Postgraduate Academic Programme

M. Tech (Energy Management) - Distance Education Mode (DEC, IGNOU, NEW DELHI Approved programme)

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Who Can Apply:

Course Structure:

Programme Direction and Guidelines:

Scope of the Course

Provisions in the Energy Conservation Act:

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Who Can Apply:

Working Engineers and Managers from Industries, Nodal Agencies, State Electricity Boards, Power Generating Companies, Consultancy Organization, Regulating Bodies, Teachers of Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges, Prospective Energy Auditors & Energy Managers etc.

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COURSE STRUCTURE

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V Semester:

VI Semester:

* For M. Tech. (Energy Management) Degree the minimum requirement is 104 passed credits.

* After each semester theory examinations will be held. Candidates will have to appear for a comprehensive viva voce examination (3 credits) which will not be counted in number of passed credits but will be counted for CGPA/ GGPA calculations.

* This is not a multidegree programme. Candidate at the time of admission will have to give his/her option whether he/she is applying for PGAD in Energy Auditing or M. Tech. Candidate can change his/her option to higher degree/diploma option before third semester examination as the case may be.

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PROGRAMME DIRECTIONS & GUIDELINES FOR CREDIT SYSTEM

1.

The period for odd numbered semesters will be from July to December and for even number semesters from January to June.

2.

The last date for deposit of the semester fees for odd semester will be 1^st July and for even semester 1^st January.  A late fee of Rupees Five per day will be charged thereafter.

3.

All payments are to be made in favour of “M.Tech Energy Management –Distance Education” payable at Indore.

4.

Correspondence including assignments from the school will be made only through e-mails. General correspondence from the student can be through e-mail or by post. However all solved assignments by students must be submitted in hard copy by post.

5.

Books / Reading materials which have not been supplied at the time of counseling will be supplied in installments by the faculty alongwith the assignments.

6.

For 4 credits paper 8 assignments, 3 credits paper 6 assignments and 2 credits paper 4 assignments will be given to the students as per schedule.

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a)   The solutions to the assignments must be submitted back to the school as per schedule.

b)   The correct answers and solutions to home assignments will be supplied along with t the next assignment for the purpose of self-assessment by the candidate.

c)   A student can address any difficulties/ differences concerning the course or the problems to the teachers concerned. These will be promptly attended to.

8.

The assignments after evaluation along with marks will be returned to the students by post.

9.

For 4 credit course minimum required assignments to be submitted are 5, for 3 credit course minimum required assignments to be submitted are 4 and for 2 credit course minimum required assignments to be submitted are 3 assignments will be considered for the purpose of grades.

10.

In the end of each semester, all students have to report in the school for two weeks contact period. First week will be used for Class Lectures, Lectures by Expert Consultants, Demonstration by Energy Efficient Technology Manufacturers and Site Visits. Final examination will be held in the second week as per schedule.

11.

Semester result will be declared after two weeks of the completion of the examination.

12.

The projects will be either an Energy Audit and Energy Conservation Strategies of an Actual Unit, Design / Evaluation of Renewable Energy Based System of an Actual /Proposed Unit.

13.

The project ED-715 will have to be undertaken concurrently with other course of the corresponding semesters.

14.

The Title of the project will be decided in consultation of the faculty assigned as a supervisor. At the end of project, a project report (thesis) will be submitted in the approved format (to be provided later) for evaluation through oral presentation.

15.

Specific Provision: A student can also opt for a three semesters PG Advance Diploma in Energy Auditing.

16.

But as this is not a multidegree programme. Student at the time of admission, will have to give his/her option whether he/she is applying for PGAD in Energy Auditing or M. Tech. Student can change his/her option to higher degree/diploma option before third semester examination as the case may be.

17.

For all queries, please e-mail to Course Coordinator at: mtech_coordintor@yahoo.com

18.

A semester should consist ideally of 18 weeks.

19.

About 18 credits should be completed on an average in one semester. Completion of 104 valid credits will entitle one to the degree and 52 valid credits for PGAD in Energy Auditing.

20.

For the assessment of each paper, a teacher may adopt various methods like in-semester-assignments, tutorials during the contact period, end-of-semester-examination etc. for theoretical courses. Laboratories work assessment will be through day-to-day praticals and an end-of-semester-examination. The weightage of end-of-semester-examination will be 40%, while the weightage for other assignments will be 60%.

21.

Marks of each candidate obtained for a course will be transformed into a 100-point scale by dividing the obtained mark with the maximum marks obtained in the class in that given course and then multiplied by 100, provided up gradation of marks will not be more than 15%. In such case, the marks obtaining by each student will be upgraded by 15%.

22.

Other mechanism of cut points between the grades can be gradually designed by the concerned Schools by taking into consideration theoretical or observed nature of distribution of scores, past performance of students, size of the group, etc.

23.

However, a teacher must design such assessment procedure which reasonably shows discrimination in the given set of scores. The considerable part of the test should be problem oriented (and not merely essay or reproduction of text.)

24.

The grading will be made on a 8 points scale : A + at 10, A at 9, B + at 8, B at 7, C + at 6, C at 5, D at 4, and Fat 2 in the First Attempt In the repeated Second Attempted the 8 point Scale will be: A + at 9, A at 8, B + at 7, B at 6, C + at 5, C at 4, D at 3 and Fat 2

25.

The cumulative grade point average is defined as CGPA = sum (n_i,x_i)/sum(n_i), where (n_i) is the number of credits in its course and (x_i) is indicative of grade ( A =10, B=8, etc.) it should include all credits completed by that date.

26.

For a three years distance education programme the graduating grade point average GGPA, is determined on the basis of course, totaling 96 out of the first 104 credits completed. For three semesters PGAD in Energy Auditing the GGPA will be determined on the basis of 48 out of first 52 credits completer. Subsequent credits will not affect GGPA. Virtual credits (section 37) have to be taken into account in the calculator of GGPA.

27.

The final degree may indicate GGPA along with the class obtained.

            CLASS                                                GGPA

I^st class with Distinction             >= 8.00

I^st class                                                 >= 6.75 < 8.00

II^nd class                                               >= 4.75 < 6.75

Fail                                                       < 4.75

There will be not third class.

28.

If CGPA of any student falls below 4.00 any time, the student is asked to leave the programme. He may be eligible for re-admission as a fresh student.

29.

Repetition of course is allowed only to those candidates who fail in it and their SGPA / CGPA does not fall below 4.00 A Course can be REPEATED BY TAKING IT WHEN OFFERED , or in next semester by taking the UTD arranged Sessional work , major and minor tests, quiz, homework etc.

30.

A student must to obtain necessary number of credits in maximum of four and half years for degree program and two and half year for PGAD in Energy Auditing diploma.

31.

Evaluation may be internal with feedback system i.e. marked answer books will be shown to the students for perusal and will be collected back for records by the teacher upto the end of the semester.

32.

The decision of the teacher regarding the evaluation and the grade shall be final. However, the process for re-evaluation is as follows:

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33.

At the end of each semester, practical examination will be conducted by a Board of two examiners for each course. One of these examiners will not be connected with the practicals, but is a teacher of the school/institute.

34.

At the end of the semester, a comprehensive Viva-Voce Examination for theory and practical will be conducted by the Board of four members, at least one of whom shall be external. Three will form a quorum. The grades awarded in the viva-voce shall be shown separately.

35.

In case of large number of students there may be as many Boards as necessary, with at least two members in each Board.

36.

Four virtual credits will be allotted to the general viva -voce at the end of each semester. These credits will be taken into account in the calculation of both CGPA and Graduating Grade Point Average (GGPA) but will not count towards the minimum requirement of 104 credits for graduation.

37.

For each student there will be three sets of Grade Card. Of these one card with the University Registrar, second with the HOD, and the third with the student. Registration and marking of grades will be made by the HOD or his nominee.

38.

In each semester the student will be given a grade sheet showing:

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39.

A student should have at least 80% attendance in a course during the contact period failing which he should not be allowed to appear in the end-of-semester-examination.

40.

The Head of School should be responsible for the conduct of the end-of-semester-examination.

41.

For deciding unfair means cases there should be a committee of three faculty members, the head of the school, one senior teacher from the school of study and one professor of some other school of study. The H.O.D. should be the chairman of the committee. All the members should participate in the decision-making.

42.

No assignments would be accepted during the contact period until unless specified by the department for a particular assignment.

43.

Student has to deposit full semester fees in case of semester repetition and Rs. 400/- (Rupees four hundred only) for each paper in case of subject repetition.

44.

If any student immediately after his admission (before receiving first assignments) declares that for personal reason he will not be able to continue the course, he may be allowed to register next year without payment of additional fees.

45.

If a student for justifiable reason is not able to appear during contact hours and examination of a semester but has submitted required minimum assignments, he may be allowed to appear for the contact hours and examination schedule for the same semester during next year.

46.

These TRANSFORMED SCORES will be converted into grade as follow.

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Scope of the Course

      The Energy Conservation Act was passed by the Parliament of India in the year 2001 and it has come into force from March 1, 2002. The Act has several features that can substantially contribute to the energy conservation viz. labeling of equipment and applications as per efficiency norms, directing energy intensive and designated consumers to confirm to set energy norms, mandatory energy audits by accredited Energy Auditors, appointment of Energy Manager. Energy audit has already been made mandatory for industries having connected load more than 500 KVA in many states. It has created a significant demand of trained manpower of Energy Auditors and Energy Managers.

    National Productivity Council (NPC) has projected demand of about 16000 trained Energy Auditors and Energy Managers for the next five years. Government of India has established Bureau of Energy Efficiency under Ministry of Power to deal with all aspects of Energy Conservation Act 2001.

Provisions in the Energy Conservation Act

      The relevant provisions in the Energy Conservation Act regarding Designated Consumers provide for the following: 

• Notifying energy intensive industries and other establishments as designated consumers.
• Establishing and prescribing energy consumption norms and standards for designated consumers.
• Directing designated consumers and energy intensive industries specified in the schedule to get an energy audit conducted by an accredited energy auditor in the specified manner and intervals of time.
• Directing designated consumers to furnish information with regard to energy consumed and action taken on the recommendation of the accredited energy auditor to the designated agency.
• Directing designated consumers to designate or appoint certified energy manager in charge of activities for efficient use of energy and its conservation.
• Directing designated consumers to comply with energy consumption norms and standards.
• Directing designated consumers who do not fulfill the prescribed energy consumption norms and standard to prepare and implement schemes for efficient use of energy and its conservation.

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Provisions in the Energy Conservation Act

The relevant provisions in the Energy Conservation Act regarding Designated Consumers provide for the following:

·   Notifying energy intensive industries and other establishments as designated consumers.

·  Establishing and prescribing energy consumption norms and standards for designated 

   consumers.

· Directing designated consumers and energy intensive industries specified in the schedule    

   to get an energy audit conducted by an accredited energy auditor in the specified  

   manner and intervals of time.

·  Directing designated consumers to furnish information with regard to energy consumed

   and action taken on the recommendation of the accredited energy auditor to the

    designated agency.

·  Directing designated consumers to designate or appoint certified energy manager in

   charge of activities for efficient use of energy and its conservation.

·  Directing designated consumers to comply with energy consumption norms and

   standards.

·  Directing designated consumers who do not fulfill the prescribed energy consumption            

   norms and standard to prepare and implement schemes for efficient use of energy and

   its conservation.

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