- 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:
The subjects that need to be taken after class 10th to pursue civil engineering as a career option are:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics.
- Engineering graphics.
After completing 10+2 level studies with 50% marks you need to appear in various competitive examinations like IIT JEE,AIEEE and other state level examinations(CET) . After qualifying the examination you can pursue B.E/B.TECH in civil engineering from various colleges. The duration of this course is 4 years. The list of top colleges offering civil engineering:
Job Prospects:
- 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.
- 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.
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