Exploring the advantages of pursuing a B.Tech through lateral entry and the resulting career prospects.
The B.Tech lateral entry is a wonderful option for diploma engineers to augment their qualification & complete B.Tech in 3 years.
The B.Tech Lateral entry allows diploma engineers to get direct admission in the 2nd year of B.tech & complete an engineering degree in 3 years.
This not only saves time but also costs because they pay fees for 3 years instead of 4.
Many a time, owing to financial constraints, many students have to give up studies after class10th.
For them, an engineering diploma is the ideal stepping stone for an illustrious engineering career.
After working for a few years, these students can augment their skills by pursuing B.Tech through lateral entry, which completes in 3 years as diploma engineers get direct admission in the 2nd year of B.tech.
Most production units prefer diploma engineers because they have hands-on skills vital to the job. They add value to the production domain by ensuring quantity and quality.
Through work experience, they sharpen practical skills which companies value the most.
Many organizations like ONGC, GAIL, NTPC etc. launch special recruitment drives to hire diploma engineers because they have hands-on skills vital for production units.
3 years diploma in engineering or an equivalent degree.
Many a time, the academic pressure is overwhelming for students & they don’t feel like continuing their studies further. For such students, the engineering diploma is ideal because after passing matriculation they can enrol in an engineering diploma of their choice.
After completing engineering diploma, they can take direct admission in the 2nd year of B.Tech through B.tech lateral entry scheme.
This way they gain an engineering degree, without the hassle of appearing for various engineering entrance exams.
Further, diploma engineers, after a few years of experience, can augment their qualification through the B.Tech lateral entry.
Direct admission in B.Tech Lateral entry.
Shri Venkateshwara University offers direct admission in B.Tech lateral entry for students who have completed a 3 years engineering diploma.
Shri Venkateshwara University is a reputed UGC recognized university that has state-of-the-art labs & workshops to refine the technical skills of the aspirants.
Students desirous of doing engineering through lateral entry should visit the following link https://admission.svu.edu.in/BasicDetails.aspx & complete admission formalities.
The engineering lateral entry Syllabus for Computer Science is:
| Semester III | Semester IV |
| Subject Name | Subject Name |
| Data Structures & Algorithms | Operating Systems |
| Discrete Mathematical Structures | computer Architecture & organization |
| Object Oriented Programming | Database Management System |
| Digital Electronics | Java Programming |
| Mathematics-III | Design & Analysis of Algorithms |
| Engineering Economics & Industrial Management | Operating Systems Lab |
| Data Structures & Algorithms Lab | Database Management System Lab |
| Object Oriented Programming Lab | Java Programming Lab |
| Digital electronics Lab | Digital electronics Lab |
| Semester V | Semester VI |
| Subject Name | Subject Name |
| Microprocessors & Microcontroller | Soft Computing Techniques |
| Computer Network | Data Mining & Predictive Modeling |
| Artificial Intelligence | Elective – I |
| Python Programming | Elective – 2 |
| Software Engineering | Elective – 3 |
| Formal Language & Automata Theory | Introduction to Machine Learning |
| Microprocessors & Microcontroller Lab | Soft Computing Lab |
| Artificial Intelligence Lab | Data Mining Lab |
| Software Engineering Lab | Machine Learning Lab |
| Python Programming Lab | Minor Project – I |
| Semester VII | Semester VIII |
| Subject Name | Subject Name |
| Deep Learning | MOOC Course Swayam – I |
| Open Elective – I | Internship |
| Elective – IV | — |
| Elective – V | — |
| Elective – VI | — |
| Elective – IV Lab | — |
| Deep Learning Lab | — |
| Elective – V Lab | — |
| Major Project | — |
The average fees for Bachelor of Technology lateral entry is 2-3 lakhs, which depends on the college ranking, infrastructure, city and the various other parameters.
Government institutions have less fees compared to private ones because they receive grants from the Government.
Students should check with individual colleges about their fee structure and decide upon the best college.
Both Government & private institutions offer admission to B.tech through lateral entry. Hence, students should be on the lookout for advertisements that showcase admission to B.tech through lateral entry.
As per the Uttar Pradesh Technical Admission Counselling (UPTAC) website, B.Tech lateral entry admissions in government colleges will be through CUET UG 2024.
Hence candidates desirous of pursuing Bachelor of Technology through lateral entry from government colleges in UP should attempt the CUET UG 2024.
For doing B.Tech through lateral entry, students should visit individual colleges to explore their admission criteria.
Some of the Government engineering colleges in UP offering B.tech through lateral entry are:
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow
Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur
Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute, Kanpur
Rajkiya Engineering College, Ambedkar Nagar
Rajkiya Engineering College, Azamgarh
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur
Rajkiya Engineering College, Banda
Government Engineering College, Bijnor
Rajkiya Engineering College, Kannauj
Government Engineering College, Mainpuri
Rajkiya Engineering College, Sonbhadra
Bachelor of Technology Lateral entry colleges in Delhi
DTU Delhi
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Delhi
NIEC, Shastri Park, Delhi.
GGSIPU Dwarka
Bachelor of Technology lateral entry colleges in Uttarakhand
BTKIT, Dwarahat.
College of Technology, Pantnagar (Pantnagar University)
G B Pant Engineering College, Pauri Garhwal.
APJ Abdul Kalam Institute of Technology, Tanakpur.
Institute of Technology, Gopeshwar.
SIT Pithoragarh
THDC, Tehri Garhwal.
Women Institute of Technology, Dehradun.
Bachelor of Technology Lateral Entry colleges in Haryana
Ch. Devi Lal State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sirsa.
State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Karnal.
Ch. Ranbir Singh State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhajjar.
Rao Birendra Singh State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Rewari.
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
UIET, MDU Rohtak.
Bachelor of Technology/Engineering through lateral entry is widely popular in India because it provides the opportunity to attain an engineering degree by directly enrolling in the second year of the B.Tech program.
Further, many technicians possess significant engineering expertise because of their work experience, yet they lack an engineering degree to advance their careers.
For such professionals, engineering through lateral entry is the ideal pathway to gain an engineering degree & augment their career profile.
This way diploma engineers can become graduate engineers which render them eligible for various government posts.
Further, they have the requisite work experience which firm’s value compared to just bookish knowledge.
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