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Course Code: 1021
L - SCHEME
DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU
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DIPLOMA COURSES IN ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY
(SEMESTER SYSTEM)
(Implemented from 2011- 2012)
L – SCHEME
R E G U L A T I O N S*
* Applicable to the Diploma Courses other than Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering
Technology and the Diploma Courses offered through MGR Film Institute, Chennai.
1. Description of the Course:
a. Full Time(3 years)
The Course for the Full Time Diploma in Engineering shall extend over a period of three academic
years, consisting of 6semesters* andthe FirstYear is commonto all Engineering Branches.
b. Sandwich(3½ years)
The Course for the Sandwich Diploma in Engineering shall extend over a period of three and half
academic years, consisting of 7 semesters* and the First Year is common to all Engineering
Branches. The subjects of three years full time diploma course being regrouped for academic
convenience.
During 4th and/or during 7th semester the students undergo industrial training for six months/ one
year. Industrial training examination will be conducted after completion of every 6 months of
industrial training
c. Part Time(4years)
The course for the Part Time Diploma in Engineering shall extend over a period of 4 academic
years containing of 8 semesters*, the subjects of 3 year full time diploma courses being
regroupedfor academicconvenience.
* Each Semester will have 16 weeks duration of studywith 35 hrs. /Weekfor Regular
Diploma Course and 18 hrs. /Weekfor Part-TimeDiploma Course.
The Curriculum for all the 6 Semesters of Diploma courses (Engineering & Special Diploma
Courses viz. Textile Technology, Leather Technology, Printing Technology, Chemical Technology
etc.) have beenrevised and revised curriculum isapplicablefor thecandidates admittedfrom 2011
– 2012 academic year onwards.
2. Conditionfor Admission:
Conditionfor admissionto theDiploma coursesshall be requiredtohave passed in
TheS.S.L.C Examination of theBoardof SecondaryEducation, Tamilnadu.
(Or)
TheAngloIndian High School Examination with eligibilityfor Higher SecondaryCourse in
Tamilnadu
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(Or)
The Matriculation Examination of Tamil Nadu.
(Or)
Anyother Examinationsrecognized as equivalent totheabove bythe Board of
SecondaryEducation,Tamilnadu.
Note: Inaddition, at thetimeof admission thecandidate will have to satisfycertainminimum
requirements, which maybe prescribedfrom timetotime.
3. Admission toSecond year (Lateral Entry):
A pass in HSC ( Academic )# or ( Vocational ) courses mentioned in the Higher Secondary
Schools in Tamilnadu affiliated to the Tamilnadu Higher Secondary Board with eligibility for
university Courses of study or equivalent examination, & Should have studied the following
subjects
H.ScAcademic H.ScVocational
Sl.
Courses SubjectsStudied
No SubjectsStudied
Relatedsubjects Vocationalsubjects
1. Allthe Maths,Physics&Chemistry Maths/Physics/ RelatedVocational
Regularand Chemistry SubjectsTheory&
Sandwich Practical
Diploma
Courses
2. Diploma English&Accountancy English& Accountancy&
Coursein Accountancy, Auditing,
English&
ModernOffice
ElementsofEconomics English&Elementsof Banking,
Practice
Economics,
English& BusinessManagement,
ElementsofCommerce English&
Co-operative
Management
Management,
Principles
&Techniques, InternationalTrade,
English&Typewriting Marketing&
Salesmanship,
Insurance&
MaterialManagement,
OfficeSecretaryship.
#SubjecttotheapprovaloftheAICTE
For the Diploma Coursesrelatedwith Engineering/Technology, therelated/ equivalent subjects
prescribedalong with Practicals mayalsobetakenfor arriving the eligibility.
Branch will be allotted according tomerit throughcounseling bytherespective Principal as per
communalreservation.
For admission totheTextile Technology, Leather Technology, PrintingTechnology, Chemical
Technologyand ModernOffice Practice Diplomacoursesthecandidatesstudied therelated subjects
will be givenfirst preference.
Candidateswho havestudied CommerceSubjects are not eligible for Engineering Diploma Courses.
4. Age Limit:No Age limit.
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5. Eligibilityfor the Award of Diploma:
No candidate shall be eligible for the Diploma unless he/she has undergone the prescribed course
of study for a period of not less than 3 academic years in any institution affiliated to the State
Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamilnadu, when joined in First Year and two years if
joined under Lateral Entryscheme inthesecondyear and passedtheprescribed examination.
Theminimum andmaximum periodfor completion of Diploma Courses are asgiven
Below:
Minimum
DiplomaCourse MaximumPeriod
Period
FullTime 3Years 6Years
FullTime(LateralEntry) 2Years 5Years
Sandwich 3½Years 6½Years
PartTime 4Years 7Years
6. Subjects of Studyand Curriculum outline:
The subjects of studyshall be in accordance with the syllabus prescribed from time totime, both in
theoryand practical subjects.Thecurriculum outline isgiven in Annexure - I
7. Examinations:
Board Examinations in all subjects of all the semesters under the scheme of examinations will be
conducted at theend of each semester.
The internal assessment marks for all the subjects will be awarded on the basis of continuous
internal assessment earned during the semester concerned. For each subject 25 marks are
allottedfor internal assessment and 75marksareallottedfor Board Examination.
8. ContinuousInternal Assessment:
A. For TheorySubjects:
TheInternal Assessment marksfor atotal of 25marks, which areto bedistributed asfollows:
i) Subject Attendance 5 Marks
(Award of marksfor subject attendance toeachsubject Theory/Practicalwill
be as per therangegiven below)
80% - 83% 1 Mark
84% - 87% 2 Marks
88% - 91% 3 Marks
92% - 95% 4 Marks
96% - 100% 5 Marks
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ii)Test 10Marks
2Testseachof 2 hoursdurationfor atotalof 50marksareto
be conducted. Out of which thebest onewill be takenandthe
05 marks
marksto bereducedto:
TheTest –III istobetheModel test covering allthefive units
and themarksso obtained will be reducedto: 05 marks
Total 10 marks
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WHEN TO
TEST UNITS MARKS DURATION
CONDUCT
Test End of 6th
Unit –I &II 50 2 Hrs
I week
Test End of 12th
Unit –III &IV 50 2 Hrs
II week
Model Examination - Compulsory
Test End of 16th
Covering all the5 Units. 75 3 Hrs
III week
(Board Examinations-question paper-pattern).
#-FromtheAcademicyear2011-2012onwards.
QuestionPaperPatternforthePeriodicalTest:(Test-I&Test-II)
14QuestionsX1mark …… 14marks
6QuestionsX6marks …… 36marks
(OR) 3QuestionsX12marks -----------
Total 50marks
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iii) Assignment 10Marks
For each subject Three Assignments are to be given each for 20 marks and the average marks
scoredshould bereducedfor 10marks
All Test Papers and Assignment notebooks after getting the signature with date from the students
must be kept in the safe custody in the Department for verification and audit. It should be
preservedfor 2 Semesters and producedto theflying squad and the inspection team at thetimeof
inspection/verification.
B. ForPracticalSubjects:
The Internal Assessment mark for a total of 25marks which are to be distributed as
follows:-
a) Attendance : 5 Marks(Awardofmarkssame
astheorysubjects)
b) Procedure/observationandtabulation/
OtherPracticalrelatedWork : 10 Marks
c) Recordwriting : 10 Marks
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TOTAL : 25 Marks
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All the Experiments/Exercises indicated in the syllabus should be completed and the same to
be given for final Boardexaminations.
The Record for every completed exercise should be submitted in the subsequent Practical
classes andmarksshould be awardedfor 20foreach exercise asper theabove allocation.
At the end of the Semester, the average marks of all the exercises should be calculated for 20
marks and the marks awarded for attendance is to be added to arrive at the internal
assessment mark for Practical. (20+5=25marks)
The students have to submit the dulysigned bonafide record note book/file during the Practical
Board Examinations.
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All the marks awarded for assignments, Tests and attendance should be entered in the
Personal Log Book of the staff, who is handling the subject. This is applicable to both Theory
and Practical subjects.
9. Communicationand Life SkillsPractical:
The Communication and Life Skills Practical with more emphasis is being introduced in IV
Semester for Circuit Branches and inV Semester for other branchesof Engineering.
Much Stress isgiven on:
Monodic Communication
Dyadic Communication
Professional Communication
Pronunciation
Writing Resumes
InterviewTechniques
Internal Assessment Mark ….. 25 Marks
10. Project Work:
The students of all the Diploma Courses (except Diploma in Modern Office Practice) have to do
a Project Work as part of the Curriculum and in partial fulfillment for the award of Diploma by the
State Board of Technical Education and Training, Tamilnadu. In order to encourage students to
do worthwhile and innovative projects, every year prizes are awarded for the best three projects
i.e. institution wise, region wise and state wise. The Project work must be reviewed twice in
the same semester.
a) Internal assessmentmark for Project Work &Viva Voce:
Project ReviewI … 10 marks
Project ReviewII … 10 marks
Attendance … 05 marks (Award of markssame astheory
Subject pattern)
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Total … 25 marks
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Proper record to be maintained for the two Project Reviews, and It should be preserved for 2
Semesters and produced to the flying squad and the inspection team at the time of
inspection/verification.
b) Allocation of Marksfor Project Work& Viva Voce in Board Examinations:
Viva Voce … 25 marks
Demonstration/Presentation … 20marks
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Total … 45marks
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c) Written Test Mark(from 3topicsfor 1 hour duration):
i) Entrepreneurship 5questionsX 2marks = 10 marks
ii)Environment Management 5questionsX 2marks = 10 marks
iii)Disaster Management 5questionsX 2marks = 10marks
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30marks
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$ - Selection of Questions should befromQuestionBank, bytheExternal Examiner.
No choice needbegiven tothecandidates.
ProjectWork & Viva Voce in Board
-- 45 Marks
Examination
WrittenTest Mark (from3 topicsfor 1hour
-- 30 Marks
duration)
-- 75 Marks
TOTAL
A neatly prepared PROJECT REPORT as per the format has to be submitted by individual
student duringtheProject Work &Viva VoceBoard examination.
11. Scheme of Examinations:
TheSchemeof examinationsfor subjects isgiven in Annexure - II.
12. Criteriafor Pass:
1. No candidate shall be eligible for the award of Diploma unless he/she has undergone the
prescribed course of study successfully in an institution approved by AICTE and affiliated to
the State Board of Technical Education & Training, Tamil Nadu and pass all the subjects
prescribedin thecurriculum.
2. A candidate shall be declared to have passed the examination in a subject if he/she secures
not less than 40% in theory subjects and 50% in practical subjects out of the total prescribed
maximum marks including both the Internal Assessment and the Board Examinations marks
put together, subject to the condition that he/she secures at least a minimum of 30 marks out
of 75 marks in the Board Theory Examinations and a minimum of 35 marks out of 75 marks in
the BoardPractical Examinations.
13. Classificationof successful candidates:
Classification of candidates who passed out the final examinations from April 2014 onwards
(Joined infirst year in 2011-2012) will be done asspecified below.
First ClasswithDistinction:
A candidate will be declared to have passed in First Class with Distinction if he/she
secures not less than 75% of the aggregate marks in all semesters put together except I and II
semesters and passes all the above semesters in the first appearance itself and completes all
subjects including that of I & II semesters within the stipulated period of study 3/ 3½/ 4 years (Full
Time/Sandwich/Part Time) without anybreak in study.
First Class:
A candidate will be declared to have passed in First Class if he/she secures not less than 60%
of the aggregate marks in all semesters put together except I & II semesters and completes all
subjects including that of the I & II semesters within the stipulated period of study 3/ 3½ / 4 years
(Full Time/Sandwich/Part Time) without anybreak in study.
Second Class:
All other successful candidates will be declared tohave passed in Second Class.
The above mentioned classifications are also applicable for the Sandwich / Part-Time students
who passed out Final Examination from October 2014 /April 2015 onwards (both joined in First
Year in 2011-2012)
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14. Duration of aperiodin theClassTime Table:
The duration of each period of instruction is1 hour and the total period of instruction hours
excluding interval and Lunch break in a day should be uniformly maintained as 7 hours
corresponding to7 periods of instruction(Theory& Practical).
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Chairperson
Thiru.Ramesh Chand Meena, I.A.S
CommissionerofTechnicalEducation
DirectorateofTechnicalEducation
Chennai-600025
Co-ordinator Convener
B.Nandagopal, Principal, R.Sornakumar, Principal
Murugappa Polytechnic College, Govt. Polytechnic College,
Avadi, Chennai – 62 Thiruvannamalai – 606705
Members
1. ThiruD.S.JanardhananVicePresident–ProductEngg.
RaneTRW SteeringSystemsLtd.,
2. ThiruC.Karuppannan,PricipalI/c
CITSandwichPolytechnicCollege,Coimbatore
3.ThiruE,Sundaramoorthy,Principal
SwamyAbedhanandaPolytechnicCollege,Thellar.
4.ThiruM.Sugumaran,WorkshopSupdt.,
RamakrishnaMissionPolytechnicCollege,Mylapore.
5.ThiruN.Thirunavukkarasu,Lecturer
CentralPolytechnicCollege,Tharamani,Chennai.
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