Top Architecture Colleges in India: Ranking, Fees, Admissions 2026, Placements, Cut Off

India has about 35+ Architecture colleges in India including both private and government colleges like IIT Roorkee, NIT Calicut, IIT Kharagpur, IIEST Shibpur, Jamia Millia Islamia, CEPT University, and many others. Architecture programs generally lead to B.Arch course degree, which is a 5-year professional UG course recognized by the Council of Architecture (CoA). Admission to the best Architecture colleges in India is largely based on performance in entrance exams like NATA or JEE Main Paper-2. Government colleges such as IITs, NITs, and SPAs generally have moderate fees INR 3–12 lakh total, while private colleges can range higher INR 8–20+ lakh depending on the college.

Key Features of the Top Architecture Colleges in India

Graduates from top Architecture colleges in India secure various job opportunities as Architects, Urban Planners, Interior Designers, Conservation Experts, Landscape Architects, and Design Consultants. Many top colleges have robust placement cells linking students with architectural firms, real-estate developers, design studios, and consultancy agencies. Candidates can see the table below for the key highlights of the top Architecture colleges in India including total no. ofcolleges, fee range of top colleges, top ranked colleges as per NIRF ranking 2025 with admission process and accepted entrance exams -

Particulars	Statistics
Total No. of Architecture colleges in India	35+ colleges
Fee range across top Architecture colleges in India	Less than INR 1 Lakh: 3 colleges INR 1-2 Lakh: 2 colleges INR 2-3 Lakh: 3 colleges INR 3-5 Lakh: 3 colleges  More than INR 5 Lakh: 27 colleges
Top Architecture Colleges in India as per NIRF ranking 2025	IIT Roorkee NIT Calicut IIT Kharagpur IIEST Shibpur, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	NATA JEE Main DASA UG, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

NIRF Ranking 2025 of Top Architecture Colleges in India

As per NIRF ranking 2025, IIT Roorkee emerged to be as the No. 1 ranked Architecture college in Inda followed by other top colleges like NIT Calicut and IIT Kharagpur. These colleges showcase strong performance in architecture education in India. Candidates can see the table below for the top ranked India Architecture colleges with NIRF ranking over the past three years -

College Name	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
IIT Roorkee Ranking	1	1	1
NIT Calicut Ranking	2	3	2
IIT Kharagpur Ranking	3	2	3
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur Ranking	10	4	4
Jamia Millia Islamia Ranking	6	7	5
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University Ranking	7	6	6
NIT Rourkela Ranking	8	9	7
SPA Delhi Ranking	5	5	8
NIT Trichy Ranking	4	8	9
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Ranking	12	10	10

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top 10 Architecture Colleges in India: The Week Ranking 2025

For The Week's 2025 Architecture Rankings, top colleges consistently include IIT Roorkee, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, SPA Vijayawada, SPA Bhopal, etc. Candidates can see the table below for the top anked Architecture colleges in India with the Week ranking 2025 -

College Name	The Week 2025 Ranking
IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology	2
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia	3
SPA Vijayawada - School of Planning and Architecture	5
SPA Bhopal - School of Planning and Architecture	6
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education	7
University of Mysore	8
Faculty of Architecture - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University	9
Amity University, Noida	11
BMS College of Architecture	12
RV College of Architecture	14

Source: Official site and may vary.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission Top Architecture Colleges in India

Admission to the top Architecture colleges in India can vary from college to college. Check below the eligibility criteria at various UG and PG level -:

• UG: Candidates must have completed Class 12 with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks with PCM.
• Must have clear an entrance exam like NATA, JEE Main, etc.
• PG: Candidates must have completed UG degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2026

To get admission to the best Architecture colleges in India, candidates must meet an eligibility criteria or pass an entrance exams. Liswted below is the most accepting entrance exam along with their schedule -

Exam Name	Exam Schedule	Exam Cutoff Predictor
NATA	NATA Schedule	NATA Predictor
JEE Main	JEE Main Schedule	JEE Main Predictor
DASA UG	DASA UG Schedule	DASA UG Predictor

Source: Official site and may vary.

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NATA Accepting Top Architecture Colleges in India

Top Architecture colleges in India accepting NATA scores include top colleges like IIT Roorkee, IIEST Shibpur, CEPT University, Jamia Millia Islamia, etc. Admission generally requires a good NATA score for the BArch course. Candidates can see the table below for the top Architecture colleges in India accepting NATA score with tuition fees -

Top Colleges	Average Course Fees
IIT Roorkee	INR 10 Lakh
IIEST Shibpur	INR 6.25 Lakh
CEPT University	INR 22.75 Lakh
Jamia Millia Islamia	INR 80,750
VNIT Nagpur	INR 6.25 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

JEE Main Accepting Top Architecture Colleges in India

Top Architecture colleges accepting JEE Main scores in India include IITs like Kharagpur, Roorkee, NITs like Trichy, Calicut, Nagpur, Rourkela, School of Planning & Architecture like SPA Delhi, Bhopal, Vijayawada, IIEST Shibpur, and BIT Mesra, offering BArch courses through JoSAA counselling. Candidates can see the table below for the top Architecture colleges in India accepting JEE Main with tuition fees -

Top Colleges	Average Course Fees
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology	INR 10.00 Lakh
NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology	INR 6.25 Lakh
IIEST Shibpur - Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology	INR 6.25 Lakh
SPA Delhi - School of Planning and Architecture	INR 4.00 Lakh
NIT Trichy - National Institute of Technology	INR 6.25 Lakh
NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology	INR 6.25 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Government Architecture Colleges in India

The top government Architecture colleges in India consistently include IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, and the SPA Delhi, often followed by NIT Calicut, NIT Trichy, and other SPAs like Bhopal and Vijayawada. Candidates can see the table below for some of the top government Architecture colleges in India with tutiion fees and NIRF ranking 2025 -

Government Colleges	Total Average Course Fees	NIRF 2025 Rank
IIT Roorkee Admission	INR 10 Lakh	1
NIT Calicut Admission	INR 6.25 Lakh	2
IIT Kharagpur Admission	INR 10 Lakh	3
IIEST Shibpur Admission	INR 6.25 Lakh	4
Jamia Millia Islamia Admission	INR 96,625	5
SPA Delhi Admission	INR 4 Lakh	8

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Private Architecture Colleges in India

Top private Architecture colleges in India consistently include CEPT University, BIT Mesra, MAHE, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, often ranked highly by NIRF, IIRF, and other surveys for their strong curriculum, faculty, and placements in architecture and planning. Candidates can see the table below for the other top private Architecture colleges in India with tuition fees and NIRF Ranking 2025 -

Private Colleges	Total Average Course Fees	NIRF 2025 Rank
CEPT University Admission	INR 22.75 Lakh	6
Chandigarh University Admission	INR 11.10 Lakh	14
SRM IST Admission	INR 13.75 Lakh	18
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Admission	INR 18.43 Lakh	22
LPU Admission	INR 12 lakh	24
Nirma University Admission	INR 1.38 Lakh	29

Source: Official site and may vary.

Location-wise Top Architecture Colleges in India

Candidates can see below the location wise distribution of Architecture colleges in India -

Location	No. of Colleges
Tamil Nadu	4 colleges
Punjab	3 colleges
Delhi/NCR	3 colleges

Top Architecture Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Candidates can see the table below for the top Architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu with tuition fee -

College Name	Average Course Fees
NIT Trichy Courses	INR 6.25 Lakh
SRM IST Kattankulathur Courses	INR 13.75 Lakh
Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Centre Courses	INR 5 Lakh
Thiagarajar College of Engineering Courses	INR 1.54 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in Punjab

Candidates can see the table below for the top Architecture colleges in Punjab with tuition fee -

College Name	Average Course Fees
CU Courses	INR 11.1 Lakh
LPU Courses	INR 12 Lakh
Chandigarh College of Architecture Courses	INR 1 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

Top Architecture Colleges in Delhi NCR

Candidates can see the table below for the top Architecture colleges in Delhi NCR with tuition fee -

College Name	Average Course Fees
SPA Delhi Courses	INR 4.00 Lakh
JMI Courses	INR 80,750
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Courses	INR 9.40 Lakh

Source: Official site and may vary.

ROI of Top Architecture Colleges in India

Top Architecture colleges in India, like Jamia Millia Islamia, SPA Bhopal, IIT Kharagpur, offer excellent ROI due to relatively low fees and good placements package offered. Government colleges generally provide better ROI due to lower costs, with placements in top firms. Candidates can see the table below for the ROI of the top India Architecture colleges with tuition fees and average salary -

College Names	Total Average Course Fees	Average Salary Package
IIT Roorkee Courses	INR 10 lakh	INR 10 LPA
IIT Kharagpur Courses	INR 10.00 Lakh	INR 12.33 LPA
NIT Trichy Courses	INR 6.25 Lakh	INR 4.65 LPA
IIEST Shibpur Courses	INR 6.25 Lakh	INR 5.75 LPA
Jamia Millia Islamia Courses	INR 96,625	INR 6.00 LPA
SPA Bhopal - School of Planning and Architecture Courses	INR 2.50 Lakh	INR 6.00 LPA

Source: Official site and may vary.

Architecture Colleges in India: Placement and Top Recruiters

IIT Kharagpur offered the highest average salary of INR 12.33 LPA with the top recruiters participated included like Oil India Limited, IBM, Cognizant, etc. Candidates can see the table below for the top colleges with average salary offered and the top recruiters -

College Names	Annual Median Package	Top Recruiters
IIT Roorkee - Indian Institute of Technology Placement	INR 10.00 LPA	Accenture, Facebook, IBM, Honda Cars, Oracle, PayPal, Walmart, TATA, Adobe, etc.
IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Placement	INR 12.33 LPA	Oil India Limited, IBM, Cognizant, CapGemini, Genpact, Cipla, etc.
NIT Calicut - National Institute of Technology Placement	INR 9.00 LPA	Accenture, ADP, Amazon, Bajaj, American Express, NOKIA, Microsoft, Oracle, Philips India, etc.
SPA Delhi - School of Planning and Architecture Placement	INR 6.00 LPA	Cognizant, Total Environment, SAABGroup, Deloitte, HCL, PwC, World Bank, TATA, etc.
Jamia Millia Islamia Placement	INR 6.00 LPA	Hyatt, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Wipro, KPMG, Microsoft, Adobe, Accenture, etc.

Source: Official site and may vary.

Cost of Studying at Top Architecture Colleges in India

It is estimated that joining the top Architecture colleges in India can be expensive as most colleges have tuition fees of more than INR 5 lakh. Candidates can check the table below for the fee range of the best colleges for Architecture in India -

Fee Range	No. of Colleges	Popular Colleges
Less than INR 1 Lakh	3 colleges	Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics JMI, College of Engineering Trivandrum
INR 1-2 Lakh	2 colleges	Chandigarh College of Architecture
INR 2-3 Lakh	3 colleges	SPA Delhi, SPA Bhopal, SPA Vijaywada
INR 3-5 Lakh	3 colleges	BMS College of Architecture, Ramaiah Institute of Technology
More than INR 5 Lakh	27 colleges	IIT Roorkee, NIT Calicut, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Trichy, etc.