Department of Civil Engineering

Courses in the Civil Engineering Specialization

Specialization Programme is after the first semester for the next seven semesters

Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credits Core/ Elective Counted for CGPA? Prerequisites
Year 1 2 CE1110 Materials Science 3 Core -
CE1120 Elementary Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics 3 Core _
CE1130 Mechanics of Materials 3 Core _
EM1020 Linear Algebra 3 Core _
EM1030 Differential Equations 2 Core _
ME1020 Engineering Drawing 2 Core _
MI1010 Fundamentals of Manufacturing 2 Core _
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credits Core/ Elective Counted for CGPA? Prerequisites
Year 2 3 CE2010 Structural Analysis I 2 Core -
CE2020 Fluid Mechanics 3Core CE1120
CE2040 Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology I3 Core -
CE2050 Land Surveying Techniques1Core -
EE2810 Essentials of Electrical Engineering for Civil Engineers2 Core -
EM2010 Calculus II 2 Core -
EM2020 Probability and Statistics 2Core -
ME2810 Mechanical Engineering for Civil Engineers 2 Core -
General Elective-12 Elective
4 CE2110 Structural Analysis II 2 Core CE2010
CE2120 Engineering Hydrology 3 Core -
CE2130 Building Planning and Construction 3 Core -
CE2140 Soil Mechanics and Engineering Geology II 3Core -
CE2150 Engineering Surveying 3 Core CE2050
CE2190 Civil Engineering Laboratory I 1Core -
EM2040 Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers 2Core -
MA2400 Management for Civil Engineers 2 Core -
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credits Core/ Elective Counted for CGPA? Prerequisites
Year 3 5 CE3010 Plates and Shells 2 Core CE1130
CE3020 Design of Concrete Structures 3 Core CE2010
CE3030 Design of Steel Structures 2 Core CE2010
CE3040 Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship 2 Core -
CE3050 Hydraulics 3 Core CE2020
CE3060 Environmental Engineering 3 Core -
CE3070 Geotechnical Engineering and Design I 3 Core CE2140
CE3090 Civil Engineering Laboratory II 1 Core -
General Elective-22Elective
6 CE3110 Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics 3 Core CE1130
CE3120 Design of Timber and Masonry Structures 2 Core -
CE3130 Design of Prestressed Concrete and Water Retaining Structures 2 Core -
CE3150 Hydraulic Engineering and Design 3 Core CE3050
CE3160 Civil Engineering Fieldwork 3 Core CE2150
CE3170 Geotechnical Engineering and Design II 2Core CE2140
CE3180 Transportation and Highway Engineering 3 Core -
CE3190 Civil Engineering Laboratory III1 Core -
Technical Elective-1 2Elective
Technical Elective-22Elective
Year Semester Course Code Course Title Credits Core/ Elective Counted for CGPA? Prerequisites
Year 4 7 CE4010 Research Project (Cont. to Semester-8) 3 Core -
CE4020 Integrated Design Project (Cont. to Semester-8) 1Core -
CE4030 Construction Management2Core -
Technical Elective-32Elective
Technical Elective-42Elective
Technical Elective-52Elective
Technical Elective-62Elective
8 CE4010 Research Project (Cont. from Semester-7) 3 Core -
CE4020 Integrated Design Project (Cont. from Semester-7) 3Core -
CE4110 Construction Planning and Resource Management 2 Core -
Technical Elective-72Elective
Technical Elective-82Elective
Training placements over a 6-month total duration as per faculty academic calendar EF4010 Industrial Training 6 Core -
Note:
Credits to be earned from the common courses in engineering offered in semester-1 and from the courses/projects offered in specialization programme during semesters-2 to -8.
Courses/ Projects Credits for BScEngHons degree
Common Core Courses in Engineering 18
Courses in the Specialization
Core courses 112
 Regular core courses inclusive of those involving design, laboratory and field work 96
 Research project 06
 Integrated Design Project 04
 Industrial Training 06
Electives courses 20
Technical electives 16
'General' electives 04*
Total 150

*The ‘general elective’ category of ‘Management and Economics’ is determined to be essential core course requirements and is thus placed under the core content. The four-credits of general electives here belong to ‘Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts’.

Specialization Programme is after the first year for the next three years

YEAR SEMESTER CODE TITLE CREDITS PRE-REQUISITES
YEAR 2 Semester 3 CE201 Mechanics of Materials I 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 CE202 Fluid Mechanics I 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 CE210 Engineering Surveying 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 EE280 Introduction to Electrical Engineering I 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 EM211 Ordinary Differential Equations 2 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 EM213 Probability and Statistics 2 -
YEAR 2 Semester 3 ME202 Mechanical Engineering for Civil Engineers 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 4 CE204 Geomechanics 3 CE201
YEAR 2 Semester 4 CE205 Engineering Hydrology 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 4 CE208 Structural Analysis 3 CE201
YEAR 2 Semester 4 CE209 Building Construction 3 -
YEAR 2 Semester 4 CE219 Civil Engineering Laboratory I 1 CE201, CE202
YEAR 2 Semester 4 EM212 Calculus II 2 -
YEAR 2 Semester 4 MA201 Engineering Management 3 -
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE302 Environmental Engineering 3 -
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE305 Hydraulics 3 -
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE312 Design of Structures II 3 CE208
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE310 Geotechnical Engineering 3 CE204
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE318 Transportation and Highway Engineering 3 -
YEAR 3 Semester 5 CE319 Civil Engineering Laboratory II 1 CE202, CE204
YEAR 3 Semester 5 EM315 Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers 2 -
YEAR 3 Semester 5 General Electives
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE306 Design of Structures I 3 CE208
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE307 Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics 3 CE201
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE308 Geotechnical Design 2 CE310
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE311 Hydraulic Engineering and Design 3 -
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE316 Advanced Mechanics of Materials 2 CE201
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE317 Civil Engineering field work 3 CE210
YEAR 3 Semester 6 CE320 Civil Engineering Laboratory III 1 CE219, CE319
YEAR 3 Semester 6 Technical Electives / General Electives
YEAR 4 Semester 7 CE403 Construction Management 3 MA201
YEAR 4 Semester 7 CE405 Civil Engineering Project I 3 -
YEAR 4 Semester 7 Technical Electives / General Electives
YEAR 4 Semester 8 CE402 Multi-Disciplinary Design Project 3 -
YEAR 4 Semester 8 CE406 Civil Engineering Project II to earn eligibility for Class Honours 3 CE405
YEAR 4 Semester 8 Technical Electives / General Electives

Note:

Credits to be earned during the specialization programme

Courses/ Projects Credits for BScEng degree* Credits for BScEng degree with class honours
Core courses 81 84
 Regular courses
 Multi-disciplinary design projects
 Research projects
75
03
03
75
03
06
Electives courses 15 24
Technical Electives
General Electives
08
07
16
08
Indsutrial Training 06 06
Total 102 114

*  Only up to E/19

  • Technical Elective Courses (within the field of specialization) from among the list of Technical Elective Courses offered by the Department of Civil Engineering
  • General Elective Courses (outside the field of specialization)

Department of Civil Engineering