M.Arch. in Urban Design and Development 

at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal

MSAP batch-placed data is not released. However, as per the Manipal School of Architecture and Planning NIRF report 2024, the placement rate recorded during MArch placements over the past three years was 100%.

The course-wise number of students placed over the past three years during BArch and MArch placements are presented below:

There is only 1 certificate course that is available at MSAP being Certificate in Fashion Designing. The Certificate in Fashion Designing at MSAP is a 1 year course that is only available in fulltime mode only. It spans over 2 semesters and its admissions are decided on merit basis, taking into account the scores obtained by the candidate in their last qualifying exam.

The admission fees for certificate courses at MSAP is currently unknown. Generally, the admission fees at MSAP includes the caution deposit, first instalment of tuition fees and first instalment of other fees. There is no caution deposit for certificate course admissions at MSAP. The first instalment of tuition fee at MSAP for certificate courses is INR 84,000 while the first instalment of other fees is 26,000.

The admissions timeline for the MSAP certificate courses has not been revealed by the institute. The official website for MSAP contains a widget that shows the application status of its certificate courses. WHen the application status is open, the widget shows the link to the admission forms. At this point, the admission status for certificate courses has been closed for the year 2025.

The curriculum of certificate courses at MPAS is a 1 year plan which is divided into 2 semesters. In both of these semesters, there are 2 sessional exams conducted for student assessment before the final exams conducted at the end of the year. The final exams include an exam for each subject taught during the certificate course of MPAS. There is also formative and summative assessment for practical subjects taghut during the curriculum.

The fee paid for the purpose of certificate course admissions at MPAS is refunded to the candidate if the University decides not to grant the candidate admission for whatever reason. The fee refunded will bethe full amount paid by the candidate for the admission purpose. However, the fee isonly refunded if the University choses not to grant admissions. If the candidate cancels their admission then no fee refunded.

The merit list for certificate course admissions at MSAP is decided by the scores obtained by a candidate in their last qualifying exam. For certificate admissions, candidates need to clear either their class 12 board exams or clear a Diploma course of 3 years or a similar equivalent qualification. The scores obtained by a candidate in any of these will decide their position on the merit list.

There is no caution deposit that must be submitted to gain admissions at MPAS. The only fee amount that must be paid by the candidate is the tuition fee and other fee charged by MPAS. Candidates who wish to gain admissions into certificate courses at MPAS are advised to visit the official website. It contains a detailed fee bifurcation of the certificate course fee at MPAS.

There is no available information regarding an offline method to apply for admissions into certificate courses in offline mode at MSAP. Candidates who wish to apply for certificate course admissions at MSAP can do so by visiting the official website of MSAP and filling the online application form. Candidates who wish to apply in offline form will need to contact the MSAP officials to learn how to do so.

The total fees for certificate courses at MSAP for the year 2025 is INR 1.1 lakh. This amount is obtained after adding the total tuition fee for certificate courses at MSAP with the total other fees charged by the insitute. The total tuition fee at MSAP for certificate courses is INR 84,000 wth the total other fees is INR 26,000. There is no caution deposit that needs to be submitted for admissions for certificate courses at MSAP.