SPA Mysore: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

School of Planning and Architecture, University of Mysore (SPA Mysore) is one of the constituent college founded in the year 2015. This is an architecture and urban planning higher learning institution based in Mysore, Karnataka. SPA Mysore is located in a 15 acre plot of land that allows for good learning and innovation. The college is recognised by the Council of Architecture in order to meet the specifications of architectural education.

Among the few noticeable facilities in SPA Mysore are the modern facilities to facilitate learning among the students. The college library is a well stocked information centre which has books, reports, national and international journals and periodicals. In terms of practical learning, the institution has outfitted a computer laboratory that boasts high powered processors as well as current drafting and visualisation software. The students get Wi-Fi throughout the campus so they do not struggle to access some of the digital resources. It also has neat and comfortable hostel facilities separately for boys and girls for accommodation for a home away, from home. For leisure and health improvement, there are facilities of sport on campus. The college cafeteria provides South India food recipes and snacks at very low cost with the intention of making a standard common dining area for students and staffs.

At present, SPA Mysore offers five programmes. The flagship  programme is the five-year full time Bachelors of Architecture (B.Arch) with 60 students intake. However, for those who want to pursue further education, the college commenced a two years Master of Architecture in Urban Design (M.Arch Urban Design) course in the year 2012, with the seats of 20 only. In addition, SPA Mysore offers an undergraduate programme, B.Plan, postgraduate programme – M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning, and doctoral programme, Ph.D in Urban and Regional Planning. All these programmes are full-time and this has been the policy of the institution to offer intense, unintermittent education in the area of study.

The selection of students at SPA Mysore is much intended for the identification of prospective candidates capable of studying architecture and planning. For the B.Arch programme, NATA conducted by the Council of Architecture is compulsory test to get admitted in the programme. The criteria of selection include the qualifying examination with 50% weight and the NATA percentile score, which also has 50% weight. Passing qualification of NATA at least with forty percent is mandatory to be eligible for admission. As for the postgraduate and doctoral levels, students must write an examination, pass an interview while details of this method may differ from one programme to another. Admission for undergraduate programme in architecture require NATA scores, making it an important examination for aspirants in the college.