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l am a diploma holder in mechanical engineering. Can I complete B.Tech in mechanical engineering? Please tell me about college in B.Tech which provide distance education? Please tell me that distance education will be better?

Yes, you can complete B.Tech mechanical engineering after completing diploma in mechanical engineering. You have to appear for LEET (Lateral Entry Entrance Examination). Some colleges conduct their own entrance examination for the admission of diploma candidates.

Here are some of the colleges which offers B.Tech in distance education:

> Wisdom School of Management (Address: Manas Complex, C.G Road, Ahmedabad Gujarat, web: http://wsmde.edu.in)

> Indira Gandhi National Open University (Saket, Delhi, web: http://www.ignou.ac.in)

> Delhi Degree College (Address: D-17, 3rd Floor, Bareja Sadan, Main Mathura Road, BadarPur Metro Station, Badarpur, Delhi, web: http://www.delhidegree.com)

> Institute of Engineering and Management Studies (Address: iems.net.inNer ASUS service centre, 76, Kali Mandir Road, Satya Nagar
Bhubaneswar Orissa)

> School of Distance Education-Andhra University (Address: Kirlampudi Layout, Chinna Waltair, Pedda Waltair, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, web: http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in/sde/)

> Karnataka State Open University (Address: B-53/1, J Park, Mahanagar Extension
Lucknow ( Uttar Pradesh), web:http://www.ksoumysoreindia.in)

Recently, Supreme Court has given a judgement that, distance education B.Tech will not be valid. Hence, if you want to get a recognized engineering degree, then apply for a regular course.

Any university offering distance mode B.Tech degree will not give guarantee of recognition by private sector companies as well as government sector.

List of distance colleges to pursue B.Tech are as follows:-

Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi

Tejaswi Educational Academy, Andhra Pradesh

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh

Arc Foundation, Kerala

Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh

Wisdom School of Management, Ahmedabad

Career Infotech, Delhi

Delhi Degree College, Badarpur, Delhi

List of Colleges providing B.Tec(Distance Education):

> Sikkim Manipal University
Address: 62, Aurobinda Sarani, Raja Nabakrishna Street, Shobhabazar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700005
Phone:033 2533 8785

> International School of Business Kolkata
Address: EN Block, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal 700091

> Bengal Institute of Technology
Address: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

> B. P. Poddar Institute of Management & Technology
Address: 137, V.I.P. Road, Poddar Vihar, Kolkata, West Bengal 700052
Phone: 033 4061 9176

> Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology
Address: Beleghata, Kolkata, West Bengal

> Guru Nanak Institute of Technology
Address: 157/F,Nilgunj Road, Sodepur, Panihati, Kolkata, West Bengal 700114
Phone: 033 2523 3900

> Future Institute of Engineering and Management
Address: Opp Peerless Hospital, Sonarpur Station Road, Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700150

List of colleges providing B.Tech in distance education :-

Indra Gandhi National Open University

Amity School of Distance Learning in Education

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University

Jawahar Lal Nehru university

Sikkim Manipal University

Indian Institute of Open And Distance Learning

Kota Open University

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University

Nalanda Open University

Netaji Subhas Open University

List of Colleges offering B.Tech in Distance Education:

>> IGNOU, Delhi
Ph. No: 011 2957 1000
http://www.ignou.ac.in/

>> JNTU, Hyderabad
Ph. No: 040 2315 8661
http://jntuh.ac.in/

>> Annamalai University
Ph. No: 04144 238 282
http://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/

>> Osmania University
Ph. No: 040 2768 2444
http://www.osmania.ac.in/

>> Kota Open University
Ph. No: 0744 279 7000
https://www.vmou.ac.in/