The Indian Institute of Technology are planning to allow students to study across 23 campuses nationwide through a transfer of credit system. According to the official information, the IIT Council, the top coordinating body for the institutes, recommended this plan in an August meeting last year in 2025. That stated like, “5% Undergraduate Student exchange across IITs, ensuring smooth credit transfer for courses taken at other IITs.”
Professor Prathap Haridoss, Dean at IIT Madras, said that the details are being worked on and each IIT have to examine the matter at its executive level according to its resources and admission policy. Along with this, He also stated that “We are working on the circumstances under which we will enable this…at the council level, there is agreement. But procedurally, we are formalising a document on which every senate would have to agree on some fundamental level. Then we can start rolling it out as more of them clear it through their senate.”
The process is also on the document stage and 5% of undergraduate students will be worked out. Besides this, “Operationally, we will have constraints if more students are coming into an institute than going out” he said. The IIT will provide admission on sports, fine art and cultural excellence. Through this, a Sport Excellence student can spend one or two semesters at IIT Delhi or another institution. This will expand multiculturalism and diversity across IITs.
Internships and Electives in Different Domains
According to Prof Haridoss, it will also allow students to transfer to elective subjects easily within a specific subject and provide them with flexibility. “We used to have only summer internships, from May to July. But many found it restrictive. So, in our Curriculum, we have arranged 4 electives for students to have enough room for internships in the last 6th semester.” He noted. Through this plan, students can complete their degree within IITs and the most importantly in the estimated time-period.
