Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Alternate Assessment Tool
DAYANANDA
SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Guidelines for the
evaluation of the Alternate Assessment Tool
What is Alternate
Assessment Evaluation?
Alternate Assessment shall allow
students to exhibit their skill to function in a variety of cognitively engaging
events. When assessment is performance-oriented, the students’ work will result
in a creation through written or oral performance, or problem solving, or models
etc., It focuses on higher level thinking process by students in achieving excellence and also bring out their
strengths and weaknesses.
How to avail AAT
benefits?
The students shall
opt for the following activities and shall be assessed accordingly.
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CIE1
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CIE2
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AAT1
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Pick any activity
from the list below(5 Marks)
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Pick any activity
from the list below(5 Marks)
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AAT2
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Pick any activity
from the list below(5 Marks)
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Pick any activity
from the list below(5 Marks)
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Sl. No.
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AAT Activities
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Registration Process at the
department
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Conduction Process
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Assessment for 5 Marks
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Evaluation Parameters
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Max Marks
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Subject Mapping
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1
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Subject
Quiz
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Prepare
for the subject quiz
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Participate
in the subject quiz given by the subject teacher
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Online/written
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Online/written
quiz comprising 5 questions of 1 mark each
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5
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Mapped to the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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2
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Seminar
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Decide
on the topic
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Topic
may be from Self study component
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Prepare
report on the topic
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Prepare
Power Point Presentation on the topic
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Present
it on the allotted date and time slot
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Oral presentation
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3
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Report
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2
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3
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Mini
Projects/Developing Products/Building Models
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Form
the team
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Decide
on the project
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Assign
modules to team members
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Attend
all phases review and work accordingly
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Complete
well before deadline
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Submit
working prototype/model and report
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Relevance to
current research trends:
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2
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Individual
Contribution:
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1
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Completion:
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2
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4
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E-Course
Certification
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Find
good online courses from reputed organizations
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Register
for the course
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Complete
the course
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Submit
the Certificate
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Relevance to the
Course
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3
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Valid Completion
Certificate
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2
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5
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Group
Discussion
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Work/Read on the topic fixed by the subject teacher
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Collect
the information
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Prepare
notes
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Decide
for /against
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Participate
in the debate on the topic on the scheduled time
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Subject
knowledge:
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2
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Confidence level:
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2
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Presentation:
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1
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6
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Case
Study
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Work
on the problem given by the subject teacher
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Collect
the information
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Prepare
solution
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Submit
it to the teacher
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Solution
Approach:
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3
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Solution:
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2
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7
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Role
Play
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Decide
on the topic
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Form
the group
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Assign
roles to each one
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Prepare
action plan
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Perform
it on the allotted date and time slot
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Theme selection:
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2
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Subject Teacher
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Performance
mapped to theme:
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2
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Presentation:
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1
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8
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General
Science/Technical Quiz
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Update
general science /technical knowledge
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Participate
in intra/inter college quiz competitions
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Produce
the certificate
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For Only
Participation Certificate:
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2
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Whom to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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If Prize/Award
obtained
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5
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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9
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Paper
Presentation
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Form
the team
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Select
IEEE or some reputed conference research papers
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Study
the paper thoroughly
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Prepare
presentation
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Present
it in paper presentation contest
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Produce
the certificate
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Relevance to the
current research trends:
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1
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Whom to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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Technical content
covered in the presentation:
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2
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Oral
presentation:
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2
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10
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Paper
Publication
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Form
the team of 2 to 3
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Associate
with one of the research scholars of the department
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Work
on one module of the research topic given by the research scholar
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Publish
a technical paper in any of the reputed journals/conferences
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Produce
the proceedings/certificate
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Relevance to the
current research trends and novelty in the approach worked on
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3
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Whom to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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Submitted to a Conference/Journal
with high impact factor
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2
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11
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Programming
Contest
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Work
on Coding skills
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Participate
in intra/inter college Programming/coding contests
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Produce
the certificate
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For Only
Participation Certificate:
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2
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Whom to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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If Prize/Award
obtained
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5
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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12
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Hackathon
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Form
the team
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Identify
reputed organizations conducting hackathons
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Register
as a team
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Produce
the certificate
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For Only
Participation Certificate:
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2
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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Whom
to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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If Prize/Award obtained
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5
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Mapped to all the
subjects
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13
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Demonstration/
Analysis/ Optimization/ Comparison of Theoretical Concepts using Modern Tools
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When to register:
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2 Weeks before
CIE
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Conduction
Process:
·
Identify
suitable software tool and Work on specific Problem given by subject teacher
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Prepare
solution /analysis Report
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Submit
to the teacher
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Tool &
Approach / Methodology
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3
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Mapped to
the particular subject
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Whom to contact:
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Class Teacher/
Mentor
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Tools:
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Matlab
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Any
drafting tool such as :AutoCad/Catia
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Minitab
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Labview
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Ansys/Nastran/Hypermesh
Or
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Any
Modelling / Simulation /Analysis software relevance to subjects
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Interpretation
and effective Report preparation
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2
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Keep
Note:
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Achieving
awards in the category of activities (3, 8 to 13) in inter- college competitions, shall secure 5 marks uniformly for all
the subjects in the AAT of that CIE before which award proof is submitted.
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Publishing
technical paper in any of the reputed
journals/conferences (IEEE/ACM/SPRINGER
etc.,) with high impact factor
shall secure 5 marks in all the subjects
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Submission
of supporting documents/certificates/awards to the class teacher is mandatory 5
days before the CIE dates to ensure proper allotment of AAT marks
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In
addition to the above listed activities, subject faculty may add on activity
more suited for the subject/course with prior permission of the head of the
department and COE.
