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.
Admission Criteria:
- For admissions under GATE qualification and Roaster
system of Government of Karnataka:
- The candidates should be GATE qualified or should have
appeared for the Entrance Examination conducted by an authority recognized by Government of Karnataka / VTU / any other University on approval by Government of Karnataka.
- For admissions under Management Quota:
- The candidates should be GATE qualified or should have appeared for the Entrance Examination conducted by an authority recognized by Government of Karnataka / VTU / any other University on approval by Government of Karnataka.
- Further, there shall be an Admissions Committee for PG
programme in each College for each branch of PG studies consisting of the Principal of the College as the Chairman, Head of the concerned Department, one senior faculty of the concerned Department as members. The Admissions Committee conducts the interview and selects the candidates for admissions.
- For admissions under Sponsored Quota:
- The candidates should be GATE qualified or should have appeared for the Entrance examination conducted by an authority recognized by Government of Karnataka / VTU / any other University on approval by Government of Karnataka.
The candidates, who are qualified in the GATE (Architecture)
Examination shall be given priority. They shall be exempted from taking Post Graduate Entrance Examination(PGCET).