Some of the top colleges in AP where you can apply for B.tech lateral entry are :

1) Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering , Visakhapatnam

2) Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences

3) GMR Institute of Technology - GMRIT

The general criteria for admission in B.tech lateral entry is minimum of 50% in your Diploma in engineering and appear for the qualifying exam such as

1) AP ECET

2) AP EAMCET

The fees for these colleges is between RS 30,000 to RS 3.50 lac.