School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal

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School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
TypePublic
Established2008 (2008)
DirectorProf. Chandra Charu Tripathi
Location, ,
AffiliationsMoE
Websitewww.spabhopal.ac.in

The School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPA Bhopal) is a higher education institute in

SPA Delhi. In 2014, Lok Sabha passed a bill to make all the three SPAs "centres of excellence" on the pattern of IITs and IIMs.[2]

Admission

Admissions to the under-graduate programme is through the

persons of Indian origin (PIOs) candidates are eligible to apply and should have qualifications from the foreign boards/universities recognised as equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities
(AIU) to be shortlisted for further evaluations.

For the postgraduate and doctoral admissions SPA Bhopal admits through the Entrance Test including an objective one-hour test and an interview.[4]

The institute conducts educational programmes leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch.), Bachelor of Planning (B. Plan.) Master of Architecture (M. Arch.) in Architectural Conservation, Landscape and Urban Design; Master of Planning (M. Plan) in Urban & Regional Planning, Environmental Planning and Transport & Logistics Planning; Master of Design (M.Des) and Doctor of Philosophy (

PhD).[5]

Campus

The institute's 75-acre campus is located in Bhauri, Bhopal. The two buildings of the proposed Amenity Centre Building currently functions as the Academic Unit of the Campus. It houses all the departments and programmes. Within the campus there is one hostel for boys, one for the girls and a third hostel with two wings, one wing for boys and another wing for girls. Many faculty members and administrative staff members reside in the campus.[6] The campus has courts and fields for sports activities like Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Football and Cricket.

Ranking

University rankings
Architecture – India
NIRF (2022)[7]10

In 2022, SPA Bhopal was ranked 10th in architecture by the National Institutional Ranking Framework.[7]

References

  1. ^ "MHRD list of Institutes of National Importance". mhrd.gov.in. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "SPA Bill". currentaffairs.gktoday.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "JEE Main entrance examination". jeemain.nic.in. 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "SPA Bhopal Admissions". www.spabhopal.ac.in/. 7 August 2014.
  6. ^ "SPA Bhopal Campus". www.spabhopal.ac.in. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Architecture)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.

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