Academics

All students are expected to perform very well in their academic activities. The academic activity for each semester consists of internal as well as external assessments. The internal assessment is carried out by the respective departments in the institution and external assessment by the university.

scheme of exams

Prior to 2006 admn | 2006 admn onwards

Internal assessment
1. Sessional marks will be awarded on the basis of the attendance, assignments and series test carried out by the respective departments in the institution. The allocation of sessional marks by the Colleges for the individual subjects of each semester shall be on the following basis.

Theory sessional mark allocation

Laboratory sessional mark allocation

*Marks will be awarded on the basis of attendance, lab performance, lab test and maintenance of lab records. There will be an external examination conducted by the university for a maximum of 75 marks.

**50 marks will be awarded on the basis of continuous evaluation performed through out the semester/year. Remaining 50 marks will be awarded on the basis of final evaluation. Both the evaluations will be carried out by the respective department in the institution.Marks will be awarded on the basis of attendance, lab performance, continuous evaluation lab test, final evaluation lab test and maintenance of lab records. For a pass in the respective lab examination, a seperate minimum of 25 marks each is required in continuous evaluation and final evaluation.
There will be no external examination conducted by the university.

MINOR PROJECT

Each batch of (max of 3) students shall design, develop and realize a product. Basic
elements of product design must be considered. . Students have to submit a project report at the stipulated time. Project has to be demonstrated.

Marks will be awarded on the basis of attendance and Regularity, Work knowledge and Involvement, Overall quality of work, Level of completion and demonstration of Project, and Project Report. External projects are not encouraged.
They have to complete the project work in strict adherence to the project calendar published by the institution.

SEMINAR

Each student shall individually prepare and submit a seminar report on a topic of current relevance on stipulated time. Few panels consisting of three teachers (internal) each should evaluate the seminar report and the presentation. Marks should be distributed considering report writing, presentation, technical content, depth of knowledge(viva), brevity and references and their participation in seminar. The time allotted for presentation is 30 minutes.They have to complete the seminar work in strict adherence to the seminar presentation calendar published by the institution.

Schedule for conducting Seminar of final year (2009 batch)

Project work

The project work commencing from the VII th semester shall be completed and project report shall be submitted by each student by the end of the VIII th semester. There will be an internal examination of the project that includes demonstration and oral examination of the project work. The evaluation panel shall consisting of at least three faculty members including the project guide as appointed by Head of the department. Students will be allowed to complete their project work in batches. The maximum number of students in a batch is limited to 4. They have to complete the project work in strict adherence to the project calendar published by the institution.

Schedule for conducting Major Project of final year (2009 batch)

Rules for Re-Tests

All students are required to appear for weekly tests as per the schedule published by the College. Absence from any test should be immediately reported to the class tutor.

However re-tests may be allowed under very special circumstances and on genuine grounds.

Request for re-tests shall be made prior to the scheduled day of the test(s)

In case of late requests, they shall be made within one week from the scheduled day of the test.

All requests for re-tests should be made to the Chairman Examination and should be recommended by the class.

The department handling the particular subject will make arrangements for re-tests.

Late requests will not be considered under any circumstances.

Leave Rules for Students

All students are, in general, required to attend 100% classes.

Attendance shall be counted only after the registration procedures.

Absence from classes without leave is an act of indiscipline.

Leave applications should be submitted to the class tutor and will be sanctioned by HoD, if recommended.

Leave application should be submitted before taking the leave and in exceptional cases, on the day of joining after leave.

Sanctioned leave applications will be filed by the class tutor concerned.

Duty leave will be restricted to a maximum of 5 days in one semester.

Duty leave requests are to be forwarded by the concerned staff member in charge through class tutor to obtain the sanction of HoD.

All leaves of absence, sanctioned within the college, for genuine reasons including medical reasons shall be limited to 25% of the total number of hours of academic work for every semester.

If the actual attendance in the classroom is below 75% and if the candidate had applied for leave and got leave sanctioned( for the entire period of absence) at the time of absence, his/her application for condonation will be forwarded to the University, provided the actual attendance in the class is at least 70%.

Absence from the classes without leave sanctioned by the HoD will not be considered for any kind of condonation.

Leave application for periods beyond a week will be sanctioned only by the Principal.

Rules regarding Attendance

Every candidate is required to secure a minimum of 75% attendance in aggregate to be eligible for appearing for the University Examinations.

Candidate having shortage of attendance up to a maximum of 10% are eligible to seek condonation by applying in the prescribe format, which is made available by th CUSAT.

A student cannot avail condonation for more than two times during the entire duration of the course.

It shall be open to the Vice-Chancellor to grant condonation of shortage in attendance up to 10%based on the recommendatin of the Principal.

Those who are having shortage of attendance and not eligible for condonation shall repeat the respective semester at the next available chance, and meet the minimum requirement.

Students are required to wear the uniforms prescribed by the College while attending classes/laboratories.

Duty leaves

Duty leave will be granted for approved curricular and extra curricular activities of the College.

Duty leave sanctioned will be counted for attendance, subject to the condition that a student shall be physically present for a minimum of 60% of the total working periods.

Application for Duty Leave must be made in the prescribed form, duly recommended by the staff member in charge of the concerned activity and the tutor and submitted to the H.O.D.

Application for Duty Leave shall be made preferred before the dates for which leave is applied for and in any case within five working days and submitted to the H.O.D. within 10days after the end of the leave

The tutor can first endorse applications if the staff member in charge of the concerned activity is not immediately available and recommendation of the staff member can be obtained later.

Late application for duty leave will not be considered

Pass Requirements and classification of successful candidates

A candidate who secure not less than 45% marks in a subject at the University examinations and 50% aggregate marks in the University examination and Sessional put together shall be declared to have passed in the examination in the subject. In subject where there are no University examinations a candidate shall secure 50% Sessional marks for a pass in that subject.

A candidate who qualifies for the degree passing all the subjects of all the examinations in the first chance and secures an aggregate of not less than 75% of the grand total of marks including sessional marks for all the eight semesters shall be declared to have passed in First Class with Distinction.
a. A candidate who qualifies for the degree passing all the subjects of the examination and secures not less than 60% of the grand total of marks including sessional marks for all the eight semesters shall be declared to have passed in the First Class provided he has completed the course within a period of six academic years.
b. All other successful candidate shall be declared to have passed all the examinations for the degree in Second Class.
c. Ranking among the candidates will be limited to those who have passed all the examinations in the first available chance and have secured at least First Class.

Dress Code

All students should wear the prescribed uniform on all working days except Mondays & Fridays. The ID Card should be displayed on all days for entering into the campus. On non-uniform days,

Boys : Shirt/T-Shirt with collar, Pants
Girls : 3 piece churidhar