As the seats for the SC/ST students are often unfilled because adequate number of students from these categories do not qualify JEE with relaxed norms, a further relaxation of JEE norm is made to select students for a one year Preparatory Course. On passing the course successfully, the students are admitted to the First year of B.Tech./M.Sc. Integrated programmes against the vacancies for the First year during the year in which the students were selected for the preparatory course. All students in the Preparatory Course are eligible for free messing in the hostels and receive a pocket allowance of Rs 250/- per month.