Admission Details

Introduction

The Directorate of Technical Education is the monitoring and controlling body for the admissions to Diploma and Degree courses in Karnataka. As regards to the admissions to the degree program a separate Cell has been set up by the Govt. of Karnataka. All the latest information about admissions to Engineering degree programs are available in the website of Karnataka Examination Authority.

Admissions to Diploma Program

The common admission to 1st year Diploma for Government / Aided Polytechnics and for private polytechnics (surrendered seats only) will be conducted by Department Of Technical Education (DTE). The admission process starts with the issue of the notification for admission by the Directorate in leading news papers of the State. The advertisement generally appears in and around the dates of announcement of Secondary School Leaving Certificate results conducted by the State Govt. It may be some time in the last week of April or First week of May or around that period. The announcement is also made on the website https://dtek.karnataka.gov.in. The polytechnic websites will also carry the details of admission notification in their respective sites.

Admission Procedure

The prescribed Application Form along with the Information Brochure will be available in https://dtek.karnataka.gov.in website. Candidates shall download the Application Form and Brochure from the website. All the Details of admission to Diploma courses are available in the Admission Brochure. Admission to diploma courses is based on merit in each category of reservation. Out of the total seats 50% of the seats are reserved for various groups of the society. Remaining 50% of the seats are allotted based on the marks scored in the SSLC for technical Courses. Admission process followed is "Online non-Interactive councelling".

Eligibility

1. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
2. For Technical (Engineering) Courses: should have passed Karnataka S.S.L.C or equivalent examination by securing 35% marks in aggregate.
3. For Non-technical (Non-Engineering) Courses:
   • Commercial Practice and Apparel Design & Fabrication Technology / Modern office Management Should have passed Karnataka S.S.L.C or Equivalent Examination by securing 35% marks in aggregate.
   • Library Science and Information Management Should have passed Karnataka P.U.C-II or Equivalent examination by securing 35% marks in aggregate.
4. For both Engineering & Non-Engineering, the candidate should have completed atleast five full academic years of study in Karnataka between 1st Standard and qualifying examination.
5. Candidates who have passed the 10th Standard Exam conducted by CBSE/ICSE and other states 10th Standard candidates shall produce Eligibility Certificates obtained from the Secretary, Board of Technical Examinations, Palace Road, Bangalore – 560 001 at the time of document verification & online application submission process.

Eligibility for admission to Evening Polytechnic

In addition to the eligibility mentioned above, the candidate should have minimum 2 years of experience in respective Technical field after passing SSLC and a No Objection Certificate (NOC) given by the employer must be produced at the time of admission to part-time diploma course in the prescribed format.

Lateral entry admission to 3rd semester diploma

Candidates who have passed SSLC or Equivalent Examination with 35% of marks in aggregate and should have passed ITI (2 Years Course) /PUC II completed could apply for admission to 3rd semester (2nd year).

Fees

Fee structure for the diploma courses in Government & Aided polytechnics in the state is mentioned below as per the Government order No. ED 119 TPE 05 , dt: 18/10/2005. and G.O. No. ED 10 TPE 2012, Dated:29-05-2012 and G.O. No. ED 64 TPE 2016, Dated:21-06-2016.

The candidates who have selected the seats of their choice through interactive counselling shall pay the admission fee as per prevailing Govt. Orders as under: