SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 – School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPAB) and School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (SPAV), autonomous institutes of National importance established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India jointly will announce the Joint Admission Test which will be conducted for the Masters and Doctoral Programme under various specializations of Architecture and Planning for the academic session 2020-21. To get the more information about SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 such as eligibility, application process, schedule, etc, read the article.
SPA Bhopal Admission 2020
SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 will be started, it will invites the application of eligible candidates for the admission into Masters and Doctoral Programme under various specializations of Architecture and Planning for the academic session 2020-21. All the dates and events are expected and it will be updated once the official notification arrives.
Important dates of SPA Bhopal Admission 2020
| Events | Dates |
| Admission notification and Start of online application | 2nd week of Feb 2020 |
| Closing date of online submission of application | Last week of Feb 2020 |
| Last date of receiving hard copy of application | 2nd week of Mar 2020 |
| Publication of eligible candidates with dates for entrance test on SPAB / SPAV website | 2nd week of Mar 2020 |
| Date of entrance test (written and viva) for all PG Programmes | Last week of Mar 2020 |
| Date of entrance test (written and viva) for PhD Programme | 2nd week of Apr 2020 |
| Declaration of results of Master’s Programe | 2nd week of Apr 2020 |
| Declaration of results of Ph.D. Programme | 1st week of May 2020 |
| Last of admission for all PG Programmes and PhD Programme | 2nd week of May 2020 |
| Dates of registration | Last week of Jul 2020 |
| Commencement of classes | Last week of Jul 2020 |
Eligibility Criteria
In this section the below given information regarding SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 eligibility criteria is based on previous year information brochure which is for reference.
Postgraduate Programmes in Architecture – Eligibility For all postgraduate programmes in Architecture: B.Arch / B. Plan with at least 60% (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/OBC and 55% (6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in the qualifying degree examination.
Format of Joint Entrance Test: JET shall have a written paper based on the basic understanding of the specialization applied for and a viva voce component.
Postgraduate Programmes in Planning –
- For M.Plan (URP) and M.Plan (EPM):
B.Planning / B.Arch / B.Tech (Planning or Civil Engineering) / B.E. (Civil Engineering) / Master’s Degree in Geography or Economics or Sociology with a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in case of Open/OBC candidates in qualifying degree, whereas in case of SC/ST candidates a CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-Point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in qualifying degree will be applicable or the applicable GoI norms adopted by the institute from time to time. EWS shall be as per the GoI norms - For M. Plan (TIP):
B.Planning / B.Arch / B.E. or B.Tech (Planning or Civil Engineering) / Master’s Degree in Economics or Statistics or Operations Research with a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale (or equivalent) or 60% marks in case of Open/OBC candidates in qualifying degree, whereas in case of SC/ST candidates a CGPA of 6.0 on a 10-Point scale (or equivalent) or 55% marks in qualifying degree will be applicable or the applicable GoI norms adopted by the institute from time to time. EWS shall be as per the GoI norms.
Format of Joint Entrance Test: JET shall have a written paper based on the basic understanding of the specialization applied for and a viva voce component.
Postgraduate Programmes in Design- B.Arch /B.Plan./ B. Des. / B.E. / B. Tech / Graduate Diploma from NID or B.F.A. (with one year experience) with atleast 60% (or 6.5 CGPA) for General /OBC and 55% (6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in the qualifying examination.
Admission: Admission to all seats in M. Des. shall be made through a design aptitude test and viva voce to be conducted at SPAB.
:An applicant shall carry his/her portfolio/dissertation report at the time of viva-voce. Candidates with valid GATE/JRF/CEED score shall be given due weightage in the admission procedure, however scholarship based on GATE/CEED score will be limited based on GATE/CEED ranks and subject to institute policy for total number of eligible candidates.
Ph.D. Programme (Full Time & Part Time)-
- Masters degree of a recognized institution or university in various specializations of Architecture and Planning or allied subjects with 60% marks (55% for reserved categories) or equivalent grade and
- Professional/research experience for a minimum period of two years after obtaining the Master’s degree.
OR - Bachelors degree of a recognized institution or university in Architecture and Planning with 60% marks (55% for reserved categories) or equivalent grade and
- Professional/research experience for a minimum period of five years after obtaining the Bachelor’s degree.
Application Form
Applicants will be invited to take admission in SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 for Masters and Doctoral Programme under various specializations of Architecture and Planning course. The application will be released as per the schedule and the same will be updated here. Given information is based on the previous year information brochure and which is for reference only.
The applicants will be able to apply from the link which will be provided on this page. An applicant will need to apply online and submit the hard copy of the filled-in application form along with the self-attested copy of documents mentioned below:
Documents Required
- Marks sheets of 12th standard
- GATE/JRF/CEED scorecard
- Birth and Caste Certificate
- Professional Certificate and Certificates for extracurricular and co-curricular activities
Applicants awaiting final result shall submit certificate towards ‘appearance in final examination’ and ‘percentage of marks scored till pre-final semester’ from their institute. Application with all documents shall have to be sent in an envelope superscribing ‘Application for Admission to (name of the programme)’ duly mentioning candidate’s name with full postal address and the Registration number generated online so as to reach:
The Assistant Registrar (Academics)
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Neelbad Road, Bhauri
Bhopal PIN–462 030
(Madhya Pradesh) India
Application fee: Here one must note that the below given application fee details are based on the previous year and which is for reference.
Application fee for doctoral programme is INR 3000 for Unreserved/OBC/EWS and INR 2000 forSC/ST/PWD categories and for Masters programme is INR 2000 for Unreserved/OBC/EWS and INR 1000 for SC/ST/PWD categories respectively to be paid online. Applicants shall pay the amount to SPAB’s account through SBI i-collect by selecting Madhya Pradesh as the State and SPA Bhopal as the Institute
Steps to Apply Online
Step 1: Payment of application fee through State Bank I Collect.
- An applicant is required to mention the Reference No. of SBI I Collect in the application forms.
- Without paying requisite fee application will be rejected.
- It is mandatory to send the receipt of the application fee paid at SBI I Collect Portal with application form.
- Process for Payment: Open SBI Collect Portal -> All India -> Educational Institutions -> School of Planning and Architecture -> Select Payment Category.
Step 2: Fill the application form with necessary information.
Step 3: Upload the photograph. [Note: Please Upload *.jpeg Image File Only. Size of Image is Maximum 200KB]
Step 4: Print the application form/s.
Admit Card
The SPA Bhopal will release the admit card for the SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 after the completion of application process. Admit card will be available on the official website as per the schdule, admit card is the important document and it contains details like examination center, exam date, a name of the candidate and etc. The direct link to download admit card will be provided on this page.
Admit Card: The admit card for the SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 examination will be available on the official website i.e. spabhopal.ac.in.
Result
The result for SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 test will be released after the successful completion of the exam. The exam will be held as per the schedule, candidates will be able to check the result from the official website or direct link to download the results will be updated here.
Result: The result for the SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 will be released on the official website i.e. spabhopal.ac.in.
Important Instructions:
- Candidates shall download their respective Admit Cards from the link provided above. No candidate shall be allowed to appear for the written test and interview without the valid Admit Card.
- Candidates must carry black ball point pen with him / her. No student will be allowed to write the answer either in pencil or ink pen.
- The written test shall have two parts, each having twenty multiple choice questions to be answered in thirty minutes. Part – A shall be on Basics of Planning / Basics of Architecture. A candidate who has applied for both Planning and Architecture related programmes shall have to appear for the written paper on both Basics of Planning as well as Basics of Architecture which will be conducted back to back.
- Once the written examination on Basics of Planning / Basics of Architecture is completed, a candidate shall be required to write Part – B of the examination which will be based on the Basics of the Specialisation (Programme wise) she/he has applied for.
- A student shall not carry any mobile phone, calculator or any other instrument, tools and gadgets inside the examination hall. Any candidate found possessing any such item shall be summarily expelled from the examination hall.
- Unfair means shall be sternly dealt with. A candidate resorting to unfair means shall be summarily expelled from the examination hall.
- A candidate must take their respective seat inside the examination hall ten minutes before the commencement of the examination. No student will be allowed to leave the examination hall till the end of the respective part of the written examinations.
- Viva-voce may continue till late evening.
List Of Shortlisted Candidates For Written Test And Interview
Provisional list of short-listed candidates for written test and interview of PG programme through JET 2020 will be released. Candidates will be able to check the list from the official website or direct link which will be provided on this page.
Admission Procedure
Admission will be made through written test (focused on research methodology and basic analytical ability) which will be conducted at SPAB and SPAV. The applicants who will qualify the written test will be selected for viva voce before the respective Departmental Research Committee of SPAB and SPAV. The viva voce shall be attuned to the area of research interest of the candidate and shall be preceded by a brief Power Point presentation by the applicant in his/her area of research interest. An applicant will be selected on the basis of his/her performance at the written test and viva voce.
Seat Matrix
After the successful conduction of Joint Admission Test, the qualified candidates will be granted admissions on the basis of the seat matrix. Candidates are required to qualify Joint Admission Test in order to take admission. Only after that, the candidate will be able to appear in the counseling procedure. In the admission process, the qualified candidates will be granted admission for the available seat in various Masters and Doctoral Programme.
Seat matrix will be released by the officials, for the convenience of the candidate a link will be provided the link to check seat matrix for each course. Until then candidates can check the seat matrix of previous year which is for reference purposes only.
| Courses | Download link |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate Programmes in Architecture at SPA, Bhopal | Click here |
| Postgraduate Programmes in Planning at SPA, Bhopal | Click here |
| Postgraduate Programmes in Design at SPA, Bhopal | Click here |
| Doctoral Programme | Click here |
Official Website: spabhopal.ac.in
For more information about SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 –
Below give notification is of previous year and which is for reference only.
Insofar, official details of SPA Bhopal Admission 2020 have not been announced. Information on this page is as per last year brochure and for reference purpose only. As soon as information brochure releases, details will be updated here.
