Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) 

at Xavier School of Human Settlements, Bhubaneswar

Yes, students feel safe and comfortable on Xavier School of Human Settlements Campus at all hours. The college has CCTV cameras installed everywhere and has security staff at every entry and exit points. The safety of every student is taken care of.  

Xavier School of Human Settlements offers courses at the UG and PG course levels. The courses that candidates can choose from in the admission process 2025 are: 
MBA/PGDM

BPlan

MPlan

The eligibility criteria and the admission process for these courses varies and candidates must learn more about the courses through the official website of the institute. 

Yes, Xavier School of Human Settlements is a good college. The Xavier School of Human Settlements scholars are researching on wide variety of issues in infrastructure development, urban and municipal finance, urban mobilities, housing and affordability, water and waste management, climate change, economic development and sustainable livelihoods, and urban resilience, among others. Students are trained to become great researchers and teachers. 

Candidates can not get direct admission to Xavier School of Human Settlements as the admission process for the courses is entrance based. Candidates are required to appear for the entrance exams in order to get a shot at securing a seat in their desired course. The institute accepts candidates in a merit based process for the BPlan course. Candidates can learn more about the admission process through the official website. 

Xavier School of Human Settlements offers postgraduate and PhD programmes to students. These courses are provided across the Management, Research, and various other streams. At the PG level, the college offers an MBA-UMG course whose academic year comprises three terms of 12-14 weeks each. At the doctoral level, there are full-time and part-time Research programmes available. The two-year full-time Master's Programme in Urban Management and Governance has a core and elective coursework and other learning segments of 113 credits. The college expects the students to spend about 70 hours a week on their academic work.

You should have a minimum of 50% marks in your class 12th with physics, chemistry, and mathematics as mandatory subjects to apply for the NATA test. If you have completed a Diploma with maths as a compulsory subject then also you are eligible to apply for the NATA test.

B.Arch. curriculum includes subjects like Architectural Design, Building Construction, History of Architecture, Theory of Structures, Building Management, Computer & Software Lab, and Landscape Design, among others.