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Examination Section – Rules and Regulations First Published on 1 Aug 2010; Revised on – Nil; Document Number: Dr AIT Exam 1.0

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DR.AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Aided by Government of Karnataka)

(Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)

BANGALORE – 560 056

Examination Regulations for B.E. Degree Programs

(July 2016)

Tentative



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Dr.Ambedkar Institute of Technology (An Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)

Examination Rules and Regulation

Introduction:

Rules and regulation mentioned herein are applicable for

all the students joining this institution under autonomous

status. These rules are subject to changes as and when it

is required. The current document bears the number Dr

AIT Exam 1.0.

The examination section takes care of all the activities

connected to student assessment as shown in fig 1.

Fig1. Semester Assessment

Ex.1 Assessment Ex. 1.1 Achievement Testing:

Continuous internal

Evaluation

Test

Semester End

Examination

3Tests

3 Quizzes 3 Assignments

Theory &

Practical

Results &

Announced



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a) The Assessment of students’ performance during

and/or at the conclusion of a programme has to

be done using Examinations. In general, an

examination may have different objectives, like

Achievement Testing, prediction testing,

endurance testing, and creativity testing and

testing for ranking.

b) In technical education, the Assessment is of the

Achievement Testing type, so that students’

knowledge, understanding and competence in the

subjects studied are properly assessed and

certified.

c) Typically Achievement Testing is done in two

parts, viz. sessional and terminal.

Sessional: The duration of the session duration

is 16 weeks. During this period a Continuous

Internal Evaluation (CIE) of the students shall be

conducted by the subject teacher. This evaluation

be shall be in the form of Three tests (CIE), Three

quizzes and Three Assignements, seminars, mini-

project and others. A student shall score a

minimum of 40% (i.e, 20 marks out of 50 marks)

in CIE failing which he shall lose eligibility to

appear for Semester End Examination (SEE) in

that subject and repeat the course by re-registering

and the same shall be indicated in the grade sheet.

Terminal: at the end of 16 weeks

Semester End Examination (SEE) shall

be conducted by the college the dates of



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which are fixed by the college and are

irrevocable. Shall obtain 40% (i.e., 20

Marks out of 50 marks) in the SEE.

d) In the credit based system of evaluation equal

weight age is given to both CIE and SEE. A

student’s performance in a subject shall be

judged by taking into account the results of CIE

and SEE individually and also together.

e) Attendance standards: All students shall maintain

a minimum attendance of 85% in each course

registered. In case of shortfall the Principal of the

college shall consider and may condone deficiency up

to a limit of 10% in special cases after due

recommendation by the concerned head of the

department. Any student failing to meet the above

standard of attendance in any course(s) registered

shall not be allowed to appear for SEE of such

course(s);

f) Attendance at CIE and SEE: Attendance at all

examinations, both CIE and SEE of each course

registered shall be compulsory for the students

and there shall not be any provision for re-

examinations. Any student against whom any

disciplinary action by the college is pending shall

not be permitted to attend any SEE in that

semester:



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g) Passing standards: High standard shall be

maintained in all aspects of the examinations and

the standards of passing at CIE and SEE for each

course, registered, as given in table 1. (Please see

section 2 on grading):

Table 1: Passing standards using Absolute Grading

Evaluation

Method Passing standards

Sessional (CIE) Score: >= 40 % (i.e., 20 out of

50 marks)

Terminal(SEE) Score: >= 40 % (i.e., 20 out of

50 Marks)

Project work Evaluation: The Evaluation of

CIE of the Project work shall be based on the

progress of the work assigned to the student by

the project supervisor, and there shall be

periodic evaluation by the subject teacher

together with a departmental committee

constituted for this purpose as per the scheme

and syllabus. One Seminar presentation and the

final project report score with also are included

in CIE. The minimum CIE score shall be

40%(i.e., 40 out of 100 marks)

Final oral examination conducted by a

common project evaluation committee

consisting of internal and external examiners

shall form the SEE of the Project Work. The

minimum SEE score shall be 40% (i.e., 40 out

of 100 marks).



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h) In the case of other requirements,

such as seminar, industrial internship, fieldwork,

comprehensive viva, if any the assessment shall

be made as laid down by the academic council.

Ex.1.2 Question papers: a) Achievement Testing: for an effective

Achievement Testing of the students in a

course there shall be quality learning testing

tools like, standard question papers,

comprehensive quizzes etc. these testing tools

should be such that :

All sections of the course syllabus are

covered.

Unambiguous and free form any

defects/errors;

Emphasize laid on knowledge testing,

problem solving and quantitative

methods;

Contain adequate data/ relevant

information about the problem assigned;

and,

Clear and complete instructions to the

candidates.

b) Question paper Planning:

The question paper setting for the CIE

(Continuous internal Evaluations) is done by



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the respective subject teachers. In SEE

(Semester End Examinations) question paper is

set by the internal as well as external. Total of

5 question paper is set in that 2 by internal and

3 by external examiners.

These requirements make it necessary for a

Question paper to cover the entire syllabus,

with a provision for internal choice in some

questions. This factor shall be taken note of by

the Board of studies/examiners, while planning

for the question papers.

Typical question paper: A typical CIE and

SEE question paper shall contain.

c) Multiple choice questions to be answered

by tick marking/numbering the correct answer

from among the options (commonly four)

given against it. These questions shall be such

that they test the analytical skills of the

students in the subject. The marks assigned to

the multiple choice questions shall not be more

than 20% of the total marks in the subject.

Descriptive questions: These questions

shall include definitions, derivations and

numerical problems. These questions

shall be such that they test the

comprehensive knowledge of the student

in the subject.



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Ex.1.3 Examinations:

(a) Maintenance of Standards: For ensuring

high standard in CIE and SEE, to meet the

Statutory requirements and be able to declare

the results in time it is necessary to strictly

adhere to the following:

CIE: The CIE shall be conducted

exclusively by the subject teacher /

centralized. The teacher to spell out the

components of CIE to the students in

advance, maintain transparency in its

operation, declare the evaluation results in

time and then return/show the Blue book

and assignment sheets to them; The teacher

shall also solve the questions from these test

papers during tutorials for the benefit of weak

students.

SEE: The SEE question paper shall

be set by an internal and /or external

examiner appointed for this purpose by the

college. The SEE shall be conducted by the

college as per the calendar of events.

Internal / External Review of

SEE question papers: Internal / External

review shall be conducted under the aegis of

the Board of examiners (BOE) of the college



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consisting of a panel internal/external subject

expert.

SEE ANSWER SCRIPTS

evaluation: The answer scripts (two

valuations) of SEE shall is evaluated by

internal and / or external valuators.

Every B.E. student appearing for the

examinations is eligible to apply for

pphotocopy of answer scripts in all theory

subjects excluding the answer scripts which

include drawing sheets.

There will be a single notification

inviting applications from the students to

apply for photocopy and for revaluation of

answer scripts mentioning the last dates.

Students may apply for photo copy of

answer scripts and revaluation together OR

only photo copy of answer scripts OR only

for revaluations. Once the last date is over, no

additional time will be granted for apply

either to soft copy or Revaluation.

As per the procedure laid down by

the college from time to time, the students

may apply for photo copy of answer scripts

for any number of theory subjects along with

necessary fees prescribed by the university

from time to time.



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A student shall not apply for photo

copy of answer scripts in the subjects other

than theory subjects and for the answer

scripts which include drawing sheets.

The fee for revaluation of answer

script of under graduate program will

fixed by the college and it is subject to the

revision of fee from time to time by the

college.

On receipt of the consolidated list, examination

section shall initiate the process of revaluation as

per the procedure detailed here under:

The COE (Controller of Examinations) shall

direct the coordinators of designated semester

to call the eligible teachers for valuation work

through department coordinators/ HOD

concerned.

The scripts for which the revaluation is require

, shall be made available for the eligible

valuer’s for evaluation along with the copy of

the original scheme of evaluation.

Valuation during the revaluation shall be a

single valuation.

After the revaluation If any answer script is

difference is more than 15 marks (i.e, 16 and

above). Then such scripts shall be evaluated

once again from a different teacher (who has



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not evaluated the script in the first

valuation/revaluation).

Award of marks after revaluation: 1. If the revaluation marks is lesser than the

original marks, the original marks shall be

retained.

2. If the marks after revaluation is higher than

the original marks, the revaluation marks

shall be awarded up-to maximum of 15

marks.

3. If the difference of marks between first

valuation and revaluation is more than 15, the

script will be evaluated by a third valuer.

After the third valuation:

CASE A:

Average of NEAREST TWO MARKS:

For Ex

First valuation marks Third

valuation

marks

Final

marks after

revaluation

20 50 46 48

30 48 31 31

In Example 1: V1= 20, V2 = 50, V3= 46

The difference of V1 and V2 =30

V1 and V3=26

V2 and V3=4

The minimum difference is V2and V3

The marks = 50+46=96/2=48

g) There Shall be no re-examination for any

Course in the credit based system. In the case

of the students:

Who have absented themselves from

attending CIE or SEE; without valid

reasons;Or,



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Who have failed (Grade F, as covered

in section 2.) to meet the minimum

passing standards prescribed for CIE

and /or SEE;or,

Who have been detained for want of

attendance; or,

Who have withdrawn (Grade W, as

covered in section 2.) from a Course

Such students shall be required to re-register

for the course(s) and go though CIE and SEE

again and obtain a Grade equal to or better

then E (Please see Tables 1.) The re-

registration shall be possible when the

particular courses is offered again either in a

main (Odd/Even) or a supplementary

semester.

h) Successive failures: If a student fails (Grade

F, as covered in section Ex 2.4 b.) to pass a

course and earn the credits prescribed for the

course even after three attempts, the admission of

the student to the programme shall be terminated

and the student shall be asked to leave the

college. However, such a student may seek

admission to the programme at the college afresh.



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Ex. 2. Grading:

Ex. 2.1 General:

a) The evaluation of students’ performance in a

course based on absolute marks, is gradually

being replaced by the grading system. Due

care shall be taken in formulating the grading

scheme such that migration of students or

transfer of credits among autonomous

colleges under the university is made easy.

b) Letter Grade: A letter grade is basically a

qualitative measure (an alphabet/letter) of the

performance of a student, such as,

Outstanding (S), Excellent (A), Very good

(B), Good (C), Average (D), Poor (E) and

unsatisfactory / Fail (F), based on the raw

score (marks as in conventional practice)

obtained by the student. This is usually

arrived at after the students’ performance in a

course, which includes both CIE and SEE.

Ex. 2.2 Absolute Grading:

Grading points

a) Depending on the letter grades assigned, a

student earns certain grade points. The grading

system can have different; grade points like 5, 8,

9 & 10 obtained from the actual marks range of

indicated in table -2 by the student out of 100



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marks in every subject. Based on these grade

points the grade like D, B, A and S respectively

are awarded as shown in table 2. More number of

points in the scale will be necessary to provide a

better resolution in the performance assessment.

Table 2: Grade points scale for the Absolute Grading Level Out

standing

Excellent Very

Good

Good Average Poor Fail

Grade S A B C D E F Grade

Points 10 09 08 07 05 04 00

Score

(Marks)

Range (%)

≥90 ≥75-< 90 ≥60-<75 ≥50-<60 ≥45-< 50 ≥40-<45 <40

b) The grade points given in the table 2 help in

the evaluation of credit points earned by the

student in a course as the credit points are equal

to the number of credit assigned to the course

multiplied by the grade points awarded to the

student in that course. This shall be used in

arriving at the credit index of the student for that

semester, as it is the sum total of the credit points

earned by the student for the entire course

registered in the semester.

c) Earning of credit: A student shall be

considered to have completed a course

successfully and earned the credit if he/she

secures an acceptable letter grade in the range



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S-E letter grade ‘F’ any course implies failure of

the student in that course and no credit earned

d) Transitional Grades: The Transitional

Grades, such as, ‘I’, ‘W’ and ‘X’ shall be

awarded to a student in the following cases.

These shall be converted into one or the other of

the letter grades (S-F) after the student completes

his / her course requirements, including

examinations;

Grade ‘I’: awarded to a student having

satisfactory attendance at classes and

meeting the passing standard at CIE in a

course, but remained absent from SEE for

valid and convincing reasons acceptable

to the college, like

Accident or severe illness

leading to hospitalization,

which disabled the student

from attending semester and

Examination (SEE);

A calamity in the family at the

time of SEE, which required

the student to be away from the

college.

Note: Intimation/request(s) should be mandatorily made

before completion of the said examination to the

concerned HOD/ Principal.



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Grade ‘W’: awarded to a student

having satisfactory attendance at

classes, but withdrawing from that

course before the prescribed date in a

semester under faculty advice;

Grade ‘X’: awarded to a student

having attendance >=85% and CIE

rating (>=40%) in a course, but SEE

performance observed to be poor,

which could result in an overall F grade

in the course. (No F grade awarded in

this case but students’ performance

record maintained separately).

e) Make-up Examination: Make-up

Examination facility shall be available to students

who may have missed to attend the SEE of one or

more courses in a semester for valid reasons and

those students of ‘I’ and X grade; shall also be

eligible to take advantage of this facility. The

Make-up Examination shall be held as per dates

notified in the academic calendar. However,

these examination can held at any other time in

the semester with the permission of the college

academic council. In all these cases, the standard

of the Make-up Examination shall be the same as

that of regular SEE for the courses.

f) In the event of a student in his/her final

semester failing in a laboratory course and/or

in CIE of a course, the students shall be given I



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and X grades for such course(s). In such a case,

the concerned teacher may grant the student extra

time not exceeding 12 weeks for completing the

course, with the concurrence of the Head of the

department and the principal of college. If no

such extra time is sought /granted, the

concurrence student shall have to re-register for

the course(s) in a succeeding semester and fulfill

the requirements for the award of the degree.

g) All the ‘I’ and ’X’ grade awarded to the

student shall have to be converted by the

concerned teachers to appropriate letter grades

and communicated to the college authorities

within three days of the respective Make-up

Examinations. Any outstanding ‘I’ and ’X’

grades three days after the last scheduled Make-

up Examinations shall be automatically

converted to ‘F’ grade.

h) All the ‘W’ grade awarded to the concerned

shall be eligible for conversion to the appropriate

letter grades only after the concerned re-register

for the courses in a main (Odd/Even)/

supplementary semester and fulfill the passing

standards for their CIE and SEE.

i) Grade Card: Each student shall be issued a

grade card (or transcript) at the end of each semester.

This shall have a list of all the course registered by a

student in the semester together with their credits, the

letter grade with grade points awarded and those with

grades ‘I; ‘W; and ‘X; but, only those course

registered for credit and having grade points shall be



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included in the computation of the students

performance, like SGPA and CGPA while the course

taken for audit will not form part of this computation.

The results of mandatory course, which are of the

non-credit type, shall also be reflected in the grade

card as PP (for passed) or NP (for not passed). It may

be noted that each UG student shall have to

obtain the grade PP in each mandatory course to

qualify for the degree award by the university.

Ex. 2.3 Grade Points Averages:

a) SGPA and CGPA: The credit index can be

used further for calculating the semester grade

Points Average (SGPA) and the cumulative grade

Points Average (CGPA), both of which being

important performance indicators of the student.

while SGPA is equal to the credit index for a

semester divided by the total number of credits

registered by the student in that semester, CGPA

given the sum total of credit indices of all the

previous semesters divided by the total number

of credits registered in all these semesters. Thus,

b)

SGPA will be computed as follows;

∑ [(Course credits) X (Grade Points)] (for all

courses in that semester excluding transitional

grades)

-----------------------------------------------------------

∑ [(Course credits)] (for all courses in that

semester excluding transitional grades)



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CGPA will be computed as follows;

∑ [(Course credits) X (Grade Points)] (for all

courses excluding those with F & transitional

grades until that semester)

----------------------------------------------------------

∑ [(Course credits) (for all courses excluding

those with F & transitional grades until that

semester)

c) Illustrative Example: An Illustrative Example given in

table 3 indicates the use of the above two equations

in calculating SGPA and CGPA both of which

facilitate the declaration of academic performance of

a student, at the end of a semester and at the end of

successive semesters respectively. Both of them shall

be normally calculated up to the second decimal

position, so that the CGPA, in particular, can be made

use of in rank ordering the performance of a student

in a class. If two students get the same CGPA, the tie

should be resolved by considering the number of

times a student has obtained higher grades like S, A,

B etc.



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Table3: SGPA/ CGPA calculations: In Illustrative Example

* Total Number of credits excluding with ‘F’ & transitional

grades; this is particularly important to keep track of the

number of credits earned by a student up to any semester;

d) Vertical progression: It shall also be necessary

to lay down uniform minimum standards for

Semester

(Odd:1, Even:

II)

Course

No

Credits Grade Grade

Points

Credits

Points SGPA/CGPA

I XX101 5:0:0 B 8 40

I XX102 3:2:0 W - --

I XX103 3:0:0 A 9 27

I XX104 0:1:1 F 0 00

I XX105 4:1:0 D 5 25

I XX106 5:0:0 E 4 20

Total 20(18*) 112 SGPA= 112/20=5.60

II XX107 3:1:1 C 7 35

II XX108 4:0:0 B 8 32

II XX109 3:0:0 D 5 15

II XX110 4:1:0 E 4 20

II XX111 2:1:1 A 9 36

II XX112 2:0:0 F 0 00

II XX113 0:2:0 B 8 16

Total 25(23*) 154 SGPA= 154/25=6.16

CGPA= 266/41=6.48

Supplementar

y

XX102 3:2:0 D 5 25

Supplementar

y

XX104 0:1:1 C 7 14

Supplementar

y

XX112 2:0:0 D 5 10

9 49 SGPA= 49/9=5.44

CGPA= 315/50=6.30



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SGPA and CGPA together with the minimum

number of credits to be earned in a semester for

the Vertical progression of students. This shall be

used in facilitating the mobility of students from

one college to another and also in avoiding any

confusion among the students. The prescribed

standards for Vertical progression shall be as

follows:

Minimum standard for SGPA =5.0;

Minimum standard for CGPA =5.0;

(At the end of each academic year)

Maximum number of ‘F’ Grades that

can be carried at the end of academic

year is 04 (Four only).

However, failure to secure a minimum SGPA

=5.0 at the end of any semester for the first time,

shall attract a warning before sanctioning the

approval for the student to continue in the

following semester.

e) Awarded of class: Sometimes, it is

necessary to provide equivalence of SGPA and

CGPA with the percentages and/or class awarded

as in the conventional system of declaring the

results of university examinations. This shall be

done by prescribing certain specific thresholds in

these averages for distinction, First class and

second class, as in table 4.



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Table 4: Percentage Equivalence of Grade Points

(for a 10- point scale)

Ex. 2.4 Readmission of Detained Students from VTU to

Autonomous status

Any student migrating from VTU system to Autonomous

system of Dr AIT shall complete the entire failed subject

under parent VTU system only. In other words at the point of

joining the student shall not carry any failed subject.

a. Rejection of semester results

A candidate if desires, shall reject the results of whole

semester irrespective of performance of any individual

subject. However, there is no provision for the rejection of

results of any individual subject. Such rejection shall be

permitted only once during the entire course of study.

A candidate can reject the semester results and can take

readmission. In such cases, candidate should attended the

classes and shall obtain new internal assessment marks. For

Grade Points Percentage of Marks/class

5.75 50 ( second class)

6.25 55

6.75 60( first class)

7.25 65

7.75 70 ( Distinction)

8.25 75



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such rejection application shall be sent to the Principal through

concerned Head of the department within 10 days from the date of

announcement of results.

b. Not Fit for Technical Course

A candidate who has not obtained eligibility for third semester after

a period of three academic years from the date of first admission

shall discontinue the course. However, the candidate is eligible for

readmission for first year B.E. in the college.

The candidate shall complete the course within a period of eight

academic years from the date of first admission, failing which

he/she has to discontinue the course

It implies that, any candidate not getting the eligibility for the

5th semester within 6 academic years or

7th semester within 7 academic years

From the date of first admission will not be able to

complete the course and hence shall have to discontinue after 6th

or 7th academic years, respectively as the case may be.

A student shall discontinue the course if he/she as obtained 5 ‘F’

grades but he/she is permitted to rejoin the course from I year of B.E

in the same discipline.

A student shall discontinue the course if he/she obtains 3

consecutively ‘F’ Grade in a single subject with an option to rejoin

the course from I year of B.E in the same discipline.



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Ex. 2.5 GRACING POLICY

There is no grace policy for obtaining better grade

Ex. 2.6 Evaluation of Answer Scripts

All answer scripts shall be evaluated by external /

internal examiners.

20% of answer script shall be moderated by external or

internal examiner (only those who have not done the

first valuation) and the marks awarded by the

moderator is final. If the difference of marks between

the first and second valuer is more than 15%

(Grading system As explained in Ex.2.0)

Ex. 2.7 Class Declaration

A candidate who passes all the subjects with grade point of

7.75 and above shall be declared as First Class with

Distinction.

A candidate who passes all the subjects with grade point

6.75 and < 7.75 shall be declared as First Class.

A candidate who passes all the subjects with grade point

5.75 and < 6.75 shall be declared as Second Class.

Ex. 2.8 Award of Degree

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering shall be awarded to the

candidates who have passed all the stipulated examination from 1st

to 8th

semesters. However, declaration of the class of the degree



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shall be based on the performance of the candidate from 5th

to 8th

semester examinations taken together.

Ex. 2.9 Rank Declaration

Three ranks shall be awarded in each branch of Engineering

A candidate shall be eligible for a rank at the time of award of degree

in each branch of Engineering, provided he/she has

1. Passed in all the subjects from I to VIII semester in

FIRST attempt only.

2. For award of rank in branch of Engineering

the cumulative aggregate marks secured by the candidate

from V to VIII Semester shall be considered.

3. Shall not have repeated/rejected any of the lower semesters.

4. Shall have completed the prescribed course of study within

4 academic years.

Ex. 2.8 Correction in Grade Card

The Principal shall suitably notify the students to check the grade

card for name correction, if any, in the First Semester level.

Such requests together with a copy of the examination application

form/s duly self attested or whosoever authorized by the student,

along with a Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- per Grade Card be

forwarded to the office of the Controller of Examinations for

further processing. If Grade cards are sent at a later stage for name



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correction, DD shall be in the name of principal necessarily be sent

at a rate of Rs. 500/- per grade card.

Ex. 2.9 Issue of Duplicate Grade Card

There is provision of issue of duplicate Grade Cards in cases where

the marks cards are lost or mutilated.

1. For applying for Duplicate Grade card, the candidate

shall submit an affidavit on Rs.50 stamp paper giving

details, such as, USN, Month & Year of passing,

Course, Branch and how the original marks cards were

lost along with a fee of Rs.250/- plus Rs. 100/- per year

thereafter payable in the form of a DD drawn in favour

of the Principal, Dr.AIT, Bangalore.

2. The candidate has to lodge a complaint to local police

station where it was lost and submit the original copy of

acknowledgement of complaint along with the above

affidavit.

The candidates who are in need of the same shall forward their

applications along with the relevant documents through the office

of the Principal, to the office of the Controller of Examinations.

Ex. 2.10 Re-valuation

Applying Re-valuation of any subject answer script will be

permitted within a week of declaring the results, by paying fees of

Rs 1000/-, The announcement of results of revaluations shall be

within 10 days after the last date for applying revaluation.



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Ex. 2.11 GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF B.E.

PROJECT REPORTS

Project reports shall be typed neatly on one side of the paper

only with 1.5 or double line spacing on an A4 size bond

paper (210 x 297 mm). The margins shall be: Left - 1.25",

Right - 1", Top and Bottom - 0.75".

The total numbers of reports to be prepared are

One copy to the department

One copy to the concerned guide(s)

Two copies to the sponsoring agency

One copy to the candidate.

3. Before taking the final printout, the approval of the concerned

guide(s) is mandatory and suggested corrections, if any, shall be

incorporated.

4. For making copies dry tone Xerox is suggested.

5. Every copy of the report shall contain

Inner title page (White)

Outer title page with a plastic cover

Certificate in the format both from the college and the

organization where the project is carried out.

An abstract (synopsis) not exceeding 200 words, indicating

salient features of the work. (NB: four copies of the abstract



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are to be submitted to the Department on the date of

submission separately)

6. The organization of the report should be as follows

Chapters (to be numbered in Arabic) containing

Introduction-, which usually specifies the scope of work and

its importance and relation to previous work and the present

developments, Main body of the report divided

appropriately into chapters, sections and subsections.

The chapters, sections and subsections may be numbered in

the decimal form for e.g. Chapter 2, sections as 2.1, 2.2 etc.,

and subsections as 2.2.3, 2.5.1 etc.

The chapter shall be left or right justified (font size 16).

Followed by the title of chapter centered (font size 18),

section/subsection numbers along with their headings

shall be left justified with section number and its heading

in font size 16 and subsection and its heading in font size

14. The body or the text of the report shall have font size

12.

1. Inner title page

2. Abstract or Synopsis

3. Acknowledgments

4. Table of Contents

5. List of table & figures (optional)

Usually numbered in roman



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The figures and tables shall be numbered chapter wise for

e.g.: Fig. 2.1 Block diagram of a serial binary adder, Table

3.1 Primitive flow table, etc.

The last chapter should contain the summary of the work

carried, contributions if any, their utility along with the

scope for further work.

Reference OR Bibliography: The references shall be numbered

serially in the order of their occurrence in the text and their numbers

shall be indicated within square brackets for e.g. [3]. The section on

references shall list them in serial order in the following format.

1. For textbooks - A.V. Oppenheim and R.W. Schafer,

Digital Signal Processing, Englewood, N.J., Prentice

Hall, 3 Edition, 1975.

2. For papers - David, Insulation design to combat

pollution problem, Proc of IEEE, PAS, Vol 71, Aug

1981, pp 1901-1907.

Only SI units are to be used in the report. Important

equations shall be numbered in decimal form for e.g.

V = IZ .......... (3.2)

All equation numbers should be right justified.

The project report shall be brief and include descriptions of

work carried out by others only to the minimum extent

necessary. Verbatim reproduction of material available

elsewhere should be strictly avoided. Where short excerpts



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from published work are desired to be included, they shall

be within quotation marks appropriately referenced.

Proper attention is to be paid not only to the technical

contents but also to the organization of the report and clarity

of the expression. Due care shall be taken to avoid spelling

and typing errors. The student shall note that report-write-

up forms the important component in the overall evaluation

of the project

Hardware projects must include: the component layout,

complete circuit with the component list containing the

name of the component, numbers used, etc. and the main

component data sheets as Appendix. At the time of report

submissions, the students shall hand over a copy of these

details to the project coordinator and see that they are

entered in proper registers maintained in the department.

Software projects shall include a virus free disc, containing

the software developed by them along with the read me

file. Read me file should contain the details of the variables

used, salient features of the software and procedure of using

them: compiling procedure, details of the computer

hardware/software requirements to run the same, etc. If the

developed software uses any public domain software

downloaded from some site, then the address of the site

along with the module name etc. shall be included on a

separate sheet. It shall be properly acknowledged in the

acknowledgments.



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The reports submitted to the department/guide(s) shall be

hard bounded, with a plastic covering.

Separator sheets, used if any, between chapters, shall be of

thin paper



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DR. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum) Near Jnana Bharathi campus, Bangalore -56

Department of ……………………………………………………..

CERTIFICATE

This is to Certify that the project work entitled ………………… carried out by

Mr./Ms. ………………………….……………….., USN…………………..………, a

bonafide student of …………………………………….has been carried under my

guidance during the academic year …………and is in partial fulfillment for the

award of Degree in Bachelor of Engineering in ………………………… of the Dr.

Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore for the academic year

……………………... It is certified that all corrections/suggestions indicated during

Internal Assessment have been incorporated in the Report deposited in the

departmental library. It is further certified that this work not been submitted to any

university/organization for the award of any other degree or diploma or certificate

including a similar degree. The project report has been approved as it satisfies the

academic requirements in respect of Project work prescribed for the said Degree.

Name & Signature of the Guide Name Signature of the HOD

Signature of the Principal

External Viva

Name of the examiners Signature with date

1

2.



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Certificate issued at the Organization where the project was

carried out (On a separate sheet, If applicable)

NAME OF THE INDUSTRY / ORGANIZATION

Address with pin code

CERTIFICATE

This is to Certify that the project work entitled

………………………………………... carried out by Mr./Ms .

…………………………USN…………………..………, a bonafied

student of ……………………………………………………. has

been carried out under my guidance at this organization in partial

fulfillment for the award of Bachelor of Engineering in

………………………...………………………….……… of the Dr.

Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore during the year

……………………... It is certified that, he/she has completed the

project satisfactorily.

Name & Signature of the Guide Name & Signature of the

Head or organization



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Color of the outer cover/front page of

UG Dissertation / project report

Sl.

No. UG course

Color of the

outer

cover/front

page of the

report

1

Electronics & Communication,

Telecommunication, Bio-Medical, Medical

Electronics, Electrical & Electronics and

Instrumentation Technology

(EC/TE/BM/ML/EE/IT)

PURPLE

2 Computer Science and Information Science

and Engineering (CS/IS) CREAM

3

Mechanical, Printing Technology, Mining,

Industrial Production, Industrial Engineering

& Management, Manufacturing Science and

Engineering and Automobile

(ME/PT/MI/IP/IM/ MA /AU)

SKY

BLUE

4 Civil, Transportation and Environmental

Engineering (CV/TR/EV) GREY

5 Chemical, Cement & Ceramics, Silk, Textile

Technology and Polymer Science

(CH/CC/ST/TX/PM) BROWN



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DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS FOR B.E. DISSERTATION

EVALUATION

Sl. No. Particulars Max. Marks

1 Relevance of the subject in the present context 5

2 Literature Survey 5

3 Problem formulation 5

4 Experimental observation / theoretical modeling 5

5 Results – Presentation & Discussion 5

6 Conclusions and scope for future work 5

7 Overall presentation of the Thesis/Oral presentation 20

Total Marks 50

Ex. 2.12 Students Malpractice:

To prevent students from indulging in copying etc., during the

conduction of Semester End Examinations, there shall be a

college flying squad. The squad shall visit every room wherein

written examination is going on and shall check, frisk, and seize

any incriminating material possessed by the students. Any

student caught copying shall be booked by the squad or room

invigilator or chief Supertindentant or malpractice. A

malpractice committee shall look into this matter well before

the announcement of the results and shall award punishment to

students based on the gravity of the offence committed by the

student. For other details refer regulations of malpractice No:

Ex. No.2.

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