Course Description
M.Tech Excavation Engineering is a 2 Year Postgraduate Programme designed to develop skilled engineers to assist the construction and mining industry in the most technically effective way. Training is provided in areas such as soil mechanics, rock mechanics, soil exploration and testing, applied soil mechanics, advanced foundation engineering, soil dynamics and machine foundations, geotechnics for infrastructures etc. It involves excavation of slopes, tunnels, surface mines, fragile mountain regions, tunneling in urban areas etc. After completing the course, one could pursue their career as Minerals Processing Engineer, Researcher, Mineral Explorer, Mining Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Technical Engineer in Mine Management etc.