Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

, the Diploma of Associate Engineer or DAE is a three-year, post-secondary (post-

grade 10 Tenth grade or grade 10 (called Year Eleven in England and Wales, and sophomore year in the US) is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten or the tenth year after the first introductory year upon entering compulsory schooling. In many parts of ...

) diploma in various engineering disciplines such as electrical engineering, electronics engineering,

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

Background

The diploma, which was first developed in 1950, includes regular studies with classroom lectures, workshop assignments, laboratory experiments, industrial projects and industrial tours. The diploma is awarded by the Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh Boards of Technical Education. A student can be admitted to this course after passing grade 10 (

Secondary School Certificate The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), Matriculation examination, is a public examination in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan conducted by educational boards for the successful completion of the seco ...

or SSC in science subjects or

Technical School Certificate The Technical School Certificate is a Vocational Matriculation certificate in Pakistan. Technical School Certificate is awarded to the students aged 13–14 years old in grade 9 and 10 after finishing Vocational education in Vocational schools in P ...

or TSC). The

government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territorie ...

recognizes it as equivalent to Higher Secondary School Certificate or HSSC ( grade 12) pre-engineering for further study purposes. Hundreds of government and private institutes across the country offer this diploma. After successful completion of the diploma, students can either join

Bachelor of Engineering A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Ba ...

(BE) and Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree programs or find employment as supervisors, foremen, technicians, sub-engineers, draftsmen, overseers, chemical or gas plant operators, junior instructors or workshop superintendents.

Regional variations

* At the federal level, the

National Vocational and Technical Training Commission National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) ( ur, ) is a regulatory body for technical education and vocational training in Pakistan. It was founded by its chairman Altaf M. Saleem. See also *Technical Education and Vocational ...

is the responsible government body for technical education. * In the Punjab, the Punjab Board of Technical Education and the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority are the responsible government bodies for technical education. * In Sindh, the Sindh Board of Technical Education and the

Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) is a technical and vocational training authority founded by the Government of Sindh. It was established in 2009 to regulate the technical and vocational institutes of Sindh. See al ...

are the responsible government bodies for technical education. * In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Technical Education and the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority are the responsible government bodies for technical education. * In Balochistan, the Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority is the responsible government body for technical education. * In Azad Kashmir, the Azad Jammu & Kashmir Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority is the responsible government body for technical education.

References

{{Reflist Vocational education in Pakistan