Out of 1.5 million Engineering graduates every year, around 300,000 are from Civil Engineering. This new paradigm demands Civil Engineering education to become more interdisciplinary, industry-focused, and technologically integrated. The future of civil engineering requires graduates to combine core domains with data science, policy, and finance. Civil Engineering education has, therefore, become interdisciplinary, leading to the development of more innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions. The writer is a Senior Professor of Civil Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Source: The Hindu February 15, 2026 06:41 UTC