Exam for lateral entry for diploma holder in mechanical engineering

If you have a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, you can directly join the second year of a BTech or BE course through lateral entry exam. You need to have passed you diploma with required marks. Some states have exam like LEET, JEECUP, or KEAM, while some colleges give direct admission based on your diploma marks. The exam usually covers subjects from your diploma, like maths, basic mechanical engineering and physics. Once admitted, you start your degree from the second year.

Hello,

The exam for lateral entry for diploma holders in Mechanical Engineering will be held in the year 2026.

https://dtu.ac.in/

https://hstes.org.in/

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Hello,

Here are Key Exams for Lateral Entry (Mechanical Engineering):

LEET (Lateral Entry Entrance Test)

State-Level Exams:

• AP ECET (Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test)
• JELET (Joint Entrance Lateral Entry Test)
• Odisha DET, Haryana LEET, Punjab LEET, and UPSEE (Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Exam)

For more details access below mentioned link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/what-btech-lateral-entry-eligibility

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Hello,

There are many exams for the Diploma holder, where they can get mechanical engineering lateral entry

• WBJEE JELET
• DTU LEET
• TS ECET
• HP LEET
• IPU CET
• UPSEE/UPTAC
• DTE Kerala LET
• SET
• Manipal BE Lateral Entry Exam (MLET)
• KIITEE
• LPUNEST

I hope it will clear your query!!