Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management

MSc. Construction Engineering and Management is the engineering course that is provided at the level of Master of Science in order to grant knowledge in depth.

Objective of the Program:

The main objective of this program is to produce highly competent professionals in the field of construction engineering and management. Graduates from this course will be familiar with planning, contract management, construction technology, research methodology, and other aspects of construction engineering and management. The graduates will be able to work on any project in construction. This could be achieved by the provision of diversified Elective courses in this field. Students, after the completion of this course, can join in any study and research project in the area of construction engineering and management.

Scope:

The main scope of this program is to produce highly competent professionals in the field of construction engineering and management. Graduates from this course will be familiar with planning, contract management, construction technology, research methodology, and other aspects of construction engineering and management.

Importance:

The main importance of this course is after achieving a degree graduates will be able to work on any project in construction. This could be achieved by the provision of diversified Elective courses in this field. Students, after the completion of this course can join in any study and research project in the area of construction engineering and management.

Eligibility:

The eligibility for admission in Construction Engineering and Management is based on the following criteria:

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering or their equivalent from recognized institutions or universities.

The candidate shall appear and pass the admission test.

Total Credits

The MSc-CEM program offers 60 credits in accordance to the qualification framework for master level programs as recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC) (HEQFDT, 2016:8), and also to be in compatible with the norms followed at the IoE-TU.

Pedagogy

LBU follows the 2016 Higher Education Qualification Framework as approved by the University Grants Commission. It includes definitions of credit, lecture hour, practical, minimum qualification and other relevant criteria.

Admission Criteria:

Students from any discipline having passed a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from any recognized university are eligible to apply for admission to a Master’s degree program. Eligible candidates may apply to LBU by filling out an online application form available online. Admission to the program will take place on a Semester basis. To be eligible for the program, the candidate needs to appear for a written entrance examination followed by an interview. The maximum number of candidates is set to 40 students per class.

Evaluation

1. The academic performance of students shall be evaluated on the basis of individual courses for
   all the courses registered for the program. The final grade will be determined by aggregating the course-wise grades.
2. The performance of a student shall be judged by
   a. Continuous internal semester assessment carried out by the concerned course tutor, and
   b. External semester examination carried out by the University.
3. In any semester a student shall register for all the courses offered by the University in that semester as per the approved curriculum of the concerned program.
4. The course-wise weights for the continuous internal semester assessment and external semester examination shall be as given below.
5. The external semester examination shall be of three hours duration for all the courses except for those designated as internal evaluation.
6. For the courses designated as ‘practical’, the viva or other practical examinations component of the external semester examination shall be conducted by the concerned course tutor.
7. The continuous internal semester assessment shall be taken by the concerned course tutor in any of the following ways: 
   • a. Written test
   • b. Workshop practice
   • c. Practical works
   • d. Project work
   • e. Viva-voce
   • f. Home assignment
8. A student must secure a minimum 50 percent marks in the internal assessment for him/her to be eligible for sitting in the end-semester examination.
9. A student must obtain a minimum 50 percent marks in the external examination to pass a course.
10. A student who has secured 50 percent or more in the continuous internal semester assessment (and 50 percent or more in the practical courses) but fails to obtain a passing grade in the external semester examination can re-sit in the compartmental examination and in the external semester examination of the same course.

Total Credits

The MSc-CEM program offers 60 credits in accordance to the qualification framework for master level programs as recommended by the University Grants Commission (UGC) (HEQFDT, 2016:8), and also to be in compatible with the norms followed at the IoE-TU.

Pedagogy

LBU follows the 2016 Higher Education Qualification Framework as approved by the University Grants Commission. It includes definitions of credit, lecture hours, practical, minimum qualification and other relevant criteria.