EMPLOYMENT SCENARIO IN INDIA

CIVIL ENGINEERING
-SUBMITTED BY AAYUSH OJHA CIVIL 01(B1)
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This presentation on EMPLOYMENT SCENARIOCIVIL ENGINEERING has been prepared with the help and earnest guidance of our faculty which infused in me a sense of enthusiasm to find out and dig deeper in the subject. The data presented in the slides has been extracted from NASSCOMs official website. I hope this endeavor would prove helpful and assist all of you in your future studies about the issue.
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Your Degree in Civil Engineering ... What Next?

Available occupations Graduate Engineer Site Engineer Structural Engineer Water Engineer Environmental Engineer

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What skills do you need?

Knowledge and techniques special to civil and structural engineering Logical thinking Problem solving High level of numeracy Computing Communication Presentation Teamwork Project management
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What do they do?

Civil Engineer (Contracting)
Uses professional expertise to ensure that major building projects are constructed according to specifications agreed with client and/or consulting engineers.

Involves primarily with the implementation of the designs and plans on sites, and management of the labor force and materials, according to time and cost constrains.

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What do they do?

Civil Engineer (Consulting) Responsible for planning, managing, designing and supervising the construction of a wide range of projects Provides services and advice to clients on all aspect of civil engineering May well specialise in certain types of projects such as transportation or water supply
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Civil Engineer - Skills & personal qualities required Work as members of a team and liaise with a number of different people including other engineers, sub-contractors, clients, quality surveyors and local authorities Need to keep up-to-date with the latest materials, methods and techniques in design and construction Use computer to calculate dimensions, produce accurate drawings, keep records and help plan the order in which work should be carried out Need the ability to cope with and solve any problems or difficulties that my arise on-site
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Employment Situation
(Civil & Structural Engineering)
2004 13% 81% 6% 2006 11% 81.5% 7.5% 2008 26% 71% 3% 2010 2012

Employment Situation Unemployed

20% 15.2% 74% 76.8% 6% 8%

Full-time employed

Further Studies

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CONCLUSION
Hence we can conclude that civil engineering, being a core branch has not lost its importance in present context. Rather we have seen a boom for civil engineers due to the rapid investment in infrastructure. Also by the approval given to FDI in retail, well see a lot of investment for creating infrastructure and hence creating more jobs.
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