Established in 1941 as Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic, it later became SPA Delhi in 1959. It is a specialized public university, an Institute of National Importance, for education and research in planning and architecture.
Address: 4, Block-B, Indraprastha Estate, 110002 New Delhi, Delhi, India
Architecture, Urban Planning, Design
Domains taught:
- Civil Engineering, Ecology and Sustainability, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Logistics, Structural Engineering, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Premier institution for architecture and planning in India. Focus on research, education, and practice in built environment.
Research:
Research in areas such as urban design, regional planning, housing, environmental planning, transport planning, and architectural conservation.
Famous Alumnis:
Arundhati Roy (studied architecture here), Revathi Kamath, Raj Rewal
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
1500
Foreign students***:
1%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leading institution for architecture and planning in India, strong academic reputation, located in Delhi providing exposure to urban issues.
Cons
Highly specialized focus, competitive admissions.
Best For
Students aspiring to careers in architecture, urban planning, or design, seeking specialized education at India’s premier institute for these fields.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal takes a similar route through geotechnics, industrial design and civil engineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 800 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the transportations, geotechnics and industrial design focus of this institution but want another option nearby, School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada fits well: it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Think of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata when geotechnics and ecology and sustainability is the priority: it covers chemistry and physics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology shares the core fields of this institution, namely geotechnics; it covers thermodynamics and chemistry as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
- Think of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune when geotechnics and ecology and sustainability is the priority: it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers chemistry and physics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville, based in France, is built around industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering much like this institution, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers project management and materials as well.
- In France, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Marne-la-Vallée teaches much the same core subjects, logistics, transportations and geotechnics, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers project management and materials as well.
- Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Russia pursues a similar profile in geotechnics, industrial design and civil engineering, and it is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- If this institution is on your list for industrial design, civil engineering and structural engineering, Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Russia deserves a comparison, because it is far larger, with about 5,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural in Spain and this institution are close, as both teach geotechnics, civil engineering and ecology and sustainability; it has almost the same size, at about 1,500 students, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Architecture, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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