Students take 30 credits from any of the following. No component is mandatory.

BTP Stage I and Stage II, 6+12 credits, over two semesters. BTP I  and II should involve 6-8  and 13-15 hours of effort per week, respectively. Both stages together should represent a unified body of work. Preferably over two consecutive semesters. Preferably in the IIIrd and/or IVth year.
Recommended exit options:

1. Student fails BTP stage I. Student may register for BTP I again if some guide (not necessarily the original) and the student desire.  Otherwise  all 30 credits to be  made up through courses.
   
2. BTP Stage I is cleared, but registration for BTP II is not desired. BTP stage I to be converted to a directed study (I, II or III as the case may be). The remaining 24 credits to be then made up through courses.
3. BTP Stage I is cleared, but student fails BTP stage II. Student may
   
1. re-register for BTP II with the same guide
   
2. convert BTP I to a directed study, and re-register for BTP I with the same or different guide  
3. convert BTP I to a directed study, not register for BTP II, and make up the remaining 24 credits through courses.
   

Departmental UG Electives
Departmental PG Electives (subject to CPI restrictions)