Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Kathmandu Engineering College (KEC), affiliated with Tribhuvan University, offers a comprehensive Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.E. Civil) program. This rigorous program is meticulously designed to cultivate highly skilled and technically competent civil engineers.

The core objective of the B.E. Civil program at KEC is to meet the growing national and global demands for robust infrastructure development. The curriculum encompasses a wide array of fundamental and specialized subjects crucial to the civil engineering discipline. Students gain in-depth knowledge in areas such as structural design, transportation engineering, water resources management, geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, and construction management.

Career Scope

The scope of Civil Engineering is broad in our contemporary developing world. Civil engineers have many roles to play in the various sectors that are needed to cater to the needs of growing populations, deteriorating infrastructure, natural disasters, and constantly updating technologies. A civil engineer’s career is very wide in terms of its horizon. It covers sectors such as planning, management, research, design, consulting, and the construction of all development projects, as well as teaching. There are opportunities to work in government and semi-government sectors, as well as to be self-employed. The choice depends on one’s individual interest.

Resources

The use of a modern teaching-learning method is the pride and beauty of the Department of Civil Engineering at KEC. It believes in the following when it comes to enhancing its academic activities:

• Use of Projector and Multimedia

• Advanced heavy and light labs

• Modern/Digital equipment

• Qualified and experienced academicians

Elective Courses

KEC offers its students a choice of the most relevant subjects in the final year of their study as electives: Elective I, II and III are all topics of their choice. The subjects offered are:

• Solid Waste Management

• Structural Dynamics

• Suspension Bridge

• Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

• Traffic and Transport Modeling

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Rock Slope Engineering

• Finite Element Methods

• Hill Irrigation

• Traffic Engineering and Planning

• Design of R.C.C. Bridge

• Rock Engineering (for hydropower development)

• Urban Planning

• GIS and Remote Sensing

• Construction Safety Management

• Environmental Management System

• Design of earthquake-resistant structure

Civil Engineering Curriculum