Overview of Civil Engineering

Welcome to the Civil Engineering Department of BIT Barshi. Civil Engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of physically built works like roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings. Civil Engineers are important to the society as they are often referred as ‘Builders of Nation’. There are many career paths for civil engineers. Civil Engineers are essential in government agencies, private and public sector undertakings to take up various mega projects like metro railway projects, express highway corridors, industrial structures, reservoir projects, flyovers, townships and mega city projects. Today, the world is undergoing vast changes in technological revolution, population growth and environmental concerns. All these changes create unique challenges for civil engineers. The next decade under the leadership of our prime minister, will be the most creative, demanding and rewarding times for civil Engineers.The Department of Civil Engineering with its multifaceted faculty maintains its strong links with the construction industry by engaging in consultancy activities. The students here are encouraged to engage extra-curricular and co-curricular activities which are essential for personality development, nurturing of team spirit andD dvelopment of organizational skills. The Department offers Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering,
programs in several areas of specialisation.