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Top Architecture Colleges in India 2025 Accepting JEE Main: Admissions, Fees, Courses, Placements, Cutoff

About 20 top Architecture colleges in India accepting JEE Main score. Of these, 15 are government colleges and 5 are private colleges. Top colleges are IIT Kharagpur, NIT Calicut, SPA Delhi, NIT Trichy, NIT Rourkela, etc.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: Highlights 2025

Candidates can see the table below:

Parameters

Statistics

No. of Colleges

20 colleges

Tuition Fee

INR 1-2 Lakh: 1 college

INR 2-3 Lakh: 2 colleges

INR 3-5 Lakh: 4 colleges

More than 5 Lakh: 13 colleges

Ownership

Government: 15 colleges

Private: 5 colleges

Accepted Entrance Exams

JEE Main

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: NIRF Ranking 2025

Candidates can see the table below with NIRF ranking:

College Name NIRF 2023 NIRF 2024 NIRF 2025
NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology Ranking 2 3 2
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Ranking 3 2 3
IIEST Shibpur- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Ranking 10 4 4
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Ranking 8 9 7
SPA Delhi - School of Planning and Architecture Ranking 5 5 8
NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology Ranking 4 8 9
VNIT Nagpur - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Ranking 12 10 10
SPA Bhopal - School of Planning and Architecture Ranking 11 12 11
MNIT Jaipur - Malaviya National Institute of Technology Ranking 13 15 12
NIT Patna - National Institute of Technology Ranking 19 27 13
MANIT - Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Ranking 24 17 17
SPA Vijayawada - School of Planning and Architecture Ranking 18 16 19
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranking 20 20 22

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: Admission 2025

Candidates can see below the eligibility criteria:

  • UG: Candidates must have completed Class 12 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks with PCM.
  • PG: Candidates must have completed UG degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: Entrance Exam 2025

Candidates can see the table below:

Exam Name

Exam Date

Exam Schedule

College Predictor

JEE MAIN

January, 2026 (Tentative)

JEE MAIN Schedule

JEE Main College Predictor

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main

Candidates can see the table below for private colleges:

College Name

Tuition Fee

BMS School of Architecture Admission

INR 4.83 Lakh

BIT Mesra Admission

INR 18.43 Lakh

BMS College of Architecture Admission

INR 4.83 Lakh

Ramaiah Institute of Technology Admission

INR 4.83 Lakh

Chandigarh College of Architecture Admission

INR 1 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Government Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main

Candidates can see the table below for government colleges:

College Name

Tuition Fee

NIT Calicut Admission

INR 6.25 Lakh

NIT Trichy Admission

INR 6.25 Lakh

SPA Delhi Admission

INR 4 Lakh

IIEST Shibpur Admission INR  6.25 Lakh

NIT Rourkela Admission

INR 6.25 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE MAIN: Fees VS Salary

Candidates can see the table below with fees and salary:

College Name

Tuition Fee

Annual Median Package

NIT Trichy Courses

INR 6.25 Lakh

INR 4.80 LPA

SPA Delhi Courses

INR 4 Lakh

INR 6 LPA

IIT Kharagpur Courses INR 10.00 Lakh INR 16 LPA

NIT Rourkela Courses

INR 6.25 Lakh

INR 6.60 LPA

IIEST Shibpur Courses

INR 6.25 Lakh

INR 5.75 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: Comparison

Here is a comparison of the best Architecture colleges in India accepting JEE Main:

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Selected Filters

Location

Total Fees

Rating

Ownership

Exams Accepted

2
NIRF ' 25
NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(390)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 9.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
3
NIRF ' 25
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology
4.5

Placements

4.5

Infrastructure

4.5

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.3

Crowd & Campus Life

4.7

Value for Money

4.6

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(587)
Fees: 10.00 Lakh
Salary : 12.33 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
4
NIRF ' 25
IIEST Shibpur - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology
4.1

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(370)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 5.75 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
7
NIRF ' 25
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology
4.3

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.6

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(715)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 6.57 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
8
NIRF ' 25
SPA Delhi - School of Planning and Architecture
3.9

Placements

3.5

Infrastructure

3.0

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.3

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(46)
Fees: 4.00 Lakh
Salary : 7.50 Lakh
2
India Today ' 24
4
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
9
NIRF ' 25
NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology
4.4

Placements

4.4

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(380)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 4.80 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
10
NIRF ' 25
VNIT Nagpur - Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(379)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
11
NIRF ' 25
SPA Bhopal - School of Planning and Architecture
4.1

Placements

3.2

Infrastructure

4.1

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.4

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(21)
Fees: 2.50 Lakh
Salary : 6.00 Lakh
4
India Today ' 24
6
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
12
NIRF ' 25
MNIT Jaipur - Malaviya National Institute of Technology
4.2

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(860)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 6.50 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
13
NIRF ' 25
NIT Patna - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.2

Infrastructure

3.9

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

4.3

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(703)
Fees: 5.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
14
NIRF ' 25
Chandigarh University (CU)
4.2

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

3.8

Course Support

0.0
(4680)
Fees: 11.10 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
17
NIRF ' 25
MANIT - Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

3.8

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.9

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.2

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(773)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Salary : 10.00 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
19
NIRF ' 25
SPA Vijayawada - School of Planning and Architecture
4.2

Placements

3.6

Infrastructure

4.2

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

4.4

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(34)
Fees: 2.13 Lakh
Salary : 5.50 Lakh
3
India Today ' 24
5
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
20
NIRF ' 25
BMS College of Architecture
3.5

Placements

2.9

Infrastructure

3.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.7

Crowd & Campus Life

4.1

Value for Money

3.5

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(10)
Fees: 4.83 Lakh
Salary : 3.12 Lakh
10
India Today ' 24
12
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
22
NIRF ' 25
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
3.9

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.0

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

3.7

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(682)
Fees: 18.43 Lakh
Salary : 3.60 Lakh
7
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
23
NIRF ' 25
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
3.8

Placements

3.3

Infrastructure

4.2

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.7

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

3.7

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(114)
Fees: 7.06 Lakh
Salary : 3.20 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
25
NIRF ' 25
Amity University, Kolkata
4.0

Placements

3.3

Infrastructure

4.5

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.2

Crowd & Campus Life

4.4

Value for Money

3.7

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(192)
Fees: 10.90 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
20
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
29
NIRF ' 25
Nirma University
4.1

Placements

4.0

Infrastructure

4.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.0

Crowd & Campus Life

4.3

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(718)
Fees: 1.38 Lakh
Salary : 3.60 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
30
NIRF ' 25
NIT Hamirpur - National Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

3.8

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.5

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(442)
Fees: 9.61 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
13
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
31
NIRF ' 25
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
4.1

Placements

4.1

Infrastructure

4.3

Faculty & Course Curriculum

4.1

Crowd & Campus Life

4.2

Value for Money

4.1

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(439)
Fees: 4.83 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
35
NIRF ' 25
NIT Raipur - National Institute of Technology
3.8

Placements

3.9

Infrastructure

3.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

4.0

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(575)
Fees: 6.25 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
37
NIRF ' 25
BMS School of Architecture
3.3

Placements

2.8

Infrastructure

3.4

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.8

Crowd & Campus Life

3.4

Value for Money

3.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(5)
Fees: 4.83 Lakh
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24
39
NIRF ' 25
AKTU - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (UPTU)
3.7

Placements

3.3

Infrastructure

3.6

Faculty & Course Curriculum

3.6

Crowd & Campus Life

3.9

Value for Money

4.0

Learning Experience

0.0

Course Support

0.0
(546)
Not Ranked
India Today ' 24
Not Ranked
The Week ' 25
Not Ranked
Outlook ' 24

Top Architecture Colleges in India Accepting JEE Main: FAQs

Q. Which is the No.1 Architecture college in India that accept JEE Main?

A. Given below are the top Architecture colleges in India that accept JEE Main according to NIRF Ranking 2023:

College Name Tuition Fee
NIT Calicut INR 6.25 lakh
NIT Trichy INR 6.25 lakh
SPA Delhi INR 2.70 lakh
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics JMI INR 80,750
NIT Rourkela INR 6.25 lakh

Q. Is Studying from top Architecture colleges in India accepting JEE Main expensive?

A. Studying at top Architecture colleges in India can be expensive as most of the colleges have average tuition fees exceeding INR 5 lakh. Some general figures are mentioned below -

Fee Ranges No. of Colleges
< INR 1 lakh 1
INR 1-2 lakh 1
INR 2-3 lakh 3
INR 3-5 lakh 2
> INR 5 lakh 12

Source - Multiple external/official sites info may vary.

Q. Who are the top recruiters for best Architecture colleges in India that accept JEE Main?

A. Given below are the top recruiters for best Architecture colleges in India that accept JEE Main:

Deloitte HCL Honeywell
Microsoft Accenture Samsung
Bharat Electronics Ltd. Larsen & Tourbo  Maruti Suzuki
Google Facebook CISCO
Volvo ITC Intel

 

Q. What is the eligibility criteria for best Architecture colleges in India accepting JEE Main?

A.

The eligibility criteria that is followed by most top Architecture colleges in India is mentioned below -

  • Bachelor in Architecture (BArch)
    Pass class 12 with at least 60% score.
    Study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in Class 11 and 12.
  • Masters in Architecture (MArch)
    Complete BArch with first class marks (60%) or distinction should have been secured during graduation.

Q. What is the placements like for top Architecture colleges in India?

A. Given below are the best Architecture colleges in India with the best placement package and tuition fee:

College Name

Tuition Fee

Annual Median Package

NIT Trichy

INR 6.25 lakh

INR 6 LPA

SPA Delhi

INR 2.70 lakh

INR 6 LPA

Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics JMI

INR 80,750

INR 5.40 LPA

NIT Rourkela

INR 6.25 lakh

INR 6 LPA

IIEST Shibpur

INR 6.25 lakh

INR 3.80 LPA

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