SPA Bhopal - School of Planning and Architecture

The Government of India designated SPA Bhopal as an Institute of National Importance in 2008. 
JEE Main, NATA, and DASA UG are the tests approved for admission to the B.Arch program. Candidates who wish to enter the School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal (SPA Bhopal) must first: 1)take the JEE (Main) test.
2)Obtain at least 75% in Class XII (65% for SC/ST/PwD).
3)Be in the top 20% of their respective Class XII board test category.
4)Pass the IIT-JEE Mains test or the All India Engineering Entrance test.
5)Pass with the college's cut off marks
6)Show up for JOSAA counseling.
Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email of the time and location of online and in-person interviews.

The SPA Bhopal was placed sixth in the NIRF Architecture list for 2022, sixth in Indiatoday's list of India's Best Colleges for Architecture, and fourth in Outlook ICARE's rating of India's Top 7 Government Architecture Colleges. 
Bhopal's School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) provides more than ten programmes. These are some examples: 
Bachelor's degrees:

1) B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture)

2)A Bachelor of Planning (B.Plan) degree is required.

Postgraduate qualifications:

1)M.Arch (Master of Architecture)

2)M.Des (Master of Design)

3)M.Plan (Master of Planning)

PhD programs are available.
Specializations are also available at the SPA Bhopal. 

1)Urban planning

2)Logistics and transportation planning

3)Conservation

Master of Planning (Urban and Regional Planning)- The programme is designed in a semester format comprising of four semesters spread over the duration of two years with studio projects being at the central of each semester and theoretical subjects plugged in, providing the fundamental mainstay of knowledge. Use of state of the art computer applications for GIS and other spatial and non-spatial analyses is a specialty of the School and finds extensive application in the core studio projects integrated in the course.

Master of Planning (Environmental Planning)- The first semester building a foundation, the syllabus is spread across four semesters with each having a studio implementation. The programme is supported by well-equipped GIS and computer labs for carrying out spatial and non-spatial studies. The students also join research projects, workshops, competitions and other information exchange programs to expand their field of experience and learning.

Master of Planning (Transport Planning and Logistics Management)- The first semester is common for all Master of Planning specialisations, referred to as the ‘Integrated Semester’, in which the students will be trained basic foundation subjects to improve their understanding of planning and to reinforce their systematic skills. The second and third semesters deal with core subjects of Transport Planning and Logistics Management. There is an opportunity for students to opt for a subject from Common Pool of electives across all disciplines of planning and architecture to substitute a multidisciplinary method prevalent in the Institute. In the fourth Semester, the thrust is primarily on Thesis being undertaken on any topic related to Transport Planning and Logistics Management, having spatial suggestions on the natural and constructed environments.

Candidates applying for ‘Direct Admission’ are not normally eligible for scholarships. Institute Scholarships are accessible for a maximum of 60% aggregate of seats of all programmes provided the candidates are admitted through CCMT channel (GATE qualified). In the event of any seats outstanding vacant through CCMT, SPA Bhopal reserves the right to admit students from the merit list of applicants selected through direct admission in subsequent rounds. If any seats remain unfilled in CCMT admission, the same number of scholarships will be offered against vacant seats to candidates admitted through direct admission procedures provided the candidates possess valid GATE scores based on a merit list prepared for this specific purpose.