The Department of Civil Engineering encourages and actively promotes research and innovations and aspires to transform into an R & D hub in near future. Faculties of the Department are engaged in various R&D activities and consultancies. Some of the thrust areas of R & D are: Pavement Design, Pavement Materials, Ground Improvement Techniques, Structural Engineering, Seismic Vibration Control, Active and Passive Vibration Control, Liquid Dampers, Vibration Energy Harvesting, Water Resources Engineering, Geo-Spatial Technology, Disaster Management, Solid Waste Management, Water Supply and Treatment, Waste water treatment and Sewerage Systems, Air Pollution.
The Department has already started executing testing & consultancy works for different Govt departments and contractors.