Top Civil Engineering Courses in India: B.Tech, M.Tech, Diploma & More

Civil engineering course is one of the best engineering courses that are preferred by candidates after completing Class 12. It incorporates subjects, which deal with construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, airports, sewage systems, canals, dams, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. The admission to this course is offered under Diploma, BTech and MTech programmes. The eligibility criteria for admission differ from programme to programme. Check civil engineering career prospect, eligibility criteria, top colleges and other details below.

Civil Engineering Course: Eligibility Criteria

As discussed above, this course is offered under different programmes. The eligibility criteria to apply for the course under different programmes can be seen below:

Particulars	Eligibility Criteria
Diploma in Civil Engineering	Candidates should be a pass in Class 10 from a recognized Board. They should have obtained at least 40% marks. Should have studied Mathematics as compulsory subject.
BTech/BE in Civil Engineering	Candidates should be a pass in Class 12 from a recognized Board. Should have scored at least 60% marks in aggregate. Should have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects.
MTech/ME in Civil Engineering	Candidates should have passed BE/BTech in Civil Engineering from a recognized University. Should have qualified GATE (required for some institutes)

Civil Engineering Course: Subjects

Following are the civil engineering course subjects for different programmes:

Diploma Civil Engineering Subjects

Following are the subjects that are educated while pursuing diploma in civil engineering:

Diploma Civil Engineering Subjects
Semester 3	Semester 4
Fluid Mechanics	Concrete Technology
Structural Mechanics	Water Supply & Waste Water Engineering
Surveying – I	Irrigation Engineering
Building Materials & Construction	Surveying – II
Environmental Education	Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Semester 5	Semester 6
Design of Steel Structures	Earthquake Engineering
Highway Engineering	Railways, Bridges and Tunnels
Soil Mechanics	Estimation & Costing
Engineering Geology	Construction Management & Accounts

BTech/BE Civil Engineering Subjects

BTech/BE civil engineering is a four year course wherein candidates have to study around 50 subjects. These subjects are dissected into eight semesters. Following are the subjects incorporated in civil engineering course:

BTech/BE Civil Engineering Subjects
Semester 1	Semester 2
Mathematics I	Mathematics II
Chemistry	Physics
English for Communication	Programming and Data Structure
Basic Electronics	Basic Electronics
Mechanics	Engineering Drawing and Graphics
Engineering Drawing and Graphics	Electrical Technology
Electrical Technology	Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
Semester 3	Semester 4
Water and Waste Water Engineering	Transportation Engineering
Hydraulics	Structural Analysis
Solid Mechanics	Water Resources Engineering
Breadth I	Surveying I
Mathematics III (Module 1)	Surveying II
Semester 5	Semester 6
Design of RC Structures	Design of Steel Structures
Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering	Elective II
Elective I	Elective III
Breadth (IT)	Elective IV
Breadth II	Elective V
	Project I
Semester 7	Semester 8
Elective VI	Breadth III
IT & CAD Applications	Breadth
Elective	Project III
Project II	Comprehensive Viva Voce
Industrial Training/Seminar

MTech/ME Civil Engineering Subjects

ME/MTech in civil engineering is a two-year programme offered to candidates who possess undergraduate degree. The subjects that are taught in MTech civil engineering are as follow:

MTech/ME Civil Engineering Subjects
1st Year	2nd Year
Earth Pressure	Computer Aided Design of Foundations
Clay Mineralogy	Flow through Porous Media
Ground Improvement Engineering	Pavement Analysis and Design
Design of Foundation Systems	Engineering Geology
Soil-Structure Interaction	Modelling and Simulation
Environmental Impact Assessment	Computational and Statistical Methods
Properties of Soils Foundation Engineering	Advanced Rock Mechanics
Soil Dynamics and Machine Foundations	Geotechnical Exploration and Advanced Soil Testing
Rock Mechanics	Neuro-Fuzzy Applications in Civil Engineering
Earth Dams and Slope Stability	Case Histories in Geo-technical Engineering

Civil Engineering Course: Branches

There are branches that describe the different areas of civil engineering work. Few of them are:

• Construction: All most all works under civil engineering are associated with construction. The development of buildings, roads, dams, etc. are in the hands of civil engineer.
• Transportation: It is an important aspect of civil engineering. It plays an important role in the development of a country and in speeding up the economy. The field of transportation encompasses road, rail, and air, and construction including embankments, pavements, tunnels and bridges.
• Maritime and hydraulic engineering: It leads to satisfy the requirement of irrigation, food demand and generation of hydroelectric power to promote industrial development. Design and construction of dams require utmost safety.
• Public Health: Civil engineering work also comprises the constructions pertaining to disposal of solid, liquid and other waste. It results in preservation of the environment, development of parts of water catchment areas, flood prevention, etc.
• Power: There is a key role of civil engineering in power generation like building tunnels, mining for coal and metals, construction of power plants, development of electric power and nuclear power station, etc.

Top colleges to pursue Civil Engineering course

There are a number of engineering colleges in India that offers admission to Diploma in civil engineering; BE/BTech in civil engineering and ME/MTech in civil engineering. Some of them are:

• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
• Chandigarh University
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
• Amity University, Raipur
• Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune
• NIT Trichy
• Jadavpur University
• Lovely Professional University

Civil Engineering Career Prospect

Responsibilities of Civil Engineers

• Developing designs.
• Preparing and implementing project plans.
• Doing site inspections.
• Feasibility assessment
• Doing research for projects
• Providing project estimates.
• Reviewing government regulations and ordinances.
• Incorporating safety procedures.
• Monitoring and optimizing production processes, and regulatory compliance, etc.

Job Roles for Civil Engineer

• Commissioning engineer
• Horizontal construction engineer
• Mining engineer
• Project engineer
• Traffic engineer
• Planning engineer
• Fire engineer
• Structural engineer
• Planning engineer
• Highway engineer
• Water resources engineer
• Water hygiene engineer, etc.

Top companies of civil engineering

• National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
• Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited
• Tata Projects Ltd.
• Indian Railway Construction Limited
• Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
• DLF Limited.
• Essar Group
• Aditya Birla Group
• Reliance, etc.

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