Presentation for Transportation Engineering, Planning students and freshers on how to get into the field post-Covid19 organised by Sustainancy Consultants Private Limited.

1. Webinar - Orientation Session for
Transportation Engineering,
Planning Students and Freshers
1st July 2020, 10 AM to 12 NOON

2. Introduction to the Session
• How to move from Theory into Practice!
• Introduction to Reference Materials SK
• Important Organisations and Accreditations PCU
• Types of Skills required in the market right now CP
• Introduction to some of the Important Software in the Field and its applications
• Introduction to Types of Career and Specialisation intro Transportation Planning
and Engineering
• Getting into the Job Market post Covid-19
• Talk by our Guest Speakers - Pawan Mulukutla, En. Praveen S and Prof. Dhaval
Barot
• Q&A Session

3. How to move from Theory into Practice!
• Case Study Learning
• Involvement in Real Life Projects
• Off campus Internships
• Choosing the right thesis to integrate the theory and Practice.

4. Introduction to Reference Materials
• Codes relevant to Transportation Planning
➢IRC SP 88(2010) – Road safety Audit
➢IRC 99(2018) – Guidelines for Traffic calming measures
➢IRC 64(1990) – Guidelines for capacity of roads in rural areas
➢IRC 70(1977) – Guidelines on regulation and control of mixed traffic in urban
areas
➢IRC 98(1997) – Guidelines on accommodation of utility services
➢IRC103(2010) – Guidelines for pedestrian facilities

5. Important Organisations andAccreditation
➢NHAI
➢CRRI
➢CIRT
➢DULT
➢IAHE
➢ARAI
➢IRC

6. National Highway Authority of India
➢The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is an autonomous agency of the Government of
India.
➢Set up in 1988 and is responsible for management of a network of over 50,000 km of National
Highways out of 1,15,000 km in India
➢It is a nodal agency of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
➢Its main purpose is development, construction and maintenance of national highways.

7. CSIR-Central Road Research Institute
➢CRRI was established in 1952 as a constituent laboratory of the Council of
scientific and industrial research (CSIR).
➢It is an ISO 9001:2008 registered Institution whose main motive is to
research, develop new guidelines to make roads safer an better
➢It has 7 R and D areas viz. TES, TPE etc.
➢The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user
organizations in India and abroad
➢CRRI offers opportunities to carry out summer internship, dissertation and
project work related to Roads and Transportation to students of various
engineering colleges across india.

8. Central Institute of Road Transport
➢The Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) was established in 1967 on the
joint initiative of the Ministry of Shipping & Transport & the Association of
State Road Transport Undertakings.
➢The Institute undertakes consultancy and research assignments on transport
policy, transportation planning, traffic management, maintenance
management, materials management, human resource management and
management information systems.

9. ➢Karnataka is the only state in India to have an
exclusive Directorate of Urban Land Transport
(DULT).
➢The directorate has been set up in 2007 by the
State Government close on the heels of the National
Urban Transport policy coming into force, to
coordinate planning and implementation of urban
transport matters in the State.
Directorate of Urban Land Transport

10. Indian Institute of Highway Engineers
➢The Institute was registered as a Society in January 1983.
➢The Academy is the Premium National Training Institute for sharing of
knowledge and pooling of experience on the entire range of subjects dealing
with the construction and maintenance of roads; bridges; tunnels and road
transportation including technology, equipment, research, planning, finance,
taxation, organization and all connected policy issues.

11. ➢Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), established in
1966, is the leading automotive R&D organization of the country
set up by the Automotive Industry with the Government of India.
ARAI is an autonomous body affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy
Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India.
Automotive Research Association of India

12. ➢The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) is the Apex
Body of Highway Engineers in the country.
➢The IRC was set up in December, 1934 on
the recommendations of the Indian Road
Development Committee best known as
Jayakar Committee set up by the Govt. of
India with the objective of Road
Development in India.
Indian Roads Congress

13. Types of Skills required in the market right now
Skill2
Skill 1
Good Report writing Skills and
knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint and
Excel, Knowledge of relevant codes and
Standards ( MORTH, Indo HCM, IRC)
Knowledge of statistical
analysis of urban transport
data and Good fundamental
concepts.
Innovation, self discipline, Critical
Thinking and strong Practical Ability &
Project Management
Basic Knowledge of 4 basic software's
related to Traffic Engineering,
Transportation Planning and Highway
Design and should have hands on
experience in AutoCAD 2D
Advanced understanding of
Mathematics and should be able to work
with maps, drawings and survey data
etc.
Proficiency in surveys and
Analysis and capable of
working in a Team.
Skill4
Skill5
Skill3
Skill6

14. Important Software in the Field and its applications
• Opportunities in Consultancies
as a Highway Design Engineer &
Transport Planner,
Transportation Engineer
• Road Safety Engineering
Road Safety Engineering, Bridge
Engineering and Intelligent
Transportation Systems
➢AutoCAD/Civil 3D/MX Roads - Designing, Planning
➢ArcGIS - Planning and Design
➢OTTIS - Trip Generation
➢PTV VISTRO – Traffic Impact Assessment, Network analysis
➢PTV VISUM/CUBE/TransCAD/EMME – Traffic Demand Modelling and
Assignment
➢PTV VISSIM/VISWALK – Meso and Micro Simulation
➢Transoft AutoTURN, ParkCAD, Torus, Nexus – Smart Design Tools

15. AutoCAD Civil 3D

16. ArcGIS

17. OTTIS
VISTRO

18. ParkCAD

19. AutoTURN

20. Nexus Intersections

21. Torus Roundabouts

22. Introduction to Types of Career and Specialisation into Transportation
Planning and Engineering
Different Careers
and Specialisations
in Transportation
Engineering
• R & D Scientist and
Ph.D.in Premier
Institutes, Junior
Research
Fellowships
• Independent Consultancy
Services
Opportunities in semi Government,
Government and Private sectors
Highway Construction
Companies as a
Highway Engineer,
Project Manager roles
Broad Areas of Transportation Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Transportation PlanningHighway Engineering
Opportunities in Consultancies as a
Highway Design Engineer & Transport
Planner, Transportation Engineer
• Road Safety Engineering
Road Safety Engineering, Bridge
Engineering and Intelligent
Transportation Systems

23. Some Fields of Opportunities
• Trip Generation and Analysis.
• Demand Forecasting and Traffic Modelling.
• Development of Site Access Strategy.
• Road and Transit Networks Level of Service Analysis.
• Ingress and Egress Design and Analysis.
• Parking Demand & Supply Evaluation and Analysis.
• Micro and Macro Traffic Simulation.
• Development and analysis of mitigation measures.
• Manual and Automatic traffic count survey.
• Signal Timing Program Design.
• Pedestrian Circulation Assessments
• Construction Vehicles TIS.
• Parking Demand & Supply Evaluation and Analysis.
• Parking Layout & Circulation Design.
• Parking Control System Evaluation / Recommendation.
• Parking Survey.
• Parking Management.