Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad was established in the academic year 2015-16 and Civil Engineering (CE) has been part of the institute since its inception. Over the years, the discipline has developed in terms of academics, research, R & D projects, industry collaboration and laboratory development. The discipline integrates comprehensive areas including Building Materials and Construction Management, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Resources Engineering. The academic programmes include curriculum in B. Tech, M.S. and Ph.D. Recently, an M.Tech program was inaugurated in the area of Geotechnical Engineering. Civil Engineering discipline in IIT Palakkad accentuates the intense realization of fundamental principles, emphasizes on expanding the analytical ability and develops the practical sense to deal with the real-life problems in Civil Engineering.