Mumbai University - Drop Year and Provisional Admission


Droppin For One Year Straight.

What is a Drop Year or A Drop?

In a Situation where:

  • You Failed to Clear Your Golden KT.
  • You got a Null and Void
  • You Went to Infinity and Beyond the Allowable KT Limit.
Now, you shall have to wait for a whole year to resume college. 
Within this year you MUST clear you KT, or face another Drop Year

What Can Save Me from a Drop?

Provisional Admission is the knight in Shining Armour to your Drop.
Say you managed to get a drop, a Provisional Admission is your best chance to in a situation you are in,
Taking Provision Admission means you are allowed to continue regular college (i.e. sit for lectures and practical, sometimes even to the extent of giving the 1st unit) without paying the regular fees (Provision Admission has a separate fee of Rs.500 – Rs.1000) until your Revaluation Marks have come back.
In laymen terms, Provisional Admission is Temporary Admission to the next Academic Year in the situation where you are facing a drop and your future depends on the Reval marks. Once the Reval Marks are out, considering you clear you will be granted the whole admission. If you have not been able to clear you shall be given the Drop and will have to clear your KTs throughout the Drop Year.

Mat Karo Bhai Padhte Raho.


Is There a Criteria for Provisional Admission?

Yes, the Criteria for Provisional Admission are:

  • You should not have more than 8 KTs.
  • Submission of Proof of Eligibility to the admission office of your College.
  • A Letter to the HOD of your Department, requesting Provisional Admission along with the Proof of Eligibility and the Number of KTs you have received.

What Should I do during a Drop Year?

The answer is clear my friend.
Study hard and clear those KTs.
While Facing a Drop is one of the worst things that can happen to you. Remember a Drop is not as bad as it seems. For a few people it’s one of the best things to happen to them and What your Drop is for you depends totally on how to face it.
As the saying goes "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”.
You will face tremendous pressure at home but I request you do not give up. A Drop is a year to redefine yourself, find yourself. 

  • During a Drop, you can do multiple things, DO NOT SIT AT HOME WASTING TIME.
  • Studying for even 1 hour every day will be enough to clear your KTs. Pay Attention to this as this is the reason you have got a Drop in the first place.
  • Find a Job or an Internship, earn money, Gain Experience before going back to the classroom.
  • Prepare for other exams such as CAT, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS, GATE, CFA. Do not underestimate the value of the time you have and the advantage you’d gain for these exams
  • Do something which will look good in your resume, Companies may not like a Drop but if you have achieved something from it, You shall be on par with everyone in your class. This includes classes such as Design, Coding, etc.