Top 40 Architecture Colleges (Pvt.) in India 2023: Rankings, Admissions, Placements & Courses

Top Private Architecture Colleges in India 2023: Architecture is the mix of arts and science that deals with creating the best infrastructure in the modern world. This course is a combination of engineering and design and is offered at diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels in the top private architecture colleges in India. Architecture encompasses a wide range of tasks, from large-scale urban and landscape planning to minute interior details. Students receive training in the major branches of architecture, including residential architecture, public architecture, commercial architecture, landscape architecture, industrial architecture, and interior design.

These are the important courses and their eligibility criteria available in Architecture Courses

Courses	Eligibility
Diploma in Architecture	The students need to pass the 10th examination from a recognized board. The candidates should score at least 50% marks in 10th. The duration for these courses are 3 years. The candidates need to appear in the entrance examinations of the particular private architecture colleges and some colleges also offer admissions on the merit basis.
B.Arch/B.Sc	The students need to pass the 10+2 or an equivalent examination from a recognized board of education. The candidates need to have at least 50% marks in their 10+2 examination. The duration for these courses are 4 years. The candidates are advised to appear in the national level entrance examination or should apply for the private architecture colleges separately.
M.Arch/M.E/M.Sc	The students need to have an undergraduate degree (B.Arch) in a similar specialization from a recognized university. This postgraduate course has the duration of 2 years. The candidates need to appear in the entrance examinations and have to get the cutoff marks to proceed further.
Ph.D	The students are required to have a postgraduate degree in a similar specialization from a recognized university. The students need to have at least 55% marks at postgraduate level. The candidates need to appear in the UGC NET examination or written test conducted by the particular private architecture colleges. The students need to get the cutoff marks in the entrance examination.

Branches and Specializations in Architecture Courses

Architecture can be further divided into various branches and specializations for the specific kind of work in the modern world of designing new infrastructure. Some of the important specializations and branches of architecture that are offered in top private architecture colleges are mentioned below.

Town and country planning	Architectural design	Architecture and digital design
Regional planning	Building engineering and management	Industrial design
Landscape architecture	Environmental planning	Urban design
Sustainable architecture	Housing	Architectural conservation
Transport planning	Construction Management	Interior and Spatial Design
High Performance Building	Strategic Design	Heritage Conservation
Audio and Acoustics	Digital Design	Landscape Architecture

The Major Highlights of the Architecture Courses

Architecture is a dynamic field that offers an opportunity to satisfy the intellectual level of students by creating something marvelous.
Architecture course has the capacity to offer high paying jobs to the students from the top private architecture colleges in India.
As a result of the significant impact this topic has on society and the media, the career is fast-paced and will be recognized.

Admission Process in the Architecture Courses

The applicants need to follow the given procedure to gain admission to the top private architecture colleges for UG, PG, and doctoral courses.

The applicants must meet the prerequisites listed above in order to be considered for the courses.
The candidates must first decide which private architecture schools best meet their needs and expectations.
The candidates must go to each college's official website after selecting their top choices.
The majority of colleges provide both online and offline application options.
The applicants must complete an application form with all necessary information and upload the required supporting documentation to demonstrate their eligibility.
To submit the application form, candidates must pay an application fee, which varies from college to college.
The majority of private colleges accept the national level entrance exams for architecture, while some also hold their own entrance exams.
Candidates must take the necessary entrance exams and achieve the cutoff scores in order to move on.
The applicants must go through a counseling process in which they may need to have personal interviews and document verifications.
The college published a merit list of the chosen applicants on the basis of their performance in the entrance examination, and those individuals can confirm their seats by paying the admission fee.

Top Architecture Entrance Examination

The students who wish to get admission into the top private architecture colleges need to appear in the entrance examinations. Most of the colleges prefer national level entrance examinations for architecture, and some also conduct their own written tests for admission. Some of the important entrance examinations for architecture are mentioned below.

NATA	KIITEE	KEAM
KCET	WBJEE	HITSEEE
GATE	JEE Advanced	JEE Mains
GITAM GAT	COMEDK UGET	Karnataka PGCET
TANCET	TS PGECET

Careers After Architecture Courses

Enormous career opportunities are waiting for the students once they complete their academic courses from the top private architecture college in India. Some of the important job profiles, employment areas, and top recruiters are mentioned below.

Job Profiles

Architecture Designer	Manager	Building Contractor
Project Assistant Manager	Architect	Interior Designer
Landscape Architect	Architecture Engineer	Architectural Historian/Journalist
Technical Assistant	Architectural Assistant	Architecture Draftsman
Project Architect	Assistant Professor	Senior Interior Designer
Design Architect	Principal Architect

Government Sector Jobs

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Public Service Commission	Ministry of Defense
Hindustan Prefab Limited	Urban Development Corporation	National Building Organization
Archaeological Department	City Development Corporation	Departments of Railways
National Institute of Urban Affairs	Public Works Department	State Housing Boards

Top Recruiters

PiVisions	Matharoo Associates	C.P. Kukreja Associates
Shilpa Architects	Vastu Shilpa Foundation	Kembhavi Architecture Foundation
Lotus Design Studio	Somaya & Kalappa Consultants	Sanjay Puri Architects
A New Dimension	Hafeez Contractor	Morphogenesis
Creative Design Group	Abraham John Architects	Oscar & Ponni Architects

The students who wish to design the infrastructure of tomorrow's world can pursue this course and achieve various professional heights in their career.

Students can choose the best college that matches their desires and have the best possible career in this field of study.

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All India Rank* (Survey & Perceptive based)	Name of Architecture College	City	State	State Rank	Employability	Teaching Learning Resourses	Faculty	Infrastructure	Projects and Case Study	Innovation	Overall Index Score (Out of 100)
6	SRM School of Architecture	Kanchipuram	Tamil Nadu	1	73.5	79.0	66.0	73.8	57.8	73.2	72.14
16	School of Architecture, Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	Tamil Nadu	5	62.0	72.0	69.0	73.2	58.0	66.2	67.55
17	School of Architecture, REVA University	Bengaluru	Karnataka	5	70.0	63.6	67.4	72.7	59.2	70.0	67.42
18	Sushant School of Arts and Architecture, Sushant University	Gurugram	Haryana	1	66.7	70.0	66.2	70.2	55.0	70.8	67.30
19	ICFAI School of Architecture	Hyderabad	Telangana	1	64.6	70.0	66.2	72.0	56.8	71.0	67.20
21	School of Architecture, KLE Technological University	Hubli	Karnataka	6	68.4	63.6	65.6	73.0	58.2	68.2	66.50
26	Meenakshi College of Engineering	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	7	68.5	59.2	61.8	64.0	63.8	74.8	64.22
31	Department of Architecture, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science	Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	1	63.0	63.6	61.0	60.0	60.0	59.4	61.81
32	Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture	Rajkot	Gujarat	4	59.1	63.2	58.8	64.0	57.0	70.0	61.40
35	Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women	Pune	Maharashtra	8	58.9	65.6	61.4	60.4	56.4	57.2	60.98
38	Pillai HOC College of Architecture	Panvel	Maharashtra	9	60.0	58.3	61.0	63.4	57.0	66.2	60.48
42	SCMS School of Architecture	Ernakulam	Kerala	2	60.0	58.5	61.2	61.1	58.6	58.6	59.82
4	M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka	2	78.0	77.6	75.0	72.0	68.0	72.0	75.18
7	BMS College of Architecture	Bengaluru	Karnataka	4	74.7	75.2	69.0	73.7	60.8	67.4	71.91
9	School of Architecture, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	3	75.5	70.5	65.8	72.8	56.4	70.4	70.02
22	Department of Architecture, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	6	62.0	68.0	60.2	76.2	58.4	69.8	65.53
23	School of Architecture, Vadodra Design Academy	Vadodra	Gujarat	3	65.0	65.2	60.0	76.2	55.8	70.0	65.34
25	Piloo Mody College of Architecture	Cuttack	Odisha	1	64.7	64.6	58.0	69.5	68.0	75.3	65.06
27	Institute of Design Environment and Architecture	Nasik	Maharashtra	5	56.9	70.4	58.8	59.7	55.3	77.9	62.42
28	Department of Architecture, Planning and Design, Integral University	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	2	58.9	65.2	60.0	66.3	55.6	69.5	62.28
33	Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Architecture	Pune	Maharashtra	7	58.4	58.8	66.0	62.5	57.0	69.1	61.27
36	Faculty of Architecture, Sri Sri University	Cuttack	Odhisha	2	58.5	58.4	63.2	69.0	56.6	57.0	60.73
40	GITAM School of Architecture	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	2	59.6	62.0	57.0	62.0	56.6	66.0	60.25
43	Institute of Design, Planning & Technology (IDPT-SCET)	Surat	Gujarat	5	59.6	57.6	57.8	61.0	58.4	59.4	58.84
1	Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	1	81.0	82.0	71.4	78.4	75.0	76.0	78.11
3	Department of Architecture & Planning, Birla Institute of Technology	Mesra	Jharkhand	1	79.0	78.5	73.0	73.0	66.8	73.0	75.38
5	RV College of Architecture	Bengaluru	Karnataka	3	78.8	75.5	66.0	73.8	67.0	74.8	73.44
10	Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, NMIMS University	Mumbai	Maharashtra	1	70.0	72.5	66.0	71.2	57.4	77.3	69.51
14	Institute of Architecture & Planning, NIRMA University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	2	66.0	69.0	67.0	78.0	59.0	72.0	68.61
20	Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture	Rajpura	Punjab	1	62.8	69.8	62.0	73.8	66.0	70.2	66.81
24	Amity School of Architecture and Planning	Noida	Uttar Pradesh	1	67.0	62.4	60.6	68.0	59.0	83.0	65.20
29	Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies	Mumbai	Maharashtra	6	59.1	65.2	58.8	65.9	57.0	69.0	62.11
44	The Oxford School of Architecture	Bengaluru	Karnataka	8	59.0	55.6	60.2	60.0	58.4	60.0	58.56
2	Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MAHE)	Manipal	Karnataka	1	78.0	79.0	71.0	77.0	72.0	75.4	76.04
8	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	Madurai	Tamil Nadu	2	73.8	72.0	67.8	74.8	55.6	74.4	70.89
11	Kongu School of Architecture	Perumdurai	Tamil Nadu	4	68.0	73.0	66.0	72.0	59.0	77.0	69.36
12	Rizvi College of Architecture	Mumbai	Maharashtra	2	68.2	72.8	66.0	75.8	56.0	70.0	69.20
13	Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science (KITS)	Nagpur	Maharashtra	3	68.0	72.0	66.0	75.8	56.0	70.0	68.95
15	L S Raheja School of Architecture	Mumbai	Maharashtra	4	66.0	69.0	68.0	75.8	56.0	70.0	68.10
30	Sidhganga Institute of Technology	Tumkur	Karnataka	7	60.4	63.2	64.0	60.0	58.0	65.9	61.95
34	Faculty of Architecture, M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	8	60.2	64.5	60.2	64.0	55.2	56.0	61.15
37	Holy Crescent College of Architecture	Ernakulam	Kerala	1	58.4	64.6	60.0	60.2	57.6	60.0	60.59
39	School of Architecture, K L University	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	1	60.8	61.6	61.0	60.0	57.4	56.6	60.35
41	Vivekanand Education Society's College of Architecture	Chembur, Mumbai	Maharashtra	10	59.0	60.0	59.8	61.2	58.0	65.7	60.13

FAQs

Diploma in architecture, B.arch, M.arch, Ph.D in architecture, and others.

Larsen & Toubro, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, Jindal's, Sahara Group, Architect Consultants, and many more.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Ministry of Defense, City Development Corporation, Archaeological Department, Public Service Commission, and many more.

Architecture Designer, Architecture eEngineer, Architecture Assistant, Manager, Assistant Professor, and many more.

By improving efficiency and exercising restraint when using resources like energy, materials, and development space, sustainable architecture aims to reduce the negative environmental effects of buildings on the planet.

Designing outdoor spaces, landmarks, and buildings with an eye toward the environment, human behavior, or aesthetics is known as landscape architecture.

In comparison to what is required by building codes or other regulations, high-performance buildings offer a comparatively higher level of energy efficiency or greenhouse gas reduction.

NATA, KITEE, JEE Main, JEE Advance, WBJEE, KCET, and many more.

4 Years.

2 years.

Regional planning focuses on the effective distribution of land-use activities, infrastructure, and population expansion over a larger area of land than a single city or town.

Immovable cultural property conservation and restoration refers to the process of extending the material, historical, and design integrity of any such property through carefully thought-out interventions.