Lateral entry

YES, You can take admission in any engineering college after successfully completing your Diploma from any college.
As, Most of the engineering colleges in India require a 60% aggregate in 3-year diploma (Engineering any stream) after class 10 board exam.In 2020, AICTE(All India Council Of Technical Education) publish a notice regarding this, according to this notice Diploma Qualified student can take lateral entry(2nd year) admission under Engineering and Technology courses. There are several Eligibility criteria :-
A). Passed Diploma examination with at least 45% (40% marks in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) in ANY branch of engineering and Technology.
B). Passed B.Sc. Degree from recognized University as defined by UGC, with at least 45% marks((40% marks in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) and passed 10+2 Examination with Mathematics as a subject.
.for more Eligibility Criteria please view full Notice provided by AICTE ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D1cgWEw5grIxgEHyWESZdHZpzxiRfc72/view?ts=60850f4c )

At LPU, Admission in any programme depends on qualifying the Eligibility criteria for the same. As per the Eligibility criteria for B.Tech Mechanical Lateral Entry is to Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or BCA or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. So, apply for LPU NEST and qualify it. Also, there is no negative marking in this exam so chances of scoring well are more in this. In order to apply for the Exam, you can refer the following steps :
1 Register yourself on the portal
2. Fill the details
3. Choose the programme
4. Apply for LPUNEST
5. Make the payment for LPU NEST and Book the slot for the Exam I. e date and time for the exam as per your availability.
6. Appear and Qualify the LPU NEST and wait for Result
7. Participate in Online Counselling and Seat Allotment Process
8. After the seat allotment, proceed for Admissions. You can register yourself on the portal at this link - admission. Lpu. In
LPU is currently inviting applications for B.Tech in various streams, so you can apply at the official website of LPU. As per the official website, Last Date of submission of Application for LPU NEST is 30th April 2021
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