1. Career in Civil Engineering…
Informal presentation By
Pravin Kolhe
Friday, April 14, 2017

2. 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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3. Why to become a Civil Engineer?
For money?
For comfort?
For satisfaction
To achieve ‘something’ in life
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4. Pre-requisite? 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…!
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5. Specializations in CE 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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6. Formula for success
Success= (Intelligence) × (Hard work) × (Attitude) × (1+ ‘Smartness’)
Smartness
Planned & Optimistic approach
Time management
Honesty and ethics
Soft skills
Computer/Internet literacy
GK and helping hand
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7. How to top with minimum study ?
How to top with optimum study ?
How to top with minimum study ?
Ur major activities:-
Take ‘smart’ decisions and make sacrifices. It will pay U back.
Remember ‘No Free Lunch’ 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
College
Study
Sleeping
Social Activities
Entertainment
Frustration and depression
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8. Planning:-
People spend their days in study, but achieve very little success, B’coz 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 forever…so try to be in touch with Ur teachers to get Ur doubts cleared.
Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe
Friday, April 14, 2017

9. Organization of syllabus-
Neither Imp nor Urgent
Imp & Urgent
Not Imp, but Urgent
Imp but not Urgent
Concentrate on 1st quadrant ( 50 % time)
2nd quadrant: (20% time)
3rd quadrant: (20% time)
Don’t waste Ur time on 4th quadrant. (10 % time)
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10. 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…!
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.
Have a look on syllabus at the start of semester.
What is purpose of PL:
Fresh study
Revision
Remember…!
No. of hours of self study ≥ 2 * Class hours.
Don’t have a mentality that firstly I will complete theory and then problems. Both should be done simultaneously.
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11. Notes:
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: ½ page/chapter
Zip and unzip procedure.
Keep Ur notes and books with U…forever.
Before going to exam, close all the books and have a look on final notes
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12. Reference Books-
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.
Don’t 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 concept is better than mis-concept.
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13. Revision:- How many revisions?
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 exam
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14. Tips- Exam ke kuch din pehale frustration ho jata hain… Kya kare?
Don’t worry…Its natural…! Remember: A piece of coal perform well under temperature and pressure, known as ‘Diamond’.
U should be strong to handle these tension. CE is very challenging branch.
At the bottom of success ladder, there is only crowd; at upper part there is a competition.
Always remain in upper part.
Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe
Friday, April 14, 2017

15. During Exam:
Before going to exam, don’t 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.
Don’t 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 don’t waste Ur time. Make balance between speed and accuracy.
Between two exams, don’t discuss exam paper of previous exam.
Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe
Friday, April 14, 2017

16. Definitions of degree-
BE/BTech:
I know everything
ME/MTech:
I know something
PhD:
I know NOTHING.
PDF:
I want to learn.
Attitude: I know NOTHING; but I want to LEARN.
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17. Career Options for Civil Engineer
Self employment
Software Jobs
Field Job
Private Sector
Public sector
Government Sector
Research
MTech/PhD
Scientist: ISRO, BARC, DRDO
Management
MBA in IIM
PGDBM in NITIE
Training institute like NICMAR
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18. Career Options: Field Jobs
Private Sector
Building design and construction, Real estate
Infrastructure- Highways, Airports, SEZ
Water Resource- Dams and hydraulic structures
Construction planning and management
Public sector
NTPC, NHPC, IRCON, RITE
SAIL, BHEL
AAI, HAL, NAL
Oil sector ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, GAIL
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19. Career Options: Government Jobs
Civil services
(UPSC)
IAS
IPS
IFS
Other
Central Govt
(UPSC)
IES
CPWD
Railways
Water Resource
Military
State Govt
(MPSC)
MESE
PWD
Jeevan Pradhikaran
Non-Engineering
Engineering
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20. Career Options: Research
Why IITs and IISc
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
IIT B
6 specializations; 50 seats for MTech
IIT D
IIT G
IIT K
IIT Kgp
IIT M
IIT R
IISc B
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21. Career Option: Management
NICMAR CET/GATE
NITIE CAT/GATE
IIM’s CAT
MBA
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22. Line of sight: Broad vision Be inspired from others
Ur ultimate aim
Broad vision
Be inspired from others
Interact with others
Remember: Excellence is a journey; not destination.
When U achieve success, U will face challenge and again U have to achieve success.
Line of sight
Ur initial aim C B A U
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23. 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…!
Don’t underestimate or Overestimate Ur self.
Ur answer will be Ur career
Remember: GOD has created very honorable place for everybody. Your job is just to search it. Unfortunately most people don’t approach in right path.
Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe
Friday, April 14, 2017

24. 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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25. My story
Year
(Re)mark
FE ( )
Ex…!
FE ( )
All Clear
SE ( )
Class Topper
TE ( )
College Topper
BE ( )
University Topper
GATE (2005)
Top 5 % in India
IITK ( )
Second Topper
MPSC Engineering Services ( )
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 Ur’self and one day U will be at TOP.
Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe
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26. A motivating video for Civil Engineers
Do U want to see potential of CE?
Millau Viaduct: World tallest bridge
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27. Wish you all the best. Contact me at pravinkolhe.iitk@gmail.com
This PPT is available at my webpage
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