Academic Automation

Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

Course Registration

✪ Every admitted student shall have to get himself/herself registered into the courses on payment of prescribed fees.

✪ Course registration by a student must be completed within two weeks from the start of a semester; otherwise the student shall not be allowed to continue the course in that semester.

✪ A student may be permitted to withdraw and/or change his/her registered course within three working weeks from the commencement of that semester on the recommendation of his/her supervisor (if any) and upon approval of the concerned teacher(s) and Head of the Department.

✪ No student will be allowed to register a course for grade improvement. A student having a F grade in a compulsory course (if any) shall be allowed to repeat.

Limits on the Credit Hours to Be Taken

✪ A full-time student must register a minimum of 12 (twelve) credit hours and a maximum of 15 (fifteen) credit hours per semester.

✪ A part-time student should normally register a minimum of 6 (six)-credit hours and a maximum of 9 (nine) credit hours per semester.

Academic Fees

✪ The amount of academic fees shall be decided by the University from time to time.

Requirements for Continuation of the Post-Graduate Program

✪ A student will not be allowed to continue the program if he/she obtains F grades in three or more courses in the first two registered semesters.

✪ A student will not be allowed to continue the program if his/her CGPA falls below 2.5 (including C grades) at the end of the second or any subsequent semester.

✪ A Ph. D. student will not be allowed to continue the program if he/she fails to qualify the Comprehensive Examination in 2 (two) chances.

Course Duration

M. Sc. Eng. Degree
The minimum duration to complete the requirements of M. Sc. Eng. degree shall normally be 3 (three) semesters and generally not be more than 5 (five) academic years from the date of his/her admission.

M. Sc. Degree
The minimum duration to complete the requirements of M. Sc. degree shall normally be 3 (three) semesters and generally not be more than 5 (five) academic years from the date of his/her admission.

M. Phil. Degree
The minimum duration to complete the requirements of M. Phil. degree shall normally be 4 (four) semesters and generally not be more than 5 (five) academic years from the date of his/her admission.

Extension of time for completion of Degree
The application for extension of time span of a student should be processed through the CASR. A recommended proforma may be used for this purpose. The application must be submitted within 6 (six) months after the normal time span has elapsed.

Requirements for the Degrees

M. Sc. Eng. Degree

i. A student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.65 in his/her course works.

ii. A student must have to complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of which 18 credit hours shall be assigned to a thesis or 9 credit hours for a project.

iii. In addition to the successful completion of course works, every student shall have to submit a thesis on his research work or a dissertation on his project work, as applicable, fulfilling the requirements as detailed in Art. No. 9 (Academic Ordinance for PG Studies).

M. Sc. Degree

i. A student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.65 in his/her course works.

ii. A student must have to complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of which 18 credit hours shall be assigned to a thesis or 9 credit hours for a project.

iii. In addition to the successful completion of course works, every student shall have to submit a thesis on his research work or a dissertation on his project work, as applicable, fulfilling the requirements as detailed in Art. No. 9 (Academic Ordinance for PG Studies).

M. Phil. Degree

i. A student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.65 in his/her course works.

ii. A student must have to complete a minimum of 48 credit hours of which 24 credit hours shall be assigned to a thesis.

iii. In addition to the successful completion of course work, every student shall have to submit a thesis on his research work fulfilling the requirements as detailed in Art. No.9 (Academic Ordinance for PG Studies)

Ph. D. Degree

i. A student must obtain a minimum CGPA of 2.65 in his/her course works.

ii. A student must have to complete a minimum of 60 credit hours of which 45 credit hours shall be assigned to a thesis.

iii. He/she must have to pass the Comprehensive Examination. Comprehensive Examination shall comprise a written examination and/or an oral examination to test the knowledge of the student in his/her field of study and research. Comprehensive Examination shall ordinarily be held after the completion of the course work by the student. The DSC on the request of the supervisor shall fix a date and time for the Comprehensive Examination. The DSC shall conduct the Comprehensive Examination.

iv. In addition to the successful completion of course work and Comprehensive Examination, every student shall have to submit a thesis/dissertation on his/her research work fulfilling the requirements as detailed in Art. No. 9 (Academic Ordinance for PG Studies).

Grading System

✪ Numerical marks may be made in answer scripts, tests etc. for assessing the performance of the students but all the final grading shall be made in letter grade/grade point as follows:

  Numerical Marks Letter GradeGrade Point Performance
  90% and above   A+4.00 Excellent
  ≥80% but <90%   A3.50 Very Good
  ≥70% but <80%   B+3.00 Good
  ≥60% but <70%   B2.50 Average
  ≥50% but <60%   C2.00 Pass
  Below 50%   F0.00 Fail
  Incomplete   I-  -
  Satisfactory   S-  -
  Unsatisfactory   U-  -

✪ Both GPA and CGPA will be rounded off to the second place of decimal for reporting.

✪ On the written request from a student, a maximum of two courses, having B or C grade in each, may be ignored for the calculation of CGPA. In such case the CGPA must not be less than 2.65 in the remaining courses.

✪ Courses in which a student gets F grade shall not be counted towards credit hour requirements and for the calculation of GPA.

✪ A student shall get I grade in a course with prior permission from the Head of the Department if he/she is unable to complete the course due to any unavoidable circumstances. He/she has to complete the course within the next two consecutive semesters; otherwise he/she will get F grade in that course. He/she may, however, be allowed to register that course without further payment of course registration fees.

✪ Satisfactory (S) and unsatisfactory (U) shall be used for grading of thesis/project and non-credit prerequisite courses. If, however, thesis is discontinued an I grade shall be recorded.