Lateral Entry for Diploma Holders

Lateral Entry facility is offered in Chemical Engineering department to those students have completed their Diploma in Chemical Engineering/Polymer Engineering.

Diploma holders with 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST) are eligible for admission to the third semester (regular full-time batch) engineering degree program (B.Tech.) under the lateral entry scheme provided they qualify the Entrance Examination conducted for the lateral entry scheme by the state Government. These students are not required to study any deficiency papers of the combined first and second semesters. 

Lateral Entry Scheme is intended to admit meritorious Diploma holders to the Third Semester of the B.Tech program to acquire a Degree in Engineering. Lateral Entry Scheme is approved by Government of Kerala as per G.O (Ms) No.156/2002 /H.Edn dated 13.11.2002 for 10% of the sanctioned seats in addition to total seats. In order to maintain uniformity among various schemes of Diploma holders, AICTE has suggested a state level Entrance Examination for the selection.