Considered as one of the chivalrous professions, a career in Architecture is attractive, high paying, and has potential to grow in life. The advancement in information technology and digital tools is also having profound impact upon architecture more than ever before.

With its increasing demand, students from varied social background, disciplines and streams are coming forward to join Architecture colleges. Most of the Architecture colleges in India offer education in Architecture at undergraduate level and post-graduate level. But the challenges with students is that they need to do a lot of research to find out the best college in India to pursue their dream course in Architecture. To ease their work of research, here, we have prepared a list of top colleges in India to study Architecture and Planning.

Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kharagpur

Established by the Government of India in 1951, the premier institute has various courses to offer to students and one of it is Bachelor in Architecture and regional planning (B. Arch). Interested one(s) can apply for this course.

School of Planning and Architecture – SPA

Located in New Delhi, the SPA Delhi is a reputed institute, specializing in the field of Planning and Architecture. The institution has various undergraduate and post graduate degree programmes such as Bachelor of Architecture, Planning, Master of Architecture (Architectural Conservation), Master of Design (Industrial Design), Master of Urban Design, Master of Building Engineering and Management etc.

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi

Popularly known as BIT, the Birla Institute of Technology was established by Philanthropist- Industrialist B M Birla in 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi. Here, students get admission to various courses on the merit basis assessed by All India Rank(AIR) in JEE-Main-CSAB and AIPMT for its UG courses. Along with Engineering, Medical, Science, Management and I.T. courses, the institute also offers courses in Architecture  such as such as B. Arch (5 yrs), Master of Planning (Transport Planning) (2 yrs), (Urban Planning) (2 yrs).

Chandigarh College of Architecture – CCA

With an enrollment of about 200 graduates, the Chandigarh College of Architecture covers the north-western region of India involving Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir. The college offers a 5 year programme in Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch). The course is divided into 10 semesters: The first to sixth involves 3 years and the seventh to tenth semester involves two years.

National Institute of Technology – NIT Tiruchirappalli

Popularly known as NIT Trichy, it is a public engineering institution located in Tamil Nadu and has a branch in Noida also. The institute has 16 departments in Engineering, Humanities, Applied Sciences, Management programs, giving a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research. The undergraduate students get admission to various courses through JEE (Main), graduates through graduate aptitude test in engineering and CAT. Other than the engineering and management courses, the institute also offers Architecture courses such as B. Arch (5 years).

National Institute of Technology, NIT Calicut

Established in 1961 in Calicut, the college started with its undergraduate courses and slowly increased to masters. The college has various courses to offer in Architecture, Engineering, Science, Management, Information Technology. The Architecture course involves B. Arch of 5 years, Ph.D. (Architecture) of 2 years and Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Management of 1 year.