Candidates seeking (both UG/PG) transfer between Self-financing Engineering Colleges / Government Engineering Colleges / Autonomous Engineering Colleges are required to contact “The Commissioner, Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE), Chennai - 25 through the Principal of the respective Colleges.

These guidelines are applicable to the following category of colleges affiliated to Anna University, Chennai - 25:

Category I: Government, Government Aided and constituent colleges of Anna University.

Category II: Self Financing Engineering Colleges

• Students studying B.E / B.TECH / B. Arch and M.E / M.TECH / M.Arch / M.Plan / MBA / MCA degree courses are eligible for transfer only after completion of first year course of study. All types of transfers mentioned above shall be processed through the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai.
• Students studying in UG/PG degree courses are eligible for transfer only to the respective branch of study. Transfer from one branch to another branch shall not be accorded for any reason.
• Transfer between institutions will be considered subject to the availability of vacancy in the branch in which the student is at present studying provided the students seeking transfer shall be accommodated within the sanctioned strength of the respective branch to which the transfer is required.
• Request for transfer between institutions will be considered only during the commencement of the academic year (i.e., Third/Fifth/Seventh Semester of Study).
• Application seeking transfer should bear the consent of the principals of both the transferor and transferee colleges.
• Mere forwarding of Applications for transfer by the Principals with their consent does not confer any right on the students seeking transfer and the Director of Technical Education reserves the right either to accept or reject or withhold the application on administrative grounds without assigning any reasons.
• The transfer of a student from one College to another College after a break in study is always subject to fulfillment of time limit prescribed by the University.
• Students seeking transfer should continue the course of study in the present college till the transfer order is issued for admission to the new colleges by the University concerned.

Transfer from/to Autonomous Institution shall be granted subject to the following conditions:

• Students seeking transfer from/to autonomous institution within the same University should have passed all the examination held by the parent college/University for the course of study already completed and shall produce necessary documentary evidences to that effect.
• Students seeking transfer from/to Autonomous institution within the same University during the commencement of the academic year namely third and fifth semester of study should produce No objection Certificate (NOC) issued by Anna University Chennai-25.

PART TIME B.E. / B.TECH TRANSFER

• Transfer of student undergoing Part time course is permissible provided the student is employed and seeks institution transfer due to reasons of job transfer only.
• Transfer shall be allowed subject to the condition that the principal of the transferee college should certify that the student seeking transfer had furnished the required documents in support of his claim and that the working place of the students seeking transfer is within 90 kilometers from the transferee college.

INTERSTATE STATE UNIVERSITY TRANSFER

• Inter State transfer shall mean transfer from Government run Universities in other States.
• Eligible students should have passed in all previous examinations conducted by the parent colleges / University.
• Transfer from Private / Deemed Universities anywhere in India shall not be considered.
• The students should have passed all the examinations prescribed by the parent University for the duration of the course of study already completed in the present institution and shall produce documentary evidences.
• Students seeking transfer should produce NOC obtained from the Anna University, Chennai.

Note:

• The principal of the parent college should certify that the student is seeking transfer due to job transfer with supporting proof.
• The principal of the transfer requested to college should certify that the working place of the student seeking transfer is within 90 Kilometers from the institution.
• Transfer from Non-autonomous to autonomous is not permitted.

University will accord the readmission approval orders after the receipt of the prescribed fee, for the concerned academic year as and when the readmission orders are received from the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai - 25.

The fee structure of Transfer / Transfer cum Re-Registration