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SRM Regulation 2021 credits, and what they do to CGPA.

Unofficial student guide. Not affiliated with SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Numbers are estimates from the rules this site's calculators implement. The regulation PDF is the 2021 B.Tech / integrated M.Tech regulation.

A Regulation 2021 B.Tech programme at SRMIST is commonly planned as 160 credits across eight semesters. The credit tracker on this site uses that 160 as the default total, and it lets you change the total because a minor, an honour, a transfer, or a readmitted plan can move it. The planner on this page accepts any total from 60 to 260 for that reason. If you do not know your total, open the course code list and the semester pages and add the credits you are actually registered for. Do not borrow 160 from this paragraph and then discover in semester 8 that your branch required something else.

Credits are the weights in CGPA and they are also the gate on the degree. A beautiful SGPA on 140 credits is not a graduate if the programme required 160 and the missing 20 are still unregistered. The audit separates those two facts on purpose. Current CGPA tells you the quality of the credits you have. Remaining credits tell you the quantity you still owe. Required future SGPA tells you the quality those remaining credits must carry if you want a chosen CGPA at the end.

The sample load used in our tracker defaults is 21, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 18 and 12. That adds to 160. It is an illustration of a CSE-shaped plan, not a promise that your section is registered for those exact numbers. Semester 8 looks light because project and internship credits are often fewer meetings and larger credit blocks, and because some plans park electives earlier. Check your semester before you treat the illustration as a timetable.

Worked first half of a 160-credit illustration

Semester 1 is 21 credits at SGPA 8.10. Illustration only. Replace 21 with the credit total on your semester 1 registration. Multiply credits by SGPA: 21 × 8.10 = 170.10 grade points. After this semester the running total is 170.10 grade points over 21 credits, so the CGPA so far is 170.10 ÷ 21 = 8.10. A later semester cannot rewrite this block. It can only add its own credits and its own points on top.

Semester 2 is 23 credits at SGPA 8.00. Illustration only. Semester 2 is often the heaviest of the first year. Multiply credits by SGPA: 23 × 8.00 = 184.00 grade points. After this semester the running total is 354.10 grade points over 44 credits, so the CGPA so far is 354.10 ÷ 44 = 8.05. A later semester cannot rewrite this block. It can only add its own credits and its own points on top.

Semester 3 is 22 credits at SGPA 8.40. Core semester. Four-credit courses dominate the weight. Multiply credits by SGPA: 22 × 8.40 = 184.80 grade points. After this semester the running total is 538.90 grade points over 66 credits, so the CGPA so far is 538.90 ÷ 66 = 8.17. A later semester cannot rewrite this block. It can only add its own credits and its own points on top.

Semester 4 is 22 credits at SGPA 8.20. Still a heavy semester in the sample plan. Multiply credits by SGPA: 22 × 8.20 = 180.40 grade points. After this semester the running total is 719.30 grade points over 88 credits, so the CGPA so far is 719.30 ÷ 88 = 8.17. A later semester cannot rewrite this block. It can only add its own credits and its own points on top.

The final line of this example is 719.30 ÷ 88 = 8.17. That is the CGPA a placement form should show if these semester credits and SGPAs are exactly what the grade card says. If your card disagrees, the card wins: one of the credit counts or one of the SGPAs in the sum is different from this example.

How to replace 160 with your own total

Open the registration, not a screenshot of someone else's plan. Add the credits of the courses you are actually enrolled in this semester, then add the credits already on the grade card. The planner on this page accepts a degree total from 60 to 260 because a minor, an honour, a transfer, or a dropped elective changes the 160 that the sample B.Tech plan uses. If your completed credits plus the credits you still intend to take equal 168, type 168. The SGPA you need moves, because the target is multiplied by the total before your existing points are subtracted.

Leave non-credit courses out of both numbers. A mandatory course with zero credits can still have an attendance rule, and that rule can stop you sitting its exam, but it does not enter CGPA. The semester pages, starting at semester 1, list subjects and course codes for the sample plan. They are a map, not a substitute for the registration PDF your department issued. The regulation document linked at the top of this page is the one this site checked for the 2021 B.Tech and integrated M.Tech cohort.

CGPA planner on this page

This uses the same credit audit as the degree tracker. Completed credits plus credits still to take must land between 60 and 260. Regulation 2021 B.Tech programmes are often planned around 160.

For eight separate semester rows, open the degree credit tracker. The $19 export on pricing is optional and is not required to see the number above.

Questions this page answers

How many credits is SRM Regulation 2021?

B.Tech plans are commonly built around 160 credits. Your registration can differ. Add the credits on your own courses before you treat 160 as your total.

What if my completed credits plus remaining credits are not 160?

Use your real total. The planner accepts a degree total from 60 to 260 so a minor, honour or transfer plan still runs.

Where do I see semester-wise subjects?

The semester pages list subjects and point at course codes. Start at the semester hub.