Diploma

Yes, you may, but it must be a relevant subject and suffice to your career plans.

No, I do not think direct entry into the 2nd year would be allowed in most institutions. Lateral entry into a different college is only permitted once you have begun your course in B.Sc and have completed your 1st year in B.Sc. You can then apply for lateral entry into a different college in your se

Dear Aditi,
You can go for Bachelor's degree but not for Master's degree programme. A Diploma does not make you eligible to pursue Master's degree. Your Bachelor's degree in arts doesn't hold any value for computer studies.

Dear Asaad,
Entry requirements vary from campus to campus. You have to check these requirements on university websites. Firstly, you need to tell me where you want to study.

Any Diploma holder takes 10+ years to reach to the level of Assistant Engineer after joining as Junior Engineer on completion of Diploma in Engineering, whereas graduate engineers start career as Assistant Engineer. Therefore, for long term career growth, it will be better if you take lateral entry