Hello student,

There are many colleges in India which offer lateral entry into 2nd year for students who have done diploma course. Admission process via this route is that you have to sit for lateral entry entrance test conducted by each college separately.

Some of the colleges which offer lateral entry are:

• Punjab University - Chandigarh
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology - Patiala
• Delhi Engineering College - Delhi
• Punjab University - Patiala
• KIITS University
• Punjab Technical University - Jalandhar
• Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College - Ludhiana
• Anna University - Tamilnadu

Good luck