General norms for institutes for the conduct of

C.9.2. Program Structure : (for 4 year marine engineering degree / ATS courses and Diploma courses / the 4 year core course with Diploma or AMIE ).
The subject materials to be included in a four-year degree program in engineering need to be sub-divided as below. The same pattern must be adopted for ATS and Diploma courses, and the 10+2 core course with Diploma or AMIE in credit based version of the curriculum.
General 5-10%
It will be desirable to have a minimum of one course in each of the areas as below:

1. 
   Language/Communication skills
   
2. 
   Logical analysis methodologies.
   
3. 
   Economics and Principles of Management
   
4. 
   Human resource development and relationships
   

All these courses should cover the basics only. Advanced courses if considered desirable should be offered from the time allotted in professional courses. For students deficient in English language, special courses should be provided outside the normal contact time.