Top 10 Reasons to Consider a Career in Civil Engineering

A career in civil engineering is highly rewarding. Civil engineers are revered everywhere, and you can say that the civil engineers are the basic building block of society because they are the ones who develop buildings, roadways, railways, airports, infrastructures, and water sewerage systems for us. A civil engineer is very good with problem-solving and analytical skills and hence, they are welcome with open hearts to any industry. Also, the salary or pay of civil engineers is also good enough from the initial stages. You can even consider joining PSUs (Public Service Undertakings) after pursuing a degree in civil engineering; PSUs offer nice incentives and higher package than any other organization. They also have bonuses to offer for their employees which are generally given on a yearly basis.

If you like to travel and visit new places or countries you can consider a career in civil engineering because as per the requirement, a civil engineer has to travel a lot at times which can be fun. Also, a civil engineer is very good at mathematics and physics and they apply the principles of engineering and mathematics to solve complex problems pertaining to buildings and infrastructures. A civil engineer builds stuff so that the life of a common man can become easier. Apart from infrastructures and buildings, they are also responsible for building dams and bridges. A civil engineer has to be perfect when it comes to executing plans because numerous lives depend on the work of a civil engineer and there is no scope of margin in this domain.

Top 10 Benefits of Having a Degree in Civil Engineering

Benefits are many when you think about starting a career in civil engineering. If you like to travel, solve complex problems, build aesthetical infrastructures, and do something good for the community then civil engineering is just perfect for you. You can go for higher studies in civil engineering and there are myriads of options to choose from. You can go for MS in structural engineering, M. Tech in geotechnical engineering or M.E. in urban engineering; the choice is yours. If you have something original, you can even apply for Ph.D. and submit your dissertation to become a beacon of light for society.

Talking about all these, let us see the top 10 benefits of having a degree in civil engineering

1. Know the monuments: A civil engineer works very closely with a city’s monuments and other historical buildings. They are given the responsibility to take care of and maintain the integrity of such buildings of great value. So, if you are keen about exploring what happened in the 17^th century, civil engineering and you are made for each other.
2. Plan & execute: If you’re always fascinated about planning and executing processes, civil engineering is definitely the right choice for you. A civil engineer is rigorously involved in planning, designing, and building infrastructures and buildings for an organization or a community. For these reasons, civil engineering is one of the most revered jobs in the market.
3. Love mathematics: If you’re an avid fan aficionado of mathematics, civil engineering will suit you a lot. In a lifetime, a civil engineer has to solve math problems that are related to structures and buildings. They have to come up with optimized solutions, like – how the cost of a building be reduced, how to quickly complete building an infrastructure, how many laborers will be involved in this project and loads more.
4. Trying new things: Generally, a civil engineer’s work profile is not limited to a single niche or domain. They can be employed on different projects, such as – roadways, railways, airways, urban sector, geotechnical sector, and even PSUs. If you want to try new things in life, choose civil engineering.
5. Create a better world: If you like to make this world a better place for everyone then civil engineering is best suited for you. Civil engineers are the ones responsible for coming up for the ideas of building roadways, water sewerage systems, infrastructures, railways, dams, bridges, and more. A civil engineer builds all these so that a citizen or a society as a whole can live their lives peacefully.
6. Want to secure communities: A civil engineer’s role is also to protect the community or society by building high-quality things that last a lifetime. It falls within the duties of a civil engineer to safeguard society by becoming the vanguard of great ideas, projects, and processes. A civil engineer works closely with a construction site manager to achieve these goals.
7. Good salary: As mentioned earlier in this blog, a civil engineer enjoys good pay. There are some domains in engineering where a fresher doesn’t earn as good as an experienced professional. But here, even a fresher can start getting a pay of Rs. 30,000 per month which is not that bad seeing the industry standards.
8. Travel places: If you are fond of traveling civil engineering is perfect for you. It is included in their job description that they have to travel depending upon the requirements of a client. They get the opportunity to travel abroad and sometimes they have to travel within a state or a city to explore everything that is needed to come up with the idea for creating a building or an infrastructure.
9. Be a team player: You can become a very good team player if you are considering a career in civil engineering. You have to work very closely with the site managers, builders, and laborers so that your plan of action comes to fruition. You can be a team player and guide others via your expertise to achieve your goals which can be making a building, roadways, railways, and etc.
10. Recession-proof jobs: The job profiles in civil engineering are recession-proof in nature. Why? It is because the demand for building great things will never come to cease. On the contrary, with an increasing population, the demand for good civil engineers has come to an uprise. You can always change your domain or sector of employment as per your interest.

Remember, civil engineering is without limitations!

So, these are the reasons why you should have a degree in civil engineering. Civil engineering is the second oldest domain in the engineering realm and every day, tens of thousands of students and aspirants are trying to enroll themselves in this branch so that they can have a secure future. The demand for civil engineering has always seen a boost and never a downfall and with the upcoming and ongoing trends, the demand is going to increase even more. The gamut of civil engineering is limitless, and a good civil engineer can get employment in any sector they like, which is not possible in every stream of engineering.

Why Study Civil Engineering at Rungta Group of Institutions

Rungta Group of Institutions has an amazing placement record and to make this possible we maintain a harmonious rapport with every MNC. Also, we have a dedicated Training and Placement Cell that helps a student with resume writing, CV building, and group discussions. We have one of the best placement related activities and record in the entire Central India.

Rungta Group of Institutions is accredited with NBA (National Board of Accreditation) and NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). As one of the top engineering college, we pay equal attention and importance to training classes and to achieve this we have exclusive certification facilities that help our students make their dream come true.

Furthermore, Rungta Group of Institutions has a Research and Development Center of their own and it is – Rungta Research and Development Foundation. Rungta Group of Institutions is among those few colleges that have its own Research and Development Center; it is known as Rungta Research and Development Foundation (RRDF). Here, the smartest minds and students collaborate to achieve avant-garde results in any domain. Some of the major research projects include Environment Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering and Management, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, and Earth System Science and Engineering.

Any latest technology, technical innovation or a platform comes first at Rungta College. This helps a student to get every ready for all modern world challenges and requirements. Our laboratories are also well-equipped with all the latest instruments as this is a must because only theoretical knowledge won’t suffice the market needs.

*The salary/remuneration packages mentioned in this article has been extracted from historic datas, of the type of packages generally been offered to the students.