Bachelor of Architecture Programme


Bachelor of Architecture

About the Programme

The Bachelors of Architecture programme at Nirma University has created ripples just in a couple of years. Since 2014 when the programme was initiated, its students have been making a mark in the professional arena. Through various MoUs the students are now also engaging with national and international institutes as part of the academic programme. Along with studio-based learning and skill enhancement courses, research is an integral part of the curriculum. The students have started making their presence felt within the architecture fraternity and winning awards at Zonal level inter institute events, like Zonal NASA.

Admission 2025-26
Programme Duration

5 Years

Eligibility

Candidate must have passed 12th Science Examination with Physics and Mathematics with (Chemistry or Biology or Computer or Technical Vocational Subject) with 45% ; should cleared NATA / JEE Mains.

Admission Procedure

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Why Should You Choose B.Arch?

Today, architecture is constantly evolving and rediscovered through explorations, opportunities, and innovations. Hence, our main aim at Institute of Architecture and Planning is to connect with the scope of this professional discipline in every respect in order to expand students' comprehension and preparedness. B.Arch programme at Institute of Architecture and Planning combines the dynamics of society and profession with the aim of imparting knowledge to students who would be responsible for evolution and shaping of the human civilization.

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Career Opportunities

IAPNU through various activities provides opportunity to students to interact with the rospective employers by involving them in studios, mentoring, expert lectures, studio/ internship/ research thesis juries and seminars. This keeps students updated on professional front and gives them opportunity to showcase their works, skills, talents and prepares them for the future career.

Important Information

Sr. No. Details of Admission Process (All India Category) (NRI/NRI-Sponsored Category)
1 Online application starts from Open Now
2 Last date for online application TBA

Note: The schedule is Tentative and subject to change as per the ACPC, GoG / JOSSA schedule.

B.Arch Intake
25% Seats (ACPC) 30
60% Seats (All India Category) 72
15% Seats ( NRI / NRI Sponsored Category) 18
Total Seats 120

For All India Category

  1. Candidate should have qualified in NATA examination and having valid NATA Score.
  2. No candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she/he has passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either Chemistry or Biology or Technical Vocational subject or Computer Science or Information Technology or Informatics Practices or Engineering Graphics or Business Studies with at least 45% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 45% marks in aggregate.

(The above eligiblity criteria is subject to amendment as per the guidelines issued by the Council of Architecture (CoA) and Government of Gujarat from time to time )

For NRI / NRI Sponsored Category

  • FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIANS (NRI) CANDIDATE
    1. Candidate must have passed the qualifying examination abroad or candidate who have passed qualifying examination from the school located in India and having NRI status.
    2. Candidate must have valid NATA score of NATA examination.
    3. In case, Letter Grade / Performance Index or Graded Point Average is awarded instead of percentage marks in qualifying examination, equivalence certificate is mandatorily required from the school authority.
    4. NRI candidate will have to produce equivalence certificate of qualifying examination from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
  • FOR NRI SPONSORED CANDIDATE
    1. Candidate must have passed the qualifying examination and should have valid NATA Score. The admission will be granted based on the merit list prepared on the basis of equal weightage of qualifying exam and valid NATA score only.
    2. Candidate will have to produce a sponsorship letter (as prescribed on institute’s website “Affidavit”) from an NRI who will undertake to pay all tuition and other fees for the entire duration of degree programme.
    3. Documentary evidence (like residence proof, visa stamp entry in passport, utility bills etc.) of Sponsor having NRI Status must also be produced.
    4. In case, Letter Grade / Performance Index or Graded Point Average is awarded instead of percentage marks in qualifying examination, equivalence certificate is mandatorily required from the school authority.
  • FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS NRI FOR ADMISSION TO B. ARCH. PROGRAMMES.
    1. Passport of a candidate indicating his/her status as ‘Non Resident Indian’.
    2. Certificates of Non Resident Indian issued by the Indian Embassy/Indian Consulate of the Country where the Non Resident Indian is residing.
    3. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/ Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders.
    4. Persons who have studied outside India and have passed either 10th or 12th standard and passed the NATA examination from any system of education subject to the eligibility conditions and have NRI status.

We intimate the eligible applicants for online / offline counselling for admission in the order of merit. The candidature of the applicants is thoroughly scrutinized according to the eligiblity criteria and after that the provosional admission is offered. The admission is confirmed after the payment of fees and issuance of the final eligiblity certificate from the Nirma University.

Academic Year No. of first year students intake in the year No. of first year students admitted in the year No. of students admitted through Lateral entry No. of students graduating in minimum stipulated time No. of students placed Median salary of placed graduates(Amount in Rs.) No. of students selected for Higher Studies
2023-24 87 87 0 82 69 500000 10
2022-23 90 90 3 72 54 450000 10
2021-22 90 90 3 76 51 216000 10
2020-21 90 90 3 75 30 207000 7
2019-20 90 90 2 77 31 206850 6

Tuition Fees

Sr. No. Description Fees for All India & ACPC Category Fees for NRI Category
1. *FEE (Per Semester) ₹1,37,500 $3,250
2. OTHER FEES
(a) Initial Enrollment Fees (One Time) ₹1000 ₹1000
(b) Examination Fee,Semester Grade Report,etc.(Per semester) ₹5500 ₹5500
(c) Seminar, Orientation, Welcome Kit (One Time) ₹1200 ₹1200
Total Other Fees (a+b+c) ₹7700 ₹7700
3. Deposits ---- ----
Refundable Security ₹7000 ₹7000
Total Deposit 3 ₹7000 ₹7000
Total (1+2+3) ₹1,52,200 $3250 + ₹14,700
4. Eligibility certificate (if required)
(Applicable to the student who has passed qualifying examination from other than Gujarat Secondary Education Board to be paid in case at the Institute)
₹1000 ₹1000

* While paying Fees Cheque or DD should be as per CTS-2010

To encourage the meritorious students and help the needy students the university offers merit cum means scholarships to the B.Arch students.

A. Category-I: based on merit only
Sr. No. Details All-India Admitted through ACPC Amount (p.a.)
1. Top 1 student based on percentage marks obtained in qualifying examination for admission 1 student Nil ₹1,50,000/- each
2. Next 3 students based on percentage marks obtained in qualifying examination for admission 2 students 1 student ₹75,000/- each
3. Next 3 students based on percentage marks obtained in qualifying examination for admission 2 students 1 student ₹25,000/- each
B. Category-II: on Merit-cum-Means basis
Sr. No. Details All-India Admitted through ACPC Amount (p.a.)
1. Top 03 students whose parental income is 04 lakh or less 2 students 1 student ₹1,00,000/- each
2. Next 10 students whose parental income is 08 lakh or less 6 students 4 students ₹50,000/- each

Important note: The student shall be entitled to get benefit of scholarship under any one of the above mentioned categories subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria.
The students who are getting 'Mukhymantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana' (MYSY) scholarship are not eligible for any other scholarships.

Eligibility criteria for continuation/ renewal of the scholarship

Continuation/Renewal of the Scholarship in the subsequent years will be as per university policy which may differ on a semester/year basis. However, it will be subject to meeting of minimum eligibility criteria, as under:

  1. During the entire previous year, the conduct of the student should be good.
  2. No acts or omission which results in unlawful behavior, malafide intention maligning the University brand in digital, print, or social media, promoting, supporting or sharing any content which is against the University brand.
  3. No disciplinary action was initiated/sanctioned against the student under the student handbook or compliance with norms as prescribed by the University.
  4. The student should maintain merit and get CGPA of 7.0 and above and should have passed all courses of study in the first attempt in the previous year, subject to following condition:
    1. For Core courses
      At the time of renewing the scholarship for Semester-Ill, if a student is having ‘IF’ in only one course of 1st year, then he/she should be provided 50% scholarship for Semester-Ill. Further, if the student clears all the courses including backlog at the end of Semester-Ill, then the scholarship of Semester- IV will be given along with the arrears of Semester-Ill,
    2. For Supplementary courses
      At the time of renewing the scholarship in the beginning of next semester, if a student is having ‘IF’ in only one supplementary course, then he/she shall be provided the scholarship. However, the same will be considered only for 2 times during the entire duration of programme.
  5. The student is not caught in unfair means in any of the examinations conducted either by the Institute or University
  6. The student should maintain minimum attendance criteria except the absence with genuine reasons for which the permission of the Hol was obtained particularly in the case of illness
  7. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to check the eligibility before submitting application. In case the applicant is found non-eligible at any stage, his/her submission or scholarship will be disqualified

Admission process is online. Applications are invited through the admission portal : Click Here

The Institute of Architecture is a Constituent Institution of Nirma University, a Statutory University established by the special Act passed by the Gujarat State Assembly. The University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2 (f) of UGC Act and also accredited by NAAC with Grade ‘A+’. Nirma University was awarded the Centre of Excellence (CoE) status by the Government of Gujarat. In January 2022, the university was conferred CoE status in the International Conference of Academic Institutions, part of the Vibrant Gujarat Education Summit 2022.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Education, Government of India has ranked Institute of Architecture & Planning, Nirma University on 17nd rank in 2024.

The Institute offers a fulltime M.Arch. (Urban Design) programme.Institute also offers fulltime & parttime PhD programmes.

Yes, Institute provides scholarship to the students under two categories: – Merit based and merit cum means based. Further details are available at our website Scholarship

Refer above intake details

Documents to be submitted for Regular Candidates
Sr. No. Certificate / Testimonials
1. SSC Examination (Std. 10th) Mark sheet
2. HSC Examination (Std. 12th) or Diploma Mark sheet
3. NATA Score Card
4. School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate
5. Passport of self and his/her mother and/or father
6. Equivalence Certificate (is required) from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi (if a candidate has passed qualifying examination from outside India)
7. Equivalence Certificate from school authority (In case, Letter Grades/ Performance Index or Graded Point Average is given in qualifying examination).
8. Any other certificate (Please mention)
Documents to be submitted for NRI Sponsored Candidates
Sr. No. Certificate / Testimonials
1. SSC Examination (Std. 10th) Mark sheet
2. HSC Examination (Std. 12th) OR Diploma Mark Sheet
3. NATA Score Card
4. School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate
5. Proof of Residence of Sponsor
6. An Affidavit from Sponsoring person as per given Performa and should be submitted along with application / on or before counselling.
If the affidavit is being prepared in foreign country (Stamp Paper is not required), sponsor has to follow the affidavit/notarization system of respective country.
If provision of notarization is not available in a particular country, sponsor has to get endorsed affidavit from Indian Embassy/Indian Consulate situated in the respective country.
If affidavit procedure is being carried out in India (Stamp Paper is required) by NRI Sponsor, in that case proof of his/her presence in India at the time of affidavit must be enclosed which may be in the form of a photocopy of those pages of passport having immigration stamp.
The signature of the sponsor should be exactly match with his/her signature in the passport
7. Equivalence Certificate by School Authority (In case, Letter Grades/ Performance Index or Graded Point Average is given in qualifying examination).
8. Photocopy of Passport of Sponsoring Person (having signature of sponsor)
9. Any other certificate (Please mention)

No, the Institute does not have any seat reserved under Management Quota.

The Guidelines given by CoA (Council of Architecture) and ACPC (Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC), Gujarat

Candidate should have qualified in NATA Examination 2024 and having valid NATA score.No Candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she/he has passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with physics and mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either chemistry or biology or technical vocational subject or computer science or information technology or informatics practices or engineering graphics or business studies with at least 45% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 diploma examination with mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 45% marks in aggregate.
(The above criteria is subject to amendment as per the guidelines issued by the Council of Architecture (CoA) and Government of Gujarat from time to time Eligibility Criteria as per COA)

NATA measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study, i.e., Architecture, through assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability, etc., besides the learning that the candidate has acquired over the past years.
National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is being conducted by COA since 2006, to qualify for the admission to Bachelor of Architecture. The Council has prescribed CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983 and in the year 2020 the Council has prescribed the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020, with the approval of the Central Government in terms of Sections 21 & 45 of the Architects Act, 1972.
Unlike any other entrance examination, NATA is an Aptitude test that assesses a candidate’s ability through a variety of testing formats

Yes

We take into consideration 1/4th of the NATA score and 50% aggregate marks of 12th Board exam to prepare the merit score.

Institute has limited hostel facility for the girl students on the campus. We have a mordern hostel building equipped with state of art facilities and amenities.

All the communication/correspondence related to admission should be addressed to the Admission Officer at the following address only:

To The Admission Officer,
UG Admissions
Institute of Architecture & Planning
Nirma University
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Ahmedabad – 382 481, Gujarat, India.
Email: admission.iap@nirmauni.ac.in
Phone: 079-71652349, 079-71652000
Contact Hours: 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM

The Nirma University Campus is on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar (SG) Highway. It is about 15 -17 kilometres from the Ahmedabad City. Located on the SG Highway, the High Court of Gujarat is about 7 kilometres away from the University. The University is well connected with the city municipal bus service. Private rickshaw and taxi services are also available from Railway Station, Bus Station or from the Airport.

University provides transportation facility from all major locations in and around the City of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
Admission Office Institute of Architecture & Planning,
Nirma University,
Sarkhej – Gandhinagar Highway,
Ahmedabad – 382481 Gujarat, India.
Phone Numbers 079-71652349, 079-71652000
Email admission.iap@nirmauni.ac.in
Admission Office Timings 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM (Mon to Fri)
09:00 AM to 03:00 PM (Odd Saturdays)
For More Information Click Here

Campus Placement 2023-24

The Institute of Architecture & Planning at Nirma University initiated campus placements for B.Arch graduates two years ago, significantly enhancing career prospects for its students. The highest placement package offered last year was INR 6 lakhs per annum, with a median package of INR 4.50 lakhs. There has been a notable surge in the current batch, , with the highest package reaching INR 8.45 lakhs per annum. For students aspiring to pursue education abroad, the Placement Cell hosts events such as study abroad sessions.

Highest Salary

6.7LPA

Average Salary

4.17LPA

Offers

20+

Recruiters

10+