# Minor and Elective choosing criteria **URL:** \ **Category:** Academics\ **Tags:** minor, electives\ **Created:** [16 June 2024 05:45 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/minor-and-elective-choosing-criteria/454 "2024-06-16T05:45:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Suraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Suraj](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Suraj)\ **Post date:** [16 June 2024 05:45 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/minor-and-elective-choosing-criteria/454/1 "2024-06-16T05:45:39Z")
I have few basic questions below. 1. From which year I am able to choose electives? 2. What is electives allocation process? 3.is chosen electives by students allocated to them or there is some criteria for it. 3. are these electives changed to minor certificates later. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://community.askiitm.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [18 June 2024 08:15 UTC](https://community.askiitm.com/t/minor-and-elective-choosing-criteria/454/2 "2024-06-18T08:15:40Z")
Hi Suraj, 1. You can choose electives from your second semester. 2 & 3. The elective allocation process varies from elective to elective. It could be based on CGPA, first-come-first-serve, or random allocation. Some courses may require you to have completed other courses. 2. You can read about this [here](https://community.askiitm.com/t/how-do-i-know-if-my-elective-courses-can-be-converted-to-a-minor/204). Hope that helps!