Programme Outcomes (POs) of the Department of Civil Engineering

Program Outcomes (POs) of the B.Tech. in Civil Engineering are as follows:

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Program Outcomes (POs) of the M.Tech. in Civil Engineering are as follows:

Geotechnical Engineering

1. Ability to independently carry out research / investigation and development work to solve practical problems.
2. Ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document.
3. Students should be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery over the area as per the specialization of the program. The mastery should be at a level higher than the requirements in the appropriate bachelor program.
4. Students will gain knowledge and skill in integrating Geotechnical engineering concepts across multiple disciplines.
5. Students will demonstrate skills to use modern engineering tools, software and equipment to analyze and solve geotechnical problems.
6. Students will be motivated for higher study and lifelong learning maintaining work ethics throughout their career

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

1.  To expose the students to vibration theory and problems, earthquake hazards, earthquake engineering principles, and earthquake disaster management.
2. To impart training to graduate students to the latest earthquake resistant design philosophies, codal design and design philosophies beyond the code, so that the students can independently tackle earthquake engineering problems and they can handle the earthquake hazard mitigation projects.
3. To expose the graduate students to current national and international scenario on earthquake engineering and to motivate them in interdisciplinary involvement in earthquake related problems.
4. To orient the graduate students to high value research on Structural Dynamics and earthquake Engineering so that they get impetus to pursue lifelong learning.

Structural Engineering 

1. An ability to independently carry out research / investigation and development work to solve practical problems.
2. An ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document.
3. Students should be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery over the area as per the specialization of the program. The mastery should be at a level higher than the requirements in the appropriate bachelor program.
4. Program graduates will gain knowledge and skill in integrating Structural engineering concepts across multiple disciplines.
5. Program graduates will develop understanding on project in Structural Engineering with ethical value towards social, environmental and economic development / sustainability.
6. Graduates will develop interest to pursue higher studies and lifelong learning.

Transportation Engineering

1. An ability to independently carry out research/investigation and developmental work to solve practical problems in transportation engineering area.
2. An ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document.
3. Students should be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery over the area as per the specialization of the problem. The mastery should be at a level higher than the requirements in the appropriate bachelor program.
4. Graduates of the program will develop the confidence to solve the state- of –art problems in key areas of transportation engineering.
5. Graduate will have the ability to work independently/ in a team with high ethical values towards social, environmental and economic issues.

Water Resources Engineering

1. An ability to independently carry out research / investigation and development work to solve practical problems.
2. An ability to write and present a substantial technical report/document.
3. Students should be able to demonstrate a degree of mastery over the area as per the specialization of the program. The mastery should be at a level higher than the requirements in the appropriate bachelor program.
4. Program graduates will gain knowledge and skill in integrating Water resources engineering concepts across multiple disciplines.
5. Program graduates will develop understanding on project in Water resources engineering with ethical value towards social, environmental and economic development / sustainability.
6. Graduates will develop interest to pursue higher studies and lifelong learning.