Everything You Need to Know About a Career in Civil Engineering

Career in Civil Engineering…
Informal presentation
By
Pravin Kolhe
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What is Civil Engineering?
 Civil Engineering is
broad field of
engineering, which
deals with the planning,
construction and
maintenance of
structures or public
works as they are
related earth, water or
in space.
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Why to become a Civil Engineer?
 For money?
 For comfort?
 For satisfaction
 To achieve
‘something’ in life
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Pre-requisite?
 Strong common sense
 Positive attitude
 Vision
 Honesty and dedication
 Ethics: ‘Chalata hain… nahi
chalega…!’
 Management skills and
teamwork
 Courage to face challenges.
 Good health: Physical
capabilities
 Extraordinary Brilliant: NOT
necessary…!
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Specializations in CE
 Structural Engineering
 Transportation Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Water Resource/Hydraulics/Irrigation Engineering
 Remote Sensing/Geo-informatics/Surveying
 Environmental Engineering
 Earthquake Engineering
 Geology/Geoscience Engineering
 Project Management/Construction Management
 Maintenance Engineering
 And so on…!
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Formula for success
Success=
(Intelligence) ×
(Hard work) ×
(Attitude) ×
(1+
‘Smartness’)
• Planned & Optimistic
approach
• Time management
• Honesty and ethics
• Soft skills
• Computer/Internet
literacy
• GK and helping hand
Smartness
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How to top with minimum study ?
 Ur major activities:-
 Take ‘smart’ decisions and make
sacrifices. It will pay U back.
 Remember ‘No Free Lunch’ Theorem.
 Stair method:
 Always set a small goal
 Get it done
 This will give U lot of confidence.
 Then set next higher goal
 Never jump directly…!
Remember:
Not failure, but Low Aim Is Crime
Colleg
e
Study
Sleepin
g
Social
Activitie
s
Entertai
n- ment
Frustratio
n and
depressio
n
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How to top with optimum study ?

Planning:-
 People spend their days in
study, but achieve very little
success, B’coz they are not
planning.
 U must consider Ur abilities
and limitations while planning.
 Revision must be a part of
planning.
 Long term: Prepare plan for the
whole semester for complete
syllabus.
 Short term: Plan for a week and
for each topic.
 Remember:
 People generally
overestimate themselves.
Initially you may fail, but
after some time, planning
will become Ur habit.
 It is better to be a ‘fool’ for
some time, instead of
remaining fool forever…so
try to be in touch with Ur
teachers to get Ur doubts
cleared.
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Organization of syllabus-
 Concentrate on 1st
quadrant ( 50 % time)
 2nd quadrant: (20% time)
 3rd quadrant: (20% time)
 Don’t waste Ur time on 4th
quadrant. (10 % time)
 Remember: It is not
necessary and possible also… to
command whole syllabus. Keep
watch on previous years
question papers, and choose the
topics of Ur interest.
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When and What to study?
 When U feel fresh &
energetic (morning):
Start with theory and
new topics
 When Ur tired,
(evening): Problems
and revision.
 Have a look on syllabus
at the start of
semester.
 What is purpose of PL:
 Fresh study
 Revision
 Remember…!
 No. of hours of self study ≥ 2 *
Class hours.
 Don’t have a mentality that
firstly I will complete theory
and then problems. Both
should be done simultaneously.
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Notes:
 Use Ur own notes.
 Make a habit to take notes in
class.
 1st Revision notes: 10
pages/chapter
 2nd revision notes: 3
pages/chapter
 3rd revision notes: ½
page/chapter
 Zip and unzip procedure.
 Before
going to
exam, close
all the
books and
have a look
on final
notes
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Reference Books-
 Selection of books should be
done with proper care , since
Ur success heavily depends
on it.
 Market is flooded with books.
So follow only those books in
which you are comfortable in
understanding the
fundamentals
 Use Ur own books.
 Never take a book without
pen/pencil in other hand.
 Write what U understand/not
understand on that book.
 It will help U in next revision.
 Don’t write on Library books.
Instead, first make a Xerox
copy.
 It is better to solve/read a
book twice rather than two
books once.
 Clarify Ur doubts from Ur
teachers/friends. Help others.
 Remember, Having no
concept is better than mis-
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Revision:-
 Close Ur eyes and try to
recollect whatever U had
studied.
 Do this very systematically,
step-by-step and gradually.
 When you stuck, open Ur
notes and look.
 NEVER try to remember a
particular numerical
problem.
 How many revisions?
 First Revision:
Immediately after class.
(5 min.)
 Second revision: Just
before start of the class
(5 min)
 Third revision: After a
week.
 Last revision: Before
exam
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Tips-
 Exam ke kuch din pehale
frustration ho jata hain…
Kya kare?
 Don’t worry…Its natural…!
Remember: A piece of coal
perform well under
temperature and pressure,
known as ‘Diamond’.
 U should be strong to handle
these tension. CE is very
challenging branch.
 At the bottom of success
ladder, there is only crowd;
at upper part there is a
competition.
 Always remain in upper
part.
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During Exam:
 Before going to exam, don’t
talk with negative minded
persons.
 You must be mentally tough.
Be bold & confident. U must
concentrate on Ur task
irrespective of what is going
around.
 Start with easy question, that
will give U confidence.
 At the end of each question,
write summary.
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 Don’t loose Ur confidence
even if U have NOT
performed well in one exam.
Remember, if paper is tough,
it is tough for everybody.
 If possible, use two coloured
pen- Blue and Black. But
don’t waste Ur time. Make
balance between speed and
accuracy.
 Between two exams, don’t
discuss exam paper of
previous exam.

Definitions of degree-
 BE/BTech:
I know everything
 ME/MTech:
I know something
 PhD:
I know NOTHING.
 PDF:
I want to learn.
 Attitude: I know
NOTHING; but I
want to LEARN.
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Career Options for Civil Engineer
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Career Options: Field Jobs
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Career Options: Government
Jobs
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Non-Engineering Engineering

Career Options: Research
IIT B • 5 specializations ~50 seats for MTech
IIT D • 11 specializations ~100 seats for MTech
IIT G • 5 specializations ~50 seats for MTech
IIT K • 7 specializations ~50 seats for MTech
IIT Kgp • 5 specializations ~50 seats for MTech
IIT M • 8 specializations ~50 seats for MTech
IIT R
• 11 specializations ~100 seats for MTech
IISc B • 3 specializations ~ 50 seats for MS
Why IITs and IISc
 Total seats in IIT’s and IISc ~ 500
 Admission procedure: GATE
Score+Written Test+Interview
 Min GATE Score: 95 percentile
 Avg. package: 5 lacks pa
 Max. package: 45 lacks pa
 Stipend: Rs 5,000 pm* + Facilities
 World class environment
 Research jobs: ISRO, BARC, DRDO etc.
* to be revised as Rs. 8,000 pm
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Career Option: Management
NICMAR
CET/GATE
NITIE
CAT/GATE
IIM’s CAT
MBA
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Confused..? Which field I should
join?
 Just ask one question to
Ur mind-
 What U want to be
after 10 years from
now?
 Consider Ur capabilities
and limitations…!
 Don’t underestimate or
Overestimate Ur self.
 Ur answer will be Ur
career
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Line of sight:
 Broad vision
 Be inspired from
others
 Interact with others
 When U achieve
success, U will face
challenge and again
U have to achieve
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C B
A
U
Line of sight
Ur initial aim
Ur ultimate aim

Failure…?
 'A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing‘
-George Bernard Shaw
 We learn wisdom from failure much more than from
success. We often discover what will do, by finding out
what will not do; and probably he who never made a
mistake never made a discovery.
 Remember: Failure is first step of success.
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My story
 It is possible only because of
positive attitude and self
confidence.
 Excellence is a journey; not
destination.
 There are thousands way to
achieve Ur goal; but U have to
choose optimum way.
 Remember: Everything is
possible in life. U should have
courage to do things.
 Believe Ur’self and one day U
will be at TOP.
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 FE (1999-2000) : Ex…! (Year Down)
 FE (2000-2001) : All clear
 SE (2001-2002) : Class Topper
 TE (2002-2003) : College Topper
 BE (2003-2004) : University Topper
 GATE (2005) : Top 5% in India
 MTech @ IITK
(2005-2007) : Second Topper
 MPSC Engg.
Service Exam : Topper in Maharashtra
(2005-2007) [GEN]

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Engineers
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