Engineering

Hello Pratyush,
In general, civil engineering is for those who do 10+2 system rather than Diploma. And civil engineering (lateral entry) is for those who have completed Diploma. Lateral entry is admission directly into the second year of engineering. For that, He/she must have completed a Diploma in

There are a few colleges which do, but very few. But then, in few states there are provisions were you can apply for some subsidies from the government, where you need to pay the fees first and then government reimburses you. I hope that helps. Wish you good luck!
Best regards.

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To appear in NET/SET, you must either be in the final year of your post-graduation degree or must have qualified it already. So, you can appear in the exam when you'll be in the final year of M.Sc. Degree. As you belong to Science stream, I'd advise you to go for CSIR NET Exam https://www.eduncle.co

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You can use the above link to know about your future college based on JEE marks. Then shortlist and apply.But Getting into IIT or NIT will be a difficult task.