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I dont think you are eligible as only students who have completed 3 years diploma are eligible for the entrance test.

For more details you may refer the eligibility criteria.

hi friend,
yes they are eligible for IIT exams for 4 year engineering course
there is no lateral enter for diploma students to second year
but many of the institute provide direct second year entry for diploma holders like mumbai university.......

hi .... i dont know what is (dlm) kya he?
diploma 6...k p6i...
pls detail ...me plsss

I am a diploma holder, in electrical engg.now i want to apply in iit . How i can apply? Plz reply ans in my email- [email protected]

Dear Sir,
I am apearing in final year of diploma in 2012-13 from GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC SAHARANPUR approved from UPBTE and recoznized from AICTE.My diplom score is 78%.Also I passed 12th in 2010 with P.C.M from UP BOARD.My 12th score is 67%.
What I am elible for iit jee 2013 entrence exam?
if elible,the entrence paper will be same for all student or diffrence?
I am elible to take admission in both IIT and NIIT through enterence exam or not?
replay me as soon as possible.
my [email protected]

Unfortunately the answer to your question is No. The lateral entry students are not eligible for admission in Indian Institute of Technology. It is not because you have done part time diploma degree.


The Indian Institute of Technology does not accept any student for B.Tech course who has completed diploma course. The reason is the admission procedure of IIT. To get admission in IIT all candidates are required to appear for entrance exam.


The name of this entrance exam was IIT-JEE which from next year will be replaced by ISEET. The crtieria to appear for entrance exam is that you must have completed 12th with Physics, Chemistry and Maths.


Since diploma students have not appear for 12th standard, they can not appear for entrance exam. IIT also does not offer lateral entry which gives diploma student entry into the second year of B.Tech course.


These are the reasons why diploma students are not eligible for admission in IIT. The same rules also applies in National Institute of Technology (NIT).


So the option for you is, any good engineering college apart from NIT and IITs. Most of the remaining engineering colleges in the country would definitely offer you admission. However you will have to appear for LEET entrance exam for which you must have scored at least 50 percent marks in diploma course.


Other engineering colleges in the country do reserve some seats for the diploma students that will also you to take admission into the second year of B.Tech course.

yes you are eligible for IIT exams for 4 year engineering course
there is no lateral enter for diploma students to second year.

Yes diploma candidates can write IIT-JEE

Eligibility Criteria For IIT-JEE:-
1. Minimum Qualification for IIT-JEE is 10+2 or 3 years diploma course
2. Qualifying Subjects are physics, chemistry and mathematics in 12th class
3. Minimum qualifing marks in 10+2 or diploma for General,Other Backword Class and DS categories is 60% of marks.
4. Sc,st and PD categories must secure at least 55% of marks in 10+2 or diploma
5. Age limit is in between 17 to 25 years.
6. Candidate can make only 2 attempts in a consecutive years.
all the best

sir i am a diploma student appearing last year and i want give the iit jee entrance exam ,can i do sir?

Hello sir,
* I am subha
* I completed my Hsc on 2007 with above 70%
* I completed my diploma on 2010 with 90%
* Then I completed my apprentice training Bhel.
* I went to job for one year
* now only I have aware of jee exam.
* just I know what is maximum age limit to appear for this exam.

Can direct second year deploma student appear for jee main exam after a 2nd year of deploma immediately?

I am sorry to say that diploma students are not eligible for admission in IITs.
This is because only 12th pass candidates can give the entrance exam to IITs.
The diploma students or candidates can directly join some colleges in the 2nd year but only those which offer additional seats to diploma students in those particular streams.
IIT being the most premium institute in India does not offer seats for diploma students inthe 2nd year hence a diploma student cannot get a seat in any IIT.

After eligibility can we get seat in any of one iits ?