Around 85,000 candidates on Sunday appeared at the Diploma Entrance Test (DET) at 170 centres in Odishs and three each in Ranchi and Jamshedpur, two in Patna and one in Kolkata.
The first sitting of the DET began at 10 am and concluded at 12.30 pm while the second sitting was held between 2 pm and 4.30 pm. Students qualifying the DET will be eligible for admission in different diploma and polytechnique colleges in the State.
Sources in the Directorate of Technical Education and Training (DTET) said while 67,000 students have applied for admission in the first semester, 18,000 students have applied for admission in lateral entry.