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Diploma → B.Tech 2nd year

Lateral Entry Tracker

Eligibility, tentative windows, syllabus and participating colleges for each state’s lateral entry route.

Merit BasedMaharashtra

DSE – Direct Second Year Engineering

State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra

Window

June – July 2027 (tentative)

Seats

Supernumerary 10% + vacant FE seats

Eligibility

  • Diploma in Engineering/Technology from MSBTE or an AICTE-approved institute.
  • Minimum 45% aggregate (40% for reserved categories & PwD from Maharashtra).
  • Final-year diploma students can apply provisionally.
Official LE portal

Selection basis

  • No entrance exam: merit list is prepared from final-year diploma percentage.

Participating colleges

  • 1COEP Technological University, Pune
  • 2VJTI, Mumbai
  • 3Govt. College of Engineering, Chh. Sambhajinagar
  • 4Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli
StateRouteModeTentative window
MaharashtraDSE – Direct Second Year EngineeringMerit BasedJune – July 2027 (tentative)
Uttar PradeshAKTU B.Tech Lateral EntryMerit BasedJuly – August 2027 (tentative)
KarnatakaDCET – Diploma Common Entrance TestEntrance ExamExam: June – July 2027 (tentative)
BiharBCECE (LE) – B.Tech Lateral EntryEntrance ExamApplication: April – May 2027 (tentative)
Tamil NaduTNLEA – Tamil Nadu Lateral Entry AdmissionMerit BasedJune – July 2027 (tentative)
DelhiGGSIPU CET – B.Tech Lateral EntryEntrance ExamApplication: Feb – April 2027 (tentative)