B.Tech Civil Engineering

The Civil Engineering Department is one of the oldest departments at Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, established in 1985. It offers a comprehensive B.Tech Civil Engineering course with three specializations and three postgraduate programs in Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The department boasts highly qualified and well-experienced faculty who are involved in research across various civil engineering disciplines, including Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Water Resources Management. The civil engineering department has successfully completed numerous research projects funded by government agencies and maintains close interaction with many leading industries and research laboratories. Areas of collaboration include green materials, health monitoring, and construction management.

Our faculty's dedication to research and industry collaboration ensures that students receive cutting-edge education and are well-prepared for the challenges of the civil engineering field. This strong academic foundation and practical exposure make our department one of the best for aspiring civil engineers.

About Civil Engineering Course

The B.Tech Civil Engineering program at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science is designed to provide a robust foundation in the principles and practices of civil engineering. This undergraduate program spans four years and covers a wide range of civil engineering subjects, ensuring a comprehensive education.
Our curriculum includes essential subjects such as Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Transportation Engineering. The program is regularly updated to reflect the latest advancements in the field. Detailed course content is available in the B.Tech Civil Engineering syllabus PDF on our website, offering a clear outline of the subjects and topics covered each semester. The program is divided into eight semesters, with a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge and practical applications.

Graduates of our B.Tech Civil Engineering program have excellent career prospects in both the public and private sectors. The program prepares students for various roles, with the potential for high B.Tech Civil Engineering salary based on experience and specialization.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO’s)

• PEO 1: The graduates will become experts in planning, designing, and executing any infrastructural development project, utilizing their knowledge of civil engineering.
• PEO 2: The graduates will be able to learn and adopt new technologies evolving in the field of civil engineering.
• PEO 3: The graduates will become globally competent civil engineering professionals.

Program Outcomes Defined (PO’s)

• PO 1: To apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals to solve complex civil engineering problems.
• PO 2: Graduates will attain the ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and find suitable solutions for complex civil engineering problems using basic principles of science and engineering.
• PO 3: Graduates will be able to design civil engineering system components and processes considering public health, safety, and environmental issues to meet the needs of society.
• PO 4: Graduates will be able to conduct investigations of complex problems in civil engineering using research-based knowledge and methodologies.
• PO 5: Graduates will exhibit skills in using modern engineering tools, software, and equipment to analyze various problems in the civil engineering domain.
• PO 6: To practice as efficient civil engineers who can assess and manage societal needs.
• PO 7: Graduates will understand the impact of engineering solutions based on sustainable concepts.
• PO 8: Graduates will be aware of their professional and ethical responsibilities to society.
• PO9: Graduates will be able to work individually or as a team member or leader in uniform and multidisciplinary settings.
• PO 10: Graduates will be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written forms.
• PO 11: Graduates will have an understanding of engineering and management principles and apply this to one’s own work, as a member and a leader in a team, to manage projects.
• PO 12: Graduates will develop confidence for self-education and the ability for lifelong learning.

Program Specific Outcomes: (PSO’s)

The B.Tech Civil Graduates will be able to:

• PSO 1: Apply mathematical and basic science knowledge to analyze and interpret societal problems pertaining to civil engineering.
• PSO 2: Exhibit the ability to design a system, component, or process in various domains of civil engineering such as structural, environmental, and transportation engineering.

Vision

To be a globally competent Premier Academic Centre for quality education and research in the diverse areas of Civil Engineering with social commitment

Mission

• To inculcate comprehensive principles to produce highly competent and technologically capable professional engineers, academicians and entrepreneurs.
• To impart quality education with strong emphasis on social commitment and sustainability, with ethical standards.
• To provide a scholastic environment for state-of the-art research.
• To conduct Knowledge transfer programs to enhance technical knowledge.
   

The B.Tech Civil Engineering course at HITS spans a comprehensive four years, divided into eight semesters. This structured civil engineering course duration ensures that students receive a balanced education, combining theoretical knowledge with practical application.

Each of the four civil engineering course years covers essential civil engineering course subjects, such as structural engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation engineering. The detailed civil engineering course details are designed to keep pace with industry standards and advancements, ensuring graduates are well-equipped to meet the challenges of modern civil engineering.
 

Civil Engineering Eligibility

At Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), the civil engineering admission criteria are designed to select candidates who demonstrate a strong academic background and a passion for B.Tech Civil Engineering. Prospective students must meet the following civil engineering application requirements.

• Candidates must have passed (10+2) or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects, along with one of the Chemistry / Bio-Technology / Biology / Technical Vocational subjects.
• Candidates should have obtained at least 50% marks in the above subjects taken together (45% for candidates belonging to reserved categories) with a minimum of 60% in Mathematics.
• Admission is based on merit, considering entrance exam marks such as JEE Main or the HITS Engineering Entrance Examination (HITSEEE), along with performance in the qualifying examination.
• Candidates with qualifications from other universities or authorities recognized as equivalent to (10+2) are also eligible.
• Candidates should be within the upper age limit of 19 years as on July 1st of the year of application.
• Students awaiting results of their Higher Secondary / +2 examinations are eligible to register for the online entrance exam.

HITS welcomes Indian nationals who have completed their Plus two / HSC in schools across India to apply for the civil engineering admission process. Foreign nationals and NRIs are exempted from the online entrance examination requirement.

Structural Engineering Laboratory

The Structural Engineering Laboratory of Department of Civil Engineering is well-equipped for structural testing of large-scale structural elements. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment which is used for project works and research purposes. Major equipment available are Computerised Loading Frame (40T Capacity), Computerised Column Testing Frame (100T Capacity), Computerised Reversed Lateral Loading Frame (20 T Capacity), Durability Test Apparatus such as Rapid Chloride Penetration test and Sulphate attack. The laboratory also has  NDT equipment such as Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Rebound Hammer With the facilities available in the laboratory, flexural behaviour of steel and concrete beams, buckling strength of steel and concrete columns, beam-column elements subjected to cyclic loading could be investigated.

Strength Of Materials Laboratory

The Strength of Materials Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering provides an excellent foundation for both research activities as well as for the academic programs. The laboratory is equipped with Computerized Universal Testing Machine (100T capacity), Compression Testing Machine (200T capacity), Computerized Tensile Testing Machine, Impact Testing Machine, Deflection Test Apparatus, Optical Brinell Hardness tester and Digital Rockwell Hardness Tester.

Geo-technical Engineering Laboratory

The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory is well designed to meet the academic requirements of undergraduate program and the Post graduate program. The Laboratory provides a platform for testing of different types of soils. The facilities include Liquid limit apparatus, Plastic limit apparatus, Shrinkage limit apparatus, Proctor compaction device, California Bearing Ratio apparatus, Consolidation test apparatus, Direct shear apparatus, Relative density apparatus, Permeability test apparatus, Sand pouring device, Core cutter, Rapid moisture kit, Electric Oven and Swell test apparatus

Surveying Laboratory

The Surveying Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering provides students with hands-on experience to supplement instruction in surveying courses. The Surveying Laboratory has a wide variety of modern surveying equipment such as GPS-based surveying equipment, total stations, Digital theodolites, and automatic levels for basic instructional and research purposes. Undergraduate students use the laboratory as an integral part of their surveying coursework and obtain any topographic information that can help in their design projects such as highway design and land development. 

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

The fluid mechanics laboratory in the department of Civil Engineering is equipped with flow measuring devices such as venturimeter, orificemeter and  notches, Pressure measuring devices such as peizometer and manometer. Experimental setups such as Bernoulli’s and Reynolds apparatus are available to verify the basic scientific principles. A digital flow meter is also available to measure the discharge of flow. The fluid mechanics laboratory is well designed to meet the requirement of many undergraduate programs such as Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering and Automobile Engineering.

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

The Environmental Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering provides an excellent foundation for both research activities as well as the academic programs. The laboratory is equipped to test and monitor wide range of problems especially in Water, Wastewater, Noise and Air pollution. Digital pH Meter, Turbidity meter, Conductivity Meter, BOD Analyzer, COD Analyzer, UV-pectrophotometer, Respirable dust samplers, Atomic Adsorption spectrophotometer, DO Analyzer and Digital TDS Meter are the major highlights of the laboratory. In addition, the laboratory is well equipped with refrigeration, incubators, water baths, fume hoods, Weigh balances, drying ovens, a muffle furnace and other standard equipment. 

 Civil Design Centre 

The Civil Design Centre is used by students, research scholars and staff to work on computer software related to civil engineering and consultancy. There are 54 systems out of which 15 have i5 and the rest have i3 processors. The laboratory is equipped with latest visual aids and plotting devices. The systems are loaded with STAAD.Pro (54 licenses),AutoCAD (54 licenses), ETABS, SAP 2000 and MATLAB,  The laboratory courses includes Computer Aided Building Designing, Computer Aided Structural Analysis, Computer Aided Design and Drafting, Advanced Structural Engineering  and Construction Software .

Construction  Materials Lab

Awards and Achievements

Dr.V. Preethi - 

• Received the NCHEAM Scientist of the year Award 2015.
• Received a SPECIAL AWARD from Hindutan Institute of Technology and Science 2016
• Received a Research Award from Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science 2016. 
• Received Hindustan Innovation Award 2017 
• Received SERB funding for conducting international conferences
• Received SERB travel grant for presenting paper in international conference, Melbourne, Australia.
• Received IAHE, USA – travel grant to present paper at WHEC 2018, Brazil.
• Received Young Faculty in Engineering Award from Venus International Foundation, July 2017.
• Received Young Researcher award from 1992 batch HITSAA Alumni,2017
• Reviewer  -    
  • International Journal of Hydrogen  Energy’ 
  • Environmental Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical Papers
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry

NCHEAM Scientist of the year Award 2015

Young Faculty in Engineering Award from Venus International Foundation 2017

Dr.Jessy Rooby 

• Jury for the Silicon India Chennai Real Estate Award
• Reviewer for ‘Engineering Structures’,  ‘International Journal of Performance of Constructed facilities (ASCE) .
• Awarded for 25 Years of Excellent Service at HITS – April 2018 

Dr. Pratheeba Paul

• Best Researcher Award 2018 – June 2018 by International Journal of research under Literal Access ( IJRULA)  .

Dr. P. S. Joanna 

• Reviewer for Engineering Structures, International Journal of Earth Science and Engineering.
• Best Non Circuit Faculty Award by ASDF – May 2018.

Dr.P.S.Joanna, Professor, receiving Best Non-Circuit Faculty Award from ASDF for the year 2017-18

Mr. P. Ravikumar

• Best Teacher award for 2015 – April
• Mentor Appreciation Award – May 2017

Ms. Shalini R Nair

• Ms. Shalini.R. Nair Won Best Paper Award in International Conference NIT Calicut – July 2020
• Best Teacher award for 2018 – April.
• Reviewer for KSCE Journal

Ms.Vinodhini Ellappan

• Reviewer for JETIR – Journal of emerging Technologies and  Innovative Research
   

Won Best paper (1st) – ICMEE at Loyola College Chennai

Won Best paper (1st) – Symposium at Bharath University Chennai.

Participated in Working model  contest, Organized by B. S. Abdur Rahman with CINSERB India and  Ministry of Earth Sciences

Civilization 18, a  National level Technical Symposium of Department of Civil Engineering, held at college of Engineering, Guindy (CEG Campus)

Downstream Energy Extraction,Encouragement award –Hindustan Innovation Challenge 2015

CO2 Sequestration – Hindustan Innovation Challenge 2017

Media’s choice award –Hindustan Innovation Challenge 2015

Deccan Chronicle – October 3, 2015

New Indian Express - November 16,2015 
Students Innovative Projects:

Synthesis of artificial aggregates from ceramic waste, lathe waste, plastic waste, fly ash and GGBS - Ajith Kumar, Sundeep Chowdry, Nazneen Ist  prize - Innovative Challenge competition, IIT PALS & CII March, 2014 – Mentor: Dr. Jessy Rooby Cold Formed Steel Beam with encased Corrugated Web for Earthquake Resistant Structures” - Ahamed D.Vijay & Team – Patent filed Mentor: Dr. P. S. Joanna

• Project entitled ‘Hydrogen Fuel Production from Sulphide Wastewater using CNT doped Ce3+ -TiO2’ has been awarded as Best Project in GYAN DISHA’18  Project Expo Held at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai on 8th May 2018 Students: Mahuya Roy, Anirudh Therli, Atul Kumar Pundir, Md Sahil Raza Mentor: Dr.V.Preethi
• Won first prize for paper presentation on Clean Energy Production of hydrogen gas using nickel hydroxide by photo catalytic water splitting from sulphide wastewater in SMEATON`20 - National level Technical Extravaganza organised by Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, 10th March 2020. Students: Srivishnu V.S, U. Roshan Raj Mentor: Dr.V.Preethi

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS – Extra Curricula

C/Cpl Sunil Bijaniya ​  Represented TN, P & AN Dte in All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2017 at Rajasthan for  022 Firing and Line Area.

Services to the Community : Certificate of Appreciation for Swatch Bharat program – July 2018

Syed Ismail – Hindustan Horse Riding Club

Competition for Students

Civil Engineering Job Opportunities

Graduates of the B.Tech Civil Engineering program at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) are well-equipped for diverse career opportunities in both public and private sectors. In the government sector, opportunities abound in departments such as PWD, TWAD, Railways, Highways, BARC, and ONGC, where civil engineers play pivotal roles in infrastructure projects and management. 
In the private sector, renowned companies like L&T, TCS, DLF, and Eversendai Construction Pvt. Ltd. offer rewarding careers in construction, project management, and consultancy. Additionally, opportunities in research and teaching institutions cater to those inclined towards advancing civil engineering knowledge and nurturing future engineers. After Civil engineering, graduates from HITS are prepared to meet global demands, leveraging their education and practical experience to excel in various facets of infrastructure development and beyond.

Civil Engineering Department Laboratories

Structural Engineering Laboratory

Strength of Materials Laboratory

Construction Materials Laboratory

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Transportation Engineering Lab

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Geotechnical Laboratory

Survey Laboratory

Computer Aided Design Laboratory

Civil Design Centre 
Civil Engineering NPTEL (Swayam) courses are conducted.Workshops and Software training programs are conducted.

Studying Civil Engineering at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) offers unparalleled opportunities for aspiring engineers. Our civil engineering course combines a rigorous academic curriculum with hands-on practical experience, covering essential civil engineering subjects such as Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Transportation Engineering.

At HITS, students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, experienced faculty, and industry-relevant civil engineering course details that prepare them for successful careers. Our emphasis on civil engineering eligibility ensures that students are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in both B.Tech Civil Engineering and beyond. Whether pursuing careers in government sectors like PWD and Railways or private giants such as L&T and TCS, graduates from HITS are well-prepared to make significant contributions to the field of civil engineering globally.