Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering involves planning, designing and executing structural works,
supervision and construction activities of public works like roads, bridges, tunnels,
buildings, airports, dams, water works, sewage systems, ports etc. and offers a
multitude of challenging career opportunities. A civil engineer is responsible for
planning and designing a project, constructing the project to the required scale, and
maintenance of the product. The planning part of their work involves site
investigation, feasibility studies, creating solutions to complications that may occur
and the actual designing of structures and guidelines given by the organisations.
The major specializations within civil engineering are structural, water resources,
environmental, construction, transportation, geo-technical engineering etc.
Eligibility For Civil Engineering
A B.E. to become a civil engineer. A post graduate degree is required for research
or teaching posts and an additional degree in business administration is desirable
for management positions. Engineering courses are available at two levels. There
are the degree and postgraduate degree courses offered by the engineering
colleges and Institutes of Technology (IITs), and, the diploma courses available at
polytechnics. There is also the Associate Membership Examination of the Institute
of Engineers (AMIE), which enables working people in the private and public sector,
or diploma holders to acquire a Bachelor's engineering degree through distance
education. IIT Chennai and Institute Of Post Graduate Studies And Research,
Hyderabad gives MS courses in civil Engineering, through distance education, the
basic qualification of which is BE/ B tech in engineering. The basic eligibility criteria
for a BE / B.Tech in Civil Engineering is 10+2 or equivalent examination, with high
percentage of marks in Science subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics).
Job Prospects & Career Options For Civil Engineering
Government organizations, private and public sector industries, research and
teaching institutions etc. offer jobs in civil engineering. They are always in demand
to maintain and repair existing facilities and structures and to construct new ones.
After doing B.Tech, one can look for jobs in road projects, building work,
consultancy firms, quality testing laboratories or housing societies. Civil engineers
are employed in all the major construction projects carried out by the state or
central government, the railways, private construction companies, military,
engineering services, consultancy services etc. Civil engineering graduates can
also go in for research and take up teaching or they can open their own
independent consultancy services. They can find work as a supervisor of a
construction site or a managerial position or in design, research as well as
teaching in government services or private concerns. They can also work as
independent consultants.
