Milestones of Department

1964

Inception of the Department of Civil Engineering

1969

UNESCO Aid received to develop laboratories

1972

One-year Post Diploma Course in Hydrology

1974

M.E (Transportation Engineering and Management)

1975

Establishment of Engineering Consultancy Centre

1978

First Ph.D. graduation in the Department

1983

IIT – REC network scheme to develop the Transportation Engineering Laboratory (Rs.2.5 Lakhs) and Structural Engineering Laboratory (Rs.5 Lakhs)

1985

Establishment of Water Resource Management Demonstration cum Research Farm

1985

Energy Plantation Project (Ministry of Energy) (Rs.10 Lakhs)

1986

Autonomous status for B.E. Programme

1986

M.E (Structural Engineering) Programme

1987

First DST Sponsored Project “Polymer fibre reinforced concrete” (Rs.5 Lakhs)

1989

Structural Engineering Laboratory building constructed from the from the consultancy earnings

1989

IIT – REC network scheme to develop the Environmental Engineering Laboratory (Rs.5 Lakhs)

1993

M.E (Water Resources Engineering & Management) Programme (Part-Time)

1996

First National Level Students Symposium “ENVIRO – 96” later continued annually as “MOMENTS”

1997

B.Tech. Accredited by NBA with grade A5

1997

SERC – UNDP Sponsored Community based programme Mitigation of Damage to Buildings and Structures due to Cyclones

2001

Recognized as State Technical Agency (STA) for PMGSY works

2006

M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering) programme

2006

New Transportation Engineering laboratory constructed under TEQIP (Rs.22.5 lakhs)

2007-2009

Many faculty members sent abroad for training by TEQIP

2007-2009

Many faculty members of universities abroad invited for a period of one month under TEQIP

2010

First International (Indo-US) Workshop on Forensic Engineering

2012

Approved QIP Centre for Engineering College Teachers

2013

Centre of Excellence in Transportation Engineering (CETransE) by MHRD, Govt. of India (2 Crores)

2014

B.Tech. programme accredited by NBA (Washington Accord)

2014

M.Tech. (Construction Technology and Management) programme (Sponsored by L&T / Build India Scholarship)

2016

M.Tech. (Transportation Engineering and Management) programme accredited by NBA

2019

M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering) programme accredited by NBA

2019

M.Tech. (Structural Engineering) programme accredited by NBA

2020

M.Tech. (Geotechnical Engineering) programme