About the Department of Civil Engineering

Being the oldest and yet the most wide-ranging discipline, the department of Civil Engineering is one of the biggest departments of the University. Apart from admissions under regular scheme, a number of students are also admitted on self-finance basis.

The department provides Civil Engineering education, which is based on the requirements and needs of engineering industry where the graduates will work as professional civil engineers. Theory classes in different subjects are supported by tutorials and laboratory work for which adequate facilities already exist. Several faculty members having higher degrees such as Ph.D, M.E. and Postgraduate training are educated from the reputed universities of USA, UK, Singapore and China.

The prominent feature of the department is the conduct of research in Structural and Material Engineering. Several local as well as foreign students have benefited from the research facilities and expertise and have earned the degree of Ph.D, M.Phil, and M.E. The experimental studies carried out in Structures laboratory have been published in the journals of international repute.