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Revised Scheme and Syllabus And Syllabus for Combined I & II Sem
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Conditions for Admissions
Candidates for admission to the B.Tech. degree course shall be required to have passed the Higher Secondary
Examination of State Board of Kerala or 12th Standard V.H.S.E., C.B.S.E., I.C.S.E. or examinations
recognized equivalent by any Universities of Kerala thereto with mathematics, physics and chemistry as
optional subjects, with 50% marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
put together. Candidates belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe need only a pass in the qualifying
examination.
Candidates have to qualify the State Level Entrance examination conducted by the Commissioner of
Entrance Examinations or State level/National level Entrance Examination approved by the Government of
Kerala as equivalent. They shall also satisfy the conditions regarding age and physical fitness as prescribed
by the Mahatma Gandhi University
Criteria for selection and method of admission to merit/management seats for Engineering degree
courses conducted by Government/Aided/Self-financing colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University
shall be governed by the rules/regulations framed by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations or other
competent authority appointed by the Government of Kerala, in consultation with the University and without
contravening with the stipulation of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). In all matters
related to selection and admission, the decisions of the University shall be final. The students admitted by
affiliated colleges violating the above regulations will not be eligible for registration to University
Examinations and contravention of the regulations shall lead to withdrawal/suspension of affiliation.
Admission to Diploma Holders
A candidate who has a diploma in engineering awarded by the State Board of Technical Examination or
an examination recognized equivalent by the State Board of Technical Education after undergoing regular
course of 3 years in an institute approved by AICTE, securing a cumulative minimum of 50% marks in the
second and third years diploma examination shall be eligible to be admitted to the first year B.Tech.
programme of the Mahatma Gandhi University (hereafter, the University, unless otherwise specified) if
he/she has qualified the entrance examination conducted by the Commissioner of Entrance Examinations or
State level/National level Entrance Examination approved by the Government of Kerala as equivalent.
Diploma holders with 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST) are also eligible for admission to the 3rd
semester (regular full-time batch) engineering degree course (B.Tech.) under the lateral entry scheme
provided they qualify the Entrance Examination conducted for the lateral entry scheme by the state
Government. These students are not required to study any deficiency papers of the combined first and second
semesters. Admission of all candidates under the lateral entry scheme shall be completed latest by
commencement of 3rd semester classes.
Subjects of Study
The subjects of study, both theory and practical, shall be in accordance with the prescribed scheme
and syllabi of each branch of study.
Duration of the Course
The course for the B.Tech degree shall extend over a period of four academic years comprising of
eight semesters. The first and second semesters shall be combined; the scheme and syllabi for combined first
and second semesters (S1&S2) will be common for all branches of study. The maximum duration permissible
for taking the B.Tech. Degree is fixed as 8 years. For lateral entry students maximum duration permissible
for taking the B.Tech. Degree is fixed as 7 years.
Classes of combined first and second semesters shall be started latest by 1st August in all affiliated
engineering colleges of Mahatma Gandhi University; however admission to first year shall be completed by
31st August.
The minimum number of working days in combined first and second semesters shall be 150 days. In
3rd to 8th semesters, there shall be minimum 90 working days.