What is the lateral entry for IIIT Hyderabad?

Lateral Admission means getting admission in the mid of the session from another college. Many students pursuing BE or BTech in other colleges get lateral admission into IIIT Hyderabad in the second year. For this, they need to go through a separate admission process. This process includes a written entrance exam followed by an interview.

Moreover, Lateral Entry students are offered a very limited variety of streams like

• CSD: B.Tech + M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering.
• ECD: B.Tech + M.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Also, it’s important to note that Lateral Entry gets admission in the second year only. So irrespective of which year you belonged to, you will have to study again from the second year.

This mode of admission gives a second chance to those who couldn’t clear the exam initially.