The main subject areas which are covered in M.Tech in Water Resources Engineering courses are - ground water hydrology, engineering hydrology, advanced fluid mechanics, ground water engineering, river engineering and sediment transport, and water management. Some of the top reputed institutes where in candidates can apply for M.Tech in Water Resources Engineering are - Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), National Institute of Technology (NIT – Rourkela), M.D.S Kissan Technical Institute, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Malaviya National Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Delhi).

M.Tech in Water Resources Engineering – Course Curriculum

Semester I

• Advanced Fluid Mechanics
• Applied Statistics
• Engineering Hydrology
• Hydrologic Elements and Analysis
• Open Channel Hydraulics
• Lab-1

Semester II

• Design of Hydraulic Structures
• Ground Water Engineering
• Ground Water Hydrology
• Open Channel Flow
• Water Resources System
• Lab-2

Semester III

• Water Shed Management
• Socio-Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Water Resources Projects
• Modeling Analysis and Simulation
• Hydraulic Structures
• Advanced Irrigation Engineering and Drainage
• Dissertation (Midterm Evaluation)
• Seminar
• Site Visit/ Data Collection

Semester IV

• Dissertation (Includes a detailed study about water related problems, actual field/ Research etc)

List of Elective Subjects

• Wind Engineering
• Water Quality and Environment
• Water Power Engineering
• Water Management
• Surface Water Quality Modeling
• Structural Design of Canal Structures
• Seismic Microzonation
• Rock Mechanics and Tunneling
• River Engineering and Sediment Transport
• Remote Sensing Applications in Water Resources Engineering
• Numerical Methods
• Hydro Power Engineering
• Foundation Engineering
• Finite Element Analysis
• Environmental Impact Assessment of Civil Engineering Projects
• Embankment Dams
• Construction Techniques and Management
• Concrete Technology
• Probabilistic Methods in Civil Engineering
• Computational Methods in Fluids Mechanics

Colleges offering M.Tech in Water Resources Engineering in India

• National Institute of Technology (NIT – Cachar), Assam
• National Institute of Technology, (NIT – Kurukshetra), Haryana
• Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Gujarat
• Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
• National Institute of Technology (NIT – Srinagar), Jammu and Kashmir
• Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (NIT – Bhopal), Madhya Pradesh
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Rajasthan
• National Institute of Technology (NIT – Warrangal), Andhra Pradesh
• M.D.S Kissan Technical Institute, Haryana
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Kharagpur), West Bengal
• National Institute of Technology (NIT – Hamirpur), Himachal Pradesh
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Guwahati), Assam
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Delhi), New Delhi
• National Institute of Technology (NIT – Rourkela), Orissa

Candidates after completing M.Tech (Water Resources Engineering) can apply for Assistant Professor Job positions in reputed universities or colleges. It is essential to possess a valid NET score for this. Other than this, they can try for jobs in firms like Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation, or Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).