In the life of a student there are many gloomy workdays and busy days, but we will dwell on an important stage in student life, but a stage that is pleasant in all respects, and for some, vital. This is a change from a paid form of education to a free one. But don't think that everything is so simple! Transfer to budgetary is possible. However, it is advisable to do it in the first years of study.
There are several ways to switch to free, and you won't get anything for it. Those. legally. To do this you will have to sweat. Your personal arsenal of advantages and characteristics should not include:
Academic debts;
Disciplinary sanctions;
Arrears in tuition fees.
What should be:
Academic performance is above average: this order is typical for most cases. Mostly, your record book and their report should be full of “excellent” grades. 25% of “good” grades are allowed in control disciplines for which the “exam” test form is established.
Who can be transferred to a free basis without meeting the “progress” category?
Students no older than 20 years old;
Having one parent, having lost one parent;
Disabled people;
Orphans;
Citizens with an income level below the subsistence level.
By law, any student can apply for a transfer if he has lost the ability to pay for his studies. There are nuances here, so keep that in mind.
Methods of transferring to a budget:
What we talked about above. The traditional way is to improve academic performance. If a student receives 75% “excellent” grades during the academic year, he can apply for transfer. In the most prestigious educational institutions, it is possible to change the form of study if you pass all exams for the previous two sessions with “excellent” marks.
In universities where international educational standards and a point system of assessment are in effect, it is possible to receive discounts on tuition fees of up to 75%. This is not technically a transfer, but the discount can be significant.
Students of technical universities who are actively involved in research activities can apply for transfer if financial difficulties arise.
You can transfer to another university. To transfer, you will need a recommendation from the academic council, where the student undergoes an “interview.” Then the application is submitted. In this case, there may be a need to pass certification tests and pay off academic debt. It occurs if the difference between the hours allocated for one subject at universities is significant.
And remember, dear martyr of science, that your good studies increase your chances of success, but it is worth keeping in mind that:
Transfer to a budget is possible only if there are free budget places.
Translation is carried out, most often, on recommendation. Excellent students have an advantage over other students.
The decision to transfer is made by senior officials at universities, so you should apply to the dean’s office or directly to the rector. In the latter case, the chances will be higher.
Good luck, student, and may good sleep, healthy food and a completed gradebook be with you.
Now not only excellent students, but also good students will be able to transfer from commerce to budget. New rules for changing the form of education have been prescribed by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
The process of transferring students from commercial departments to budget ones will now be carried out according to new uniform rules in all universities in the country. The corresponding order appeared on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
According to the text of the document, in order to change the form of study, the student will have to study without C grades over the last two semesters.
A good report card is the main condition for transfer, but not the only one. Ultimately, the fate of a student applying for a transition to a free form of study will be decided by a commission specially created for this purpose.
“The decision to transfer a student from paid to free education is made by a specially created commission, taking into account the opinion of the council of students of the educational organization (if any) and the council of parents (legal representatives) of minor students (if any, in relation to minor students),” the text of the document specifies .
As expected in the university community, the commission will be responsible for selecting the best in the presence of a large number of applicants in a limited number of budget places. All other things being equal, athletic achievements, social activity of candidates, as well as a banal advantage on the report card of one student over another can play a role. However, the main condition will remain the availability of free budget places, experts suggest.
Let us recall that previously each higher education institution independently determined the procedure for transferring students from commerce to the budget. Each university set its own requirements for academic performance for candidates for transfer and the time frame during which it was necessary to show a certain result in the sessions. The social position of the candidate was also often taken into account. For example, if a student was in a difficult life situation (his family was classified as low-income or lost a breadwinner, etc.) and showed good academic results, a transfer could be obtained faster. But still, the main criteria also remained the availability of free budget places.
“I transferred from commerce to the budget, while still studying at the Russian State University, at the beginning of the 2000s,” shares Rostovite Natalya. – Initially, I was just very unlucky when I was admitted and had to go into commerce. But I passed the first two sessions with flying colors and wrote an application for transfer. This process did not cause any difficulties. Perhaps because, in addition to academic achievements, I also had an active life position - participation in university competitions and events. But, most importantly, I had no competitors during the translation. Still, as a rule, weaker students study in commerce and only a few apply for transfer.”
There is no forecast yet whether the transfer procedure will now become easier for talented students. However, a single order from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation definitely clarified the situation by establishing uniform rules for all educational institutions, experts say. Now, in any case, every student studying commerce will clearly know that the absence of C grades in the report card for the last two sessions gives the right to apply for a budget place.
Is it possible?
The standard situation is that I applied to the budget, missed a couple of points, and therefore had to study on a scarf. How possible is it to switch to a budget in the future and what should be guided by?
There is no definite answer to this question - it all depends on the university, the chosen specialty and many other factors. However, there are a number of general points that you should pay attention to. We list the most important of them.
1. All specific provisions regarding transfer are regulated by the internal documents of the university, and each university has its own approach to this issue. You can find the documents needed for this case either on the university website or in the educational section.
2. On average, according to statistics, up to 15-20% of students are expelled from the first year of the budget. Thus, the likelihood of free budget places appearing is quite high.
3. An important circumstance is the availability of vacancies in the specialty you have chosen. To keep abreast of what is happening, it is advisable to periodically look into the dean’s office and inquire about this issue, of course, without being particularly annoying.
4. If you wish, you can transfer to another specialty. The main thing is that the training programs are not very different from each other.
5. Transfer to a budget is usually possible from the 2nd year. It won't be possible to do this before, because... To make a transfer, the dean's office must have compelling reasons.
6. To make a transfer, you must submit a corresponding application to the dean’s office. Only if it exists can this issue be considered further.
7. When transferring a student, the dean’s office first of all pays attention to his academic performance. As a rule, it is required that a student study for 3 or 4 semesters with “good” and “excellent” marks.
8. It is possible that the number of people willing to study on a budget will exceed the number of vacancies. In this case, as a rule, the student’s rating is taken into account, as well as such factors as the absence of disciplinary sanctions, active participation in the public (scientific, sports, cultural) life of the university, recommendation of the student council or any other student government organization.
9. A mandatory condition for transfer is the absence of tuition arrears. However, there are no rules without exceptions. As practice shows, some universities give students the opportunity to transfer to the budget if a change in family circumstances has led to the inability to continue paying for their studies.
And one last thing. As the Russian proverb says, “The wrong water flows under a lying stone.” This is the approach you should follow if you want to study on a budget. This task is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance.
The number of budget places in universities is limited, and getting into them is not so easy. However, if you are an exemplary student, you have a chance to transfer to the “budget” class.
Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated 06.06.2013 No. 433 “On approval of the Procedure and cases of transfer of persons studying in educational programs of secondary vocational and higher education from paid to free education” secures the right of a student of a higher educational institution to transfer from a contract to a budgetary form of education. In this case, the procedure for transferring to the budget is determined by the charter of the educational institution.
Submitting an application
You cannot transfer “from paid to budget” immediately after admission. To do this, you need to study at a given university for a certain time. Each university sets this period independently, but in any case it will be at least two semesters. This is necessary so that teachers can evaluate you as a student and understand whether you deserve the right to study with government money.
So, you have completed the minimum number of semesters required for transfer. After this, you need to submit a package of documents to the educational department of your faculty:
1. personal statement addressed to the rector;
2. copy of passport;
3. certificates of academic performance during training or a copy of the grade book;
4. your reference, signed by the dean of the faculty;
5. documents confirming the existence of special grounds for transfer (if any);
6. documents confirming the absence of tuition arrears in previous years.
Reasons for transfer
The main reason for your translation is excellent academic performance: passing exams with “good” and “excellent”, despite the fact that the share of “good” grades is no more than 25%.
Also, depending on the university charter, indicators such as O absence of disciplinary sanctions, active participation in the scientific, sports or cultural life of the university, recommendation of the student council or any other student government organization.
There is also special reason, which is equivalent to excellent academic performance, and in some universities it is even put in first place when deciding whether to transfer to a “budget” level. This basis is a sharp decrease in the student's solvency, associated with the death of the person paying for his education (parent, guardian), deterioration of his health, loss of work, divorce from the spouse who paid for the education, etc. If this happens, you must provide the relevant document to the educational department: a death or divorce certificate, a certificate of registration of the payer as unemployed, information about the student’s family income in form 2-NDFL.
Terms of transfer
One of the main conditions for transferring from a contract to a budget form of education is the availability of free budget places in the chosen department.
If such places exist, the decision to transfer a student to a “budget” position is made by the rector of your university in agreement with the dean and the Academic Council of the faculty where you are studying.
At the same time, each educational institution independently determines the procedure for carrying out the transfer and enshrines it in the local act of the given university. However, in state and municipal higher educational institutions, decisions to transfer students to a budget-funded form of education are made at least twice a year at the end of the academic session. In this case, the rector’s order to transfer the student comes into force on the first day of the next semester.
If the number of paying students wishing to transfer to a “budget” position exceeds the number of vacant budget places, the Academic Council has the right to impose additional requirements on applicants and arrange a competitive selection. Each university determines the list of such requirements independently. This can be either a “records competition” - that is, the average score for all years of study at a university, or a competition for additional indicators. Among them:
student attendance at lectures and seminars;
the results of intermediate certifications, which consist of the results of intra-semester testing;
presence/absence of “satisfactory” grades for the entire period of study;
presence/absence of letters of gratitude, certificates and other insignia
A spoon of tar
What a score. You submitted your documents, successfully passed the competition and received the long-awaited transfer to the budget. Don't rush to rejoice. In some universities, “budget students” find themselves in a losing position compared to “paying students.” Here is a first-hand account of it.
Olga Neverova, student at one of the capital’s universities:
“After the second year, I transferred to the “budget” class. Before that, my education cost 100 thousand rubles a year, and my parents decided: since I am now studying for free, this money will be given to me as pocket money. Dad said so: “You deserve it!” However, my happiness was short-lived. It quickly became clear that at our university “state employees” are the most discriminated against part of the student body. We had the most inconvenient schedule. They picked on us the most. We were constantly involved in community service - from sorting out papers in the classroom to washing walls. As older comrades said, you can complain, and you can also refuse work. But everyone who complained and refused was kicked out of the university in the next session. Therefore, when we were given a plan of compulsory work for the holidays, I wrote an application for transfer back to “paid”.
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Paid training is very popular. Students of both higher educational institutions and colleges pay for their education. However, not every person who has entered a non-budgetary place knows that he can transfer to a budget position. In this case, the state will pay for the education. But how to switch to a budget from paid?
You can get a budget place if certain conditions are met
1. The educational institution has a free place in the course in which you are currently studying and in the corresponding specialty.
2. There should be no tuition debts, as well as disciplinary sanctions.
3. For the last two semesters in a row, exams must be passed with high marks.
To get a budget place, you first need to find out from the administration of the educational institution whether such an opportunity exists.
Some universities only provide it to students who have a high GPA.
It is important to get high grades in tests and exams. It is also important to take an active part in the affairs of the educational institution. Many universities value students who participate in various competitions. These are guys with an active lifestyle. After each session, you need to contact the dean’s office and find out if there is a free budget place. Don't be afraid to seem intrusive. Remember that your family's money goes towards education.
If you have the opportunity to transfer from paid to free training, be sure to take it. This will allow you to save a lot of money, which can be spent on other purposes. Proceed in the following order.
- As soon as you find out that there is a vacant budget place, immediately go to the dean’s office.
2. Write a corresponding statement. A sample will be provided at the dean's office.
3. If there is a document that gives you the right to receive any benefits, be sure to attach it to your application.
4. The application must also be accompanied by documents that confirm special achievements in educational, social, sports and other activities.
All documents you provide will be reviewed by a specially created commission. This procedure usually takes about a month. The rector issues a corresponding order. The document is signed within ten days from the date of the decision of the special commission.
Not only those students who study well can get a free place. Orphans, children who have only one parent, as well as students who were left without a father or mother during their studies are also entitled to this. All transfer conditions in these special cases can be obtained from the administration of the institution.
