Top 20 Architecture Colleges: Fees, Entrance Exam and Seats

B.Arch is one of the most favourable programme for Architecture aspirants.
Securing a seat at one of the top colleges is essential for securing a good job.
Find out all about the top architecture colleges bellow.

Top 20 Architecture Colleges: Fees, Entrance Exam and Seats

B.Arch is one of the most popular courses among engineering and science enthusiasts. There is a lot of scope in the field with rapid urbanisation in India and the need to develop environmentally sound infrastructure.

If you are aspiring to study architecture in India, the most important thing to keep in mind is the colleges you target. Make sure that the colleges that you are opting are approved by the appropriate regulatory body. B.Arch degree can be very powerful if you pursue the course from the right college. Following are some of the top architecture colleges in India along with all the information you need.

Here are the Top Architecture Colleges in India:

Name of the College	Location	Entrance Exam	Number of Seats	Fees Per Year (approx.)
Sir J J College of Architecture	Mumbai, Maharashtra	NATA	82	Rs. 17,800
IIT Roorkee	Roorkee, Uttarakhand	JEE Main	35	Rs. 77,280
Chandigarh College of Architecture	Chandigarh	JEE Main	40	Rs. 17,150
IIT Kharagpur	Kharagpur, West Bengal	JEE Main	40	Rs. 74,000
NIT Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu	JEE Main	46	Rs. 39,350
NIT Calicut	Calicut, Kerala	JEE Main	54	Rs. 90,300
Sushant School of Art and Architecture	Gurgaon, Haryana	NATA	160	Rs. 5,56,000
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, JMI	Delhi	NATA	80	Rs. 64,490
BIT Mesra	Mesra, Jharkhand	JEE Main	40	Rs. 2,42,000
R.V. School of Architecture (RVCE)	Bangalore, Karnataka	KCET , COMED-K and NATA	60	Rs. 33,000
Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University	Manipal, Karnataka	NATA	160	Rs. 3,04,000
School of Planning and Architecture	New Delhi	JEE Main	105	Rs. 46,300
Rizvi College of Architecture	Mumbai, Maharashtra	NATA	80	Rs. 62,000
CEPT University	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	NATA	40	Rs. 1,61,000
Anna University	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	NATA	40	Rs. 30,020
Maulana Azad Nationa Institute of Technology	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh	JEE Mains	80	Rs. 1,38,000
Malviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur, Rajasthan	JEE Mains	62	Rs. 97,320
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology	Nagpur, Maharashtra	JEE Mains	62	Rs. 1,60,000
M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bangalore, Karnataka	NATA	80	Rs. 55,000
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies	Mumbai, Maharashtra	NATA	40	Rs. 2,84,000

The above colleges offer recognised B.Arch programmes and also offer great placements for architecture aspirants. Since admission to all the above colleges is based on entrance exams, it is important to score well as seats at these colleges get filled quite quickly.

Also Read: Career in Architecture: Eligibility, Exam and Job Scope

Candidates graduating from either of these colleges can expect a starting package from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 14 lakh based on their performance throughout the programme. Salary packages get better with experience. For more information on Architecture courses and colleges, visit CollegeDekho .

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