Lateral entry

Yes, some universities in Australia and London offer B.Tech.
Even my friend got admission in a college in London after completing Diploma.
In Australia, the University of Sydney offers B.Tech through lateral entry.
In India, except for central government controlled and few private universities, all universities offer direct admission to the second year through lateral entry.

The date has not been released yet.

For mechanical branch, institutes like YMCA, DCRUST are the best.

Provide your diploma result.
And in which state are you looking for doing B.Tech lateral entry and for which branch are you looking for doing B.Tech lateral entry?

There are many good Colleges which gives lateral entry directly in the 3rd semester.some of them are NIELIT Aurangabad, SLIET Sangruru, HNBGU Uttarakhand. NIELIT, Aurangabad will be the best for you.

Yes, you can opt for lateral entry. Kindly approach the admission cell of the college and fulfill the formalities.