Diploma of Associate Engineer or DAE is a three years post secondary program of instructions in various engineering disciplines. It includes regular studies having classroom lectures, workshop assignments, labs experiments, industrial projects and industrial tours.Diploma of Associate Engineer (DAE) awarded by the Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh Boards of Technical Education is offered in various engineering disciplines such as electrical engineering, electronics engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and petroleum engineering etc. A student can take admission in DAE after passing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in science subjects or Technical School Certificate (TSC). Government of Pakistan recognizes the DAE as equivalent to Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) pre-engineering for further study purpose.