The Department of Civil Engineering at BIT Off-Campus (Patna) was formally established in 2007 with a vision to create an impact on society through technology-based training, innovation, and service. Civil Engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.
Presently, the department offers 4-years B.Tech. (CBCS) programme with an average intake of 60 per year. The B.Tech. programme in Civil Engineering envisages providing students with a good understanding of civil engineering solutions in a global, societal and environmental context and consistent with the principles of sustainable development. Students are given very good exposure to modern tools such as Engineering Graphics, AutoCAD, StaadPro, MATLAB, GIS, etc. It embraces architectural planning, structural and pavement design, construction and infrastructure management, Geotechnical, Environmental, Water Resources, and Hydraulic engineering. The course also gives importance to research-based projects and prepares students for further research, in addition to making them ready to satisfy the current needs of the industry.
Vision
To develop quality intellectuals through education, research and motivation, so that they can bring a positive contribution to society, in areas of Civil Engineering.
Mission
Departmental Facilities
The department besides having well-qualified faculty has enriched its laboratories keeping in mind the contemporary developments. The laboratories are well equipped with modern and sophisticated instruments to cater to the academic and research requirements of UG students and to take up the new challenges in research. The faculty also renders technical services on engineering problems to various agencies/industries in the form of consultancy projects. The department has state-of-the-art laboratories in the following specializations:
Departmental Activities
The department organizes various short-term training programmes for its students besides several seminars/conferences and awareness programmes on the themes of emerging fields. Students undergo summer industrial training programs in reputed organizations and learn professionalism with a strong grasp of fundamentals and the aptitude to perform. The true field experiences of survey camps are also organized for various subjects by the department. Apart from this, the department arranges industrial trips to give adequate exposure to the students. The department is actively involved in consultancy services in the area of Material Testing and Design.
The Department also encourages its students to engage in extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, essential for the development, nurturing of team spirit, and development of organizational skills. An energetic and dynamic technical society managed by the students of the civil engineering department known as “Civil Engineering Society” is in existence since 2014. Various technical and non-technical programmes, guest lectures/invited talks by eminent professors, and technical resource persons are conducted by the society regularly. It provides a platform for healthy discussion among the students and faculty members. The society is having at present nearly 90 members including many alumni. Also, this society conducts a separate fest for the Civil Engineering Students, known as, EDIFICE.
A quarterly magazine named ‘Svadhayaya’ is also published by the students to bring out the hidden literary talents in the students and also to inculcate leadership skills among them. The students can share their knowledge and ideas through this medium.
Research and Development
The faculty in Civil Engineering comes with academic training from various reputed institutes. The diverse background of the faculty helps to bring in different perspectives to teaching and research to the students in Civil Engineering. The research activities in Civil Engineering broadly fall under the following specializations:
Contact
Dr. Anish
In-Charge (Civil Engineering)
Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Patna Campus
Patna - 800 014, Bihar
Phone: +91 9334620220
Email: inchargece.patna@bitmesra.ac.in