M. Tech. - Highway and Transportation Engineering Admission 2021 & Top Colleges

What is M. Tech. - Highway and Transportation engineering? 

•  M. Tech. - Highway and Transportation Engineering is a 2 year post-graduate degree program. 
• It is all about transportation engineering and management, which highlights the road transportation, highway construction, road safety, maintenance etc. 
• Under this course, student will learn about planning, designing, surveying and construction of all 
• type of roads, bridges, and other structures, which connects cities and towns in the country. 
• It includes subjects such as Numerical methods and applied statistics, highway traffic analysis and design, pavement analysis and design, road transport management and economics etc 
• Students who hold B.E or B. Tech degree in Civil Engineering can only apply for this Master degree program. 
• On the completion of this degree, they can find many career opportunities in Multi National Companies, Government Organizations, such as the Public Works Department, Highways and Transportation etc.
   

Duration of course

• The duration of Master of technology in highway and transportation engineering is typically a 2 years but it can be exceeded depending on different college.
• Some institute also offers this course on part time basis. 

What can choose this course?

• Students who have good leadership, problem solving, IT or analytical skills are suitable for this course
• For this course, they must also have good communication and presentation skills
• Students who are comfortable in working with team, have ability to finish task on time, good interpersonal skills are also suitable for this course
• Also, students who have ability to make quick decision, to manage tasks, works effectively are suitable 

Future opportunity after this course

• After completing this course, students can seek employment in private institute 
• There are many government and private sector in which they can get jobs such as consultancy firm, road projects and building works 
• Also, they can find employment in Acedemic institute, building work, railways projects, military etc 
• They can be hired as Transportation technicians, Transportation innovation analyst, Transportation modeller, Transportation design engineer, civil Transportation designer, Transportation executive etc 

Top institute to study this course

• INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - [IIEST] SHIBPUR, HOWRAH
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - [NIT], NEW DELHI
• DR BR AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - [NIT], JALANDHAR
• VEERMATA JIJABAI TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - [VJTI], MUMBAI
• ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT - [ABV-IIITM], GWALIOR
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - [NIT], HAMIRPUR HAMIRPUR, 

How can get admission into this course 

• Most of the colleges are offering admission on the basis of GATE entrance exam 
• Students after clearing NET entrance exam can get admission into renowned colleges or universities