Guidelines for Students Mobility / Semester Abroad / Twinning Program

Guidelines for Students Mobility / Semester Abroad / Twinning Program

1. The HoD / Dean of the department / School shall identify the courses that have to be done in the Foreign Higher Educational Institutions. A minimum number of 4 courses have to be identified & mapped with the Foreign Higher Educational Institution.
2. Under the Twinning Programme, the degrees to be offered shall conform to the nomenclatures and duration of the degrees as specified in the AICTE Approval process Handbook (2024 – 27) for AICTE approved programmes.
3. Credit offered by the Foreign Higher Educational Institution should be equal to / higher than the credits prescribed by our institute.
4. The department/School shall ensure that the credits earned by the student from the Foreign Higher Educational Institution, shall not exceed 30 percent of the total credits for the programme.
5. .The remaining courses of the particular semester can be done as Pre do / Post do. In this regard, CBCS can be optimally utilized.
6. For the theory courses missed during the period, equivalent NPTEL courses shall be taken by the student, wherever possible. NPTEL can be done during the Students Mobility / Semester Abroad / Twinning Program period also, if possible.
7. Lab courses / 1 or 2 credit theory courses can be done before / after the program within the available number of working days.
8. In case of failures in the courses undertaken in the Foreign Higher Educational Institutions, the student shall take respective course(s) as arrear exams in BSACIST during the same semester or later, whichever is possible.
9. The HoD / Dean of the department / School shall submit the proposed schedule for conducting the remaining courses (Theory & Lab), for the students concerned to the Registrar through Director (CIR), Dean (Academic Affairs) and Controller of Examinations. The proposal shall include all the details such as list of students (with RRN, semester, branch & section) and the list of courses (with course code & credits) to be done in the Foreign Higher Educational Institution.
10. After approval from the Dean Academic Affairs, Controller of Examinations and the Registrar, No Objection Certificate shall be issued to the student.
11. The departments / schools should ensure that parent consent letter is got from all the students.
12. The student shall get the Bonafide Certificate through the Director (CIR).