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B.Tech Projects Policy “We are living in a new economy powered by technology, fueled by information and driven by knowledge.” Preamble The old School model of passive learning is no longer sufficient to prepare students for surviving in today’s competitive and hi-tech environment. Solving highly complex problems requires that students have strong conceptual foundation complemented by 21 st Century Skills (critical thinking, creativity, team work, problem solving, time management, information synthesizing and utilizing hi-tech tools etc.). with this combination of skills, students become managers of their own learning process, guided and mentored by a skilled teacher. The aim of B.Tech projects is to promote project based learning in students. 1. Introduction Project Work is a partial requirement for successful completion of a B.Tech Program. These guidelines will Page 1 of 19

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B.Tech Projects Policy

“We are living in a new economy powered by technology, fueled by information and driven by knowledge.”

Preamble

The old School model of passive learning is no longer sufficient to prepare students for

surviving in today’s competitive and hi-tech environment. Solving highly complex

problems requires that students have strong conceptual foundation complemented by

21st Century Skills (critical thinking, creativity, team work, problem solving, time

management, information synthesizing and utilizing hi-tech tools etc.). with this

combination of skills, students become managers of their own learning process, guided

and mentored by a skilled teacher. The aim of B.Tech projects is to promote project

based learning in students.

1. Introduction

Project Work is a partial requirement for successful completion of a B.Tech Program.

These guidelines will facilitate various departments to conduct projects effectively and

uniformly. It is expected that these guidelines will help in overall improvement in

quality of B.Tech projects along with improvement in the evaluation process. B.Tech

projects can be of two types: projects based on implementation of any application

oriented problem which will be more or less experimental in nature, and others will be

based on some innovative/theoretical work. The project work undertaken by the

students of VI and VII semesters shall facilitate the following:

(a) Opportunity for application of technical knowledge gained by students during their

course of study,

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(b) Opportunity for experimenting with new ideas, new designs and innovation

(c) The project work may lead to developing new products, modification of existing

products to improve efficiency and output etc.

(d) Scope for obtaining patents, IPR and publication of research work etc.

(e) To develop technical/scientific writing skills

2. Departmental Project Committees

A committee of three senior faculty including Head of the Department shall be

appointed each academic year to oversee selection, approval, monitoring of projects.

Selection. The committee would strive its best to ensure quality of the projects to

showcase high quality of technical education imparted at the university and further it

should lead to branding of the university. The departmental committees are

responsible for organizing display of the projects at the end of each semester.

3. Project Supervisors

Each project activity must be supervised by a faculty member of the

department/school. These faculty members are termed as Supervisors. The role of the

supervisor is given below:

(1) To continuously monitor the progress of the project groups. In case it is found

that progress is unsatisfactory it should be reported to their HoD for necessary

action.

(2) The supervisor should continuously guide their project group students and help to

solve their problems.

(3) The supervisor should ensure that the Project Report is prepared and submitted

in the desired format.

4. Formation of Project Groups

Each B.Tech project may be carried out by a group of students of that

department/school. In order to ensure participation of each student, the group size

may range from 3 to 8 Students (depending on the size). Formation of project groups Page 2 of 14

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may be done such that each group has representation of students with varying

academic merit from best to average.

5. Allotment and Final Approval of Projects:

After forming a group, the students will approach a faculty of the department to discuss

their project proposal. Once the group of students and the faculty agree upon a project,

the project proposal shall be submitted to the HoD within 15 days of commencement

of classes of semester in which Project Stage I is prescribed.

The HoD will arrange a presentation of the project proposal before the Departmental

Project Committee (DPC). The DPC after going through the technicalities and

feasibility (both time and cost constraints) may accept the proposal/ may suggest

changes or may reject the proposal. Approval of DPC is mandatory.

6. Financial Assistance for projects

A number of financial assistance schemes by Department of Science and Technology,

Government of Rajasthan is available. In the past, students of Gyan Vihar University

have availed funding for their projects. In order to complete the projects successfully

on time, the project supervisors may approach Government agencies and other agencies

which promote and support innovation for financial assistance and the university will

encourage and support all such endeavours.

7. Conduct and Evaluation Procedure

To ensure proper conduction and achievement of high standard of projects, progress of

each project may be monitored on continuous basis. In order to do so, each project

group may be required to give minimum 3 presentations in each semester on the

following occasions:

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(1) Project Stage I (Continuous Internal Evaluation)

(a) First presentation:- The first presentation may be purely synopsis based to be

made before the committee consisting of supervisor(s) and HoD of the department

within one month of the commencement of classes of the semester in which it is

prescribed. In the presentation the students may be required to show a brief power

point presentation describing the Aim/Objective of the project, the methodology

to be used, the PERT chart and the reference in 10-15 slides.

The project may be considered to be approved only if it is passed in this

presentation. If the presentation is not up to the mark either the committee may

ask the students to modify the project slightly within a weak or change the project.

In case the project is approved, marks may be awarded in following manner:

S.No. Criteria Percentage

Weightage

1. Aim/Objective 5

2. Methodology 5

3. PERT chart 5

4. References 5

Total 20

(b) Second Presentation: - The second presentation may be planned by the

committee after about 45 days from the first presentation/approval of the project

of the students. The presentation may review the progress of the students and

clearly state agenda for the future work month in their presentation. In this

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presentation the committee may mark each student/group based on following

scheme:

S.No. Criteria Percentage

Weightage

1. Project content 5

2. Presentation

made

5

3. Project progress 5

4. Queries

answered

5

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(c) Consolidation of Continuous Internal Evaluation Awards:- Just after second

presentation the award of Continuous Internal Evaluation may be finalized by

the Supervisor in consultation with their HoD in the following manner:

S.No. Criteria Percentage

Weightage

1. First Presentation 20

2. Second

Presentation

20

3. Regularity/Weekly

Progress

10

4. Attendance 10

Total 60

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(d) End Semester Examination (Final Presentation):- Each group may be required

to make a project report showing the complete six month progress of the project.

This report may be brief (Spiral bound) and should contain the detailed

methodology/algorithms adopted/studied during the entire semester and should

clearly State the agenda for the next semester (by means of PERT Chart).This

report may be signed by the supervisor and should be submitted to the

department/school at least three days before the final presentation. The groups

are required to make a power point presentation before the Exam Committee

in not more than 15-20 slides . The final exam committee may mark each

student/group in the following manner:

S.No. Criteria Percentage

Weightage

1. Project

Presentation

together with

achievements

30

2. Viva Voce 10

Total 40

(2) Project Stage-II

In the next semester again there may be three presentations by the project

groups to be announced by the HoD. First two presentations may be internal

presentation and third presentation may be Final External Presentation. Each

project group has to prepare the Project Report (Hard Bound) and to submit it

to the department duly certified by the Supervisor at least one week

before the final external presentation. This report has to be prepared based on

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the format enclosed in Appendix ‘A’. The project groups may be evaluated in

the same manner as they were evaluated during Project Stage-I.

6. Examination Committees:

(1) The Continuous Internal Evaluation (60% Component) of project Stage I and

II may be assessed by the concerned supervisors in consultation with their HoD

on the basis of first and second internal presentations during each semester and

their regularity/weekly progress and attendance record.

(2) The End Semester Examination based on third/final presentation may be

conducted by a committee consisting of the following officers:

(a) VP/ Head of the Department Head Examiner

(b) External Faculty Member or Senior Internal Faculty Member of the relevant field to be appointed by the President/Dean

Examiner No.1

(c) The Concerned Supervisor Examiner No.2

Further, this policy document on B.Tech projects may be integrated with the university’s QTPC for effective implementation.

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Appendix-2

FORMAT FOR

B.Tech. PROJECT REPORTS

SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERSITY

JAIPUR

2014

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FORMAT OF COVER PAGE (HARD Bound)

TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT

Submitted by

Department of…………….................................

Name of School

SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERSITY

JAIPUR

Month, Year

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S.No. Name of Students Enrolment No.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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(Example of Title Page)

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

Prepared by

Submitted to the

Department of <Department's Name>

in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of

Bachelor of Technology

in

<Discipline>

<School Name>

SURESH GYAN VIHAR UNIVERSITY

JAIPUR

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S.No. Name of Students Enrolment No.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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<Month, Year>

(Example of Certificate)

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Project Report entitled ………………………….which is submitted

by………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

.. in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of B. Tech. degree in department

of……………………………………………………..is a record of the candidate(s) own work carried out

by him / them under my/our supervision. The matter embodied in this thesis is original and has not been

submitted for the award of any other degree.

Signature

Name of Supervisor

Designation

Date

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(Example of Declaration)

DECLARATION

I/We hereby declare that this submission is my/our own work and that, to the best of my/our knowledge and belief, it

contains no material previously published or written by another person nor material which to a substantial extent

has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher

learning, except where due acknowledgment has been made in the text.

Signature Signature

Name Name

Enrolment No. Enrolment No.

Date Date

Signature Signature

Name Name

Enrolment No. Enrolment No.

Date Date

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(Example of Acknowledgement)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It gives us a great sense of pleasure to present the report of the B. Tech Project undertaken during B. Tech. Final Year. We owe special debt of gratitude to ………………………………………………………for his constant support and guidance throughout the (Name of Supervisor) course of our work. His sincerity, thoroughness and perseverance have been a constant source of inspiration for us. It is only his cognizant efforts that our endeavors have seen light of the day.

We also take the opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of ………………………………………………… Head, Department (Name of HOD) of ……………………………………………. for his full support and assistance during the development of the project.

We also do not like to miss the opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of all faculty members of the department for their

kind assistance and cooperation during the development of our project. Last but not the least, we acknowledge our friends for

their contribution in the completion of the project.

Signature Signature

Name Name

Enrolment No. Enrolment No.

Date Date

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Signature Signature

Name Name

Enrolment No. Enrolment No.

Date Date

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