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Architecture and Planning · analytics · updated 2 November 2026

B.Arch and B.Planning by the numbers

NIRF 2025 explained and charted, a side-by-side college comparison, and the JoSAA 2026 and DASA seat data with a rank finder. ← The full guide

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What is the NIRF ranking, and why does it matter?

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NIRF, the National Institutional Ranking Framework, is the Ministry of Education’s yearly ranking of Indian institutions. Each institution that takes part submits its own data in one fixed format. NIRF scores it on five parameters and publishes a ranked list for each category. Architecture and Planning is one category: 40 institutions were ranked in 2025.

1Institutions submit dataIntake, students, faculty, spending, placement and research income, in the same format for everyone.

2NIRF scores five parametersTeaching and resources, research, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

3Weights decide the rankFor Architecture and Planning the weights are 0.40, 0.20, 0.20, 0.10 and 0.10.

Why it matters

A common yardstickA central institute and a private university are measured on the same factors, so you compare like with like.

Mostly measured dataAbout 90 percent of the score comes from measured data. Perception, a survey of employers and academics, is only 10 percent.

It shows trade-offsA college can be strong on placement and weak on research, or the reverse. The five scores and 15 sub-scores show where.

Claims you can checkPlacement, intake and student numbers on these pages are what each institution told NIRF. Hold them against a brochure.

What it does not tell you

The data is reported by the institutions themselves.
Only 40 institutions were ranked, out of about 369 recognised by the Council of Architecture. An unranked college can still be a good one.
It does not measure studio teaching, design culture, internships or the city you will live in.
Research and spending marks favour larger, older institutions, and placement batches are small, so a year can swing a lot.
A rank is no substitute for Council of Architecture approval. Check that first.

How to use it

Use it to shortlist, then visit, meet students and see their work.
Look at the factor you care about, not only the overall rank: order the chart below by that factor.
Compare two or three colleges side by side on the compare tab.

Our advice, not NIRF’s.

The top five, at a glance

NIRF #1

84.0

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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NIRF #2

77.9

National Institute of Technology Calicut

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NIRF #3

77.4

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

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NIRF #4

68.4

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

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NIRF #5

67.2

Jamia Millia Islamia

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NIRF India Rankings 2025

What the ranking is made of

Each bar adds up to an institute’s NIRF score; the colours show the points each factor brought, after weighting. Order the colleges by a factor to see who is strongest on it.

Order by factor or a sub-score Show

Two institutes on the five factors

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Placement against median salary

Further right: more of the latest class placed. Higher: a higher median salary. Bigger dot: larger B.Arch intake.

Rank all 40 on any NIRF-sheet factor (intake, women, faculty, research income, placement…)

Factor

Ranks and the five scores are copied from the NIRF 2025 Architecture and Planning list. For this list the weights are 0.40, 0.20, 0.20, 0.10 and 0.10: we worked them out from the published scores, which they reproduce to two decimals. The NIRF engineering paper uses different weights (0.30, 0.30, 0.20, 0.10, 0.10), so do not read this list with those. Placement, median salary and intake come from the data sheet each institution submitted to NIRF. 40 institutions were ranked in 2025.

NIRF rating charts

Inside the five scores

Each of the five scores is built from smaller ones: 15 in all. We hold the charts of 39 of the 40 institutions; every chart was checked against that institution’s five published scores.

Where almost everyone scores full marksfacilities for physically challenged students (99% of the marks on average), university examinations (95% of the marks on average), women diversity (93% of the marks on average), faculty-student ratio (88% of the marks on average)

Where almost everyone loses markseconomically and socially challenged students (18%), projects and professional practice (26%), publications (36%), perception (39%)

What separates institutes mostpublications (0.0 to 60.0 of 60), perception (5.6 to 100.0 of 100), financial resources and their use (4.0 to 28.2 of 30)

One institute’s chart

Institute

Average share of marks earned

Heat map: every institute, every sub-score (% of the marks earned)

Institute	SS	FSR	FQE	FRU	PU	QP	FPPP	GPH	GUE	MS	RD	WD	ESCS	PCS	PR
1. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	49	100	82	80	100	79	99	83	100	87	86	76	33	100	74
2. National Institute of Technology Calicut	60	100	96	94	59	89	30	86	100	67	50	100	49	100	58
3. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	55	66	66	85	86	81	85	74	100	100	75	61	31	100	81
4. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	36	100	85	62	55	86	22	76	99	63	43	98	21	100	58
5. Jamia Millia Islamia	67	100	62	44	38	99	19	100	100	71	85	100	54	100	33
6. Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University	89	100	47	50	27	66	93	69	100	68	49	100	2	100	52
7. National Institute of Technology Rourkela	29	100	81	40	71	100	20	64	97	67	44	86	36	100	54
8. School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi	87	75	53	52	28	38	67	49	96	73	76	94	2	100	100
9. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	60	66	48	49	59	78	0	75	100	68	51	100	50	100	81
10. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	66	61	58	43	54	78	29	93	100	69	51	100	22	100	35
11. School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal	77	92	64	44	14	25	48	72	90	65	74	99	24	100	58
12. Malaviya National Institute of Technology	69	65	52	27	61	94	66	83	100	63	55	99	29	100	24
13. National Institute of Technology Patna	45	95	71	23	67	95	13	75	82	63	38	86	40	100	32
14. Chandigarh University	69	100	52	47	38	90	31	50	100	64	83	100	5	100	15
15. College of Engineering Trivandrum	60	100	48	37	31	78	28	92	100	73	20	100	11	100	31
16. Jadavpur University	42	100	65	29	46	76	26	72	91	65	5	89	22	100	53
17. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	70	82	72	43	20	91	41	77	100	64	43	92	18	100	23
18. S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	47	100	56	39	61	93	28	58	93	62	37	82	3	100	19
19. School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	79	64	54	40	21	73	14	86	87	66	66	94	8	100	63
20. BMS College of Architecture	74	98	54	38	6	47	4	88	100	53	51	100	1	100	60
21. Manipal University Jaipur	30	100	89	39	47	58	25	62	100	61	44	87	3	100	11
22. Birla Institute of Technology	40	100	75	43	34	82	32	42	88	53	36	95	0	100	40
23. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	28	100	63	82	45	73	12	45	83	46	30	74	11	100	19
24. Lovely Professional University	49	100	73	34	32	88	22	42	81	81	59	80	12	100	26
25. Amity University	59	100	100	34	5	0	12	79	100	60	82	100	46	100	13
27. Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, MAHE	73	80	54	47	7	81	3	69	100	52	54	100	1	100	37
28. Anna University	64	75	56	22	42	93	18	16	94	55	2	98	16	100	83
29. Nirma University	69	100	44	34	38	72	11	46	100	53	30	100	6	100	23
30. National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	56	67	59	25	28	79	7	81	98	68	42	98	33	100	36
31. M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	62	100	47	27	27	57	2	85	100	42	18	100	5	100	31
32. Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	69	100	54	39	17	58	20	42	100	71	53	100	46	100	6
33. Thiagarajar College of Engineering	69	93	49	13	21	86	14	65	100	50	1	100	8	100	44
34. Christ University	52	100	64	47	19	60	10	28	73	58	59	99	16	100	26
35. National Institute of Technology, Raipur	48	83	62	24	47	87	3	35	97	60	38	99	30	80	19
36. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	67	62	41	23	20	92	13	96	100	50	21	100	1	100	31
37. BMS School of Architecture, Yelahanka	57	91	44	26	35	14	4	73	88	35	12	92	3	100	29
38. Chitkara University	47	70	48	39	16	91	16	56	91	75	38	82	3	100	11
39. Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University	62	85	53	31	0	0	24	89	88	53	2	88	20	100	32
40. Anant National University	67	94	52	39	5	0	19	73	93	52	23	100	1	100	6

What moves the NIRF score most

Every sub-score counts for its parameter’s weight (TLR 0.40, RPC 0.20, GO 0.20, OI 0.10, PR 0.10). “Spread” is how many points of the overall score separate the best and the weakest of the 39.

Sub-score	Lowest	Highest	Marks	Average share	Spread (points)
Publications (PU)	0.0	60.0	60	37%	12.0
Perception (PR)	5.6	100.0	100	39%	9.4
Financial resources and their use (FRU)	4.0	28.2	30	42%	9.7
Faculty-student ratio (FSR)	18.4	30.0	30	89%	4.6
Placement and higher studies (GPH)	6.4	40.0	40	68%	6.7
Student strength (SS)	5.6	17.8	20	59%	4.9
Faculty qualification and experience (FQE)	8.2	20.0	20	61%	4.7
Quality of publications (QP)	0.0	20.0	20	70%	4.0
Projects and professional practice (FPPP)	0.1	19.8	20	26%	3.9
Median salary (MS)	10.5	30.0	30	63%	3.9
Region diversity (RD)	0.4	25.9	30	44%	2.6
University examinations (GUE)	21.8	30.0	30	95%	1.6
Economically and socially challenged students (ESCS)	0.1	10.7	20	18%	1.1
Women diversity (WD)	18.2	30.0	30	93%	1.2
Facilities for physically challenged students (PCS)	16.0	20.0	20	99%	0.4

What each sub-score measures

Score	Part of	Marks	What it measures
Student strength (SS)	TLR	20	Sanctioned intake and students on roll, with doctoral students.
Faculty-student ratio (FSR)	TLR	30	Full-time regular faculty for the students enrolled. Full marks at about 1 faculty member to 15 students; none below 1 to 50.
Faculty qualification and experience (FQE)	TLR	20	Share of faculty with a PhD, and a balance of faculty with up to 8, 8 to 15 and over 15 years of experience.
Financial resources and their use (FRU)	TLR	30	Capital and running expenditure per student over three years, excluding new buildings and hostels.
Publications (PU)	RPC	60	Publications per faculty member, from third-party databases, less retracted papers.
Quality of publications (QP)	RPC	20	Citations per faculty member and the share of papers in the top 25 percent by citations.
Projects and professional practice (FPPP)	RPC	20	Sponsored research and consultancy income per faculty member over three years.
Placement and higher studies (GPH)	GO	40	Share of graduates placed plus share selected for higher studies, over three years.
University examinations (GUE)	GO	30	Share of the approved intake passing within the stipulated time.
Median salary (MS)	GO	30	Median salary of graduates over three years.
Region diversity (RD)	OI	30	Students from other states (most of the marks) and from other countries.
Women diversity (WD)	OI	30	Share of women among students (expected 50 percent) and faculty (expected 20 percent).
Economically and socially challenged students (ESCS)	OI	20	Share of undergraduates whose full tuition is reimbursed by the institution.
Facilities for physically challenged students (PCS)	OI	20	Lifts or ramps, walking aids and transport, and specially designed toilets.
Perception (PR)	PR	100	A survey of employers and academic peers.

Marks are those printed on the Architecture and Planning charts and differ from the engineering paper in places (publications carry 60 marks here). Definitions are paraphrased from NIRF’s methodology paper; where the chart differs, the chart is followed.

JoSAA 2026, rounds 1 to 5

Seat allotment, by the numbers

Hardest B.Arch poolNIT Calicut, Home State: OPEN closed at 137 in the last round

Widest B.Arch poolIUST Kashmir, Home State: OPEN closed at 17,145 in the last round

Biggest slide from Round 1IUST Kashmir B.Arch Home State: closing rank went from 8,092 to 17,145 as seats were freed

Home State advantageAt 10 of 12 NIT and IIEST programmes, the Home State OPEN pool closed at a larger rank than the Other State pool

Worked out from the JoSAA 2026 file, for JEE Main Paper 2 institutes, OPEN category, gender-neutral pool.

Rank finder

Enter your rank, choose the programme and your category. The list shows where a seat of your kind was still open at your rank in 2026.

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Institute	Pool	Round 1 close	Last round close	Status in 2026

Closing ranks by institute

Rank list Programme Quota Category Pool

How a pool moved, round 1 to 5

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The category ladder at one institute

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How to read these numbers

Different rank lists

B.Arch seats at NITs, SPAs and IIEST use the JEE Main Paper 2A rank, B.Planning uses Paper 2B. IIT B.Arch seats follow the JEE Advanced and AAT route. DASA seats have their own, much smaller, rank cut-offs. Never compare an engineering rank with these numbers.

Closing rank is the last seat filled

If your rank is lower (a smaller number) than the closing rank of a category in a round, a seat of that kind was still allotted at that rank. It is not a promise for next year. Seat numbers and applicants change every year.

Quota matters as much as rank

HS is Home State, OS is Other State, AI is All India. At an NIT you are compared only with candidates in your own pool. The same college can look easy for its home state and hard for outsiders.

Gender-neutral and female-only pools

Female-only seats have their own ranks. A woman can compete in both pools, and the more favourable result applies.

Opening to closing

Opening rank is the best rank allotted in the pool in that round, closing is the last. The gap tells you how the pool is filled, not what you should expect.

DASA 2025 and 2026

NRI, PIO, OCI and foreign students

Final closing rank in each year’s last round (2025: Round 3, 2026: Round 2). A smaller number means a harder seat. These ranks are in the DASA lists, not the JoSAA lists.

The numbers, year on year

Institute	Programme	Quota	2025 final	2026 final	Change
National Institute of Technology Calicut	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	1,071	972	Tougher by 9%
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	1,384	1,015	Tougher by 27%
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	1,132	1,733	Easier by 53%
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	3,514	3,977	Easier by 13%
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi	B.Planning	DASA CIWG	2,466	4,053	Easier by 64%
School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi	B.Arch	DASA Non CIWG	6,016	4,709	Tougher by 22%
National Institute of Technology Calicut	B.Arch	DASA Non CIWG	19,111	6,351	Tougher by 67%
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	6,816	6,531	Tougher by 4%
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	B.Planning	DASA CIWG	7,689	not offered	2025 only
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	B.Arch	DASA Non CIWG	9,956	not offered	2025 only
School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	5,223	10,982	Easier by 110%
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	10,999	not offered	2025 only
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	11,084	not offered	2025 only
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	B.Arch	DASA Non CIWG	21,988	12,117	Tougher by 45%
National Institute of Technology Raipur	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	26,086	not offered	2025 only
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal	B.Arch	DASA CIWG	22,175	43,669	Easier by 97%

“Easier” means the closing rank went up (a seat was available to a lower-ranked student), “tougher” means it came down. One year of change is a small sample.

2026 seat matrix (NITs and IIEST)

How many seats are on offer

From the JoSAA 2026 seat matrix, which covers the NIT+ programmes in the file. The three SPAs, the IITs and a few other institutes are not in it, so their seats are not charted.

Prepared 2 November 2026 with AI assistance from the NIRF India Rankings 2025 and its data sheets, the JoSAA 2026 opening and closing rank file and seat matrix, and the DASA 2025 and 2026 report. See the sources. Nothing here promises a rank, a seat or an admission.

B.Arch and B.Planning by the numbers

What is the NIRF ranking, and why does it matter?

Why it matters

What it does not tell you

How to use it

The top five, at a glance

What the ranking is made of

Two institutes on the five factors

Placement against median salary

Inside the five scores

One institute’s chart

Average share of marks earned

Side by side on NIRF factors

Seat allotment, by the numbers

Rank finder

Closing ranks by institute

How a pool moved, round 1 to 5

The category ladder at one institute

Different rank lists

Closing rank is the last seat filled

Quota matters as much as rank

Gender-neutral and female-only pools

Opening to closing

NRI, PIO, OCI and foreign students

How many seats are on offer