Hello Rahul!

Civil engineering is arguably one of the oldest engineering discipline. It involves the study of designing, planning, constructing and maintaining of infrastructure of dams, bridges, buildings, airports, water facilities, roads, railways, pipelines, etc.

In India, civil engineering is offered at UG and PG levels as B-Tech and M-Tech degrees, respectively.

B-Tech Civil Engineering is a 4-year full time undergraduate program, usually divided into 8 semesters.

Mentioned below is a general overview of subjects in civil engineering that are divided across the 8 semesters. (The syllabus and structure may vary from one college to another.)

• Mathematics
• Physics
• Basic electronics
• Engineering Drawing and Graphics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Electrical Technology
• Chemistry for Civil Engineering
• Building materials and construction
• Hydraulics
• Structural Mechanics
• Surveying
• Engineering geology
• Structural Mechanics
• Thermodynamics Heat and Power
• Hydrology
• Computer aided analysis and programming
• Irrigation engineering
• Water supply engineering
• Soil Mechanics
• Design of concrete structures
• transport engineering
• Environmental Pollution and control
• Waste water engineering
• Industrial Training

Civil engineers are recruited by development boards, municipal bodies, construction firms, etc in both public and private sectors. Civil Engineers also work in quality testing labs, environmental management services and military and defense sectors as consultants. Some job designations for civil engineers include geotechnical engineers, construction engineers, site engineers, structural engineers, surveyor, quantity engineer, etc.

Some companies that hire civil engineer graduates are: L&T, Power Grid Corp, Shapoorji Pallonji, Tata Consulting engineers, Afcons Infrastructure, Reliance infrastructure, etc.

This field has a lot to offer. It is said that the Civil Engineering industry is expected to reach a size of USD 11.72 trillion by 2025! Hence, as a civil engineer aspirant you are set for a brighter tomorrow.

Hi Rahul!

Civil engineering is mostly about designing and constructing buildings and infrastructures. In general, you get to learn how to build structures. And the syllabus includes

• Structures
  
• Mechanics
  
• Transportation engineering
  
• Environmental engineering
  
• Surveying of quantity

And UG programme includes several seminars and labs.

Civil engineers get hired by construction companies. You may have seen several projects under construction. Such as bridges, fly overs, metro trains, or few giant companies. There are so many firms who build these projects. Few companies which hire civil engineers are

• GMR GROUP
  
• TATA Constructions
  
• L&T Constructions
  
• Nagarjuna Construction Company
  
• Hindustan Construction Company
  
• Lanco Infratech Limited
  

Hope this gives you an idea and overview of civil engineering.

All the best

JNEC Aurangabad

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