It includes regular studies having classroom lectures, theoretical exams and practicals, workshop assignments, labs experiments, industrial projects and industrial tours.
A student can take admission in DAE after passing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in science subjects or Technical School Certificate (TSC).
Government of Pakistan recognises the DAE as equivalent to Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) pre-engineering for further study purpose.
Hundreds of government and private institutes across Pakistan offer this diploma.
After successful completion, students can either join Bachelor of Engineering (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.