Amendment/ Relaxation in eligibility criteria for admission into 1st year of 5-year
B.Arch. degree programme from the academic session 2024-2025 onwards- reg.
It is informed to all concerned that the Council of Architecture, with the approval of the Central Government, has amended I relaxed the eligibility for admission to 1st year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course as prescribed under Regulation 4(1) of the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations 2020, from the academic session 2024-2025.
The amended eligibility is stated as under:
“(1) No candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she/he has passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either Chemistry or Biology or Technical
Vocational subject or Computer Science or Information Technology or Informatics Practices or Engineering Graphics or Business Studies with at least 45% marks in aggregateor
passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with
Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 45% marks in aggregate.”
The above eligibility shall be valid for the admission for the academic session 2024-2025 and onwards, irrespective of the year in which a candidate has passed 10+2 or 10+3 examination.
The same has been published in the Official Gazette of India on July 8, 2024 and has come into effect from the date of publication in the Gazette. A copy of the said notification is attached herewith for your ready reference.
As per the above Regulations, the institutions shall give weightage of 50 per cent. marks for aptitude tests and 50 per cent. marks in the qualifying examination for admission into B.Arch. course. The reservation of seats and relaxation in percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying examination for admission of the candidates belonging to reserved categories shall be as per the reservation policy of Central Government or the respective State Governments.
It may be further stated that the classes for 1st year 5-year Architecture degree course shall not commence later than the 1st working day in the month of Septemb , and all admissions must be completed before the said date.
In view of the above, all the concerned admission authorities, universities and institutions
imparting B.Arch. degree course in the country are requested to follow the above eligibility criteria for admission into 1st year of 5-year B.Arch . degree course from the academic session 2024- 2025 onwards.