Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University - [AKTU], Lucknow - associated department

At AKTU, the year-back criteria are pretty simple. You are likely to get a year back in any of the following situations:

• If in a single year, you have back 6 subjects

• If you score below 30 in 6 subjects in a year

• If you fail any practical exam

• If you do not appear for a practical exam

• If you are accused of UFM or unfair means like cheating to pass an exam

Any of the above situations will result in a year back. Try to avoid this as much as possible because it will become very hectic for you.

The internal back is a warning given by your teachers to score well in external exams. Otherwise, you might get a year back. This is actually for the students who have failed internal exams. They then focus more on their external exams to compensate for the low marks in internal exams. . Say you have got 20 marks in the Internal Exam, so you are 10 marks short of passing. By scoring at least 40 marks in External you can ensure that you pass the subject.

Some situations that result in the internal back are as follows:

• Attendance below 60%

• Marks of monthly tests below 30%

• Lack of communication between you and the faculty.

Any of the above scenarios will give you internal back so try to avoid such situations.

The AKTU Grace marks procedure varies depending on the academic year and courses. 

• Students of B.Tech, B.Pharm, BFAD, BFA, BHMCT, MCA, MCA(I), MBA, MBA(I), B.Arch who were admitted under the CBCS system from session 2016-17, can get a maximum of 7 grace marks per year. If you are an M.Tech, M.Pharm, or M.Arch student admitted under the same academic session, you can get a maximum of 5 grace marks. 
• Students who took admission to B.Tech, MBA, MBA (I), in the academic session 2018-19, can get a maximum of 10 grace marks per year. B.VOC and M.Tech (I) students of 2019-20 sessions can get a maximum grace mark of 3 and 7 per year, respectively. 
• B.Pharm and M.Pharm students admitted under PCI ordinance from session 2019-20, can get 7 and 5 grace marks per year respectively. 

To get the grace marks, students need to have an SGPA greater than the minimum passing marks.

AKTU follows an absolute grading system in which each semester result is converted into Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA). The Yearly Grade Point Average (YGPA) is calculated each year. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is calculated after the end semester of the program. 

SGPA - 

SGPA (Si) = (Ci * Gi)/Ci 

It is the ratio of the product of the number of credits with the grade points scored by the students in all the courses taken by them and the sum of the courses undergone by them. 

Ci is the number of credits of the ith course and Gi is the grade points scored by the student. 

YGPA - 

Yearly grade point average is calculated at the end of each year.

YGPA =SGPA(odd)*Ci(odd)+SGPA(even)*Ci(even)/(Ci(odd)+Ci(even))

CGPA - 

CGPA is calculated in the same way by taking into account all the courses taken by a student throughout the semesters of a particular program. 

CGPA =(Ci*Si)/Ci

Here, Ci is the total number of credits in the ith semester and Si is the SGPA of the ith semester. 

The AKTU grading system is further explained through the video below

The registration fee is returned usually after the 5th round. If you are facing some problems and still haven't received a refund, contact them via mail. Usually, two email ids are mentioned so it's recommended you contact both.

Write down the issue you are facing along with some of your basic details like Admission Number, Roll No., DOB, father's name, etc. After a wait of 2 to 3 days, your counseling fees will have been refunded successfully in the same account with which you paid the registration fees. You only need to remember to send the mail after the 5th round only.