Department of Civil Engineering is the one celebrating its age on par with Karaikal Polytechnic College, as this department was started at first, in 1988. The department was commenced with an intake of 30 students in the beginning, and at present has a sanctioned intake of 40 students. It has come across imparting technician education to a score of the society and even to the second generation of pupils, over a span of 25 years.

Civil Engineering department gradually acquired and got completely furnished with all instruments, tools, equipments and machineries requisite for the curriculum, whose book value touches as nearly as one crore rupees. It also shares its infrastructure for students of other branches of study in our institution. Focus now, is the infrastructure development with a smart classroom and an exclusive computer lab for the department.

The Faculty of the Civil Engineering department with one Head of department and five Lecturers are renowned for their dedication in upbringing good technicians who are the artisans of future. The department is also magnanimous to extend consultancy services to Civil Engineering Contractors and Govt departments, and by the way generate a local revenue income to the College and to PIPMATE.

•    The Department conducts Seminars, Workshops, Displays Technical Videos, Frequent field visit, Survey camp at different places. etc.,

•    Aids students in the project work of which many computer aided projects are being carried out.

•    Offers consultancy services to several organizations, Viz., PIPDIC, PAJANCOA, BSNL, Power Grid Corporation (PPCL), Municipality, State & Central Public Works Department, etc.,