Shaping the Future of Architectural Education & Professional Practice in Punjab
The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) at RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh (Punjab), is a premier, 5-year (10-semester) full-time undergraduate professional degree program recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi. Designed to bridge creative spatial vision with technical engineering and sustainable building science, the program prepares future architects to shape functional, resilient, and aesthetically engaging built environments.
Operating within the RIMT College of Architecture, the B.Arch curriculum combines hands-on design studio mentorship, iterative desk critiques, advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows, and direct construction-site immersion. Graduates emerge fully equipped to obtain their statutory COA registration, establish independent architectural practices, lead multidisciplinary infrastructure consultancies, or pursue specialized master’s degrees worldwide.
Why Pursue B.Arch at RIMT University?
Council of Architecture (COA) Accredited Pedagogy: The curriculum adheres strictly to national regulatory norms, ensuring every credit earned in design studios, structural mechanics, climatology, and professional practice translates directly into recognized industry credentials.
Studio-Centric Learning & Desk Critiques: Design education at RIMT revolves around active studios rather than static lecture halls. Students work through iterative conceptual sketches, site analysis matrices, and physical scale models under the mentorship of seasoned academicians and practicing external architects.
Advanced Computational & Fabrication Labs: Students gain hands-on proficiency with computational drafting, Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D visualization, and environmental simulation tools, supplemented by dedicated carpentry, masonry, and material-testing workshops.
On-Site Construction Immersion & Study Tours: From investigating live RCC casting, MEP layout routing, and foundation excavation to conducting national architectural documentation tours of heritage and contemporary urban fabric, theory is continually cross-referenced with real-world execution.
Eligibility & Admission
| PROGRAM FEE | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Application Fee (One Time) | 1,000/-INR |
| Registration Fee (One Time) | 15,000/-INR |
| Security (One Time – Refundable) | 8,000/-INR |
| Semester Fee | 70,000/-INR |
Scholarship
| Marks in 10+2 | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| 60% – 70% | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
| More than 70% – 80% | 30% | 49,000/-INR |
| More than 80% – 90% | 50% | 35,000/-INR |
| More than 90% – 100% | 100% | 0/-INR |
| Score | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| More than 101 | 100% | 0/-INR |
| 91 – 100 | 75% | 17,500/-INR |
| More than 70 – 90 | 50% | 35,000/-INR |
| Disability Level | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| 90% & Above 90% | 30% | 49,000/-INR |
| 75% & Below 90% | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
| 50% & Below 75% | 10% | 63,000/-INR |
| Category | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| Wards of Param Veer Chakra | 30% | 49,000/-INR |
| Winners of Maha Veer Chakra | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
| Winners of Veer Chakra | 10% | 63,000/-INR |
| Work Tenure | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| More than 5 years continuous service | 30% | 49,000/-INR |
| 1 Year – 5 Years continuous Service | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
| Category | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| Single girl child | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
| Category | Scholarship Per Semester | Applicable Fee After Scholarship Per Semester |
| Parentless | 30% | 49,000/-INR |
| Either fatherless or motherless provided the annual family income is less than 2.5 lakh | 20% | 56,000/-INR |
Programme Education Objectives (PEOs)
- PEO1 To prepare graduates for employment in the architectural profession at career-entry levels; leading to licensure as an architect.
- PEO2 To prepare graduates to continue their education in a postgraduate, Master of Architecture program.
- PEO3 To be able to work with, lead & engage big and small teams comprising diverse people in terms of gender, nationality, region, language, culture & beliefs. To understand stated and unstated differences of views, beliefs & customs in diverse & inter disciplinary team settings.
- PEO4 To be able to continuously learn and update one’s knowledge, engage in lifelong learning habits and acquire latest knowledge to perform in current work settings.
- PEO5 To continuously strive for justice, ethics, equality, honesty, and integrity both in personal and professional pursuits. Able to understand and conduct in a way that is responsible and respectful.
Programme Outcomes (POs)
- PO1 Architectural Knowledge: Acquire a wide range of Professional architectural knowledge which will help them to practice as an architect. Students will be equipped with gaining knowledge of architecture as well as allied fields like environmental science, landscape design, Photography, architectural writing which can be further enhanced by doing specialization.
- PO2 Problem Solving: Through education, we emphasize the power of discovery and the foundation of critical and analytic thinking. We foster creativity, challenge the boundaries of knowledge and cultivate independence of mind through unique interdisciplinary partnerships. Ours is a proud culture of innovation, collaboration and discovery that has transformational impact on the society.
- PO3 Design development: Systematic exploration of architectural design through sequential development in the complexity of design issues. Systematically Integration of all other allied subjects at different levels depending upon the objectives to be achieved. Identify, formulate, precedent studies in form of case studies, literature study for analysis and inferences to reach conceptualization for particular design project. Considerations of climatic studies, sustainability, environmental issues, structural detailing, byelaws and norm etc. to develop a design solution. Holistic development of students in terms of Architectural design, required skills (communication skills, presentation skills, model making skills) and professional capabilities and discipline.
- PO4 Conduct Investigations: RIMT College of architecture endeavours to integrate education, research and service so that each enriches and extends the others. This integration promotes academic excellence and nurtures innovation and scholarly development in our students. We are committed to overall academic excellence through exploration of diverse contexts and innovations through collaborative research. Use research-based knowledge and research methods including experiments, analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of information to arrive at a conclusion. Respect for cultural and social diversities is linked to academic excellence. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of ethics, as a beacon for our community and the world.
- PO5 Use of Modern tool: Application of appropriate techniques, resources and modern tools including prediction and modelling to derive at solutions, Use of various presentation techniques to explain the solutions.
- PO6 Socially Responsible Architects: RIMT College of architecture advances knowledge, addresses pressing societal needs and creates an academic environment enriched through diverse perspectives where all individuals can flourish. We seek to serve society through our students by educating and passing on to students a renewable set of skills and commitment to social engagement being an architect.
- PO7 Environment and Sustainability: Making students sensitive towards varied aspects of Built Environment. Understand impact of the professional architectural design solutions in societal and environmental contexts and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
- PO8 Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the architectural professional practice.
- PO9 Individual and teamwork: Function effectively as an individual and as member or leader in diverse teams and in multidisciplinary settings.
- PO10 Communication: Communicate effectively on architectural issues with the architectural fraternity, community and society at large, able to write effective reports, design documentation, make effective presentations, give and receive instructions.
- PO11 Project management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of architectural design management principles and apply these in individual work, as a member and leader in team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environment.
- PO12 Lifelong learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and lifelong learning in the broadest context of technological change.
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
- PSO1 Identify, analyze, design and develop solutions to Architectural design problems of practical importance to society.
- PSO2 Our graduates will have incremental skills to enhance employability in Architecture and other allied professions.
- PSO3 Demonstrate practices learned through internship and solve the problem using technical knowhow acquired and research.
Career Prospects
The career opportunities for architects are very high because of the boom in the construction and designing fields. They are demanded in various government and private organizations.
Students can work in the sectors of construction, urban planning, urban development corporations, public works departments, interior designing, etc.
Programme Curriculum
- Architectural Design-I
- Building Construction & Materials-I
- Visual Arts & Graphics-I
- Structures in Architecture-I
- History of Architecture-I
- Workshop
- Architectural Communication
- Architectural Drawing-I
- Computer Applications
- Architectural Design-II
- Building Construction & Materials-II
- Visual Arts & Graphics-II
- Structures in Architecture-II
- History of Architecture-II
- Building Science-I
- Building Technology-I
- Architectural Drawing-II
- Parametric Architecture-I
- Architectural Design-III
- Building Construction & Materials-III
- Computer Graphic Skills-I
- Structures in Architecture-III
- History of Architecture-III
- Building Science-II
- Building Technology-II
- Architectural Drawing-III
- Parametric Architecture-II
- Architectural Design-IV
- Building Construction & Materials-IV
- Computer Graphic Skills-II
- Structures in Architecture-IV
- History of Architecture-IV
- Building Science-III
- Building Technology-III
- Measured Drawing
- Parametric Architecture-III
- Architectural Design-V
- Building Construction & Materials-V
- Computer Graphic Skills-III
- Structures in Architecture-V
- History of Architecture-V
- Building Science-IV
- Building Technology-IV
- Working Drawing
- Parametric Architecture-IV
Architectural Design-VI
Building Construction & Materials-VI
Computer Graphic Skills-IV
Structures in Architecture-VI
History of Architecture-VI
Urban & Regional Planning
Building Technology-V
Building Byelaws
Parametric Architecture-V
- Architectural Design-VII
- Building Construction & Materials-VII
- Computer Graphic Skills-V
- Estimating & Costing
- Interior Design
- Urban Design
- Model Making
- Disaster Management
- Parametric Architecture-VI
Practical Training (of 24 weeks Duration)
Project Report
- Architectural Design-VIII
- Research Methodology
- Construction Management
- Contemporary Theories in Architecture
- Professional Practice
- Elective I Product Design / Furniture-design
- Elective II Housing / Traffic & Transport Planning / Town Planning
- Elective III Sikh Architecture / Hill Architecture
Architectural Design–IX (Thesis Project)
Elective I Real estate Management / Architectural Journalism
Elective II Building Maintenance / Architectural Conservation
Elective III Energy Efficient Buildings and Building Automation / Advanced Construction & Materials
Recognition
- Council of Architecture (COA)
- All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)
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