This paper titled “Effective Writing Skills – Essential for Civil and other core Engineering Graduates” begins with an introduction on the importance of English in the global market and moves with a brief discussion on teaching of English in engineering colleges. The paper throws light on the necessary steps that need to be taken in enriching written communication of engineering graduates. It, with authentic surveys, pinpoints the deficiency level of many of our engineering graduates in written communication. Besides highlighting the major differences between technical English and general English, the paper makes a sincere attempt to emphasize the role to be played by language teachers and to distinguish approaches and methods that need to be effectively and meaningfully adopted to serve the objectives. The paper ends with some suggestions that can be incorporated in the syllabus in English for engineering students. ©IAEME