B.Tech Civil Engineering

The demand for BTech Civil Engg. graduates is on the rise in a variety of work sectors with top recruiters offering decent salary packages to skilled graduates who can deliver the desired results in a cost-effective manner. Some of the core industrial sectors that see high demand for BTech Civil Engineering graduates are:

• Construction and Infrastructure
• Real Estate
• Oil and Gas
• Power and Energy
• Consulting
• Water and Wastewater Management
• Government Sector like CPWD and NHAI

For studying the BTech Civil Engineering course, it is very important for you to choose the right college as it can truly shape your future career in the field. You must look out for a few important parameters that are crucial for growth like the college course curriculum, teaching expertise, course fee, research opportunities, scope of field visits, internship programs, informative workshops, placements, and All-India ranking.

Once you go through these parameters, you can take some time to analyze the same and then take the final call as to which college meets your expectations the most and can promise you a fulfilling career ahead.

Absolutely, yes. You can get lateral entry admission to BTech Civil Engineering after completing a 3-year Diploma in Civil Engineering or a related field with at least 50% marks in the Diploma final exams. Further, you need to give relevant lateral entry entrance tests either conducted by the university or the state. Rest, you should always check the admission criteria for lateral entry given on the respective college websites that you're targeting.

The lateral entry admission to the BTech Civil Engineering course will give you direct entry to the 2^nd year of the UG course, saving your time and money.

The Civil Engineering subjects for a BTech degree includes core and elective subjects. You can choose the elective subjects as per your interests and convenience as opposed to the core subjects that are compulsory for you to study. Some of the prominent elective subject choices in the BTech Civil Engineering course syllabus are given here:

• Bridge Engineering
• Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
• Materials Handling
• Advanced Highway and Transportation Engineering
• Hydraulic Structures
• Environmental Pollution and Control
• Water Resources Planning and Management
• Remote Sensing and GIS
• Dynamics of Soils and Foundations

You can definitely get admission to BTech Civil Engineering without giving the entrance exam. There are more than 990 colleges that take students on the basis of Class 12 board exam marks. Having said that, the top IITs and NITs in India strictly give admission on the basis of entrance exam scores.
It is always better to give the entrance test and get excellent marks in the same as it gives you a backup option for admission. Rest, you must work hard and score well in both Class 12 and entrance exam to grab a seat at a decent college for BTech Civil Engineering.

The time involved in the B Tech Civil Engineering admission process can vary from one college to another as every college follows a certain set of guidelines for giving admission to students. In general, the BTech Civil Engg. admission process can take up to a few months from the entrance exams to seat allotment and fee payment.

There are so many formalities to be completed before the final admission, including entrance tests, filling out college application forms, result announcement, counseling process, seat allotment, fee payment, and admission confirmation.

For B.Tech Civil Engineering graduates from the Government College of Technology (GCT) Coimbatore, the average salary package is around INR 6 LPA (600,000) per year. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown: 

Average Salary: INR 6 LPA

Median Salary: INR 6 LPA

the highest Salary: Can range from 13 LPA to 35 LPA

the lowest Salary: Can range from 2 LPA to 5 LPA

Placement Rate: Around 80-95%

Top recruiting companies: TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Zoho, L&T, Amazon, Microsoft, and Cognizant