Best B Arch Colleges in India 2026: Ranking, Admissions, Fees, Courses, Placements

Being a private institute, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra is a bit costly. But the college gives many facilities to the students and great placement opportunities. The college is known for its Engineering courses.

The fees for Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra courses is between INR 4 Lacs and INR 18 lakhs. 

LPU top courses include BTech and MBA. Other than this, the university offer courses in Design, Arts, Animation, Nursing, etc. The popular LPU courses along with eligibility and selection details are mentioned below:

Course Name	Common Eligibility & Selection Criteria
BTech	Eligibility: Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with 60% marks Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology and English or equivalent as compulsory subjects from a recognised board with a minimum of 60% aggregate for BTech Biotechnology, Food Tech and Biomedical Selection Criteria: LPUNEST + JEE Main + CUET
MBA	Eligibility: Graduation with at least 55% aggregate or completed Company Secretary (CS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) or Chartered Accountancy (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST / CAT / MAT / XAT / CMAT / NMAT + GDPI
BBA/ BBA (Hons)	Eligibility: Class 12 from a recognised board with 50%-60% aggregate with English or equivalent Selection Criteria: LPUNEST/ CUET UG (merit-based for some of the BBA specialisations)
MCA/ MCA (Hons)	Eligibility: A minimum aggregate of 60% in BCA or BSc (CS/IT) or any other UG degree with CS/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Maths/ Business Statistics/ QT as a subject at UG or Class 12 level) Selection Criteria: LPUNEST

 

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University offers BTech across five specialisations. During SMVDU cutoff 2023, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering was 94017, for B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering was 227213, for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering was 402493, for B.Tech. in Civil Engineering was 657668 and for B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering was 505053 for the General category All India seat. Hence, candidate with a rank of 1,35,000 in JEE Main can get a seat at SMVDU in all the specialisations except for BTech CSE as per the last year cutoff. 

The basic eligibility for BArch at Amity University Kolkata is Class 12 with a minimum of 50% aggregate and a valid NATA score.

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The Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) offers 10 courses, including five undergraduate courses, five postgraduate courses, and one certificate course. Some of the top courses offered include:

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)

Bachelor of Design (B.Des) in Interior Design or Fashion Design

Master of Architecture (M.Arch) in Urban Design and Development

Master of Design (M.Des) in Sustainable Design and Interior Design

Master of Arts in Fashion Management 

In 2020, MSAP was ranked 12th among top architectural schools in NIRF. In 2022, Outlook-ICARE ranked it 3rd among the top colleges for architecture and 6th among the top colleges for fashion design in the all India private category.

It is one of the top universities in the state of Gujarat. As per a consolidated report, the highest package offered during Nirma University placements in 2022 was INR 88.21 LPA.

NIT Hamirpur is not that costly. It is a public institute that gives affordable education to the students. The fees for NIT Hamirpur courses is between INR 1.4 Lacs and INR 9.61 lakhs. 

For Dr. M.G.R, the following rank have been obtained from the Institute for Educational Research.

NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework): Ranked 92 out of 200 colleges by 2023 in India.
IIRF (Indian Institutional Ranking Framework): Architecture program ranks among 45 colleges by 2024 in India.

Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) Seat Allotment Results have been released up to Round 2 for Ramaiah Institute of Technology admission to BE course. Refer to the table given below to check the Last Round closing ranks for all BE specialisations offered by Ramaiah Institute of Technology for the General All India category students:

Course	Last Round (Closing Rank)
B.E. in Civil Engineering	35217
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering	27245
B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	4094
B.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management	55277
B.E. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering	7914
B.Tech. in Biotechnology Engineering	15077
B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering	7763
B.E. in Chemical Engineering	26332
B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering	1171
B.E. in Medical Electronics Engineering	37624
B.E. in Information Science and Engineering	1995
B.Tech. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering	10794
B.E in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	2860

Thiagarajar College of Engineering offers scholarships based on merit-cum means scholarships to the students. Below mentioned are the TCE Madurai scholarships are given below:

• Rukmini Shanmugam Endowment Scholarship
• TSK Memorial Scholarship
• Subramanian Scholarship

Christ University Kengeri Campus course admission is online for all the course. The student need to fill the application form released by the college to take part in the admission process. For some courses like BTech, BBA, BSC Pshychology, etc. the score of entrace test is important. For courses like BArch there is no entrance exam. For MBA courses, the score of competitive exams like CAT, XAT, GMAT, etc. are important. The students interested in admissions must know the eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. 

Yes, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University conducts a Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to BSc, BCA, BCom (Hons), B.Ed, BA (JMC), BHMCT, BBA, BA (Hons), BVoc, BPT, BPO, BOT, BASLP, BSc MLT, MSc, MA, MEd, MPT, MOT and MPO courses. IPU CET exam 2026 application forms for other courses, open tentatively in March every year. Apart from conducting IPU CET, GGSIPU also accepts several national-level entrance exams to provide admission to a few undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses. 

NIT Raipur offers a BArch degree that is currently ranked among the top 35 architecture schools in India. The department has a long history of teaching excellence since its start in 1984. You will learn in modern studios with access to expert faculty members. Being an Institute of National Importance makes your degree very valuable in the job market.

Yes, you can get admission in B.Arch programme at BMS School of Architecture after Class 10 Diploma through CET or through Management quota. You will be admitted in the first semester of the programme.

The Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture B.Arch course has a total duration of five years. The course is covered within 10 semesters in which candidates complete the B.Arch syllabus as well as complete necessary internships and college projects. The Chitkara School of Planning and Architecture B.Arch fees is also charged on per semester basis.

Yes, candidates seeking admission to DR. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University undergraduate and postgraduate courses must have appeared for the CUET-UG and CUET-PG entrance exams, respectively. AKTU will not admit students who do not a valid CUET score. NTA usually releases CUET result in July. CUET UG Counselling is held and conducted separately by the participating institutes. CUET UG Counselling is usually held between Jul and Aug.

AnantU's fees for the BDes programme are competitive for a high-end private university, which is INR 6,25,000 annually. This is often lower than the Unitedworld Institute of Design (UID), where total costs can reach INR 24–40 Lacs for the entire course, but higher than government-funded institutes like NIFT or NID.

The college does not conduct a separate entrance examination. However, the college releases a merit list to announce the names of the students eligible for admission based on the applicant's scores in the accepted entrance exam. Candidates wanting to study Architecture at JJ College of Architecture must fill out the application form.

Yes, Amity University offers good placements to its students of all courses. Last year, Amity University placements witnessed over 1200 companies participating with highest package standing at INR 2 CPA. Around 8,000 students were placed during this year.