Urban Designing and town Planning

I would say that urban design is at a very nascent stage currently in India. Not much opportunities are available in India for core urban design projects. This field is very well defined and well developed in USA, Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. However, slowly people in India are realizing the importance of urban design. Large masterplans of new cities or even large townships aspire to have some elements of urban design to make themselves more meaningful and relevant. Learnings from western countries are creating an impact. As far as employment goes, currently you won't have much role as a core urban designer. Very few private firms in India are doing urban design work.
Large master plans at government bodies are done by planners. But recently government bodies have started to employ urban designer for their projects. Recently, Pune municipal corporation had opened vacancies for urban designers to work on street design of Pune. Therefore, you may have chance of working at any government organisation or some of the private firms who are doing urban design work or you may continue to work as an architect/urban designer. You can also take up some research projects as urban designer with some think tanks in the metropolitan cities or even independently. But no doubt, doing Masters in urban design will add tremendous knowledge to yourself.

Hi,
We would like to inform you that UPES-Dehradun is offering M.Plan in urban planning and our course work towards sustainable, equitable and orderly development. The current tools to implement these ideas are master plans, regional developments plans, city development plans, etc. Graduate will be expert in preparing the above and would contribute to development through facilitating better access to land and housing, infrastructure services and employment opportunities in urban and regional space. The target is to educate and train students with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills and ability to work from local to the regional level. Urban and regional planning will offers studios in land use planning ranging from metropolitan region to city level up till ward level plans.
Career prospects:
The programs are broadly based, with a strong vocational focus and graduates enter a wide range of planning related careers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. Our graduates will be found working in all parts of the India and also worldwide in what is becoming an increasingly globally orientated profession. Many can be found in senior positions in central and local government, private practice and academic institutions. You can expect a hands-on approach to your studies working on projects with public and private organizations providing you with the skills you need to practice planning after graduation. Our ITPI-approved programs ensure that you are fully qualified to enter this dynamic profession. Prospective employers:
Development Authorities & Departments
Public Bodies
National NGOs & Multinational NGOs
International Funding Agencies
Development Banks
Consulting Agencies