Engineering degree structure in the United States
Most ABET-accredited programs in the US offer a 4-year Bachelors of Science in XYZ Engineering (sounds like the equivalent of a BE from your home country).  Most science programs (i.e., Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Sociology, really any type of science, hard or soft) are 4-year programs as well.
Many programs have an optional honors thesis that students can pursue if they are interested - it's rarely, to my knowledge, required.
US engineering programs don't typically emphasize research - though this depends on the school - but most emphasize a capstone project during one's third or fourth year.  This can range from working with an actual client (like my undergrad did) to working on a project that the professors running the project determine.
Generally speaking - all students complete the capstone, research/honors is optional.
Practical experience is what's most important - that comes from the capstone project, laboratory exercises, and above all internships/co-ops/REUs.