About the Department
The Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 2007 and has grown over the years into one of the finest centers of training in the field of civil engineering. The Department offers a four-year course leading to the Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and two-year courses leading to Master’s degree in two major specializations of civil engineering (viz., Structural Engineering and Geo-informatics Engineering) as well as PhD in Civil Engineering. The laboratories are equipped with excellent and advanced equipment and provide all required facilities for advanced research in specific fields of civil engineering like Earthquake Engineering, water resources Engineering, etc.
The Department is known for its reputed faculty having expertise in diverse fields. It has built up a wide research potential. The research programmes of the department are funded by various agencies such as Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Department of Science and Technology (GOI), BARC, IWRS (IIT Roorkee), IIRS (India) etc. The faculty of the department continues to strive loftier by exploring new frontiers of knowledge, imparting the latest technical knowledge to the students and conducting high quality of research. The faculty also renders technical advice on live engineering problems to various Government and Private Sector companies throughout country.
Learning outcomes
+Name of the Department |
Dept. of Civil Engineering |
Vision |
To be internationally recognized as a fountainhead of enthusiastic civil engineers, eager to reach the frontiers of technology, development, entrepreneurship with a constant awareness of their social responsibilities and goals. |
Mission |
1. Imparting Knowledge through well established and standard academic and evaluation methods. 2. Skill development through creative new ideas with interdisciplinary and research oriented experimentation in laboratories, field and Industry Visits. 3. Transforming students, beyond academics to professionalism through Academic, Industrial, Entrepreneurial and Managerial expert interactions. 4. Revision and Recheck of imparting knowledge and skills to make the student industry ready and futuristic professional. 5. Inculcate the instinct of continuing education and research with an ethical attitude for implementation of attained knowledge and skills to better human living standards and nature at Local, National and Global Levels. |
Programme name |
Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering) |
Programme Code |
BTCE |
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) |
The programme aims to |
PEO1 |
To produce graduates having ability to apply principles of Basic Sciences to the analysis, design and evaluation of infrastructural facilities |
PEO2 |
To inculcate the aptitude for coordinated planning, communicating, executing and managing civil engineering projects and enterprises |
PEO3 |
To develop an affinity for applying state-of-art methods in multi-diciplinary context for acheiving sustainable solutions to contemporary civil engineering problems |
PEO4 |
To impart social awareness, eco-sensitiveness and ethical practices in personal and professional pursuits |
Program Outcomes |
The graduate will be able to. |
PO1 |
Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems. |
PO2 |
Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences. |
PO3 |
Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations. |
PO4 |
Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions. |
PO5 |
Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations. |
PO6 |
The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice. |
PO7 |
Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development. |
PO8 |
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice. |
PO9 |
Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings. |
PO10 |
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions. |
PO11 |
Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments. |
PO12 |
Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change. |
Program Specific outcomes |
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PSO1 |
Hill-region engineering: Appreciate the importance of conserving resources in hilly regions and develop sustainable models for development of hilly regions |
PSO2 |
Earthquake Engineering: Understand and apply the philosophy of seismic design for building safe and serviceable infrastructural facilities |
PSO3 |
Geographic Information Systems: Apply the principles of GIS for resource planning and management of a geographical region |
Programme name |
Master of Technology (Structural Engineering) |
Programme Code |
MTSE |
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) |
The programme aims to |
PEO1 |
Impart training to the graduates in methods to analyse idealized structural components and advanced systems occuring in various infrastructural facilities |
PEO2 |
Guide the graduates to design structural components and systems and to evaluate their performance with respect to the codal recommendations |
PEO3 |
Introduce the graduates to the emerging areas of research into multidisciplinary aspects of solutions required for sustainable and ethical growth |
PEO4 |
Nurture the attitude required for self employment and enterpreneurial pursuits for infrastructural development of the nation. |
Program Outcomes |
The graduate will be able to. |
PO1 |
The graduate will be able to understand the behavior of advanced structural systems and the underlying principles of their mathematical modelling |
PO2 |
The graduate will be able to independently carry out research /investigation and development work to solve practical structural engineering problems |
PO3 |
The graduate will be able to write and present a substantial technical report/document of the procedures adopted, the underlying limitations, and will be able to communicate through appropriate means to the stakeholders |
PO4 |
The graduate will be able to select and use appropriate analysis tools, design software, IT techniques, published literature & data, collaborative discussion, etc to arrive at feasible and optimal solution to structural engineering problems |
PO5 |
The graduate will be able create self employment through consultancy service to the public, and also be able to provide economic, eco friendly and ethical solutions to society |
PO6 |
The graduate will be able to collaborate in multi-disciplinary projects using the ever-learning aptitude |
Programme name |
Master of Technology (Geo-Informatics) |
Programme Code |
MTGI |
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) |
The programme aims to |
PEO1 |
To produce graduates having multi-disciplinary ability to apply remote sensing and surveying techniques to collect geospatial data. |
PEO2 |
To inculcate the techniques of image processing for error reduction, feature identification and analysis of geospatial data |
PEO3 |
To develop an ability to build databases, retirive information in required form and effectively communicate to stakeholders of the society |
PEO4 |
To impart the ability to interpret and analyse information for deriving reasonable conclusions for sustainable resource planning, diaster mitigation, impact assessments,socio-economic implications, etc |
Program Outcomes |
The graduate will be able to. |
PO1 |
The graduate will be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery in multidisciplinary aspects of collecting, storing, retrieving, analysing and manipulating geospatial data |
PO2 |
An ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document |
PO3 |
An ability to independently and collaboratively plan and carry out research /investigation for solving geospatial problems |
PO4 |
The graduate will be able to assess and/or predict the health & state of the natural resources and provide authenticated information from various resources and thus will be able to contribute to sustainable resource planning, diaster mitigation, impact assessments and socio-economic implications |
PO5 |
The graduate will be able to use state-of-art techniques in the field of remote sensing, image processing, information technology, big data analysis, etc to contribute to the ethical development of the society |
PO6 |
The graduate will be able to plan, execute and manage geoinformatics projects for long term sustenance of resources |