M.Tech. Structural Engineering

The global structural engineering market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increasing infrastructure investments, aging structures, and advancements in technologies like BIM and structural health monitoring. With a projected valuation of USD 13.7 billion by 2028 for structural engineering software alone, this field is set to expand further.

Our M.Tech. Structural Engineering programme is specifically designed for working professionals, offering a carefully curated set of courses that align with the practical needs of field engineers. Key focus areas include Concrete Technology, Sustainable Materials and Construction Technology, Nondestructive Evaluations, Large-scale Testing, and Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.

 

Option to pay fees using easy EMI with 0% interest and 0 down payment.

Study without

Study without

Career Break

Easy EMI Option With

Easy EMI Option With

0% Interest & 0 Down Payment

Last Date To Apply

Last Date To Apply

June 16, 2025

Fees per semester

Fees per semester

INR 70,100

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Programme Highlights

  1. M.Tech. Structural Engineering is a BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP). BITS Pilani Work Integrated Learning Programmes are UGC approved.
  2. This programme is of 4 semesters and can be pursued only by working professionals. You can pursue the programme without any career break.
  3. The programme will also enable working professionals to attend contact classes from anywhere over a technology-enabled platform. The contact classes will be conducted mostly on weekends or after business hours.
  4. Emphasises experiential learning with lab exercises, assignments, case studies, and work-integrated activities
  5. Blend of classroom and experiential learning
  6. The final semester includes a practical Dissertation (Project Work) for real-world application.
  7. Employs Continuous Evaluation to provide ongoing feedback and support
  8. Become a part of an elite and global BITS Pilani Alumni community
  9. Fee submission option using easy - EMI with 0% interest and 0 down payment

Programme Curriculum

Participants need to take at least 12 courses towards coursework, and complete one Project/ Dissertation. The coursework requirement for the programme would consist of a set of core courses and electives. Core courses are compulsory for all participants, while electives can be chosen based on individual learning preferences.

  • Dynamics of Structures
  • Advanced Concrete Technology
  • Advanced Concrete Structures
  • Advanced Structural Analysis
  • Advanced Steel Structures
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Elective 1
  • Elective 2
  • Elective 3
  • Elective 4
  • Elective 5
  • Elective 6
  • Dissertation

List of Electives

  • Advanced Computational Techniques
  • Structural Optimization
  • Topics in Structural Engineering
  • Advanced Composite Materials for Structures
  • Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures
  • Advanced Structural Mechanics and Stability
  • Theory of Plates and Shells
  • Advanced Structural Design
  • Stochastic Methods in Civil Engineering
  • Structural Health Assessment and Rehabilitation
  • Computer-Aided Analysis and Design in Civil Engineering
  • Advanced Steel Structures
  • Prestressed Concrete Structures
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Design of Multi-Storey Structures
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Advanced Foundation Engineering
  • Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity

For more information on programme curriculum download the programme brochure

Choice of Electives is made available to enrolled students at the beginning of each semester. A limited selection of Electives will be offered at the discretion of the Institute.

Mode of Learning

The Mode of Learning is based on a powerful educational approach called Work Integrated Learning. For detailed description of work integrated learning Click here

Key Benefits of BITS Pilani WILP

1) Can pursue the programme without any career break and along with the job.

2) The programme curriculum is highly relevant to sectors, industries and organisations they work for

3) In addition to the institute, the learning experience of working professionals in the programme is also supported by the employer organisation and Industry Mentors.

4) Effective use of technology to deliver a range of learning interventions at the location of the working professional such as faculty contact sessions, asynchronous learning materials, remote, virtual and cloud labs, Learner support, peer to peer collaboration etc. 

5) Contact sessions with faculty take place mostly over weekends or after business hours and are conducted over a technology platform that can be accessed from anywhere. 

6) Mid semester and End semester examinations for every semester are conducted mostly at designated examination centres distributed across the country (for details refer to link mode of examinations) 

7) Learners can access engaging learning material which includes recorded lectures from BITS Pilani faculty members, course handouts and recorded lab content where applicable.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

The programme emphasises on Experiential Learning that allows learners to apply concepts learnt in the classroom in simulated, and real work situations.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Continuous Assessment includes graded Assignments/ Quizzes, Mid-semester exam, and Comprehensive Exam.

CASE STUDIES AND ASSIGNMENTS

Carefully chosen real-world cases & assignments are both discussed and used as problem-solving exercises during the programme.

DISSERTATION/ PROJECT WORK

The fourth semester offers an opportunity for learners to apply their knowledge gained during the programme to a real-world like complex project. The learner is expected to demonstrate understanding of vital principles learnt across semesters and their ability to successfully apply these concepts.

Mode Of Examination

Mode of Examinations applicable for students admitted in Batch beginning in July 2025:

Semester 1, 2 and 3 have Mid-Semester Examinations and Comprehensive Examinations for each course. These examinations are mostly scheduled on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Students need to appear in person for taking the examinations at the institution’s designated examination centres as per the examination schedule, Instructions, rules and guidelines announced before every examination. 

Students can take their examination at any of our 34 designated examination centres in India at the following locations:

South Zone: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Coimbatore

North Zone: Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Udaipur, Pilani

West Zone: Mumbai, Pune, Ahilya Nagar, Goa, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Indore, Nagpur, Bhopal, Raipur

East Zone: Kolkata, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneswar

In addition to these locations, the Institution also has a designated examination centre in Dubai.

During these semesters, in addition to the above mentioned Mid-Semester and Comprehensive examinations, there will also be Quizzes/Assignments conducted online on the Learning Management System (LMS) as per the course plan in which the students need to participate.

In Semester 4 (Final Semester), the student will be doing Dissertation/Project Work as per the Institution’s guidelines.

For International Students: 

  • In addition to the above locations, the institution also has a designated international examination centre, located in Dubai.
  • To facilitate the learning of international students, applying from any other location except India and Dubai, the mode of examinations will be online, which can be availed by meeting the requirements of the institute.
  • To know more about the requirements for online examinations, Click here
  • Indian students, who are temporarily based out of India, can also avail of online examinations on request by meeting the above-mentioned requirements of the institute.

Eligibility Criteria

Employed professionals holding B.Tech., B.E, M.Sc., MCA, or equivalent in relevant disciplines with at least 60% aggregate marks and minimum one year of work experience after the completion of the degree in relevant domains.

How to Apply

 

Points to Note

a) Make photocopies of the documents mentioned in the Checklist.
b) Applicants are required to self-attest all academic mark sheets and certificates.
c) On page no. 3 a section called the Employer Consent Form. This form needs to be autthorized by your organisation’s HR or any other authorised signatory of the company.
d) On page no. 4 is a section called the Mentor Consent Form. The Mentor Consent Form needs to be signed by the Mentor. Click here to know who could be a Mentor.

UGC Approval

BITS Pilani is an Institution of Eminence under UGC (Institution of Eminence Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2017. The Work Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) of BITS Pilani constitutes a unique set of educational offerings for working professionals. WILP are an extension of programmes offered at the BITSPilani Campuses and are comparable to our regular programmes both in terms of unit/credit requirements as well as academic rigour. In addition, it capitalises and further builds on practical experience of students through high degree of integration, which results not only in upgradation of knowledge, but also in up skilling, and productivity increase. The programme may lead to award of degree, diploma, and certificate in science, technology/engineering, management, and humanities and social sciences.

On the recommendation of the Empowered Expert Committee, UGC in its 548th Meeting held on 09.09.20 has approved the continued offering of BITS Pilani’s Work Integrated Learning programmes.

Fee Structure

The following fees schedule is applicable for candidates seeking new admission during the academic year 2025-2026.

  • Application Fees (one time) : INR 1,500
  • Admission Fees (one time) : INR 16,500
  • Semester Fees (per semester) : INR 70,100

The one-time Application Fee is to be paid at the time of submitting the Application Form through the Online Application Centre.

Admission Fee (one-time) and Semester Fee (for the First Semester) are to be paid together once admission is offered to the candidate. Thus, a candidate who has been offered admission will have to pay Rs.  86,600/-. You may choose to make the payment using Netbanking/ Debit Card/ Credit Card through the Online Application Centre. Fee payment by easy-EMIs with 0% interest. Click here to learn more.

Semester Fee for subsequent semesters will only be payable later, i.e. at the beginning of those respective semesters.

Any candidate who desires to discontinue from the programme after confirmation of admission & registration for the courses specified in the admit offer letter will forfeit the total amount of fees paid.

For the examination centre at Dubai, in addition to the semester fees, for each semester there will be an examination centre fees of 1000 UAE Dirhams or equivalent per semester out of which 500 UAE Dirhams is to be paid at the time of appearing in Mid-semester examinations at Dubai Centre for that semester and the remaining 500 UAE Dirhams is to be paid at the time of appearing in comprehensive examinations at Dubai centre for that semester.

All the above fees are non-refundable.

Important: For every course in the program institute will recommend textbooks, students would need to procure these textbooks on their own.

FAQs

Contact classes are conducted over a technology enabled platform. These classes can be attended via the internet using a computer from any location. These contact classes offer similar levels of interactivity as regular classrooms at the BITS Pilani campus. These are conducted usually over weekends or after business hours for a total of 7-8 hours per week. If you miss a lecture, you can also access the recorded lecture on the internet.

This programme is designed for working professionals. At the time of submitting the application, candidates must be employed in another organization. Professionals who are owners of a registered business are also eligible to apply. For detailed information, including academic background, work experience, etc. refer to the programme eligibility criteria.

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will receive a degree certificate from BITS Pilani.

The Degree of Master of Technology in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Each semester has a Mid-semester Exam and a Comprehensive Exam for each course  , which are conducted over weekends. Students will need to appear in-person to take these exams at exams centers in the following locations:
India Centers:

Students can take their examination at any of our 34 designated examination centres in India at the following locations:

South Zone: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysore, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Coimbatore

North Zone: Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Udaipur, Pilani

West Zone: Mumbai, Pune, Ahilya Nagar, Goa, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Indore, Nagpur, Bhopal, Raipur

East Zone: Kolkata, Guwahati, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneswar

International Centers: Dubai
In case students are unable to take an exam due to work-related commitments, there is also a provision of appearing for Make-up Exams.
 

The programme provides a high degree of interactivity between students and the faculty members and programme instructors. Q&A sessions during the contact classes (which you can attend from anywhere over a technology enabled platform) allow participants to pose questions to the faculty members, and seek guidance through voice and chat. Further interaction with faculty members and peers is enabled through the e-learning portal, by using discussion forums and message boards.

The programme features high usage of experiential learn components such as Simulations, Virtual Labs, and Remote Labs, in order to mimic the on-campus experience.

Participants will be given access to portals, that will allow them to access both cloud-based labs, as well as Campus-based physical labs. Using leading industry-recognised Software tools, Programming languages, and Simulation software, participants will be able to perform experiments and run simulations to advance their knowledge

Candidates applying to the programmes must choose a Mentor, who will monitor the academic progress of the candidate, and act as an advisor & coach for successful completion of the programme. Candidates should ideally choose the immediate supervisor or another senior person from the same organisation. In case a suitable mentor is not available in the same organisation, a candidate could approach a senior person in another organisation who has the required qualifications. For detailed information, please refer to the programme brochure.

The programme is designed for working professionals, and participants are not required to travel to a BITS campus. However, certain programme offer Campus Immersion Modules such as workshops or seminars, which are highly recommended but not mandatory.

Yes, UGC has approved the continued offering of M.Tech. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as a part of WILP on the recommendations of Empowered Expert Committee. Click here to learn more.

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