Admission process begins for diploma, direct second year entry to engineering, pharmacy

PANAJI: The directorate of technical education (DTE) has begun the process of admission for the academic year 2021-22 for diploma and for direct entry to second year of engineering and pharmacy programmes.
The prospectus for both diploma and second year direct entry seats has been released by the directorate on its website. However, the actual dates for form submissions and other academic activities will be notified later, DTE said.
“Schedule of admission activities, including details of submission of application forms, display of eligibility and merit lists, and conduct of rounds of admissions for various courses shall be notified on DTE website, by end of July, 2021,” the directorate said, with regards to admission to direct second year entry seats.
A percentage of seats at second year of the degree programme in engineering and pharmacy are reserved by the DTE for diploma holders in engineering and pharmacy and BSc graduates to seek admissions to the degree programme. The scheme is meant to provide lateral growth to diploma and BSc degree holders.
Engineering students can only apply for second year degree seat in a stream in which they hold a diploma. For instance, a diploma holder in mechanical engineering stream can only seek entry to mechanical seat for second year direct entry.
BSc degree holders are considered for admission to vacant seats, under direct lateral entry into second year of degree course in engineering only if any seats are left after filling them with eligible engineering diploma holders.
BSc degree holders are eligible for admissions to the streams of electrical & electronics engineering, electronics and telecommunication engineering, computer engineering and information technology.
Meanwhile, for admissions to diploma seats, DTE said, “Schedule of admission activities, including submission of application forms, display of eligibility and merit lists, and conduct of rounds of admissions for various courses shall be notified on DTE website.”
The prospectus for both diploma and second year direct entry seats has been released by the directorate on its website. However, the actual dates for form submissions and other academic activities will be notified later, DTE said