Diploma in Mechanical Engineering is a three-year full-time course offered by the Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Eligibility Criteria
First Year
The Candidates for admission into the first semester of full-time diploma courses shall be required to have passed 10th Standard or equivalent examinations with Maths and Science as subjects. Should Obtain at least 35% marks in the qualifying examinations
For Second Year Lateral Entry
Admission For Lateral Entry into the Second year (III Semester) of the three-year full-time diploma courses, the candidates shall be required to pass the Qualifying Examination (Academic or Vocational or I.T.I.) of 10 plus 2 patterns, with the following conditions:
1. Academic Stream candidates should have compulsorily studied Maths, Physics, and Chemistry at 10 + 2 level.
2. Vocational Stream candidates should have studied either Maths or Physics Chemistry as one of the subjects of study along with the related Vocational Subject (Theory and Practical) at 10 + 2 level.
3. The student passing 10th + (2 years I.T.I.) with appropriate specialization in that order shall be eligible for admission to second-year diploma courses of the appropriate program.