Architect

Hi,
A fresher architect would earn around 2 - 2.5LPA. An Architect with over 5 years of experience will earn around 9.5 - 10 LPA. An Architect with over 10 years of experience will earn around 14.5 - 15LPA. With increase in experience the salary packages of an Architect grows.

Hi,
You will have to pursue Computer Science and allied courses along with specializations in Masters to be a software architect.

Hi Architect Megha,
I am sure you have had Landscape Architecture and Interior Designing as core subjects or as electives during your academic tenure of B.Arch. Which subject among the two you liked would be a better approach to choose these specialisation. Masters in Landscape means large scale projects, whereas interior design is much smaller in scale, so it depends purely on your interests.

Hi,
There are a lot of online courses and some certification courses, but all those won't give you a registration to practice in the field. You will have to pursue B.Arch and then specialize in the field of your choice, such as Architecture conservation, Digital Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Habitat Design, etc.

Yes, an architect can be a set designer, fashion designer, game designer etc. After B.Arch you can specialize in Gaming by doing Masters specifically for that, some colleges offer the course in the name of Digital Architecture.

Hi,
If your drawing skills are good, then yes you should give a try to write NATA exams. NATA exams have 80 marks for drawing and 120 for aptitude. By reading a few books that make you prepared for Aptitude, you can easily score in that. Drawing skills are very difficult to obtain for a regular candidate since it only comes by practice. After you qualify in NATA you will be trained in an Architecture school to do Architectural drawings.

Hi,
Yes, there are Architecture firms having an annual turnover of more than a crore. It purely depends on the design style and execution team than the experience. If a design style is great and loved by many then even a young Architectural firm can have a turnover of more than a crore and there are many examples of the same.

No, an undergraduate civil engineer cannot be an Architect. He will have to go through 5 years of B.Arch degree course again to be an Architect. The Pros would include many, in short An architect would design rather than just execution on site like a civil engineer. Cons in your case would include investing 5 years more. Its like a double degree.

Hi,
A fresher Architect just passed out from an Architecture school will earn around 2 - 2.5 LPA. As the experience increases the salary will also increase, 9.6 - 10 LPA for an architect with around 5 - 6 years experience.

Hi,
A fresher Architect just passed out from an Architecture school will earn around 2 - 2.5 LPA.