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Student Handbook 2 • 2018-19

PREAMBLE

The Handbook (Student's Information Booklet) for Students, printed in two volumes contain General

Information Respectively about Nirma University and detailed information about Institute of Architecture

& Planning Programme.

Handbook Volume-I contains the general information about the Nirma University and general

administration brief about Institute of Architecture & Planning. It contains information about general

rules to be followed by the students on campus. It gives information about The general facilities and

support available for the students on campus. It gives insight about the discipline and conduct rules of

the University.

Handbook Volume-II (Student's Information Booklet) contains academic information about the Institute,

which includes the Academic Rules and Regulations regarding academic requirements and academic

conduct of the students at the University including different policies and forms. Besides, it includes

important information on registration, grading system, academic standards, attendance norms, discipline

and the like.

It is prime responsibility of the students to get familiar (themselves) with the rules and regulations of the

Institute and the University.

The students shall abide by these rules and shall, at all times, conduct in a manner so as to bring credit to

the University and enhance its prestige in the society.

The University / Institute reserves the right to amend the rules and regulations mentioned in the

Handbook without any prior notice. The decision of the University shall be final on all matters. For any

clarification, the Student Section may be contacted.

This Handbook (Student's Information Booklet) is for the purpose of providing information to the

students about the University and its programmes and is not a Regulation book of the University. Hence,

no claim can be made based on the information given in the book.

Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University 01

Prof. Utpal Sharma

Director

Prof. Vibha Gajjar

Academic Coordinator

INDEX


Sr. No. CONTENTS Page No.

Preamble 01

1.0 B.Arch. Program 03

1.1 Program structure 03

1.2 Teaching learning process 16

1.3 Academic regulations 18

1.4 Academic calendar 32

1.5 Eligibility for admission 34

2.0 B.Plan. Program 35

2.1 Program structure 35

2.2 Teaching learning process 41

2.3 Academic regulations 43

2.4 Academic calendar 55

2.5 Eligibility for admission 57

ANNEXURE

I Rules & Regulations undertaking 58

I A Undertaking for granting of term 59

I B Undertaking for cancellation of admission 60

II Attendance Policy 61

III Rules for Preventing Plagiarism 63


1.1 Program structure

1.1.1 Bachelor of Architecture - Course Structure (C.B.C.S.)

Duration of the Programme : 5 Years

Number of Semesters : 10 semesters

Professional Office Training : 16/18 Weeks

1.1.2. (a) Teaching and Examination Scheme



1.0 B.ARCH. PROGRAMME

SEMESTER I

Course

CodeName of the Course

Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week

T P C SEE SEE CE LPWL

Credit Component WeightageHours

Scheme of Examination

L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Practical, C: Credit

CE: Continuous Evaluation, LPW: Lab/Project/Studio Work, SEE: Semester End Examination

Supplementary Courses:

1. Yoga

2AR151 Basic Design - I - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR152 Architectural Design Studio - I - - 9 6 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR153 History & Theory - I 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR154 Building Construction &

Technology - I 1 - 3 3 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR155 Structure -I - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR156 Architectural Representation

Technique - I - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR157 Architectural Graphic Skill - I - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR158 Communication Skill - I - - 1.5 1 - - - 1

ELECTIVE COURSES

No Elective will be offered in this semester

SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES from University

2ARS13 Yoga - - 1 - - - - 1

Total 2 - 28 20



SEMESTER II

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week






* Course will be conducted as block course

Supplementary Courses:

1. Social Work

CORE COURSES

2AR251 Basic Design - II - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR252 Architectural

Design Studio - II - - 9 6 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR253 History & Theory - II 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2


Technology - II 3 - 3 5 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR255 Structure - II - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR256 Architectural Representation

Technique - II - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR257 Architectural Graphic Skill - II - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR258 Communication Skill - II - - 1.5 1 - - - 1

2AR259* Related Study Programme –I * - - - 3* - - - 1

ELECTIVE COURSES


SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES from University

2ARS13 Social Work - - 2 - - - - 1

Total 4 - 29 25



SEMESTER III

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week






Institute Elective Courses:

1. Leather craft

2. Pottery

3. Claywork/ Terracotta/ Ceramic

4. Paper craft (Origami/

Corrugation)

5. Textile/ Tie and Dye/ Zari

6. Furniture design

7. Performing Arts

8. Energy conscious Architecture

9. Graphic Signage

10. Movie making

11. Collages and Montages

12. aLandscape Design –

An Introduction

13. Methods of Interaction

14. Foreign Language

15. Introduction to Housing

16. Introduction to Economics

17. Earthquake resistant buildings

18. Sociology

19. Building Economics

20. Photography

University Elective Courses:

1. University Elective - 1

CORE COURSES

2AR352 Architectural Design Studio - III - - 9 6 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR353 History & Theory -III 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2


Technology - III 3 - 3 5 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR355 Structure - III 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR357 Architectural Graphic Skill - III - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR358 Environmental Science &

Services - I 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR359* Related Study Programme - II* - - - 3* - - - 1

ELECTIVE COURSES

Yet to be

decided EL - - 3 2 - - - -

Yet to be

decided University Elective 3 - - 3 - - - -

Total 9 - 22.5 27



SEMESTER IV

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week







1. Metal craft

2. Casting/ Moulding (Pop, Metal,

resin, fiber)

3. Print (Lithography/ Linography/

Woodcut/ Metal print)

4. Traditional arts and crafts

5. Colour in Architecture

6. Green Building Design

7. Building Energy Modelling and

simulatio

8. Methods of Architectural

documentation

9. Stage and set design

10. Caricature

11. Art Appreciatio

12. Creative writing

13. Film Appreciation

14. Journalism – An Introduction

15. Programming language –

Fundamentals

16. Web/ Journal page design

17. Temporary structures

18. Bamboo construction

19. Disaster management

20. Bio-mimicry

21. Behavoiural sciences

22. MS Office

University Elective Courses:

1. University Elective - 2


CORE COURSES

2AR452 Architectural Design Studio - IV - - 9 6 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR453 History & Theory - IV 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2


Technology - IV 2 - 3 4 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR455 Structure - IV 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR457 Architectural Graphic Skill - IV - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4


Services - II 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR460 Surveying and Leveling 2 - - 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR459* RSP-III* - - - 3* - - - 1

ELECTIVE COURSES

Yet to be

decided EL (Institute) - - 3 2 - - - -

Yet to be

decided EL (institute) - - 3 2

Total 7 - 25.5 27



SEMESTER V

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week







1. Leather craft

2. Pottery



Corrugation)


6. Furniture design

7. Performing Arts


9. Graphic Signage

10. Movie making


12. Landscape Design – An

Introduction






18. Sociology


20. Photography


CORE COURSES

2AR552 Architectural Design Studio - V - - 12 8 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR553 History & Theory - V 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2


Technology - V 1 - 3 3 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR557 Building Information Modeling - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4


Services - III 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

ELECTIVE COURSES

Yet to be

decided EL 3* 2*

Yet to be

decided EL 3* 2*

Yet to be

decided EL 3* 2*

Total 3 - 30 23



SEMESTER VI

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week







1. Metal craft

2. Casting/ Moulding (Pop,

Metal, resin, fiber)

3. Print (Lithography/

Linography/ Woodcut/ Metal

print)

4. Traditional arts and crafts

5. Colour in Architecture

6. Green Building Design

7. Building Energy Modelling and

simulation

8. Methods of Architectural

documentation

9. Stage and set design

10. Caricature

11. Art Appreciation

12. Creative writing

13. Film Appreciation

14. Journalism – An Introduction

15. Programming language –

Fundamentals

16. Web/ Journal page design

17. Temporary structures

18. Bamboo construction

19. Disaster management

20. Bio-mimicry

21. Behavoiural sciences

22. MS Office


CORE COURSES

2AR652 Architectural Design Studio - VI - - 15 10 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR653 History & Theory - VI 1 - 1.5 2 3 0.4 0.4 0.2


Technology - VI 1 - 3 3 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR656 Building Regulations 1 - - 1 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR659* RSP-IV* - - - 3

ELECTIVE COURSES

Yet to be

decided EL - - 3 2 - - - -

Yet to be

decided EL - - 3 2 - - - -

Yet to be

decided EL - - 3 2 - - - -

Total 3 - 28.5 25



SEMESTER VII

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week







1. Leather craft

2. Pottery



Corrugation)


6. Furniture design

7. Performing Arts


9. Graphic Signage

10. Movie making


12. Landscape Design – An

Introduction






18. Sociology


20. Photography

CORE COURSES

2AR752 Urban context studio - - 12 8 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR733 Research Seminar 2 - 1.5 3 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR754 Introduction to Urban Planning 1 - 3 3 3 0.4 0.4 0.2

2AR759 Related Study Programme (RSP) - - - 2 - - - 1

ELECTIVE COURSES

Yet to be

decided EL 2 - 1.5 3 - - 0.6 0.4

Yet to be

decided EL 2 - 1.5 3 - - 0.6 0.4

Yet to be

decided EL - - 3 3 - - 0.6 0.4

Total 3 - 30 25 - - 0.6 0.4



SEMESTER VIII

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week






CORE COURSES

2AR852 Professional Training - - - 24 - - - -

ELECTIVE COURSES


Total - - - 24 - - - -



SEMESTER IX

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week






Code Elective

2ARET31 Heritage Conservation

2ARET32 Environmental planning

2ARET33 Real Estate

2ARET34 Valuation

2ARET35 Retrofitting of Buildings

2ARET36 Conservation Techniques

2ARET37 Intelligent Buildings

2ARET38 Architectural Journalism

2ARET39 Site & Project management

2ARET40 Architectural criticism

2ARET41 Ecology and Bio diversity

2ARET42 Mass media studies

Code Elective

2AREW31 Alternative construction techniques

2AREW32 Reuse of building material

2AREW33 Barrier free design

2AREW34 Advanced computer application in

Design

2AREW35 Introduction to GIS

2AREW36 Programming language

2AREW37 Design with Ferro-cement

2AREW38 Lightweight Structure

CORE COURSES

2AR952 Architectural Design Studio - IX - - 18 12 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR953 Research Proposal - - 6 4 - - 0.6 0.4

ELECTIVE COURSES

2ARE# EL (Institute) - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

2ARE# EL (institute) - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

Total - - 30 20




SEMESTER X

Course


Teaching Scheme

Hours/ Week






Code Elective

2ARET31 Heritage Conservation

2ARET32 Environmental planning

2ARET33 Real Estate

2ARET34 Valuation

2ARET35 Retrofitting of Buildings

2ARET36 Conservation Techniques

2ARET37 Intelligent Buildings

2ARET38 Architectural Journalism

2ARET39 Site & Project management

2ARET40 Architectural criticism

2ARET41 Ecology and Bio diversity

2ARET42 Mass media studies

Code Elective

2AREW31 Alternative construction techniques

2AREW32 Reuse of building material

2AREW33 Barrier free design

2AREW34 Advanced computer application in

Design

2AREW35 Introduction to GIS

2AREW36 Programming language

2AREW37 Design with Ferro-cement

2AREW38 Lightweight Structure

CORE COURSES

2AR1052 Research Thesis - - 24 16 - - 0.6 0.4

2AR1053 Professional Practice - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

ELECTIVE COURSES

2ARE# EL (Institute) - - 3 2 - - 0.6 0.4

Total - - 30 20




• Indian Economy

• Introduction to Strategic Management

• Fundamentals of International Business

• Biotechnology and Law

• Information Technology Law and Cyber Law

• Air and Space Law

• Maritime Law

• Nanotechnology and Law

• Health and Nutrition

• Green Chemistry

• Technical Writing

• Critical and Creative Thinking

• Information and Communication Technology

• Applied Literature

• Nanotechnology and Law

• Health and Law

• Forensic Science and Law

• Energy and Law

• Cyber Law

• Patent Law

• Cosmetic Technology

• Drug Law

• Cyber Security

• Mobile Application Development

• Data Analytics

• Introduction to Renewable Energy Sources

• Environmental Conservation for

Sustainable Development

1.1.2. (b) List of University Electives:



1.1.2. (c)

Semester III, IV, V and VI

List of Institute Electives:

No. Theory based elective

1 Introduction to Economics

2 Introduction to Housing

3 Landscape Design

4 Traditional Arts and Craft

5 Color Theory

6 Art Appreciation

7 Creative writing

8 Critical writing/ Thinking

9 Film Appreciation

10 Behavioral Science

11 Sociology

12 Communication Skills

13 MS Office

14 Bio-mimicry

15 Building Economics

16 Building simulation (Green building)

17 Disaster management

18 Design with light

19 Journalism

20 Stage and set design

21 Green Building

22 Energy conscious architecture

23 Local material technology

24 Foreign language

25 Programing language

No. Workshop based elective

1 Pottery

2 Clay work/ Terracotta/ Ceramic

3 POP mounding

4 Paper craft (origami/ corrugated)

5 Textile/ Tie and Dye/ Zari

6 Print/ Lithography/ Lino-cut

7 Graphic signage

8 Color workshop

9 Music/ Drama/ Dance

10 Caricature

11 Methods of documentation

12 Art appreciation

13 Photography

14 Collage and photomontage

15 Web/ Journal page design

16 Visual representation

17 3D scanning and printing

18 Earthquake resistance building

19 Temporary building

20 Bamboo construction

21 Bio-mimicry

22 Theater Studies

23 Leather craft

24 Metal craft

25 Toy workshop

26 Heritage studies



No. Workshop based elective

1 Leather craft

2 Metal craft

3 Furniture design

4 Barrier free design

5 Product design

6 Photography

7 Web, Journal page design

8 Advanced computer application

9 3D scanning and printing

10 Alternative construction technique

11 Construction project management/ PERT

12 Intelligent building

13 Retrofitting

14 Site management

15 Conservation Technique

16 Lightweight Structure

17 Non-conventional building technology

18 Reuse of building material

19 Design with Ferro-cement

20 Bio-mimicry

21 Disaster management

22 Rainwater harvesting

23 Waste water management

24 Heritage crafts

25 Mass media studies

No. Theory based elective

1 Architectural Journalism

2 Architectural criticism

3 Heritage conservation

4 Urban study: Reading a city

5 Design of Services

6 Valuation

7 Real Estate management

8 Urban design

9 Landscape design

10 Sustainable architecture

11 Heritage and conservation

12 Environmental planning

13 Urban and regional planning

14 Ecology and Bio diversity

15 Foreign language

16 Programming language

17 GIS

18 Architectural Journalism

19 Vernacular architecture & Settlement

20 Entrepreneurship

Semester VIII, IX and X

The Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University believes in the motto of “Build to Learn and

Learn to Build”. The institute focuses on promoting development of human resources in an

environmentally sustainable manner. Consultancy and Research will allow the students and faculty to

work on live projects, which will give cutting edge knowledge and experience.

Values: "Provide a conducive environment which propagates intellectual curiosity and innovation."

We shall emphasis on:

1. Learning and Teaching:

(a) Supporting a variety of teaching philosophies and learning modalities

(b) Cultivating critical thinking in various context

(c) Engaging in on-going reflection on learning by student and staff

(d) Encouraging collaboration that fosters learning

2. Community and Diversity:

(i) Practicing work in and ethical and reflective manner

(ii) Encouraging diversity in curriculum and community of learners

(iii) Honouring and respecting cultural diversity with respect, dignity and integrity

3. Individual and Collective Responsibility:

• Cultivating sense of social and individual responsibility

• Playing leadership role in larger community

• Embracing thoughtful change and innovation

It is a challenging opportunity for all who wish to contribute to the society by making it more sustainable

through adaptive designs and professional practices. Learning under IAPNU will be an inclusive

programme that integrates one’s art, research and experimental desires amidst practical aspects of

human life and nature.

1.2.1. Pedagogy for B.Arch. Programme - Build to Learn and Learn to Build

Architecture and Planning are creative fields, which emphasize on teaching – learning through research

and practice. The student and faculty members are involved in a highly focused training in analytical

abilities, visualization, communication and representational skills. Design pedagogy in courses of built

environment is the sole determinant of the most significant opportunities for students to acquire skills

and knowledge that constitute the foundation for their continuous growth in later years. The pedagogic

strategy adopted for the programme is based on following principles:

• Practical Approach : Hands on experience through field and site visits, building construction

workshop, market and industry surveys, interaction with professionals, Govt. authorities and users

are frequently held to develop practical understanding. In the initial years, students focus on



1.2 B.ARCH. - Teaching Learning Process

experiencing and working with their natural senses and acclimatise to human necessities and

understanding which provides foundation to generate human centric and sensitive design.

• Research Orientation : The institute encourages students and faculty members to get involved in

research and academics for thriving cross learning interactive environment in the institute where

students and faculty from different backgrounds could learn from a range of methods, processes and

contexts. Current course curriculum of architecture and planning discipline introduces research as a

very important part of learning. Each design studio is based on a strong research background before

the final design development. Along with the studios specific subjects are taught related to research

for students to get involved in research related activities right from their academic tenure.

• Multi-disciplinary : Institute of Architecture & Planning is a promoter of inter and multi –

disciplinary approach in academics, research and practice. Various facets of the society, latest

technology, environmental aspects, planning, economy, sociology, management, transportation etc.

need to be correlative with creativity for sustainable design.

• Participatory Learning : Class participation is encouraged for all the subjects. Collective evaluation

on live projects and exercises will lead to a broader scope of understanding. Experts from the field

will be invited to share their knowledge and experience. Students shall be provided with ample

opportunities for discussion, critic and inspiration.

Related Study Programme (RSP)

Focus:

• To study built-form with specific reference to climate, material, social & cultural context

• To document village level / town level/ city level of settlement pattern of selected areas

• To measure and document the settlement / built-form of traditional / contemporary buildings

Outcome:

Measured drawings and documentation of selected settlement/built-form, Analysis of housing

typology, settlement pattern, literature study of community, etc. The Knowledge gained through this

documentation can be applied to enhance design sensibilities.

Rules:

• A student has to attend at least 4 Related Study Programmes (RSP) during entire duration of B.Arch.

Programme

• Workshops or Special workshops of 3 or more weeks can also be considered as RSP

• The Director (IA&P) will be the final authority to approve above such workshop-based RSP

• The minimum time period for each RSP will be of 3 weeks

• The students have to complete 2 RSPs before registration in Semester-V and another 2 RSPs before

registration in Semester-X

• Faculty to Student ratio during RSPs should be 1:20. Additional members can be allotted in case of

increase in number of student ratio for additional intake of 10 or more students.



* ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR UNDER GRADUATE DEGREE LEVEL BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

(B.ARCH.) #AND BACHELOR OF PLANNING (B.PLAN) PROGRAMMES UNDER FACULTY OF

ARCHITECTURE #AND PLANNING

DEFINITIONS

Programme -- Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) # and Bachelor of Planning (B.Plan)

Course -- A constituent subject of the Programme

Semester -- Duration for studying a course

Term -- A portion of an academic year, normally coinciding with a semester. The words

“Term” and “Semester” are generally used synonymously.

Registration -- Procedure for getting enrollment in a course

Letter grade -- A letter associated with a particular performance level of the student. A qualitative

meaning and a numerical index are attached to each grade.

A+ to C are Passing grades, D -- Conditional pass, IF – Interim fail and FF - Final

Fail

Credit -- A numerical figure associated with a course. On passing the course, the student

earns this “credit”

Granting a term -- This expression is used to indicate whether the in-semester performance of the

student is up to acceptable standards.

GT -- Term granted

NT -- Term not granted

Regular approval -- If a student is unable to attend the institute or appear in an examination on

account of unavoidable reasons like illness, accident or unforeseen circumstances,

prior/ prompt intimation and request to the Head of the Department if exist/Head

of the Institute is necessary for seeking approval for the absence. The approval so

obtained will be referred as Regular Approval.



1.3 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR UNDER GRADUATE DEGREE LEVEL

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Programme

* Published vide Notification no. NU-25 dated 04.04.14, BoG mtg. 29.3.2004, resol.-10

SHORT FORMS

Institute -- Institute of Architecture # and Planning

Director -- Director of Institute of Architecture # and Planning

Dean -- Dean of the Faculty of Architecture # and Planning

Faculty -- Faculty of Architecture # and Planning

Appeal Committee -- Consisting of Director, Dean and Three Faculties to be nominated by the

Director

CoA -- Council of Architecture, India

* Amendment by addition of B.Plan programme vide BoG meeting – 30.03.16 Reso -4(B)

ITPI -- Institute of Town Planners, India

IR -- Initial Registration

RPR -- Repeat Registration

RL -- Repeat Registration for LPW

RS -- Repeat Registration for studying all components of a course

NE -- Not eligible

GT -- Term granted

NT -- Term Not Granted

RER -- Re - examination Registration

REC -- Re - examination Registration for CE component of a course

RES -- Re-Examination Registration for SEE component of a course

CE -- Continuous Evaluation

LPW -- Laboratory / Studio Work

SEE -- Semester end examination

SPE -- Supplementary examination

R.BARCH -- Regulations of Bachelor of Architecture

# (I) Academic Regulations for Bachelor of Architecture



R.BARCH. 1. PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), ‘The Under Graduate Degree Programme in Architecture’, leading

to the degree of B. Arch., is offered by the Institute of Architecture. The programme is full time of

five years duration, approved by the Nirma University.

R.BARCH. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION - Annexure - II

The eligibility criteria for admission to the Programme is given in Annexure - II.

R.BARCH 3. CATEGORIES OF COURSES

The following categories of courses are offered in the programme.

3.1 Credit courses

These are compulsory courses. They are included in the schedules of various semesters. Credits

earned for these courses will be considered for evaluating the academic performance levels of the

student.

3.2 Supplementary courses

These are compulsory courses. They are not included in the schedules of the semesters, but are

shown as additional courses, wherever applicable. No credits are assigned to these courses. The

student shall have to pass a supplementary course(s) in maximum of four consecutively available

attempts. Failure to satisfy this criterion at any stage will disqualify the student from registering

in any higher semester. Such student can appeal to the Appeal Committee. The Committee may

grant an extension up to one additional attempt in genuine cases.

3.3 Audit courses

These are optional courses. No credits are assigned to them. They will be separately notified in each

semester. The performance in these courses shall be accounted in continuous evaluation

NOTE: Hereafter, the Credit Courses will be referred to simply as “courses”. Supplementary and

Audit courses will be specifically mentioned as such.

R.BARCH 4. COMPONENTS OF A COURSE

The academic schedule of the courses may consist of one or more of the following components

with their respective scope as described.

• Lectures (LECT) - Teaching learning processes conducted in real and virtual classrooms with

various multimedia aids.

• Tutorial - The Lecture sessions will be supported by Tutorial Sessions wherever needed.



• Laboratory/project/Studio work (LPW) - This component consists of studio work/ workshop/

practical exercises/projects etc. Each set of practical exercises /project will form a UNIT.

R.BARCH 5 EXAMINATIONS

For assessment of the course, each component corresponds to certain examination/s. These

examinations are as follows.

• Continuous Evaluation (CE) Examination may include written examination/s and Term

Assignments (TA) examination

• Semester End Examination (SEE)

• Laboratory/Project/Studio work - LPW examination

5.1 Every semester the question papers used in different tests/examinations shall be submitted for the

purpose of audit.

5.2 Answer-Books, quiz papers, assignments, project reports, and any other assessment tools used,

should be shown to the students and descriptive and detailed feedback should be given to an

individual student.

5.3 The faculty should maintain all assessed exercised and proper records of such feedback given to the

students and submit to the office at the end of every semester. The Institute shall audit them with a

suitable mechanism. Audit of assessed work of at least one course will be selected randomly by the

Director.

5.4 Examiner: The assessment of Semester End Examination and Continuous Evaluation will be carried

out by the concerned faculty. Assessment of the design studio will be carried out by a panel of at

least two examiners (one academician and another practicing architect). The responsibility of

associating external experts with the examination will be of the programme Chairperson, who will

finalize in consultation with the HOI.

R.BARCH 6. PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON, ADVISOR

The Dean will appoint faculty members for the following designations. The main functions of each

designation are also mentioned.

PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON (to be Appointed for each programme)

The responsibility of the coordinator shall be to coordinate all matters related to the efficient

teaching and learning of the programme. The coordinator will also be responsible to design the

pedagogy of the programme and teaching and assessment mechanism. They are free to take the

support from the other visiting faculty and practitioners, with the approval of Head of Institute. Till

the time the Chairperson is appointed, the functions of the Chairperson will be performed by the

Head of the Institute.



FACULTY ADVISOR (to be appointed for each semester)

The responsibility of the advisor shall be to look after all matters, at the department level, regarding

Registrations and Re-Registrations of courses and also to provide guidance and counseling to

students regarding these issues. Till the time the Faculty Advisor is appointed, the functions of the

Faculty Advisor will be performed by the Head of the Institute.

6.1 Assurance of Learning Outcome Committee

The Director will appoint four faculty members including the Progrmame Chairperson for designing,

planning, developing, and assuring learning outcome from time to time. The Programme

Chairperson will be the Member Secretary of the Committee.

R.BARCH 7. TEACHING SCHEME

The teaching scheme for the course as a whole will be referred simply as Teaching Scheme.

The courses offered in each programme (semester - wise) and their teaching schemes are given in

the Semester schedules approved by the Academic Council from time to time. The schemes show

the various courses, distribution of teaching hours, course component/s, examinations, component

weightage and credits allotted to each course.

The Supplementary Teaching Schemes of various Units of CE and LPW together with their inter se

weightage, (within the overall weightage of CE and LPW), shall be formulated by the course

coordinator, if appointed in consultation with HOI. These schemes will be approved by the Dean of

the Faculty of Architecture before being notified to the students in the beginning of each semester.

R.BARCH 8. SEMESTER AND TERM

Normally courses will be offered semester-wise as given in the teaching scheme. However the

institute may offer certain course/s of a semester in both terms of an academic year in order to help

students to pursue their study more expeditiously.

R.BARCH 9. REGISTRATION IN COURSES

9.1 There will be Three categories of Registrations. All three categories will be collectively referred to

simply as Registration. Individual categories will be referred to by their symbols.

9.2 All Registrations, wherever applicable, will be subject to availability of course.

9.3 Registration will be done course-wise.

9.4 Categories of Registration

The Three categories of Registration are :

IR – Initial Registration



RPR – Repeat registration with two sub categories RL (Repeat registration

for studying LPW component of a course) and RS (Repeat registration for studying all

components of a course)

RER – Re-examination registration with two sub categories REC (Re examination registration

of CE component of a course) and RES (Re examination registration of SEE

component of a course.)

9.4.1 Initial Registration (IR)

In order to study a course for the first time, the student will register under the IR category. This will

imply regular attendance for study of all components of that course and appearing at all

examinations thereof.

IR registrations for courses of a semester are to be done for ALL courses of that

Semester as shown in the Teaching Scheme; IR registration will not be permitted for lesser number

of courses. The student who so registers (IR) for all courses of a semester will be considered as

having been registered in that semester.

New entrants admitted to the programme on the basis of HSCE/Diploma or equivalent will register

(IR) for the first semester.

9.4.2 Repeat Registration (RS)

The student whose Term is not granted for any registered course (R.12) will have to repeat the

study of that course. He will have to seek fresh registration for this purpose. The category of such

registration will be as follows:

Term not granted Registration

Category Category

NT RS

RS - This category will imply regular attendance to study all components (i.e. LECT, CE,

LPW as applicable) and appearing at all examinations thereof.

9.4.3 RE-Registration (RER)

This registration is necessary for appearing again in a particular examination of a course. It will not

involve regular attendance for studying that course.

9. 4.4 RPR Registration

This term will be used where necessary to include registrations of both categories RL and RS.



9.5 Approval of Registration

Every student must apply in the prescribed form for registrations, as applicable. The decision on the

student’s request will be based on the availability of courses and applicable Regulations. The

Director will issue appropriate orders for processing the application, including scrutiny, verification

and final orders.

9.6 Simultaneous registration in different categories

9.6.1 Semesters will be registered in chronological order.

9.6.2 A student will not be permitted to register (IR) in the next higher semester in any of the

following conditions:

(i) if the total number of courses with RER and/or RPR, as applicable, exceeds Three,

(ii) if the student fails in Studio course

9.6.3 The student who becomes eligible for IR registration in a higher semester must first register

for all RER and RPR registrations as applicable in his case.

9.6.4 The student who is not eligible to register in a higher semester in any term must register in

that term, for all RER and RPR registrations applicable in his case.

R.BARCH 10. GRADES

Performance Levels

The Performance level of the student in any examination will be adjudged in terms of the letter

grades given in Table 1.



Grade

(G)

Qualitative Meaning

(GQ)

Equivalent Grade Point

(g)

A+

Excellent

10

A Creditable 9

B+ Very Good 8

B Good 7

C+ Satisfactory 6

C Average 5 D

Conditional Pass

4

IF

Interim Fail

0

FF Final Fail 0

R.BARCH 11. SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT

In order to pass a course, the students will have to pass all examinations of that course. The scope

of the examinations and the method of assessment will be as follows.

11.1 In all mark-based assessment, the overall percentage marks, if fractional, will be rounded off to the

next higher integer value.

11.2 CE Examination (IR and RPR Registration)

All exercises in CE will be continuously assessed during the semester and given marks. Oral

examination may be included in the assessment at all possible stages. The total marks of all Units of

CE will be aggregated based on their inter se weightage which will be decided by the HOI, to give

the overall percentage of marks in the CE examination.

If the student fails in CE examination, the student will not be permitted to appear in SEE of that

course and the student will have to seek fresh registration as REC in subsequent semester, if the

student is otherwise eligible.

11.3 LPW Examination (IR and RL/RS)

All assignments in Studio work/Laboratory work and Project Work will be continuously / periodically

assessed (as applicable) during the semester. In addition, there will be an overall assessment at the

end of the semester. Oral examination will be included in the assessment at all possible stages. Each

assessment will be given marks. The total marks of all Units of LPW will be aggregated based on

their inter se weightage to give the overall percentage of marks in the LPW examination.

If the student fails in LPW examination, the student will not be permitted to appear in SEE of that

course and the student will have to seek fresh registration as RL in subsequent semester, if the

student fulfills the condition of granting the term (R-12)”

The Chairperson will notify the procedure for assessment, review, viva voce etc to the students in

advance.

11.4 Semester End Examination (SEE) (IR And RPR)

The expression “Semester End Examination” refers to the written examination of a course taken at

the end of a semester. This will cover the full syllabus. The assessment will be marked based as per

normal practice in written examinations.

11.5 Supplementary Examination (SPE) (RER Registration, Grade If in SEE)

The institute may decide to hold a Supplementary Examination after SEE for students who have

obtained grade IF in SEE. Such students will have to seek RER registration.



11.6 Schedules of SEE and SPE

SEEs of all courses of the programme, as per the teaching scheme, will be held at the end of both

terms.

The term end Supplementary Examinations (SPE), if held, will be for only those courses that are

offered in the semesters of that term.

11.7 Absence in any examination with or without Regular Approval will be assigned zero mark.

R.BARCH 12. GRANTING OF TERM

12.1 The Term will be granted course-wise

12.2 The granting of Term for all the students (IR, RPR) will depend on the compliance of maintaining

minimum 85 % attendance in all components of the course (as applicable) Regular approval for

remaining absent up to 15 % is necessary.

12.3 The student who has been given category NT may appeal to the Appeal Committee giving full

reasons for his default. The decision of the Committee in all such cases will be final.

12.4 The student who is given NT category will not be permitted to appear in SEE of the concerned

course. He will also be given grade FF in that course.

Note: In the case of long duration training or project work, where final examination is not possible

before the Term ends, a certificate by the chairperson that the student’s progress is satisfactory will

be acceptable.

R.BARCH 13. GRADES IN EXAMINATIONS

13.1 CE and LPW Examinations

Grades for the CE and LPW examinations will be given on the basis of the percentage of marks

obtained by the student in the respective examinations.



13.2 Grade in SEE

In the normal course, a student (IR, RPR) and category GT will appear for SEE after his CE and LPW

examination, in the same semester. Grade for the performance in SEE will be given on the basis of

the percentage marks obtained by the student. Table 2(a) shall be referred to for converting

percentage marks into corresponding grades (G) except that for categories - (i) and (ii) given below,

grade IF will be given:

Performance Grade

(i) Fail IF

(ii) Absence IF

Notwithstanding anything contained in terms of giving 'IF' grade as shown in (ii) in the table above,

the Director of Institute will scrutinize the genuineness about remaining absence in Semester End

Examination through Appeal Committee and if the Director, after said scrutiny, decides to show 'Ab'

instead 'IF' in (ii) of above table then in the grade sheet, instead of 'IF', 'Ab(S)' shall be mentioned in

such cases only.

13.3 Grade in SPE

The student of category (i) or (ii) of R. 13.2 (with grade IF) will be eligible to appear in the SPE (with

RER registration) of that course at the end of that term. The criteria for giving grade in SPE will be

the same as given in R.13.1 and R.13.2

13.4 The student who obtains grade IF in SPE/SEE will be allowed to appear in Three

consecutively available subsequent SEE/s of the concerned course. The criteria for giving grades in

these three attempts will be the same as given in R.13.1 and R.13.2. However, grade IF in the final

attempt will be converted into grade FF.



Table 2 (a) shall be referred for converting percentage marks into corresponding Grades (G)

for all examinations except CE and Table 2 (b) for CE

13.5 Course Grade

Course grade will be given only when the student passes all component examinations.

Marks of SEE/ SPE, CE and LPW (as applicable) examinations shall first be aggregated on the basis

of the component / inter se weightage given in the Teaching Scheme. After the aggregate marks of

the entire group are so calculated, the performance of each student in the course as a whole will be

assigned a grade based on his aggregate percentage viewed in relation to the overall performance

of the group.

In giving relative grades, the number and designation of various grades (G) shall be kept the same

as shown in Table 2 (a). The Chairperson and in his absence the Head of the Institute will decide the

cut off percentages of relative grading subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Academic

Council.

The Transcript will show only the Course Grade and not the Component Grades.

13.6 The provisions of R. 13.4 are subject to the maximum permissible duration to pass courses of first

two semesters and the entire Programme given in R.17.

R.BARCH 14. INTERPRETATION OF GRADES

(a) Grade A+ should be given with great care and discretion. Normally it should be reserved for

a very distinguished performance, with respect to both marks and quality of output.

(b) Grade C is the minimum for passing. A student getting grade D in CE can improve his

performance (at his option) by repeating CE in subsequent semester. Better of the grades

obtained in the two examinations will be considered.

(c) Grade FF

i) If this grade is given because of NT (R.12), the student will have to seek RS

registration for repeat study of the course.

ii) If the grade FF is given due to failure in the final admissible attempt in SEE, the

student will have to seek RS registration for repeat study.

(d) Grade IF - This is an interim fail grade given in CE, LPW & SEE/SPE as under :

Performance Grade

Fail in CE IF(C)

Fail in LPW IF (L)

Fail in SEE/SPE IF (S)

Fail in overall course IF (O)

Note: If a student gets IF (O) in a course, then he/she can improve his/her performance by

repeating CE (all components) of the course in the subsequent semester depending upon his/her

choice. In such case, he/she will also have to reappear in SEE.



R.BARCH 15. PASSING STANDARDS

15.1 Passing Component Examinations :

The standards of passing component examinations / course are given below.

(Min C means grade C or a better grade)

Component Examination Passing Grade

CE C (in case of grade D, refer regulation for Gracing)

LPW C

SEE C

Overall Course C

15.2 Gracing

15.2.1 A student not satisfying condition given in R 15.1 for passing a given course will be deemed

to have been “Graced for passing” the course if the student fulfils the following two

conditions:

(i) Grade D in CE

(ii) Min C in LPW and SEE/SPE (as applicable) and Min C in a course.

15.2.2 A student will be allowed a total of six Gracing in the entire programme.

15.2.3 No special mention about Gracing will be made in the Transcript.

15.3 Programme - Total credits of all credit courses of the Programme with CPI minimum 5.0

15.4 Failure - Student not satisfying the criteria of Passing / Gracing will be considered as having failed

in the Examination/ Component / Course / Programme.

15.5 The student who has once passed an examination will not be allowed to appear at it again for

marks upgradation.

15.6 Grades/marks obtained by the student in examinations passed by him will be carried forward as

necessary.

R.BARCH 16. PERFORMANCE LEVELS

16.1 Indices

The performance level of the student in credit courses at different stages of his study is given by the

following indices. All index values will be rounded off to the second place of decimal.

PIC -- Performance index for the course



PPI -- Progressive Performance Index

SPI -- Semester Performance index

CPI -- Cumulative Performance index

PIC -- Equivalent grade point (g) corresponding to the course grade (R. 10 and 13.4)

PPI -- (Up to any stage under consideration) (i1 c1 +i2 c2 + i3 c3 ......) / (sum of credits of all

courses registered up to that stage) where: i1, i2, i3.… are PIC values of CREDIT

COURSES passed and c1, c2, c3….. are the credit values of the respective courses.

SPI -- This index is similar to PPI except that the stage to be considered is the end of a

semester.

CPI -- This index refers to the entire programme. It is calculated when the student passes the

programme. The method of calculation is the same as for PPI or SPI but the summation

is for the courses of all semesters of the programme.

16.2 Class and Percentage (%) Marks

In case equivalence between CPI values and Class / % marks is desired, the same can be obtained as

given below:

% marks = (CPI – 0.5)* 10

CLASS

CPI Value Equivalent Class

5.00 to 6.49 Second

6.50 to 7.49 First

7.5 and above First – with distinction

R.BARCH 17. CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION

The admission of following categories of students is liable to be cancelled:

(i) Failure to earn credits for all courses of Semester-I within four semesters of admission to the

programme,

(ii) Failure to earn credits for all courses of Semester-II within five semesters of admission to the

programme,

(iii) Failure to earn requisite credits and CPI min. 5.00 to pass the programme within a period (after

admission to the programme), equal to the stipulated duration of the programme plus, two

additional semesters.

The student, whose admission is so cancelled, can appeal to the Appeal Committee. The Committee

may grant an extension upto the one additional semester for cases falling under (i) and (ii) and upto



two additional semesters for cases falling under (iii) for deserving cases, provided the student gives

a viable assurance to make up the shortfall within that period.

Notwithstanding anything contained above, the President may consider the cases of such students

falling under the category (i), (ii) & (iii) if the student has cleared all the courses and have earned

the requisite number of credits except one course, on an appeal filed. The President will consider

such appeal on the recommendation of the Appeal Committee prescribed under the regulations for

the purpose and after considering genuineness of the case may give one additional attempt to the

student concerned to clear the remaining course.

R.BARCH 18. SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES

This category includes courses in General Development, Language and Communication Skills,

Entrepreneurship etc. It also includes NCC & NSS courses.

Except in the case of NCC or NSS Training, the structure of these courses will be decided by Dean,

Faculty of Architecture. The Course Structure of NCC/NSS will be prepared as and when they are

introduced.

Except in the case of NCC or NSS training, the regulations for registration, granting of terms,

examinations, assessment, grading and passing will be the same as those for the credit courses.

However no Gracing will be allowed. The students will have to pass these course/s in a total of Four

consecutively available attempts. Cases of students who do not still pass these course/s will be

referred to the Appeal Committee. Its decision in such cases will be final.

The Transcript will contain an appropriate reference to these courses. Since no credits are allotted to

them, they will not affect Performance Indices.

R. BARCH 19. AUDIT COURSES

Courses in this category are skill oriented and necessarily focused on the discipline under the study.

Mostly they may be limited to class room teaching and related assignments but if necessary, they

may include laboratory work also. These courses are optional and there will be no examination for

them. In each semester, the Institute will notify the audit courses likely to be offered along with their

teaching schemes. Students who desire to study any of the notified course/s can decide their choice

in consultation with the concerned Faculty. The Institute will decide the courses to be actually

offered after ascertaining the choice of the students. Normally a course will be offered if at least 8

students opt for its registration. Registration will be done course wise. A student will be allowed to

register for only one Audit course per semester. The concerned Faculty will recommend the

registration to the HOI for his approval and final orders. The student will be deemed to have

completed the course satisfactorily if he shows good conduct and behaviour, maintains minimum

85% attendance and submits all assignments diligently and regularly. On satisfactory completion of

the course, a suitable mention will be made in the Transcript of the student.



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1.5 Eligibility for Admission in B.Arch.

[Refer : R. BARCH. 2]

Eligibility Criteria for candidates seeking admission to Bachelor of Architecture

(A) The students seeking admission in the 1st year of Degree Programme leading to Bachelor of

Architecture (B.Arch.) shall have passed the qualifying examination with minimum eligibility criteria

of percentage of marks and subjects as prescribed in the rules of admission formed by the

Government of Gujarat.

Determination of merits for the admission:

The admission to above course shall be given on merits by adopting one of the following method as

decided by the Academic Council :

(a) The marks obtained in qualifying examination

OR

(b) The Entrance Test conducted by the Nirma University

OR

(c) The marks obtained in Entrance Test + Qualifying Examination weightage of which shall be decided

by the Academic Council.

OR

(d) Any other method to be decided by the Academic Council.





2.1 Program Structure

2.1.1 Bachelor of Planning - Course Structure

Duration of the Programme : 4 Years

Number of Semesters : 8 semesters

Professional Office Training : 10-12 Weeks

2.1.1 (a) Teaching & Examination Scheme

2.0 B.PLAN. PROGRAMME

SEMESTER I

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL

Component Weightage2Duration

Examination Scheme

L: Lectures P/T: Practicals/Tutorial, C: Credits

LPW: Laboratory / Project Work

* Supplementary Course:As per the regulatory provision, the Dean is empowered to approve/amend the Teaching & Examination

Scheme as well as Syllabus of Supplementaty Courses

* Related Study Project/ Field Course should be indicated separately in respective categories of course

SEE: Semester End Examination

CE: Continuous Evaluation

2PL111 Visual Communication - 4.5 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL112 Statistics 2 - - 2 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL113 Computer Skills - 3 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL114 Introduction to Urban and

Regional Planning 3 - - 3 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL115 Sociology, Culture and Cities 2 - - 2 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL116 Architectural/ Planning

Graphic Techniques - 6 - 4 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL117 Urban Component Studio - 9 - 6 - - 0.60 0.40 -

Total 7 22.5 - 22

Supplementary Courses*

2PLS11 Communication Skills – I 2 - - - - - 1.00 - -

2PLS12 Yoga - 1 - - - - 1.00 - -

Total 2 1

Note:1a. as the case may be2b. should be mentioned wherever required

3c. as applicable

d. the MOOCs should be included wherever required



SEMESTER II

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL


Examination Scheme





2PL211 Visual Representation

Techniques - 6 - 4 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL212 History of Settlement Planning 3 - - 3 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL213 Introduction to Structures and

Building Materials 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL214 Rural Development 2 - - 2 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL215 Introduction to Environmental

Planning 2 - - 2 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL216 Economics 2 - - 2 3.0 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL217 Rural Planning Studio - 9 - 6 - - 0.60 0.40 -

Total 11 16.5 22


2PLS21 Communication Skills – II 2 - - - - - 1.00 - -

2PLS22 Photography - 3 - - - - 1.00

Total 2 3 - - - -




Note:1a. as the case may be2b. should be mentioned wherever required3c. as applicable




SEMESTER III

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL


Examination Scheme





2PL311 Introduction to Landuse and

Transport Planning 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL312 Introduction to Housing 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL313 Surveying and Introduction

to GIS 1 3 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL314 Environmental Design 1 1.5 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL315 Neighbourhood Planning

Studio - 9 - 6 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL316 Planning Tools and Techniques 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL317 Elective 1* 1o 0 1.5or3 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -

Total 8 18 - 22 - - - - -

3Elective Courses

(this will consist of Department Electives/ Institute Electives/ University Electives)

(Department Electives)

2PL001 Advanced Photography - 3 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL002 Basic Design - 3 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL003 Fundamentals of Structures 1 1.5 - 2 - - 0.60 0.40 -


2PLS31 #Social Work - 1 - - - - 1.00 - -

Total 1








SEMESTER IV

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL


Examination Scheme










2PL411 Planning Theory 3 - - 3 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL412 Infrastructure Planning - I 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL413 GIS and Remote Sensing 1 3 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL414 Land Economics 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL415 Transportation Planning 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL416 Infrastructure Planning Studio - 9 - 6 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL417 Elective 2* 1or2 3 or 1.5 - 3 - - - - -

2PL418 "Related Study Programme "Minimum 14 days x 3

(RSP-1) # Students have option 8 hrs/day = 112 hrs.

to register and clear RSP-1

before completion of Sem IV

Total 11 19.5 - 27

or or

12 18

3 Elective Courses


2PL003 Research Seminar 1 3 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL004 Demography and Urbanization 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

Total



SEMESTER V

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL


Examination Scheme





2PL511 Infrastructure Planning - II 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL512 Urban Ecology and

Landscape Design 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL513 Planning Laws and Legislation 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL514 Urban Finance 2 - - 2 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL515 Elective 3* 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL516 University Elective 1* 3 - - 3 - - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL517 Urban Development Studio - 12 - 8 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL518 Training/ Summer Internship 6 - 8 weeks during 3 - - - 1 -the Summer Vacation

Total (excluding Training hours

which is bulk duration) 12 18 - 28

# - RSP-2 - Students have option to register and clear RSP-2 before completion of Sem - VIII

3Elective Courses (this will consist of Department Electives/ Institute Electives/ University Electives)

($Department electives)

2PL005 Advanced Transportation

Planning 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL006 Advanced GIS 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL007 Solid Waste Management 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL008 Planning for Urban Informal

Sector 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.40 0.20 0.40

$ Students have to opt and clear any one from above listed courses








SEMESTER VI

Course


Teaching

Scheme

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

LPW/PW

T C SEE SEE SEEL


Examination Scheme





2PL611 Regional Planning 2 - - 2 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL612 Disaster Management and

Climate Change 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL613 Natural Resources

Management 2 - - 2 3 - 0.60 - 0.40

2PL614 Project Formulation, Appraisal

and Management 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL615 Elective 4* 2 1.5 - 3 3 - 0.40 0.20 0.40

2PL616 Elective 5* 2 1.5 - 3 0.60 0.40 -

2PL617 Regional Planning Studio - 12 - 8 - - 0.60 0.40 -

Total 12 18 - 24

# - RSP-1 - Students have option to register and clear RSP-1 before completion of Sem - IV

3Elective Courses


($Department electives)

2PL009 Green Building Design 2 1.5 - 3 - - 0.60 0.40 -

2PL010 Heritage Conservation 2 1.5 - 3 0.60 0.40 -

2PL011 Environmental Law 2 1.5 - 3 0.60 0.40 -

2PL012 Development Finance 2 1.5 - 3 0.60 0.40 -

Total

$ Students have to opt and clear any two from above listed courses






The Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University believes in the motto of “Build to Learn and

Learn to Build”. The institute focuses on promoting development of human resources in an

environmentally sustainable manner. Consultancy and Research will allow the students and faculty to

work on live projects, which will give cutting edge knowledge and experience.

Values: "Provide a conducive environment which propagates intellectual curiosity and innovation."

We shall emphasis on:

1. Learning and Teaching:

(a) Supporting a variety of teaching philosophies and learning modalities

(b) Cultivating critical thinking in various context

(c) Engaging in on-going reflection on learning by student and staff

(d) Encouraging collaboration that fosters learning

2. Community and Diversity:

(i) Practicing work in and ethical and reflective manner

(ii) Encouraging diversity in curriculum and community of learners

(iii) Honouring and respecting cultural diversity with respect, dignity and integrity

3. Individual and Collective Responsibility:

• Cultivating sense of social and individual responsibility

• Playing leadership role in larger community

• Embracing thoughtful change and innovation

It is a challenging opportunity for all who wish to contribute to the society by making it more sustainable

through adaptive designs and professional practices. Learning under IAPNU will be an inclusive

programme that integrates one’s art, research and experimental desires amidst practical aspects of

human life and nature.

Pedagogy for B.Plan. Programme - Shaping up your Cities

Architecture and Planning are creative fields, which emphasize on teaching – learning through research

and practice. The student and faculty members are involved in a highly focused training in analytical

abilities, visualization, communication and representational skills. Design pedagogy in courses of built

environment is the sole determinant of the most significant opportunities for students to acquire skills

and knowledge that constitute the foundation for their continuous growth in later years. The pedagogic

strategy adopted for the programme is based on following principles:

• Practical Approach: Hands on experience through field and site visits, hands on software workshop,

market and industry surveys, interaction with professionals, Govt. authorities and users are frequently

held to develop practical understanding. In the initial years, students focus on experiencing and



2.2 B.Plan - Teaching Learning Process

working with their natural senses and acclimatise to human necessities and understanding which

provides foundation to generate human centric and sensitive design.

• Research Orientation: The institute encourages students and faculty members to get involved in

research and academics for thriving cross learning interactive environment in the institute where

students and faculty from different backgrounds could learn from a range of methods, processes and

contexts. Current course curriculum of architecture and planning discipline introduces research as a

very important part of learning. Each planning studio is based on a strong research background

before the final plan development. Along with the studios specific subjects are taught related to

research for students to get involved in research related activities right from their academic tenure.

• Multi-disciplinary : Institute of Architecture & Planning is a promoter of inter and multi

–disciplinary approach in academics, research and practice. Various facets of the society, latest

technology, environmental aspects, planning, economy, sociology, management, transportation etc.

need to be correlative with creativity for sustainable design.

• Participatory Learning : Class participation is encouraged for all the subjects. Collective evaluation

on live projects and exercises will lead to a broader scope of understanding. Experts from the field

will be invited to share their knowledge and experience. Students shall be provided with ample

opportunities for discussion, critic and inspiration.

Related Study Programme (RSP)

Focus:

• To study built-form with specific reference to climate, material, social & cultural context

• To document village level / town level/ city level of settlement pattern of selected areas

• To measure and document the settlement / built-form of traditional / contemporary cities

Outcome:

Measured drawings and documentation of selected settlement/built-form, Analysis of housing typology,

settlement pattern, literature study of community, etc. The Knowledge gained through this

documentation can be applied to enhance physical planning sensibilities.

Rules:

• A student has to attend at least 2 Related Study Programmes (RSP) during entire duration of B.Plan

Programme

• Workshops or Special workshops of 3 or more weeks can also be considered as RSP

• The Director (IA&P) will be the final authority to approve above such workshop-based RSP

• The minimum time period for each RSP will be of 3 weeks

• The students have to complete 1st RSP before registration in Semester-IV and another 2nd RSP

before registration in Semester-VIII

• Faculty to Student ratio during RSPs should be 1:20. Additional members can be allotted in case of

increase in number of student ratio for additional intake of 10 or more students.



R.BPLAN. 1. PROGRAMME

Bachelor of Planning (B.Plan.), ‘The Under Graduate Degree Programme in Planning’, leading to the

degree of B.Plan., is offered by the Institute of Architecture & Planning. The programme is full time of

four years duration, approved by the Nirma University.

R.BPLAN. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION - Annexure - IIA

The eligibility criteria for admission to the Programme is given in Annexure - IIA.

R.BPLAN 3. CATEGORIES OF COURSES

The following categories of courses are offered in the programme.

3.1 Credit courses

These are compulsory courses. They are included in the schedules of various semesters. Credits

earned for these courses will be considered for evaluating the academic performance levels of

the student.

3.2 Supplementary courses

These are compulsory courses. They are not included in the schedules of the semesters, but are

shown as additional courses, wherever applicable. No credits are assigned to these courses. The

student shall have to pass a supplementary course(s) in maximum of four consecutively available

attempts. Failure to satisfy this criterion at any stage will disqualify the student from

registering in any higher semester. Such student can appeal to the Appeal Committee. The

Committee may grant an extension up to one additional attempt in genuine cases.

3.3 Audit courses

These are optional courses. No credits are assigned to them. They will be separately notified in

each semester. The performance in these courses shall be accounted in continuous evaluation

NOTE: Hereafter, the Credit Courses will be referred to simply as “courses”. Supplementary and Audit

courses will be specifically mentioned as such.

R.BPLAN 4. COMPONENTS OF A COURSE

The academic schedule of the courses may consist of one or more of the following components with

their respective scope as described.

• Lectures (LECT) - Teaching learning processes conducted in real and virtual classrooms with

various multimedia aids.



2.3 ACADEMIC REGULATIONS FOR UNDER GRADUATE DEGREE LEVEL

Bachelor Of Planning (B.PLAN) Programme

• Tutorial - The Lecture sessions will be supported by Tutorial Sessions wherever needed.

• Laboratory/project/Studio work (LPW) - This component consists of studio work/ workshop/

practical exercises/projects etc. Each set of practical exercises /project will form a UNIT.

R.BPLAN 5 EXAMINATIONS

For assessment of the course, each component corresponds to certain examination/s. These

examinations are as follows.

• Continuous Evaluation (CE) Examination may include written examination/s and Term

Assignments (TA) examination

• Semester End Examination (SEE)

• Laboratory/Project/Studio work -- LPW examination

5.1 Every semester the question papers used in different tests/examinations shall be submitted for the

purpose of audit.

5.2 Answer-Books, quiz papers, assignments, project reports, and any other assessment tools used,

should be shown to the students and descriptive and detailed feedback should be given to an

individual student.

5.3 The faculty should maintain all assessed exercised and proper records of such feedback given to the

students and submit to the office at the end of every semester. The Institute shall audit them with a

suitable mechanism. Audit of assessed work of at least one course will be selected randomly by the

Director.

5.4 Examiner: The assessment of Semester End Examination and Continuous Evaluation will be carried

out by the concerned faculty. Assessment of the design studio or Lab Project Work (LPW) will be

carried out by a panel of at least two examiners (one academician and another practicing planner).

The responsibility of associating external experts with the examination will be of the programme

Chairperson, who will finalize in consultation with the HOI.

R.BPLAN 6. PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON, ADVISOR

The Dean will appoint faculty members for the following designations. The main functions of each

designation are also mentioned.

PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON (to be Appointed for each programme)

The responsibility of the coordinator shall be to coordinate all matters related to the efficient

teaching and learning of the programme. The coordinator will also be responsible to design the

pedagogy of the programme and teaching and assessment mechanism. They are free to take the

support from the other visiting faculty and practitioners, with the approval of Head of Institute. Till

the time the Chairperson is appointed, the functions of the Chairperson will be performed by the

Head of the Institute.



FACULTY ADVISOR (to be appointed for each semester)

The responsibility of the advisor shall be to look after all matters, at the department level, regarding

Registrations and Re-Registrations of courses and also to provide guidance and counseling to

students regarding these issues. Till the time the Faculty Advisor is appointed, the functions of the

Faculty Advisor will be performed by the Head of the Institute.

6.1 Assurance of Learning Outcome Committee

The Director will appoint four faculty members including the Progrmame Chairperson for designing,

planning, developing, and assuring learning outcome from time to time. The Programme Chairperson will

be the Member Secretary of the Committee.

R.BPLAN 7. TEACHING SCHEME

The teaching scheme for the course as a whole will be referred simply as Teaching Scheme.

The courses offered in each programme (semester - wise) and their teaching schemes are given in

the Semester schedules approved by the Academic Council from time to time. The schemes show the

various courses, distribution of teaching hours, course component/s, examinations, component

weightage and credits allotted to each course.

The Supplementary Teaching Schemes of various Units of CE and LPW together with their inter se

weightage, (within the overall weightage of CE and LPW), shall be formulated by the course

coordinator, if appointed in consultation with HOI. These schemes will be approved by the Dean of

the Faculty of Planning before being notified to the students in the beginning of each semester.

R.BPLAN 8. SEMESTER AND TERM

Normally courses will be offered semester-wise as given in the teaching scheme. However the

institute may offer certain course/s of a semester in both terms of an academic year in order to help

students to pursue their study more expeditiously.

R.BPLAN 9. REGISTRATION IN COURSES

9.1 There will be Three categories of Registrations. All three categories will be collectively referred to

simply as Registration. Individual categories will be referred to by their symbols.

9.2 All Registrations, wherever applicable, will be subject to availability of course.

9.3 Registration will be done course-wise.

9.4 CATEGORIES OF REGISTRATION

The Three categories of Registration are :



IR – Initial Registration

RPR – Repeat registration with two sub categories RL (Repeat registration

for studying LPW component of a course) and RS (Repeat registration for

studying all components of a course)

RER – Re-examination registration with two sub categories REC (Re examination

registration of CE component of a course) and RES (Re examination registration

of SEE component of a course.)

9.4.1 Initial Registration (IR)

In order to study a course for the first time, the student will register under the IR category. This will

imply regular attendance for study of all components of that course and appearing at all

examinations thereof.

IR registrations for courses of a semester are to be done for ALL courses of that

Semester as shown in the Teaching Scheme; IR registration will not be permitted for lesser number of

courses. The student who so registers (IR) for all courses of a semester will be considered as having

been registered in that semester.

New entrants admitted to the programme on the basis of HSCE/Diploma or equivalent will register

(IR) for the first semester.

9.4.2 Repeat Registration (RS)

The student whose Term is not granted for any registered course (R.12) will have to repeat the

study of that course. He will have to seek fresh registration for this purpose. The category of such

registration will be as follows:

Term not granted Registration

Category Category

NT RS

RS - This category will imply regular attendance to study all components (i.e. LECT, CE, LPW as

applicable) and appearing at all examinations thereof.

9.4.3 RE-Registration (RER)

This registration is necessary for appearing again in a particular examination of a course. It will not

involve regular attendance for studying that course.

9.4.4 RPR Registration

This term will be used where necessary to include registrations of both categories RL and RS.



9.5 Approval of Registration

Every student must apply in the prescribed form for registrations, as applicable. The decision on

the student’s request will be based on the availability of courses and applicable Regulations. The

Director will issue appropriate orders for processing the application, including scrutiny,

verification and final orders.

9.6 Simultaneous registration in different categories

9.6.1 Semesters will be registered in chronological order.

9.6.2 A student will not be permitted to register (IR) in the next higher semester if the total number

of courses with RER and/or RPR as applicable in his case exceeds Three.

9.6.3 The student who becomes eligible for IR registration in a higher semester must first register

for all RER and RPR registrations as applicable in his case.

9.6.4 The student who is not eligible to register in a higher semester in any term must register in

that term, for all RER and RPR registrations applicable in his case.

R.BPLAN 10. GRADES

Performance Levels

The Performance level of the student in any examination will be adjudged in terms of the letter grades

given in Table 1.

R.BPLAN 11. SCOPE OF EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT

In order to pass a course, the students will have to pass all examinations of that course. The scope of the

examinations and the method of assessment will be as follows.



Grade

(G)

Qualitative Meaning

(GQ)

Equivalent Grade Point

(g)

A+

Excellent

10

A Creditable 9

B+ Very Good 8

B Good 7

C+ Satisfactory 6

C Average 5 D

Conditional Pass

4

IF

Interim Fail

0

FF Final Fail 0

11.1 In all mark-based assessment, the overall percentage marks, if fractional, will be rounded off to the

next higher integer value.

11.2 CE Examination (IR and RPR Registration)

All exercises in CE will be continuously assessed during the semester and given marks. Oral

examination may be included in the assessment at all possible stages. The total marks of all Units

of CE will be aggregated based on their inter se weightage which will be decided by the HOI, to

give the overall percentage of marks in the CE examination.

If the student fails in CE examination, the student will not be permitted to appear in SEE of that

course and the student will have to seek fresh registration as REC in subsequent semester, if the

student is otherwise eligible.

11.3 LPW Examination (IR and RL/RS)

All assignments in Studio work/Laboratory work and Project Work will be continuously /

periodically assessed (as applicable) during the semester. In addition, there will be an overall

assessment at the end of the semester. Oral examination will be included in the assessment at all

possible stages. Each assessment will be given marks. The total marks of all Units of LPW will be

aggregated based on their inter se weightage to give the overall percentage of marks in the LPW

examination.

If the student fails in LPW examination, the student will not be permitted to appear in SEE of that

course and the student will have to seek fresh registration as RL in subsequent semester, if the

student fulfills the condition of granting the term (R-12)”

The Chairperson will notify the procedure for assessment, review, viva voce etc to the students in

advance.

11.4 Semester End Examination (SEE) (IR And RPR)

The expression “Semester End Examination” refers to the written examination of a course taken at

the end of a semester. This will cover the full syllabus. The assessment will be marked based as

per normal practice in written examinations.

11.5 Supplementary Examination (SPE) (RER Registration, Grade If in SEE)

The institute may decide to hold a Supplementary Examination after SEE for students who have

obtained grade IF in SEE. Such students will have to seek RER registration.

11.6 Schedules of SEE and SPE

SEEs of all courses of the programme, as per the teaching scheme, will be held at the end of both

terms.



The term end Supplementary Examinations (SPE), if held, will be for only those courses that are

offered in the semesters of that term.

11.7 Absence in any examination with or without Regular Approval will be assigned zero mark.

R.BPLAN 12. GRANTING OF TERM








course. He will also be given grade NT in that course.


before the Term ends, a certificate by the chairperson that the student’s progress is satisfactory will

be acceptable.

R.BPLAN 13. GRADES IN EXAMINATIONS

13.1 CE and LPW Examinations

Grades for the CE and LPW examinations will be given on the basis of the percentage of marks

obtained by the student in the respective examinations.

Table 2 (a) shall be referred for converting percentage marks into corresponding Grades (G) for all

examinations except CE and Table 2 (b) for CE



13.2 Grade in SEE

In the normal course, a student (IR, RPR) and category GT will appear for SEE after his CE and LPW

examination, in the same semester. Grade for the performance in SEE will be given on the basis of

the percentage marks obtained by the student. Table 2(a) shall be referred to for converting

percentage marks into corresponding grades (G) except that for categories - (i) and (ii) given

below, grade IF will be given:

Notwithstanding anything contained in terms of giving 'IF' grade as shown in (ii) in the table above, the

Director of Institute will scrutinize the genuineness about remaining absence in Semester End

Examination through Appeal Committee and if the Director, after said scrutiny, decides to show 'Ab'

instead 'IF' in (ii) of above table then in the grade sheet, instead of 'IF', 'Ab(S)' shall be mentioned in such

cases only.

13.3 Grade in SPE

The student of category (i) or (ii) of R. 13.2 (with grade IF) will be eligible to appear in the SPE (with

RER registration) of that course at the end of that term. The criteria for giving grade in SPE will be

the same as given in R.13.1 and R.13.2

13.4 The student who obtains grade IF in SPE/SEE will be allowed to appear in Three consecutively

available subsequent SEE/s of the concerned course. The criteria for giving grades in these three

attempts will be the same as given in R.13.1 and R.13.2. However, grade IF in the final attempt will

be converted into grade FF.



Performance

Grade

(i) Fail

IF

(ii) Absent AB

13.5 Course Grade

Course grade will be given only when the student passes all component examinations.

Marks of SEE/ SPE, CE and LPW (as applicable) examinations shall first be aggregated on the basis

of the component / inter se weightage given in the Teaching Scheme. After the aggregate marks of

the entire group are so calculated, the performance of each student in the course as a whole will

be assigned a grade based on his aggregate percentage viewed in relation to the overall

performance of the group.

In giving relative grades, the number and designation of various grades (G) shall be kept the same

as shown in Table 2 (a). The Chairperson and in his absence the Head of the Institute will decide

the cut off percentages of relative grading subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Academic

Council.

The Transcript will show only the Course Grade and not the Component Grades.

13.6 The provisions of R. 13.4 are subject to the maximum permissible duration to pass courses of first

two semesters and the entire Programme given in R.17.

R.BPLAN 14. INTERPRETATION OF GRADES

a) Grade A+ should be given with great care and discretion. Normally it should be reserved for a very

distinguished performance, with respect to both marks and quality of output.

b) Grade C is the minimum for passing. A student getting grade D in CE can improve his performance

(at his option) by repeating CE in subsequent semester. Better of the grades obtained in the two

examinations will be considered.

c) (i) Grade NT

If this grade is given because of NT (R.12), the student will have to seek RS registration for

repeat study of the course.

(ii) Grade FF

If the grade FF is given due to failure in the final admissible attempt in SEE, the student will have

to seek RS registration for repeat study.

(d) Grade IF - This is an interim fail grade given in CE, LPW & SEE/SPE as under :

Performance Grade

Fail in CE IF(C)

Fail in LPW IF(L)

Fail in SEE/SPE IF (S)

Fail in overall course IF(0)

If a student getting IF(O) in a course, then he/she can improve his/her performance by repeating

CE (all components of CE) of the course in the subsequent semester depending upon his/her

choice. In such case, he/she will also reappear in SEE.



R.BPLAN 15. PASSING STANDARDS

15.1 Passing Component Examinations:

The standards of passing component examinations / course are given below.

(Min C means grade C or a better grade)

Component Examination Passing Grade

CE C (in case of grade D, refer regulation for Gracing)

LPW C

SEE C

Overall Course C

15.2 Gracing

15.2.1 A student not satisfying condition given in R 15.1 for passing a given course will be deemed to

have been “Graced for passing” the course if the student fulfils the following two conditions:

(2) Grade D in CE

(ii) Min C in LPW and SEE/SPE (as applicable) and Min C in a course.

15.2.2 A student will be allowed a total of six Gracing in the entire programme.

15.2.3 No special mention about Gracing will be made in the Transcript.

15.3 Programme - Total credits of all credit courses of the Programme with CPI minimum 5.0

15.4 Failure - Student not satisfying the criteria of Passing / Gracing will be considered as having failed

in the Examination/ Component / Course / Programme.

15.5 The student who has once passed an examination will not be allowed to appear at it again for

marks upgradation.

15.6 Grades/marks obtained by the student in examinations passed by him will be carried forward as

necessary.

R.BPLAN 16. PERFORMANCE LEVELS

16.1 Indices

The performance level of the student in credit courses at different stages of his study is given by

the following indices. All index values will be rounded off to the second place of decimal.



PIC Performance index for the course

PPI Progressive Performance Index

SPI Semester Performance index

CPI Cumulative Performance index

PIC Equivalent grade point (g) corresponding to the course grade (R. 10 and 13.4

PPI (Up to any stage under consideration) (i1 c1 +i2 c2 + i3 c3 ......) / (sum of credits of all

courses registered up to that stage) where: i1, i2, i3.… are PIC values of CREDIT COURSES

passed and c1, c2, c3….. are the credit values of the respective courses.

SPI This index is similar to PPI except that the stage to be considered is the end of a semester.

CPI This index refers to the entire programme. It is calculated when the student passes the

programme. The method of calculation is the same as for PPI or SPI but the summation is

for the courses of all semesters of the programme.

16.2 Class and Percentage (%) Marks

In case equivalence between CPI values and Class / % marks is desired, the same can be obtained

as given below:

% marks = (CPI – 0.5)* 10

CPI Value Equivalent Class

5:00 to 6.49 Second

6.50 to 7.49 First

7.50 and above First - with distinction

R.BPLAN 17. CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION



programme,


programme,

(iii) Failure to earn requisite credits and CPI min. 5.00 to pass the programme within a period

(after admission to the programme), equal to the stipulated duration of the programme

plus, two additional semesters.

The student, whose admission is so cancelled, can appeal to the Appeal Committee. The

Committee may grant an extension upto the one additional semester for cases falling under



(i) and (ii) and upto two additional semesters for cases falling under (iii) for deserving cases,

provided the student gives a viable assurance to make up the shortfall within that period.

Notwithstanding anything contained above, the President may consider the cases of such

students falling under the category (i), (ii) & (iii) if the student has cleared all the courses

and have earned the requisite number of credits except one course, on an appeal filed. The

President will consider such appeal on the recommendation of the Appeal Committee

prescribed under the regulations for the purpose and after considering genuineness of the

case may give one additional attempt to the student concerned to clear the remaining

course.

R.BPLAN 18. SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES

This category includes courses in General Development, Language and Communication Skills,

Entrepreneurship etc. It also includes NCC & NSS courses.

Except in the case of NCC or NSS Training, the structure of these courses will be decided by Dean,

Faculty of Planning. The Course Structure of NCC/NSS will be prepared as and when they are

introduced.

Except in the case of NCC or NSS training, the regulations for registration, granting of terms,

examinations, assessment, grading and passing will be the same as those for the credit courses.

However no Gracing will be allowed. The students will have to pass these course/s in a total of

Four consecutively available attempts. Cases of students who do not still pass these course/s will

be referred to the Appeal Committee. Its decision in such cases will be final.

The Transcript will contain an appropriate reference to these courses. Since no credits are allotted

to them, they will not affect Performance Indices.

R.BPLAN 19. AUDIT COURSES

Courses in this category are skill oriented and necessarily focused on the discipline under the

study. Mostly they may be limited to class room teaching and related assignments but if necessary,

they may include laboratory work also. These courses are optional and there will be no

examination for them. In each semester, the Institute will notify the audit courses likely to be

offered along with their teaching schemes. Students who desire to study any of the notified

course/s can decide their choice in consultation with the concerned Faculty. The Institute will

decide the courses to be actually offered after ascertaining the choice of the students. Normally a

course will be offered if at least 8 students opt for its registration. Registration will be done course

wise. A student will be allowed to register for only one Audit course per semester. The concerned

Faculty will recommend the registration to the HOI for his approval and final orders. The student

will be deemed to have completed the course satisfactorily if he shows good conduct and

behavior, maintains minimum 85% attendance and submits all assignments diligently and regularly.

On satisfactory completion of the course, a suitable mention will be made in the Transcript of the

student.





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2.5 Eligibility for Admission in B.Plan.

[Refer : R.BPLAN. 2]

Eligibility Criteria for candidates seeking admission to Bachelor of Planning

(A) The students seeking admission in the 1st year of Degree Programme leading to Bachelor of

Planning (B.plan.) shall have passed the qualifying examination with minimum eligibility criteria of

percentage of marks and subjects as prescribed in the rules of admission formed by the

Government of Gujarat from time to time.

Determination of merits for the admission:

The admission to above course shall be given on merits by adopting one of the following method as

decided by the Academic Council:

(a) The marks obtained in qualifying examination

OR

(b) The Entrance Test conducted by the Nirma University

OR

(c) The marks obtained in Entrance Test + Qualifying Examination weightage of which shall be decided

by the Academic Council.

OR

(d) Any other method to be decided by the Academic Council.



ANNEXURE I

RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDERTAKING

I, Mr./Ms. ______________________________________________________________________________________ son/daughter

of ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

have secured admission at the Institute of Architecture & Planning. Nirma University in the year

_________________________ for the B.Arch/ B.Plan Programme. We hereby confirm that we have gone

through the academic rules and regulations of the Institute very carefully and we assure you that we will

abide by the same.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name & Signature of Student

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name & Signature of Parent/Guardian



Roll No./Merit No. _______________________________

ANNEXURE I A

Undertaking for Granting of Term

I __________________________________________________________________________________________ Roll No.

____________________ studying in First year of B. Arch./ B. Plan. course at Institute of Architecture and

Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad give an undertaking that I have read and understood all the

Rules & Regulation of the Examination at the Institute of Architecture and Planning particularly the B.

Arch. And B. Plan. and I shall observe, follow & abide all these Rules. If not, Institute of Architecture and

Planning, Nirma University can take necessary action as per the said provisions.

R.BARCH 12. GRANTING OF TERM








course. He will also be given grade FF in that course.


before the Term ends, a certificate by the chairperson that the student’s progress is satisfactory will be

acceptable.

Yours faithfully,

Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Parents: _________________________________________________________________________________________



ANNEXURE I B

Undertaking (Cancellation of Admission)

R.B.Plan./R.B.Arch (UG) 17. CANCELLATION OF ADMISSION



programme.


programme.

(iii) Failure to earn requisite credits and CPI min. 6.00 to pass the programme within a period

(after admission to the programme), equal to the stipulated duration of the programme plus,

two additional semesters.

The student, whose admission is so cancelled, can appeal to the Appeal Committee. The Committee may

grant an extension upto the one additional semester for cases falling under (i) and (ii) and upto two

additional semesters for cases falling under (iii) for deserving cases, provided the student gives a viable

assurance to make up the shortfall within that period.

Notwithstanding anything contained above, the President may consider the cases of such students falling

under category (i), (ii) & (iii), if the student has cleared all the courses studied upto any stage and have

earned the requisite number of credits except one, on an appeal filed. The President will consider such

appeal on the recommendation of the appeal committee prescribed under the regulation for the

purpose and after considering the genuineness of the case may give one additional attempt to the

student concerned to clear the remaining course.

______________________________________ ______________________________________

Name of the Student Signature of the Student

______________________________________ ______________________________________

Name of the Parent/Guardian Signature of the Parent/Guardian



ANNEXURE II

Attendance Policy

Guidelines for Students

• The students are required to attend all the classes, seminars, LPW Hours (Project / Practical

work/Tutorials) conducted throughout the day.

• In every course, attendance will be taken by the course coordinator / faculty in-charge of the class.

Mere attendance is not the objective but positive interaction and learning environment is a given

expectation from the students.

• Attendance will be taken in the first 5 minutes of the class. Students have to be present in the class

before the faculty enters. If students enter later then that they will not be granted attendance under

any circumstances

• Students are required to seek prior permission from the Director/Academic Coordinator for remaining

absent from any of the classes, seminars, LPW Hours (Project/Practical work/Tutorials). Absence

without prior permission would be treated as indisciplined act and will be proceeded accordingly. In

case of any emergency/ medical reasons, if students are not able to seek the prior permission, they are

required to intimate to the Area Head the reasons for remaining absent through e-mail or SMS. In

case of medical reasons, medical certificate is to be submitted within three days after the student

resume the Institute.

• As per the University regulations, students are required to attend 85% of the classes conducted in

each course. Leave taken on medical / social grounds are permissible to the extent of the rest of the

15% of total attendance. In case of deficit in attendance in respective course, term of the course will

not be granted and the student concerned will not be able to appear in Semester End Examination

(SEE) in such cases.

• It is also compulsory to attend the Project Work/Practical Work classes. A minimum of 85% attendance

is also required in the Project Work/Practical Work classes. The attendance data of Project

Work/Practical Work classes will be maintained separately and there will be separate attendance

review of the same.

• At the end of each month, attendance review showing the percentage of attendance, each students

have attended in every course will be placed on the notice board. The students who do not meet the

minimum attendance criteria will be warned after this review and their parents will also be intimated

regarding the attendance of their ward via SMS and email. In cases where there is persistant

irregularity, parents will also be called for a meeting with the Acdemic Coordinator / Exam Coordinator

or HOI.



• At the end of the semester, final attendance review will be carried out. Students who do not meet the

minimum attendance criteria must apply to Appeal Committee stating the reason(s) for the shortfall in

attendance. On receiving of the application for an appeal, the Appeal Committee will hear the

candidate and decide the case accordingly.

• During the semester students may avail the Academic Leave. Academic leave is defined as the leave

that is taken for attending Competitions, Conference / Seminars, etc. and other events that are of

academic nature. The Academic Leave may be of two types:

• In case the student represents the Institute, he/she has to face a selection cum screening committee

scrutiny. After the due process, the selected students would be granted leave. All academic leaves

granted for representing the Institute will be funded by the Institute as per rules.

• If the student by his own initiative wishes to attend a conference / seminar etc. he/she must apply in

prescribed format. The Institute would look into the participative importance from students’ and

Institutes’ point of view and after review of the paper to be presented in the conference/seminar the

Institute will take decision about the leave. Paper may be reviewed by the concerned faculty member

who is expert in the respective field. Mere participation will not be a ground for consideration. This

type of academic leave can be availed by a student only ONCE in a semester.

• Notwithstanding anything prescribed in the above mentioned clauses the Head of the Institute may

grant academic leave to any student if the HOI thinks that the reason for leave is of Academic nature

and is in the interest of the institute and the student.

• Academic Leave form should be submitted to the Academic Coordinator and after scrutining it will be

placed before HOI for approval. The record of the same will be maintained by the student section for

the final review.

• Academic Leave will be credited to the attendence of the students at the time of final review

• In case of genaeral/medical leave, students should submit filled up leave form to respective Area Head

and after their approval. The record of the same will be maintained by the student section.

• Academic leave is required to be duly authorized by Director, IAP-NU.

(Notwithstanding anything contain in this clause, Dean-Faculty of Architecture & Planning, shall give

relaxation in appropriate cases.)



ANNEXURE III

Rules for Preventing Plagiarism

1. Preamble:

Nirma University aspires to facilitate the highest standards of knowledge and skill development through

its academic and research programmes. It offers conducive and inspiring environment where ethics and

honesty are integral to the education system. Over a period of time, it has generated a significant impact,

which makes it mandatory for the University to follow the high standards of ethics.

One of the goals of the University is to prepare graduates who will be able to take their expertise to the

society. As a part of this preparation at the University, the students are required to work on assignments,

project/seminar reports, thesis, research papers, cases, etc.At the same time, it is expected that the faculty

members should contribute in generation and dissemination of knowledge through research projects, by

publishing/presenting research papers/articles/cases/books, etc. All these activities require inputs from

libraries, laboratories, electronic resources, etc. In this context, plagiarism assumes importance as it

undermines basic objective of higher education and harms the reputation of theUniversity. It is therefore

important to sensitize faculty, students and research staff regarding plagiarism, performed either willfully

or ignorantly. The University shall strive to have ‘Zero Tolerance’ against plagiarism. This document will

help in implementing academic integrity and honesty in academic and research practices at the

University.

This document outlines both necessary and desirable academic practices and at the same time it

emphasizes on practices that are not acceptable and unethical. It prescribes the procedures to investigate

reported cases of plagiarism and to take appropriate actions by the authorities.

2. Definition & Scope:

As per the revisedand updated illustrated *Oxford Dictionary, the word, ‘plagiarism’ is a noun of

‘plagiarize’, which means (i) take and use the thoughts, inventions, etc. of another person as one’s own.

(ii) pass off the thoughts etc. of another person as one’s own.

Almost every activity in an academic environment can be a potential target of plagiarism. It includes

essays, cases, books, research papers, presentations, project/seminar reports, dissertations, research

papers, etc. Broadly, any of the following actions by any of the above mentioned individual will be

considered as plagiarism:

i) Reproduction of someone else’s work, in part or whole, without permission and presenting it as

one’s own work

ii) Buying/stealing/copyingassignments, experimental results, etc.

iii) Reproducing by copying a section of a book or an article/report/dissertation without proper

citation



iv) Copying figures/charts/graphs/images without acknowledging or claiming it/them as one’s own

v) Quoting from a source word for word without giving reference

vi) Putting someone else’s ideas without proper citation

vii) Paraphrasing

viii) Self-Plagiarism: reproducing/publishing one’s own published work, in part or whole, without

referring to earlier published work

Notwithstanding anything containing clause (i)-(viii), any other activity falling under the ambit of

academic dishonesty, may also be covered under these rules.

These Rules for preventing Plagiarism are applicable to the students, faculty and staff members, research

scholars, recognized Ph.D. guides and researchers of the University.

3. Precautionary Measures to Prevent the Plagiarism:

In order to prevent plagiarism, the University and the constituent institutes should take the following

precautionary measures:

i) A copy of ‘University Rules for Preventing Plagiarism’ should be made available to all the students,

faculty, staff, research fellows and collaborative organizations. A copy of the same should be put on

the University Website.

ii) The viewpoint of University on,‘Plagiarism and Rules on Plagiarism’ should be included in

Students’Handbook.

iii) The writing skill including, Research Papers, Thesis, Reports, Cases, etc. should be covered as part of

the syllabus of ‘Research Methodology’ course of PG/Ph.D.

iv) For the awareness of the faculty members, the University should arrange special

seminars/workshops on Plagiarism related topics on regular basis. The same should be covered as

part of Induction/Orientation Programmes organized for the faculty members by the ADR Cell.

v) All constituent Institutes/Departments should organize lecture(s) on plagiarism related topics for all

the newly admitted students as part of Orientation Programmes.

vi) For all PG/Ph.D. students the constituent institutes should organize rigorous workshop(s)

coveringthe topics like, plagiarism, plagiarism detection, its consequences, preventive measures

and the University Rules for Plagiarism, etc.

vii) The training programme on the use of Plagiarism Detection Software Tools should be organized for

the students, faculty, staff and research fellows.

viii) All Project/Seminar Reports, PG Dissertations, Ph.D. Thesis, Research Papers, Cases and any such

documents are to be checked with the standard Plagiarism Detection Software Tool, prescribed by



the University. In case of Project/Seminar Reports, PG Dissertations, Ph.D. Thesis, the concerned

student will have to submit a Plagiarism Report generated by a software tool (prescribed by the

University) to the Department/Institute/University with a signature of the concerned

Guide/Supervisor.

ix) The students submitting any kind of research work in form of reports/thesis must provide a

‘Certificate of Originality of Work’ with signature of the concerned Guide/Supervisor.

x) In order to avoid copying in course assignments, it is preferred that the faculty members should

design assignments that encourage the students to analyze or evaluate rather than asking them to

collect, describe or present some information, data, etc.

xi) The libraries of the constituent institutes of the University shall arrange latest books on ‘Plagiarism

& Related Issues’.

4. Guidelines for the Faculty Members, Guides/Supervisors, Students, and

Research Scholars:

In order to prevent the plagiarism, the following guidelines for the Faculty Members,

Guides/Supervisors,Students and Research Investigators are suggested:

4. 1 Guidelines for the Faculty Members and Guides/Supervisors:

i) Insist that the ideas implemented are original, or derived from existing theory with significant

contribution from the project team members.

ii) If copyrighted material from outside source is used in the project work, then the permission from

the original author must be obtained and clearly mentioned in the report.

iii) Ask student at every phase of the project how their work is different from others.

iv) Discuss with the student, the ethical issues in teaching-learning and the role of researcher in

society, so that student gets sensitized towards plagiarism and be ethical.

v) Set a high quality standard for the students and also provide motivation by appreciating the good

work of students in front of the research community time-to-time.

vi) Encourage student for time management and proper project planning.

vii) While assigning course work to students, be creative in designing assignment such that the student

while answering has no other way than originality.

viii) Spread awareness in students / research community that research papers / proposals with

plagiarism may get black listed by the research organization. Also discuss the different levels of

penalties of plagiarism.

ix) Try to use and also teach the students the usage of antiplagiarism software. Insist to check every

paper and project report on such software before submission.



In case of any kind of plagiarism found in the PG/Ph.D. thesis, the concerned guide/co-guide will be

responsible and the committee may recommend to the Director General for necessary actions.

4. 2 Guidelines for the Students and Research Scholars:

i) Use the source material to study the preliminary requisites only, and not to replicate something

readily available. Mention proper reference of the source material in project report.

ii) Always try to innovate i.e. find out a new method to solve the research problem.

iii) If the existing solution is used, then always try to add somewhat new contribution by improving the

performance of the existing system.

iv) While implementing the existing system, try to find out a different method of implementation

instead of using the existing method. The end results in both cases may be the same, however

compare the system parameters and prove your system somewhat better in execution.

v) Instead of implementing existing applications, try to find out new application of the existing theory

/ technology.

vi) Regularly either discuss or publish the research work over internet for others to comment so that

there is an automatic check on plagiarism for the work done.

vii) Directly use of the data, conclusions, and results of some other researchers shall not be used

stating that these are the original findings of the proposed work. On the contrary, due

acknowledgement/reference is to be given for the work already done and referred for the

proposed research.

viii) Consent of a guide or co-authors to be taken before submitting the paper or presenting any

research work.

5. Identification of Plagiarism:

The following method(s) can be used alone or in combination for identification of plagiarism:

i) Checking an individuals’ work using a standard Plagiarism Detection Software Tool, as prescribed

by the University.

ii) Examination of assignments for specific sentences or unusual phrases taken from known sources.

iii) Comparison of written assignments of two or more students having similar assignment questions,

iv) Also, the researchers may be asked to provide evidence of their research. Clear examples or a

record of research effort will assist them to prove that no plagiarism has occurred.



6. Method of Inquiry in the Matter of Complaint of Plagiarism:

For any reported case/complaint of Plagiarism, there will be two separate committees for inquiry, (i)

Institute Level Committee (ii) University Level Committee. The composition of the committees, their

functions and the method of inquiry are described below:

6. 1 Institute Level Committee:

There shall be an Institute Level Committee to inquire into the matter of the alleged plagiarism against

under-graduate and post-graduate students of the Institute.

The following items will be covered under the purview of the Institute Level Committee:

i) Plagiarism in any component of the Continuous Evaluation (CE)by the UG/PG students

ii) Plagiarism in Major/Minor Projects and Seminar Reports by the UG Students

In case of major plagiarism the committee will recommend the concerned HoI to forward it to the

University Level Committee.

The Committee shall inquire into the matter of allegations and shall make necessary recommendations to

the Head of the Institute (HoI) in this regard for penalty.

The Committee shall comprise:

i) Chairman

ii) Two Faculty Members

iii) Secretary

The concerned HoI will nominate one of the senior faculty members of the Institute as the Chairman and

two other Professors / Associate Professors in the subject area of the alleged plagiarism as the members

of the committee. Assistant Registrar / Deputy Registrar of the Institute shall work as the Secretary.

6. 2 University Level Committee:

There shall be a University Level Committee to inquire into the matter of the alleged plagiarism

against doctoral students, faculty, staff & research scholars of any constituent Institute of the

University and any related matter received from the Institute Level Committee.

The following items will be covered under the purview of the University Level Committee:

i) Plagiarism in any form by the Faculty, Staff and Research Scholars of the University. This will cover

research findings, research papers, articles, books, reports, cases, etc.

ii) Plagiarism in Thesis/Dissertation, research findings, research papers, books, reports, etc. by the

PG/Ph.D. Students



The Committee shall inquire into the matter of allegations and shall make necessary recommendations to

the Director General in this regard.

The Committee shall comprise:

i) Chairman

ii) Two Faculty Members

iii) Secretary

The Dean-Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research (FDSR) shall act as the Chairman of the Committee. The

two other faculty members will be nominated by the Director General. The Deputy Registrar (Exam) of the

University shall act as the Secretary in case of plagiarism by the students, whereas the Executive Registrar

of the University shall act as the Secretary in case of plagiarism by the Staff, Faculty and the Research

Scholars.

6. 3 Procedure to be adopted by the Committees:

On receiving application(s) of alleged plagiarism, the Committee(s) will comply the following steps with

the principles of procedural fairness protecting the rights of the alleged. These rights includes right to:

i) Be informed of the allegations against them in sufficient detail to enable them to understand the

precise nature of the allegations and to properly consider and respond.

ii) Within one-week of time respond to the allegations against him /her.

iii) The matter to be resolved in two weeks time after responding to the allegations.

6. 4 Identification and Assessment of Alleged Plagiarism

For any reported case of the plagiarism, the Committee will first confirm prima facie if there is plagiarism

or not. In a case of plagiarism, it will also decide the degree of plagiarism. The Committee will then

submit its report along with its recommendations in terms of penalty to the HoI (in case of Institute Level

Committee) orto the Director General (in case of University Level Committee). Depending upon the

report and the recommendations of the Committee, the concerned HoI / Director General will decide the

action to be taken.

7. Provision of Penalty:

In case of violation of any of the above Rules by any individual, the competent authority will take

necessary actions against the person concerned. The following provisions of penaltiesare made:

7.1 Provision of Penalty - Institute Level Committee:

i) Written Warning (only once)

ii) Cancellation of results of component(s) of CE in which plagiarism is found



iii) Cancellation of results of all components of CE

7.2 Provision of Penalty - University Level Committee:

Minor Penalties for Faculty Members and Staff:

i) Censure

ii) Withdrawal of PG Guideship

iii) Withdrawal of Ph.D. Guideship

Major Penalties for Faculty Members and Staff:

i) Withholding of Increment(s)

ii) Reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period of time

iii) Reduction to a lower time scale of pay, grade, post or service

iv) Removal from service which shall not be disqualification for future employment under the

University

v) Dismissal from service, which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the

University

Penalties for the PG/Ph.D. Students:

i) Cancellation of PG/Ph.D. registration

ii) Revocation of Degree at any stage/time after award of the Degree

Penalties for the Recognized Ph.D. Guides of National Laboratories/Outside Institution:

i) Withdrawal of PG/Ph.D. guide ship

ii) Information to their parent organization with a request to take the necessary actions against the

concerned employee.









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