KTU BTech results: 51.86% students clear the exam

Thiruvananthapuram: APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, on Tuesday, announced BTech engineering exam results of its third batch of students. The 51.86 pass percentage is a record, which is up by 5% compared to last year’s figure. University VC MS Rajasree announced the results. The first semester classes for the batch had begun in Aug 2017 and it’s for the third consecutive year that the varsity announced its results without course lag.
The 2017 batch started with 32,525 students in 23 engineering branches. Of these, 28,424 students from 144 engineering colleges have appeared for the final year exam; 2,052 students dropped out or switched to other courses at various periods. Also, 1,061 have taken a one-year study break and 988 shifted to lower semesters.
Of the 28,424 students who appeared for the final year exams, 14,743 have passed, said varsity authorities. The pass percentage in 2019, 2020 were 36.5% and 46.5% respectively.
The government, government-aided, government-controlled self- financing, private self-financing colleges recorded a pass percentage of 68.08, 72.77, 55.46 and 46.02 respectively. Among major engineering disciplines, the highest pass percentage was seen in the electronics branch with a pass percentage of 53.4. The pass percentage in civil, mechanical, electrical and computer science branches were 49.38, 37.2, 42.68 and 52.5 respectively.
Girls were more successful compared to boys as the pass percentage among girls was 65.57 compared to 42.97 by boys. Of the 939 students from SC and ST, 262 (27.9%) cleared the exam; 570 of the 1,914 students (29.78%) in the lateral entry category graduated.
Of the 144 colleges affiliated with the university, 35 colleges have NBA accreditation. Of the 15,242 students who appeared for exams from these colleges, 9,508 students passed. The success rate is 62.38, which is 10.5% higher than the state average.
BTech Honors
Of the 14,743 winners, 3,008 (20.4%) students are eligible for BTech honours degree; 350 students from Kollam TKM College of Engineering, 117 Kothamangalam MA College, 116 from Rajagiri College, 113 from Amal Jyoti and 104 from Government College, Thrissur graduated with honours degrees.
BTech degree is awarded to those who obtain 182 credits in eight semesters. However, BTech Honours is given to students who earn a grade above eight until the fourth semester, and then earn an additional 12 credits by studying four extra subjects, including two online courses, without losing a single subject until the eighth semester.