Best Urban Colleges in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

Jamia Millia Islamia is an excellent choice with the State Public University being most well-known for its liberal and scholarly atmosphere with the university producing many well-known alumni and free thinkers such as Shah Rukh Khan, Kabir Khan, Mouni Roy, Arfa Khanum Sherwani, Barkha Dutt, and many more.

The liberal atmosphere of JMI Delhi extends to its faculty and courses with the university having a curriculum design with the latest breakthroughs and changes in mind.

Further the university has approvals from a number of national bodies such as the AICTE, BCI, CoA, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, INC, NCTE, National Medical Commission, PCI, and Rehabilitation Council of India.

SPA Delhi JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the first and last rounds are given below for the General AI category students:

Course	Round 1 (Closing Rank)	Last Round (Closing Rank)
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)	158	261
Bachelor of Planning	133	751

CAT is not a mandatory requirement for admission to College of Engineering, Trivandrum. CAT scores are required only for admission to the MBA program offered by the college.

Candidates must take one of the CMAT, CAT, or KMAT tests in order to be considered for enrollment in the M.B.A. programme offered by the CET.

Based on their exam results, they will be shortlisted and contacted for the group discussion and personal interview rounds.

The highest package offered at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) in 2022 was INR 12 LPA. This was offered to a B.Des student by Amazon. MSAP claims that over 200 firms across India and abroad recruit UG and PG students every year, both on-campus and off-campus. Some of the notable recruiters include Flipkart, Myntra, Urban Ladder, Pepperfry, CnT Architects, RSP Design Consultants, Gensler, Hafeez Contractor, Morphogenesis, etc.

The popular programmes available at the GGSIPU are BTech,  BSc, MBA. Over the years, the median package offered to the GGSIPU BTech students has increasd from INR 8.15 LPA to INR 8.25 LPA. MBA and BTech students get jobs in top organisations such as Adobe, Amazon, and others. 

The cutoff list for GGSIPU East Delhi Campus admission for 2024 is out, and can be accessed from the official IPU admissions portal. These include various rounds of counseling and cutoffs for B.Tech, BAMS, BHMS, and more. Cut-off scores vary with each course and are determined based on entrance exams such as JEE Main for B.Tech and other Common Entrance Tests (CET) for specific courses.

 

1.     Top companies that hire Art graduates are:

Top Companies for Arts Graduate
Microsoft Corporation	Robosoft Technologies
AAPC	Lowe Lintas
Cognizant	Saregama India Limited

Yes, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology is ranked 17th by India Today 2023 under the Architecture category. A few of the important Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology rankings are mentioned below:

Ranking Body	Ranks
India Today 2023 under the Architecture category	17
India Today 2022 under the Architecture category	17
India Today 2021 under the Architecture category	18

Median salary of M.Arch course is INR 600,000 as per the reports/data available.

The overall seats available across all courses offered by Goa College of Architecture is up to 90. Good thing to know is that Goa College of Architecture has courses which are approved by prominent Government bodies like AICTE.

Rajalakshmi Engineering College provides various programmes and specialisations to students. These courses are available in different streams. For obtaining Rajalakshmi Engineering College admission, candidates are selected on the basis of entrance tests. For further details, candidates may visit the official website and learn more regarding the eligibility details for their preferred course choice. Accepted exams include TANCET, GATE, CEETA, etc.

The University has a network of colleges in areas of Engineering, Pharmacy, Management, Hotel Management, Education, Homeopathic, Dental and Nursing that offer 34 courses at UG, PG, Diploma and doctoral level.

G.S. Mandal's Marathwada Institute of Technology (MIT, Aurangabad) provides programmes including B.E. / B.Tech, MCA, B.Voc, B.Arch, M.E./M.Tech, M.Arch, After 10th Diploma in streams such as Engineering, IT & Software, Architecture & Planning, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Civil Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electronics Engineering.

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.

State-of-the-art facilities are available as part of CIET Coimbatore campus infrastructure. The campus sprawls over a Wi-Fi enabled area of 26.5 acre. Conveniences and amenities include hygienic food court and cafeteria, girls and boys hostels, gymnasium, ATM, bus transportation, among other things. CIET organizes several extra-curricular and exposure-providing events on the campus grounds.

Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture and Environmental Studies offer courses like B.Arch, M.Arch with the stream of Architecture & Planning.

Sunder Deep Group of Institutions courses are approved by eminent Government bodies such as AICTE. The combined seats available for various programmes provided by Sunder Deep Group of Institutions goes up to 20.