RULES FOR B.TECH (HONOURS) DEGREE OF APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

         RULES FOR B.TECH (HONOURS) DEGREE

1. Institutions having at least two NBA accredited B.Tech/M.Tech programs can offer

    B.Tech(Honours) .

2. The Program should have valid NBA accreditation at the time of registration of the student for                B.Tech (Honours), in the fifth semester.

3. The department concerned shall have at least one M.Tech in concerned stream, 

    for B.Tech (Honours) registration.

4. Only Students having no credit arrears and a CGPA of 8.5 or above at the end of the fourth 

    semester are eligible to register for B.Tech (Honours).

5. After registering for the B.Tech (Honours) programme, if a student fails in any course he/she 

    will not be eligible for B.Tech(Honours).

6. They have to earn additional 12 credits to complete the B.Tech (Honours)  programme by 

    registering for courses, each having a minimum of 3 credits.

7. Of these 12 credits, 6 credits are to be earned from M.Tech courses offered by the 

    concerned department.

8. Remaining credits can be earned by registering for any of the following courses:-

     ✓ Additional B.Tech Elective courses (three credits each)

     ✓ MOOC courses offered by reputed institutions / organization with the

         approval of University (three credits each)

    ✓ Summer program/project offered by IITs or IISc ( 3 credits)

9. Online courses registered shall be certified ones with grading or marks or pass/fail.

10. Prior to registration to MOOC courses, formal approval of the University based on the 

    organization of the programme, syllabus coverage, detailed duration of the programme,   

    nature of evaluation etc. is needed.

11. If the MOOC course is a pass/fail course without any grades,the grade to be

    assigned will be B+.

12. Any expense incurred for the MOOC course/Summer programshould be met by the students.

Reference:APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

NB: Rules provided here can be changed in future