How Migration Works in College Admission
বাংলায় পড়তে চাও? দেখো: মাইগ্রেশন কীভাবে কাজ করে — কলেজ ভর্তিতে
Migration is the most misunderstood part of admission, and the least worth fearing. Many students think it can cost them the seat they already hold. It cannot.
The rule fits in a sentence: after you have confirmed, if a seat opens at a college higher on your list, the system moves you up to it. It never moves you down.
How seats come free in the first place
Seats free up after every phase. Some students are selected and never confirm; some migrate upward themselves, leaving the seat they held; some simply do not turn up to enrol.
Those vacancies are what the next round runs on. So seats opening at top colleges later is not unusual — particularly the ones left by students who got into an own-test college instead.
The three rules of migration
| Rule | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Upward only | You only ever move to something higher on your own list |
| Automatic | No separate application; confirming switches it on |
| Risk-free | If nothing opens up, you keep the seat you have |
Read together, the three explain why you should confirm even at a college low on your list: without confirmation the door to migration never opens.
If you would rather it stopped
Not everyone wants to move. You might have landed a college close to home, or one a sibling attends, where a "better" college further up the list would mean a worse commute.
There is normally an option to switch migration off, on the portal itself. Think it through, because once it is off you will not be moved even if a seat opens higher up.
The 2026-27 admission policy was published on 24 August 2026, but the board can still revise dates or figures in a later notice. Check the latest notice on xiclassadmission.gov.bd before you apply. The information on this page was last verified on 28 August 2026.
Frequently asked questions
No. You are moved only if a seat actually opens higher up; otherwise your place stays exactly as it is. The risk is imagined rather than real.
No — confirming is enough to keep it active. There is no separate form or fee, and migration results are announced alongside each phase’s result.
No. Migration works in one direction, and the seat you leave is released to someone else immediately. That is why the ordering deserves thought at application time.
Migration results are published with each phase, so moving up more than once is possible if seats keep opening above you.
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