Diploma Lateral For students who want to take make their career in Engineering and technology then this course can be the best choice for them. Diploma Lateral or Diploma in Engineering (Lateral Entry) is a degree below the undergraduate level which provides the student’s the basic, scientific, computing, mathematical techniques, English communication, and many more skills. After the successful completion of this course, students can either continue their engineering studies or can get employment like sales engineers, draughtsman, auto engineers, farm managers, junior instructors, workshop superintendents, etc. The best advantage of this course is students can get direct admission in B. Tech's second-year or third-year program. The minimum eligibility of this course is intermediate with mathematics as a mandatory subject with a good percentage.