Master of Building Engineering and Management 

at SPA Delhi, IP Estate

For admission to this PG course, aspirants must meet the minimum eligibility and selection requirements. Thus, the applicant must have a valid BArch or equivalent degree. Moreover, the based on the applicants scores in GATE/CEED, the selection is created. Candidates who make it to the rank list can confirm their seat by visiting the SPA Delhi admission office in person.

No, GATE is not compulsory as a valid rank in CEED is also acceptable. GATE is just one of the criteria for selection. Hence, candidates without a GATE score can also apply. Apart from this, it is necessary for each aspirant to meet the eligibility requirements or else they shall not be able to pass the document verification round even if selected based on the entrance test score.

School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Delhi offers a full-time Master of Architecture (M.Arch) course of a two-year duration. Admission to the PG course is based on valid GATE or CEED scores. SPA Delhi offers MArch in three specialisations, including Architectural Conservation, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design. The final selection for admission to this course is based on performance in the qualifying exam, portfolio of work, personal interaction with faculty and/or written test, interest and motivation for the chosen study and work experience. The key highlights of the MArch course is tabulated below:

The school shortlist students for the M.Arch course based on a few parameters. Candidates' score in GATE/CEED, portfolio of work, personal interaction with faculty and/or written test, interest and motivation for the chosen study and work experience are the parameters for selection. At the time of admission, students have to submit the scorecard of the entrance test, pass certificates for academic records, etc. or the school holds the right to cancel the admission.

It is not necessary for all aspirants to take this test. Only candidates with a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated subject area other than the course-specific ones need to take the exam. This exam is conducted by ETS. GRE Test scores shall be available 10 to 15 days from the examination. Read more about the exam here.

SPA Delhi was ranked in the fourth position by NIRF in the Architecture category. Hence, it tops many of the NITs except for NIT Calicut. Thus, the School of Architecture and Planning is preferred by many students. The placements at the school are also decent, in 2021, BArch students received a median package of INR 5 LPA. Compare SPA Delhi with other Architecture colleges here.

The aspirants must fill out the SPA Delhi application form to be eligible for admission. Further, candidates who are applying for BArch and BPlan courses will be allotted seats basis their performance in JEE Main. For PG course admissions, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in the relevant field of study with 55% aggregate (50% for SC/ST/OBC). Moreover, the application form is available online and offline.

The SPA Delhi highest package for the 2023 drive has not been released on the official website. However, the institute has disclosed the course-wise median package offered during 2023 placements, which is as follows:

NOTE: The above salary data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

Admission to all the popular courses such as BArch and MArch is through national-level exams such as GATE/CEED/CEED/JEE Main (Paper-II). However, for the PhD course, admission is merit-based. Candidates' academic records and eligibility criteria fulfilment are the criteria for selection. Further, the organisation believes in providing equal opportunities and hence there is no home state quota.

For admission, a 99.30 or above percentile is considered good. Candidates can easily get admission with this percentile. Further, this also depends upon the scores of the students who have submitted the application for admission. The cutoff or percentile varies from one course to another. Further, the selection also depends upon the seat intake for the respective course.