CBSE 10th

Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. Yes you can get direct admission through Lateral Entry. Direct admission to Engineering 2nd year is possible through Lateral Entry, for Diploma in Engineering students. Students who have completed 3 years Diploma course can take direct admission in engineering second year. There are many undergraduate and post-graduation courses in India, in which you get admission through letter entry. For example, if you have done BCA you get admission for MCA directly in the second year. If you have done a Diploma or B.Sc. Then you can take admission in engineering second-year. Lateral entry admission to Engineering course is possible to all engineering branches, such as Automobile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and other branches.

Dear aspirant,
Yes you can apply for this course.
Eligibility and admission process:
The candidates can pursue Diploma in Mechanical Engineering immediately after their 10th entrance exam.
The entry to Mechanical engineering polytechnic course is either based on merit list or entrance exam.
The top entrance exams for Diploma in Mechanical engineering are JEECUP, JEXPO, Odisha DET, etc.
Admission to the Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Courses is done on the basis of entrance examinations conducted by the various state examination board.
The diploma in Mechanical Engineering syllabus consists of the different subjects such as Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, Manufacturing Technology-I, Theory of Machines, Fluid Power Engineering, etc.