CIVIL ENGG.

Career in Civil Engineering…
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Informal presentation
By
P.B. SHAH

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Career in Civil Engineering, by- P.B.SHAH Wednesday, August 22, 2012

What is Civil Engineering?
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 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- P.B.SHAH Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Why to become a Civil Engineer?
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 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: ‘Cha la ta ha in… na hi
c ha le g a … !’
 Management skills and teamwork
 Courage to face challenges.
 Good health: Physical
capabilities
 Extraordinary Brilliant: NOT
necessary…!

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…!


Formula for success
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Success=
(Intelligence) ×
(Hard work) ×
(Attitude) ×
(1+
‘Smartness’)

How to top with minimum study ?
optimum study ?
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 Ur major activities:-
 Take ‘smart’ decisions and make
sacrifices. It will pay U back.
 Remember ‘N Fre e Lunc h’
o
Theorem.
 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 Is Crime

Planning:-
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 People spend their days in  Remember:
study, but achieve very little  People generally
success, B’coz they are not overestimate themselves.
planning. Initially you may fail, but
 U must consider Ur abilities after some time, planning
and limitations while planning. will become Ur habit.
 Revision must be a part of  It is better to be a ‘fool’ for
planning. some time, instead of
 Long term: Prepare plan for the remaining fool forever…so
whole semester for complete try to be in touch with Ur
syllabus. teachers to get Ur doubts
 Short term: Plan for a week and cleared.
for each topic.

Organization of syllabus-
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 Concentrate on 1st
quadrant ( 50 % time)
 2nd quadrant: (20% time)
 3rd quadrant: (20% time)
 Don’t waste Ur time on
4th quadrant. (10 %
time)


When and What to study?
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 When U feel fresh &  Have a look on syllabus at the
energetic (morning): Start start of semester.
with theory and new topics  What is purpose of PL:
 When Ur tired, (evening):  Fresh study
Problems and revision.  Revision

 Remember…!  Remember…!
 It is not necessary and  No. of hours of self study ≥ 2 *
possible also… to command Class hours.
whole syllabus. Keep watch  Don’t have a mentality that firstly
on previous years question I will complete theory and then
papers, and choose the topics problems. Both should be done
of Ur interest. simultaneously.


Notes:
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 Use Ur own notes.  Before
 Make a habit to take notes in
class. going to
 1st Revision notes: 10 exam, close
pages/chapter all the
 2nd revision notes: 3 books and
pages/chapter
 3rd revision notes: ½ page/chapter have a look
 Zip and unzip procedure. on final
 Keep Ur notes and books with
Career in Civil Engineering, by- P.B.SHAH notes
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Reference Books-
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 Selection of books should be  Write what U understand/not
done with proper care , since understand on that book.
Ur success heavily depends  It will help U in next revision.
on it.  Don’t write on Library books.
 Market is flooded with books. Instead, first make a Xerox
So follow only those books in copy.
which you are comfortable in  It is better to solve/read a
understanding the
fundamentals book twice rather than two
books once.
 Use Ur own books.  Clarify Ur doubts from Ur
 Never take a book without teachers/friends. Help others.
pen/pencil in other hand.  Remember, Having no
Career in Civil Engineering, by- P.B.SHAH Wednesday, than mis-
concept is better August 22, 2012

Revision:-
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 Close Ur eyes and try to  How many revisions?
recollect whatever U had
studied.
 First Revision:
Immediately after class.
 Do this very systematically,
step-by-step and gradually. (5 min.)
 Second revision: Just
 When you stuck, open Ur
notes and look. before start of the class
 NEVER try to remember a (5 min)
particular numerical  Third revision: After a
problem. week.
 Last revision: Before
exam

Tips-
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 Exam ke kuch din pehale
frustration ho jata hain…
Kya kare?  At the bottom of success
 Don’t worry…Its natural…! ladder, there is only crowd;
Remember: A piece of coal at upper part there is a
perform well under competition.
temperature and pressure,  Always remain in upper
known as ‘Diamond’.
part.
 U should be strong to handle
these tension. CE is very
challenging branch.


During Exam:
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 Before going to exam, don’t  Don’t loose Ur confidence
talk with negative minded even if U have NOT
persons. performed well in one exam.
 You must be mentally tough. Remember, if paper is tough,
Be bold & confident. U must it is tough for everybody.
concentrate on Ur task  If possible, use two coloured
irrespective of what is going pen- Blue and Black. But
around. don’t waste Ur time. Make
 Start with easy question, that balance between speed and
will give U confidence. accuracy.
 At the end of each question,
 Between two exams, don’t
write summary. discuss exam paper of
previous exam.

Definitions of degree-
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 BE/BTech:  Attitude: I know
I know everything
NOTHING; but I
 ME/MTech:
I know something
want to LEARN.
 PhD:
I know NOTHING.
 PDF:
I want to learn.

Career Options for Civil Engineer
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Career Options: Field Jobs
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Career Options: Government
Jobs
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Non-Engineering Engineering

Career Options: Research
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W IITs and IISc
hy
 Total seats in IIT’s 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.
* to be revised as Rs. 8,000 pm


Career Option: Management
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Line of sight:
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Ur ultimate aim
 Broad vision
 Be inspired from others
 Interact with others Line of sight
 Remember: Excellence
is a journey; not Ur initial aim
destination.
 When U achieve C B
success, U will face A
U
challenge and again U
have to achieve
success. Career in Civil Engineering, by- P.B.SHAH Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Confused..? Which field I should
join?
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 Just ask one question to
Ur mind-
 What U want to be
after 10 years from
now?
 Consider Ur capabilities
and limitations…!
 Don’t underestimate or
Overestimate Ur self.
 Ur answer will be Ur
career


How to overcome failure
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 'Alife s p e nt m a king m is ta ke s is no t o nly m o re ho no ra ble
but m o re us e ful tha n a life s p e nt in d o ing no thing ‘

-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.

My story
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Year (Re)mark  It is possible only because of
positive attitude and self
BE (1996-1999) B.E.
confidence.
M.E. (2000-2001) FIRST CLASS WITH
DIST.
 Excellence is a journey; not
destination.
M.B.A (2005-2006) FIRST CLASS WITH
DIST.
 There are thousands way to
achieve Ur goal; but U have to
PROFESSOR SIR B.P.T.I., choose optimum way.
(2011----) BHAVNAGAR  Remember: Everything is
possible in life. U should have
courage to do things.
 Believe Ur’self and one day U will
be at TOP.


A motivating video for Civil
Engineers
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 Do U want to
see potential of
CE?
 Millau Viaduct:
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