Btech in  lateral entry is the one who directly enters into the second year of his engineering. He/she must have completed a diploma in their respective branch to be eligible for the lateral entry program. After completing their diploma, they write a special examination for enrollment in the institute.

Since Admission session for 2018 is over now still if you are looking for change your college after the 1st semester you can get admission in Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. Admission to the first year (second semester) for Undergraduate programs 2018-2019 is open.

There are top private colleges which provide admission in lateral entry programs.

• KIITS University

• Punjab Technical University - Jalandhar

• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology - Patiala

• Delhi Engineering College - Delhi

• Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College - Ludhiana

• Anna University
  

• Manipal University

Admission to first year (second semester) for UG programs 2018-2019 (http://admissions2018.thapar.edu/online-application-form.php)

Here are some of the colleges for Lateral Entry programme you can prefer.

DTU

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Government College of Engineering - Pune

Anna University - TamilnaduKIITS University

Good Luck!