Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering includes planning, designing and executing structural works. The profession deals with a wide range of engineering tasks including designing, supervision and construction activities of public works like roads, bridges, tunnels, buildings, airports, dams, water works, sewage systems, ports etc. It offers a multitude of challenging career opportunities. A civil engineer is responsible for planning and designing a project, constructing the project to the required scale, and maintenance of the product.

Civil Engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it was defined to distinguish it from military engineering. It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering, surveying, and construction engineering. Civil Engineering takes place at all levels: in the public sector from municipal through to federal levels, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies. 

Further education

After completing a B.Tech/BE, you can opt for M.Tech/ MS in various specializations such as Transportation Systems, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Remote Sensing, Hydraulic & Water Resources, Environmental Engineering & Management.

Job profiles

As a Civil Engineer, you will deal with the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams, river & shipping lanes, industrial & power plants. Though civil engineers also supervise construction of built environments, they normally are not involved in the design of the same.

Core Subjects

• Surveying

• Strength of Materials

• Building Technology

• Structural Analysis & Design

• Design of Hydraulic Structures

• Architecture and Town Planning

Top Recruiters

• DMRC

• RITES

• Jaypee

• Jaiprakash Associates

• Reliance Infra

• L&T (ECC)

• LNJ Bhilwara Group

• Construction companies

The similar courses include: 

• Civil and Structural Engineering

• Building and Construction Engineering

• Civil Environmental Engineering

• Construction Technology

• Construction Technology and Management.