Industry: Engineering
What is Civil Engineering?
Civil Engineering is the discipline of engineering dealing with the design, construction and maintenance of physically and naturally built environments including public works like roads, bridges, dams, airports, structural components of buildings and railways and the development of other infrastructure projects. Civil Engineering can fall in the public sector ranging from municipal public works departments to federal government agencies as well as the private sector from locally based firms to globally established companies.
Job Description
- Responsibilities of a civil engineer include managing, designing, developing, creating and maintaining various construction and development projects in a safe, timely and sustainable manner
- Conducting on-site inspections and analysing data
- Undertaking technical and feasibility studies and monitoring technical specifications
- Assessing the sustainability and environmental impact of projects
Eligibility and Courses
Class 12
Science with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects
Under Graduate Courses
- B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
- B.E. in Civil Engineering
- Diploma in Civil Engineering
Career Profiles
Top 5 Institutes for Civil Engineering courses
1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://www.iitb.ac.in/
2. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- B.E. in Civil Engineering
Tenure- 4 years
Website: http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/
3. National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli
Value for Money- 4.3/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://www.nitt.edu/
4. Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) Pilani
Value for Money- 4.2/5
Bachelor Courses- B.E. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/
5. Delhi Technological University
Value for Money- 4.1/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
Tenure- 4 years
Website: http://www.dtu.ac.in/
Career Progression
Pay
Expert View
“Manufacturing, science and engineering are…incredibly creative. Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It’s coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering as well as final assembly.”
— James Dyson,
British inventor, industrial designer and entrepreneur,
founder of Dyson Ltd.
“Science is about knowing, engineering is about doing.”
— Henry Petroski,
Renowned civil engineer specialising at failure analysis, professor
(Duke University)
Also read: Return of glamour to civil engineering
