Land Surveyor is the professional responsible for estimating the terrestrial positions like angles, distance and multidimensional points of the assigned piece of land to make precise estimates about land for making maps and other governmental purposes. The survey reports prepared by the professional Land Surveyor are used for the description of land for land leases, deeds and various legal documents. His job description also involves providing information regarding the location, contour, shape, dimension and elevation of the land being surveyed.
From a field of limit opportunities in the government sector to a field of immense opportunity in the recent past, the scope of Land Surveyor has increased in leaps and bounds thanks to hundreds of infrastructure and land development companies. Increase in the urbanization has necessitated the acquiring of land for various infrastructural and housing development activities thereby creating job opportunities for certified Land surveyor as these are the professional who is apt to analyse the feasibility of such projects by surveying the land extracts to be used for these developmental activities.
Considering the continuing growth of infrastructural development activities in the near future adopting Land Surveyor as a career can be the right decision. Being a highly technical field Land surveyor must meet strict educational, testing and work requirements before they can earn certification.
So to become a professional Land Surveyor one should have to be hardworking and committed and aptly qualified.
Land Surveyor Eligibility
Educational Qualification
For becoming Land Surveyors, the minimum required qualification is 10th class followed by Diploma/Certification course in Land Survey.
Land Surveyor Required Skills
- Land Surveyors should have a strong aptitude for mathematics and computers; the ability to visualize objects, distances and sizes; the ability to work outdoors with precise electronic surveying instruments.
- They possess strong analytical and organizational skills; tremendous working patience and attention to detail; the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- They should have good communication skills; able to utilize equipment and instruments in a precise and accurate manner.
- They should have knowledge of health and safety; strong communication, negotiating and presentation skills; the ability to prioritise and plan effectively; the ability to work as part of a team.
How to become a Land Surveyor?
A few decades earlier there was no need to go for formal training to become a Land Surveyor. Joining a survey crew as a crew member and gaining the on job experience was the only thing the aspiring candidates have to do to become a licensed surveyor.
Increasing use of the technology and state of art developments has made it highly technical field requiring excellent formal education and certification. Thus you must obtain a degree in a related field from a good institute to become a highly qualified and certified Land surveyor.
The basic qualification required for candidates to become surveyors is a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. However, there are various international universities and colleges that offer degrees in land survey and survey technology too. They will not, however, offer you the land survey license you will need to work.
Step 1
After clearing 10 class the interested candidate has to appear in an entrance test conducted by the Technical Education Boards of various State Governments to get admission in Diploma colleges according to the rank of the candidate in the entrance exam.
This exam is generally held in the month of May-June and consists of Objective type questions on the subject of English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Aptitude.
Step 2
After completing this three years of Diploma course one can either join some job of Junior Engineer level or can compete to get admission in the second year of a degree in engineering course which is provided by some of the regional engineering colleges of the state. OR One can complete its engineering studies through AMIE (Associate Membership of Institution of Engineers) - An alternate option for getting an engineering degree,
AMIE introduce non-formal engineering education Programme, successful completion of which is recognized as equivalent to a degree in engineering by the government of India, the union public service commission, state governments and public/ private sector organizations.
The second option is that the engineering aspirant can opt for 10+2 followed by the admission in the degree college.
To be eligible for joining a Degree course in engineering one should be 10+2 Class pass or appeared in a Non-Medical stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects with a minimum of 60% marks in PCM for most of the prestigious colleges.
Step 1
Eligible candidates have to appear in the entrance tests conducted by various state universities (like Delhi CEE by Delhi University etc.) of the state, Central Govt Organizations like Joint Entrance Exam (Maina) and independent institution (like IIT-JEE by IIT ’s, BITS Pilani etc) present at various places in India. Candidate gets admission into these colleges for four-year degree Programme according to their merit in the examination taken and a stream of their interest as selected by them.
Step 2
After successful completion degree course or equivalent right qualifications you will be required to obtain a license to work in MNC’s. For that, you must pass the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) test and have worked as an assistant surveyor for some period of time.
Each country has its own licensing examination, and the requirements will vary from country to country. Various countries may also require a certain number of hours of training to be completed per year.
Land Surveyor Job Description
They make exact measurements and also determine the property boundaries. Moreover, they provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, elevation, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth's surface for engineering, mapmaking, mining, land evaluation, construction, and other purposes.
Land Surveyor Career Prospects
The job description of land surveyor involves compiling vital data after doing the land surveyors using technology like radar, lasers, cameras and other equipment to analyse the feasibility of the project in hand. They can find employment with government’s infrastructural development organization like PWD’s of various state government, NHI as well as with private consultant to construction or real estate companies.
Land Surveyor Salary
Certified Land Surveyor in Government sector can get approximately Rs.30,000 to Rs.40,000 as a starting salary. Whereas in the private sector this professional can work as a consultant and earn handsomely on a contract basis. In the private sector, there is no limit for professional with experience and ability.
