IOE Pashchimanchal Campus offers MSc degree in Rock and Tunnel Engineering with its first batch in 2020 [2076 batch]. The graduate course in rock and tunnel engineering takes the reader through all the critical steps of the design and construction of tunnel and rock slopes stabilization starting from geotechnical investigations through to tunneling methods and construction management. The course encapsulates key considerations for field based learning and cutting edge knowledge required to produce high level technical manpower in the prolific era of underground space for society in areas as hydropower, irrigation, road, urban tunnels and water supply.

Graduate course in Rock and Tunnel engineering is supported by NORHED project 70141 6 for capacity development in higher education within Rock and Tunnel Engineering with key objectives of capacity build-up of faculties/ staff through research and training, establishment of a state of art rock and tunnel engineering laboratory, teaching contributions and student exchange collaboration.

The project aspires to empower females through gender mainstreaming initiaves, which assures two seats per year for female students out of total capacity of twenty students and provides stipend to the two students to cover tuition fees, laboratory costs and accommodation within the campus.

Elligibility criteria and enrollement process is as per IOE graduate program guidelines.

The course structure

MARKS DISTRIBUTION IN EACH COURSE PER SEMESTER

YEAR I -PART I

		Teaching Schedule			Examination Scheme		Total Marks
		Teaching Schedule			Theory
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title			Final
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title			Duration(Hours)	Marks
1		Underground Space for Society	4	40	3	60	100
2		Geology for Engineers	4	40	3	60	100
3		Under Ground Construction Methods	4	40	3	60	100
4		Computational tools and techniques	4	40	3	60	100

Total Credit 16

YEAR I -PART II

		Teaching Schedule				Examination Scheme		Total Marks
		Teaching Schedule				Theory
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title				Final
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title				Duration	Marks
1		Engineering Rock Mechanics		4	40	3	60	100
2		Stability and Rock Support Design		4	40	3	60	100
3		Elective I (* Compulsory)		4	40	3	60	100
		3.1	Rock and tunnel Investigations Methods
4		Elective II		4	40	3	60	100
		4.1	Rock slope stability assessment
		4.2	GIS for Rock Engineering,
		4.3	Introduction to GIS Technique
		4.4	Advance soil Mechanics

Total Credit 16

YEAR II-PART I

		Teaching Schedule				Examination Scheme		Total Marks
		Teaching Schedule				Theory
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title				Final
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title				Duration (Hours)	Marks
1		Project Work		4	40	3	60	100
2		Elective III		4	40	3	60	100
		2.1	Tunnel hydraulics and Optimization
		2.2	Contract and construction Management
		2.3	Numerical Modeling Technique
3		Elective IV		4	40	3	60	100
		3.1	Tunnel Operation and Management
		3.2	Rock Foundation Design

Total Credit 12

YEAR II-PART I

		Teaching Schedule			Examination Scheme		Total Marks
		Teaching Schedule			Theory
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title			Final
S.N.	Course Code	Course Title			Duration	Marks
1		MSC Thesis In Rock Engineering		16		100	100
		1.1	Rock Engineering for underground space
		1.2	Rock and composite slope stability assessment
		Msc Thesis In Tunneling methods		16		100	100
		1.1	Drill and Blast Tunneling
		1.2	TBM Tunneling
		1.3	Health and safety issues in underground constructions

Total Credit 16