Not everyone dreams of becoming a doctor or opting to pursue B. Tech., Making themselves a part of the huge crowd. There are numerous students out there who believe in standing out of the league and making a career choice that is unique and helps them in getting a step closer to their dream and passion.
B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture) is a 5 year undergraduate degree course. Anyone who shares a deep interest in designing of buildings can opt for this course and pursue a career in this field. Buildings like our homes, schools, hospitals, malls etc. are all result of architectural work. So if the construction of buildings interests you and you also want to be a part of the designing of the buildings, you can build a successful career in this. The main objective of this course is to polish your skills in designing, planning and constructing buildings and non-building structures.
Course Details
B.Arch. is a 5 year long undergraduate degree course. This course consists of classroom lectures and practical training. This 5 year long course is sub-divided into 10 semesters. 1 to 6 semesters is called the first stage and it mainly covers the academic classroom lectures, a full time study stage. After this, there is a practical training period of 6 months. Then, the second phase starts followed by thesis work in 9th semester.
Eligibility Criteria
Science stream students who have Mathematics and English as their compulsary subject in Class 12th are eligible for this course. A candidate must have a minimum aggregate marks of 50% in PCM and must have passed Class 12th from a recognized board with minimum 50% aggregate marks.
In the second case, if a candidate has done 10+3 diploma with mathematics in any field, then he becomes eligible to apply for this examination.
Exams & Admission
The most popular entrance exam for this course is – NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture), JEE and Architecture Aptitude Test. These entrance exams are held on All India Level. Merit list is released and the students get admission in the respective colleges. The scores of these exams are taken in consideration to give admission in the top colleges of this course. However, some private institutes take their own entrance test to give admission in their respective colleges.
Fees & Salary
The average fees for most of the colleges in the country varies from 2 Lakh to 6 Lakh. This is the most commonly accepted fees for majorly all the institutes giving admission for this course. And the average starting salary for this course ranges from 2.5 Lakh to 5.5 Lakh per annum.
Top 5 government colleges for B. Arch.
- Indian Institute of Technology: IIT Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology: IIT Roorkee
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- Birla Institute of Technology
- College of Engineering Visakhapatnam
Career Prospects
There are several job opportunities in front of the architects because of the boom in the construction and designing fields. They are demanded in various government and private organizations. In the public or government sector you have recruiters from Municipal Corporation, PWD and Government Run Housing Schemes. Whereas in the private sector, you can work under an established architect and then can be an entrepreneur and start something of their own.
Some common job profiles are:
- Landscape Architect
- Interior Designer
- Teacher/Instructor
- Consultant
- Data Analyst
- Architecture Designer
- Architecture Engineer
- Architecture Draftsman
- Staff Consultant
- Technical Assistant
- Project Assistant Manager
- Manager
- Sales/Business Development Manager
- Architectural Assistant
- Architectural Historian/Journalist
- Art Director
- Building Contractor
- Landscape Architect
A report by Shruti for IHOIK education desk
Data analyst, consultant, technical assistant, Architecture engineer are not actually the roles/professions of a architect.