Is it risky to take textile engineering in iit delhi with a motive of department change?

Department change is a very common debate among IITians so let me state some important points regarding the same to answer your question in a better way.

• Department change happens after the end of the first year during which students of every branch study similar courses
• The change is based on your CGPA and category 
• On an estimated 50 students from the General Category and 15 from the reserved category are allowed to change their departments
• CGPA should be above 8 to be eligible for branch change

Now if we roughly calculate 6-7 students from a textile branch out of 55 are eligible for branch change. The competition seems to be tough and you are required to maintain a certain CGPA to target a certain branch. The CG required to transfer to the following branches are

• CS: 9.6
• Metallurgy: 9.6
• EE: 9.4
• Mechanical: 8.8
• Chemistry: 8.4

If you are confident that you can achieve the required CG with the given competition, you can take them risk. But hear me out, even if you don’t manage to do so, remember branches can be switched in MTech too. Moreover, doing BTech from IIT Delhi will only open more opportunities and won't become a disappointment.