Career in Civil Engineering

Informal presentation
By

Pravin Kolhe
Thursday, March 06, 2014

What is Civil Engineering?

Civil Engineering is broad field of engineering, which deals with the planning, construction and maintenance of structures or public works as they are related earth, water or in space. Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe

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Why to become a Civil Engineer?

For money? For comfort? For satisfaction To achieve something in life

Pre-requisite?
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Strong common sense Positive attitude Vision Honesty and dedication Ethics: Chalata hain nahi
chalega!

Management skills and teamwork Courage to face challenges. Good health: Physical capabilities Extraordinary Brilliant: NOT necessary! Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe

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Specializations in CE
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Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Water Resource/Hydraulics/Irrigation Engineering Remote Sensing/Geo-informatics/Surveying Environmental Engineering Earthquake Engineering Geology/Geoscience Engineering Project Management/Construction Management Maintenance Engineering And so on!
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Formula for success

Success= (Intelligence) (Hard work) (Attitude) (1+ Smartness)

Planned & Optimistic approach Time management Honesty and ethics Smartness Soft skills Computer/Internet literacy GK and helping hand

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How to top with minimum optimum study study ? ?

Ur major activities:

Take smart decisions and make sacrifices. It will pay U back. Remember No Free Lunch Theorem.

Frustration and depression College

Stair method:

Always set a small goal Get it done This will give U lot of confidence. Then set next higher goal Never jump directly! Remember: Low Aim IsEngineering, Crime by- Pravin Kolhe Career in Civil

Entertainment

Study

Social Activities

Sleeping

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Planning:8

People spend their days in study, but achieve very little success, Bcoz they are not planning. U must consider Ur abilities and limitations while planning. Revision must be a part of planning.
Long term: Prepare plan for the whole semester for complete syllabus. Short term: Plan for a week and for each topic.

Remember:

People generally overestimate themselves. Initially you may fail, but after some time, planning will become Ur habit. It is better to be a fool for some time, instead of remaining fool foreverso try to be in touch with Ur teachers to get Ur doubts cleared.
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Organization of syllabus9

Concentrate on 1st quadrant ( 50 % time) 2nd quadrant: (20% time) 3rd quadrant: (20% time) Dont waste Ur time on 4th quadrant. (10 % time)
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When and What to study?

When U feel fresh & energetic (morning): Start with theory and new topics When Ur tired, (evening): Problems and revision. Remember!

Have a look on syllabus at the start of semester. What is purpose of PL: Fresh study Revision Remember!

It is not necessary and possible also to command whole syllabus. Keep watch on previous years question papers, and choose the topics of Ur interest.

No. of hours of self study 2 * Class hours. Dont have a mentality that firstly I will complete theory and then problems. Both should be done simultaneously.
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Notes:
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Use Ur own notes. Make a habit to take notes in class. 1st Revision notes: 10 pages/chapter 2nd revision notes: 3 pages/chapter 3rd revision notes: page/chapter Zip and unzip Career procedure. in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe

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Reference Books12

Selection of books should be done with proper care , since Ur success heavily depends on it. Market is flooded with books. So follow only those books in which you are comfortable in understanding the fundamentals Use Ur own books. Never take a book without pen/pencil in other hand.

Write what U understand/not understand on that book. It will help U in next revision. Dont write on Library books. Instead, first make a Xerox copy. It is better to solve/read a book twice rather than two books once. Clarify Ur doubts from Ur teachers/friends. Help others. Remember, Having no Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe Thursday, March 06, 2014 concept is better than mis

Revision:13

Close Ur eyes and try to recollect whatever U had studied. Do this very systematically, step-by-step and gradually. When you stuck, open Ur notes and look. NEVER try to remember a particular numerical problem.

How many revisions?

First Revision: Immediately after class. (5 min.) Second revision: Just before start of the class (5 min) Third revision: After a week. Last revision: Before Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe Thursday, March 06, 2014 exam

Tips14

Exam ke kuch din pehale frustration ho jata hain Kya kare?

At the bottom of success ladder, there is only crowd; at upper part there is a competition. Always remain in upper part.

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During Exam:
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Before going to exam, dont talk with negative minded persons. You must be mentally tough. Be bold & confident. U must concentrate on Ur task irrespective of what is going around. Start with easy question, that will give U confidence. At the end of each question, write summary.

Dont loose Ur confidence even if U have NOT performed well in one exam. Remember, if paper is tough, it is tough for everybody. If possible, use two coloured pen- Blue and Black. But dont waste Ur time. Make balance between speed and accuracy. Between two exams, dont discuss exam paper of previous exam.
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Definitions of degree16

BE/BTech: Attitude: I know I know everything NOTHING; but I ME/MTech: want to LEARN. I know something PhD: I know NOTHING. PDF: I want to learn.
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Career Options for Civil Engineer

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Career Options: Field Jobs

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Career Options: Government Jobs

Non-Engineering

Engineering
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Career Options: Research

6 specializations; 50 seats for MTech

Why IITs and IISc

IIT D

6 specializations; 50 seats for MTech

IIT G

IIT K

IIT Kgp

IIT M

6 specializations; 50 seats for MTech

Total seats in IITs and IISc = Admission procedure: GATE Score+Written Test+Interview Min GATE Score: 95 percentile Avg. package: 5 lacks pa Max. package: 45 lacks pa Stipend: Rs 5,000 pm* + Facilities World class environment Research jobs: ISRO, BARC, DRDO etc.

IIT R

* to be revised as Rs. 8,000 pm

IISc B

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Career Option: Management

NICMAR CET/GATE

NITIE CAT/GATE

IIMs CAT

MBA

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Line of sight:
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Broad vision Be inspired from others Interact with others Remember: Excellence is a journey; not destination. C When U achieve success, U will face challenge and again U have to achieve success. Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe

Ur ultimate aim

Line of sight Ur initial aim B A U

Confused..? Which field I should join?

Just ask one question to Ur mind What U want to be after 10 years from now? Consider Ur capabilities and limitations! Dont underestimate or Overestimate Ur self. Ur answer will be Ur career
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How to overcome failure

'A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing -George Bernard Shaw

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Remember: Failure is first step of success.
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My story
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Year FE (1999-2000)

(Re)mark Ex!

FE (2000-2001)
SE (2001-2002)

All Clear
Class Topper

TE (2002-2003)
BE (2003-2004)

College Topper
University Topper

GATE (2005)
MTech @ IITK (20052007) MPSC Engineering Services (2005-2007)

Top 5 % in India
Second Topper Topper in Maharashtra [GEN]

It is possible only because of positive attitude and self confidence. Excellence is a journey; not destination. There are thousands way to achieve Ur goal; but U have to choose optimum way. Remember: Everything is possible in life. U should have courage to do things. Believe Urself and one day U will be at TOP.
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A motivating video for Civil Engineers

Do U want to see potential of CE? Millau Viaduct: World tallest bridge

T H A N K U

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Wish you all the best.