UG Admissions 2023: Top architecture colleges in India as per NIRF rankings
Vagisha Kaushik | April 14, 2023 | 06:30 PM IST | 2 mins read
BArch Admissions 2023: Take a look at top architecture colleges in India offering BArch programmes. Know eligibility criteria.
NEW DELHI : With Class 12 board exams getting over, students must be looking forward to higher education and deciding on what courses and colleges to step into. While many students opt for engineering and medical lines as their careers, architecture is a good option for those interested in construction field.
Two entrance exams conducted for admission to architecture programmes are Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA).
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the JEE Main 2023 session 2 paper 2 for BArch on April 11. Results will be announced soon. After announcement of results, students will be able to apply for architecture programmes through counselling. Whereas, NATA 2023 will be conducted on May 28 and July 9.
UG Admissions 2023: Top architecture colleges as per NIRF
The top architecture colleges in India as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) are given below:
|
Institute |
Rank |
|
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
1 |
|
National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
2 |
|
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
3 |
|
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi |
4 |
|
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
5 |
|
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur |
6 |
|
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada |
7 |
|
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur |
8 |
|
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi |
9 |
|
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal |
10 |
|
S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology |
11 |
|
Lovely Professional University |
12 |
|
Aligarh Muslim University |
13 |
|
College of Engineering, Trivandrum |
14 |
|
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Mahe |
15 |
|
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University |
16 |
|
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
17 |
|
BMS College of Arhitecture |
18 |
|
Chandigarh University |
19 |
|
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology |
20 |
|
Nirma University |
21 |
|
Chitkara University |
22 |
|
Thiagarajar College of Engineering |
23 |
|
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University |
24 |
|
Birla Institute of Technology |
25 |
|
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur |
26 |
|
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) |
27 |
|
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute |
28 |
|
Anna University |
29 |
|
National Institute of Technology, Patna |
30 |
Eligibility criteria, admission process
While the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) offer admission to architecture programmes through JEE Advanced, the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) offer admission to BArch courses through JEE Main exam.
Students must have studied physics, mathematics, and chemistry in Class 12 in order to be eligible to apply for admission to BArch programmes.
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