The department of civil engineering was established in 2013 with an intake of 60 students. The intake was increased to 120 students in 2014. Currently the department have an intake of 30 students. The main strength of the department is the team highly qualified and experienced faculty, including 3 doctorates, who are highly active in teaching as well as in research and development. The department strives to offers quality and holistic education to the students. Students of department have bagged University ranks 7th and 4th in the last two consecutive years.

Why Civil Engineering @ Methodist?

Faculty:

The department faculty are graduated from many reputed universities, naming a few are NIT's, OU, JNTU etc and also from International Universities. Some faculty members are well experienced in the industrial area that helps nurturing the students in the practical concepts of Civil engineering. The faculty are also continuously updated in their teaching & research skills through continuous training programs. Many of the teaching faculty are members of professional bodies of national repute such as IEI, ISTE, IWRS, ICI, ISNT, ISSS, IAStructE, IGBC, etc. The t

Dr. Bandita Naik is an accomplished academic and researcher with a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from BPUT Rourkela, and a Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering from NIT Rourkela. She has received prestigious recognitions, including the Best Researcher Award by Knowledge Research Academy and a Young Scientist Travel Grant from DST. Her international engagements include research at institutions like the University of Leeds, the University of South Carolina, and EPFL in Switzerland. Dr. Naik has guided numerous M.Tech and B.Tech projects and has over a decade of teaching experience. Her research, which has garnered significant citations, focuses on hydraulic modeling, climate change impacts, and water resource optimization. She is also an active participant in academic committees and has contributed extensively to workshops, conferences, and professional development initiatives.