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Department of Civil Engineering

About Course

Civil Engineering is considered to be the most versatile branch among all the engineering branches. It is the branch with lot of diversity right from structural to transportation engineering, environmental to hydrology to hydraulics engineering, geology to geo-technology to earthquake engineering; Civil Engineering can be considered as a single largest branch among all the engineering branches.The Civil Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Technology degree (B Tech). The program emphasizes four core tracks in Civil Engineering:

The Department of Civil Engineering works hard to create outstanding engineers through advanced teaching-learning methodologies with state of the art research facilities to help them in their special interests. Students are not only imparted technical knowledge but also in interpersonal skills, a vital ingredient to excel in the fast-paced world.

The Civil Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Technology degree (B Tech). The programme emphasizes four core tracks in Civil Engineering:

(1) Structural Engineering
(2) Geotechnical Engineering
(3) Transportation Systems
(4) Water Resources. Sustainability is incorporated throughout the curriculum.
Labs in every focus area for hands-on training and student projects

Degree Duration Seats
B.Tech 4 years 90

Programme Objectives

The aim of the Department of Civil Engineering is to prepare graduates for professional practice and graduate study through a programme firmly based in strong technical skills, fundamentals, hands – on learning, sustainability, and professionalism.

  • To provide quality education and training to our graduates to cope up with international standards.
  • To conduct regular continuing education and community development programmes.
  • To provide extension and consultancy services to Government, private, public and industrial sectors.
  • To excel in Industrial Research and consultancy with appropriate national and international linkages and to maintain highest standards in the field of Civil Engineering.

Labs

The Department of Civil Engineering has well equipped laboratories in the specialized areas. The laboratories are well equipped with all modern equipment to cater the needs of UG students as well as R&D and consultancy works. Testing facilities related to Civil Engineering is provided in our laboratories to fulfill the need of industries. Following are some of the important laboratories of the Department:

1. Material Testing Laboratory
2. Structural Analysis Laboratory
3. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
4. Environmental Laboratory
5. Surveying Laboratory
6. Computational Laboratory
7. Strength of Materials Laboratory

Activities

Latest Activities

Faculty Development Programme on “Earthquake Resistant Buildings”

A Five Day Faculty Development Programme on “Earthquake Resistant Buildings” was organized by Department of Civil Engineering in collaboration with PITTTR-IKGPTU, Jalandhar from 20th Dec 2017 to 27th Dec 2017.The eminent speakers who came to share their expertise were Dr. HS Rai, Dr. T Palanisamy, Dr. Sandeep Dua, Dr. Rajiv Chauhan and Dr. Sewa Singh.

Guest lecture on “Exploiting campus resources for bright future”

Dr.H.S.Rai Dean(testing & consultancy cell) GNDEC, Ludhiana delivered a lecture on the topic “Exploiting campus resources for bright future”. He enlighten our minds with many motivational videos. He made a brief note about the time management and also techniques such as Pomodoro techniques, Jerry Seinfeld Technique.

A Guest Lecture On Urban Sustainability And Infrastructure Development

Department of Civil Engineering organized a Guest Lecture on “Urban Sustainability and Infrastructure Development” on 14.10.2016. Er. Balwinder Kaur, Head, Dept. of CE welcomed the Chief Guest Dr. Harpal Singh (Prof. GNE Ludhiana). Er. Harsh Sharma (CE Dept) introduced the respectable Speaker. He focused on the importance of present survival and future development of the country is not possible without the very strong infrastructure development for the bright future. Dr. Harpal Singh gave an insight view of different Bridges all over the world and tall buildings. He apprised students about basics of Bridges and Buildings and its types, how to built up bridges and buildings in different soil conditions.

Seminar on “Hoover Dam”

Dr. Sarvesh Swarup , formerly deputy director general, Ministry of Commerce and Industry delivered a brilliant seminar on world’s highest dam the “Hoover Dam” and an audio visual of the dam depicting original views during the construction of the dam. Dr. Swarup also said that students should do some management course in order to enhance their managerial skills and further successful in their life.

SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL AND SOFTWARE TRAINING

A guest lecture was delivered by A2itsoft on the civil Engineering related software such as AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Revit and StaadPro. A2itsoft is an integrated IT solutions and service provider and have service centers across continents such as Asia, America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Er. Gaurav focused on the importance of softwares such as AutoCAD which is mandatory to learn so as to design anything. The company also put light on the scope and packages students that know above softwares

Know your Cement Know your Concrete

Guest lecture on “Know your Cement Know your Concrete” was conducted by Civil Engineering Department on 27th Feb 2015 at Conference Hall. Prof. DS Bhambra HOD (CE) welcome Er. Vikas Malhotra, Regional Manager (North) of JP Cement. Mr. Vikas Malhotra is the pioneer in launching Mr. Fix it and JP Cement in North Region with 20 Years of experience in cement industry.

Second year students of CE Deptt. attended the lecture. Mr.Vikas Malhotra explained the Manufacturing process of cement, testing Method and importance of having knowledge on cement and concrete. The students appreciated the Method of presentation and requested for a visit to cement plant of JP Cement at Himachal Pardesh, which was accepted by him.

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