How civil engineering lost the battle over the last two decades is a story of how bricks and

mortar lost their glamour to clicks the IT boom, fuelled by a growing army of footsoldiers in computer science and electronics reduced civil engineering to an old economy discipline.

All IITs taken together graduate barely 500-600 civil engineering students and estimates are that not more than a total of 10,000 civil engineers are created in India per year

Industry experts estimate that India faces a shortage of over 70,000 civil engineers each year. Not surprising, when you have just one in ten IIT students opting for the civil engineering discipline and only 200 of the 1700 engineering colleges approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) offer the course.

 The Indian Civil Service serves as the backbone of India and carries great respect and responsibilities.
The Civil Services Examination is a challenge and thousands of candidates appear in it every year.

The examination consists of two parts: the Preliminary Examination (objective type), which is a qualifying examination, and a Main Examination consisting of written examination and finally the Interview. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds the Preliminary Examination in May/June and the Main Examination is held in October/November.

 Engineering courses are available at two levels. There are the degree and postgraduate degree courses offered by the engineering colleges and Institutes of Technology (IITs), and, the diploma courses available at polytechnics. There is also the Associate Membership Examination of the Institute of Engineers (AMIE), which enables working people in the private and public sector, or diploma holders to acquire a Bachelor's engineering degree through distance education

Selection to the postgraduate courses (M.Tech) in different universities is through an 'All India Combined Entrance Exam' conducted by JNU, New Delhi and to IIT's through 'GATE' in Two year/4 semester M.Tech courses and through JEE in five year integrated M.Tech courses.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board - GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

WHY GATE EXAM? Admission to postgraduate programmes with MHRD and some other Government scholarships/assistantships in engineering colleges/institutes is open to those Only who qualify in GATE examination.

Building Technology and Construction Management ) Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering

Indian Engineering Services (ES) are the Technical Services that meet the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India. the extent of tasks and functions managed by the public sector this extends to a fairly broad segment of the economy covering the Railroads, Military, Public works, Power, Telecommunications, etc. Large number of people take these exams competing for limited seats. Some seats are Reserved in India for the underprivileged sections of society.

 A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services (IES). The test is conducted in May or June every year at Various centres across India

Recruitment to Group - A Services / Posts and Group - B Services / Posts are made under the following categories of Engineering: CATEGORY I - Civil Engineering CATEGORY II - Mechanical Engineering CATEGORY III - Electrical Engineering CATEGORY IV - Electronics & Telecommunication

Category I Civil Engineering :

Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts). (iii) Central Engineering Service. (iv) Indian Defense Service of Engineers (Civil Engineering Posts). (v) Indian Ordinance Factories Services (Engineering Branch) (Civil Engineering Posts) (vi) Central Water Engineering (Gr. 'A') Service (Civil Engineering Posts). (vii) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group-A (Civil Engineering Posts). (viii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil Engineering Post) (in Border Roads Engineering Service Gr. 'A'). (ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P&T Building Works (Gr'A') Service

About Examination The Exam is conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) in the month of may/june India wide. There are objective as well as subjective papers. One paper for GS (General Studies) is part of the assessment system apart from the engineering subject of the candidate. The entire technical subject is divided into two papers .There is a three day schedule of the written examination, comprising in all five written examination. The first day is allocated for the General Studies (GS) paper. This exam is of 2 hrs duration. On the first day there is just one exam. This exam consists of General studies and General English. The second day is allocated for the Objective Papers. There are two objective exams for each paper separately and each being of 2 hrs in duration. The third day is allocated for the Conventional (Subjective) Papers. There are two subjective exams for each paper separately and each being of 3 hrs in duration. The subjective answer sheets of a candidate are evaluated only once he qualifies the objective examinations.

PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING

A lot of Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) under the aegis of Government of India regularly provide for employment opportunities in various areas. Job seekers can apply to these undertakings, according to their required job profile and area of interest.

Here's a list of the recruitment web pages providing recruitment related information for some of the PSU's in India:

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Airports Authority of India (AAI) Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI) Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) Coal India Limited (CIL) Engineers India Limited (EIL) Heavy Water Board (HWB) Indian Rare Earths Limited Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(HPCL) Metro Railway National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

INDIAN ARMY
Eligibility: BE/B.Tech (Applied Electronics, Architecture Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering etc . Job Category: Defence, Govt Sector, Others The Indian Army is looking for a few good men. Applications are invited from unmarried Engineering Degree students studying in Final Year or Pre-final year during academic year 2011-2012 for Grant of Permanent Commission in the Army in all Arms/Service. AGE:

GENERAL: 18-22 yrs SSC: 18-27 WOMEN: 20-27

INDIAN NAVY
Age. 19 to 24 years (i.e. born between 02 Jul 1988 to 01 Jul 1993, (both dates inclusive).

Physical Standards :
(a)Height and Weight. Minimum height - 157cms for men and 152 cms for women with correlated weight. (b)Eye Sight. (i) Technical Branch. 6/24, 6/24 correctable to 6/6 in each eye with glasses. (ii)General Service (Executive). 6/12, 6/12 correctable to 6/6 in each eye with glasses. The candidates should not be colour/night blind.

National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC)

Real Estate Works Transmission Lines Post Completion Maintenance Works Bridges, Airports, Railway Projects including Underground & Elevated Metro tracks and Stations Infrastructure Projects, Institutional, Housing and Industrial Projects Project Management & Consultancy Disaster Management Earthquake Resistant Building Technology & Retrofitting Industrial Water and Environment Management Power Projects, RCC Chimneys & Cooling Towers Marine Structures

School of Planning and Architecture

Post Name Qualification Pay Band/ No. of Post

B.E in Civil Engineering with 65% marks or Diploma in civil engineering with 3 years experience. Desirable : Preference will be given to the candidates with atleast years experience who have executed Jr. constructions of multicrore building project and are Enginee conversant with preparation of estimates and execution r (Civil) of works as per CPWD norms,. The candidate must be proficient in planning, estimation, tendering, preparation of BOQ as per CPWD norms. Sound knowledge of Auto-CAD and proficiency in computer applications is desirable .

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 He needs to know about surveying methods. Environmental issues like weather the area is susceptible to tremors or has sandy soil etc. Properties of building materials like its load bearing strength, resistance to fire and corrosion etc.

 Besides having a good technical designing knowledge conceptualizing structures, they should be Computer literate in order to use design, drawing and word processing software. Civil engineers need to know building and safety regulations, local authority and government regulations, acceptable standards for construction and how to draw plans

The earnings depend on the industries employing Civil Engineers such as Central or State government departments or private concerns.

In India, a bachelor's Degree (B.E./B.Tech) candidate in civil engineering can receive a starting salary of Rs.15000 up to Rs.20000. With more experience or as an established independent consultant one could earn more.