HN, Jagannatha Red REGISTRAR. Ref: VIU/Acal2016-17/ 56 6-4 Date 27 OCT mg : NOTIFICATION : ‘Sub: Extension of Duration to complete the Degree for the students ‘admitted during specific academic years ~ reg. Ref: L. VIU's Executive Council Res. No. 1 of 14-10-2016 2. Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor’s approval dated 27-10-2016 ‘The University has a received number of requests from the students admitted during the academic years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09, with a prayer to relax the maximum duration for completion of their course and also to permit them fo appear for the University examinations. “These requests are made by those students who could not complete their Degree within the maximum stipulated period by the University. Many students approached the Hon’ble High Court for relief, In many cases the Hon’ble High Court issued interim orders permitting these students to attend the classes and also to appear for the examinations. Hence, the matter was placed before the authorities of the University. ‘The authorities of the University considered these requests of the students and resolved to provide two additional years to the UG students and one additional year to the PG students vide VTU Executive Council Resolution No. | of the meeting dated 14-10-2016 as A SPECIAL ONE TIME MEASURE. These additional years are in addition to the existing maximum duration specified in the regulations Governing B.E/B.Tech/B.Arch./MBA/MCA/M. Tech, programs. Hence, duration in relaxation is given as under: RELAXATION OF MAXIMUM DURATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS + 1, Two additional years are provided to B.E,/B.Tech/B.Arch, students, both regular and lateral entry (BEJB.Tech,), admitted during the academic years 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-2010, The years of benefit granted to complete the degree and the last exam permitted are stated in the Table No. 1. Page 1 of 4 REGIST Visvesvaaya Technological University, ‘BELAGAVI - §90 018.iv. Further, two additional years are provided to the B.E/B.Tech, students admitted during 2010-11 under lateral entry category only, The years of benefit granted to complete the degree and the last exam permitted are stated in the Table No. 1. These students have to study the scheme and syllabus presently running in the University in the respective semesters i.e. V and VII semester level (2010 scheme only). To avail the aforesaid benefit, students must be eligible to seek admission to at Teast the V" semester during the academic year 2016-17 as per the current VTU Regulations w.r.t promotion to higher semesters. ‘The students who are ineligible to V" semester as stated above are not entitled to avail the benefit of this relaxation and are also not permitted to appear for lower semester examinations. Table No. 1: S. | Programme | Yearof | Yearot | Additional | Last Exam No. admission | Completion | years of | permitted to of benefit | complete the Maximum } granted | Degree without Duration any arrears 1 |@B.E/BTech. | 2006-07 | 2013-14 (Regular and Lateral Entry) [2007-08 [201415 | )47 and 2017-18 July, 2018 b) B.Arch. ; (Regular ) 2008-09 | 2018-16) “woveass) 2017-18 and 2009-10 | 2016-17 | oie tg July, 2019 2 |BEIBTech. ; (Only Lateral aoro-t | 2oisei6 | 2016-77 and | jury, 2018 2017-18 Entry) ‘Students admitted during 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 and completed their course, but having arrears are also permitted to appear for the examination of arrears in the respective scheme and complete their degree latest by July, 2018 examination. Page 2 of 4 in ical University, svaraya Technologic h Wises RAGAN 580018,RELAXATION OF MAXIMUM DURATION FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS: 1. One additional year is provided to MBA/MCA/M.Tech, students as detailed in Table No. 2. Table No. 2: S. | Programme | Yearof | Additional years of | Last Exam No. | admission | — benefit granted permitted to complete the | Degree without | any arrears 1 | MBA/MCA/M.Tech | 2009-10 | 2016-17 2010-11 students 2011-12 to seek| July, 2017 2012-13 | admission to final year 2. The students, who have cleared all their subjects except the dissertation are also permitted to submit their dissertation reports before the end of the year 2016-17. PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEES : The students admitted under this benefit shall pay an examination fee of Rs. 2,000/- per paper subject to a maximum of Rs. 6,000/- per semester. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRINCIPALS: ‘The Principals of the colleges are informed to: i Conduct parallel classes for these students, to ensure that the students shall study the entire syllabus, satisfy the attendance requirements and attend the Intemal Assessment Tests, Educate the students to make use of this onetime benefit extended to them and also the future consequences of losing their career, if not availved properly and effectively. Obtain an affidaviv/legal undertaking from all such students admitted under this benefit stating that they shall abide by the relaxation of maximum duration being granted to them as a one-time measure along and shall follow other rules and regulations of the University. Such undertaking shall be retained in the colleges and shall be produced, when 'demanded by the University. age 3 of 4 GISTRAR Visvesvaraya Technological University, ~ BELAGAVI - 590 018.iv. Students who are not eligible to avail this benefit of relaxation shall not be admitted / petmitted to attend classes / to appear for examination ve Take utmost care in admitting these students and also in filling the examination forms of such students. The College Principals will be held responsible for any lapses in this regard, ‘The contents of this notification shall be brought to the notice of all concerned. BY ORDER Sa/- REGISTRAR To, ‘The Prineipals of All Colleges under the purview of VTU, Belagavi Copy to: 1. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor through the Secretary to VC, VTU, Belagavi 2. The Registrar (Evaluation), VU, Belagavi 3. The Special Officers of all the Regional Offices of VTU 4. The Special Officer of Academic Section, VU, Belagavi 5. The Finance Officer, VTU, Belagavi 6, The Case-workers of Academic Section VTU, Belagavi 7. The Circular file at Dispatch section 8. 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