hello sir can we change our branch from any branch after the first year in all iits

Rules for Change of Branch The Senate of IIT Bombay has approved new rules for change of branch which is effective fromthe JEEbatchof2011onwards.StudentsareeligibletoapplyforchangeofBranch/Programmeafter completingthefirsttwosemesters. Thefollowingrules/guidelineswillbeusedforconsidering applicationsforchange.

1.TheeligibilitycriteriatoapplyforchangeofBranch/Programmeare (a)completionofthecoursecreditsprescribedinthefirsttwosemesters,and (b)nobacklogattheendoffirstyearof4­yearB.Tech./5­yearM.Sc./DualDegree programmes,and (c)securedaCumulativePerformanceIndex(CPI) • ≥8.0forGeneralandOBCcategorystudents • ≥7.0forSC,STandPDcategorystudents

2.Applicationsfromstudentswhosatisfytheeligibilitycriteriaaretobeconsideredintheorderas givenbelow. • Allstudentswhosatisfythenormsspecifiedinrule3areallocatedfirst. • Studentswhosatisfythenormsspecifiedinrule4areallocatedsubsequently. • Studentswhosatisfythenormsspecifiedinrule5areallocatedattheend.

3.AstudentwithCPI≥9.0willbepermittedtochangefrombranchAtobranchB,strictlyinCPI order,providedthestrengthinbranchB,towhichthechangeisbeingsought,doesnotexceedits sanctionedstrengthbymorethan10%.ThereisnorestrictiononthestrengthofbranchA(maygo wellbelowitssanctionedstrength)duringtheapplicationofthisrule.Therequestofthisstudent willbereconsideredagain,strictlyinCPIorder,ifshe/hedoesnotviolatethenotexceeding10%of
sanctionedstrengthinthebranchcondition,duetoanotherstudentgettingtransferredtobranchA.

4.AstudentwillbepermittedtochangefrombranchAtobranchB,strictlyinCPIorder,ifshe/he (a) waseligibleforadmissiontobranchBatthetimeofentrytoIITBombay,and (b) strengthofbranchBdoesnotexceedthesanctionedstrengthbymorethan10%,and (c) strengthofbranchAdoesnotfallbelow85%ofitssanctionedstrength(equivalentlyat most15%studentsofsanctionedstrengthofabrancharepermittedtoleaveit).The requestofthisstudentwillbereconsideredagain,strictlyinCPIorder,ifshe/hedoes notviolaterule4(b)and4(c)duetoanotherstudentgettingtransferredtobranchA.

5. Forotherstudents,requestforchange,strictlyinCPIorder,fromastudentfrombranch AtobranchBwillbeconsideredifthe (a) StrengthofbranchBdoesnotexceedthesanctionedstrengthbymorethan10% (b) StrengthofbranchAdoesnotfallbelow85%ofitssanctionedstrength(equivalentlyat most15%studentsofsanctionedstrengthofabrancharepermittedtoleaveit).The requestofthisstudentwillbereconsideredagain,strictlyinCPIorder,ifshe/hedoes notviolaterule5(b)and5(c)duetoanotherstudentgettingtransferredtobranchA.

6. IfastudentS1isnotpermittedtochangefrombranchAtobranchB,duetorules3,4or5, anyotherstudentS2withCPIlessthanS1willalsonotbepermittedtochangetobranchB.

7. (a). Therules3to6areapplicableforallcategorieswiththeconcessionineligibility criteriamentionedinrule1forSC,STandPDstudents. (b) Everystudenthasabirthcategoryattribute,whichisoneofGE,OBC,SC,STorST. (c) Avacantseatthatisavailableforallocationisdefinedtobeoneofsixdifferent types.Thetypesarei)open,ii)reservedforGE,iii)reservedforOBC,iv)reserved forSC,iv)reservedforSTandvi)reservedforPD. (d) Theadditionalseatsinabranch,limitedtomaximumof10%ofitssanctioned strength,thataremadeavailabletostudentsforallocationatthetimeofchangeof brancharedefinedatthestartoftheallocationprocesstobeoftype"open"innature (donotbelongtoanycategory).Theremayalsobeafewvacantseatsoftype "reservedforcategoryX"atthispointintime. (e) AvacantopenseatinBranchB,whenallocatedtoastudentinbranchAbelongingto birthcategoryX,createsavacantseatinbranchAoftype"reservedforcategoryX". (f) Avacantseatoftype"reservedseatofcategoryX"isavailableforre­allocationonly tostudentsofbirthcategoryX.

8.Allbranchtransferscanbeeffectedonlyonceatthebeginningofthesecondacademicyear.No applicationforchangeofbranchduringthesubsequentacademicyearswillbeentertained.

9.StudentswillbepermittedtochangefromB.Tech.toDualDegreeProgrammeinthesame departmentattheendofthirdandfourthsemesterssubjecttothedepartment’srecommendation. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­