Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-Andhra Pradesh

RK Valley Institute

Catering to the Educational Needs of the Gifted Rural Youth of Andhra Pradesh

(Constituted under the A.P Govt. Act 18 of 2008 and recognized as per Section 2(f), 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956)

Accredited by 'NAAC' with 'B+' Grade
Regulations of RGUKT - Pass Requirements and Admission into BTech Part
(to be effective from the batch to be admitted in July 2011)

Award of the Degree

4.1 RGUKT admits the selected candidates after their 10th class into the 6 - year undergraduate engineering programme involving the combination of a Pre-University course (PUC) and a Bachelors degree in Technology (B.Tech). All the students are expected to complete the full 6-year programme successfully. The students will get a PUC degree after the successful completion of the two year PUC programme and get the BTech degree upon the successful completion of the 4 - year BTech.

Graduation or Pass Requirement of the Pre-University Course

4.2 A student is expected to complete the requirements of the two year PUC by completing the residential and educational requirements at RGUKT satisfying the attendance requirements. In order to pass the PUC part, at the end of the PUC including the remedial courses and supplementary examinations, a student is required to pass in all prescribed courses by securing the minimum grade of P. A pass class will be awarded to each student based on the following performance requirements:

Class awarded Range of CGPA
Distinction CGPA >= 8.00
First class 7.00 <= CGPA < 8.00
Second class 6.00 <= CGPA < 7.00
Pass class 5.00 <= CGPA < 6.00
Fail CGPA < 5.00

Admission into I year Engineering

4.3 In order to enter the engineering part of the undergraduate programme, a student has to satisfy the following requirements:

  • Obtain a CGPA of 6.00 or more by the end of the 5th semester
  • Must have passed all the subjects in the 1st to 5th semesters

4.4. A student who failed to satisfy the requirements at 4.3 is entitled to reregister and retake regular examinations during the next year in select subjects so as to satisfy the requirements at 4.3 and can claim admission into 3rd year in the next year. However, this opportunity will be given once only. Such candidates can opt to stay on campus and repeat education by attending classes and taking examinations in the select reregistered subjects during their 3rd year along with the 1st or 2nd year students by paying the and mess charges.

Exit from the Programme with a PUC Degree

4.5 A student who failed to satisfy the requirements of 4.4 needs to prematurely go out of the programme with a PUC degree as per the requirements at 4.2. A failed student can be allowed to complete the pass requirements of 4.2 in two more attempts to pass by staying outside the campus.

4.6 A student who doesn't like to avail reregistration facility may take exit from the programme with a PUC degree by satisfying the requirements at 4.2.

4.7 A student who satisfies the admission requirements of B.Tech. as given at 4.3 may also take exit from the programme with a PUC degree.

Admission into II year Engineering

The first two terms/trimesters of the first year Engineering subjects are actually prerequisites for the entire engineering programme and it is necessary that the students complete the requirements successfully before entering into the 2nd- year or the post-1st year phase of the BTech (not applicable for moving into 3rd term of I year engg)

  1. That is, to move into 2nd year BTech, a student must have passed all the subjects in the first two terms/trimesters of the first year engineering by the end of the remedial exam.
  2. A student who failed to satisfy the above requirement is entitled to reregister and retake regular examinations during the next year in select subjects so as to satisfy the above requirement and can claim admission into 2nd year BTech in the next academic year. However, this opportunity will be given once only. Such candidates can opt to stay on campus and repeat education by attending classes and taking examinations in the select reregistered subjects during the next academic year. Such repeating students have to pay the mess charges for the repeated year or semester, whichever is applicable.