Forfeiture is when you lose the status of active student. As a result of forfeiture you will no longer be able to continue your studies on your current academic path (e.g., you cannot attend courses nor take exams for the entire academic year, etc).

As a Bachelor’s student, you incur forfeiture (art.15 of the Student Regulations) in the following cases:

a. if you do not pass your first-year compulsory exams (required for admission to second year) in two years. In this case, you are considered a forfeited student and cannot continue your studies on the same academic path. If you want to resume your studies at Politecnico, you must take and pass the admission test again and be on the ranking list in a suitable position for admission;

b. if you do not pass any exam for three consecutive years, or if you do not pass all the exams (excluding the Final Examination) in six academic years. In this case, you are considered a forfeited student and cannot continue your studies on the same academic path. After forfeiture, you can enrol in the same Bachelor’s degree programme (if still offered) without taking the admission test again. For enrolment in  the Bachelor's degree programme in Architettura- Architecture it is mandatory to take and pass the admission test again and be on the ranking list in a suitable position for admission.

An appeal to the Rector for deferment of the terms of forfeiture is permitted only in the event of serious and certifiable reasons that took place during the course of studies and had an impact on the student’s academic progress. The appeal must be submitted within two months from the date of forfeiture, i.e. by 1^st December  2024. As a general rule, appeals for forfeiture which took place in previous academic years are not accepted. In order to request an appeal to the Rector for deferment of the terms of forfeiture, students must send a Ticket, selecting the topic “ACADEMIC PROGRESS, RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION/ACADEMIC CAREER” providing the reasons for the appeal. Following a preliminary evaluation, students can be requested to provide further supporting documents (in the event of health issues the documents need to specify the time frame in which the problem occurred and a medical certificate produced by a doctor/ health facility based in Italy must be provided). Serious problems that took place prior to enrolment as well as during a.y. 2019/20 and a.y. 2020/21 will not be taken into account for the evaluation of the appeal (these two academic years do not count towards the total number of years for the purpose of forfeiture). If the appeal is accepted, the waiver will be valid for a.y. 2024/25. Therefore, in order to  avoid forfeiture, students must drop the condition "ACTIVE-ABOUT TO INCUR FORFEITURE" by the end of the last examination session of a.y. 2024/25.

When you are declared a forfeited student, you lose the status of student enrolled in a degree programme at Politecnico di Torino. The student status is the basis on which your visa had been issued and is the reason for your permit to stay in the Italian territory. If this is your case, please check the Immigration section of our website.