Roadmap of PhD Civil Engineering

A student enrolled in Ph.D. (Civil engineering) has to complete 06 courses in consultation with his supervisor and program coordinator. A semester-wise breakdown for completion of PhD degree in 03 years is given below. A PhD candidate will be allowed to register in maximum three courses in one semester.

Courses for PhD Civil Engineering

A PhD scholar will have to choose six courses from the following courses after consultation with his thesis supervisor and approval of HOD. If considered necessary by the thesis supervisor and approved by the dean, a PhD candidate might complete not more than 02 courses from another department of the Faculty of Engineering or another faculty of the UCP

• Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Category Cr. Hrs.
• 1CE7103Structural Fire Engineering3
• 2CE 7113Nano Secrets in Concrete3
• 3CE 7123Advanced Concrete Technology-II3
• 4CE 8103Performance Based Seismic Design3
• 5CE 8113Non-linear Structural Analysis3
• 6CE 8123Earthquake Seismology & earthquake Hazard3
• 7CE 7203Geotechnical Site investigation3
• 8CE7213Mechanical Properties of soils3
• 9CE 7223DAM & Rock Engineering3
• 10CE8203Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering3
• 11CE 8213Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Pract3
• 12CE 8223Soil Strength and Slope Stability3
• 13CE 7303Hydrological System Modeling3
• 14CE 7313Urban Hydrology3
• 15CE 7323Hydrodynamics3
• 16CE 8303Computational Hydraulics3
• 17CE 8313Computational Fluid Dynamics3
• 18CE 8323Advanced Fluid Mechanics3
• 19CE 7403An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems3
• 20CE 7413Urban Transportation Planning3
• 21CE 7423Logistics Systems3
• 22CE 8403Airport Planning and Design3
• 23CE 8413Public Transportation Systems3

To apply for PhD Civil Engineering, a candidate must have at least 3.00/4.00 CGPA in MS or equivalent degree in Civil Engineering. All applicants are required to pass UCP Admission Test and Interview.

A PhD Scholar Shall Be Required To Successfully Complete The Following Requirements:

• 18 Cr. Hrs. Course Work;
• 30 Cr. Hrs. Research Work;
• Comprehensive Examination;
• Research Work Synopsis;
• Dissertation Foreign Reviews;
• Publication Of At Least One Research Paper As First Author During His/Her Doctoral Studies In an HEC Approved W Category(Or As Per UCP Guidelines As Communicated Time To Time In Accordance With HEC Requirements) Research Journal for The Award Of Degree, And
• Dissertation Defense

A student has to fulfill the residency requirement of at least 02 years at the university. The timeline of various milestones is defined in the table given below.

Jobs directly related to PhD Civil Engineering degree include:

• Teaching Jobs
• Research Jobs
• Post-Doctorate
• Consulting civil engineer
• Contracting civil engineer
• Client civil engineer
• Structural engineer
• Water engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer

Scope of the Program

During this time of science and technology, research and development requires highly qualified and trained engineers specially in the field of Structural, Geotechnical and Water Resource Engineering. It is of paramount importance to gain professional expertise in the field with special focus on emerging problems of the Construction Industry. The formulations of theories and proposing new and innovative ideas and solutions with highest level of accuracy, originality and quality would be the hallmark of the scholars of this program