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"F. No. AICTE/AB/SCR/Circular/(Lateral Entry)/2020-21 Date: l7-09-2020 CIRCULAR Subject: Diploma Students in B. Tech (Lateral Entry), Admission- Regarding.

It has come to the knowledge of AICTE that some of the AICTE institutions are refusing Diploma qualified students for lateral entry admission under Engineering and Technology courses with restricted discipline only.

Whereas, as per the AICTE Approval Process Handbook for A/Y 2O2O-21 clause 1.3, there is no such restriction in the admission of Diploma students to Under Graduate Engineering & Technology courses under lateral entry.

The Clause 1.3(Viii) of APH AIY 2O2O-21 for the admission for Diploma Students into Engineering and Technology (UC Courses) under lateral entry is as:

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       Program    Duration Eligibility

Engineerin 3 years a. Passed Diploma examination with at g and least 45% marks (40% marks in case of Technology candidates belonging to reserved (Lateral category) in ANY branch of Engineering Entry to and Technology.

Second year) b. Passed B.Sc. Degree from a recognized University as defined by UGC, with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) and passed 10+2 examination with mathematics as a subject.

c. Provided that the students belonging to B.Sc. Stream, shall clear the subjects Engineering Graphics / Engineering Drawing and Engineering Mechanics of the First Year Engineering Programme along with the Second year subjects.

63. That apart, Learned Single Judge was also of the view that the consensual agreement executed by the Managements during October 2020 to conduct the admissions of 1st year B. Tech course was not only for the purpose of the B. Tech regular course but also to the lateral entry, and that will enable the Government to saddle the Managements from admitting students in the B. Tech Lateral Entry Course outside the agreement conditions.

64. In our considered view, the agreement makes it clear that the and connected cases -75- agreement is entered into by and between the State Government and the Management colleges and therefore whatever course conducted by the Managements during the particular academic year would be guided by the agreement. An agreement was made available for our perusal and from that it is clear that 90 member colleges of the Association, i.e. the educational agency or educational agencies of colleges or member colleges are included in the list incorporated in the agreement. It is clear that the Government, the Association and the Management of the member colleges listed in the agreement have arrived at a consensus to fulfill the objective by entering into an agreement for the academic year 2020-21, in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in the agreement. It is also clear from the agreement that the Government as well as the Private Self- Financing Engineering College Managements have understood that the Government has entered into the agreement, desirous of ensuring admission to 50% seats in Private Self-Financing Engineering Colleges from the list of students who have qualified themselves in the common entrance test conducted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, in accordance with merit and complying with the principles of reservation in Government Engineering Colleges.