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About the Department

The department of Civil Engineering was started in the year 2008. It offers under graduate course in Civil Engineering with an intake of 60 students. Our main goal is to be the Centre of Excellence for the development and dissemination of knowledge in Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management, Water Resources and Management, Transportation, Environmental Engineering, Urban Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Remote sensing, GIS and its applications.

The Department has good infrastructure and it is well equipped with state-of-the art laboratory facilities necessary for imparting high quality of education and is structured to meet our present day needs of the Civil Engineering. Students from our department have always proved to be meritorious. The department has well experienced, qualified and diversified team of faculty members who are regularly presenting papers in and national and international conferences and publishing their technical papers in reputed peer reviewed journals.

Our faculty members are life members of various professional bodies such as Indian Concrete Institute (ICI), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), International Society for Research and Development (ISRD), International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Indian Academicians and Researchers Association (IARA) etc.,. for the necessary networking and knowledge upskilling.

The department actively promotes curriculum development activity by updating existing courses, developing new courses and preparing resource material for teaching and learning process. The department is also very active in conducting conferences, workshops, seminars and visit to industries and construction sites. Visits are arranged regularly to impart technical inputs to the students more effectively through experiential learning. Wi-Fi enabled internet facilities are available in the department. Students are motivated to undergo mini projects to improve their practical knowledge and are encouraged to undergo internship to improve their practical exposure. Soft skill training programs are offered to enhance their communication, aptitude and interpersonal skills.

The Department of Civil Engineering has signed MoU with reputed construction companies to help the students in training and to upgrade their technical skills through practical exposure.

Our Vision

To produce technically knowledgeable and socially responsible Civil Engineers by inculcating value based technical education.

Our Mission

Imparting strong technical knowledge through qualified faculty.
Enriching the exposure of the students in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, and research by industry – institute interaction.
Enabling the students to become professionally and socially responsible engineers.

Regulations

R2023

Courses Offered

B.E. Civil Engineering

Lab Facilities

Strength of Materials Laboratory

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

Construction Materials Laboratory

Concrete and Highway Laboratory

Soil Mechanics Laboratory

Survey Laboratory

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Computer Aided Design and Drafting Laboratory

Programme Educational Objectives

PEO1
Graduates will formulate and solve problems in various domains of Civil Engineering by exhibiting their technical skills.
PEO2
Graduates will communicate effectively and work in multidisciplinary engineering projects following the ethics in their profession.
PEO3
Graduates will become entrepreneurs or successfully pursue higher education for their professional development.

HOD Profile

Dr. R. Lakshmi

Professor & Head

Dr. R. Lakshmi received her B.E. Degree in Civil Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli and M.E Degree in Structural Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai. She obtained her PhD Degree from Anna University Chennai and the topic of her research is Electronic Waste Management through Construction Practices. She has 26 years of Teaching and industry experience. Her research interest includes Self healing concrete, Geopolymer Composites, Conservation of water resources, Plastic waste management, E-waste management, and Structural Health Monitoring etc. She has Published Sixty four technical papers both in International journals and Conferences. She has handled various consultancy works on Structural Design, Concrete Mix Design, Soil testing and Total Station Surveying etc.

Recipient of Co ordinator for the Best Infrastructure Award offered by ICI Madurai Centre and Ultra Tech Cement Limited in the year 2021. She has received Outstanding Women Researcher Award offered by Venus International Research Foundation and World Water Day Award offered by IEI Madurai Centre during the year 2022. She is having consistent interaction with professional bodies like Association of Consulting Civil Engineers, IEI, ICI and NAWAD Tech Mission. She acted as Member of Board of studies in Civil Engineering, Anna University Chennai and other active responsibilities are GC member in the Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (I), Madurai Centre and Executive Member of NAWAD Tech Mission, Madurai.

Faculty

The Department of Civil Engineering at KCE has distinguished faculty from premier institutions with specialization across core civil engineering domains. They combine deep industry insights, research and innovative teaching to mentor students into skilled professionals ready for impactful civil engineering careers.

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