RGPV syllabus and semester scheme explained

What the RGPV syllabus document contains

RGPV publishes two linked documents for each programme and semester. The scheme is a table: subject codes, subject names, the weekly lecture, tutorial and practical hours (written as L T P), credits and the maximum marks under each head. The syllabus then gives the detailed course content of each subject, usually in five modules or units, with suggested textbooks and a list of experiments for lab subjects.

Read both together. The scheme tells you how much each subject is worth and how it is assessed; the syllabus tells you what to study. A four credit subject with a lab carries far more weight in your SGPA than a one credit lab course, so plan your hours accordingly.

First year B.Tech: Group A and Group B

All branches study the same first year subjects, but students are divided into two groups that take them in a different order. In the AICTE model curriculum scheme that RGPV adopted for B.Tech, the split is:

Group A takes the BT101 to BT106 set in the first semester and the BT201 to BT206 set in the second. Group B reverses this, except that Mathematics I stays in its first semester and Mathematics II in its second. Each semester carries 21 credits once internship and outreach credits are counted. The first semester also opens with a compulsory induction programme of about three weeks.

How marks are split in each subject

A subject with both theory and lab is therefore out of 150, a theory only subject such as Mathematics I is out of 100, and small lab courses carry 25 or 50. Thirty marks of every theory subject are decided inside your college before the university paper, so steady attendance at mid semester tests and on time assignments protects a large part of your result.

What first year subjects cover

• Mathematics I: differential and integral calculus with mean value theorems such as Rolle's and Taylor's, partial differentiation, convergence of sequences and series, matrix and determinant methods, and an introduction to vector spaces.
• Mathematics II: continues the maths sequence in the other semester; copy its module list straight from the official PDF.
• Engineering Chemistry and Engineering Physics: applied topics for engineers, each with a laboratory.
• Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering: circuits, machines and basic electronic devices, with lab work.
• Engineering Graphics: projections, sections and technical drawing, practised on drawing sheets.
• Basic Mechanical, Civil and Computer Engineering: an introduction to each core discipline, so every branch gets the same foundation.
• English for Communication and the Language Lab: written and spoken communication.

The module wise content for each code is in the subject syllabus files. Print the one for each subject at the start of the semester and tick topics off as your teacher covers them.

Branch syllabus from the second year

From the third semester, the scheme becomes branch specific. Computer science, information technology, electronics, electrical, mechanical, civil and newer branches each have their own list of core subjects, departmental electives, open electives, labs and project work. Later semesters add internships, minor and major projects and seminars.

When you open a later semester scheme, look for three things: which subjects are electives, so you can choose early; which labs pair with which theory subjects; and the credit weight of projects, which usually grows in the final year. If GATE is on your mind, hold your core subjects up against the GATE syllabus from the second year onward; most of the branch core appears there too.

How to find and download the official scheme

1. Open the RGPV website and look for the scheme and syllabus section, which is listed under the student or academic menu.
2. Pick the programme, for example B.Tech, and then the semester and branch.
3. Check the batch or applicability line at the top of the PDF. It tells you which admission year the scheme applies to.
4. Save the scheme and the subject syllabus files for your semester.

Your college may also share the same files on its notice board or portal. If two versions differ, the one on the university website prevails. For RGPV university exams, old papers carrying the same subject code show you the style of the 70 mark paper better than anything else.

Making the semester plan work

• Divide each theory subject into its modules and set yourself one module every week or ten days, so the mid semester test portion is ready in time.
• Treat the 10 marks for quizzes and assignments as easy marks. Submit early and keep copies.
• Lab records and viva preparation decide 50 marks in a lab subject. Write each experiment up the same week you perform it.
• Begin solving past end semester papers of each subject code about a month before the exams, timing yourself on full papers.

Students of other state technical universities follow a similar credit system; compare with the AKTU syllabus or the GTU syllabus if you are moving between universities, and find entrance tests for further study on the entrance exams hub.