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

Sure, there are more than 100 private M.Arch colleges in India that are known for their excellent coursework and practical exposure. Some of the best private M.Arch colleges are given below:

• Manipal University
  
• Chandigarh University (CU)
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur
• Manipal College of Architecture
• Manipal University, Jaipur
• Ramaiah Institute of Technology
• VIT Vellore
• Anant National University

It is very much competitive to get hired by top recruiters such as Morphogenesis, CP Kukreja, Sanjay Puri Architects, Godrej & Boyce L&T, Shapoorji Pallonji and Tata Projects but not impossible. 

You basically need strong portfolios, specialised skills (like BIM, sustainability), excellent communication, and a standout mentality beyond just grades.

For pursuing M.Arch, students would be expected to show some amount of work during the time of admission. But students are advised to check same with university as every university would have its own unique admission eligibility criteria. 

Yes, SB Patil College of Architecture and Design have accommodation facility in hostels for both the boy and girl students. The hostel at campus offers safe and comfortable stay for the students. Fees for girls’ hostel is INR 97,000, the fees include mess charges and security deposit of INR 2,000. Fees for boys’ hostel is INR 1.1 Lacs that includes mess charges and INR 1,000 of security deposit. Students also enjoys food facility at the mess of the hostel, providing nutritious meal to them.

COEP Pune was established in 1854 and now is known as COEP Technological University. Located in Pune, the unitary public university of the government of Maharashtra, through 14 departments, offers UG, PG, and PhD courses to students. These courses are provided across Management, Planning, and various other streams. The university is accredited by the NBA and is ranked 90 by NIRF 2025 under the Engineering category. COEP Pune offers flagship courses such as BTech and MTech. Overall, it is a very good university.

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.

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Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering was established in 1999. It has a larger campus and many more facilities, so it should be Tier 2 college in Maharashtra. Accredited by NAAC with an 'A' grade and NBA.

Outlook ICARE Ranking 2024- 41st in the top 100 private engineering colleges 

 The WEEK Best College Survey 2024-67th in India among private engineering colleges 

 Times All India Engineering Institute Ranking Survey 2024-3rd in the top 20 private engineering institutes in the West Region 

 

MIT School of Architecture conducts the admission process for all the UG, PG, and PhD courses in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the admission forms through the official website. The admissions MIT School of Architecture are currently ongoing for certain courses. Interested candidates can go to the MIT SOA website for updates around the MIT School of Architecture admissions.

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.

Fergusson College is an autonomous college that is recognised by the University Grant Commission (UGC) and gives good education to the students. Below given are the reasons to choose the college:

• Good Ranking: The college is ranked 57 under the 'Colleges' category by the NIRF 2025.
• Placement Opportunities: The college gives placement opportunities in companies like Wipro, Cipla, Deloitte and BPCL. 
• Scholarship Options: The college also gives scholarships to the students to help them financially like Savitribai Phule Merit Scholarship, Eklavya Scholarship etc.. 

Admission criteria to Vishwakarma University is merit based and is different for all UG and PG programmes. To get into UG programmes, the eligibility criteria is the minimum aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent, along with entrance exams for a few courses. However, the eligibility criteria to get into PG programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may differ from course to course), along with entrance exams.

According to the data gathered from unofficial sources, Education sector has placed the most number of DY Patil University Pune students. The sector-wise DY Patil University Pune alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned alumni data is gathered from unofficial sources, and hence may vary.

Different UG and PG courses accept different entrance exam scores at NICMAR university:-

1. MBA:- For this course, scores of exams like MAT, XAT, CAT, NMAT, ATMA, MHT CET, CUET-PG, CUET are accepted. 
2. BTech:- For this course, scores of entrance exams like CUET,   UGAT are accepted. 
3. BBA:- For this course, entrance exam scores of CUET and UGAT are accepted. 
4. M. Plan:- For this course entrance exam scores which are accepted for MBA are accepted. 

The students need to qualify in any of the entrance exams as well as in cut off forgot different courses and thier departments. 

Pune District Education Association's College of Engineering is a well-known institution for B.E. / B.Tech, B.Arch, MBA/PGDM courses. These programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. As per Shiksha's verified reviews, Pune District Education Association's College of Engineering has a rating of 3.52 on the basis of Shiksha-verified reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 3.64 on Campus Life, 2.93 on Placements, 3.63 on Faculty and 3.87 on Infrastructure.

Yes, you can apply for the certificate and UG courses offered by Arena Amination Borivali. The courses are offered in various fields such as animation, VFX,   web designing, graphic designing, audio/video editing, digital illustrations, etc. Admission to the courses is merit-based. Hence, scores in the last qualifying examination, i.e., Class 12 are taken into consideration. In addition, you must carry the exam pass certificate and another relevant documents during form filling and admission confirmation.

The seats availability for offered courses at Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning goes up to 16650. Courses offerred by Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning are approved by eminent Government bodies such as AICTE.

IIMT Studies Pune offers distance and online courses specifically catered to aspirants with at least two-years of work experience. The institute offers eduqual accredited courses at pre-graduate, professional graduate and PG Diploma levels. The eligibility requirements varies course-wise. Admission to all the offered courses is merit-based.

The fees range for courses offerred by the Anantrao Pawar College of Engineering and Research is around INR 118000 - INR 236000.

Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women has been rated 4.5 for faculty as per reviews by students. This represents that Institute has decent, qualified and experienced faculty members.

The flagship courses offered at Sinhgad College of Architecture are B.Arch, M.Arch. The Institute has experienced faculty offering the best education to students. On the basis of Shiksha verified reviews, Sinhgad College of Architecture has a rating of 3.5 by students. The college's campuslife, placements, faculty and Infrastructure has been rated as 4.3, 3.4, 3.3 and 3 as per reviews by students.

VITs Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture has been rated 5 on Infrastructure parameter. Institute offers great infrastructure with facilities such as Auditorium, Hostel, Library, Shuttle Service to students. VITs Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture has also been rated 5 for Campuslife.

MIT Institute of Design provides various facilities to the students. Some of the facilities include a library which has a full Wi-Fi facility and a safe, comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge and promotes discovery. Other facilities include recreation & sports, computer lab, hostel & mess, makers space, etc.