In addition to the academic information, each student must be aware of several other things such as registration, attendance requirement of the affiliating University, academic regulations governing various programmes, regulations regarding migration and fee structure. A brief outline of these is given below:

Registration

Each student has to register with the University at the start of each semester. The date of registration is notified by the University and every student is expected to register in person on the specified date(s) failing which a student may not be allowed to continue in that semester.

Attendance Requirement

In order to enable a student to appear in the semester examination, he/she should have attended at least seventy five percent of the scheduled lectures/ tutorials/laboratory classes. A student is marked present only when he/she attends the class. Any kind of leave, including medical leave, has to be within the remaining twenty five percent of the scheduled classes. A student having less than seventy five percent attendance will be detained and will be allowed to appear in the subsequent examination only after acquiring the desired level of attendance.

Academic Regulations

Every student is advised to read the detailed academic regulation of the Punjab Technical University as revised from time-to-time. The Academic Regulations are for
MBA
MCA Course
B.Tech (all Courses)
M.Tech.
Migration

Maximum duration for completion of the Degree requirements

The maximum duration of the course shall be twice the duration of the respective regular course. This would apply to all the regular courses. This would apply directly to the current students who have not been able to clear their course within maximum duration stipulated under the unamended regulations. They may now take additional chance(s)/ examination (s) to clear their backlog.

Each student shall be allowed to appear in a maximum of 10 theory subjects in the University Examination at the end of the semester, including the regular subjects of the semester.

For B.Tech.: A total of 8 years for Bachelor of Engineering / Technology from the date of admission shall be given to a student to pass all the courses and to fulfil all other requirements for the completion of degree including attaining the required aggregate, failing which the candidature of the student shall stand cancelled and no degree shall be awarded.

For MCA: A total of 6 years for MCA from date of admission, shall be given to a student to pass all the courses and to fulfill all other requirements for the completion of degree including attaining the required aggregate failing which the candidature of the student shall stand cancelled, and no degree shall be awarded

Regulations Regarding Migration:
Migration of a student from one college/ institute to another within the University i.e (PTU) will be allowed after the completion of first year and at the start of the third semester provided:

	The candidate has qualified the Entrance Examination and his/her merit is higher than the last student admitted in that discipline in general category. However, where admission has been made on he basis of merit of the qualifying examination, his/her merit in the qualifying examinations shall be higher than the last student admitted in that course in general category.
	a) For those courses where the first semester courses are the same, the migration shall be allowed on the basis of merit of the result of the first semester. b) For engineering courses having different subjects in the first semester, the migration shall be allowed on the basis of the combined merit of the first and second semester.
	Preference shall be given to that candidate who was admitted on the basis of Entrance Examination.
	Shifting of branch/ category within the college/institution as per merit under PTU rules shall have precedence over inter-university migration.
	NOCs from the college where the student is seeking admission and the college from where he wants to migrate along with the approval from the university is required.