Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BE Civil)

KIC, College of Engineering, offers a unique learning experience that makes us one of the top engineering colleges not only in Kathmandu but also throughout Nepal and beyond. The world-class faculty instills in students a love for learning. The world-class infrastructure ranges from vast lecture rooms to state-of-the-art library and laboratory facilities. KIC stands apart from the rest of the engineering colleges in Kathmandu in terms of education, labs, and placements. Our vision is to infuse young intelligent minds with cutting-edge technical education and help them to become mature professionals poised and ready to accept technical and managerial challenges in the global scenario.

Scholarship

KIC, since its establishment, has endeavored to make higher education accessible to minorities, underprivileged, and low-income students from every corner of the country. The scholarship is provided in various categories in each program. However, to receive a scholarship, students must submit the original/ authentic document of certification.

The college also offers motivational scholarship packages to students with outstanding results in the HSEB examination and those who are Entrance Test toppers.

KIC also offers scholarships to its meritorious students across all programs. This Merit scholarship fosters a healthy competitive environment among students in every semester to secure first, second, and third positions in the Semester End Examination (Board).

Scope 

• Building Construction Materials
• Construction Project Management
• Construction Technology
• Earthquake Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Irrigation Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Surveying
• Town planning
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resource Engineering

Admission Procedure

Candidates seeking admission in this college must pass the entrance tests of PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY as well as the college’s group discussion and interview. The final & ultimate decision regarding admission is taken by the admission committee.

Eligibility

Minimum Requirement:

+2 in Science/ Intermediate in Science/ Intermediate in Engineering from a recognised board or university with a minimum 45%.

Scholarship

KIC, since its establishment, has endeavored to make higher education accessible to minorities, underprivileged, and low-income students from every corner of the country. The scholarship is provided in various categories in each program. However, to receive a scholarship, students must submit the original/ authentic document of certification. The college also offers motivational scholarship packages to students with outstanding results in the HSEB examination and those who are Entrance Test toppers.

KIC also offers scholarships to its meritorious students across all programs. This Merit scholarship fosters a healthy competitive environment among students in every semester to secure first, second, and third positions in the Semester End Examination (Board).

Internship and Industrial Training

Internship and Industrial Training are mandatory for BHM, BHCM, BBA, BID, MBA, and MHM students to partially fulfill their academic requirements. KIC supports and manages the internship and Industrial Training for its students. For students of Hotel and Hospitality Management, the college arranges paid internships in five-star hotels across Nepal, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the UAE, the USA, and other European countries. It also assists BBA and BID students by managing the reputed corporate houses, banks, companies, and consultancies.

During their studies, the College organizes frequent field trips for its students across all programs, both within and outside the valley, to ensure that they understand the practical aspects of what they are learning.

KIC has been supporting its students for job placement in Nepal and abroad.

Assessment and Grading System

The performance of individual graduates is evaluated according to Purbanchal University’s assessment and grading system. The assessment & grading system has been divided into two broad categories: Internal Assessment and Semester-end Assessments (Board Exam), as administered by Purbanchal University. The weightage of  Internal Assessment and Semester–end Assessments is 40:60 in master and 20:80 in bachelor 's, respectively.  The Internal Assessment evaluation is conducted under the direct supervision, monitoring, and control of the faculty concerned with the subject & college management. Essentially, the Internal Assessment consists of an article review, a case study, a seminar presentation, fieldwork, quizzes, attendance, and other ongoing evaluations.

The following table consists of the composition of the Internal Assessment:

Grading System: The following is the  grading system for students’ performance:

Credit Transfer

The courses offered here at KIC are of international standard and are internationally recognized. After completing 25% of the required credit hours at our college, students can easily apply for further study abroad. Credit transfer is accepted in European, Australian, Singaporean, and US colleges and universities. A college counselor will assist the students with Credit Transfer arrangements and provide information on further study abroad if required.

KIC is an institutional member of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE), USA.

Course structure

SEMESTER I

• Mathematics-I
• Applied Mechanics-I (Statics)
• Chemistry
• Engineering Drawing-I
• Workshop Technology
• Computer Concepts and Programming
• Construction Materials

SEMESTER II

• Mathematics-II
• Applied Mechanics-II (Dynamics)
• Physics
• Engineering Drawing-II
• Communicative English
• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and heat
• Building Construction

SEMESTER III

• Mathematics -III
• Strength of Materials
• Electric Circuit and Machines
• Survey-I
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Geology

SEMESTER IV

• Probability and Statistics
• Theory of Structures-I
• Research Methodology
• Hydraulics
• Engineering Hydrology
• Survey -II
• Fundamentals of Architecture

SEMESTER V

• Soil Mechanics
• Theory of Structures-II
• Numerical Methods
• Concrete technology and Masonry structures
• Transportation Engineering – I
• Survey Camp

SEMESTER VI

• Irrigation Engineering
• Transportation Engineering-II
• Foundation Engineering
• Engineering Economics
• Design of Steel and Timber structures
• Sanitary Engineering

SEMESTER VII

• Estimation and Valuation
• Design of RCC Structures
• Applied Sociology
• Hydro power Engineering
• Introduction to Earthquake Engineering
• Elective I
• Elective II

SEMESTER VIII

• Safety Engineering and Risk Management
• Engineering Professional Practice
• Construction Project Management
• Civil Engineering Project works
• Elective I