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Lateral entry offers an opportunity to make a direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate technical education program.
Lateral entry is only the way to the second years of an engineering program. Eligibility criteria for lateral entry are subject to an institutes discretion. However, Diploma in the respective branch from a recognized institute is a mutual element, in addition, you may also be required to sit for an examination conducted by the institute in which you see the enrollment.
List of some of the best colleges offering lateral entry mode in BE and B.Tech are:-
1. Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad
2. The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology, Hyderabad
3. NIT- National Institute of Technology, Patna
4. Cummins Colleges of engineering of Women, Pune
5. VIT, Pune
6. Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College, Nagpur
7. Muffakham Jah Engineering College Hyderabad
8. Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
9. D.J. Sanghvi, Mumbai
10. Sathyabhama Engineering College, Chennai
11. Kongu Engineering College, Erode
12. Mepco Schlek Engineering College, Sivakasi
13. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
14. Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology, Chennai
15. SDM College of Engineering Dharward
16. R.V.R. & J.C. College of engineering Guntur
17. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
18. K.L. College of Engineering Veddeswaram
19. S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science, Indore
20. Jabalpur Engineering College Jabalpur
21. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneshwar
The above-mentioned colleges are some of the colleges that provide lateral entry admission into the colleges or university.
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Indian engineering colleges are ranked very low in the rankings of engineering colleges all over the world.
The first Indian engineering college that makes to the top of the world is in the range of 300 to 400 rank.
There are many Indian engineering colleges that make to the list of best engineering colleges all over the world in top 1000 rank and they are as follows:
1) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
2) IIT- Delhi
3) IIT -Madras
4) IIT- Roorkee
5) IIT-Guwahati
6) IIT-Bombay
7) IIT-Kanpur
8) IIT-Kharagpur
9) Birla Institute of technology and science, Pilani
10) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
11) Punjab University
12) University of Delhi or DU
13) Jawaharlal Nehru University
14) Anna University.
These are the colleges that have made into the top 1000 ranks of many ranking systems all over the world.
But some of these colleges have made into top 200 colleges of engineering all over the world in the ranking systems of QS and TCS and they are Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) and IIT, Delhi.
The ranking system in which some of the Indian engineering colleges made to the top were based on the placement provided by the college.
The ranking system of engineering colleges are based upon the faculties, placements, and infrastructure provided by the college.
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Tamil Nadu has many good coaching centers like:
Aakash: The teachers here are good, but it's very expensive if you compare other JEE institutes some of which are better. It's good for medical preparations though.
FIITJEE: They take a test based on which they divide you into batches, the students performing better are given better batches which sometimes demoralizes the students who dint get into good batches. They only concentrate all attention and focus on these students which I personally disapprove of.
Brilliant Tutorials / Career Launcher : Their performance has been depreciating for a while , they provide you basic mentorship and have good test series , though there have been many cases where people have paid the entire coaching amount but not received any coaching or refund.
BYJU'S CLASSES: They have been doing really well in last couple of years as 161 out of 212 students made it through IIT's last year. I have heard they make classrooms a fun interactive session for their students which works in their favor. Also they have been known to return the entire fee amount if the student does not find them good enough for JEE. The only downside is that they accept only a certain number of students and the batches fill up really fast.
Source - https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-IIT-JEE-coaching-centers-in-Chennai

This is a list of coaching centers available:
But this list is not ranked, it just gives all options available. So research a bit before enrolling. Check for reviews on net and talk to some students in those institute.
1. Bansal Institute for Excellence
Bansal have a best coaching classes in Ahmedabad and with the good teachers and faculties.
2. Brainquest Science Academy
Brainquest academy focused on the basic concepts. The faculty totally focused on concepts learning approach Brainquest academy discipline and on time. Due to quality management now Brainquest offers coaching in many courses but its focus has been on IIT JEE since inception.
3. Career Point
Career point is good is good institution in Ahmedabad he teach students by good books and updated syllabus. All teacher are good and experienced in field. Career point has been guiding students for IIT JEE since edges and performance of students at coaching is good.
4. Precept
Precept Academy is effort you put in will determine your successful life in your career and personal life. The teachers have good subject knowledge and are guiding you well.
5. Abhyas
Abhyas is perfect in IIT-JEE, JEE Mains, AIMT by the best faculties, they have experience ever had to introduce to your hidden talents. Although Triumph Academy focus was on CAT coaching's but its gaining popularity brought it in IIT JEE coaching and its doing good for students who are preparing for IIT JEE.
6. Abhyas Practice for IIT-JEE
7. .S.N. Enterprise
8. B.R. Tution Zone
9. Aakash Educational Services Ltd.
10. Nirva Maths Group Tuition
Again: Don't use this as final list, do your own research before enrolling.

This is really a tough question because both of the question paper has its own perks and difficulty.
But according to me JEE is more difficult than BITSAT because JEE has questions asked based on the concepts of the syllabus and they do not directly ask any.
They are two different examinations based on very similar syllabus except for a few things.
I have written both the examination, so I know that major difference is not the fact that BITSAT include English and logical reasoning.
For JEE Mains, one is set 90 questions and given 180 minutes.
For BITSAT, it is 150 questions in 180 minutes.
Observation that comes from experience:
Time is crucial.
No doubt the overall difficulty of BITSAT is less.
Time is very crucial.
If one is concentrating only on JEE and solves BITSAT paper, you probably will fall short of time. The shift is about 120 seconds per questions to a question a minute.
So, actual absolute difficulty of questions: JEE>BITSAT.
Actually solving questions considering difficulty and time stress : JEE is nearly equivalent to BITSAT.
The BITSAT has a lure of 12 bonus questions- if you attempt all 150. Do not chase these questions by attempt and marking questions you don't know about.
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Hi,
The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad is an information technology research university based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was the first autonomous private institute of its kind to be established in 1998. It is one of the finest institutes of India for computer science and engineering, everything from placements, faculty and infrastructure is of top notch there.
Here are some of the insights of the college:
Intake: - 145 (CSE)
Placements:-
Highest package: - 35 lakhs
Lowest package: - 6.5 lakhs
Recruiters:- Aarvee, Associates, Accenture Services, Accolite, Adaptec, Adobe, ADP, Agami systems, Aliens Group, Amazon, Amdocs, Bain Consulting India, Bank Bazaar, Bhagwati Designs, Bhrigus Software, CISCO, CitiGroup, CitiCorp and Citrix R&D.
Here is the link to get more insights of the placements at IIITH:
https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://placements.iiit.ac.in/&ved=0ahUKEwj_nfvHw6TWAhUEuI8KHdLVAWIQFgg2MAE&usg=AFQjCNEx0a5VtU39QMmIUnmZr5RMYCD-TQ

IIT is the dream of many candidates who left behind everything to make their dream true and a little mistake and lack of proper guidance give a bitter taste to the candidate result.
Here are the few common mistakes that a candidate do during their preparation:-
1. Never underestimate NCERT e.g.; in 2016 3 questions asked from Biomolecules chapter 14 from chemistry 12th and true line is mentioned in NCERT book.
2. Never try to collect a lot of books if you want to refer only one side book because going through the different book may confuse you.
3. Try to miss less classes no matter where you are studying because may be a class which you missed.
4. Don't spend too much time on the social network.
5. Try to avoid foreign writer book such as Irodov, Resnick and Walker series because in many cases you may get confused instead of learning.
7. Never compare yourself with the weak student and be in touch with a good student.
8. Don't worry about future just go with your preparation and be ready to face anything.
9. Don't use a calculator during maths calculation because it may decrease your speed.
10. Never lose hope and believe in yourself.
I hope these highlights of common mistakes will help you to solve and score good marks.

MHCET is one of the exams that if you have your basics cleared from NCERT books of class 11th and 12th, then you are eligible to crack MHCET.
Question paper of MHT CET 2017 will comprise three papers - Physics and Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, and Mathematics. All the three subjects will have different papers and candidates must appear and clear all these separately.
Each paper will carry 100 marks - Paper 1: Physics and Chemistry (100 marks each), Paper II: Botany and Zoology (100 marks each), and Paper III: Mathematics (100).
There will not be negative marking for wrong responses in any section.
Here are some tips and some information that is given below or strategy to crack MHCET in one year:
Officially speaking, SRM mention NCERT as its syllabus for MHCET.
But for Physics and maths, NCERT may prove to be insufficient. It can do your job for Chemistry!
For maths and Physics, refer to the books that your coaching has recommended and solved a lot of questions or you can refer Cengage materials.
But for Physics and maths, NCERT may prove to be in the final step, I.e 2-3 months before MHCET focus on speed and accuracy.
Don't waste time solving lengthier questions, but root for questions which are more concept based. You must have all formula and equations (algebraic and chemical alike) on your fingertips. Know that almost seventy percent of the questions paper is formula based."
The most important out of all the MHCET at tips and tricks is and most efficient is time management. Only those who are able to solve questions accurately and quickly are the ones who grab the baton.
You can divide your time for separate questions.
What you should do is that solve last 10 years papers. Before exam, it requires a good practice. The questions are so simple but you require high speed with higher accuracy.
You should attempt all the questions in MHCET exam.
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Both of these colleges are pretty good in terms of the quality of education which they provide. Pune Institute of Computer Technology (PICT) was specially founded for imparting education in computer science and IT. It provides only three courses in B.Tech which are computer engineering, electronics and telecommunication and information technology while MIT provides degrees in almost all conventional branches. Talking about academics, PICT has an edge when it comes to CSE and IT. I have some friends pursuing IT there who confirmed upon this. The quality of education is pretty good. MIT also is a well-reputed college and has a high demand for CSE and IT. Apart from that, MIT is known for its extra curricular activities and campus life as such. I would suggest going through the syllabus of both the colleges and taking into consideration factors like location, campus, and future goals before making a decision. I would suggest you consider VIT, Pune also. It is better than MIT and almost same as PICT when it comes to CSE.
Best of luck.