AICTE allows students to take additional engineering course through lateral entry

BTech students can take admission to other branches of engineering, apart from their main course, through lateral entry, read a circular issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). 

In a letter addressed to all Vice Chancellors of technical universities, directors/ principals of AICTE approved institutions, the council said it was receiving requests from students regarding admission to an additional BTech course through lateral entry. Following this, a proposal was placed before the AICTE Executive Committee and they agreed that that technical university can facilitate such students to take admission to BTech /BE by allowing them to get admission at appropriate level of BTech programme in another discipline/branch of engineering.”  

The circular read, “The Executive Committee approved the exemption from pursuing courses already done in the first discipline of BTech programme and such students be appropriately guided to complete other requirements of the second discipline. As there is a practical component involved, students will be required to take admission in an institution/college as a regular student and the university concerned will ensure this and make necessary provision in their statutes accordingly.” 

The AICTE has also extended the duration of the additional degree to three years from two, without compromising on the credit requirements in core discipline and attainment of learning outcomes of the new programme. 

The AICTE has asked institutions to make necessary changes to their statute and take appropriate steps to provide additional courses to BTech students. 

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