Academics
B.Tech (Civil Engineering)
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Dr. Sayali Sandbhor -
M. Tech. Construction and Management (COEP), Ph.D. (SIU), Head, Civil Engineering Department, Aff. M .ASCE, MIE, M-IBC Faculty Advisor- SIT's ASCE Student chapter
Overview
Department of Civil Engineering was established in the year 2009, with a vision to establish it as center of excellence in the field of Civil Engineering. Education here prepares students for an exciting career in industry, Governmental jobs, and universities. They also are given platform to form startup companies. The department has well equipped laboratories and our faculty is dedicated to excellence in teaching. It has a fine blend of well experienced faculty and young & dynamic faculty. The Students get an opportunity to work on real life projects to groom them for professional life. There is plenty of opportunity to interact with faculty and to receive individual attention. Students are also engaged in Internship of six months in their sixth semester because of which they become industry ready.
The department is engaged intensively Water and Wastewater treatment research. Waste reuse is also another area in which few researchers are working. Department has a funding of 5 million Euros under Horizon 2020.
Honours Programs
Along with the core degree, the Department of Civil Engineering also offers the following additional Honours in line with the industry's latest trends.
Minor Specialisation
Highlights of the department
Department Laboratories
| Laboratory | Details |
| Concrete Technology Lab | Caters to ASCE and other projects and research in addition to regular teaching learning, provides professional consultancy to Industry- One students’ patent published in 2021, Concrete Canoe Competition all India Rank 2 |
| Transportation Engineering Lab | Caters to students’ projects and research in addition to regular teaching learning, provides professional consultancy to Industry (NHAI Safety Audit consultancy completed 2013- 2022) |
| Geotechnical Engineering Lab | Caters to students’ projects and research in addition to regular teaching learning, provides professional consultancy (Earthen dam related soil testing work completed in the past) |
| Environmental Engineering Lab | Caters to students’ projects and research in addition to regular teaching learning, provides professional consultancy (European Union Horizon 2020 funded ongoing project research) |
| Engineering Mechanics Lab | Caters to first year students’ teaching learning and creative tinkering for understanding critical concepts of mechanics with easy to learn models. |
| Computer Lab | Caters to all software related needs of various courses, More than 50 Bentley Software sponsored by Bentley Education Pvt Ltd available for students and faculty for free. |
| Surveying Lab | Caters to students’ projects and research in addition to regular teaching learning, provides professional consultancy. Advanced tools and equipment available. |
| Sponsored Field Lab | Demonstration of Anaerobic systems and constructed wetlands at SUHRC Campus for wastewater treatment and reuse for agricultural purposes under EU India Consortium funding worth 5 million Euros |
| Sponsored Field Lab | On site chlorine generation and water disinfection system of 300 cubic m per day capacity in operation providing disinfected drinking water to 5000 + residents of Lavale Village under EU India Consortium funding worth 5 million Euros |
Intake:
B Tech Civil Engineering Program : 60
Lateral Entry: 6
Departmental Brochure
Programme / Course Structure
- Syllabus Structure(Batch: 2023-2027)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2022-2026)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2021-2025)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2020-2024)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2019-2023)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2018-2022)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2017-2021)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2016-2020)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2015-2019)
- Syllabus structure(Batch: 2014-2018)
Syllabus Structure(Batch: 2022-2026)
Internationalization at Civil Engineering Department, SIT
MoU with International university, Loughborough University UK , this marks a beginning for university wide research collaborations, teaching Learning cooperation association with School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Expert talk of Dr. Kirti Ruikar Senior Lecturer AEDM Program with Research discussion.
International guest talk with Dr. Johannes Heeb and Prof. Sunil Garg
Dr. Amit Shrivastava Director (India) Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture (CAMEA) the University of Adelaide, Australia
Mr. Suryaditya Naiknimbalkar is working as an intern at HSS Engineering sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malasiya.
Loughborough University, UK visited Civil Engineering Department, SIT
On 1st November 2022, Department of Civil Engineering hosted Institute and Department visit for the delegation from Loughborough University, UK. Following delegates from Loughborough University were present.
- Prof. Nick Jennings - Vice-Chancellor and President of Loughborough University
- Martyn Edwards – Director of Marketing and Advancement
- Dr Kirti Ruikar – University Special Envoy (India), School of Architecture Building and Civil Engineering (ABCE)
- Prof Bala (Vaidhy) Vaidhyanathan - University Special Envoy (India), Department of Materials
- Tanika Dhiri – Graduate Management Trainee
- Sanjana Mannadiar – International Officer for South Asia
With Civil department's existing collaborative ties with School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, the visit was helpful in drafting way forward!
During the visit, the team was briefed about on going funded project under EU India Horizon 2020 along with Commonwealth scholarship of PhD scholar visiting Loughborough for one year.
John F Dtusa, Dean School of Science, IUPUI interacted with Civil Faculty
He discussed about possible collaboration of civil department SIT and IUPUI
International guest from CEWAS organization visited to PAVITR project site
Dr. Johanees Heeb, SEECON International, Switzerland visited Civil Engineering Department, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune. He also had a student interaction on “Entrepreneurship and Capacity Development” and also visited PAVITR project site situated at Lavale village.
Industry Connect: Civil Department, SIT
Latest MoU with Industry, 2023
- Infraking Pvt Ltd- Signed in November 2022
- Pune Construction Research Engineering Foundation (PCERF)- Signed in April 2023
Faculty Development Program on “Digital Twins Transforming the Infrastructure Industry” was Jointly organised by Department of Civil Engineering, SIT, STLRC and Bentley Education, Bentley Systems from 20th to 23rd March 2023.
Technical Guest Talks at Civil Department, SIT
Students Visited CONSTRO- International Expo. Which is one of the India’s largest Construction epos., 2023.
42 students of Civil Department Batch 2019-23 are undergoing their Internship program for 6 months at various Industries. Happy to disclose that more than 25 students are working as paid interns and have received pre-placement offers.
Mr. Ashirwad is currently working as an intern in BULLET TRAIN Project Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway.
Hands-on workshop on Application of Ferrocement Technology in association with ferrocement Society of India.
ExploreIT and Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative at APCCI office at Mittal Court
Had a pointers based meeting with ExploreIT and Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative at APCCI office at Mittal Court. Had face to face discussion with CEO of APCCI Mr. Krishnan Komandur on Collaborative B.Tech project on live societal issue of waste. Soon students can work with Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative Projects. Service learning calendar with many exciting opportunities for students of Civil Engineering chalked out for next semester.
Visit to Precast India Pvt Ltd
B.Tech students along with faculty and staff from civil engineering department visited Precast India Pvt Ltd on 11th November 2022. The company manufactures RCC and Pre-stressed concrete precast structural elements used in various structures. It was amazing visit. Students enjoyed learning pre-tensioning mould of pre stressing. Students understood the heavy post-tensioned bridge girders and its casting.
Team of Builders Association of India visited to SIT on the occasion of Technical fest
Mr. Harpreet Singh, Chairman BAI felicited by Dr. Sayali ( HOD Civil, SIT)
Civil Engineering students and faculty with BAI Team
Visit to NABL accredited material testing lab
Our Alumni and entrepreneur Mr Samar, very well explained and demonstrated the different aspects of his NABL accredited material testing lab. The students were astonished and inspired listening to his journey right from college to entrepreneurship
Click here for Innovative Padogogy document
PROTECH 2023 National competition
We are proud to announce that students of the 2020-24 batch Civil Engineering, Mansi and Samyak have won 1st prize in the PROTECH 2023 national competition. We congratulate them for their hard work and dedication. #civilengineering #civilatsit #protech #competition
B.Tech Project evaluation by Civil Alumni of batch 2009-13
Felicitating Mr. Ashish Pawar, Founder Director, Quadrone Reality, and Mr. Karunesh Jain, Founder Director, Moonwater (Alumnus 2009-13 batch ). B.Tech project evaluation was done by Civil Alumni of batch 2009-13 on 15th November 2022.
Guest Lecture of Mr Amit Haridas
A guest lecture was organized on 3rd November 2022 in collaboration with Indian Institute of concrete on "Impact of temperature on concrete". Mr Amit Haridas who is principal consultant of "ConcreteInfo" delivered a informative lecture. Mrs Sucheta Kalawar, Secretary of Indian Concrete Institute accompanied the session. At the end of session, the summer internship certificates were also distributed by guest speaker.
Invitation from Krantiveer Junior College, Satara
Received invitation from Krantiveer Junior College, Mhaswad, Satara . Founder Mr. Vishvambar Babar felicitated Prof. Sagar. The fruitful discussion was held which will help junior college students to get carrier guidance.
ASCE AGM Event at Mumbai
Dr. Sayali Sandbhor SIT was invited to attend ASCE, Annual General Meeting, at World of Concrete Expo Mumbai on 14th October 2022.
Visit to Water Treatment Plant with online SCADA monitoring station
Students and faculty from department of civil engineering SIT visited PCMC water treatment plant on 6th October 2022.
Prof. Rushikesh and Prof. Humera from Civil Engineering Department, SIT visited Traffic Expo event, Mumbai on 17th November 2022.
Guest lecture delivered by Mr. Manoj Kumar Daniel, DGM, Maha Metro Rail Corporation Limited Pune
Mr. Manoj Kumar Daniel, DGM, Maha Metro Rail Corporation Limited Pune delivered a talk on 'Urban Planning with Integrated Mobility' on Thursday, 1st September 2022.
Ferrocement Workshop
One-day hands-on workshop on Ferrocement Applications was conducted on scheduled on September 20, 2022.
Mr Ashish Pawar, Director at Artico Reality and Partner at Quadron Reality Pune and Mr Karunesh Jain, Director Moonwater Farms, both Alumini of 2009-13 Civil Engineering batch were invited for Assessment of B. Tech Final Year projects. The alumini of 2009-13 batch of Civil Engineering sponsors the best project award to final year civil engineering students every year since last ten years.
Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) chapter activity
Mr. Amit Haridas, delivered his expert talk on "Impact of Temperature on Concrete" on November 3, 2022. Mr. Amit Haridas is founder and Principal Consultant of the company "ConcreteInfo ''. He is actively involved in RMC consulting services and has an extensive knowledge about temperature control in concrete structures. We are also thankful to Mrs Sucheta Kalawar, Secretary ICI Pune who graced the occasion with her presence and guided students of Civil Engineering department.
Interaction with Bentley Education
14 students of Civil 2019-23 batch selected by Godrej Properties for Internship with stipend 25000/- Per month and Pre-placement offer CTC 7 to 8 LPA
Prof. Sagar Kolekar invited to host Engineers Day event organized by Institution of Engineers India
Civil TTC team secured first position in Indian Concrete Institute's National Poster Presentation and won prize money 31000/-
Dr Sayali Apte successfully completed ISO 14001 Lead auditor certification for environmental management system
Dr Sayali Sandbhor , Prof Vaishnavi Dabir and Prof Mugdha Kshirsagar received best paper award at ISHVA 2022
Site Visit to Pune Metro
Team of Students of batch 2019-23 got selected for IFAT University Challenge 2022- Participation
Students Attended 512 Army base workshop site visit
Mr. Saketh Bhartipudi (2019-23) secured first position in Inter Institute Table Tennis championship
Mr. Vinayak Bidawe (2020-24) was part of team securing first position in Inter Institute Table Tennis badminton championship.
Civil Engineering Society of Symbiosis completed 10 years and annual handover ceremony was held on 23rd August 2022
AICTE Amrit Sarovar Internship for 15 students with 2 lakhs funding was successfully completed in given span of 15 days. It included study of Wadhale lake Panvel, site visit, making of 10 posters on given topics and its submission to AICTE as well as Urban Local Body of Panvel.
Civil Department in collaboration with Ferrocement Society of India, conducted handson workshop on application of ferrocement for the Civil Engineering students of 2019-23, 2020-24, 2021-25 batch on 20/09/2022
EMINENT GUEST SPEAKER TECH TALK SERIES AT CIVIL DEPARTMENT
Save Water Awareness campaign at Lavale Village
An awareness drive on the topic "Save Water" was conducted on 13th April'22 as a part of Service Learning for Second Year Civil Engineering. The drive was held at Lavale Village, followed by a visit to the PAVITR Installation in the village.
International Youth and Sustainability Festival ‘22
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in collaboration with ExploreiT , Climate Reality Project-India and Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative organized a two day International Youth and Sustainability Festival (IYSF) on 23rd and 24th April 2022 at Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus. The festival was inaugurated by eminent personalities including Dr. Kunal Khemnar, Additional Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation; Mr. Krishnan Komundur, CEO, Adar Poonawala Clean City Initiative; Mr. Aniruddha Shahapure, Chief Knowledge Officer, Pune Smart City; Dr. Erach Bharucha, Renowned Author and Environmentalist; Dr. Arundhati Warke, Deputy Director Academics- Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Mr. Shivam. Singh, Founder ExploreiT and Prof. Dr. Kanchan Khare, Head of Civil Engineering Department, SIT. From Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Dr. Shirin Shikalgar, In charge, Service Learning Centre; Prof. Dr. Kanchan Khare and Prof. Mugdha Kshirsagar, Civil Engineering Department organized and coordinated the festival in association with ExploreiT.
The festival gave a platform to young minds to discuss the possible ways to address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and go carbon neutral by 2030.
6th National Convention on Ferrocement
The 6th National Convention on Ferrocement was jointly organised by the Ferrocement Society (India) and the Civil Department of Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT Pune), providing a forum for architects, civil engineers and working professionals across India. The event was available for foreign delegates as well in online mode. Topics discussed in this convention included, but were not limited to, projects, R&D in Precast Ferrocement components, necessity of precast for components, types and techniques for moulds, types of matrix-cement mortar, techniques for precasting and meshes, water conservation, Hybrid or composite construction using ferrocement components, and so on.
Faculty Development Program at Civil Department, SIT
Faculty and Research fellow at the Civil Engineering Department attended One Day faculty Development Program organized by the Civil Engineering Department on 31swt March 2022. It was delivered by Prof. Dr. Uttam Kadam, under the MoU between SIT and DBSKKV, Dapoli. Many collaborative opportunities and future projects were discussed based on “Sustainable Agriculture”
SIT ASCE STUDENTS’ CHAPTER
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Students’ Chapter at Civil Engineering Department was established in 2021. Since then, the chapter has been very actively organizing various events and participating in various activities held by ASCE.
The core team has put in day and night efforts for more than 7 months in making it happen. It took more than 100s of concrete mix designs, countless simulations of canoe design and selecting the best out of hundreds of materials based on characteristic properties to finalize the best combination!
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6th National Convention on Ferrocement
Renewal of MoU with Ecosan Services Foundation
MoU of SIT with Ecosan Services Foundation, working in the water, wastewater and sanitation sector, is renewed.
While renewing the MOU, we have extended the scope of the MOU and Symbiosis Community Outreach Programme and Extension (SCOPE) is also now part of this MOU. The lead team from SIT, Prof. Kanchan Khare, Head Civil Engineering along with Mr. Sagar Kolekar, Dr. Shirin from SCOPE visited ESF office and MoU was signed by Dr. Dayanand Panse, Director, Ecosan Services Foundation and Ms. Radhika Borgaonkar, Project Manager, Ecosan Services Foundation.
PAVITR Project Pilot plant funded by European Union and DST- Project Bhoomi Poojan
Bhoomi Poojan of the selected site for the construction work of “Anaerobic System and Constructed Wetland for Waste Water treatment” was done on 8th July 2021 as a tradition to mark the start of the construction activity. The ritual was held in the presence of Deputy Director Academics Prof. Arundhati Warke along with entire PAVITR team from Civil Engineering Department and other faculty members of the department.
BAI Patron Membership
Civil Engineering Department has been in close connection with Builders' Association of India (BAI).
Proud to share that Symbiosis Institute of Technology is now a Patron Member of BAI!
2000 Watt Smart Cities Certification Project
As a part of the prestigious 2000 Watt Smart Cities certification Project , a kickoff workshop was attended by the project team members from Civil Engineering Department who would be working on the “Smart Building Criteria” along with other Institutions under SIU.
BIM WEEK
Civil Department, Symbiosis Institute of Technology organized "BIM WEEK", a week long Lecture Series of Industry Experts from 17th May to 21st May 2021!
Glimpses of BIM WEEK
DIPLOMA SUMMER SCHOOL
Hands-on Session on Revit was organized at the department for Civil Diploma students as a part of Two week Summer school program organized by Symbiosis Institute of Technology and was delivered by software expert from our Technology partner EduCADD.
Recent TECH TALKS @ CIVIL
Team of "Sigma Consultants India Pvt Ltd" trained our Techfest Organizers and Participants on 2nd May 2021 for Six Sigma White Belt certification as a token for appreciating their efforts put in smoothly conducting the techfest.
A webinar on "Six Sigma for Optimization" was organized on 7th May 2021 for Third and Final year students between 1 pm to 3 pm. It was delivered by a team of 5 experts from "Sigma Consultants India Pvt Ltd (Sigmacon)" lead by Mrs. Pranita Dange, Director and Mr. Dhananjay Apte, Director at Sigmacon.
Tech talk on “Innovation in Construction” was held on 29th April 2021 delivered by Mr. Prashant Nagalapur, Turner Technical Services.
Tech Talk on “Smart Cities and Urban Planning Perspective” was conducted on 16th May 2021 and delivered by Urban Planning expert Mr. Shiva Kshirsagar.
A talk was delivered by Industry Expert Dr. Asita Dalvi on Geology and Soil mechanics.
Glimpse of Capomaestro 21- TechFest of Civil Engineering Department SIT
Civil Engineering students designed their own website for Tech Fest promotion.
CESS Team planned four major technical events along with 4 fun events. Capomaestro hosted more than 3000 participants for its virtual events. It was a grand success.
The team designed its own Gaming App for Kaun Banega Champion and Uno.
Prize Distribution for events took place on a virtual platform and students designed and developed virtual ceremony for giving away prizes.
Gaming Events- Designed by Students
Technical Events
Comedy Night post Success of Capomaestro 2021
Pre- TechFest FREE WORKSHOPS
Team Capomaestro organized Pre-Techfest workshops. More than 200 participants from outside SIT registered for each workshop.
3 Days workshop on Google Sketchup from 10th to 13th April 2021,
2 Days workshop on Autodesk Revit from 13th to 14th April 2021,
2 Days workshop on Staad Pro from 16th to 17th April 2021
Webinar on BIM Technologies
A webinar was organized for the students by Techno Struct Academy on 9th April 2021.
Value Addition Program
e-Training Self paced program of two weeks is floated with Conart Engineering Ltd as their CSR activity with Smart City Association and placement cell to all our students.
5 Day Free Career Bootcamp for Civil Engineering Students is offered by the team Protrainy.
Tech Talk Series @Civil
- International collaboration
- Participation (more than 100) from institutions including IITs, NITs, CEPT, BITs as well as Industry from all across India was observed.
- Industry collaboration
- Certificates for participation were provided by Bentley Institute to all participants.
- More than 200 participants from top institutions, academia, industry not only from India but also from abroad participated in the Tech Talk organized on the World Water Day.
Guest Talks Organized at the Department
- Prof. Pratap Raval, COEP, was invited to deliver talk on sustainable development as a part of co-teaching of an elective course “Town and Country Planning”, by Prof. K.C. Khare.
Guest lecture of Industry Expert, Dr. Asita Dalavi, Genstru Consultants was organized by Prof. Mugdha Kshirsagar
Guest lecture of Industry Expert, Mr. Avinash Joshi, Stup Consultants on “Prestressed concrete beam design” was held on 10th April 2021, organized by Dr. Sanjay Kulkarni.
Internationalization @ Civil – Discussion on Civil Engineering , SIT and School of Building , Architecture and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK for teaching partnerships was held on 2nd February 2021- We are proud to announce 6 months Internship opportunity, at UK’s 1st ranked School in Building, to the students of Civil Engineering Department. Many new collaborative opportunities for students’ benefit on their way!
Industry connect @ Civil- Three students of Civil Engineering Department and one faculty member receives opportunity to undertake 5 months of online Internship on MIKE URBAN+ offered by DHI
DHI is an international water software development and engineering consultancy firm with headquarters in Denmark. The not-for-profit organization addresses all challenges in water environments through consultancy services, MIKE Powered by DHI water modeling software, business applications, data portals and operational services. DHI has 40 offices throughout the world, with software development centres in Singapore and Denmark.
Social Service Drive by Second Year Civil Engineering Students
Students of Second year Civil Engineering executed Service Learning project on “Awareness drive for Health and Cleanliness of the Surroundings” following all the necessary guidelines for Covid-19.
Service Learning Project- in collaboration with Industry
Additional Service Learning Project has been designed in association with Industry ECOSAN SERVICES FOUNDATION related to water conservation.
Civil Engineering Department is offering Value Addition Programs in association with Industry in the Current Semester.
Candy software training- Offered to Third and Final Year B.Tech Civil Engineering
Revit Architecture and Revit Structure software training - Offered to Second and Third Year B.Tech Civil Engineering
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification- From TUV Germany offered to TY and final year students as well as Alumni of Civil department.
Mothers’ day celebration- 10th May 2020
Mothers’ day was celebrated by sharing wonderful quotes and messages by students on various social media platforms.
Independence Day Celebration 15th August 2020
The President of CESS celebrated this day by hoisting the flag along with his mother showing women empowerment and the importance of women in society. The live broadcast of the event was shared among all the team members and students.
Online Prize Distribution
CESS 2020 started the odd semester 2020-21 by holding the first ever e-prize distribution ceremony to certify the earlier CESS team and hand out certificates of various achievements such as academic topper, sports, co curricular, best student etc
Participation in Mapathon, IIT Bombay
Mapathon is map making competition for a specific problem statement. This event, organised jointly by IIT Bombay, AICTE and ISRO, to make maps using Indian remote sensing data. The primary objective is to understand the potential of Indian remote sensing data and make maps for Indian regions using free open source mapping software (QGIS). Three teams participated, each having four members of the students working along TTC-Anchorage Club.
Road safety event by i- Safe IIT Delhi
The team participated in the road safety event by i-Safe, IIT Delhi. Many activities such as poster making, webinar and spreading awareness were successfully completed. We secured in Top 50 category in India.
World Water Day celebration
President of CESS created a small video regarding world water day to spread awareness. This video was shared among the students during the early phase of lockdown.
Online paper Presentation
On the occasion of engineers day, the department of civil engineering (CESS) had organized an online paper presentation competition for civil engineering students. The competitions were divided into 2 major domains (Construction Management and Environmental) of civil engineering. The judging panel was comprised of alumni and faculty related to that field.
Engineers Day Celebration
On the occasion of engineer’s day, the department of civil engineering (CESS) had organized a variety of technical and non-technical events along with TTC-ANCHORAGE inauguration through digital lamp lighting. The technical events were hosted by TTC-ANCHORAGE.
Online quiz during Teachers’ Day Celebration
On Teacher’s day, the CESS team (Civil Engineering Society of Symbiosis) organized a little function for the faculty members of the Civil Department. To make the event interesting CESS team had arranged a few events like movie bluff, quiz, tagline recognizer for the faculties and staff.
Digital Lamp Lighting during Talk The Clock (T.T.C.) Anchorage Inauguration
Introduction to T.T.C. Anchorage Team and its Vision
START-UP WEEK- 2020
Start-up Showcase by S.Y Civil Engineering Students
Start-up Showcase by S.Y Civil Engineering Students
S.Y Civil Engineering Students presenting their ideas during Pitch Day
The students organized ‘Civil Engineering Startup Showcase '20 for entire day as a part of "Start-up week" under Entrepreneurship course on 20/02/2020. This was a small step towards making students aware of the Startup world to encourage them to start their baby steps to achieve greatest heights in future!
Hands-on session by Dr Preeti Mulay
Discussion during the workshop
Group Photo with Dr Preeti Mulay
On 24th Jan 2020, “Workshop on Bibliometric” was conducted for the Civil Engineering faculty and research scholars. The invited speaker was Dr Preeti Mulay, Associate Professor, CS-IT Department, Symbiosis Institute of Technology.
Presentation by Dr.Amit Tiwari
Discussion during the workshop
Group Photo with Dr.Amit Tiwari
On 22nd Jan 2020, “Awareness Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights” was conducted for the Civil Engineering faculty and research scholars. The invited speaker was Dr Amit Kumar Tiwari, Head-IP Cell, Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, Symbiosis International University.
Graduate Attributes
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GA 1 |
Scholarship: research, inquiry and lifelong learning |
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GA 2 |
Global citizenship: ethical, social and professional understanding |
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GA 3 |
Eco-literate: sensitivity towards a sustainable environment |
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GA 4 |
Employability: equipped with skills, attributes, leadership and entrepreneurial qualities that society needs; being capable of making a contribution to society through earning a living |
CO's
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| Urban Transportation Planning | |
| CO 1 | Understand the urban morphology considered in planning process |
| CO 2 | Describe the various processes considered in Urban Transportation Planning |
| CO 3 | Understand the trip generation and analyze the various aspects of the trip generation models |
| CO 4 | Understand the application and selection of various trip distribution models |
| CO 5 | Understand the transportation network and select the suitable method of traffic assignment |
| CO 6 | Suggest the non transport solutions for the transport problems, describe the process of project evaluation and overall project planning |
Symbiosis Staff Sports Fest, 2023
Mr. Tushar Marne, Civil Engineering, won best sports man trophy at the Symbiosis Staff Sports Fest 2023.
The team of PAVITR Consortia at SIU presented the progress of their work on the EU India Horizon 2020 funded "PAVITR" project and briefed about the two pilots installed and monitored by SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
The Department Congratulates PI Kanchan Khare and Co-PI Mugdha Kshirsagar and team members Sayali Apte, Sagar Kolekar, Pranav Sankapal for their enormous work and efforts in making the two pilots function smoothly.
Students of Civil Engineering visited Khamboli village and surveyed the village to address issues on water usage, wastewater management, and dry waste management. The students will be working in the village further on world water day with the EcoSan Service foundation and SCOPE.
CIVIL DEPARTMENT’S KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2021-22
SIT students’ presentation in ASCE AGM
The students from Civil Department, SIT delivered a presentation during Annual General Meeting of American Society of Civil Engineers.
We SIT, are officially a fully functional ASCE student Chapter! One year establishment period activities application approved by ASCE
Congratulations Vinayak Bidawe
Student from Third Year Civil Vinayak Bidawe selected for Semester abroad program by TUHH Germany team
Faculty Achievements
Patents at Civil Engineering Department
Dr. Sayali Sandbhor, Prof. Mugdha Kshirasagr and Dr. Vaishnavi Dabir Received Best paper award for research work with international Collaboration at International Conference on Innovation in science.
Dr Sayali Sandbhor and Dr Sayali Apte were invited to attend "The Policy and Practice Forum" scheduled from April 25-27, 2023 at the "Anil Agarwal Environmental Training Institute". Alwar, Rajastan. The objective of the forum was discussions on how to scale up affordable and sustainable water and waste management practices, innovations in governance, regulatory mechanisms, faecal sludge treatment systems, resource recovery for circularity, rural-urban convergence and climate change and resilience.
Dr Sayali Sandbhor, Head Civil Department was invited to deliver guest lecture on Hands-on BIM at Walchand college of Engineeiring.
Dr Sayali Apte from Civil Engineering Department, SIT received recognition certificate for completing 2 reviews for Elsevier Q1 journal
Prof. Rushikesh and his team completed experimental set up for BLE Beacon based Indoor Positioning System. This is a good inter disciplinary project. Thanks to Bar Code India Ltd for providing the hardware and sharing the technical expertise.
The ASCE Students Chapter, Department of Civil Engineering, SIT has bagged All India 2nd Rank at the world renowned ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, ASCE India Student Symposium 2022!
2000 Watt Smart Cities project from 2000 WSC Association, Switzerland
Congratulations to Civil Department for another feather in their Cap.
The team including Dr. Ketan Kotecha, Dr. Kanchan Khare, Dr. Sayali Sandbhor, Prof. Rushikesh Kulkarni, Prof. Humera Khanum, Prof. Vinay Jatti, Prof. Vaishnavi Dabir, JRF Ms. Janhavi Mahale, played vital role for "Smart Buildings" criterion for getting the label from "2000 Watt Smart Cities Association, Switzerland".
SIU is the 1st Indian Educational Campus to have been awarded this title.
PAVITR- EU India HORIZON 2020 Funded Project
PAVITR Project- Installation of Pilot set up at Lavale village
PAVITR Project- Construction of Ansys + CW set up at SUHRC Campus
TRTI MPSC Training
Civil Engineering Department, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, is offering training for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates in preparation of MPSC Engineering Services Examination. SIT, has been successfully awarded a tender by Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) to provide online training to ST candidates located remotely throughout Maharashtra. TRTI selected hundred B.E. / B. Tech candidates with major in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering for training on the merit basis. Students have been provided with Lenovo-manufactured tablets that enables them to access online training. The tablets are distributed to selected candidates at the Commissioner Office, Tribal Development Department at seven regions of Maharashtra.
The competitive examination training sessions will cover preparations of prelims, mains paper- I & II, and interview preparation. Training began from 10th March 2022 in online mode and will last for six months. Prof Dr. Kanchan Khare, Prof. Rushikesh Kulkarni, Prof. Humera Khanum, Abhijeet |hambir, Tushar Marne, Hansraj Gajbhar are contributing to the smooth conduction of the training.
AICTE Study Tour Grant under YUVAK SCHEME
Vision of the Department:
To contribute to the society by imparting quality education, professionalism, and entrepreneurial skills in the field of Civil Engineering to produce globally competent engineers.
Mission of the Department:
- To impart the latest state of art research-led technical education and skills in a congenial learning environment to meet the global societal needs.
- To inculcate professional ethics and lifelong learning through curricular and co-curricular activities.
- To nurture innovation and encourage entrepreneurship in Civil Engineering.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):
- To apply fundamental skills, knowledge of analysis and design to all the applications in civil engineering
- To contribute towards the development of society by providing solutions with sensitivity towards built environment
- To demonstrate professional and leadership ability for becoming successful entrepreneurs.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PO):
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
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Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
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Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
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Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
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Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
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Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
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The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
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Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
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Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
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Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
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Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
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Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
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Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.
PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs):
The Program Specific Outcomes of Civil Engineering Department are as follows:
Civil Engineering Graduates will be able:
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To develop the competence of creating and providing sustainable infrastructure, housing, water and waste water services.
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To effectively apply engineering fundamentals for the development and management of civil engineering solutions that are sensitive towards the environment for the benefit of society at large.