1. 2020
A view to
CIVIL ENGINEERING
IN INDIA
ASHWINI KUMAR
Dept. Of Civil Engg.
IIT Roorkee
DATE: 17th Feb 2012

2. SUMMARY
• TRANSFORMATION: 2012 to 2020
• ANALYSIS of DEMAND-SUPPLY of Engineers
• COMPETENCY- Challenge or an Opportunity
• REMEDY
• NEED OF THE HOUR

3. INDIA’s POPULATION
• 1.22 Billion
• Growth rate: 1.58%
• Set to take Numero-Uno position by 2030
• Rural Population: 72.2%
• Urban Population: 27.8%
• Projected Urban Population by 2020: 40%
INDIA’s ECONOMY
• Growth Rate: 8.2% of GDP (2011-2012)
• 9% projected by 2020

4. Two-Third of
incremental
Growth is spent in
development of
Physical
Infrastructure

5. Transforming
INDIA
2012

6. Transforming
INDIA
2020

7. CE | 2020 CE | 2012
Modern Architecture

8. CE | 2012 CE | 2020
Concept Buildings

9. CE | 2020 CE | 2012
Concept Railways

10. CE | 2020 CE | 2012
Concept Transport

11. CE | 2012 CE | 2020
Drinking Water facilities
(Including Rural India)

12. CE | 2012 CE | 2020
Efficient Power Supply
( Including Rural India)

13. CE | 2020 CE | 2012
Concept Stadiums

14. CE | 2012 CE | 2020
Clean Rivers

15. CE | 2020
Dedicated and Competent
Core Professionals

16. Research Report:
REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION
PROFESSIONALS IN INDIA BY 2020

17. Annual Average Demand- Supply of Core Professionals
in Built Environment during 2010-2020
4000000
3500000
3000000
2500000
Demand
2000000
Supply
1500000
1000000
500000
0
Civil Architects Planners
Engineers

18. Analysis for FY 2011:
• INDIA’s GDP= 1700 Billion USD
• Investment in Infrastructure (as 5% of GDP)= 85 Billion USD=
Rupees 4,25,000 Crore
By CPWD Yardsticks:
9 Engineering Graduates to handle Rs. 10 Crore worth of construction
work in case the project is handled by Govt. body
Required number of engineers: 3,82,500 per annum
BUT-
Taking in account PPP ( Public Private Participation)
Only 33% of the manpower required
GUESS ESTIMATE= 1,27,500 per annum

19. Supply Side Positions:
Students Graduating as Engineers ( as of 2011) = 6,00,000
Strength of Civil Engg. Graduates= Roughly One-Tenth of Total Engg.
Graduates= 60,000
10% of cream Civil Engineering Students from different colleges will join
LUCRATIVE IT JOBS
54,000
About 2 % will join Management jobs, or aspire for Civil Services:
53,000
Available for deployment for organizing Construction and Maintenance Works
~50 % SUBSTANDARD, UNFIT FOR EMPLOYMENT
( 26,500 Competent Professionals)

20. DEMAND
127500
SUPPLY
26500

21. ISSUES:
• Skill gaps in Domestic Manpower
• Recruitment difficulties
• Sub-standard construction
• Task completion within Deadlines
INABILITY TO COPE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
IMMEDIATE AND NECESSARY FACILITIES

22. WHY THIS GAP?
FOR GRADUATING ENGINEERS:
NO IMMEDIATE INCENTIVES
FOR INDUSTRY:
NO COMPETENCY

24. REMEDY
Government
Academia
Industry

25. INDUSTRY – ACADEMIA COLLABORATION TO MEET COMPTENCY
Development
Workshops Seminars
Personality
Competitions
Case-Studies
Internships
Real World Projects
Softwares
Field Trips
MOTIVATION

26. OPPORTUNITY !!!

27. NEED OF THE HOUR
Creation a sufficient critical mass of educators and practicing engineers
who understand the complex systems nature of the problems we face as a
society, who share the same vision and have sufficient experience to
define the “new fundamentals” for educating the future civil engineers.
By encouraging these renaissance engineers to come together and to
construct model curricula, with a sufficient level of specificity and clear
standards of depth, rigor and quality of delivery, it can be ensured to
demonstrate how the future civil engineering students may be guided
through a properly balanced applied science, systems engineering
and, civil engineering arts and crafts education.

28. THANK YOU
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