GATE Civil Engineering: Syllabus, Eligibility, Top Recruiters & Scope

To get enrolled into MTech in Civil Engineering through GATE 2022. Know details here.

Civil Engineering is basically about conceiving, designing, constructing and maintaining infrastructure projects such as dams, highways, tunnels, airports, powerhouses, bridges and many others. Also, considered as the second oldest engineering stream after Military Engineering, Civil Engineering was created to differentiate non-military constructions from military constructions/projects. Not only in the public sector, but civil engineers also play a vital role in the private sector ranging from individuals homeowners to projects of multinational companies. The course also includes improving existing infrastructure and the environment.

A postgraduate engineering degree (M-Tech) in Civil Engineering paves way for a good professional career in the future. As far as admission to MTech courses at India’s top engineering colleges is concerned, the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is one of the most awaited exams among students. GATE 2022 will tentatively be conducted in February.

GATE 2022 registrations will be conducted online in September and the last date to apply will be in October. This year, the conducting authority for GATE is the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi). The exam is likely to be conducted across nearly 200 cities in India.

Colleges accepting GATE 2022 score for M Tech in Civil Engineering

GATE, the national-level exam, is conducted every year for admission to the MTech program in various engineering colleges across India along with the Indian Institutes of Technology. Marks obtained by candidates in GATE are the basis of their enrolment to postgraduate courses in Civil Engineering. Some of the top colleges across the country that accept GATE score for admission to M Tech course in Civil Engineering are:

GATE 2022 Exam Dates

GATE 2022 exam dates will be announced by IIT Kharagpur in July. GATE 2022 exam calendar (Tentative) below:

GATE 2022 eligibility criteria: Civil Engineering

It is important for every candidate aspiring for GATE 2022 to check the eligibility criteria prescribed for the exam by the authorities. Any candidate failing to fulfil the eligibility criteria for GATE 2022 will not be allowed to appear for the exam or in any processes ahead. GATE has different papers and eligibility criteria for each of them is different. Please find below the eligibility conditions of GATE 2022:

GATE Civil Engineering Syllabus

Scope of Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is also considered as one of the most lucrative job prospects across the globe and has a good scope in future. Global Market Insights Inc in its research report stated that the Civil Engineering market size is likely to grow up to USD 11.72 trillion by 2025. Along with the private sector, various Public Sector Units (PSUs) like BHEL, BEL, and SAIL, etc., accept the GATE score for recruitment of candidates in various positions. There is a great scope of job avenues in the following profiles for civil engineers in India and abroad:

Types of job profiles

• Building control surveyor
• Building services engineer
• Construction manager
• Consulting civil engineer
• Engineering geologist
• Geotechnical engineer
• Nuclear engineer
• Site engineer
• Structural engineer
• Water engineer
• Urban designer

Top Recruiters

• GMR Group
• L&T
• Maytas Infra Ltd
• TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd
• Land Transport Authority etc
• Schlumberger
• Jacobs Engineering
• Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
• Shapoorji Pallonji