Architecture & Planning Colleges in Maharashtra - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026, Cutoff, Placements

VNIT Nagpur is not that costly. The course fee for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology's flagship BTech programme is around INR 5 lakh. The course fees for MTech and BArch at the institute are around INR 1.4 lakh and INR 6.3 lakh, respectively. Overall, the institute is considered relatively affordable for all courses.

No, direct admissions are not available to various courses at Sir J.J College of Architecture. Most of the admissions are dependent on the entrance test scores such as JEE Main/ NATA & PGETA. 

Yes Amity University in Mumbai offers direct admission. Students who have earned marks of more than 80% in class XII from CBSE, ISC, or State Board are eligible for direct admission. Student must complete Amity application and send in application money in order to apply for direct admission.

MIT SOA offers UG and PG courses ranging from two to five years of duration. Find below the tuition fee for all MIT SOA courses:

Course Name	Total Tuition Fees
BArch	INR 11.8 lakh
MPlan	INR 4.1 lakh
M.Arch	INR 2.4 lakh

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture has been rated 3.1 on Infrastructure parameter. Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture offers good infrastructure such as Auditorium, Boys Hostel, Cafeteria, Girls Hostel, Gym, Hospital / Medical Facilities, Hostel, Labs, Library, Sports Complex, Wi-Fi Campus to students. Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture has also been rated 3.6 for Campuslife.

D.Y. Patil College of Architecture courses are approved by eminent Government bodies such as CoA. The combined seats available for various programmes provided by D.Y. Patil College of Architecture goes up to 40.

Thakur School of Architecture and Planning is one of the most prestigious private institutions, offering courses in affiliation with the University of Mumbai. It is accredited by NAAC with the grade of A and is recognised by the UGC. Furthermore, it is approved by the DTE, Govt. of  Maharashtra and COA.

Vivekanand Education Society's College of Architecture offers direct admission to Diploma courses. Further, for BArch, the college offers entrance-based admission. Candidates looking for direct admission to Diploma courses must pass Class 10 and Class 12 from a recognised board. However, for admission to the BArch programme, candidates must pass Class 10 and Class 12 with 55% marks along with entrance exam followed by the counselling round.  After filling out the eligibility criteria candidates must apply online on the official website of the college for admission.

Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture and Design Studies offers three courses. These programmes are offered in the fields of Architecture and Design Studies in full-time mode. The admission criteria is generally entrance-based across all three courses. Find below the list of courses offered at PIADS:

• BArch
• M.Arch
• MDes

Ideas Institute of Design Education and Architecture Studies has been rated 4.6 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

COEP Pune offers courses at reasonalble cost. The total course fee for BTech is INR 3.1 lakhs. For MBA, the fee is INR 4 lakh. For BPlan, the fee is INR 3.1 lakh. Overall, COEP is not very costly. Some scholarship opportunities are also offered to the students.

MIT College of Management is a private institute established in 2007 under the renowned MIT Group of Institutions. The college has signed MoUs with 80+ companies and some of them include Microsoft Corporation, IBM, Bajaj Allianz, RSN Consultancy, etc. MIT College Loni has state-of-the-art infrastructure which includes classrooms, a library, a sports complex, a medical facility, a hostel, and others.

Aspirants must pass Class 12 with at least 50% aggregate to apply for UG courses. Candidates need to complete graduation with at least 50% or 55% aggregate for most of the PG programmes. The minimum aggregate required for MBA is 60% in Graduation, Class 10 and Class 12.

As per the MIT-WPU, Pune course admission process, the university conducts MIT-WPU, Pune CET for admission to the UG and PG courses particularly. Apart from this, MIT-WPU, Pune admission is also done based on valid scores of national-level entrance exams such as JEE Main, MHT CET, PERA CET, CAT, MAT, XAT, CMAT, GMAT and NEET-UG, among others for admission to BTech, MBA and BPharm courses. The common selection criteria for MIT-WPU, Pune admission comprise a Personal Interview (PI) round that evaluates the capabilities of the applicants. 

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Sandip University’s sports complex can be considered a great example of the time and era. The University owns a sports complex with a well-equipped premise along with a highly practical design for the students to achieve desired results. Apart from providing all the basic utilities at the disposal of a student, Sandip University made sure to provide a highly experienced and all-rounder sports faculty.

DY Patil College of Architecture Akurdi offers courses at UG and PG courses in the Architecture field in affiliation with UniPune.  Additionally, the college also offers DArch programme at the diploma level. The programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi. The selection for both UG and PG courses is based on entrance-exam scores.

Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering is considered to be Tier 2 college. However, the college is a popular choice among Engineering students of Maharashtra. The college is NAAC accredited and is popular for its BTech courses. The college as a whole can be considered in tier 2. Its top BTech branches, such as CS, IT, AI & ML are often regarded as most sought-after programmes.

Rizvi College of Architecture has been rated 3.6 on Infrastructure parameter. Rizvi College of Architecture offers good infrastructure such as Auditorium, Cafeteria, Design Studio, Labs, Library to students. Rizvi College of Architecture has also been rated 3.3 for Campuslife.