Department of Civil Engineering in UIET focuses on education in the areas of structural and environmental engineering. The departmental activities embrace planning, design, construction and management. The civil engineering department is equipped with all facilities of teaching and research activities related to pedagogical approach. Learning of civil engineering works with newer methods have been a continuous process. Attention to high rising buildings, express ways, bridges, water ways, navigation, irrigation, highways, airports, dams and so on so forth is the outcome of continuous progress in the research and technical know how of the civil engineering works. Newer methods are proposed to improve the life of the projects and the economy in implementing the process. This progress has been going on with the research work and the test conducted in the laboratories for their feasibility.

The department of civil engineering in UIET has been established to give an exposure to budding civil technocrats to various challenges in the profession. Imparting of this education is accomplished by conducting theory classes, by organizing seminars, by inviting guests for lectures, and conduction practices in labs.

The faculty of the department continues to strive loftier by exploring new frontiers of knowledge, imparting the latest technical knowledge to the students and conducting high quality of research. The faculty also renders technical advice on live engineering problems to various private sector companies.

All labs have been provided with complete range of equipments and apparatuses which are required in training the B.Tech students of civil engineering. Student learns a lot and acquires a sound knowledge of practical application in the labs. This develops the interest of the students and their confidence as well for their field, life and research activities. Hydraulic labs have also been made functional for research activities. The department is running with excellent labs such as

·            Survey lab

·            Fluid mechanics lab

·            Transportation lab

·            Concrete and soil testing labs

·            Strength of materials lab

·            Structural engineering lab

·            Environmental engineering lab

Students conduct practicals for which highly qualified staff and faculty is engaged. The civil engineering department has eminently qualified, competent, dedicated, and well experienced faculty. The student are also taken on educational trips to various projects such as Hathnikund Barrage, Bhakra Dam, Ropar Canal Head Works and other places of interest for learning at the sites. Samples of soil and water are collected and accepted for testing of their quality. Never the less, the civil engineering department in the UIET is going to become as asset in adjoining area.