Architecture

Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU) in Pune has a good placement record for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) students. According to, several students have received internships and placements in top firms under top architects and designers. The B.Arch programme at SSPU has been mapped to the job roles in demand in the industry, and students go through skill enhancement comprising internships and integrated seminars. The programme focuses on sustainable architecture, watershed management, waste management, renewable energy technologies, building simulation, acoustics, thermal comfort, project management, and traditional and modern building technologies. Students get a lot of opportunities to showcase their creativity and ingenuity while designing. The college itself places students into internships of 2 months and 4 months in the final year, which provide exposure and are beneficial in the long run.

Shantaben Manubhai Patel School of Studies & Research Architecture & Interior Design (SMAID), was established in 2012 as an affiliated institute to SPU, Vallabh Vidyanagar. The institute provides a wide range of architecture and interior design undergraduate and graduate courses. Merit-based admission to the SMAID is determined in addition to entrance exam results. Furthermore, SMAID offers good infrastructure with state of art facilities to give students the best possible environment. In addition, the SMAID faculty members have extensive expertise and are graduates of recognised universities. The scores of the candidates in NATA entrance exam determines their admission to the B.Arch programme at SMAID.

SMAID, CVM University offer entrance-based and merit-based admissions. To shortlist the pool of applicants for a particular course, the institute administers an aptitude test. The NATA and GUJCET are two more entrance tests. For particular programmes, the student might proceed with the admissions procedure via ACPC. SMAID admissions are carried out for students each year based on the cutoff that SMAID has announced. For each of the five courses the college offers, the SMAID 2023 cutoffs are available at Shiksha.com. For the course Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) in the years 2022 and 2023, the GUJCET Last Round Closing Rank (General-Home State) is 200172 and 10275.5, respectively.