The department of Civil Engineering began functioning in the college in the year 2004 and offers an 8-Semester B.Tech. degree course in Civil Engineering. The course has been recognized by AICTE and Government of Kerala. The annual intake for the course is 60 students. The Civil Engineering department is spearheaded by a highly competent, dedicated, well qualified and experienced faculty. Full fledged laboratories supplemented with modern machines make this course useful for students aspiring to excel in Civil Engineering.

 Vision

          To develop a department proficient in all aspects of Civil Engineering, blending theory and practice.

Mission

         To impart the fundamentals of Civil Engineering as well as the modern trends with due emphasis on the local conditions and the traditional norms to the students of the department.

 Facilities

         The department of Civil Engineering is housed in a spacious block. The various laboratories are provided in the same building. Modern test equipments give the students advanced training in all disciplines of Civil Engineering.

The laboratories include:

    * Strength of Materials Lab
    * Concrete Technology Lab
    * Survey Lab
    * Transportation Engineering Lab
    * Geotechnical Engineering Lab
    * Environmental Engineering Lab

           The department has a well equipped Computer Centre with good number of PCs on LAN having latest software for drafting, designing and analysis.

Field of Consultancy

           The department offers considerable consultancy services in various fields of Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Geo-Technical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. This department supervises all construction works within the campus.

Project Works Done

           The project on Rain Water Conservation Technique in the department of Civil Engineering has got State level First prize in Malayala Manorama “Palathulli” award. The department has on going projects in the renovation of Sea Bridge at Alappuzha under the Department of Harbour Engineering, Government of Kerala and a mini hydel project for Kerala State Plantation Corporation at Thannithodu, Ptahnamthitta.

In the year 2007-2008 the various projects undergone in the Department of Civil Engineering are:

 

    * Improvement proposal of Adoor bypass road
    * Reservoir capacity of Maniyar Tailrace
    * Design of water supply scheme for college campus

Some of the projects in the year 2008-2009 under this department are

    *        Integrated solid waste management for Pathanamthitta municipality
    * ·      Use of plastic wastes in road construction
    * ·      Economic importance of gabion faced retaining wall
    * ·      Sewage disposal and treatment for college campus
    * ·      Break water construction at Arthungal
    * ·      Power potential studies in Maniyar tailrace
    * ·      Design of bus station terminal building
    * ·      Redesign of Kumbazha traffic signal