ACADEMIC REGULATIONS - 2020 POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES Master of Technology Two Years (Full-Time) (Choice Based Flexible Credit System) SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956) Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District 603203, Tamil Nadu, India OL ba of Management Meeting AD-(-2¢ | AX scademic counci meeting IB: 03.2090@ SRM SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R20 R30 R40 Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District 603203, Tamil Nadu, India Contents Regulations Page No Nomenclature 03 Admission . 1 R11 Number of Seats ot R12 Eligibility for Admission se 08 R13 a of R14 Seat Allocation and Admission 04 R15 Medical Standards for Admission ....... + e 04 R16 Fees for Admission 04 R17 Authority for Admission : 04 R18 Revoking Admission 04 R19 Academic Calendar 04 Structure of M:Tech,, Programme 05 R21 List of M-Tech. Programmes 05 R22 Category of Courses 05 R23 Ovtcome Based Education 05 R24 Learning Curriculum 06 R25 Learning Credits z F 06 R26 Minimum Leaming Credits for the award of Degree 2 06 R27 Classification and Numbering of courses .... 06 R28 Medium of Instmction 06 R29 MOOC Courses .... mF 5 06 R210 Audit Courses 06 R2L1 Intemship & Minor Project «.... erin o R212 Project Work (Phase-T & Phase-II) 07 Enrolment for Courses 08 R31 Contse Enrolment Requirements 08 R32 Break in Stodies 08 R33. During the Break of Studies 08 R34 Enrolment After Break in Studies 08 R35 Detention in Courses and Compensatory Courses .... 08 R36 Adding and dropping courses .: 09 Maximum and Minimum Duration of the Programme .. 10 R41 Semester Duration 10 10 R42 Temporary withdrawal from the programme .... ‘SRM Institute of Science & Technology ~ Academic Curricula (2020 M.Tech Regulations) 1R50 R60 R70 R43 Academic Advising Conduct and Discipline 2... R51 Expected Conductand Discipline R52 Actof Indiscipline . R53. Suspension R54 Appeal Attendance RG1 Attendance Definition .... R62 _ Attendance Percentage & Code R63. Minimum Attendance .. R64 Attendance Shortage and Examination «...... R65 Condonation of Attendance Learning Assessment R71 Assessment Design R72 Types of Leaming Assessments R73. Leaming Assessment Weightage R74 Re-appearing for Final Examination R75 Course Wise Grading of Students R76 Method of Awarding Letter Grades .. R17 Declaration of Results .. R78 Review of Answer scripts RT9 Grade Card R710 Computation of CGPA / SGPA .. RT.A1 Class / Distinction RTA2 Academic Dishonesty «1... ae R713 Eligibility for Award of the MTech, Degree «....eess R714 Deviation in Procedure . R7A5 Change of Regulations SRM Institute of ‘ence & Technology ~ Academic Curricula (2020 M.Tech 2 Regulations) 10 u un rt un un 2 2 12 2 12 2 4 4 14 15 16 7 7 17 7 18 18 18 19 19 19 19@SRM SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY a * Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District 603203, Tamil Nadu, India Re PG Degree Programmes ns (Common to all M'Lech., Programmes) These regulations are applicable to the students admitted from the Academic Year 2020-21 onwards, “The regulations for the M-Tech., Degree programs are prepared with the recommendation, guidelines and directions from the National Knowledge Commission, University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on: @) Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) by UGC (©) Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) by UGC (©) Evaluation Reforms in Higher Education Institutions in India by UGC (@ Examinations Reform Policy by AICTE In addition to the above documerts, the best practices of SRMIST such as promoting enhanced learning and ‘research capabilities through (a) Critical Thinking (b) Problem Solving (¢) Analytical Reasoning (d) Scientific ‘Reasoning (¢) Reflective Thinking (f) Design thinking etc., are integrated into the Curricula, Open Book Examination for selected courses is a unique feature of this Curricula and Nomen reliminary Definit re In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: i. ‘Degree’ means that academic award conferred upon a student on successful completion of a Two- year programme designed to achieve the defined attributes. It is referred to as Post-Graduate (PG) Degree, that is “Master of Technology” also known as “M.Tech. Degree” i, ‘Programme’ means cohesive arrangement of courses, co-curricular and extracurricular activities to accomplish piedetenmined objectives leading to the awarding of a degree. It also means branch vr discipline of MTech. Degree programme etc. Some Degree programmes also provide options to specialize in a specific domain of interest. Such M.Tech. Degree programmes are titled as the Deere along vith is spealzations i, ‘Course’ means a combination of theory, tutorials and practice sessions of a subject studied in a semester. ‘SRM Institute of Science & Technology — Academic Curricula (2020 M.Tech Regulations) 3SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District 603203, Tamil Nadu, India Ria iz 42 rad : E ~ rd es E ro E E Number of Seats: ‘The number of seats in each branch of the M-Tech., Programme for which ‘admission is to be made in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology will be decided by the ‘Academic Council / Board of Management, SRMIST. ion: ‘The minimum eligibility for Admission to M.Tech, degree programmes (Regular) shall be based on the following criterias (@) A4-Year Professional Degree in Engineering or Technology (B.E/B.Tech,,/BS,, ot its equivalent) fox ‘A Post-Graduate Degree in Science (M.Sc.,/M.C.A., or its equivalent), relevant to the Programme of study. (©) Qualification in SRMIST PG Entrance Examination [or] Qualification in GATE (c) The Qualifying Degree should be from a University recognized /certified by UGC/SRMIST/ AIU (@ The Minimum Percentage of Marks / CGPA prescribed by SRMIST (©) Admissions will also be based on the rules and regulations of the UGC/Competent authorities PG Entrance Examination: The cligibility for appeating for SRMIST PG Entrance ‘Examination and the format shall be mentioned in the Application form and would be decided by the Admissions Committee for the respective year of admission. However, GATE qualified candidates need not write the PG Entrance Examination, Seat Allocation and Admission: ‘The Admission Committee will prepare a merit list based on the marks scored by the candidates in the SRM PG Entrance Examination / GATE and call the applicants in the merit order for counselling. Seats are allotted based on applicant's interest and seat availability. Only those candidates who have scored the minimum eligibility for admission {refer R1.2] will be included in the merit list. Medical Standards for Admission: Candidates have to fulfil the medical standards required for admission as set out by the Admission Committee Fees for Admission: The selected candidate will be admitted to the M.Tech., programme after he/she fulfils all the admission zequirements as indicated in the letter of admission after making the payment of the prescribed fees within the due date announced. Authority for Admission: Any matter related to admission to the M.Tech., programme, the decision of the Admission Committee is final. Revoking Admission: If, at any time after admission, it is found that a candidate has not fulfilled the requirements stipulated in the offer of admission, the Director (Eng. & Tech.) may revoke the admission of the candidate and report the matter to the Vice Chancellor. Academic Calendar; All M. Tech., Programmes would be conducted only on an Academic Calendar (spieally starting July/August of a year to Apsil/May in the subsequent year) SRM Institute of Science & Technology ~ Academic Curricula (2020 M.Tech Regulations) 4@SRM SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Srey Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District 603203, Tamil Nadu, India R 2.0 Structure of M.Tech Programme R21 Applicability of this Regulation ; These regulations ate applicable to all M-Tech Programmes offered from the Academic Year 2020 - 21. R22 Category of Courses: The Programme of study will consist of 7 categories of courses distributed over four semesters with two semesters per year as listed below: Cat xo PEE = 1] C__ [Professional Core courses (Compulsory courses) [Professional Elective courses |(Optional courses relevant to chosen btanch/ specialization) 3.| $__ [Skil Enhancement Courses (Compulsory courses) | 2| (Open Elective courses (One Optional course from other technical and/or emerging subjects) | Project Work, Internship in industry or Research Institutions | Audit Courses (Any two courses from the list) ° P 6| M | Mandatory Courses (non-credit courses) A R23 Outcome Based Education: The Post Graduate Programmes follow the Outcome Based ‘Education (OBE) guidelines and have well defined: T [Program Educaional Objectives PEO) ] 2 [Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) | 3 [Mission of the Department to Program Educational Objectives (PEO) Mapping 4 [Mapping Program Educational Objectives (PEO) to Program Learning Outcomes PLO) | 5 [Structure of Undergraduate Engineering Programme © [Categorization of Courses (fr all two years) 7 [Program Articulation Matrix (for all two years) And, every course has well defined: 1 [Course Learning Rationale (CLR) | 2 [Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) — (Outcome based Objectives) | 3 [Learning Plan with session-wise Session Learning Outcomes (SLO) 4 [Learning Assessment Scheme (Continuous Learning Assessments and Final Examinations 5 [Course Designer Details (Industry /Research Centers/Higher Institutions /Internal experts) These details are proposed by the respective Department's Board of Stadies and approved by the SRMIST Academic Council. ‘SRM Institute of Science & Technology — Academic Curricula (2020 M.Tech Regulations) 5