Section 8 in The U.P. Pravidhik Shiksha (Admission Conduct of Examinations and Conferment of Certificates and Diplomas) Regulations, 1992
8. Change of course.
(1)Change of course in engineering branches other than pharmacy course and such other courses where the change of course is not allowed due to curriculum and admission qualification requirement may be allowed to the students already admitted in the first year in any one of the affiliated institutions through the Joint Entrance Examination Council, strictly on the basis of merit obtained in the ensuing qualifying entrance examination.(2)Change in course to the student admitted in branches, other than those through the Joint Entrance Examination, shall be allowed through Director of Technical Education strictly on the basis of merit obtained in the qualifying entrance test held for those common branches.(3)Change in course to the students admitted in branches other than the sub-regulations (1) and (2) above i.e. through merit, calculation of which has decided by the Board, from time to time and on the basis of last qualifying examination shall be allowed to avail the opportunity of a choice to join the course wherein the admission is strictly on the same basis of merit calculation.(4)No enter change of course shall be permitted to students admitted under the sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) above and also to the candidates whose courses of study and admission qualification is not common.(5)No change of course shall be permissible after a candidate, admitted in the first year class, has filled up his form for admission to the Boards examination and the same has been received in the Boards Office.
