Yes — in a Polytechnic in Civil Engineering College in India, you get hands-on experience with real tools, instruments, and lab equipment used in the industry. The diploma is designed to make you job-ready, so practical work is a major part of the curriculum.
You will learn surveying skills using real instruments such as theodolites, total stations, auto levels, and chains. These tools help you measure land, calculate distances, mark layouts, and understand field operations just like professional surveyors do.
In the material testing labs, you work with testing machines like compression testing machines, slump test apparatus, Vicat apparatus, sieves, and hardness testers. These help you understand the quality and strength of materials such as cement, concrete, aggregates, and steel — something that every civil engineer must know.
You also work with CAD software used in industry to design plans, sections, and 3D models of buildings, roads, bridges, and drainage systems. This skill is highly valued in engineering firms.
Structural labs include models and equipment for beam testing, truss analysis, load distribution, and failure analysis. You learn how structures behave under different loads and conditions.