Civil Engineer: Born To Build

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Posted by: Raunika Sood Posted on: Tue 10 May 2011

Civil engineering is about the design and planning, construction, supervision, quality control and maintenance of physical structures, such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, canals, sea ports, power plants and airports. Specialisations include structure, transportation ,geo-technical and geo-environmental, and water resources engineering.  Employers include municipal bodies, the defence forces, National Highway Authority of India, government development arms like the DDA and Noida Auth

What's it about

Civil engineering is about the design and planning, construction, supervision, quality control and maintenance of physical structures, such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, canals, sea ports, power plants and airports.

Pay Off

In general, a fresh civil engineer can make Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 a month. Someone with 15-20 years’ experience can earn Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh a month. In the government sector, for example ...

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Clock Work

9am: Reach office and start work 10am: Vet the drawings. Make changes and send it to the site 11am: Shoot mails to the mechanical and electrical departments for their inputs 12.30pm: Go through inp ...

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Skills

. Spatial thinking - ability to visualise a design 
. Quantitative skills 
. Quick decision-making skills
. People-orientation
. Physical stamina

Pros & Cons

You hold a technical qualification that stands you in good stead
. The work can get extremely challenging at times
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How do i get there

A student who wishes to get into civil engineering must take up physics, chemistry and maths in Class 12. After completing Class 12,  students can opt for a BE or BTech degree in civil enginee ...

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Colleges & URL's

The Indian Institutes of Technology, Delhi, Bombay, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee and Bhubaneswar 
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