Yes, you can get a change of branch. Not paid in pennies, you have to work hard and get likes of 9.6gpa or above.
If you get 9.0–9.6, you can still change your branch, but here the game begins…
Colleges have 100% rights to declare vacancy for branch change, in the numbers they like.
Ones that take admission through Management Quota, bring in hefty amount at the time of admission, but they don’t stop earning there.
What the truth is, even if you get a very good GPA, something like 9.4 at the end of first year, almost definitely you will be told that there is no Vacancy. “What to do, poor child” expression. You inquire further, and somehow you will be directed to the trust office, where you will be given an option :
Pay a few lacs, and vacancy will be created from thin air into the branch of your choice. The amount is proportional to how far you are from 9.6GPA mark.