What is the equivalent degree of a Diploma in Information Technology from India? After my 10th grade I joined a polytechnic college for a specialization in Infomation Technology (Diploma in Information Technology). Now, I am in my final year of under-graduate studies (Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology), and I want to pursue my graduate studies from the United States of America.

One of the universities that I am applying to did not offer the option of &ldquo;Diploma in Information Technology&rdquo; in their online application form. After doing some research I found out that:


  In India, a diploma is a specific academic award usually earned in professional/vocational courses, e.g., Engineering, Pharmacy, Design, etc. In such cases, a diploma is specific in rank than a Bachelor's degree of that discipline but equivalent to general degree in that discipline, e.g., Diploma in Engineering of Electronics Engineering is rated differently than Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Engineering but is equivalent to Bachelor of Science in Electronics.


If so, then what is the equivalent degree of a Diploma in Information Technology in India? Is it Bachelor of Science in Information Technology?
It's not "equivalent" to any US degree.The US educational system is sufficiently different that no such equivalent degree exists in the US. 

If an online application doesn't have your specific credentials as an option, choose "Other" and specify. Don't invent equivalencies.