Lateral entry

Yes, Manipal Institute of Technology does offer admission to BTech programmes through Lateral Entry. It helps students with a Diploma or equivalent qualification to go for second year (third semester) of the BTech programme.

MIT offers Lateral Entry for various BTech specialisations, including Aeronautical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Automobile Engineering, and more.

Selection Process: Selection is typically based on the Diploma scores and might involve an entrance exam (details on the specific exam will be available on the website).

The SRMS College BPharma course is offered in lateral-entry mode from the second semester of the programme. Admission to the BPharma requires candidates to have a Diploma in Pharmacy with 60% aggregate from a recognised board. The BPharma in lateral-entry mode will only have six semesters and last for three years unlike the full-time BPharma which lasts for four years and has eight semesters in total. 

Candidates who have successfully completed three-year Diploma in ADFT, Textiles, Handlooms or Costume Design and Fashion can take admission to the BSc programme offered at Indian Institute of Fashion Technology through the lateral entry. 

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering offers admision to BTech through Lateral Entry. Students are offered direct admission to the second year of the course based on their past academic scores. Candidates must meet the following educational requirements in order to secure a seat to BTech (Lateral Entry) course:

• Pass 3 years Diploma in Mechanical/ Marine/ EEE/ ECE with minimum 55% in the final year
• Obtained minimum 50% aggregate in English in Class 10 or Diploma
• Medical fitness certificate & Merchant Marine Psychometric Evaluation Test certificate

Yes, HGPI offers lateral entry to BTech programme. Aspirants who have passed Diploma from a recognised board or university or equivalent with at least 45% aggregate (40% aggregate for candidates belonging to reserved category) can apply for lateral entry. 

Yes, MGM School of Biomedical Sciences, Aurangabad offer lateral entry to BSc Allied Health Science courses. Hence, students can directly join the second year of the respective BSc courses. The lateral admission is merit-based for students having Diploma qualification to the second year of all the programmes and it is also subject to availability of vacancy.

The good colleges for lateral entry are:

1. Anna University, Tamil Nadu
2. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
3. Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Punjab
4. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
5. Amity University, Uttar Pradesh
6. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal and many others.