BMS College Of Architecture, Bangalore

Eligibility
Admission to the first year of the course shall be open to the students; (a) who have passed the two year Pre-University examination conducted by the Karnataka State Pre-University Board with Mathematics as a subject of study; or (b) who have passed 10+2 of the Central Board of Secondary Education (C.B.S.E.) or equivalent with Mathematics as a subject of study; or (c) who possess Three-Year Diploma in Architecture or any stream of Engineering recognized by Government of Karnataka, or any other State Govt. or Central Government or any other Diploma qualification considered equivalent there to by this University; (d) who possess international Baccalaureate Diploma, after 10 years of Schooling; or (e) Who have passed any other examination recognized by the University as equivalent thereto. The candidates shall have secured a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination. Provided that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and any other groups classified by the Government of Karnataka for such purpose from time to time shall be considered eligible for admission, if they have passed the qualifying examination giving eligibility for B.Arch. admission with 45% of marks in aggregate.

More Information

All the candidates seeking admission to B.Arch. shall pass/qualify the NATA(National Aptitude Test in Architecture) conducted by the Council of Architecture, New Delhi. Currently, the pass marks is 80 out of 200 in the NATA . This requirement is to be fulfilled by all candidates including those belonging to Scheduled Castes, scheduled tribes and other classified groups.

Eligibility
Admission to the Master of Architecture Programme shall be open to all the candidates who have passed B.Arch. Examination (as per the eligibility criteria specified from time to time) of VTU or any other recognized University / Institution. The decision of the Equivalence committee shall be final in establishing the eligibility of candidates for a particular Programme. For the foreign degrees Equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities is a must. However, the candidates who have completed their prerequisite degree through the distance mode education are not eligible for admission to M.Arch. Programs under any quota i.e. Govt./Management. AIIA qualification shall be considered equivalent to B.Arch. The regulations of Council of Architecture(COA) with regard to equivalence of AIIA examination to a B.Arch. degree shall prevail. The candidate seeking admission to M.Arch. Programs on the basis of AIIA shall write the Common Entrance Test. Admission to M.Arch. Programme shall be open to the candidates who have passed the prescribed qualifying examination with not less than 50% of the marks in the aggregate of all the years of the degree examination. However, in the case of candidates belonging to SC/ST and Category I, the aggregate percentage of marks in the qualifying examinations shall not be less than 45%. Rounding off of percentage secured in qualifying examination is not permissible.