CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:


SCOPE

The primary objective of civil engineering is to provide basic amenities and infrastructural development for a nation. Hence a plethora of job avenues are in reserve in the following areas like

  • Transportation – Highways, Railways, Airport & Harbour construction
  • Structural – Residential, Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, IT parks, Hospital structures, Library buildings, Star Hotels
  • Power plant sector- Thermal, Nuclear, Atomic, Hydro, Solar & Wind structures
  • Entertainment sector  – Stadiums, Shopping Malls, Amusement parks, Cineplex, Planetariums
  • Pipeline structures - Oil, Gas & Water
  • Tunnel, Subways, Bridges & Flyover structures
  • Pre-fabrication structures
  • Off-shore structures
  • Water retaining structures – Dams & Reservoirs, Canals, Public water tanks
  • Storage structures – Godowns, Bunkers & Silos, Garages, Stock yards
  • Heritage structures – Monuments, Religious structures, Art Galleries, Museums

Apart from this the field offers wide range of opportunities for engineers in Construction Planning, Safety & Management, Designing, Detailing, Quality Assessment & Control.


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


The civil engineering offers career in both Public and Private sectors. The civil engineering aspirants have a wide range of job opportunities both in Central and State government.

The central govt. offer jobs through competitive exams in following sectors like

  • Ministry of Railways
  • Airport Authority of India
  • Port Trust of India
  • National Highways Authority of India
  • Central Public Works Dept.
  • Indian Oil Corporation
  • Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
  • Dept of Atomic Energy
  • National Thermal Power Corporation
  • Indian Meteorological Dept.

The state govt. offer jobs through competitive exams in following sectors like

  • Public Works Dept.
  • Rural Development Dept.
  • State Highways
  • Tamilnadu Water and Distribution Board
  • Pollution Control Board

Apart from the govt. sectors many private sectors are offering a wide range of careers for civil engineers for right aspirants who are in edge with the technology. Some of the leading giants in the construction sector in India are listed below.

 

  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
  • Gammon India
  • Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)
  • Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC)
  • IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd.
  • Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.
  • GMR Group
  • DLF Group
  • Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd (CCCL)
  • BGR Energy
  • Reliance Infrastructure
  • TATA Projects
  • Punj Lloyd
  • MARG Limited
  • JSW Infrastructure
  • Shapporji Pallonji & Co
  • Sobha Developers Ltd.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS


  • S. Sivagami of 2009-2013 batch B.E. Civil Engineering was the Maiden University Rank Holder in School of Engineering & Technology who secured 50th place in Anna University rankings published during the year 2013.