A candidate once admitted in the first year or semester of a course shall not be transferred during the same year or semester to any other institution or course for any reason except because of operation of a better choice.

If a candidate gets an admission according to his / her merit for any course in any other institution anywhere within the area or outside the area of admission, he/ she has to report to the concerned admission centre, requesting for cancellation of admission. His/ her certificates and fees as admissible may be returned or transferred.

A candidate admitted in any Government or Govt. Aided polytechnic and passing the first year or second semester examination or any higher year or even semester examination as the case may be, in full (not with ATKT), may be transferred to another Government or Govt. Aided polytechnic in next year or semester on getting admission in the same course or another course, if eligible, provided a vacancy exists and he/ she stands in merit in comparison to other candidates aspiring for such change. In this case, the Principal of the polytechnic shall be authorized to admit such candidates by the following approved procedure. The priority for such admissions shall be in the following order: -

The Rule 13 shall not be applicable to the candidates in Unaided polytechnics for transfer to Government or Non Govt. Aided polytechnics.

The Rule 13 shall be applicable for transfer of candidates from and among the Unaided polytechnics, provided both the polytechnics agree in writing for the respective transfers and the examination authority agrees thereof. Such transfer shall be permitted, subject to approval of the Joint Director of Technical Education of the concerned region.

In exceptional cases, on genuine humanitarian grounds or closure of the course by Government order, the Government may permit the unaided polytechnic to transfer such candidates to another Unaided polytechnic only.

Transfer of candidate from one polytechnic to another during Third Semester/Second Year should be allowed only if no objection certificate is issued in writing by the Principal of polytechnic to which the student belongs. Transfers made in accordance with this clause should be reported immediately to the Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai and also to the Secretary, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai /Regional Office Board of Technical Education, by the Principal of the polytechnic to which the candidate is transferred along with a copy of No Objection Certificate given by the Principal of other polytechnic.