B.Tech

One of the many technical education options in India is B.Tech Lateral Entry (LE). Students aspiring to become engineers can apply for B.Tech LE. The programme allows them to pursue B.Tech programmes from the second year of the usual B.Tech programme at various engineering colleges in India. Students who have completed their engineering diploma programme can apply for admission in B.Tech LE. There are various engineering specialisations for which lateral entry is considered like fire safety engineering colleges, marine engineering colleges, mining engineering colleges, petroleum engineering colleges, software engineering colleges etc.
The course path for B.Tech LE is different from regular B.Tech, be it the preparation for the course or the admission process. Here you will find all the information about B.Tech LE programmes, entrance exams, selection process, curriculum and job opportunities.
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Educational Qualifications required for B.Tech Lateral Entry:
If you are planning to apply for B.Tech LE then you must have successfully completed a 3 year (most colleges only accept full-time diploma) diploma in engineering. Most of the engineering colleges in India require a 60% aggregate in 3-year diploma (engineering in any stream) after class 10th board exam.
Doing a diploma in engineering itself has a lot of possibilities. You can either do a 3-year diploma after your class 12 board exams or apply for diploma programmes right after giving your class 10 board exams. With this degree, you can take admission in various industrial training institutes in India like mechanical, refrigeration & air conditioning colleges, draughtsmanship colleges etc.
It is up to you when you whether you want to pursue your diploma after class 10 or class 12. However, time constraint must be considered as engineering diploma plus B.Tech lateral entry means six years of rigorous education. Therefore decide carefully when you want to start your diploma course.
Admission Process for B.Tech Lateral Entry:
Admission in B.Tech LE programmes offered by engineering institutes is done on the basis of entrance exams. Different institutes consider different entrance exams. Most of the regional government and private colleges take admission on the basis of state entrance exams.
Some deemed universities and autonomous institutes might conduct their own entrance exam for admission to B.Tech LE programmes offered by them.

Joint Entrance Examination JEE Mains will be conducted by the NTA from 2019 onwards. This Examination was being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018. JEE Main is applicable for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination. Still, if you looking for a good engineering college there are colleges who offer lateral entry to 2nd year directly with their some criteria and examination. You can check these details on the college's official website.