1 There shall be End Semester Examinations (ESE) in every semester for all courses as 
prescribed under the respective curriculum, except the Lab/ workshops courses for 1 & 
2 semesters. The End Semester Examinations shall be conducted by the University. 
Semester classes shall be completed at least ten days before the commencement of the 
End Semester Examination. 
 
 
R6.2  
The End Semester Examinations (ESE) shall be held twice in a year – May/June 
session (for even semesters) and November/December session (for odd semesters). 
However, the End Semester Examinations of the VII and VIII Semesters shall be 
conducted in both the sessions.    
R6.3 Candidates in each semester shall be evaluated both by Continuous Internal Evaluation 
(CIE) and End Semester Examinations (ESE). The ratio of Continuous Internal 
Evaluation (CIE) to End Semester Examinations (ESE) shall be as below : 
1. Theory Courses          :  1 : 2 
2. Laboratory Courses    :  1 : 1 
3.  Project                        :  CIE only 
4. Seminar                       :  CIE only 
R6.4  Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)): The Continuous Internal Evaluation shall be on 
the basis of the day-to-day work, periodic tests (minimum two in a semester) and 
assignments (minimum two). The faculty member (s) concerned shall carry out the 
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) for the course allotted to him/her. The CIE marks 
for individual subjects shall be computed by giving weightage to the following 
parameters unless otherwise specified in the curriculum.  
Course Attendance Tests Assignment/ Class work/ 
Course project. 
Theory 20% 50% 30% 
Drawing/ Practical 20% 40% 40% 
There shall be minimum two internal evaluation tests, each of 2hrs duration. Each 
test shall cover 50% of the syllabus and shall be for 50marks. Retest shall be 
permitted to the students who could not appear for the internal tests due to genuine 
grounds. Three days shall be utilised for conducting the internal evaluation test. 
Project  work a. Work assessed by the project guide – 30% 
b. Three member Continuous Internal Evaluation 
Committee – 40% ( Guide shall be one member in the 
CIE committee) 
c. Final Evaluation by a three member Committee 
comprising of the department project coordinator, guide 
and an external expert. The external expert shall be an 
academician or from industry. The industry expert is 
preferred : 30%  
d. One third of the project credit shall be completed in VII 
semester and two third in VIII semester.  7 
 Seminar The report and the presentation shall be evaluated by a team of 
internal members comprising three senior faculty members 
based on the style of presentation, technical content, adequacy 
of reference, depth of knowledge and overall quality of the 
report. 
a) Attendance             : 10% 
b) Guide                     : 20% 
c) Technical content   : 30% 
d) Presentation           : 40% 
   
The CIE marks for the attendance (20%) for each theory, practical and drawing shall be 
awarded in full, only if the candidate has secured 90% attendance or above in the 
subject. If a student has attendance for a subject below 90%, reduction in the marks for 
the attendance shall be made proportionally.  The CIE marks obtained by the student 
for all subjects in a semester are to be published at least 5 days before the 
commencement of the University examinations. Duty leave shall be accounted for 
awarding the internal marks for attendance.    
R6.5  Students, who have completed a course but could not write the end semester 
examination, shall be awarded “I’ Grade, provided they meet other eligibility criteria 
(R6.6).  They shall register (exam registration) and appear for the end semester 
examination at the next opportunity and earn the credits without having to register 
(course registration) for the course again.  
R6.6 The main eligibility criteria for registering to the End Semester Examination are 
attendance in the course and no pending disciplinary action. The minimum attendance 
for appearing for the End Semester Examination is 75% in each course. Students who 
do not meet these eligibility criteria are awarded an FE grade.   
R6.7 The students with FE grade shall register for the courses during the normal semesters in 
which the courses are offered. However, for the seventh and eighth semester FE grade 
students can register for the courses in the next immediate chance, if offered by their 
institute. 
R6.8 A student who does not register for all the courses listed in the curriculum for a 
semester shall not be eligible to enroll for the next higher semester.    
 
R6.9 The maximum number of credits a student can register (course registration) for, in a 
semester is limited to 08 credits in excess of the total mandatory credits allotted in the 
curriculum for that semester. 
 
R6.10 A student will be eligible for the award of B. Tech. Degree of the University on 
satisfying  the following requirements: 
1. Fulfilled all the curriculum requirements within the stipulated duration of the 
course. 
2. Earned the required minimum credits as specified in the curriculum for the 
branch of study (R3.6 and R3.7).  
3. No pending disciplinary action.  8 
 
 R6.11 Students registered for a course have to attend the course regularly and undergo the 
Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) and appear for the End Semester Examinations 
(ESE). Credits for the course are deemed to be earned only on getting at least a pass 
grade ‘P’ or better in the composite evaluation. 
R6.12 Pass minimum for a course shall be 40% for the End Semester Examination and 50% 
of CIE and ESA put together. Letter grade ‘F’ will be awarded to the student for a 
course if either his/her mark for the End Semester Examination (ESE) is below 40 % or 
the overall mark [Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) + End Semester Examination 
(ESE)] is below 50 %. 
R6.13 Students who received F grade in an End Semester Examination shall have to appear 
for the End Semester Examination at the next opportunity and earn the credits. They 
shall not be permitted to register for the course again. 
R6.14 Continuous Internal Evaluation mark percentage shall not exceed 30% over the End 
Semester Examination mark %. CIE marks awarded to a student shall be normalised 
accordingly. For example if the end semester mark % is 40, then the maximum eligible 
CIE mark % is 40+30 = 70 %.)  
R6.15 Grading is based on the overall % marks obtained by the student in a course, as given 
in 6.16. The grade card shall only give the grades against the courses the student has 
registered. Semester grade card shall give the grade for each registered course, 
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for the semester as well as Cumulative Grade 
Point Average (CGPA). 
R6.16  
Grade and Grade Points 
Grades Grade Point 
(GP) % of Total Marks obtained in the 
course 
S 10 90% and above  
A+  9.0 85% and above but less than 90% 
A  8.5 80% and above but less than 85% 
B+  8.0 75% and above but less than 80% 
B  7.5 70% and above but less than 75% 
C + 7.0 65% and above but less than 70% 
C 6.5 60% and above but less than 65% 
D 6.0 55% and above but less than 60% 
P (Pass) 5.5 50% and above but less than 55% 
F (Fail) 0 Below 50% (CIE + ESE) or 
Below 40 % for ESE  
 
FE 0 Failed due to lack of eligibility criteria 
(R6.6) 
I 0 Could not appear for the end semester 
examination but fulfills the eligibility 
criteria. 
Classification of  
B. Tech Degree. First Class with Distinction CGPA 8.0 and above 
First Class CGPA 6.5 and above 
Equivalent percentage mark shall be = 10 * CGPA – 2.5  9 
 
 R6.17  
Minimum Cumulative Credit Requirements for Registering to Higher Semesters 
 
Semester Allotted 
Credits Cumulative 
Credits Minimum Cumulative 
Credits required for 
B. Tech  
 Minimum 
Cumulative Credits 
required for B. Tech 
Lateral Enrty. 
First 17 17 Not Applicable Not Applicable 
Second 21 38 Not Insisted Not Insisted 
Third 22 60 Not Insisted Not Insisted 
Fourth 22 82 Not Insisted Not Insisted 
Fifth 23 105 21 Credits from S1& S2  Not Insisted 
Sixth 24 129 Not Insisted Not Insisted 
Seventh 15 144 47 Credits from S1 to 
S4 09 Credits from S3 to 
S4 
Eight 16 160 Not Insisted Not Insisted 
R6.18 There is no provision for improving the grade. However, the student is permitted to 
check the answer books of the End Semester Examination after the results are declared, 
on payment of the prescribed fee. Any discrepancy in evaluation could be brought to 
the notice of the Controller of Examination, who shall initiate appropriate action as per 
the University Examination Manual.   
R.6.19 The students can apply for revaluation of the answer books of the end semester 
examination after the results are declared. The final mark awarded will be the better of 
the two marks. If the difference in marks obtained in revaluation and the original 
valuation is more than 15% of the maximum marks, it shall be sent for third valuation. 
The final mark shall then be the average of the closer of the two marks obtained in the 
three valuations to the advantage of the student or the mark obtained in the original 
valuation whichever is higher. The Controller of Examination shall examine such cases 
and conduct proper enquiry to see whether any of the examiners is responsible for 
negligent valuation of answer script and initiate suitable action as per the University 
Examination Manual. 
R6.20 Grade cards shall be made available in the student login for the registered courses, in 
every semester. On earning the required credits for the degree, the University will issue 
the final consolidated grade sheet for the B. Tech program including CGPA. 
 
R6.21  
Calculation of SGPA/CGPA 
 
 
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 
are calculated as follows.   
SGPA = Σ(Ci×GPi)/ΣCi ,  where ‘Ci’ is the credit assigned for a course and ‘GPi’ is 
the grade point for that course.  Summation is done for all courses specified in the 
curriculum of that semester. The failed and incomplete courses shall also be considered 
in the calculation.   
CGPA = Σ(Ci×GPi)/ΣCi ,  where ‘Ci’ is the credit assigned for a course and ‘GPi’ is 
the grade point for that course.  Summation is done for all courses specified in the 10 
 
 curriculum up to that semester for which the ‘CGPA’ is needed. Here the failed courses 
shall also be accounted.  
CGPA for the B. Tech programme is arrived at by considering all course credits that 
are needed for the degree and their respective grade points. 
For students admitted under lateral entry scheme, credits for the first and second 
semester courses shall not be accounted for the calculation of CGPA. 
 
 Equivalent percentage mark shall be = 10 * CGPA – 2.5  
 
 
R6.22 Any act of violation of University directions, indiscipline, misbehavior, or unfair 
practice in examinations from the part of students, faculty members, staff, institution, 
management or any other source shall be viewed very seriously. It is the legal 
responsibility of the principal and the college management to see that the examinations 
are conducted strictly as per the directions of the University and as specified in the 
examination Manual. Malpractices in examinations observed or reported by an official 
employed by the University, faculty member, invigilator or anybody shall be 
immediately reported to the Principal. The principal shall in turn conduct a preliminary 
enquiry giving the student concerned a chance to explain his/her case.  The Principal 
shall then forward the case with his/her preliminary enquiry report and remarks to the 
Controller of Examinations along with all related documents and evidences within two 
working days. The Controller of examination shall decide the course of action on the 
issue as per the prescribed norms in the University Examination Manual.  
 
 
 
 
R6.23  
A student shall earn 2 credits by actively involving in co – curricular and extra – 
curricular activities as per the guidelines issued by the University from time to time. On 
getting minimum 100 activity points the student passes the course and earns the two 
credits which shall not be counted for the calculation of CGPA but mandatory for the 
award of the Degree. For the students admitted under lateral entry scheme the 2 credits 
shall be considered to be earned on getting 75 activity points. The students are required 
to keep a file containing documentary proofs of activities done by him/her attested by 
the Senior Faculty Advisor/ Faculty Advisor. 
 
7. Break of Study 
 
 
R7.1 A student is permitted to avail break of study: 
i) In case of accident or serious illness needing prolonged hospitalization and rest.  
 ii) In case the student has a bright idea and would like to initiate a start-up venture or 
develop a product. 
 iii) In case of any personal reasons that need a break in study.  
iv) For internship leading to employment. 
For break of study due to illness, student shall submit all necessary medical reports 
together with the recommendation of the doctor treating him giving definite reasons for 
break of study and its duration. Before joining back, the student should submit the 
fitness certificate from the doctor who treated him.   
Students who want to initiate a start-up venture or a product development,  have to 11 
 
 submit a project report, clearly indicating the purpose, action plan,  technical details, 
funding details and future plans to the college Principal. The Principal shall evaluate 
the proposal by constituting an expert team consisting of a technocrat and a bank 
executive and take an appropriate decision based on the team’s recommendation. The 
break of study for the start up shall be permitted only after the 4th semester for a 
maximum duration of two semesters. This is however permitted only on successfully 
completing the courses listed out in the first two semesters.  
Students who require a break in study due to personal reasons shall convince the 
Principal on the genuine need for it by giving authentic evidence for the same. 
Students who require break in study for ‘internship leading to employment’ shall 
produce the offer letter obtained from the employer concerned. The principal shall 
verify the authenticity of the offer and submit his recommendation to the University 
sufficiently in advance for approval. Only campus placed students with an annual 
compensation more than 6 lakhs are eligible to avail this facility. 
In the semester system followed by the University, break of study for an academic year 
is the preferred option than break of study for a semester. 
The student can avail the break of study only with the prior approval of the University. 
The Principal shall upload the request of the student with all relevant documents to the 
University portal for the approval with his/her recommendations. 
Students shall have to rejoin on the first working day of the same semester on which 
he/she had started availing the break of study.   
 
8.Attendance 
R8.1 Students are expected to attain 100% attendance for all courses. However, under 
unavoidable circumstances they are permitted to avail leave. Total leave of absence 
shall not exceed 25% of the academic contact hours for a course and 75% attendance is 
mandatory for registering to the end semester examination. 
On medical ground the college Principal can relax the minimum attendance 
requirement to 60%, to write the end semester examination.  This is permitted for one 
or more courses registered in the semester. Principal shall keep all records which led to 
his decision on attendance, for verification by the Academic Auditors/ University 
officials. This  provision  is  applicable  only  to  any  two  semesters  during  the  entire  
program period.  
 In case of prolonged illness, break of study is permitted as per R7.1. 
R8.2 The Principals are authorized to grant attendance relaxation (duty leave) to the students 
in officially sponsored national level competitions/championships/ tournaments when 
called upon to do so, up to a maximum of 10%. Such students should produce the 
participation certificate countersigned by the University Sports Coordinator/ the 
Director of Physical Education in the case of sports activities and the Senior Faculty 
Advisor in the case of other extracurricular activities: within ten days of the event. The 
participation certificate thus produced shall be forwarded to the Principal with the due 
recommendation of the respective Head of the Department. Under any circumstances, 
the principal shall not consider the certificate if the overall attendance of the candidate 
is less than 60%. Late applications received shall not be considered on any account. 
The student shall get official prior permission from the University for representing the 
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8.3 The Principals are authorized to grant attendance relaxation (duty leave) to the students 
for organizing extra/ co-curricular activities, up to a maximum of 05%. Such students 
should produce the required documents countersigned by the University Sports 
Coordinator/ the Director of Physical Education in the case of sports activities and the 
Senior Faculty Advisor in the case of other extra/ co-curricular activities: within ten 
days of the events. The documents thus produced shall be forwarded to the Principal 
with the due recommendation of the respective Head of the Department. Under any 
circumstances, the principal shall not consider the documents, if the overall attendance 
of the candidate is less than 60%. Late applications received shall not be considered on 
any account.  
 
 
9.Inter College Transfer 
 
R9.1 Inter college transfer shall be applicable only for regular B. Tech students. 
R9.2 The transfer shall be permitted just before the commencement of third semester. 
R9.3 The transfer shall be with effect from the first working day of the third semester. 
R9.4 The transfer shall be only within the sanctioned strength of the receiving college.  
R9.5 The following Category of students shall not be eligible for inter college transfer 
1. Govt. of India Nominee. 
2. Management Quota in Aided colleges. 
3. Management Quota in private Self  Financing Colleges  
4. Students admitted under NRI/PIO quota. 
5. Lateral Entry students. 
6. Students admitted under TFW Scheme. 
7. Students admitted in any supernumerary seats.  
8. Any other category which are ineligible as per the conditions for admission 
prescribed by Govt. of Kerala/Govt. of India. 
R9.6 The transfer shall be permitted: 
1. Between Govt/ Govt. Aided Colleges. 
2. Between Self – Financing Colleges. (Including Govt. Controlled SFC). 
R9.7 Notification inviting application for inter college transfer shall be issued by the 
University just before the commencement of the third semester.  
R9.8 The candidate should fulfill the academic eligibility requirement for promotion to the 
third semester.  
R9.9 If the number of applicants is more than the vacant seats available, the transfer may be 
based on the Kerala Engineering Entrance Rank. 
R9.10 The students shall opt only one college for inter college transfer. 
R9.11 The selected candidates shall remit a fee of Rs 3000/- (No fee for SC/ST students) 
within the stipulated date to the University. However, this rule is not applicable to the 
students transferred to other institutes under “Shift College” University order.  
R9.12 The College transfer once approved by the receiving college will be final and binding 
on the applicant. No student will be permitted, under any circumstances, to refuse the 
change of college once offered. 
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 10.Migration from other Universities 
 
R10.1 Migration to the University from other Universities shall be permitted only if the parent 
University and the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University   enters into a bipartite 
agreement/ MoU for this purpose. However, this condition is not applicable to the 
students in any of the Engineering colleges/ institutions, which, before the 
commencement of KTU Act remained affiliated to Universities except Deemed to be 
Universities in the State of Kerala. 
R10.2 The student shall be permitted to migrate only if he/she fulfills the University eligibility 
criteria for admission to the course applied for migration.  
R10.3 The migration shall be permitted only up to the fifth semester of the B. Tech program 
and half the duration of the program in the case of other programs. 
R10.4 The admission shall be offered on migration basis through lateral transfer of credits. 
Lateral credit transfer shall be as recommended by the concerned Board of Studies. 
R10.5 The students shall be allowed to migrate to the University subject to satisfying the rules 
and regulations of the University as regards to, maximum number of backlogs, grade 
points, minimum credit requirement for promotion to higher semesters, etc. 
R10.6 The student shall be offered admission in any of the affiliated colleges/institutions of 
the University subject to availability of seats. The student shall produce no objection 
certificate from the concerned college/institute in this regard. 
R10.7 The students offered admission shall have to take transitory courses/ additional courses 
of the previous semesters to satisfy the program requirement as recommended by the 
concerned board of studies. 
R10.8 The students offered admission shall pay the migration fees and the University fees as 
prescribed by the University. The application processing fee (University fee) shall be 
Rs 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) and the migration fees shall be Rs 20000/- 
(Rupees twenty thousand only). The migration fee is charged for the meeting expenses 
of the concerned Board of studies to decide on the student suitability for migration and 
to recommend the transitory courses/ additional courses to be done by the student to 
fulfill the academic requirement of the University. The processing fee shall be paid 
along with the application, and the migration fee shall be paid to the University at the 
time of offering admission. The fee once paid shall not be refunded under any 
circumstances. The students in any of the Engineering colleges / institutions, which, 
before the commencement of KTU Act remained affiliated to Universities except 
Deemed to be Universities in the State of Kerala, are exempted from paying the 
processing fee and the migration fee. 
R10.9 The migrated students shall follow the rules and regulations of the University. 
R10.10 The students offered admission shall produce a migration certificate from the parent 
University at the time of admission. 
R10.11 The student offered admission shall produce a character certificate from the parent 
institute/University at the time of admission. 
R10.12 Regulations, Scheme and Syllabus of the respective specialization attested by the 
Registrar of the parent University or equivalent authority shall be submitted to the 
University along with the application seeking migration to the University. 
R10.13 Attested copies of all certificates and mark lists from 10th onwards shall be submitted 
along with the application for migration (Original certificates and mark lists shall be 14 
 
 produced as and when required by the University). 
R10.14 Assessment of the student suitability for migration in terms of programs, backlogs, 
grade points, credit requirements, etc shall be done by the concerned Board of Studies. 
R10.15 Assessment of the transitory courses/ additional courses to be done by the student as 
per the academic requirement of the University shall be as recommended by the 
concerned Board of Studies. 
 
11. Minor in Engineering. 
 
R11.1 All B. Tech students shall be eligible to register for Minor in Engineering. 
R11.2 The Minor in Engineering registration shall be along with the registration of the 3rd 
semester. 
R11.3 If a student fails in any course of the minor, he/she shall not be eligible to continue the 
B.Tech Minor. However, the additional credits and grades thus far earned by the 
student shall be included in the grade card but shall not be considered in calculating the 
CGPA. 
R11.4 The student shall earn additional 20 credits to be eligible for the award of B. Tech 
Degree with Minor.  
R11.5 Out of the 20 Credits, 12 credits shall be earned by undergoing a minimum of three 
courses, during the specified period. The total number of contact hours for these three 
courses shall be 126 Hrs (42Hrs/course). The duration of a course shall be minimum 14 
weeks. The remaining 8 credits could be acquired through two MOOCs recommended 
by the Board of studies and approved by the Academic Council. 
R11.6 Curriculum and the syllabus of the three courses shall be approved by the Board of 
studies and the Academic Council.  
R11.7 The assessment of the courses other than MOOCs and earning of credits shall be as per 
R6.1 to R6.23. The assessment and certification of the MOOCs shall be as per the 
prescribed norms of the MOOCs. The candidate shall produce the certification issued 
by the MOOCs conducting agency in proof of credit attainment.   
R11.8 Under graduate Degree with minor shall be issued by the University to the students 
who fulfill all the academic eligibility requirements for the B. Tech program and Minor 
in Engineering.   
 
12. B. Tech (Honours) 
 
R12.1 All B. Tech students are eligible to register B.Tech (Honours). However, their 
mandatory CGPA at the end of eighth semester shall be 8.5 or higher to be eligible for 
the award of B. Tech (Honours). 
R12.2 The B. Tech (Honours) registration shall be along with the registration of the 4th 
semester.  
R12.3 If a student fails in any course including the course chosen for B. Tech (Honours), 
he/she shall not be eligible to continue the B.Tech(Honours). However, the additional 
credits thus far earned by the student shall be included in the grade card but shall not be 
considered in calculating the CGPA.  
R12.4 The student shall earn additional 20 credits to be eligible for the award of B. Tech 
(Honours) Degree. 15 
 
 R12.5 Out of the 20 Credits, 12 credits shall be earned by undergoing minimum three  
specified B. Tech (Honours) Elective courses of the respective stream. Credits for the 
B. Tech (Honours) Elective courses are deemed to be earned only on getting at least a  
grade ‘C’ or better in the composite evaluation. A student shall not be permitted to 
select the normal elective courses of the respective B. Tech programs for attaining the 
credit requirements of B. Tech (Honours). The remaining 8 credits could be acquired 
through two MOOCs of the respective streams recommended by the Board of studies 
and approved by the Academic Council.  
R12.6 The assessment and certification of the MOOCs shall be as per the prescribed norms of 
the MOOCs. The candidate shall produce the certification issued by the MOOCs 
conducting agency in proof of credit attainment. 
R12.7 The institutions offering B. Tech Honours programs shall not charge any additional fee 
from the students. 
R12.8 B. Tech (Honours) Degree shall be issued by the University to the students who fulfill 
all the academic eligibility requirements for the B. Tech and B. Tech (Honours) 
programs.   
 
13. Grace Marks for Sports /Arts Competitions. 
R13.1 Only bona-fide, regular candidates are eligible for the award of Grace Marks.  
R13.2 The criterion for the award of Grace Marks is representing the University in officially 
sponsored national level competitions/championships/ tournaments when called upon 
to do so. The student shall get official prior permission from the University for 
representing the University.  
R13.3 The maximum grace marks that can be awarded to a candidate in a particular semester 
for all activities put together shall be 5% of the aggregate maximum End Semester 
Examination marks of all theory courses for which the University conducts End 
Semester Examinations.  
R13.4 The maximum grace marks that can be awarded to a student for a theory course in a 
particular semester for all activities put together shall not exceed 10% of the maximum 
aggregate marks of End Semester Examination of the course.  
R13.5 The Grace Marks shall not be awarded to a student for Practical/ Lab/ Viva Voce/ 
internal assessment/ Seminar etc even though she/he fails for the same.  
R13.6 Eligible Grace Marks shall be distributed equally on all theory papers/courses of an 
examination. However, re – distribution of Grace Marks shall be allowed only in the 
case of those courses of an examination for which the candidate has passed. Re-
distribution is possible from passed courses to failed courses only. Re-distribution of 
Grace Marks is not permissible from failed courses to other courses for a pass.  
R13.7 The Grace Marks shall be awarded for all theory papers/courses/subjects in a semester.  
R13.8 Re- distribution shall be done only for enabling a candidate to obtain the minimum 
marks required for a pass.  
R13.09 Grace Marks shall not be re – distributed from one semester to another semester.  
R13.10 If the candidate does not secure the minimum marks required for a pass even after 
effecting re- distribution, eligible moderation fixed by the respective board if any, shall 
be awarded to that candidate in addition to the Grace Marks for a pass.  
R13.11 Eligible Grace Marks shall be awarded for the regular examination of the performing 
semester only. Grace Marks shall not be awarded for supplementary examinations.  16 
 
 R13.12 The performing semester shall be considered from 1st July to 31st December (Odd 
semester) and 1st January to 30th June (Even Semester).  
R13.13 Grace Marks shall be awarded on the basis of performance in the respective semester.  
R13.14 The request for Grace Marks shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations 
through the principal along with all relevant documents, within the time limit 
prescribed by the University. The request for Grace Marks received after the time limit 
shall not be entertained on any account.  
R13.15 Only a single highest achievement during the period of a semester shall be considered 
for awarding the grace marks. 
 
14.Grace Marks for Persons With Disability (PWD) 
 
R14.1 A person with disability means a person suffering from not less than 40% of any 
disability as certified by the District Medical Board. To be eligible for the grace marks, 
the certificate of disability specifying the percentage of disability shall be produced 
before the Principal at the time of admission.  
R14.2 The Grace Marks that can be awarded for PWD candidates shall be 25% of the marks 
scored by the candidate in each course at the time of finalization of the results.  
R14.3 Transfer of marks from one paper to another shall not be permitted. Fractions of marks 
if any, while computing the Grace Marks shall be rounded off to the next higher 
integer. 
R14.4 PWD candidates who are eligible for Grace Marks shall be awarded Grace Marks for 
regular and supplementary chances until they pass the whole examination.  
R14.5 Grace Marks shall be awarded only for the marks of the End Semester Examinations 
conducted by the University.  
R14.6 The request for Grace Marks shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations 
through the principal along with all relevant documents, within the time limit 
prescribed by the University. The request for Grace Marks received after the time limit 
shall not be entertained on any account. 
 
 
15. Transitory provision. 
 
15.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations, the Vice-Chancellor shall, for 
a period of two years from the date of coming into force of these regulations, has the 
power to provide by order that these Regulations shall be applied to any B. Tech 
program with such modifications as may be necessary.