Programs

Courses offered

All diplomas are issued by the Punjab Board of Technical Education, Government of Punjab.

Diploma of Associate Engineering

3 years · equivalent to FSc

DAE Architecture Technology

Architectural drafting, design and presentation with digital studios running AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and Lumion.

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First year

Code	Subject	Hours	T	P	C
Gen 111	Islamiat and Pakistan Studies	32	1	0	1
Eng 112	English	64	2	0	2
Math 113	Applied Mathematics-I	96	3	0	3
Phy 122	Applied Physics	128	1	3	2
Ch-112	Applied Chemistry	128	1	3	2
Coms 111	Communication Skills	96	0	3	1
ARCH-112	Introduction to Architecture	128	1	3	2
ARCH-123	Architectural Graphics-I	288	0	9	3
ARCH-133	Building Material & Construction-I	160	2	3	3
ARCH-143	Computer Aided Drafting & Presentation-I	224	1	6	3
Total	—	1344	12	30	22

Second year

Code	Subject	Hours	T	P	C
GEN-211	Islamiat and Pakistan Studies	32	1	0	1
MATH-212	Applied Mathematics-II	64	2	0	2
ARCH-212	Environmental Studies-I	64	2	0	2
ARCH-223	Structural Mechanics & R.C.C Design	160	2	3	3
ARCH-233	Architectural Drawing & Design-I	288	0	9	3
ARCH-242	Computer Aided Drafting and Presentation II	192	0	6	2
ARCH-253	Building Materials and Construction-II	160	2	3	3
ARCH-262	History of Architecture	64	2	0	2
ARCH-274	Surveying and Levelling	256	2	6	4
Total	—	1280	13	27	22

Third year

Code	Subject	Hours	T	P	C
Gen 311	Islamiat / Pakistan Studies	32	1	0	1
ARCH 312	Environmental Studies II	64	2	0	2
ARCH 324	Architectural Drawing & Design II	384	0	12	4
ARCH 332	Model Making	192	0	6	2
ARCH 343	Specification & Estimation	160	2	3	3
ARCH 353	Building Materials & Construction-III	160	2	3	3
ARCH 362	Construction Management & Safety Practices	64	2	0	2
ARCH 372	Computer Aided Drafting & Presentation III	192	0	6	2
Total	—	1248	9	30	19

T = theory, P = practical, C = credits.

DAE Civil Technology

Surveying, construction and structures — preparing graduates for construction firms locally and in the Gulf, and government infrastructure departments.

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First year

Code	Subject	T	P	C	Hours
Gen 111	Islamiat & Pakistan Studies	1	0	1	32
TTQ 111	Tarjuma-Tul-Quran	1	0	1	32
Eng 112	English	2	0	2	64
Math 113	Applied Mathematics-I	3	0	3	96
Ch 112	Applied Chemistry	1	3	2	128
Phy 122	Applied Physics	1	3	2	128
Civil 124	Civil Engineering Surveying-I	2	6	4	256
Civil 153	Civil Engineering Materials & Building Construction	2	3	3	160
Civil 103	Civil Engineering Drawing-I	1	6	3	224
Shop 131	Engineering Workshop Practice	0	3	1	96
Comp 121	Computer Applications	0	3	1	96
Total	—	14	27	23	1312

Second year

Code	Subject	T	P	C	Hours
Gen 201	Islamiat & Pakistan Studies	1	0	1	32
TTQ 211	Tarjuma-Tul-Quran	1	0	1	32
Math 212	Applied Mathematics-II	2	0	2	64
Gen 221	Communication Skills & Report Writing	1	0	1	32
Civil 203	Public Health Technology	2	3	3	160
Civil 204	Civil Engineering Surveying-II	2	6	4	256
Civil 273	Construction Techniques	2	3	3	160
Civil 283	Quantity Surveying	2	3	3	160
Civil 292	Civil Engineering Drawing-II	0	6	2	192
Civil 263	Engineering Mechanics	2	3	3	160
Civil 212	Health Safety & Environment	2	0	2	64
Total	—	17	24	25	1312

Third year

Code	Subject	T	P	C	Hours
Gen 301	Islamiat & Pakistan Studies	1	0	1	32
Civil 313	Advanced Quantity Surveying	1	6	3	224
Civil 304	Construction Project Planning & Management	2	6	4	256
MGM 341	Entrepreneurship	1	0	1	32
Civil 324	Hydraulics & Irrigation Engineering	3	3	4	192
Civil 353	Transportation Engineering	2	3	3	160
Civil 363	Concrete Technology and RCC Design	2	3	3	160
Civil 373	Soil Mechanics & Bridge Engineering	2	3	3	160
Civil 382	Civil Engineering Project	0	6	2	192
Total	—	14	30	24	1408

T = theory, P = practical, C = credits.

DAE Electrical Technology

Design, installation and troubleshooting of electrical systems: circuits, power generation, electronics and industrial automation.

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First year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
GEN 111	Islamiat/Pakistan Studies	1	0	1
ENG 112	English	2	0	2
MATH 123	Applied Mathematics-I	3	0	3
CH 132	Applied Chemistry	1	3	2
Comp 162	Computer Applications	1	3	2
ET 125	Principles of Electrical Engineering	3	6	5
ET 131	Basic Electrical Drawing	0	3	1
ET 143	Workshop Practice (Electrical)	1	6	3
ET 153	Workshop Practice (Mechanical: Metal Work, Welding, Machine Shop)	0	9	3
Total	—	12	30	22

Second year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
GEN 211	Islamiat & Pakistan Studies	1	0	1
MATH 233	Applied Mathematics-II	3	0	3
PHY 222	Applied Physics	1	3	2
MGM 221	Business Management & Industrial Economics	1	0	1
ET 203	D.C. Machines & Batteries	2	3	3
ET 273	Electrical Instruments & Measurements	2	3	3
ET 253	Utilization of Electrical Energy	2	3	3
ET 252	Electrical Installation Planning & Estimating	1	3	2
ET 261	Applications of Computers in Electrical Tech.	0	3	1
ET 283	Basic Electronics	2	3	3
ET 282	Digital Logic Design	1	3	2
Total	—	16	24	24

Third year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
GEN 311	Islamiat/Pakistan Studies	1	0	1
MGM 321	Business Communication	1	0	1
MGM 311	Industrial Management & Human Relations	1	0	1
ET 326	A.C. Machines	4	6	6
ET 332	Power Plant & Energy Conservation	2	0	2
ET 345	Transmission, Distribution and Protection of Power Systems	4	3	5
ET 303	Telecommunication	2	3	3
ET 363	Repair & Maintenance of Electrical Equipment	1	6	3
ET 373	Industrial Electronics	2	3	3
Total	—	18	21	25

T = theory, P = practical, C = credits.

DAE Electronics Technology

Industrial electronics, microprocessors, telecommunications and circuit design for manufacturing, defence and telecom sectors.

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First year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
Gen 111	Islamiat & Pakistan Studies	1	0	1
Eng 112	English	2	0	2
Math 123	Applied Mathematics-I	3	0	3
Phy 122	Applied Physics	1	3	2
Ch 132	Applied Chemistry	1	3	2
Comp 112	Computer Fundamentals	1	3	2
ELTR 114	Electrical Circuits	3	3	4
ELTR 123	Electronics Devices (Rev.)	2	3	3
ELTR 132	Engineering Drawing & Computer Aided Design	0	6	2
ELTR 141	Electrical Wiring (Rev.)	0	3	1
Total	—	14	24	22

Second year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
Gen 211	Islamiat & Pak Studies	1	0	1
Math 233	Applied Mathematics-II	3	0	3
Coms 211	Communication Skills	1	0	1
ELTR 212	Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves (Rev.)	2	0	2
ELTR 225	Analog Electronics	3	6	5
ELTR 233	Electrical Instruments & Measurements (Rev.)	2	3	3
ELTR 243	Electrical Machines (Rev.)	2	3	3
ELTR 253	Communication Systems	2	3	3
ELTR 264	Digital Electronics	3	3	4
ELTR 271	PCB Fabrication	0	3	1
Total	—	19	21	26

Third year

Code	Subject	T	P	C
Gen 311	Islamiat & Pak Studies	1	0	1
Mgm 311	Industrial Management & Human Relations	1	0	1
OSHE 311	Occupational Safety, Health and Environment	1	0	1
El.TR 303	Equipment Maintenance & Servicing	1	6	3
El.TR 314	Computer Architecture	3	3	4
El.TR 332	Project	0	6	2
El.TR 343	Industrial Electronics	2	3	3
El.TR 353	Power Electronics	2	3	3
El.TR 363	Microcontroller Programming and Applications	2	3	3
Total	—	13	24	21

T = theory, P = practical, C = credits.

2 years · equivalent to ICS

Diploma in Information Technology

Operating systems, MS Office, programming (VB.Net, C++), networking, web development and graphic design — now with digital marketing and basic AI.

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Part-I (first year)

#	Subject	Theory/wk	Practical/wk	Theory marks	Practical marks	Total
1	ICT	3	3	75	25	100
2	Introduction to MS-Office	3	3	75	25	100
3	Computer Networks	3	3	75	25	100
4	Operating System	3	3	75	25	100
5	Introduction to Programming	3	3	75	25	100
6	Library Activities	0	2	0	0	0
	Total	15	17	375	125	500

Part-II (first year)

#	Subject	Theory/wk	Practical/wk	Theory marks	Practical marks	Total
1	Data Base System	3	3	75	25	100
2	Video Editing	3	3	75	25	100
3	Web Development Essential	3	3	75	25	100
4	Graphics Design	3	3	75	25	100
5	Project	0	6	0	100	100
6	Library Activities	0	2	0	0	0
	Total	12	20	300	200	500

Part-III (second year)

#	Subject	Theory/wk	Practical/wk	Theory marks	Total
1	English-I	6	0	100	100
2	Urdu-I	6	0	100	100
3	Islamiat / Religious Education *	3	0	50	50
4	Mutalea Quran-e-Hakeem **	3	0	50	50
5	Elective subjects (any one combination of 3) ***	12	0	200	200
6	Library Activities	0	2	0	0
	Total	30	2	500	500

Part-IV (second year)

#	Subject	Theory/wk	Practical/wk	Theory marks	Total
1	English-II	6	0	100	100
2	Urdu-II	6	0	100	100
3	Pak-Study	3	0	50	50
4	Mutalae Quran-e-Hakeem *	3	0	50	50
5	Elective subjects (any one combination of 3) **	12	0	200	200
6	Library Activities	0	2	0	0
	Total	30	2	500	500

T = theory, P = practical, C = credits.

* Islamiat / Islamic Education / Religious Education / Ethics (for non-Muslims)
** Mutalae Quran-e-Hakeem / Translation of the Holy Quran / Ethics or Civics (for non-Muslims)
*** Computer Science subjects are studied in the first year (Part-I & Part-II)
Elective combinations: Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science · Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science · Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science

Vocational (2 years)

Civil Draughtsman
Electrician

Short courses

Spoken English
Short Hand
3D CAD Modelling & Materials (AutoCAD, Revit & SketchUp)
3D Rendering & Animation (Lumion & Adobe Premiere)

Scheme of studies

Curricula follow PBTE guidelines and are weighted toward practice: 40% theory, 60% practical lab training.

All DAE students complete 8–12 weeks of field experience in the 2nd and 3rd years. DIT students complete 8–12 weeks of corporate IT experience and may apply for the Chief Minister IT Internship Program (stipend up to PKR 25,000/month).