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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) 

  • Private Institute
  • Estd. 1978

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
 at 
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning 
Overview

Duration

5 years

Course Level

UG Degree

Mode of Course

Full Time

Total Tuition Fees

13.60 Lakh

Application Link

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Seat breakup

160

Type of University

Private

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Manipal School of Architecture and Planning 
Fees

Fee componentsAmount (5 years)
13.60 Lakh
10,000
13.70 Lakh
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
 at 
Manipal School of Architecture and Planning 
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Manipal School of Architecture and Planning 
Curriculum

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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Placements

ParticularsStatistics (2023)
Median SalaryINR 3.48 Lakh
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:   What is the fee of B.Arch in MSAP?

A: 

The fee for the B.Arch course at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning tuition fee is INR 12.6 lakh. The college charges other extra charges excluding tuition fees such as admission fees, registration fees, and refundable caution fees. The college offers overall 160 seats. Applicants who want admission to MSAP in B.Arch can visit the website of Manipal Academy of Higher Education to register for admission.

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Q:   Does Manipal School of Architecture and Planning want a NATA score to give admission to B.Arch?

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Yes, Applicants must have a National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) score to get admission to B.Arch at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning. Applicants who want to be admission to MSAP must fulfill the basic criteria they must pass Class 10 and Class 12 with a 50% aggregate score with a recognised board.

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Q:   How to get admission to Manipal School of Architecture and Planning?

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To get admission to Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Applicants can apply through the official website of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). The college offers both merit and entrance based admission depending on the course selection criteria. Some courses accept scores of different entrance exams. However, there are a few courses that offer direct admission to the students, such as BDes (Lateral Entry). If candidates want to be admitted to BArch, they must score well in the NATA entrance exam, Similarly, candidates must apply, appear and qualify the HBT conducted by MSAP for admission to BDes course. These entrance exams vary from course to course respectively.

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Q:   Is it true that all students at Manipal School of Architecture and Planning get good placements?

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MSAP batch placed data is not released. However, according to Manipal School of Architecture and Planning NIRF report 2024, the placement rate recorded during MArch placements over the past three years was 100%.

The course-wise number of students placed over the past three years during BArch and MArch placements are presented below:

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BArch Placement Statistics (2021)

BArch Placement Statistics (2022)

BArch Placement Statistics (2023)

Total Students

143

145

153

Students placed

38

76

84

Students opted for higher studies

22

17

21

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MArch Placement Statistics (2021)

MArch Placement Statistics (2022)

MArch Placement Statistics (2023)

Total Students

19

20

14

Students placed

17

20

14

Students opted for higher studies

2

0

0

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Q:   What is the eligibility criteria for Manipal School of Architecture and Planning?

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The eligibility criteria for Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) vary from one course to another. To be eligible for a UG course, a candidate must have completed Class 12 with 50% aggregate from a recognised board. For PG courses, however, students must have completed their undergraduate degree with at least 50% aggregate. Given below is a table giving a brief overall of all MSAP courses and their eligibility criteria:

Course

Eligibility

BArch

A pass in Class 12 with 50% aggregate with PCM subjects

BDes

A pass in Class 12 with 50% aggregate

BDes (Lateral Entry)

- Interior Design

- Fashion Design

A 3year Diploma in Fashion Design with 50% aggregate score

M.Arch

A pass in BArch with 50% aggregate

MDes

- A pass in BArch/ BTech (Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical) from

a recognised university, with a minimum of 50% aggregate

- Weightage is given to GATE-qualified applicants

MA Fashion Management

A pass in graduation in any stream with 50% aggregate

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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Important Dates

Jan 15 - Sep 1, 2025
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Mar 15, 2025
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
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Students Ratings & Reviews

3.9/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements3.1
Infrastructure Review IconInfrastructure4.1
Faculty Review IconFaculty & Course4
Crowd Review IconCampus Life4.9
Money Review IconValue for Money3.6
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Batch of 2025
Offered by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
4.4
4Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Our college has good faculty members, average infrastructure, and excellent crowd and campus life.
Placements: Almost 70% of students are placed in this course. The highest salary package offered is 4 LPA and the lowest salary package offered is 2 LPA. Top recruiting companies like L&T, Studio Mumbai, Sanjay Puri Architects, Studio Lotus, etc., visit our campus. Almost 70% of students got internships. Internships completely depend on your personal skills.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure is not up to the mark. Air-conditioners are not available in classrooms and drafting tables are very old. The hostel is good and well-furnished. Both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms are available. Hot water and internet are available. Mess food is also very good. Both north Indian and south Indian food are available. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food are available. There are midnight canteens available in every hostel which are open till midnight.
Faculty: Faculty members are worth the fee you have paid. Most of them are IIT graduates or from other highly designated universities. This course curriculum is relevant. It makes students industry-ready. Semester exams are not so tough. If you are completely prepared, you can easily score above 75%. The pass percentage is 50%.
Reviewed on 20 Sep 2022Read More
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Batch of 2022
Offered by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
3.6
3Placements5Infrastructure3Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life2Value for Money
College life at this college is very good.
Placements: The architecture course doesn't have any placements, so you must search for placements on your own. The training and placement cell might help. Batchmates got placed in various firms all over the country. Depending on performance, few students who joined as interns continued as junior architects.
Infrastructure: We share the same hostels with multiple colleges on the MIT campus, but all hostels are well-constructed. They are lively, and there are several student centres. The college is currently a part of the engineering department's building, but it will be soon shifted to its dedicated building.
Faculty: The syllabus of 2014 is different from what is followed currently. Students are not that industry-ready, but it is not necessarily specific to MSAP. Most of the teachers are helpful.
Other: We have only one fest named Opus and a sports event named Seige. More importance is given to academics here.
Reviewed on 26 Jul 2021Read More
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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3Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Our college provides good faculty members and infrastructure.
Placements: Since it's an architecture college, students usually opt to work under other firms. But in Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, you get a good experience and also with great faculty members and seniors. It makes it easier. Most of the alumni have their firms in large cities while others work for big firms.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure of the college is very good. They are going to shift to another building after a few years. Hostels are very spacious and have all the facilities required, and hygienic food is served in the mess. The campus also has some public gathering places to enjoy nature.
Faculty: The course curriculum is as prescribed by the council of architecture. Faculty members are well experienced and have good knowledge about the work. Most of the faculty members are holding PhDs in their respective subjects and are highly knowledgeable. They have a vast idea about most of the topics.
Other: I chose this course because of my interest in planning.
Reviewed on 26 Jul 2020Read More
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Batch of 2017
Offered by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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1Placements3Infrastructure3Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money
You have the key, do whatever you want with that.
Placements: There are no placements opportunities provided by the institution for architecture. However, students from our college have never failed to get into a good practice after college or during the course of the 1-year internship. Manipalites have a better chance of getting placed in practice in Bangalore due to its proximity to the college. There are students who try hard to get into cities like Mumbai or Ahmedabad, but the practices in these cities always give first preference to the students studying in the same city. But, this doesn't stop students from getting into top firms of India as there are alumni who are working for Pritzker award winner B V Doshi and highly famed architect Hafeez Contractor.
Infrastructure: Classrooms are 10m x 10m in size with a height of up to 7m. These working studios are large enough to offer convenient working spaces for every individual. Apart from that, there are AC seminar halls, jury halls and material laboratories. The architecture department is spacious enough to cater to every student's experimentation, and there are no restrictions as such. The whole building is a canvas to students.
Faculty: At the current stage of our college, there are many inexperienced faculty members and few experienced ones. Most of the experienced ones are pretty lazy and try to take up the shortest path method as many times as possible. The junior faculty are full of enthusiasm, but they lack the knowledge to cater to the current world of architecture. To make up with this, the institution (after plenty of experimentation with students, classes and curriculum) has a completely developed curriculum where learning happens at an enormous and zealous way as compared to our time.
Other: There is one fest conducted in every semester. One is a college fest by the title 'Opus', where architecture workshops are organised, and students take part in various interactive competitions ranging from essay writing to potpourri. The second fest 'Utsav', which is the university one, where all the institutions of Manipal compete against each other. Apart from that, there are sports competitions organised around the year.
Reviewed on 26 Mar 2018Read More
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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) - Batch of 2022
Offered by Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
4.6
5Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Great infrastructure, satisfying teaching quality!
Placements: In the course of architecture, there are no placements as such. In the fifth year of your academics, you go for an internship (which is for the entire year). The college has tie ups with more than 200 firms and you apply to the ones of your choice and continue your 1 year internship with them thereafter. After getting your degree, you have to apply for jobs in different firms or start as an entrepreneur if you want your own firm right away. Architecture firms don't come to a college to hire employees. It does't work like the engineering courses.
Infrastructure: You get good quality drafting tables and good audio-visual systems in classrooms. Classes are big enough to accommodate 40 students (4 sections consisting 40 each). The only thing missing in classrooms are ACs, but its easy to get used to it as the rooms are comfortable enough. You get cold water facilities right next to the classrooms. Talking in a larger scale, Manipal has a great library right next to the architecture block, good sports facilities inside the campus and an excellent sports arena (called Marena), and free health check ups and referrals for manipal students with ambulance service in all hostels at KMC (the medical college of Manipal). Overall, campus hostels and facilities are above par level.
Faculty: Most of the teachers are very helpful, qualified, knowledgeable and most importantly (important for architecture students) approachable. Students have to go through an online faculty report at the end of every semester, scoring every faculty member of his/her class at different aspects. There are 4 teachers for 1 section in the main design subject (that's 1 teacher per 10 students), and it all the teachers give you their inputs into your work. You get good exposure into how the industry works through certain site visits, factory visits, lectures and seminars by guests, etc. Which really help in knowing how things work out.
Other: The campus is known as one of the best in India, and it truly is. The year is filled with fests, events, and the architecture department has its own fest as well. There are clubs which work on offering you international scholarships and internships as well.
Reviewed on 22 Mar 2018Read More
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Students also asked

Q:   Does Manipal School of Architecture and Planning accept ISC score?

A: 

Yes, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) accepts ISC scores for admission to its B.Arch and B.Des courses. The candidates must have passed Class 12 and Class 10 or equivalent examinations with Mathematics as a compulsory subject with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate. The candidates must also qualify for NATA) for B.Arch and Home Based Test followed by PI for B.Des. The candidates can apply online through the official website of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) before the last date of application which is March 15, 2024.

Q:   Can I join Manipal School of Architecture and planning without entrance exam?

A: 

NO, the admissions in MSAP are entrance-based. In some courses, the college offers direct admission based on the last qualifying exam. In courses, such as BArch, BDes students must take give entrance test to get shortlisted in both courses. The college offers direct admission for BDes lateral entry in both streams. They are also offered direct admission in MDes, M.Arch and MA courses.

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Q:   What is the seat intake at Manipal School of Arch & Planning?

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The overall intake of the college is over 300 out of which 250+ seats are for UG courses and over 50 seats are dedicated to postgraduate courses. The following table mentions the seat intake for all UG and PG courses offered by MSAP. 

Courses

Seat Intake

B.Des

120

B.Arch

160

M.Des

30

M.Arch

20

MA

N/A

Note: This information is sourced from the official website but is subject to change

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Q:   What is the application process of MSAP college?

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The application process for MSAP is conducted online on the official website of MAHE. The student must pay the amount of INR 600 as a registration fee. Given below is the Step-by-step application process for Manipal School of Architecture and Planning:

Step 1: Go to the official website of Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Step 2: Select a course and register.

Step 3: Verify the number or email ID by entering the received OTP.

Step 4: Login to the portal using the email ID and password you created.

Step 5: Fill out the application form by entering the educational and personal details.

Step 6: Submit all the required documents.

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Q:   Can I join Manipal School of Architecture and Planning directly?

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No, applicants cannot join Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) directly. Applicants have to follow the admission process for the course you are interested in. MSAP offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in architecture, design, and urban planning. The admission process varies depending on the course and the category of the candidates. Given below the selection criteria for different courses admission in MSAP:

Merit List based on qualifying exam score, Statement of Purpose (SOP) & Portfolio of Work (POW)

Course

Selection Criteria

BArch

NATA

BDes

Home Based Test (HBT), Portfolio of work (POW), Personal interview (PI)

BDes (Lateral Entry)

- Interior Design

- Fashion Design

Merit- Based

M.Arch

Merit List based on qualifying exam score, Statement of Purpose (SOP) & Portfolio of Work (POW)

BDes

MA Fashion Management

Merit- Based, SOP

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Answered a year ago

A reputable university in Manipal, Karnataka, called Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) provides a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programme. The National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) score is used to determine admission to the B.Arch. programme at MSAP. The minimum passin

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As you have scored 124 marks in the NATA exam and 80 in PU, so it will be difficult for you to get admission in Manipal University. Still, I will suggest you to participate in the counselling process wisely and smartly and wait till the last round of the counselling process. Best of luck.

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Answered 5 years ago

I will suggest you to go for BMSCE College for Bachelor of architecture degree. It has a very good infrastructure, experienced faculties and good placement scenario. So go for it without any hesitation. Best of luck.

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Hi, With 130/200 marks in NATA exam and 83% score in your 12th, you have slightest of the chances to secure admission in Manipal University - Faculty of Architecture.

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Sharath H Aithal

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 5 years ago

Hi, As you have 118 in NATA 2019 and your board score is 90% and you belongs to the general category, so it will be a little bit difficult for you to get admission in this college in first round of the counselling process. But you can get admission, if you wait till the last round of the counselling

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