GuidelinesforChangeofBranch/Programme

Astudentmaybeallowedchangeofbranch/programmeonthebasisofhis/heracademicperformance,
subject to strength constraints of the departments, using the guidelines given below. Change of
branch/programmeforastudentisamatterofprivilegeandnotaright.

1. Applicationforchangeofbranch/programmeshouldbemadetotheChairperson,SUGC.
2. Theprivilegeofbranchchangecanbeusedatmostonceinaprogramme.
3. NoprogrammemayexceedthelargerofEandS+2*,whereEisitsexistingandSisthesanctioned
strengthsorfallbelow55%ofitssanctionedstrengthasaresultofthesechanges.Theprocedure
tocomputetheexistingandsanctionedstrengthisgivenattheend.
4. As many branch/programme changes as possible may be granted in decreasing order of CPI to
applicants,subjecttoeligibilityandstrengthconstraintsoftheprogrammes.

* During the implementation of branch change, the SUGC will replace the number 2 with an appropriate number
to take care of a tie, if any. In all such cases, the vacancy thus created will be used in subsequent branch changes.

CPIandcreditcalculationswillbebasedonallcoursesspecifiedinadvisorytemplateofthefirstyear.In
caseaparticularcoursehasbeenattemptedmorethanonce,thegradeobtainedinthefirstattemptwill
becounted.Theeligibilitycriteriaforthechangeofprogrammeattheendofdifferentsemestersare
givenbelow.
EligibiltycriteriaattheendofSemesterII,III&IV:Onlythosestudentsareeligiblewhohavenotbeen
barredfromapplyingforachangeinbranch/programmebytheSenateoranyofitsstandingcommittees
andhaveacquiredcreditsforallfirstyearcourseswhereS/Xgradesareawarded.

ComputationofE,theexistingstrengthandS,thesanctionedstrengthofaprogramme:
Thevacanciesinvariousprogramsshouldbecomputedirrespectiveofallcategories.Allbranchchanges
should be without consideration of categories, except where Senate has specifically mandated the
preferencetobegiventospecificcategories.ConsiderthestudentsadmittedinyearXthroughJEEand
studentsadmittedinyearX+1throughpreparatorycourse.Then
a) theexistingstrengthofeachprogramforbatch"X"equals(L+AT),where
1) Lequalsthenumberofstudentsregisteredonthelastdateofthesemester,
2) Aequalsthenumberofstudentswhoareonauthorizedleaveforthatsemester,and
3) Tequalsthenumberofstudentswhoseprogramshavebeenterminatedattheendofthatsemester,
andwhoseappealshavenotbeenacceptedbySenate.

b) Thesanctionedstrengthofeachprogramforbatch"X"equals(St+E+C),where
1) StequalseitherthesanctionedstrengthasapprovedbySenateforthatbatch,ortheactualnumber
ofstudentsadmitted,whicheverishigher.
2) Eequalsthenumberofextraseat(s)createdbySenateforthisbatchintheprevioussemester(s).
3) Cequalsthenumberextraseat(s)createdbySenateasspecialcasesinprevioussemester(s).
Studentswhoaspireforabranch/programmechangemustensurethattheyhaveacquiredcreditsforallfirstyear
courseswhereS/Xgradesareawarded.

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