Admission and Selection Procedure of In-Service Candidates

Admission and Selection Procedure of In-Service Candidates to Diploma Programme

1. Entrance Requirements

1.1        Candidates should have completed

1.1.1 Class X plus 2 years Certificate Level Course in Civil / Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Automobile / IT / Surveying related field, with a minimum of 60 % marks.

OR

1.1.2 Certificate Level Course from the erstwhile Royal Technical College (RTI), Phuentsholing with a minimum of 60% marks.

1.2        Candidates should have completed a minimum of 36 months of active service.

1.3       Candidates who have completed certificate level course from outside Bhutan should have their certificate recognized by MoLHR/ RCSC

1.4       Candidates from Government / Corporation / Private Sector should send their application to JNEC along with a letter of recommendation from the employer.

Such candidates should produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the employers only after being selected for the programme. Private candidates may apply without letter of recommendation from the employer.

2. Entrance Examination for Candidates

2.1        Formation of In-Service Admission Committee

2.1.1     DAA, ESRO & Heads will form the Admission Committee.

2.1.2     Respective Department shall organize to prepare the entrance examination papers.

2.2        Candidates shall be selected through competitive Entrance Examination conducted by the College.

3. Entrance Examination and Admission Schedule / Time line.

3.1   Applications must be submitted to Mr.   Phuba, Examination and Student Records Officer at phuba.jnec@rub..edu.bt on or before 20th  March 2026.

Examination Details:

1. Registration/Issue of username and password: March 25, 2026
2. Date of Examination:                                                March 26, 2026 (9:00 – 11:00 am)
3. Mode of examination:                                              Campus or Online
4. Duration of Examination:                                         3 hours.
5. Result Declaration:                                                    March 30, 2026

3.2       Payment of Entrance examination fee of Nu.1000/-per candidate – (25th March 2026 (at the time of registration).

4. Post Entrance Examination Requirements

4.1        Issuance of Provisional admission offer Letter by the College –31st March 2026.

4.2       The selected candidates shall be required to submit the following documents within 10th April 2026.

1. a) Letter of Acceptance
2. b) No Object Certificate from the employer c)   Academic Transcripts
3. d) All other relevant document (as notified in the announcement)

4.3       Registration for the programme – 3rd   week of July, 2026, along with pre-service candidates.  The candidates have to submit all relevant documents at the time of registration for the programme.

5. Fees Structure Payable by the Candidate

5.1       A selected candidate will be required to pay the following;

(*) The tuition fee stated above is subject to change as per RUB policy.

5.2         Registration of the selected candidates for the programme should be completed by April 10, 2026 (along with the payment of confirmation fee Nu 5000.00 as security deposit). 
5.3       If the selected candidates dishonor the admission, the security deposit will be retained by the college.
5.4       Other fees, if any, will be charged as applicable to regular self-financing students.

6. Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided as per college policy.

7. Entrance Examination will be conducted on campus/online:

Selection will be based on the entrance examination as follows:

7.1 For Diploma in Civil Engineering, Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
  .  Mathematics – 30%. (Class XII Mathematics syllabus)
  .  Science – 30%. (Class XII Physics and Chemistry syllabus)
  .  Fundamentals of Engineering– 40%.

7.2 For Diploma in Surveying
.  Mathematics – 30%. (Class XII Mathematics syllabus)
.  Science – 30%. (Class XII Physics and Chemistry syllabus)
.  Fundamentals of Surveying– 40%.

7.3 For Diploma in Computer System and Network
.   Mathematics – 30%. (Class XII Mathematics syllabus)
.   Aptitude Test – 20%.
.  Fundamentals of Information Technology– 50%.

8. Availability of Seats

Note:

1. The In-Service candidates shall follow the same curriculum prescribed for pre-service candidates.
2. The In-Service candidates shall abide by the same rules and regulation as applicable to pre-service candidates.

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