MINUTES OF THE THIRTEENTH MEETING OF SENATE HELD ON JUNE 12, 2008AT 11.00 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF Dr B R AMBEDKAR NATIONALINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JALANDHAR.

The following were present:

1. Professor Moin Uddin,Director,Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,Jalandhar.

Chairman

EXTERNAL EXPERT MEMBERS:

2. Mrs Kamna Aggarwal,Industrialist,GDPA Fasteners, GDPA House,Near Railway Godown,Jalandhar-144004

3. Sh P G Niyogi,President,Oswal Denims Nahar Complex,P.O. Dappar, Lalru,Punjab-140506.

INTERNAL MEMBERS:

4. Professor Ajay K Sharma,Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

5. Professor A P Singh,Head, Department of Civil Engineering

6. Professor Arvind Agnihotri,Dean, Academic Programmes

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Professor Arvind BhardwajHead, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering

Professor Arvinder SinghDean, Students and Alumni

Professor B S Kaith,Department of Chemistry

Professor Jaspal Singh Aujla,Head, Department of Mathematics

Professor J N Chakraborthy,Department of Textile Technology

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12. Professor Joseph Anand Vaz.Department of Mechanical Engineering

13. Professor M K Jha,Head, Department of Chemical Engineering

14. Professor N C KothiyalDepartment of Applied Chemistry

15. Professor P K Chatley,Head, Training and Placement Centre

16. Professor Partap Singh,Department of Civil Engineering

17. Professor Rakesh Chandra,Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering

18. Professor R K Sarin,Head, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

19. Professor R K Garg,Dean, Research & Industrial Liaison

20. Professor R Jha,Head, Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

21. Professor S B S Mishra,Head, Department of Chemistry

22. Dr Sheo Kumar,Professor, Department of Mathematics

23. Professor Sarabjit Singh,Head, Department of Physics

24. Professor S P Singh,Dean, Infrastructure & Planning Development

25. Dr A K Jana,Head, Department of Bio Technology

26. Sh S J S Bedi,Head, Department of Humanities and Management

27. Sh A l Sangal,Registrar

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Secretary

The following members did not attend the meeting due to their professionaloccupations/personal engagements:-

1. Professor P B Sharma,Vice-Chancellor,Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyala,Bhopal.

2. Professor R KWanchoo,Director,National Institute of Technology,SRINAGAR

3. Sh B P Singh,Executive Director,NTPC, Plot No. A-14, Sector-1,PDIL Building, NOIDA.

4. Dr S K Salwan,Vice-Chancellor,Punjab Technical University,Ladowali Road, Jalandhar.

5. Professor P C Upadhyay,Chairman,Private Universities Regulatory Commission,New Shanti Nagar, Madhur Pillar Chowk,Opp.Ram Mandir, Raipur-492001

6. Professor Chander Shekhar,Department of Instrument Design & Development Centre,Indian Institute of Technology,Delhi.

7. Professor R C Joshi,Department of Electronics & Computer Engg.Indian Institute of Technology,Roorkee.

8. Professor S GhoshHead, Department of Textile Technology

9. Dr S K SinhaProctor-cum-Chief Warden

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The Chairman welcomed the members of the Senate. Thereafter, the agenda itemswere taken up for discussion and the following decisions were taken:-

ITEM 13.1

CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF 12thMEETING OF THE INSTITUTE SENATEHELD ON FEBRUARY 19, 2000

The 12th meeting of the Senate of Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology,

Jalandhar was held on February 19, 2008 in the Committee Room of the Institute. The

minutes of the meeting were circulated vide NO.NITJ/MS/Senate1X1I/0466-75 dated

20.04.2000. Comments on item no. 12.45 "Composition of PG Council for PG

Programme" have been received from senate member (s) and the same is being put up

before the Hon'ble members as a separate item in the agenda. However, the minutes

were also placed in the Fourteenth meeting of Board of Governors held on April 26,

2008 vide Table Item No.14.19. The Board has approved all the items except Item

No.12.S (Fellowship/Stipend of Ph.D/MlTech full time candidates) and it was decided to

implement the enhancement of fellowship/stipend of Ph D/M Tech (Full Time)candidates only after getting clarification from the MHRD, New Delhi.

The members confirmed the minutes of the 12thmeeting of the Senate of Dr B R

Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar except item No.12.45.

ITEM 13.2

TO REPORT THE ACTION TAKEN ON THE MINUTES OF ELEVENTH MEETING OFTHE INSTITUTE SENATE HELD ON 19.02.2000.

The members noted the action taken by the institute in respect of various decisions ofthe meeting of the Institute Senate.

ITEM 13.3

PROCEEDINGS OF THE RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the proceedings of the Research

Advisory Committee meetings of various departments which were held as per thefollowing Schedule:-

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Name of the Date and Time of Name of the Name of the CandidateD~artment Meetil'!9_ Pro_arammePhysics 14.3.2008 at Ph D Ms Neetika

4.30 PMMechanical Engineering 15.3.2008 at M Tech (Res) Mr Shalabh Kumar Tiwari

1.00 PMMechanical Engineering 15.3.2008 at 11.00 AM Ph D Mr Pramod KumarCivil Engineering 09.4.2008 at Ph D Mr Ajay Arora

4.00 PMInstrumentation & 07.04.2008 at 3.30 PM Ph D Mr Jagroop SinghControl Ell9ineeril'!Q_Physics 07.04.2008 at 4.00 PM Ph.D Mr Navpreet Singh

Instrumentation & 07.04.2008 at Ph D Ms Roop PahujaControl EngineeringComputer Science & 09.4.2008 at Ph D Ms Maninder Jeet KaurEl'!Q_ineeril'!Q_ 3.30 PMComputer Science & 09.4.2008 at Ph D Mr Raman KumarE'l9.ineering 3.30 PMMathematics 18.4.2008 at 11.00 AM Ph D Ms Sharanjeet Dhawan

Mr Jagjit Singh 19.04.2008 at 11.00 PM Ph D Mr Jagjit Singh

Chemistry 30.4.2008 at Ph D Ms Deepali3.30 PM Sharma

Chemistry 30.4.2008 at Ph D Ms Jaspreet Kaur Bhatia3.30 PM

Instrumentation & 30.4.2008 at 4.00 PM Ph D Ms Sheela TiwariControl EngineeringInstrumentation & 30.4.2008 at Ph D Ms Roop PahujaControl Engineering 4.00 PMIndustrial Engineering 30.4.2008 at Ph D Mr Lakhwinder Pal Singh

4.15 PMIndustrial Engineering 30.04.2008 at 4.15 PM Ph D Mr Sarbjit Singh

Textile Technology 12.05.2008 at 2.30 PM Ph D Mr N Bhowmick

Chemical & Bio Enginee 16.05.2008 at 3.10 PM Ph D Mrs Poonam Chadha

Textile Technology 16.05.2008 at 3.00 PM Ph D Mrs Monica PuriIndustrial Engineering 16.05.2008 at 3.20 PM Ph D Mr Narinder Singh

Mechanical Engineering 12.2.2008 at M Tech (Res) Mr Ajay Trehan3.15 PM

ITEM 13.4

APPROVAL OF COURSE ON NATURAL-PRODUCTS (CH-612) FOR MS.JASPREETKAUR BHATIA, A Ph D STUDENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY.

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the Natural Products (CH-612) course as

a course work for Ms Jaspreet Kaur Bhatia, a Ph D student of Department of Chemistrywhich is pre-requisite for the award of Ph.D degree. '_...Q.J::: ~~

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ITEM 13.5

REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OFTECHNOLOGY (M TECH) - FULL TIME AND (M.Sc ) FULL TIME.

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the modified regulations for the award of

degree of Master of Technology (M Tech) Full time and (M.Sc) Full time which are

available at Annexure-I pages-12-13. . ...0""'~ 1.-.. 1)I .L, A-~ ~ : 'T/:- I?~ r7f vJ-J tAA-

ITEM 13.6 ex.vf:t .~;~~ MSc:,.(O"COMPOSITION OF 'ACADEMIC COUNCIL FOR PO~A 'RdGRJ ME~ r~AND RESEARCH 1)}.y.~r ~~The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the compositi!~}' 'Academic Council for

the Post Graduate Programmes and Research' which is as under:-

i) Dean, Research & Industrial Liaison (ex-officio) Chairman

ii) All Deans (ex -officio) Members

iii) All Heads of the Department/Centres (ex-officio) Members

iv) All Professors of the Departments/Centre Members

v) Deputy Registrar (Academics) Convenor p (./L,~~, tvvf~ ~

ITEM 13.7

WITHDRAWL OF 6TH SEMESTER REGISTRATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION OF 5THSEMESTER

The Hon'ble members of the Senate ratified the decision taken by the Chairman, Senate

in respect of Mr Katti Vishal Mukund, Roll No.OS106034, a student of 3rd year, 6th

Semester, Instrumentation & Control Engineering. He was allowed to register for his

back log courses of Sthsemester with 2006 batch regular students w.eJ July 2008 and

for Numerical Methods course of 3rd semester with 2007 batch students. Further, he

was allowed to undergo his practical training from January-June-2009 and for his studies

of 7th semester and 8th semester alongwith 2006 batch students.

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ITEM 13.8

REQUIREMENT OF MINIMUM CREDITS TO BE EARNED FOR REGISTRATION INTHE HIGHER SEMESTERS

The Hon'ble members of the Senate deliberated on the issue and decided that a studentis required to earn a minimum of 30 credits for registration in the 3rd semester, aminimum of 60 credits for registration in 5th semester, and minimum 90 credits. forregistration in 7th semester with a condition that S/he has to pass the degree within six

years. f+vhi;n ~ : ~ k;ITEM 13.9 J)4-f

SCHEME OF COURSE CODES FOR UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMMES­TEACHING SCHEMES

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the course codes for new teaching

scheme for Under-graduate programmeswhich are available at Annexure~ pa~d-; 4.. •. i_j~~: ~~.~

ITEM 13.10

TEACHING SCHEME OF B TECH (3RD TO 8TH SEMESTER)

The Hon'ble members of the Senate deliberated on the issue and approved the scheme

of 3rd to 8th semester for all the Under Graduate programmes and M Tech (Part Time)scheme of Computer Science and Engineering Department, Senate members

authorized the Hon'ble Chairman of the Senate to approve the fine tuned scheme andcourse contents of 3rd & 4th semester, if necessary.

ITEM 13.11

QUALITY OF B TECH PROJECT

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the proposal of the Dean, AcademicProgrammeswhich is as under and authorized the Chairman, Senate to accord approvalto broad guidelines to be framed for writing the project report:-

i) At the end of the semester, there will be project presentation and viva voceexamination in the presence of at least two external area experts (from twodifferent areas) be called by each department. The external experts may bepaid TAiDA as per the institute norms and honorarium @ RS.100/- perstudent to external examiner, @ RS.50/- per student to internalexaminer/supervisor.

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ITEM 13.12

FACULTY REQUIRMENT/DISTRIBUTION AMONG VARIOUS DEPARTMENTSICENTRES

The Hon'ble members of the Senate deliberated on the issue and approved the faculty

requirementldistribution among various departments/centres which is available at

Annexure-III Page-15 and reservation at the Lecturer level shall be applicable as per theGovernment of India instructions (For SC/ST and eBC) and reservation for physically

challenged at all levels i.e Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Professor as per

ITEM 13.13

Government of India norms.

COMPOSITION OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION DURING CONVOCATION

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the following composition of academic

procession during Institute convocation:-

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Chief Guestl Guest of honorsAll members of Board of Governors of the InstituteAll members of the Institute senateSecretary of the senate

ITEM 13.14

PERMISSION FOR EXTRA SUMMER COURSE

The Hon'ble members of the Senate ratified the decision taken by the Chairman,

Senate. ~f-~ITEM 13.15

NOMINATION OF FACULTY MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THEINSTITUTE

The Hon'ble members of the Senate nominated the following faculty members for theBoard of Governors as per provision of NIT Act 2007:-

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Dr N C Kothial, Professor, Department of ChemistryDr Arun Khosla, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics &Communication Engineering

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TABLE ITEM

ITEM 13.16

MINUTES OF BOARD OF STUDIES MEETINGS

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the minutes of the Board of Studies of the

following departments presented by the concerned Head of Department-

1. Bio Technology

2. Chemical Engineering

3. Chemistry

4. Civil Engineering

5. Computer Science & Engineering

6. Electronics & Communication Engineering

7. Humanities and Management

8. Industrial Engineering

9. Instrumentation & Control Engineering10. Mechanical Engineering11. Mathematics12. Physics

13. Textile Technology

Change of name of the department of Mathematics to Department of Mathematics and

Computer applications was not approved. However, Senate agreed in principle, to startMCA programme in the department of Mathematics for which the department willprepare a proposal for consideration to the senate.

The proposal to start MBA programme by the department of Humanities & Management

was approved in principle. However, scheme will be put up for the senate considerationagain.

TABLE ITEM

ITEM 13.17

SUMMERIWINTER COURSES

The Hon'ble members of the Senate ratified the decision taken by the Chairman, Senate

regarding the group size to be formed during summer and winter courses (approximately20 students).

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TABLE ITEM

ITEM 13.18

REMEDIAL COACHING FOR WEAK STUDENTS

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the proposal of remedial coaching for

weak students on the pattern of liT, Delhi and also recommended that the remuneration

to the teachers be also paid as per the liT norms.

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ITEM 13.19

PUNISHMENT FOR TEMPERING WITH THE MARKED ANSWER SHEET-UNFAIRMEANS CASE

.~ The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the punishment for tempering with

marked answer sheet while showing the answer sheets to the students which is asunder:-

a) Any student found guilty of tempering with the marked answer sheets for the

first time when the end semester sheets are shown to the students which is a

measure for enhancing the transparency in the system, his/her allexamination of that semester will be considered null and void and if s/he

repeats the same mistake again then s/he will be expelled from the institute

for six months alongwith cancellation of all the examinations of that semester.

TABLE ITEM

ITEM 13.20.

t\ HONRARIUM FOR DELIVERING EXPERT TALK

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the honorarium for delivering expert talkto the experts as Rs.2000/- per session (session of minimum two hours duration) subjectto maximum of two session per day

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TABLE ITEM

ITEM 13.21

ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT SESSION (JULY-DECEMBER 2008).

The Hon'ble members of the Senate approved the Academic calendar for the nextsession commencing from July 2008 which is available at Annexure-IV page-16.

Meeting ended with the vote of thanks to the Chair. , . t;j'7 ~-..r--

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ANNEXURE-1

REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTEROF SCIENCE (M Sc) - FULL TIME

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Some suggestions

Existing Regulations Proposed RegulationsEach stream of M.Sc. Programme willhave the following components:i) Core coursesii) Elective coursesiii) Project workIn addition, the M.Sc. students may berequired to give one or more seminars asper the requirements of the programme.

Discontinuation from the programme:An M.Sc. Student may be allowed todiscontinue the programme and permittedto take up a' job subject to. the conditionthat he/she has successfully completed allthe core and elective courses, seminarwork, if any. Ii1 that case, helshe can takeup the Project work later on. However,such a student will have to' complete theProject within three years from the date ofadmission to the programme. All suchstudents intending to discontinue theprogramme will have to seek priorpermission of Chairman ACPGA.

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Chairman,Academic Council for PostGraduates Programmes (ACPGP)(mentioned at several places in the M ScRegulations)

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Each stream of M.Sc.. Programme will have thefollowingcomponents:i) Core courses (theory), practical and

seminar/independentstudyii) Elective coursesiii) Project workIn addition, the M.Sc. students may be required togive one or more seminars as per the requirementsof the_j)I'ogramme.

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•Evaluation of Project: The evaluation ofthe project work will be done by threemember evaluation committee (withproject guide as one of the members)nominated by the Head of the Department.For evaluation, each candidate will have tosubmit the project report & make apresentation before the evaluationcommittee.

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•Evaluation of Project: The evaluation of theproject work will be done by an Evaluationcommittee

i. Concerned HODii. The Project Guide(s)iii. External Examiner

The External Examiner shall be paid TAIDA for thepurpose of evaluation of project. Further, he/she­shall be paid the honorarium as per Institute norms :(for B Tech Project evaluation). The External Experr'shall be nominated by the Director, NIT, Jalandharfor which the concerned HOD shall forward a panelcomprising of five experts to Dean, Research andIndustrial Liaison. For evaluation, each candidatewill have to submit the project report and make apresentationbefore the evaluation committee.

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The matter is placed before the Senate for consideration please.:

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REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OFMASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (M TECH) - FULL TIME

Some suggestions

An M.Tech student may be allowed todiscontinue the programme and permittedto take up a job subject to the conditionthat he/she has successfully completed allthe core and elective courses, seminarwork, if any. In that case, he/she can takeup the dissertation work later on.However, such a student will have tocomplete the dissertation within threeyears from the date of admission to theprogramme. All such students intending todiscontinue the programme will have toseek prior permission of ChairmanACPGA.

Proposed RegulationsExisting Regulations3.1 Each stream ofM.Tech programme will

have the following components:Each stream ofM.Tech programme will have thefollowing components:

i) Core courses (theory), practical andseminar/independentstudy

ii) Elective coursesiii) DissertationworkIn addition, the M.Tech students may be required todeliver one/more seminars and undergo industrial!practical training as per the requirements (to bedecided by the Supervisor(s) and HOD concerned).,,,,

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10.7 A candidatewill have the option for theaward of Post Graduate Diploma aftercompletion of all the theory papers andseminar for independent study; provided. further that such a candidate can seekreadmissionwithin a maximum period offive years from the date ofPG Diplomato pursue dissertation work for the awardofM.Tech Degree..Chairman,Academic Council for PostGraduates Programmes (ACPGP)(mentioned at several places in theMTech Regulations)

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The matter is placed before the Senate for considerationplease.

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Ref.No.NIT J/DAPI 31Sub: _Teaching Scheme dB Tech (3rdto 8th Semester)

There are three types of courses introduced in the scheme: DC, DE, & IE

Here DC - standsfor departmentalcore coursesDE - stands for departmental elective coursesIE - stands for institute electives

DC and DE will be given course code as:

BT, CE, eM, CS, sc, IC, IE, ME, rr for Bic-Technology, Civil, Chemical, ComputerScience, Electronics, Instrumentation, Industrial, Mechanical, Textile respectively andnumeric number will be 201 to 220 for 3rd& 4th semester core courses with odd numbersfor 3rdsemester and even number for even semester. Similarly, 301 to 320 and 401 to420 for 3rd& 4thyear courses. DE will be given numbers from 321 onwards for third yearcourses and 421 onwards for 4thyear courses. .

IE courses will be given course code as:

All the courses which have been covered under the category of DC and DE, the sameCode shall be followed even if the course is offered as institute elective.For the courses which have not been covered under DC and DE, separate list may beprovided and courses code will be g"ivenas under:

BT, CE, CH, CM, CS, EC, HM, IC, IE, MA, ME, PH, rr for Bic-Technology, Civil,Chemistry, Chemical, Computer Science, ElectroniCS, Humanities and Management,Instrumentation, Industrial, Mathematics, Mechanical, Physics, Textile respectively andnumeric number will be 01 to n. Af~ ,,;_.-11... ~ t.P,'tI- ~

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;> . R.!J. '" a f\J IT I;JJfifl ~'-0 .3/ (J6 / 0 11Sub: - Faculty Requirement/Distribution.

The distribution of faculty required at the Institute keeping in view the revised norms and afterconsidering 54% increase in intake due to aBC.

1i) Faculty for PG Programmes without aBC enhancement . = 12 (18X 8 x 2 +20 x 3 x 2) =34

ii) Faculty for PG Programmes for aBC enhancement . 1= 14 (13X8x2+.20x3x2) 0.54= 13

1= -(510x4) = 17012

1= 14 (510x 4 x 0.54) =79

= 34+13 = 47= 170+79 = 249=2= 298

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iii) Faculty for UG Programmes without aBC enhancement

iv) Faculty for UG Programmes for aBC enhancements

Total PGTotal UG

Training & placement Center (=01 Professor+Ot Lecture)Total

Sr. Department PG UG Total UG and PGNo. Centre Prof. Asstt.Pr. Lect. Prof. Asstt.Pr. Lect. Prof. Asstt.Pr. Lect. Total1 BT 00 00 00 02 03 07 02 03 07 122 CB 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 .273 CE 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 274 CS 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 275 EC 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 276 IC 02 02 . 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 277 IN 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 278 ME 02 02 00 03 07 13 05 09 13 279 IT 02 02 00 03 .07 13 05 09 13 2710 PH 02 03 00 02 03 07 04 06 07 1711 CH 02 03 00 02 03 07 04 06 07 1712 MA 02 03 00 02 03 09 04 06 09 1913 Mgt. 00 00 00 01 02 04 01 02 04 0714 Hum 00 00 00 01 02 04 01 02 04 0715 T&P 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 03

Total 22 25 00 35 73 143 • 57 98 143 298

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Copy to1. Director - for his kind information.2. All Heads of the Department - for comments please.3. Registrar

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Academic Calendar - Odd Semester (UG, PG and Ph D Courses)- Decem ber 2008

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* B Tech 3, , semesters, all PG and Ph D Programmes registration will be held in respective departments.** Last day of registration with late fee (3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.Il' _-*** Final practical examinations are to be held in the respective classes.