Overview:
Civil engineers design & supervise infrastructure projects like roads, highways, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, pipelines & sewage systems. Several factors that civil engineers must consider in their designs include costs, maintenance, durability (in harsh climate) or material used etc. They use computer technologies and advanced materials to design structures that meet the future needs of a growing population. Therefore, their work is carried out according to proper specifications and safety standards.
Career Path:
| Stream of Study in 12th Grade/School: |
Science Stream (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) |
| Degree/Graduation Courses: |
- B.E/B.Tech in Civil Engineering for 4 years
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| Higher education/Post Graduation Courses: |
- M.E./M.Tech in Civil Engineering for 2 years.
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering for 3-6 years after completing Masters on the same.
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Top Colleges:
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
- VIT University, Vellore
- Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
- SRM University, Chennai
- Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
- Government Polytechnic, Pune
- Fermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai
