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Civil Engineering Career Options

By SchoolMyKids Counsellor| July 12, 2023

Explore all you need to know about Civil Engineering (Graduates and Post Graduate), from admission Criteria to Courses/Degrees available to Best colleges offering Civil Engineering Programs. Continue to read about Civil Engineering career options - eligibility, courses, colleges, salary and jobs or know about other career Options after 12th with detail on courses after 12th class and admission criteria and top colleges.

Here is the complete guide to a career in Civil Engineering.

Civil Engineering Introduction and scope

What is Civil Engineering?

Civil Engineering involves planning, designing and executing structural works. The course deals with a wide variety of engineering tasks including designing, 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 major specialisations within civil engineering are structural, water resources, environmental, construction, transportation, geo-technical engineering etc.

Civil Engineering Admission Process, Eligibility Requirements

What is the eligibility criteria for admission to Civil Engineering courses in India? Know the eligibility criteria for Civil Engineering courses in India

  • 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as core subjects.

Civil Engineering Courses & Degrees

  1. B. Tech
  2.  M. Tech (Dual Degree)
  3.  Ph. D

Civil Engineering colleges/Universities

Top Institutes offering Civil Engineering course are:

  1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
  2.  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
  3. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
  4.  Calicut University, Malappuram, Kerala.
  5.  Aliah University, Kolkata
  6.  Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan
  7.  Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,Delhi
  8. Indira Gandhi National Open University,New Delhi

Civil Engineering salary

Civil Engineering salary in India

Average Salary of an Civil Engineering in India is between per annum

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