Diploma courses in Engineering, Technology

Eligibility criteria for Maharashtra State Candidate
Candidate should be an Indian National and should have passed the SSC (Std X) examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with minimum 50 per cent marks in aggregate (minimum 45per cent marks in aggregate in case of candidates of Backward class categories valid and recognised in the Maharashtra State) with subjects General Science/ Physics & Chemistry, Mathematics/ Algebra & Geometry and English.

For Eligibility criteria of OMS, J&K Migrant/FN/FS/NRI/PIO/ Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries /GoI Nominee candidates shall refer information brochure carefully (Ref Rule No. 2.1.1 to 2.1.3)

Availability of Information brochure and Application Kit and other details

• Information Brochure and Application Kit will be available for sale at the cost of Rs. 400/- for general Category candidates (Rs 300/- for reserved category candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only) in Cash at all Application Form Receipt Centres (ARCs) listed at www.educationobserver.com/institute_news/
• No other mode of payment shall be permitted. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances.
• It is mandatory for the aspiring candidates to procure the Information Brochure and Application Kit from ARC. The Application Kit consists of Application ID and Password, by which the candidate shall be able to fill the Online Application Form.
• Submission of the application form in response to this admission notification will amount to accepting the afore said rules & regulations unequivocally by the applicant and upon such submission it will be presumed that the applicant agrees and accepts these rules & regulations as legal, valid and correct. It will not be open for any applicant, once having submitted the application form to question the legality, validity and correctness of these rules & regulations.
• All Candidates are required to fill the web based online application form on http://www.dte.org.in/poly2009 at ARC/ Cyber Cafe or any computer connected to internet and take printout of the "Online filled Application Form" .
• The candidate should sign on the printout of online filled Application Form and attach the required attested copies of certificates.

Submission and Confirmation of online filled application form:

• All Maharashtra State candidates should report in person to the ARC for confirmation along with attested true copies and original documents for verification, Applications submitted online and subsequently confirmed at ARCs will only be considered valid for further processing.
• The Maharashtra State Candidates belonging to VJ/DT (NT A), NT B, NT C, NT D, OBC and SBC categories should produce "Non Creamy Layer Certificate" issued by Sub Divisional Officer/ Deputy Collector of the district in addition to the caste certificate. The "Non Creamy layer Certificate" should be valid up to 31st March 2010. In case, if these candidates are not able to produce the Non Creamy layer certificate at the time of confirmation of application form at ARC; then such candidates will be treated as GENERAL category candidates and such candidates will not be able to stake claim on reserved seats in the entire admission process.
• In lieu of the "Certificate of Indian Nationality" following documents will also be acceptable
  
  1. The School leaving Certificate indicating the Nationality of the candidate as 'Indian' or place of birth in India.
  2. Indian Passport in the name of the candidate, issued by appropriate authorities.
  3. Birth Certificate of the Candidate indicating the place of birth in India.
• In case of Domicile certificate, it should be issued by the Maharashtra State's appropriate authorities, clearly indicating domicile by permanent residence will be considered valid. The domicile certificate indicating domicile "By Choice" or "Education Purposes" will not be valid. The domicile certificate of Mother of the candidate should have been issued after her marriage, such certificate issued before her marriage will not be valid. In case of mother's domicile certificate, the candidate shall submit an affidavit on Rs.20/- stamp paper, stating that the person in whose name the domicile certificate is issued is the mother of the candidate and the father of the candidate is not alive.
• Candidates claiming admission against seats for N.C.C. shall submit their applications to "The Director of N.C.C." Maharashtra State, A.F.I. Building, Mumbai Hospital Lane, Near Metro Cinema, Mumbai - 400 020
• Candidates claiming admission against seats under centrally sponsored scheme of Ministry of Human Resource Development of GoI for persons with disabilities shall apply directly to the Principal in response to the notification of the concerned Institute as mentioned in the information brochure.
• Other than Maharashtra candidates (OMS) are not eligible for admission through CAP, such candidates shall contact to unaided institutes for admission in institute level seats.
• The candidates are advised to report to the same ARC from where the form is purchased for various activities.
• ARCs shall also provide support to candidate for browsing of information such as merit list, allotment status, etc.
• There is possibility of new Unaided Diploma Institutes are likely to participate in CAP. List of such institutes will be displayed and updated on the Website http://www.dte.org.in/poly2009 and the detailed Institute's information will be given to the candidate in the form of supplement free of cost at the time of filling of Option Form at ARC where he/she had confirmed his/her online application form.

Important Dates
Submission of Online Application Form through the web site www.dte.org.in/poly2009: from July 10, 2009 to July 18, 2009 up to 4 pm.

Contact:
Directorate of Technical Education,
Maharashtra State
3, Mahapalika Marg, Post Box No 1967,
Mumbai-400 001.
Phone: (022) 22620601, 22690602
Fax: (022) 22692102, 22690007
E-Mail: desk10@dte.org.in
Website: http://www.dte.org.in/poly2009