B.arch or bachelor of architecture is a 5 year long undergraduate degree course. It is a professional course related to the field of architecture. The following passage will cover all the B.Arch course details like eligibility criteria, admission process, and career prospects.
An architecture designs plan and construct the buildings, bridges and other physical structures. The comfortable homes where we live in, the schools and colleges where we study, the shopping malls, the hospitals where we go to avail treatment are all creations of architects. Each building type has its own specific and unique design according to the needs and requirements. A good architect must have these skills to become successful:
· Technical knowledge
· Creativity
· Management skills
· Plant interpretation and understanding
· Knowledge of maths and geometry
· Eye of details
· Problem-solving skills
· Good client interaction skills
As an architect, you have to interact with clients and understand their needs and budgets. It's your task to plan the budget and estimate the cost of a particular process. You have to manage contracts and legal documentation. You have to manage and supervise the progress of the project. And in the end, when the project is complete, you have to hand over the project to the client. Your client could be a common man who just want to get his home built or a school, college or government agency or even an NGO.
To take admission in bachelor of architecture schools a student must have passed 10+2 standard from a recognized board with a minimum aggregate of 50 percent. Mathematics is an essential subject if you want to pursue B.Arch. this allows the students from any stream science, commerce or arts can pursue this course if they had mathematics as a subject in 12th.
The merit-based admission process is followed by most of the institutes. Marks scored by candidates in their board examination is taken into consideration in this process and the seats are allotted to the deserving candidates on the basis of merit marks.
Government and private job opportunities exist in front of B.Arch. graduates. Talking about the government sector, PWD, Municipal corporations, Government run housing schemes, Town and Urban planning boards, Archaeology department etc are the well-known recruiters.
If you want to study this course but not able to continue your higher studies due to financial issue, then you can check for an NMMS scholarship that will help you to continue your higher studies.