What is Architecture?
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. The practice of architecture is employed to fulfil both practical and expressive requirements and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic ends. Although these two ends may be distinguished, they cannot be separated and the relative weight given to each can vary widely.
Few lines about B.Arch Course
B.Arch course is a 5-year undergraduate programme that is divided into 10 semesters. The course is designed to produce licensed and professional architects who are authorised to do private constructions and government constructions. The course involves the study of activity of designing models of building, preparing construction’s blueprint and other physical structure of any land and building.
The course mainly focuses on the development of the skills which are required to become an architect. The course will train the students about the process of construction of commercial buildings, malls, complexes, highways and civil construction by applying their innovative ideas and analytical skills.
Eligibility for B.Arch Course
The students who have passed PUC or 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics as core subjects with 50% aggregate from recognised board are eligible to apply for B.Arch course.
Admission Procedures
The students with relevant qualifications can join B.Arch course by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is Direct admission.
Let’s discuss in detail
Merit Admission
The students who are interested to join B.Arch degree should mandatorily appear for NATA/CET/JEE or institutional-based entrance exams and undergo counselling to choose their desired colleges for merit seats. The architecture college allots the merit seats to the students according to their rankings and marks obtained by them in their entrance exams and marks scored in PUC or 10+2.
There are two types of counselling for the B.Arch students
1. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) Counselling
The students who are interested to join the government architecture colleges and other architectural colleges affiliated to the government should undergo the counselling procedures of Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
The students who intend to join for the merit seats under government quota are required to complete the NATA/CET counselling procedures and join for the B.Arch programme in their chosen colleges. The architectural colleges under the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) are affiliated to the Visveswaraya Technological University (VTU).
