  The transition metal dichalcogenide PdTe$_2$ was recently shown to be a
unique system where a type II Dirac semimetallic phase and a superconducting
phase co-exist. This observation has led to wide speculation on the possibility
of the emergence of an unconventional topological superconducting phase in
PdTe$_2$. Here, through direct measurement of the superconducting energy gap by
scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), and temperature and magnetic field
evolution of the same, we show that the superconducting phase in PdTe$_2$ is
conventional in nature. The superconducting energy gap is measured to be 326
$\mu$eV at 0.38 K and it follows a temperature dependence that is well
described within the framework of Bardeen-Cooper-Schriefer's (BCS) theory of
conventional superconductivity. This is surprising because our quantum
oscillation measurements confirm that at least one of the bands participating
in transport has topologically non-trivial character.
