7. EXAMINATIONS 7.1 Ordinances and Regulations Full Time Undergraduate Programs 1.

Eligibility criteria for admission to UG program will be as decided by the Govt. of Maharashtra and University of Mumbai. 2. The Bachelor of Engineering course leading to B.E. degree, will be a four year (eight semester course). 3. Following are the criteria for passing a. Student must secure minimum 40% marks in each subject with all heads of passing taken together b. Student must secure minimum 35% marks in the end semester examination 4 If a student fails in the subject he/she will reappear for the supplementary examination only in the theory part of the subject. The supplementary examination will be of 100 marks. 5. For moving to the next year the students should not have a backlog of more than three heads of passing. This criterion will be applicable from the academic year 2011-2012. 6. A student who has failed in the examinations held by the University of Mumbai prior to 2010-11, will have to clear the respective examinations of the university. 7. In case of any dispute regarding the interpretation of the rules and regulations, the decision of the Academic Board will be final. 8. At the beginning of the academic year the college will issue an academic calendar. The calendar will clearly indicate schedule which will include dates of the beginning of the two semesters, two in-semester tests, end-semester examination, declaration of result, revaluation schedule, re-examination etc. 9. Students are expected to attend all the lectures and practical sessions. University of Mumbai rules regarding attendance will be followed for deciding t he defaulters. Due weightage will be given for extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, provided such absence does not exceed a limit decided by the college authorities. 10. The results of the in-semester test would be declared by the respective teacher by displaying the marks in the test. A student can appeal to the respective Head of the Department if he/she is not satisfied with the assessment. 11. In semester examinations (T1 and T2) would be of ONE hour duration and End semester examination would be of THREE hours duration and 100 marks. End semester examination question paper will have 7 questions (of 20 marks each) out of which students should attempt any 5 questions. 12. Students who fail in any of the subject can appear for supplementary examination. The students will have to fill the examination forms and pay the prescribed examination fees for supplementary examinations. Examination forms will not be accepted after due date under any circumstances. Supplimentary examination will be of 100 marks and for passing, student must secure minimum 40% marks. Weightage of in-semester tests will not be considered in supplementary examination. - 520 -

13. For passing in each head of passing, attendance is compulsory for all the examinations (In semester and end-semester). Student will be declared fail if he/she remain absent in end semester examination. 14. A student can request for a Xerox copy of the answer book of End semester examination by paying Rs. 250 per answer book. In case he feels that the assessment is not to his satisfaction, he can apply for revaluation by paying a fee of Rs. 1,000 per subject 15. The supplementary examination will be conducted within 30 days from the declaration of result. The result of supplementary examination will be declared within 15 days from the last date of examination. There is no provision for revaluation for supplementary examinations. However, student may ask for Xerox copy of the answer book by paying prescribed fees. Ordinance 5048 is applicable for supplementary examinations. Full Time Postgraduate Programs 1. Any person who has passed the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) examination of Mumbai University or of any other University recognized as equivalent to the Bachelor of Engineering degree of Mumbai University be deemed eligible for admission to the Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree course in the specific branch in which/she has obtained the degree of Bachelor of Engineering or a related branch as listed below: (1) M.E. (Civil) with Bachelors degree in (i) Environmental Engineering Subjects (a) Civil Engineering Or (b) Environmental Engineering Or (c) Construction Engineering (ii) Structural Engineering subjects (a) Civil Engineering Or (b) Construction Engineering (a) Mechanical Engineering Or (b) Automobile Engineering Or (c) Production Engineering

(II) M.E. (Mechanical) with (i) Thermal Engineering Subjects

Notwithstanding what is stated above, candidates who have passed the section And section examination conducted by the Institutoin of Engineers (India)-Calcutta 700 020, and qualified at the GATE examination conducted by the I.I.T.s will also be deemed eligible for admission to the Master of Engineering course in the specific branch in which they have passed section And and section B examination of a related branch as listed above. 2. The M.E. degree examination shall consist of two in-semester tests, one end-semester test and internal assessment on a continual basis during semester-I and II, seminars on dissertation topic and dissertation and vica-voce during Semester-III and IV - 521 -

3. A candidate of M.E. degree course may appear for semester I examination after satisfactory completion of coursework for semester I, semester II examination after satisfactory completion of coursework for semester II, semester III examination afer satisfactory completion of literature review and some part of dissertation work and semester IV examination after satisfactory completion of dissertation work. 4. To pass the M.E. Degree examination, candidate must obtain at least 50 percent of the marks obtainable in each subjects in-semester tests, end semester test and internal assessment taken together and 45% marks in end semester test for semesters i & ii and 50 percent of the marks obtainable in each seminar on dissertation topic, dissertation and viva-voce examinations for semesters III and IV. Those of the candidates who fail to obtain, 50 percent marks in any of the subjects of semester I and/or semester II shall reappear only in that subject/subjects paper which will be of 100 marks and the internal assessment marks of that subject/subjects shall be carried over. Those of the candidates who fail to obtain, 50 percent marks in any of the seminars and/or dissertation and viva-voce examinations of semester III shall improve upon by reappearing in in those seminars and/or dissertation and viva-voce examinations. 5. In order to be eligible for a class, candidate must appear and pass the first and second semester examinations in not more than four consecutive semesters after registration with a proviso that each subject has to be cleared in not more than two sittings. Further, the candidate shall submit the dissertation before the end of sixth semester after registration. In case a candidate is unable to submit the dissertation by the end of fourth semester, he/she shall apply in advance with the recommendation of the supervisor and concerned department Head, to the examination committee for the extension of maximum six months at a time 6. No candidate shall be allowed to attend the semester II course unless he/she has satisfactorily kept the terms for semester I, and ao attend seeser III unless he/she has satisfactorily kept the terms for semester II. Further, no candidate shall be allowed to appear for the dissertation and viva-voce examination unless he/she has satisfactorily kept terms for semester I to IV and passed fully in semester I, II and III examinations 7. Those of the candidates who obtain 50 percent of the total marks obtainable in each subjects and 50 percent marks on the aggregate of the marks assigned to each semester separately, shall be declared to have passed the semester I, II, III or IV examinations as the case may be. 8. A candidate who fails in an examination but secures 50 per cent or more of the total marks in any subject tests and internal assessment taken together may, at his/her option, be exempted from reappearing for the same at a subsequent attempt, and will be declared to have passed the relevant semester examination when he/she has passed in the remaining subjects. The evaluation for the internal assessment will be carried over to the subsequent examinations and will be considered along with the marks for in-semester and end semester tests for the award of a class 9. A candidate passing any subject in more than one attempt shall not be considered eligible for a prize or scholarship to be awarded

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10. The Term Work and seminar of the internal assessment for any subject shall be assessed by the teacher concerned on a continual basis based on home work assignments, in-class assignments, design & drawing work, report on experiments conducted etc., The Head of the department will forward the consolidated marklist of internal assessment of all the subjects of semester I or II to the examination section. The seminars on the dissertation topic will be conducted on the dates decided by the Principal or the Controller of Examination and shall be evaluated jointly by the concerned supervisor and one internal examiner. The internal examiner will be decided by the concerned Head of the department. The dissertation report shall be submitted to the examination section in a typed and spiral bound form and it shall be assessed jointly by the concerned supervisor and an external examiner appointed by the examination committee. The candidate shall submit the hard bound copy of the dissertation report after incorporating corrections if any to the concerned Head of the department. 11. A candidate must complete the entire course successfully within the span of five academic years from the date of registration for the course failing which the candidate shall have to register a fresh. If a candidate has to discontinue his/her studies due to some reasons, he/she can reregister himself/herself within five years from the date of registration. ORDINANCE 5043 : Grace Marks for getting Higher Class A candidate who passes in all the heads of passing in the examination without the benefit of either gracing or condonation rules and whose total number of marks falls short for securing Second Class / Higher Second Class is less than 1% of total or up to 10 marks, whichever is less, shall be given the required marks to get the next higher class or grade as the case may be. Provided further that benefits of above mentioned grace marks shall be given to the Candidate for such examinations only for which provision of class has been prescribed.(Only for T.E / B.E). ORDINANCE 5045: Condonation If a candidate fails in only one head of passing, having passed in all other heads of passing, his/her deficiency of marks in such head of passing may be condoned by not more than 1% of the aggregate marks of the examination or 10% of the total number of marks of that head of passing in which he/she is failing, whichever is less. However, condonation is restricted to maximum up to 10 marks only. Provided further that benefits of above condonation shall be given to the Candidate for such examinations only for which provision of marks has been prescribed (Only for T.E / B.E). Condonation of deficiency of marks be shown in the Statement of marks in the form of Asterisk and Ordinance number.

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ORDINANCE 5048 : Amendments of Results Due to errors In any case where it is found that the result of an examination has been affected by errors, the Controller of Examinations shall have power to amend such result in such manner as shall be in accordance with the true position and to make such declaration as is necessary, With the necessary approval of Principal, provided the Errors are reported/detected within 2 months from the date of declaration of results. Errors detected thereafter shall be placed before the Examination Committee. Error means(i) Error in computer/data entry, printing or programming and the like. (ii) Clerical error, manual or machine, in totaling or entering of marks on Ledger/ register. (iii) Error due to negligence or oversight of examiner or any other person connected with evaluation, moderation and result preparation. ORDINANCE 5049: Appointment of Paper setters, Examiners, Senior Supervisors and conduct of examination etc. 1. No person can claim appointment as paper setter / examiner / or any other Examination work as a matter of right. Appointments of persons as paper setters / Examiners shall be ordinarily made at the time of End semester examination. 2. The paper setters/examiners/moderators shall not refuse to accept the assignment of the examination work. They shall also ensure that their availability for assignment is communicated to the examination section, in the prescribed time limit. If no communication is received within the prescribed time limit, it will be presumed that assignment is accepted by the paper setter / examiner. 3. The paper setters/examiners/moderators shall follow all the directions given by the Examination committee from time to time in respect of question papers, setting of question papers, Model answers, scheme of marking etc. 4. The Principal shall be the Chief Conductor for all the examinations. Whenever substitute arrangement is required it shall be done only by prior permission of the Principal. 5. Chief conductor shall ensure that the stationery required for the conduct of examinations, question papers, etc. are received at the examination centre. He shall also ensure that the packets of question papers are intact and duly sealed and are opened in his presence 20 minutes before the start of the examinations. 6. Invigilator shall ensure that the students are not resorting to unfair means / practices. In case incidences occur, he/she shall immediately report the cases of unfair means to the Controller of Examinations along with his report. 7. Immediately after the examination is over, dispatch the answer books should be dispatched to the CAP centre. 8. The CAP monitor appointed by the principal shall receive the bundles of answer books. 9. The director of the CAP shall arrange for the assessment of the answer books centrally as per central assessment programmed prescribed by the college. 10. The CAP monitor shall submit the mark lists to the Controller of Examinations as provided in the CAP scheme and as per the instructions received by the college from time to time. - 524 -

11. As soon as the mark lists are received in the examination section the same should be processed immediately for preparation of result. 12. The results of the concerned examinations shall ordinarily be declared within the specified period as prescribed in Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994, and the result along with the statement of marks will be distributed to the concerned students. 13. The answer papers of examinations shall be preserved for a period of at least 12 months from the data of declaration of result of the examinations concerned. ORDINANCE 5050 : Ordinance regarding Unfair means Resorted to by the Student (a) On receipt of a report regarding use of unfair means by any student at any College examination, including breach of any of the rules laid down by the college authorities, for proper conduct of examination, Principal shall have power at any time to institute inquiry and to punish such unfair means or breach of the rules by exclusion of such student from any college examination or from any University course in a College either permanently or for a specified period, or by cancellation of the result of the student in the University examination for which the student appeared or by deprivation of any University Scholarship to him/her or by cancellation of the award of any University prize or medal to him/her or by imposition of fine or in any two or more of the aforesaid ways within a period of one year. (b) On receipt of report regarding malpractices used or lapses committed by any paper setter, examiner, moderator, referee, teacher or any other person connected with the conduct of examination held by the Colleges or Recognized Institution including breach of the rules laid down for proper conduct of examination, Principal shall have power at any time to institute inquiry and to punish such malpractices or lapses by declaring disqualified the concerned paper setter, examiner, moderator, referee, teacher or any other person connected with the conduct of examination from any examination work either permanently or for a specified period or by referring his/her case to the concerned authorities for taking such disciplinary action as deemed fit as per the rules provided for or any two or more of the aforesaid ways.

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7.2 Grading System At the end of every semester, a student will be awarded a grade based on his/her performance in examination and/or assignments in every course registered by him/her. These grades are described by the letters S, A, B, C, D, E, F etc and a numerical equivalent as given below. Minimum passing marks for UG course would be 40% (E grade) and for PG courses would be 50% (D grade). LETTER GRADE S A B C D E F NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT 10 9 8 7 6 5 0

The performance of student in a semester is indicated by a number called the semester performance index (SPI). The SPI is weighted average of the grade points obtained in all the courses taken by the student during the semester. Example: Suppose in a given semester a student has taken five courses having credits c1, c2, c3, c4, c5 and his/her numerical equivalent of grades in those courses are g1, g2, g3, g4, g5 respectively. Then his/her

SPI =

c1.g1 + c 2.g 2 + c3.g 3 + c 4.g 4 + c5.g 5 c1+c2+c3+c4+c5

The overall performance of the student is indicated by a number called the cumulative performance index (CPI). CPI is the ratio of sum of the earned grade points to the sum of the earned credits. CPI = (Grade Point * Credits for all semesters) / ( Total number of credits in all the semesters )

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Subject Grade and SPI Calculations for F.E/S.E Full Time Courses (For maximum marks 150 for a subject) 1. Deciding Number of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 125, Consider (6+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D,E & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 125, Consider (5+1) grades as (A,B,C,D,E & F) c) Subject Marks < 60, Consider Only F Grade d) Minimum marks for passing =60 2. Determination of Range for Grade Range = (Highest marks obtained Minimum Passing marks) / No. of possible grades Note : The range obtained shall be rounded off to the next integer value. Example for deciding Grade in each Paper for students a) Let highest mark obtained by a student in the subject be 137 Range = (137-60) / 6= 77/6 = 12.83 13 S 126 113 A 100 B 87 C 74 D 60 E b). Let highest mark obtained by student in a subject be 105 Range = (105-60)/5 = 45/5 = 9 A B C D E

to to to to to to

138 125 112 99 86 73

97 88 79 70 60

to to to to to

105 96 87 78 69

(For maximum marks 120 for a subject) 1. Deciding Number of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 100, Consider (6+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D,E & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 100, Consider (5+1) grades as (A,B,C,D,E & F) a) Subject Marks < 48, Consider Only F Grade 2. Determination of Range for Each Subject for Grade Range = (Highest marks obtained Minimum Passing marks) / No. of possible grades Note : The range obtained shall be rounded off to the next integer value.

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Example for deciding Grade in each Paper for students a) Let highest mark obtained by student in a subject be 118 Range = (118-48) / 6 = 70/6 = 11.66 12 S A B C D E 107 to 118 95 to 106 83 to 94 71 to 82 59 to 70 48 to 58

b) Let highest mark obtained by student in a subject be 97 Range = (97-48) / 5 = 49/5 = 9.8 10 S A B C D E Grade not allotted 88 to 97 78 to 87 68 to 77 58 to 67 48 to 58

(For maximum marks 100 for a subject) Deciding Number of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 83, Consider (6+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D,E & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 83, Consider (5+1) grades as (A,B,C,D,E & F) c) Subject marks < 40, consider only F Grade (For maximum marks 50 for a subject) Deciding Nucmber of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 41, Consider (6+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D,E & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 41, Consider (5+1) grades as (A,B,C,D,E & F) c) Subject Marks < 20, Consider Only F Grade

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Subject Grade and SPI Calculations for M.E. Full Time and Part Time Courses

LETTER GRADE S A B C D F

NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT 10 9 8 7 6 0

(For maximum marks 150 for a subject) 1. Deciding Number of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 125, Consider (5+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D, & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 125, Consider (4+1) grades as (A,B,C,D,& F) c) Subject Marks < 75, Consider Only F Grade d) Minimum marks for passing =75 2. Determination of Range for Grade Range = (Highest marks obtained Minimum Passing marks) / No. of possible grades. Note: The range obtained shall be rounded off to the next integer value. Example for deciding Grade in each Paper for students a) Let highest mark obtained by a student in the subject be 138 Range = (138-75) / 5= 63/5 = 12.6 13 126 to 138 S A 113 to 125 100 to 112 B 87 to 99 C 75 to 86 D b) Let highest mark obtained by student in a subject be 105 Range = (105-75)/4 = 30/4 = 7.58 99 to A 91 to B 83 to C 75 to D

150 98 90 82

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(For maximum marks 100 for a subject) 1. Deciding Number of Grades a) Subject highest Marks 83, Consider (5+1) grades as (S,A,B,C,D, & F) b) Subject highest Marks < 83, Consider (4+1) grades as (A,B,C,D, & F) c) Subject Marks < 50, Consider Only F Grade 2. Determination of Range for Each Subject for Grade Range = (Highest marks obtained Minimum Passing marks) / No. of possible grades Note: The range obtained shall be rounded off to the next integer value. Example for deciding Grade in each Paper for students a. Let highest mark obtained be 88 Range = (88 - 50) /38 = 38/5 =7.6 8 S 81 A 73 B 65 C 55 D 50 b. Let highest mark obtained be 75 Range = (75 - 50)/ 4 = 25/4 = 6.257 S A B C D Grade not allotted 69 - 75 62 - 68 55 - 61 50 - 54

88 80 72 64 56

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Calculation of Semester Performance Index (SPI) SPI = {Sum of (Grade Point x Credit ) for all papers} / Total Number of Credits Example for calculation of Semester Performance Index (SPI) Paper - 1 (5 Credits) Grade Points Marks A 9 106 B 8 100 A 9 104 A 9 115 98 B 8 S 10 122 A 9 116 C 7 114 D 6 116 E 5 104 D 6 116 A 9 108 S 10 127 Paper - 2 (4 Credits) Marks Grade Points 122 A 9 112 B 8 129 C 7 134 S 10 119 D 6 135 S 10 103 B 8 111 E 5 100 C 7 102 B 8 113 A 9 138 S 10 123 A 9 SPI 9.00 8.00 8.11 9.44 7.11 10.00 8.56 6.11 6.44 6.33 7.33 9.44 9.56

NOTE: For First and Second Supplementary examinations (ATKT) in any subject, gradation will be as per his/her first attempt gradation in that subject. The actual grade awarded in that subject will be one step lower to the grade obtained in that subject according to his/her first attempt gradation in the subject under consideration.

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7.3 Fees Examination fees for the academic year 2011-12 would be as follows For undergraduate Courses First Year Engineering (F.E) Second Year Engineering (S.E) Third Year Engineering (T.E) Fourth Year Engineering (B.E)

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Rs. 2000 per year Rs. 2000 per year Rs. 2000 per year Rs. 2500 inclusive of (Rs.200 for mark sheet, Rs. 50 as sale of form and Rs. 250 as convocation certificate fee) Rs. 1500 per semester

Fees for supplimentary examination fees

For post graduate Courses First Year M.E (Regular and Part Time) Second Year M.E (Regular and Part Time) Ph.D Other fees Fees for obtaining Xerox copy of answer sheet Fees for Revaluation For Provisional Passing Certificate For Duplicate Marksheet For Duplicate Hall Ticket

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Rs 5000 per year Rs 5000 per year Rs 6000 per year

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Rs. 250 per subject Rs. 1000 per subject Rs. 200 Rs. 500 per Marksheet Rs. 200

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