HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

2012 2013

ACADEMIC COUNCIL
The Academic Council is a body comprising Director, Programme Director and designated Faculty members. It is the responsibility of the Academic Council to endeavour to ensure that best practices are implemented and standards of the Institute are maintained within areas and Centres of the Institute. The specific responsibilities of the Academic Council include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Ensure there are clear admission requirements and procedures for the particular Diploma/Degree. 2. The Academic Council may withdraw the registration of any candidate on the recommendation of the Programme Director 3. Award Degree/Diploma on the basis of Examiners repo rt as to whether or not the Degree/Diploma be awarded. 4. Undertake detailed study of matters referred to it for its consideration. 5. Responsible to maintain academic discipline across programmes. 6. Should meet frequenly for smooth functioning of program mes. 7. The Programme may refer cases if necessary for the Councils opinion/decision. 8. May invite senior faculty members as special invitee to seek their opinion in some situations. 9. May follow Academic Advisory Councils (comprising non - IMI academicians, Senior Corporate Members and Policymakers) suggestions in order to improve the academic standard. 10. Responsible to frame the academic rules of the Institute.

ACADEMIC RULES
POST GRADUATE PROGRAMMES IMI , Bhubaneswar offers Post Graduate Diplome in Management which is a two years full- time programme. II. ACADEMIC TERMS The academic year of 12 months will be divided into 4 academic terms of approximately 3 months each running across the April to March academic year. The summer term will run April-June, the 1 s t term will run July-September, the 2 n d term from October-December, and the 3 r d term from January-March. Classes for PGDM will be held in the 1 s t , 2 n d , and 3 r d terms. PGDM students will do a summer internship in the summer term betwee n their first and second year. The academic calendar provides all relevant dates for terms, examinations, and term breaks.

III. NUMBER OF CREDITS IN EACH PROGRAMME Eligibility for earning the diploma in each programme is on the basis of completing the prescribed number of credits. One credit is equivalent to 10 class-room contact hours. A course will typically be of 3 credits with some courses of variable credits. Class-room contact for courses is in terms of sessions of 90 minutes duration. The PGDM has 105 credits, all of which corresp ond to coursework. A compulsory summer internship after the completion of one year i s in addition to these credits. These credits are normally completed over a 2 year period with the maximum allowed duration for completion being 3 years. IV. SYLLABUS Students will be given a unified compendium of the syllabus of each course offered at IMI, Bhubaneswar. The (a) (b) (c) syllabus would have the following details for each course: Course code, course name, and number of credits Desirable prerequisites, if any Learning objectives in terms of what the student should be able to do after completion of the course (d) Content, specifying at a broad level the course curriculum V. COURSE OUTLINE The students will be given a detailed course outline for each course they take, including session wise plan. This will be made available at the start of each course. The course outline normally would have the following details: (a) Title of the course, number of credits, academic term, and name of the instructor. (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) Objectives of the course Pedagogy Session-wise titles, readings, cases, exercises, role palys, movies etc. Prescribed text, recommended readings, if any Evaluation scheme

VI. EVALUATION IMI allows a system of continuous assessment. The instructor can design appropriate method of evaluation as per the requirements of the course and method of instruction. Students evaluation may comprise of preparation made for the class and participation, quizzes, mid-term examination, term papers/ project, home
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assignments, end-term examination and any other criterion that the instructor concerned may decide. (a) Mid-term examination (b) Quizzes (announced or unannounced-pop up) (c) End-term examination (d) Project assignments, class presentations or term papers (e) Class participation (f) Any other relevant segment The course instructor must take into account at least four of t he following segments for evaluation. Out of these segments, an end -term examination is mandatory with a weight in the range of atleast 30%. The schedule for mid-term and end term examinations will be announced by the office of the PGDM Programme Director. The dates for othe r tests, presentations, submissions and quizzes will be decided by the instructors of the respective courses.

EXAMINATION HALL RULES 1 Do not use scrap paper for writing anything. Do all rough work in the answer books and cross it through, including any q uestions which you have answered over and above the number required by the examiners, as well as any other work you do not wish to be marked. Supplementary answer books should be used only when the main answer book is full (and not just for rough work) and should be tied securely behind the main answer book with the string/staples provided. All answers to examination questions must be in English unless instructions are given to the contrary. Write in ink (BLACK OR BLUE ONLY) and write as clearly as possible. Examiners may refuse to mark scripts which are illegible. Non-programmable calculators are allowed. Digital diaries and cell phones are not permitted in the examination hall. Further, sharing of calculators etc. in the examination hall is strictly prohibited. Write your name in capital letters, class roll number legibly on the front page of the answer script.

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Once time has been called, you must not write anymore and your script must be ready for collection. You must obey this and any other instru ctions given to you by the invigilating staff. IMI follows a letter grade system for evaluation of Students academic work. You are reminded that examination conditions still apply when you are instructed by the Supervisor to vacate the examination hall in the event of an emergency. You must not communicate with any other candidate on any topic. In the event of fire or any other emergency which necessitates the evacuation of an examination hall, you will be instructed to leave all materials on your desk and to leave as quickly as possible in an orderly manner.

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VII. GRADING IMI follow a letter grade system for evaluation of Students academic work. The letter grades and the equivalent grade points are as follows : Letter Grade A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD F Grade Point 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

A single letter grade will be given for each course. The cumulative grade point average for a term will be calculated as the weighted average of the credits and grade points for each course.
VIII PROJECT AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS IN COURSES All project reports and all submissions of course related assignment, etc. should be submitted to the Programme Office/ instructor concerned as per the dates announced by the instructor. Late submissions may invite penalty in the grade awarded, as decided by the instructor concerned. IX. MAKE-UP EXAMINATION Make-up examinations will be given only for missing mid -term or end-term examination for genuine reasons. Genuineness of , reasons will be determined by the Academic Council in consultation with the specific faculty concerned. Fees for make-up examination will be Rs. 3,000/ - per examination. The Academic Council will decide the appropriate discounting to be done on the make -up examination marks at the time of taking a decision on whether the make -up examination will be allowed. X. AUDIT COURSES Students are permitted to audit courses offered by the Institute outside of the courses they register for to satisfy requirements f or the diploma.. The grade for an audit course will appear as Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS) depending on whether t he student has satisfactorily completed the course as per requirements for satisfactory completion specified by the instructor. The student has to ensure that choice of the audit course does not conflict with his/her regular commitments during that academic term. In general it is advisable not to audit more than two courses per academic term. The fee for the audit course is Rs. 8000/- and must be paid in advance to accounts section prior to commencement of the course. XI. COURSE OF INDEPENDENT STUDY (CIS) The objective of introducing a Course of Independent Study (CIS) in the IMI curriculum is to provide a platform for knowledge cr eation rather than just knowledge dissemination as is the case in normal course work. In this regard a CIS can be of 3 types as follows.

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The objective of a Research Paper is to create a body of knowledge based on research that can be published in an academic refereed journal. The choice of the research topic should reflect a considered judgment as to the significance and manageability of the subject, and the completed project should represent a serious and systematic attempt to deal with it by having used effectively the available resources. Thus the report should clearly demonstrate the advanced level of primary contribution that the student has made by completing the RP. The applicability in the field of management should be clear ly demonstrated in the text and explanation. 2. Case Study Development (CSD) The objective of a Case Study Development is to create a teaching tool in the form of a case that can be published and registered with a case clearing house and used in MBA level courses in Business Schools. The choice of the case study should have topical relevance to an area of Management. It must reflect a realistic / real life situation. It must clearly demonstrate the complexities natural in the work environment. Background data (in terms of facts and figures, company structure and policies) must be th ere to support and facilitate decision making required by the case situation. Additional data like market, Government policies, international implications etc. if needed should be attached as appendix to the case. A case study, by definition, is an account of a management problem that requires analysis and has multiple possibilities by way of solution. The case should, therefore, explicitly cover these requirements for it be considered for study and evaluation. 3. Unstructured Course Study (UCS) The objective of an Unstructured Course Study is to create a new course that is currently not a standard business school offering but has the potential of being an elective in the future. The choice of the UCS must be of relevance to the field of business management . The course is structured by the faculty supervisor as the UCS is essentially considered broadly as an elective for which there is limited interest amongst the student. The UCS does not require classroom contact but instead requires in -depth study involving self learning and analysis under the guidance of the faculty supervisor. Student Participation in CIS * The CIS is an individual assignment and is to be undertaken by a single student. Students may opt for a maximum of one CIS, during their pur suit of their programme. One CIS is equivalent to 3 credits of course work. Participants who undertake a CIS of the RP or CSD category can take any number of academic terms to complete the CIS. 7

Participants who undertake a CIS of the UCS category must complete the CIS in one academic term. The CIS grade shows up in the transcript in the academic term in which it is completed. CIS Supervisor * Initial consultation with a faculty member does not obligate the participant to select him/her as a supervisor nor is a faculty member obligated to serve if the topic is not of interest to him/her. The supervisor student relationship is determined by mutual interest on the part of students and faculty member involved. The initiative however lie s with the student, when he/she has a topic in mind, he/she should discuss it with a faculty member in whose field of interest the topic lies. It is not the supervisors responsibility to seek out the participant to see whether he/she is making progress.

Responsibilities of the supervisor are as follows: 1. To encourage the student to attempt an inquiry or project of appropriate rigor within the limitations of the students . potential, the time available and the students access to resources. To advise the student toward the successful completion of the chosen CIS, meeting the general IMI specifications. To be available to meet regularly with the student and help guide the CIS progress. Whereas the length and structure of meetings will va ry by discipline and for the individual student, on average faculty members should expect to be available for each student between forty five minutes and an hour each week.

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CSD additional supervisor (for CSD only) For the CSD it is strongly recommended that the student has a co -supervisor in the organization that is being studied for the case as the person concerned would be an important resource for collecting, compiling and analyzing the data. EVALUATION OF CIS Evaluation of a CIS will be performed b y a panel consisting of the CIS supervisor (or supervisors in the case of a CSD) plus two other faculty members from IMI. The members of the panel will be recommended by the IMI supervisor and approved by the Director.

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In evaluating the RP, the panel members should consider three elements of the research study and the manner in which these are combined in the realization of the project: Content The choice of the research topic should reflect a considered judgment as to the significance and manageability of the subject, and the completed project should represent a serious and systematic attempt to deal with it by having used effectively the available resources. Thus, the report should clearly demonstrate the advanced level of primary contribution that the student has made by completing the RP. The applicability in the field of management should be clearly demonstrated in the text and explanation. Method The framework for the study and report needs to be clearly enunciated, demonstrat ing the students approach to explaining the topic under study. The data resources chosen should be stated and followed. The choices that were made need to be of refereed academic standards and not net based opinionated articles. The complete bibliography of the information sources needs to be provided. Form Form or structure is an essential element of clear expression. The project should reflect explicit attention to the requirements of form for a given discipline, field or mode of expression. 2. CASE STUDY DEVELOPMENT (CSD) In evaluating the CSD, the panel members should consider three elements of case study and the manner in which these are combined in the realization of the project: Content- The choice of the case study should have topical relevance to an area of Management. It must reflect a realistic/real life situation. It must dearly demonstrate the complexities natural in the work environment. Background data (in terms of facts and figures, company structure and policies) must be there to support and facilitate decision making required by the case situation. Additional data like market, Government policies, international implications etc. if needed should be attached as appendix to the case. By definition a case study is an account of a management problem that requires analysis and has multiple possibilities by way of solution. Thus, the case should be explicitly covering these requirements for it to be considered for study and evaluation. Method- The framework for the study and report ne eds to be clearly enunciated, demonstrating the students approach to explaining the topic under study. The data resources chosen should be stated and followed. The choices that were made need to be of refereed academic standards and not net based opiniona ted aricles. The complete bibliography of the information sources needs to be provided. 9

Form - Form or structure is an essential element of clear expression. The project should reflect explicit attention to the requirements of form for a given discipline, field or mode of expression. 3. UNSTRUCTURED COURSE STUDY (UCS) In evaluating the UCS, the panel should consider three elements of the UCS and the manner in which these are combined in the completion of the study: Content - The choice of the UCS must be of relevance to the field of business management. The course is structured by the faculty guide as the UCS is essentially considered broadly as an elective for which there is limited interest amongst the student and requires thus in -depth study rather than classroom contact requiring self learning and analysis under the guidance of the faculty mentor. Method - The framework for the UCS needs to be clearly understood as the assignments and evaluative components will be more research and learning based, based on the student self learning. The data resources chosen should be stated and followed. The choices that were made need to be of refereed academic standards and not net based opinionated articles. The complete bibliography of the information sources needs to be provided. Form Form or structure is an essential element of clear expression. The UCS would Need a broad framework provided by the faculty supervisor and duly approved by the panel. Contemporary and theoretical base for the topic can be developed then jointly by the student and faculty as the UCS progresses.

RP and CSD should be graded as follows: * * * * Proposal Interim progress report Final report Defense presentation 10% 25% 50% 15%

UCS should be graded as follows: Just like any structured course at IMI the panel would identify at least four evaluative components for testing the subject knowledge and follow the same guidelines for component selection and percentage weights as is for a normal course. XII. TAKING ADDITIONAL COURSES

Our students pay tuition fees to IMI that entities them to t ake a certain number of credit correspon ding to a certain number of courses. The following situations may arise where 10

students want to take extra courses. For each of these situations, the fee policy is stated. 1. A student wants to take an extra elective course as an audit. In this case the student pays additional fees as per audit course rules. A student gets a D or F in a compulsory course and they want to make -up for that. They can take that same compulsory course again as and when it is offered. The grade obtained in this repeated compulsory course will be entered in the transcript in the term when this compulsory course was repeated. The old record of the compulsory course in which the D or F was obtained will be deleted from the transcript. The student will pay additional fees equal to what is charged as per audit course rules. A student gets a D or F in an elective course and may want to make -up for that. He/she can take that same elective course again or any other additional elective course instead. The grade obtained in the repeated elective course or the additional elective course will be entered in the transcript in the term when the elective course was repeated or the additional elective course was taken. The old record of the elective course in which the D or F was obtained will be deleted from the transcript. The student will pay additional fees equal to what is charged as per audit course rules. A student goes to a partner international B -School for a term on an exchange program and misses an IMI term in the process. The student is unable to find enough courses of their choice in the partner B-School to earn enough credits to compensate for the credits they missed at IMI. When this student returns to IMI he/she will need to take additional compulsory courses and/or elective courses to earn the shortfall in credits due to the exchange term abroad. No additional fees will have to be paid for taking these additional courses that are necessary to earn the credits required to graduate.

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XIII. SUMMER INTERNSHIP Following the first year programme, students undertake summer training with Institutes corporate partners for a period of eight to nine weeks. The Summer Internship is a powerful source of practical managerial insights, validation of management co ncepts, and valuable market knowledge. In case of delay in submission of the certificate of completion of the summer internship, provisional registration to the second year may be permitted subject to obtaining the certificate within a specified period of time. XIV. LIVE PROJECTS In addition to the commitment to academic excellence, the institute encourages the students to take up live projects available with the companies. These projects can be 11

obtained by, personal contact of the students, individual fac ulty, or through institutional contacts such as the Corporate Relations Cell (CRC). When the CRC receives a request from companies for live projects it, in turn, forwards such requests to the entire batch of the students and they are free to take -up the live projects. It is compulsory on the part of a student to submit the details of a live project undertaken as per the pro forma available with CRC, failing which the student will not be allowed to mention the same in his/her CVs during the placement proces s. XV. ATTENDANCE IMI places high emphasis on regularity and punctuality. Hence, attendance is compulsory in all courses. This requirement formalizes the reciprocal responsibilities between students and faculty to be fully prepared for class and to contribute to joint learning. More broadly, it reinforces our belief in education as a shared exercise. The success of our learning model depends on broad, regular class participation by all students. This, in turn, depends crucially upon regular attendanc e by all students in all classes. If scheduled classes have to be cancelled due to unscheduled holidays, such as B andhs , governments declaration of public holidays, etc., such classes will be rescheduled on the remaining working days of the term or on w eekends. Excused Absences Leave of absence due to the following specified reasons ma y potentially be considered for excused absence: Serious Personal illness: To prove it , a registered doctors certificate or a hospitalization certificate is necessary. Attendance waivers will not be granted for minor personal illnesses. Death or serious illness in the close and immediate family Students own wedding day, or that of a close and immediate family member Court summons or jury duty that cannot be postponed The observance of high religious days

Leave of absence for the above reasons does not auto matically constitute an excused absence. The decision to excuse absences is taken after the timely submission of an application by the student as explained below . Notification of absences Students must notify their instructor(s) and the Programme Director of any absence in advance by e-mail, or in person, or, in the case of emergency, as soon as possible afterward. Notifying the instructor(s) and Programme Director does not automatically constitute an excused absence. Even if the absence is excused, students are responsible for satisfying any make - up requirements for a missed class. 12

For leave of absence that can potentially be considered to fall under the category of excused absences, an application for the leave of absence to be excused supported by all supporting documents (medical certifi cate, hospitalization certificate, etc.) must be submitted to the office of the Dean (Academic Programs) on the day the student returns to classes. Late applications will not be considered for excused leave of absence. The Final decision to excuse the leave of absence for applications submitted on time will be taken on a case by case basis by the Academic Council in consultation with the faculty concerned. The penalty for shortage of attendance in various programmes is listed as under : Independent of attendance waivers granted, a student must have physically attended a minimum of 50% of classes held in a given course. Failure to physically attend the minimum of 50% of classes will result in an automatic F in the overall grade for that course. Onus of keeping track of their attendance status and complying with attendance requirements lies with the students. Attendance during guest lectures is compulsory for students where the Programme Director has made that guest lecture mandatory. Unless permission not to attend is taken from the Programme Director, the Institute may take appropriate disciplinary actions against those absent during the guest lecture(s). -

XVIII. DISCIPLINE Cases of indiscipline and unethical practices in any academic endeavour will be brought to the notice of the Programme Director. The Programme Director may, in consultation with the concerned, (instructor and Academic Council determine appropriate course of action. A student found resorting to any unethical academic practices in mid-term/end-term examinations, quizzes, assignments, projects, etc., will be awarded an overall F grade in that course. Cases of indiscipline, violation of IMIs code of conduct and unsavory behaviour outside of academic endeavours of any kind that bring s disrepute to the Institute will be brought to the notice of the PGDM Programme Director. The PGDM Programme Director will form a committee consisting of the Deans, the Chief administrative Officer, and the Hostel Warden (if applicable) to determine appro priate course of action.

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IMI is a ragging-free campus. No instances of ragging will be tolerated whatsoever. Students are encouraged to report incidents of ragging to the PGDM Programme Director. The PGDM Programme Director will then constitute a committe e consisting of the , Deans (Administration) and the Hostel Warden (if applicable) to determine an appropriate course of action that will send a very strong message about our seriousness of being a ragging-free campus. Action taken against a student charge d with ragging could range from reporting the matter to the police to permanent expulsion from the academic programme that student is enrolled in. Students are supposed to keep their mobile phones on silent mode in the class -room. Students are not supposed to use laptops in the class-room without prior permission of the instructor. If any student is found using a mobile phone or a laptop (without permission of the instructor) in the class-room, a fine of Rs. I000/- will be imposed for the first offence. Second offence would lead to a fine of Rs. 2000/ - plus one sub grading in the overall grade for that course. Any further recurrence would mean anoverall F grade in that course. In addition if any misuse of a laptop is detected in class, the faculty may confiscate the laptop to be released later as per the decision of the Academic Council. All deadlines given for a particular task have to be followed. Any one violating these deadlines as specified from time to time will be subjected to disciplinary action to be decided by the institute. Registration on the specified date for each term is mandatory. Students who register late will not be allowed to attend two sessions of each course they have regi stered for. The two sessions will be counted from the time the student registers.

XIX. CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION (1) PGDM To qualify for promotion to the second year, a student must satisfy the following conditions at the end of the first year: Students who at the end of the first year have accumulated D in 12 or more credits or any Fs at all, will not be promoted to the second year of the programme. They will be required to enroll again in the courses in which they have obtained D or F and satisfactorily meet all of the academic requirements as stipulated in that course before they can be promoted to the second year. 14

Promotion letters will be issued to the students within one month of the completion of the last scheduled examination of the 3 r d term of their first year.. XX. CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Students representing IMI in co -curricular and extra-curricular activities is an important part of student development as well as IMI brand building. The following guidelines may be followed for these activities: * The Institute encourages its students to participate in various events /competitions organized by other national/ international universities and B -schools. However, as a matter of policy ,the students are expected to assign due priority to their academic work as also the activities organized at the Institute while opting for participating in events at other Institutions. A prior approval from PGDM Programme Director is mandatory for students to participate in any event outside the Institute. For obtaining approval, copies of the letter of invitation/mail/documentary evidence should be attached along with the written application. In case, the participating students do not get re -imbursement of travel expenses from the visiting institute, a certificate from the visiting institution/ university must be obtained to that effect to be eligible for getting the reimbursement from the Institute as per the existing rules. With the phenomenal growth of professional institutions all over the country, thousands of events are being organized round the year. It is neither desirable nor possible for the students to participate in all these events. The students are expected to be selective in making such choices as it migh t affect their academic pursuits, the primary purpose for which they are here. The students are thus advised to exercise self restraint and voluntarily restrict the number of institutions they would like to visit in an academic year.

LIBRARY RULES
Library Membership 1. IMI library is meant only for the Students, Faculty, Staff, External members, and Visiting Instructors of IMI. 2. Each student member will be issued one library borrowers ticket.

Membership Procedure

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Fill up the requisite form and attach a photocopy of the fee receipt and submit it to the library.

Circulation Rules 5. Borrowing facilities are given only to the members o f the library. Documents may be borrowed only against the borrower ticket issued to individuals. The borrower ticket are Non-transferable. 6. The holder of borrower ticket is responsible for any book issued against that ticket, as per the library records. 7. All the students members will produce their identity card on the counter at the time of issue and return of books. 8. Students are allowed to borrow not more than one book on each library borrower ticket at a time, and are required to return them wi thin SEVEN days. 9. Periodicals, Newspapers and books on reference section may not be taken away from the library. 10. For reissuing it is necessary to present the book at the counter. Reissue is not automatic. If there is a pending demand for the book, the request for reissue may be turned down by the library. One book issued successively for two weeks will not be reissued even if there is no demand for the book. 11. During the examinations, books issued for a week will not be reissued even if there is no demand for the book. 12. The Librarian can recall books and other library documents any time if need arises. 13. If the book is not returned by due date, the^ member will be charged a penalty of Rs. 5 per day per volume for General books and Rs. 10/ - per day per volume for Reference/over night books. 14. The library can refuse to issue books to members having unpaid dues. 15. If a member loses a book against his/her ticket, the penalty will be as follows: (a) He/She will have to replace the documen t(s) lost or pay-the current price of the documents).

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If the book is not easily available in the market, then the loser would pay 15% extra of the last known cost of the documents).

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borrowers ticket, he/she shall make a writt en report to the

Librarian. On request, duplicate ticket may be issued after a period of one week after the report of the loss is made. However, the member will have to pay Rs. 50/ for each duplicate ticket required.

General Rules
17. Users should maintain silence and should not disturb other readers m the library. Smoking/eating/drinking/ chatting is strictly prohibited in the library premises. 18. Users of the library should keep their Cell Phones in silent mode inside the library. 19. The staff member(s) at the check point may refuse entry to those who do not produce valid identity card. 20. While entering the library, users should leave their personal belongings such as bags, personal books etc. at the entrance to the library on s helves provided. Users leaving the library should permit the library staff to examine their personal belongings, if asked. 21. IMI library follows an open access system. Books and other reading material taken from the library stacks should not be restacke d by the readers. These should be left on the reading table. 22. Users of the library should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate, or damage the reading material in any way. Persons doing so are liable to be fined heavily, apart from being asked to pay the cost of the damage, and the cancellation of library membership. 23. The member would satisfy himself/herself before leaving the issue counter as to whether the book is in sound condition or not, otherwise he/she may be held responsible. 24. It is of utmost importance that members behave in decent manner with the library staff. It helps in providing you better services. If they have any problem, report it to the Librarian. In case he is not available contact any other senior person on duty. 25. Any infringement of the library rules will render the privilege of admission and of borrowing book from the library as withdrawn. 17

COMPUTER CENTRE RULES Computer Centre labs are designed for use by current students, Instructor, and staff of the Institute. 1. Users are advised to maintain discipline in computer lab. Use of Cell Phone is prohibited
inside the labs. 2. Students are not permitted to install, modify or delete any software on the lab computers. 3. No food or drinks are allowed in the computer labs at any time. 4. Scheduled Computer based classes in the labs have priority over all other uses. 5. Students are allowed to access & download intellectual material from internet as per IMI Internet Policy. 6. Users are provided with User ID & E -mail ID for accessing IMI network & emails. The maximum space allotted to each email box is 100 MB and attachment limit is 5 MB. 7. User should save their data files either on flash drives or on network drive (O: drive). Each user is assigned a maximum of 100 MB space on the Network Dri ve (O: Drive). Do not save files on lab computer. 8. Computer Centre is not responsible for data loses caused due to computer viruses, improper use of the computer or any other malfunctions. 9. Equipment in the computer labs may not to be removed, modified, relo cated, or disassembled without permission of the lab coordinator. 10. Computer Centre resources may not be used fo r illegal or disruptive purposes. 11. Usage of pirated software is prohibited. 12. Reproduction of any copyrighted materials ( e.g. software, music, video, books, photographs, etc.) is prohibited. 13. Any problems with computer should be reported to the lab coordinator immediately. 14. Scanning facility is available free of cost. 15. Online database can be accessed through IMI intranet (http://intranet) 16. Laser & Colors Printers are available on a per page charge basis as follow: Black & white Printing (Rs. 1) Text & Graphics Color Printing (Rs. 5) Full Graphics Color Printing (Us 10) 17. Log off the computer before leaving the computer lab. 18. Dont access, up load, or download obscene, pornographic, threatening, or discriminatory materials. 19. Dont use chat rooms, online games in the computer lab. HOSTEL RULES 1. Residents should maintain decorum and discipline within the hostel premises and t he campus, in keeping with the best tradition of IMI. 18

2. Residents should interact with hostel staff in a courteous and polite manner under all circumstances. 3. Any event/party in the campus should be normally organized with prior permission from the hostel committee and deadlines for such parties are always 12 midnights. 4. Consumption of liquor in campus is forbidden. Violators are liable for expulsion from the campus. This is necessary to safeguard the health of fellow residents of the campus. 5. Loud music is not allowed after 10.00 PM. Even otherwise, residents are advised not to disturb others and be discreet while playing music. 6. You are not to spoil the walls and inside of the hostel and other building in the campus. Any graffiti inside the rooms will invite str ict penalty. Ant graffiti in the corridor walls will result in fines for all the residents of the floor. 7. Any damage/breakage of hostel property will result in spot fining. In case of inability to identify the perpetrator, collective fine on all residents s hall be levied. 8. DO NOT LITTER. Take pride and responsibility to keep the Campus and your room clean. 9. In case you lose your cupboard or almirah keys, the entire cost of replacing lock will be borne by you. No duplicates will be made. 10.Meals are compulsory at the mess. No mess rebate is given during the session. Mess charges are fixed by the Institute. 11.Mess fees to be paid in advance for the entire academic year (Ten Months). 12.The Institute reserves the right to conduct surprise checks of hostel rooms at any ti me. Any violation of the hostel rules and regulations by residents will result in prompt expulsion. 13.In the first year of hostel residency one cannot change the room. 14.Prohibition of Ragging Pursuant to the directives issued by the Honble Supreme Court on 16 May 2007 to all educational institutions to curb ragging, IMI will be implementing certain measures to curb ragging. The term ragging means any act which causes, or is likely to cause any physical, psychological or physiological harm or apprehension or shame or embarrassment to a student, and includes (a) teasing or abusing of playing practical joke on, or causing hurt to any student or (b) asking any student to do any act. Or perform, any thing, which he/she would not, in the ordinary course, be willin g to do or perform. The following acts will be considered as ragging (the list is only indicative and not exhaustive): To To To To To To To perform mass drills serve various errands do menial jobs for the seniors ask/answer vulgar questions force to drink alcohol, smoke etc force to act with sexual overtones force to do act which can lead to physical injury / mental torture 19

Continuous watch and vigil will be maintained by a committee constituted by the institute so as to prevent occurrence of ragging and any incident of ragging brought to its notice will be promptly dealt with. Whenever any students complains of ragging, the committee shall enquire into the same forth with and if the complaint is prima facie found true, place the matter before authority competent to take a decision. The punishment to be meted out will be exemplary and justifiable harsh to act as a deterrent against recurrence of such incidents. Any student found, after verification, to be such indul ging in any act of ragging shall be put u nder expulsion/rustication from the hostel and the Institute immediately after communication is sent to him/her under signature of the authority stating that he/she is found to indulging in ragging. Such student shall be debarred from entering the campus of the Institute or its hostel, except when he or she is asked by the authority to appear in person for tendering explanation or for defending his/her case. Names of expelled/rusticated students against whom prima facie cases are made out shall be prominent ly displayed on all the institute notice boards. 15.IMI reserves the right to modify the rules. PLACEMENT RULES The process for Summer Internship/Project and the Final Placement are organized by the student coordinators with the guidance and support from the Corporate Relations & Placement Committee (CR &PC) which keeps constant touch with industry and alumni. Placement activities are generally managed by the students. However , recognizing the importance of placement , the CR&PC has been constituted to provide overall supervision and direction for Final as well as Summer Placements of the students. It consists of Dean, Corporate Relations, a group of faculty members and Manager, Corporate Relations. It is headed by the Director of the Institute.

Rules for Summer Placement

Subject to changes by the CR&PC 1. There is no limit on the number of applications a student can make for Summer Placement as long as the student has not got an offer. 2. The moment the First Offer is made, the student is automatically excluded from the process. 3. Once a student makes an application to a company and the company require him/her to undergo the selection process (test, group discussion, interview etc), it is mandatory for the student to participate in the proces s unless s/he is already given an offer by another company. 20

4. After the students has received an offer from a company , s/he will not be allowed to change to another company. Attempts to do so will render the students ineligible for Summer Placement. 5. Short listing of students will be done by the companies themselves on the basis of information supplied by the students in their applications. 6. In case of a company insists on short listing to be done by the Institute, it will be done on the basis of available grades at that time. If term grades are not available, the past performance of the students will taken into consideration. 7. In case of the blanket offer sent by the organization to the Institute, it will be done on the basis of currently available grades. If t erm grades are not available, the past performance of the students will taken into consideration. 8. All placements for Summer Projects will be routed through the (CR&PC). 9. The students will be required to complete their Summer Projects as per the followings: a. Submit their complete project report, 1.Spiral bound hard copy, 2.A soft copy b. Submit their completion certificate duly signed by the Organisational Guide should be included in the project report. c. Ensure that the evaluation of the project from the company in the prescribed format if sent to the Dean (Placement & Corporate Communication) directly by the company guide. d. In case a company does not allow a student to share a data of his/her summer report with the Institute, in such case the student will have to obtain a certificate from the project guide on the letter head of the company. The student will have to submit a copy of the methodology and other information to the Institute.

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