Colleges in Visakhapatnam

Yes, GITAMN University does offer lateral entry into its BTech course for interested students. Candidates who wish to gain lateral entry into the 2nd year of BTech need to either clear a BSc course with Mathematics as one of the subjects or clear a Diploma in engineering and technology. The candidate must score a minimum aggregate of 60% in both cases.

Getting a regular MCA seat in Andhra University with a rank of 1514 in the Andhra Pradesh ICET is unlikely to happen in the general category. The cut off for MCA over the years has been in some years as low as 150 and below for general, whereas in the reserved categories (for example SC, ST or BC) one has a better likelihood. You can look at colleges affiliated to Andhra University or get spot admission in vacant seats or even have back up options. Be aware during counselling rounds, it is best to be flexible and be updated.