Can I do B.Tech from LPU after Diploma and what is the eligibility criteria after Diploma?
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YES, you can take admission in B.Tech programme at Lovely Professional University, after completing your Diploma. You will be considered as lateral entry candidate which means you can directly start from 2nd year of B.Tech. The eligibility condition for the B.Tech CSE Lateral Entry is:
Pass with 90% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or BCA or equivalent. Or
Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc...more -
YES, you can take admission in B.Tech programme at Lovely Professional University, after completing your Diploma. You will be considered as lateral entry candidate which means you can directly start from 2nd year of B.Tech. The eligibility condition for the B.Tech CSE Lateral Entry is:
Pass with 90% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or BCA or equivalent. Or
Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc...more -
Dear aspirant, Glad to meet you. Yes, LPU offers lateral entry admission to the Diploma holders. I will give you an example of B Tech CSE admission case. The eligibility is Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or BCA or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. (5% relaxation to North-East states and Sikkim candidates or Defence Personnel and their Dependents or Wards of Kashmir Migrants)
The Admission Criteria is Merit in LPU NEST. Subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria. Hope it helps. -
Lateral Entry Programme is being offered at universities and engineering colleges enabling students who have completed 3-year Diploma in Engineering degree or equivalent examination with at least 50% marks, and Mathematics as a compulsory subject in Class XII to get admitted in the second year directly. Yes, LPU allow B.Tech lateral entry, As per the website, Eligibility Criteria (Qualifying Exam) is, student need to
Pass with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma (engineering. ). (any stream) 3 years after 10th or 2 years after 10+2 (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Non-Medical) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. -
Yes you can, provided you are eligible with 60% aggregate marks in Diploma. The B.Tech programs available are as follows:
Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Biotechnology (BT)
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
ME-Mechatronics
Food Technology
Information Technology (IT)
Automobile Engineering (AE)
Biomedical Engineering (BE)
Electrical Engineering (EE)
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
Civil Engineering (CE)
Petroleum Engineering
All the programs are developed with extensive industry consultations and feedback, include the training on the latest so...more -
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5 years agoHello Vikas, definitely you can think of doing this. I am attaching a link that will be giving you all the required information about different aspects of the admission process and all other relevant aspects of LPU. https://www.shiksha.com/university/lpu-lovely-professional-university-Jalandhar-28499/admission
Best wishes to you.
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