Career in Civil Engineering in India

Amrita Singh
3 min readSep 12, 2019

Engineering is the most demanding field and students want to pursue this course to fulfill their dream. There are assorted streams of the course among which student can get into any. These include Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and many more. There are many Civil Engineering Colleges in Bangalore among which you can select any. One can learn more about the colleges by visiting the website https://www.amrita.edu/program/btech-civil-engineering and even read more online. Here, we are going to discuss future career prospects after civil engineering.

Go for Higher Studies: It always a great idea to go for the higher studies as it will definitely give you a better understanding of the subject and even give an edge as compared to a graduate. To do M.Tech one has to qualify GATE to get into some reputed institutes in India. You can go for M.Tech in various fields like Transportation Engineering, Geo-Technical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Structural Engineering and many more.

Prepare for IES and PSU: Indian Engineering Services is the dream for every Engineer as he wants to work for the best. And Civil Engineer is always eligible to apply. There are several PSU’s who employ Engineers in their companies. Some companies also take the entrance exam for the recruitment. One can also apply for the state government jobs which are widely advertised in the papers. The major PSU’S are NTPC, BHEL, HAL, GAIL, SAIL, IOCL, and ISRO.

Infrastructure Companies: There are major infrastructure companies which hire civil engineers for the maintenance and construction of the various building, dams, highways, waterways, industrial units, manufacturing plants and factories. Airports are also designed and constructed by Civil Engineers. This allows you to build and create various buildings, road, and port.

Management Degree: One can also get in Management program as well that is provided by various colleges in Bangalore which are very much in demand. One can also prepare for the CAT examination and get into one of the IIM. Having a Management degree along with Engineering is a deadly combination and offers you a plethora of opportunities so that you can easily work in various sectors. The package offered is also highly lucrative

Go Abroad: After Civil Engineering in India, one can also go abroad for higher education and pursue MS in Civil Engineering in countries like Australia, Canada, and the UK. Once you complete your course abroad there are high chances of you getting the job there and even becoming the permanent citizen of that country.

Become an Entrepreneur: Though not many people are known to start their business one can easily get into the business of buildings, dams, roads, and other things. Becoming an entrepreneur has its charm as you get to be your boss.

Become a Lecturer: On completion of the course, get into M.Tech College and later get into academics and become a Lecturer and build the careers of the young students. Research is also open for the people and they can bring innovation and new technologies in the field. Some of the colleges offering Master in Civil Engineering are Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, BMS College of Engineering and many more.

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