BTECH/BE Lateral Entry Colleges in Bangalore

The lateral entry B.Tech. course is a 3-year programme mainly for diploma students. The eligible students can directly apply for B.Tech. 2 nd year through lateral entry admission procedure. The regular B.Tech. course is a 4–year programme and students who have passed PUC/12 th or equivalent from any recognised government institute across India and abroad are eligible to join B.Tech. programme. The diploma students seeking lateral entry to B.Tech. can only opt for the lateral entry to their relevant specialization in diploma. Students cannot apply for B.Tech. lateral entry to other departments that are not relevant to their diploma specialization. Suppose if the diploma computer science student is opting for B.Tech. lateral entry than he/she is only eligible to apply for B.Tech. Computer Science through lateral entry.

The students can opt for two modes of admission for B.Tech. lateral entry. The first one is merit-based and the second one is through management quota. The Karnataka students are eligible to opt for both merit seats and management quota to B.Tech. lateral entry. The students interested in merit seats can join the colleges by applying for the CET conducted by KEA and undergo government counselling. The non-Karnataka students can take admissions to B.Tech. lateral entry programme only under management quota. Only a few colleges and deemed universities in Bangalore provide management seats for B.Tech. lateral entry programme. The students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka are eligible to take the B. Tech program through lateral entry under management quota. The students taking admissions under management quota are not required to apply for any entrance exams and are not required to undergo any counselling procedures. They can directly contact the educational advisory centres or colleges and get direct admissions for B.Tech. through lateral entry.

Only diploma students are eligible for B.Tech. lateral entry programmes. The students from Karnataka seeking lateral entry to B.Tech. programmes under merit seats are required to apply for CET and undergo government counselling. Students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get direct admission to B.Tech. lateral entry programme under management quota by visiting the educational advisory centres or colleges. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees. The students can only opt for lateral entry in their relevant specializations. Suppose if the student has completed a diploma in electronics and communication than he/she is only eligible to take admission to B. Tech lateral entry only in electronics and communication engineering. The students taking admission under lateral entry are directly admitted to 2 nd- year B.Tech. degree. So, they are not required to take up the first year B.Tech. degree exams.

Yes, B.Tech. lateral entry option is only available for diploma students. The diploma students can directly join B.Tech. 2 nd year through lateral entry procedure. The diploma students are eligible to apply for lateral entry B.Tech. programme only in their relevant specializations. The diploma students can join B.Tech. lateral entry by two modes: Merit and Management. The merit seats require entrance exam and counselling, while the management seats do not require any entrance exams or counselling. Only Karnataka students can opt for merit seats while non-Karnataka students can take admission to lateral entry B.Tech. programme under management quota only.

The lateral entry engineering course is a 3-year engineering programme for diploma holders. The eligible students can directly apply for engineering 2nd year through lateral entry admission procedure. The regular engineering course is a 4–year programme and students who have passed PUC/12 th or equivalent from any recognised government and have attended entrance exams such as CET/COMED-K/IIT are eligible for engineering courses in Bangalore. The diploma students seeking lateral entry to engineering can only opt for the lateral entry to their relevant specialization in diploma. Students cannot apply for lateral entry engineering to other departments that are not relevant to their diploma specialization.

Many deemed universities and few colleges in Bangalore provide lateral entry options to B. Tech. for diploma students. Students can join lateral entry B.Tech. programs through two different modes; one is merit-based and another is under management quota. Students from Karnataka seeking lateral entry to B.Tech. programs are eligible to opt for merit seats for B.Tech. lateral entry. The students seeking admission under merit are required to apply for CET and undergo government counselling and pay merit fees. Students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get direct admission to B. Tech lateral entry program under management quota. The students interested to opt for direct admissions can visit the educational advisory centres or colleges directly. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees.
Some of the Universities in Bangalore that provide lateral entry admissions in B. Tech programmes are:

• M.S. Ramaiah University
• Presidency University
• Dayananda Sagar University
• Christ University
• Jain University
• CMR University

All the colleges under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) provide lateral entry to B.Tech. programs under merit basis. But, only few colleges in Bangalore affiliated under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) provide lateral entry B.Tech. programs for the eligible diploma holders under management quota. Diploma students from Karnataka seeking lateral entry to B.Tech. programs are required to apply for CET and undergo government counselling for merit seats. Students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get direct admission to B.Tech. lateral entry program under management quota. The students can contact the educational advisory centres or colleges directly for more details. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees.

Some of the colleges of Bangalore under VTU that provide lateral entry options to B.Tech are:

• RV College of Engineering
• Jain College of Engineering
• RR Institute of Technology
• Christ University
• CMR Institute of Technology
• New Horizon College of Engineering 

All the deemed universities and colleges in Bangalore provide lateral entry options to engineering programmes for diploma students under merit basis under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). But only few universities and colleges provide lateral entry engineering options under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) under management quota. Students can join lateral entry engineering programmes through two different modes one is merit-based and another is under management quota. Students from Karnataka are eligible to avail merit seats for engineering programmes. The students interested in merit seats are required to apply for CET and undergo government counselling for merit seats. Students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get admission to the engineering lateral entry programme under management quota. The interested students can contact the educational advisory centres or universities directly for more details. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees.

Some of the Universities that provide lateral entry admissions to engineering programmes in Bangalore are:

• M.S. Ramaiah University
• Presidency University
• Dayananda Sagar University
• Christ University
• Jain University
• CMR University
• Garden City University 

All the colleges under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) provide lateral entry to engineering programmes under merit basis. But, only a few colleges under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) provide engineering lateral entry programmes under management quota. Diploma students from Karnataka seeking lateral entry to engineering programmes are required to apply for CET and undergo government counselling for merit seats. While non- Karnataka students can avail the B.Tech. lateral entry seats only under management quota. Students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get admission to the B.Tech. lateral entry program under management quota by visiting the educational advisory centres or directly to the colleges.

If the students are taking admission under management quota, then they are not required to apply for any entrance exam and are not required to undergo any counselling. They can directly get admission to their desired colleges. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees.

Some of the colleges of Bangalore under VTU that provide lateral entry options to the engineering programmes for the eligible students are:

• East Point College of Engineering & Technology
• Brindavan College of Engineering
• T. John Institute of Technology
• HKBK College of Engineering
• Presidency University
• Jain University
• Christ University
• CMR Institute of Technology
• RR Institute of Technology

Yes, students seeking admission to engineering lateral entry programmes under merit are required to apply for the entrance exam conducted by KEA and undergo government counselling. While the students from both Karnataka and non-Karnataka can get direct admission to the engineering lateral entry programme under management quota. The students opting for admission under management quota are not required to take an entrance exam and counselling. The students can directly visit the educational advisory centres or colleges to get admission under management quota. The management fee is slightly higher when compared to merit fees.