Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.^[1][2]

Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering,^[3] and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering.^[4] Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

One of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines, Civil Engineering involves planning, designing, constructing, maintaining and supervising infrastructures which include facilities essential to modern life like highways, bridges and tunnels, schools, hospitals, airports and other buildings, sewage systems and water treatment facilities. Subsequently, the course also involves protecting the public and environmental health as well as improving existing infrastructure.

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc, the Civil Engineering Market size is expected to grow up to USD 11.72 trillion by 2025.

Various colleges in India offer Civil engineering at the UG and PG level, thus leading to BTech and MTech degrees respectively.

B.Tech. Civil Engineering: Course Highlights

Course Level	Graduate
Duration	4 years
Examination Type	Semester System
Eligibility	10+2 with Science Subjects
Admission Process	Based on counselling after clearing Entrance Tests
Course Fee	INR 2 to 4 Lacs in Public Institutes INR 3 to 6 Lacs in Private Institutes
Average Starting Salary	INR 3 to 5 Lacs per annum
Top Recruiting Companies	L&T, Sobha developers Ltd, Maytas Infra Ltd, Shapoorji Pallonji, Shimizu Corp, Jones Lang LaSalle, Jacobs Engineering, Alacriti Infosystems, TATA consulting engineers Ltd, Land Transport Authority etc
Job Positions	Civil Engineer Transportation Engineer Water Resource Engineer Structural Engineer Environmental Engineers Civil Engineering Technicians

Top 10 Engineering Entrance Exams in India

1. JEE (Main)

2. JEE (Advanced)

3. BITSAT

4. VITEEE

5. SRMJEE

6. KIITEE

7. IPU CET

8. MU-OET

9. SITEEE

10. AMUEEE

Eligibility:

Candidates who have passed 10+2
Percentage required in qualifying exam is 50%

Career Options and Job Prospects

Civil Engineers are in demand especially in developing countries like India. There are various government as well as private projects starting every year for which civil engineers are employed. Jobs are also available in countries like UAE and South Africa that offer good salary packages to fresher graduates as well.

Candidates can apply for government opportunities through entrance exams of the respective organisations. In order to apply for the officers’ post in the field of civil engineering, one can appear for Indian Engineering Services (IES) exam. Following are some job profiles for civil engineers:

· Structure Analyst

· Structure Designer

· CAD Designer

· Construction Engineer

· Construction Manager

· Infrastructural Consultant

Salary of a civil engineer can vary from Rs. 3.5 lakhs per annum to Rs. 20 lakh per annum. Best salary packages are offered to students of IITs, however, some other private colleges also offer good salary packages.

Salary also depends on the experience of the candidates and their profile. There are various international companies that offer lucrative salaries of more than Rs. 20 lakh per annum.

Following graph shows salary trend for Civil engineers according to their job profile-

About Civil Engineering and Career Prospects

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design,

Construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including

Works like bridges, roads, canals, dams, and buildings.

Civil engineering deals with the skill and knowledge of building dams, bridges, highways,

Water supply systems, modern townships, waste management and pollution prevention etc.

Typically, civil engineers works in fields such as such as civil designing. Township planning,

Building inspecting, buildings material testing, construction project officer, etc.

Private Sector Employment areas after

B.Tech in Civil Engineering

1. Construction Industry

2. Oil and Energy

3. Petroleum Industries

4. Environmental

5. Power and Electric Utilities

6. Universities

7. Ministry of Mines

8. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Public Sector Employment areas after

B.Tech in Civil Engineering

1. Ministry of Power

2. Ministry of Railways

3. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

4. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

5. Ministry of Mines

6. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

B.Tech civil engineering scope