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.
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Why to become a Civil Engineer? For money? For comfort? For satisfaction To achieve
‘something’ in life
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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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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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Formula for successSuccess=
(Intelligence) ×(Hard work) ×(Attitude) ×(1+ ‘Smartness’)
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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
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How to top with optimum study ?
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.
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Organization of syllabus- 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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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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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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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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Revision:- 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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Career Options for Civil Engineer
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Career Options: Government Jobs
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Career in Civil Engineering, by- Pravin Kolhe Tuesday, May 9, 2023Non-Engineering Engineering
Career Options: ResearchWhy 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
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Line of sight: 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.
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C BA
U
Line of sight
Ur initial aim
Ur ultimate aim
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
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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.
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My story 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.
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Year (Re)markFE (1999-2000) Ex…!FE (2000-2001) All ClearSE (2001-2002) Class TopperTE (2002-2003) College TopperBE (2003-2004) University TopperGATE (2005) Top 5 % in IndiaMTech @ IITK (2005-2007)
Second Topper
MPSC Engineering Services (2005-2007)
Topper in Maharashtra [GEN]
A motivating video for Civil Engineers Do U want to
see potential of CE?
Millau Viaduct: World tallest bridge
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Wish you all the best.
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