Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic)

The Diploma in Engineering, offered through polytechnic study at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, is a practical engineering qualification taken after school rather than after a degree. Students work through applied mathematics, engineering drawing, materials and the core theory of their branch, but the weight of the course sits in the workshop and the laboratory, where they learn to read drawings, use instruments and machines, follow safety practice and complete assessed practical assignments. Branch options depend on what the faculty runs in a given session, and the course usually includes industrial training or a project. It suits students who want to enter technical work early and prefer learning by doing to extended theory. Graduates take up technician, supervisor and junior engineer roles in industry and services, and many use the lateral entry route to join a bachelor of engineering or technology programme later.