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3.3.9 Procedure for permission of part-time programmes
3.3.9.1 Part time means activities conducted in evening time i.e. 5.30 pm to 9.30
pm (six days a week) wherever first / general shift working exits.
Part-time programmes are only for working professionals or professionals
with at least two years of work experience.
3.3.9.2 Objective
To facilitate technical colleges to respond to the felt need of providing
technical education to working personnel who may have, for some reason,
missed out on a formal technical education, earlier in their career and wish
to make up for the same.
To provide an opportunity to working personnel to enhance their
qualifications, competence by enhanced skill formation.
3.3.9.3 Need
1. Increasing demand of technical skilled personnel.
2. Increase utilization of infrastructure available at the existing
technical college.
3. Facilitate cost effective education to masses through increased
utilization of infrastructure available at the technical college.
4. Enabling faculty to pursue technical education.
5. Enabling students to enrol part-time for technical education with
staggered timings.
3.3.9.4 Duration of the part-time programme
As per the relevant rules and curriculum of the affiliating university.
3.3.9.5 Academic Structure
1. The syllabus (course work) shall be the same as used for a full time
programme and as prescribed by the affiliating university.
2. Additionally, there shall be an industry based live orientation at an
appropriate level of at least 45 days, for industry-skill enhancement.
3. There shall also be a major project leading to mini dissertation with
a span of requirement of at least seventy man-hours of work.
3.3.9.6 Procedure for permission and allotment of intake in part-time
programmes
1. Permission for part-time programme(s) shall be considered with the
views of the State Government / UT and on fulfilment of following
conditions.
2. The technical college shall have zero deficiency as per the report
generated.
3. The total intake of UG & PG in the part- time technical programmes
shall be governed as below.
• One division or variation in any of the existing course(s) at the
Under Graduate level; and / or
• Two divisions or variations in any of the existing course(s) at the
Post Graduate level; and / or
Notwithstanding the above, in the part-time programme(s), no technical
college shall be eligible for more than 50% of total intake in first / general
shift.
No supernumerary seats shall be allotted to part-time programme(s)

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