The Pre-Diploma in Civil Engineering at Rapti Technical School, Dang is a CTEVT-affiliated pre-diploma program offered at Gadhawa Rural Municipality-3, Gobardiha, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Rapti Technical School is a Government of Nepal rural technical school established in 1993 AD (2050 BS) and affiliated with the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT).
Course: Pre-Diploma in Civil Engineering
Also known as: Civil Sub-Overseer
Institution: Rapti Technical School
Location: Gadhawa Rural Municipality-3, Gobardiha, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal
Affiliation: CTEVT
Level: Pre-Diploma
Duration: 18 months class plus 6 months on-the-job training
Seat Capacity: 40
Medium of Instruction: English and/or Nepali
The Pre-Diploma in Civil Engineering aims to prepare competent civil sub-overseers in construction technology, water supply, road and trail bridges, and irrigation sectors. The program is designed for students seeking basic-level technical skills in civil engineering and construction-related services.
The program combines classroom learning, practical training, and workplace-based exposure. It is completed through 18 months of class-based study followed by 6 months of on-the-job training.
The course structure includes 1560 hours of class-based learning and 960 hours of on-the-job training. It follows a competency-based approach with 20% theory and 80% practical classes. The OJT component is included to connect students with employers, provide hands-on work experience, and support employability after graduation.
The curriculum prepares students for civil construction and infrastructure-related tasks. It covers the knowledge and practical skills required for building construction, water supply, irrigation, roads, and trail bridges.
Eligibility: Candidates must have passed SEE.
Admission: Candidates must pass the entrance examination administered by CTEVT.
Candidates are required to submit SEE pass certificate, character certificate, and citizenship certificate for verification of name, parents’ name, age, date of birth, and address. Final selection is made on the basis of the merit list. The quota for different student categories follows the enrollment policy of CTEVT.
Attendance Requirement: Students must maintain 80% attendance in theory classes and 90% attendance in practical or performance activities to be eligible for internal assessments and final examinations.
The program prepares students to provide services as basic-level technicians in civil engineering. Graduates are trained to conduct detailed surveying works for small-scale rural water supply and hill irrigation schemes.
Students learn to prepare drawings of small-scale rural water supply schemes, small-scale irrigation structures, and minor residential buildings. They also develop skills to supervise civil construction works related to building construction, water supply, roads, and trail bridges.
The program supports employment in civil construction companies, consulting firms, government institutions at central and local levels, and local or international non-governmental organizations. It also supports self-employment in civil engineering-related services.
Graduates are eligible for positions equivalent to Non-gazetted 2nd class or level 4 technical as Civil Sub-Overseer, or as prescribed by the Public Service Commission.
Rapti Technical School has more than ten hectares of land and facilities that support classroom and practical learning. The school has laboratories, workshop, library, training building, classrooms, student hostel with 100 beds and canteen, guesthouse, staff quarters, livestock farm, horticultural farm and orchard, human and veterinary clinic, and private water source.
For Pre-Diploma in Civil Engineering students, the workshop, classrooms, practical training spaces, surveying-related activities, and OJT support technical skill development for civil sub-overseer-level work.
Address: Gadhawa Rural Municipality-3, Gobardiha, Dang, Lumbini Province, Nepal
Phone: 082-413001, 082-413002, 082-413003, 082-413037, 082-413085
Mobile: 9847818310, 9844909804
Email: ctevtrtsdang@gmail.com
Website: www.rts.edup.np
