About the Department
The department was established in 1984, runs a Under-Graduate and four post graduate programmes namely :
- B.Tech Civil Engineering
- M. Tech. Structural Engineering
- M. Tech in Geotechnical Engineering
- M. Tech in Environmental Engineering
- M.Tech in Construction Management
UG program got accredited 6 times by NBA and PG in Structural Engineering got accredited thrice by NBA, New Delhi.
- Department is actively associated with research institutes like NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute) and professional bodies like, IWWA (Indian Water Works Association), ICI (Indian Concrete Institute), GES (Geotechnical Engineering Society).
- Department has also signed Memorundum Of Understanding (MoU) with various reputed organizations .Large number of the students participates in various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are conducted by the department in close association with MOU signatories, construction firms, professional bodies etc.
- The Department is also providing testing and consultancy services in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental / Waste water Engineering, Concrete Technology, Transportation Engineering, Strength of materials and Estimation and Surveying work with its well-equipped laboratories.
- The faculty has successfully completed many consultancy assignments for organizations such as BPCL, WCL, MOIL, Ispat Industries, J.K. Paper mills, etc. Civil Engineering Department offered consultancy to Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Atomic Mineral Directorate Govt of India, Gimatex Industries, Maharashtra State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation Ltd.
- The department has Civil Engineering students Association(CESA), a platform for students to exhibit their academic and extra-curricular talent through various seminars, workshops and conferences conducted by students themselves. CESA also organizes NEEV, a technical, entrepreneurship development workshop every year.
- The department is proud of its alumni who are working in prestigious organizations such as PWD, CPWD, IRCON, RITES, AFCONS, etc. Many of the alumni are successful entrepreneurs in the field of Civil Engineering.
- The Department is an approved research centre of RTM Nagpur University for M. E. by Research & Ph.D. Programmes. The department has 8 Ph. D and 04 M. (Ph.D. submitted) faculties amongst them.
- The results of the students in the examinations are excellent under autonomy structure.
Vision
To be a Knowledge Centre in Civil Engineering Education, Training, Research, Entrepreneurship and Industry Outreach services for creating sustainable Infrastructure and enhancing Quality of Life.
Mission
- M1: To generate quality civil engineers with strong engineering fundamentals.
- M2: To provide civil engineers with strong technical and managerial skills with ethical values.
- M3: To provide conducive environment for creative learning, research and innovations in association with stakeholders.
khaprern@rbunagpur.in
Dr. Rajendra Khapre Head of Department
Dr. Rajendra Khapre is working as Associate Professor and Head of the Department in Civil Engineering Department, at Ramdeobaba University, Nagpur (Formarly Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur). He is also Laboratory Director for Central Civil Testing and Services Facility, a NABL laboratory at Ramdeobaba University, Nagpur
He has completed BE in Civil Engineering in 1999 from YCCE, Nagpur. He has completed M. E in Civil Engineering in 2001 Engineering from BITS, Pilani. He has also completed Ph. D in 2006 from BITS, Pilani in the field of Application of Parallel Computing in Finite Element Analysis.
Dr. Rajendra Khapre has 20+ years of work experience in field of teaching to UG and PG courses. He is approved supervisor of RTM Nagpur University for PhD and also supervising PhD Scholars in the field of civil engineering. He has supervised more than 30 M. Tech. Thesis and 15 B. Tech Projects. He is also a member of Institution of Engineers (INDIA), Indian Concrete Institutions (ICI), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (ACCE).
Dr. Rajendra Khapre has about 50+ paper in his credit that includes publications in Journals and Conferences of National and International repute. He has received grants from AICTE, MUHS, SERB and DST for research. He has 10+ copyright in his credit. He has also obtained patents in the field of Biomedical Engineering and Civil Engineering. He has travelled many countries for paper presentation and also served as technical session chair for international conferences. He has delivered expert lectures in various STTP/FDP in the area of finite element analysis. He is also actively involved in consultancy works.