NDES current syllabus (as amended 2013) as follows.

Summary of Curriculum & Syllabi – 1999 (With Amendments)
Civil Electrical and Mechanical Engineering BIP
BASIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Civil Engineering GIP
GENERAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)
Civil Engineering SIP
SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Electrical Engineering GIP
GENERAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)
Electrical Engineering SIP
SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mechanical Engineering GIP
GENERAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)
Mechanical Engineering SIP
SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION PROGRAMME SEMESTER I & II – (26 WEEKS)