Expanding and Reforming Construction Engineering & Construction Management Education in India

As a burgeoning industry employing over 31 million people, the Indian construction industry is increasingly drawing focus to itself. While the industry’s needs and demands are on a steady rise, the higher education sector is struggling to keep up with it. The field of construction, being varied and complex, calls for several field specific skills that the education system in India is unable to provide as of today. Quality construction education that caters to the requirements of the construction industry is a necessity. This paper draws attention to the existing construction education scenario in India at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The reasons for students leaving the country for education are identified, calling for more and better-informed construction education within India. Drawing parallels from the growth of construction education in the US,