B.E. or B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) is an undergraduate Civil Engineering course. Electrical Engineering, a professional engineering discipline that deals with construction, design and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment. This includes bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings. It is earlier broken into several sub-disciplines like environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, municipal or urban engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering, surveying and construction engineering. Civil engineering works on all levels in the public sector and in private sectors. Several universities and colleges are providing this course throughout the country.
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Course highlights:
| Type of course | Diploma / Degree (Bachelor) |
| Duration | 3 years for Diploma 4 years for Degree |
| Eligibility | 10 + 2 or equivalent |
| Average salary | INR 4.2 Lacs per Annum (Degree) INR 3 Lacs per Annum (Diploma) |
| Examination type | Semester |
| Higher study options | M.Tech. (Civil Engineering) M.Phil. (Civil Engineering) Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) |
| Employment areas | Education & Teaching, Construction Companies, Roadways Engineering, Land Development/Site Design |
Type of course: B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) is a 4-year undergraduate course and its Diploma course is of 3-years. It is one of the important degree course in engineering stream.
Duration: Course Duration of Bachelor of Technology i.e B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) is 4 Years. Its course duration for Diploma in Civil Engineering is 3 years.
Eligibility: Candidates appearing for Civil Engineering should meet the following criteria-
- B.Tech. (Civil Engineering), minimum eligibility for this course is an intermediate (10+2) with subjects as physics, mathematics and chemistry.
- 10+2 with PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) is the basic requirement to take admission in B.Tech Civil Engineering program. Percentage required in qualifying exam is 50% for most of the engineering institutes. However required percentage criteria depend on college.
- Diploma holders in the mechanical or allied stream are also eligible to take admission, in the second year of the course. They must have done their diploma after 10th. In some cases candidates having bachelor degree in science are also eligible.
Average Salary: Civil Engineerscan grab a handsome amount of 4 lacs per annum to 15 lacs per annum in an initial stage of their career.
Higher Study options:
- Students after B.Tech. can pursue Master’s degree in specialized course.
- Students can also go for GATE for taking admission in this course provided by several leading engineering colleges in India. Ph.D. is another best option for further studies.
- Students can also choose MBA course which will take them to the managerial level in their individual career.
Employment Areas:
- Civil engineers can work in construction industries, oil and energy, transportation, petroleum, environmental, power and electric utilities etc.
- Some can go for consulting or banking.
Entrance Tests:
- JEE Main
- JEE Advanced
- BITSAT
- GATE
- SRMJEE
- COMEDK
Core Subjects:
- Engineering Maths
- Material Science
- Basic Electronics
- Basic Thermodynamics
- Engineering Chemistry
- Engineering Mechanics
- Differential Equations, Probability and Statistics
- Engineering Economics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Civil Engineering Materials and Building Constructions
- Soil Mechanics
- Surveying
- Numerical Analysis
- Concrete Structure Design
- Steel Structure Design
- Irrigation Engineering and Hydrology
- Solid Wastes and Environmental Pollution
- Design of Hydraulic Structure
Possible roles: Senior Design Engineer, Group Manager, Land Surveyor, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Technical Officer, Civil Engineer Foreman, Jr. Civil Engineer, Site Supervisor, Store Keeper, Civil Engineer etc.