LATERAL ENTRY TO III SEMESTER FOR DIPLOMA 
ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA:

No candidate shall be eligible for admission to Government Seats unless he is a citizen of India and satisfies eligibility conditions. He/she should have appeared for DCET examination.
Each condition is specified as a clause and is individually referred by a code. The documents to be produced during verification of documents in support of the claim for each of the Clauses.
The candidates who do not satisfy any of the Clauses / Eligibility Criteria and the candidates who do not produce the prescribed documents in original will not be eligible for admission to professional courses under Government quota seats.
Other than the certificate mentioned in clauses, if a candidate claiming seat under Article 371 (j) Hyderabad-Karnataka region reservation, candidate should produce eligibility certificate from the concerned Assistant Commissioner in Annexure-A as per the format.
Candidates should have passed any diploma or equivalent examination in Karnataka and ovtained an aggregate minimum of 45% marks( 40% marks in case of SC,ST and Backward Classes of Karnataka Candidates. Candidates with B.Sc degree are also eligible.