Diploma in Mechanical Engineering is a three-year full-time course offered by the Directorate of Technical Education, Bangalore, and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Eligibility Criteria
A student must pass S.S.L.C/10th conducted by the Government of Karnataka.
A student must pass in I.T.I for lateral entry (Direct 2nd-year diploma).
The minimum age is 16 years to join Diploma in Automobile Engineering.
Admission Details
The common admission to 1st year Diploma for Government / Aided Polytechnics and for private polytechnics(surrendered seats only) will be conducted by the Department Of Technical Education (DTE). The admission process starts with the issue of the notification for admission by the Directorate in leading newspapers of the State. The advertisement generally appears on and around the dates of the announcement of Secondary School Leaving Certificate results conducted by the State Govt. It may be sometime in the last week of April or the First week of May or around that period. The announcement is also made on the website The polytechnic websites will also carry the details of admission notification on their respective sites.