Popular Civil Engineering Colleges in India

Civil Engineering sector did not give in to recession even during the darkest days. Civil Engineers are always in demand in the government sector, especially in the Railways. There are companies like Hindustan Construction that offer good opportunities and fat salary packages to Civil Engineers. With booming economy, India is focusing on building, re-building, repairing and maintaining its infrastructure and it has resulted in an increase in demand for graduates in Civil Engineering. Apart from building roads, canals, dams and bridges, Civil Engineers can go on to work on building projects and housing societies, make a career in quality testing laboratories, join military and defence services, or work as consultants.

Way back from the time when Egyptians built their pyramids and Rome was built, Civil Engineering is one of the oldest and most well-established engineering disciplines. It branches off into several sub-disciplines such as:

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Earthquake Engineering
• Urban Planning and Construction Engineering
• Coastal Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Surveying

Environmental Engineering covers several aspects of Civil Engineering too. Civil Engineers often use intricate computer software and applications to draw and design structures, analyze their stability, do costing and estimation, and project planning. Thus, those who are tech-savvy have better chances of bouncing off on the path of career growth. Scope for civil engineers is growing in Asia, especially in India and China; Africa, and Middle East.

Some of the most popular colleges for Civil Engineering are:

• IIT Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, and Roorkee
• Regional Engineering College (REC) Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Hamirpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Rourkela, Silchar, Srinagar, Surat, Surathkal, Tiruchchirappalli, Visvesvarayya - Nagpur, and Warangal
• Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dehradun
• Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode
• JMM Institute of Technology, Chitradurga, Bangalore
• JNTU College of Engineering, Kukatpatty, Hyderabad
• Mizoram Engineering College, North Eastern Hill University, Maunual, Aizawl
• MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• National Institute of Engineering, Mysore
• Nehru College of Aeronautics and Applied Sciences, Coimbatore
• SRM College of Engineering, Kattankulathur
• Vellore Engineering College, Vellore
• VJTI, Mumbai
• Zakir Hussain College of Engineering, Aligarh

- Compiled by Ruchi Shrimali | Shiksha.com