Course Overview:

B.Plan is a four-year undergraduate program that equips students with the skills and knowledge required for urban planning, rural planning, transportation planning, environmental planning, and regional planning. The program aims to train students to effectively design, plan, and develop sustainable living environments.

Duration:

4 Years (8 Semesters)

Average Fees:

INR 1.5 - 4 Lakhs per annum (depending on the institution)

Exams to Attend:

• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) - Paper 2

• National Aptitude Test in Planning (NATP)

• State-level entrance exams like TNEA, KCET, etc.

Syllabus: (Semester-wise Breakdown)

Semester 1:

• Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning

• Planning Drawing and Graphics

• Sociology and Society

• Computer Applications in Planning I

• Environmental Science

• Basic Design and Visualization

Semester 2:

• Planning Theory and Practice I

• Surveying and Levelling

• Introduction to Economics

• Computer Applications in Planning II

• Building Materials and Construction Techniques

• Project Work I

Semester 3:

• Planning Theory and Practice II

• Housing and Community Planning

• Transportation Planning I

• Demography and Urbanization

• Planning Laws and Legislation

• Planning Studio I

Semester 4:

• Planning Theory and Practice III

• Urban Infrastructure Planning

• Rural and Regional Planning

• Transportation Planning II

• GIS and Remote Sensing for Planning

• Planning Studio II

Semester 5:

• Real Estate Planning and Development

• Environmental Planning and Management

• Urban Design and Landscape Planning

• Regional Planning

• Statistical and Quantitative Techniques in Planning

• Planning Studio III

Semester 6:

• Planning Theory and Practice IV

• Land Economics

• Urban Governance and Municipal Finance

• Infrastructure Development

• Planning Management

• Planning Studio IV

Semester 7:

• Internship/Practical Training

• Professional Development and Ethics in Planning

• Seminar on Urban Issues

• Dissertation Proposal

• Project Management in Planning

Semester 8:

• Thesis Project

• Urban Renewal and Conservation

• Disaster Management

• Elective I (Topics vary by institution)

• Final Viva Voce

Top Ten Ranking Institutions for B.Plan in India (Combined Ranking):

1. School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi

2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

3. School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal

4. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee

5. Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

6. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut

7. Chandigarh College of Architecture

8. Manipal Academy of Higher Education

9. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal

10. Amity University, Noida

Top Ten Institutions for B.Plan in Kerala:

1. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut

2. College of Engineering, Trivandrum

3. TKM College of Engineering, Kollam

4. MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram

5. Government Engineering College, Thrissur

6. School of Architecture, Government College of Engineering, Kannur

7. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam

8. Nehru College of Architecture, Palakkad

9. DC School of Architecture and Design, Vagamon

10. Mangalam School of Architecture and Planning, Kottayam