SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 – 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). Admission to UG, PG, and Ph.D. is done through an admission test conducted by the Institute. However, for some courses admission is done on the basis of national level entrance test scores. To get more information about SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 as eligibility, the application process, schedule, etc, read the article.
Latest: SPA Bhopal has released the shortlisted candidates’ lists and exam schedules. Scroll down to check it.
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SPA Bhopal Admission 2021
SPA Bhopal invite the application of eligible candidates for admission into the Masters and Doctoral Programme under various specializations of Architecture and Planning for the academic session 2021-22. The important dates are given below:
PG Program Schedule:
| Event | Dates |
| Admission Notification and Start of Online Application | 22 Mar 2021 |
| Closing Date of Online Submission of Application | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Release of shortlisted candidates and exam schedule | 03 May 2021 |
Shortlisted Candidates and Exam Schedule
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal has released the shortlisted candidates list and exam schedule. The direct link to check the same is provided below.
Shortlisted Candidates and Exam Schedule: Click here to check the shortlisted candidates and exam schedule for SPA Bhopal Admission 2021.
Application Form
Applicants will be invited to take admission to SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 for Masters and Doctoral Programme under various specializations of the Architecture and Planning course. The application has been released online –
Apply Online:
- Click here to register for PG Programs 2021|Click here to make a login for PG Programs 2021
Application Fee (PG Program) –
Each candidate can apply for a maximum of 2 programmes. An applicant shall apply in only 1 online form either for 01 programme or 02 programmes as per his/her choice:
- If you are applying for two programmes, you have to pay Rs. 4,000/- (UR/OBC-NCL/EWS) or Rs. 2,000/- (SC/ST/PwD).
- If you are applying for 1 programme, you have to pay Rs. 2,000/- (UR/OBC-NCL/EWS) or Rs. 1,000/- (SC/ST/PwD).
- No one is allowed to fill more than 01 form.
Documents Required For PG Program:
- Passport Size photo (jpeg)
- Category Certificate (If required, pdf) in Central Govt. format and valid atleast upto the date of commencement of classes i.e. August 2021
- PwD Certificate (If required, pdf) in Central Govt. format
- Consolidated Marksheet of Qualifying Degree (pdf)
- Class 10+2 Marksheet (pdf) and certificate
- Class 10 Pass Certificate for age proof
- Professional Work Experience Certificate (if applicable)
- Certificates for extracurricular and co-curricular activities
- GATE/JRF/ CEED Score Card (pdf)
SPA Bhopal Admission Procedure 2021
In view of the current scenario of COVID -19 pandemic in the country, NO on-campus examination or interview will be conducted this year.
For all programmes (other than M.Des) there will be TWO online tests, namely (i) general objective type questions (MCQ) and (ii) objective and subjective (descriptive/sketching/drawing/computations/) questions based on the basic understanding of the programme applied for.
For M.Des programme, there will be TWO online tests, namely (i) general objective type questions (MCQ) and (ii) SPA_DAT (Design Aptitude Test & Interview).
SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates applying through Direct Admission are not eligible for scholarships even if GATE/ CEED qualified. Institute Scholarships are available for a maximum of 60% of seats of all programmes provided the candidates are admitted through CCMT channel (GATE qualified) and for M.Des program as indicated in eligibility criteria (CEED qualified).
In the event of any seats remaining vacant through CCMT/ CEED channel, SPA Bhopal reserves the right to admit students from among the waitlisted candidates selected through Direct Admission in subsequent rounds.
The course wise eligibility is given below:
Master of Arch. (Urban Design): B. Arch or B. Plan from any institution recognized by SPAB with at least 60% (or 6.5 CGPA) for General /OBC/EWS and 55% (or 6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in the qualifying examination.
Master of Arch. (Landscape): Minimum of 60% (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/OBC/EWS and 55% (or 6 CPPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates, from any institution recognized by SPA B, in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned below:
- B.Arch. /B. Plan with 1 year experience/B.E./B. Tech (Civil Engineering) with a minimum of 2 years experience
- B.Sc + M.Sc in any of the following: Horticulture/ Agriculture/ Forestry/ Ecology/Botany, Zoology/Geology/Geomorphology.
Master of Arch. (Conservation): Minimum of 60% (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/OBC/EWS and 55% (or 6 CPPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates, from any institution recognized by SPA B, in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned below:
- B.Arch. /B. Plan with 1 year experience / B.E./B. Tech (Civil Engineering) with a minimum of 2 years of experience in Building Conservation.
- M.A in History/ Cultural studies/ Heritage studies/ Anthropology or equivalent.
- M.A/ M. Sc in Museology/ Archeology or equivalent,
- PG Diploma (two years) in Archeology/Museology/ Conservation/ or equivalent, from national institutes/university.
- 5 year integrated Degree in Law with specialization in Heritage Law
Master of Planning (Urban and Regional Planning): Minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/ OBC/EWS and 55% marks in aggregate (or 6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned below:
- B. Arch/ B. Plan /B.E. or B. Tech (Civil)
- M.A. / M.Sc. in Geography/ Economics
- M.A. in Sociology
Master of Planning (Environmental Planning): Minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/ OBC/EWS and 55% marks in aggregate (or 6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned below:
- B. Arch/ B. Plan /B.E. or B. Tech (Civil)
- M.A. / M.Sc. in Geography/ Economics/ Sociology
- M.Sc. Environmental Science
- B.E/B.Tech Environmental Engineering
- 5 year integrated Degree in Law with specialization in Environmental Law.
- 5 year integrated Degree in General Law
Master of Planning (Transport Planning and Logistics Management): Minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/ OBC/EWS and 55% marks in aggregate (or 6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD candidates in any of the qualifying examinations mentioned below:
- B. Arch/ B. Plan /B.E. or B. Tech (Civil)
- M.A. / M.Sc. in Geography/ Economics
- M.Sc. Statistics /Operations Research/Econometrics
Master of Design: Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree from one of the following category with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (or 6.5 CGPA) for General/ OBC (NCL)/EWS and 55% marks in aggregate (or 6.0 CGPA) in case of SC/ST/PWD:
- Bachelor of Design/GDPD
- Bachelor of Architecture
- Bachelor of Planning
- Bachelor of Technology/Engineering
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (with 1-year
- Experience)
- Master of Fine Arts
- The candidates with BFA/MFA Degree and Bachelor of Planning can only opt for Visual Communication as the Minor Specialization.
- The candidates applying for the specific category need to produce the relevant document as per government approved format issued by a competent authority.
- Total one seat is reserved for PwD across all the categories.
Admission Process
- 60% of the seats (i.e. 15 seats) will be filled based on the CEED Score/ Rank and SPA_DAT (Design Aptitude Test & Interview), In case of the tied CEED Score, the following tie-breaker order will be considered:
- a. The Marks in Percentage of Qualifying Degree
- b. 10+2 Percentage
- c. 10th Percentage
- The remaining 40% (i.e. 10 seats) on the basis of the Institute’s common admission process and SPA_DAT (Design Aptitude Test & Interview) as per the above eligibility.
- Candidates admitted (60%) on the basis of CEED Score/ Rank (Merit list) will only be eligible for scholarship only.
SPA Bhopal Admission Result 2021
The result for SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 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.
SPA Bhopal Admission 2021 Seat Matrix
PG Courses:
There are a total of 188 seats across all courses specializations and Master of Design, of which a maximum of 113 seats are to be directly filled up through CCMT or on the basis of CEED Score/ Rank and SPA_DAT (Design Aptitude Test & Interview) for Master of Design, while the remaining 75 seats are to be filled through Direct Admission. For Direct Admission to SPA, Bhopal, the distribution of the total number seats under various categories for the different programmes are as follows:
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 |
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