ARCHITECTURE ENTRANCE EXAMS IN INDIA

1. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA
2. JEE Main Paper 2
3. JEE Advanced AAT
4. KIITEE
5. AMUEEE
6. HITSEEE
7. Architecture Aptitude Test [AAT]
8. KEAM
9. COMEDK UGET
10. VITEEE
11. PESSAT
12. GAT GITAM
13. BSAUEEE (BS Abdur Rahman University Engineering entrance exam)

TOP DESIGN ENTRANCE EXAMS

• NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology)
• NID (National Institute of Design)
• FDDI (Footwear Design Development Institute)
• UCEED (Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design)
• SEED (Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design)

PRIVATE COLLEGES LIST

1. Birla Institute of Technology MESRA
2. Manipal Academy of Higher Education
3. L S Raheja School of Architecture MUMBAI
4. Rizvi College of Architecture MUMBAI
5. Sushant School of Arts and Architecture, Ansal University
6. BMS College of Architecture BENGALURU
7. School of Architecture, Vadodra Design Academy
8. Institute of Architecture & Planning, NIRMA University AHMEDABAD
9. Narsee Monjee Institute of Technology MUMBAI
10. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research CHENNAI
11. Institute of Design Environment and Architecture
12. ICFAI Foundation for Higher EducationTelangana
13. Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental StudiesMaharashtra
14. RV College of ArchitectureKarnataka
15. Vellore Institute of TechnologyTamil Nadu
16. Holy Crescent College of ArchitectureKerala
17. Bharti Vidyapeeth College of ArchitectureMaharashtra
18. Piloo Mody College of ArchitectureOdisha
19. KLE Technological UniversityKarnataka
20. KITSMaharashtra
21. AMITY School of Architecture and PlanningUttar Pradesh
22. Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for WomenMaharashtra
23. Sidhganga Institute of TechnologyKarnataka
24. Indubhai Parekh School of ArchitectureGujarat
25. School of Architecture
26. REVA UniversityKarnataka
27. Madhav Institute of Technology and ScienceMadhya Pradesh
28. GITAM School of ArchitectureAndhra Pradesh
29. SRM School of ArchitectureTamil Nadu
30. Dr D Y Patil College of Architecture, PuneMaharashtra
31. K L UniversityAndhra Pradesh

COLLEGES THROUGH NATA

1. Thiagarajar College of Engineering
2. TamilNadu School of Architecture
3. Sushant School of Art and Architecture
4. Sinhgad College of Architecture
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
6. Sathyabama University
7. Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
8. Rizvi College of Architecture
9. RIMT College of Architecture
10. Manipal Institute of Architecture

Some of the colleges that accept NATA scores are listed below:

1. SRM – CHENNAI
2. DSCE – BANGLORE
3. LPU – JALANDHAR
4. MSU – BARODA
5. MSRIT – BANGLORE
6. ANDHRA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
7. REVA – BANGLORE
8. NIRMA
9. TECHNO INDIA
10. INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY
11. MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
12. CMR UNIVERSITY – BANGLORE
13. DR. MGR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
14. KIIT
15. PES – BANGLORE

Top 50 Government B.Arch Colleges in India

Take a look at the list of government architecture colleges in India ranking in the top 50.
Rank Name of Institutes City

1 Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur
2 School Of Planning And Architecture Delhi
3 Sir J J College Of Architecture Mumbai
4 Chandigarh College Of Architecture Chandigarh
5 Jadavpur University Kolkata
6 Indian Institute Of Technology Roorkee
7 National Institute Of Technology Tiruchirapalli
8 Zakir Hussain College Of Engineering & Technology Aligarh
9 Central Building Research Institute Roorkee
10 Centre For Environmental Planning And Technology (Cept) University Ahmedabad
11 National Institute Of Technology Hamirpur
12 Visvesvaraya Nit Nagpur
13 National Institute Of Technology Calicut
14 Maulana Azad National Institute Of Technology Bhopal
15 College Of Engineering, Trivendrum Thiruvanantpuram
16 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh
17 Jamia Milia Islamia University New Delhi
18 Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts Hyderabad
19 National Institute Of Technology Patna
20 Anna University Chennai
21 Malaviya Natioanl Institute Of Technology Jaipur
22 National Institute Of Technology Raipur
23 Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Technology Koyattam
24 Thiagrajan College Of Engineering Madurai
25 Maharaja Sayaji Rao University Of Baroda Vadodra

List of Government B.Arch Colleges in India
Here is the list of government architecture colleges in India. To get admission into any of these colleges you need to appear for the NATA Examination.

You can also take up JEE Main Paper 2 Exam which offers admission into IIM and other private colleges.
Government College List

1. Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Kharagpur
2. Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Roorkee
3. Jamia Millia Islamia – JMI
4. Birla Institute of Technology
5. College of Engineering Vishakapatnam
6. Anna University
7. Aligarh Muslim University
8. BMS College of Architecture
9. Andhra University
10. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
11. Jadavpur University
12. Anna University of Technology
13. Aryabhatta Knowledge University
14. Assam Science and Technology University
15. Hemachandra North Gujurat University
16. I.K.Gujral Punjab Technical University
17. Indian Insititute of Engineering Science and Technology
18. Barkatullah University
19. Biju Patnaik University of Technology
20. Bundelkhand University
21. Central Building Research Insititute
22. CEPT University
23. Chandigarh College of Architecture
24. Chhatisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University
25. College of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneshwar
26. Indira Gandhi Insititute of Technology
27. Deenabhandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology
28. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
29. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
30. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technology University
31. Indira Gandhi National Open University
32. Jai Narain Vyas University
33. Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
34. Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
35. Kavayithri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University
36. Academy of Architecture
37. Goa College of Architecture
38. Gujarat Technological University

List of Government Architecture Colleges Accepting NATA Score

• Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology – IIT Roorkee
• Andhra University – AU
• Anna University – Chennai
• BMS College of Architecture, Karnataka
• Anna University of Technology Madurai
• CEPT University
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
• Goa College of Architecture
• Birla Institute of Technology

List of Best Architecture Schools in India

India is home to some of the finest pieces of architecture and their study teaches some of the most intricate teachings in architecture.
The table below consists of the best colleges that accept scores of NATA and JEE Mains.
Serial Number College Name Course Offered Entrance Exam Fees
1 IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee B.Arch, B.Tech in Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture, M.Arch – masters in Architecture and Regional Planning, Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture, M.U.R.P. IIT-JEE INR 82,070 (1st year)
2 NIT Tiruchirapalli, NIT Calicut, NIT Hamirpur
B.Arch, M.Arch, M.Plan, JEE Mains 1,07,550 (1st year)
3 School of Planning and Architecture – ( Delhi, Bhopal & Vijaywada) B.Arch, M.Arch, M.Plan, Doctorate programs JEE Mains INR Rs.74,000 per semester – 1.22 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)

4 CEPT University Ahmedabad
B.Arch, M.Arch, Bachelors, and masters in Planning NATA INR – 1,89,000/- each semester
5 Sir J J College of Architecture Mumbai
B.Arch, M.Arch NATA/ JEE INR – 23000 (approx)
6 Birla Institute of Technology
B.Arch NATA/ JEE INR – 125500
7 Jamia Milia Islamia University
B.Arch, M.Arch, PhD JMI Entrance Exam, JEE INR – 156500
8 Chandigarh College of Architecture B.Arch, M.Arch JEE Main INR 52,474 (1st Year Fees)
9 Manipal Institute of Technology
B.Arch, M.Arch, MSAP Manipal Entrance Test (MET) INR 19.45 lakhs
10 Nirma University, Ahmadabad
B.Arch, M.Arch JEE Main and GUJCET INR 11.10 lakh