Top Architecture and Planning Institutes in India 2024

Top Architecture and Planning Institutes in India 2025

The NIRF architecture and planning rankings 2025 showcase top architecture and planning colleges in India that combine creativity, engineering, and innovation. Leading the list is Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in Uttarakhand, known for its pioneering contributions to architecture, urban planning, and design. IIT Roorkee’s cutting-edge curriculum and research initiatives make it a leader in producing visionary architects and planners...

EPN Desk 29 September 2025 09:08

The NIRF architecture and planning rankings 2025 showcase top architecture and planning colleges in India that combine creativity, engineering, and innovation. Leading the list is Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in Uttarakhand, known for its pioneering contributions to architecture, urban planning, and design. IIT Roorkee’s cutting-edge curriculum and research initiatives make it a leader in producing visionary architects and planners.

The National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut) in Kerala ranks second, offering a unique blend of practical and theoretical training in architecture and urban planning, producing graduates who are highly sought after for their innovative ideas and technical expertise. These top architecture colleges in India shape the architectural landscape, preparing students to design tomorrow's world with creativity and precision. In third place is Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) in West Bengal, an institution renowned for its interdisciplinary approach to architecture, merging aesthetics with advanced technology to craft sustainable, future-ready structures.

The complete list of NIRF Architecture and Planning Ranking 2025 is mentioned below:

Rank	Name of Institute	City	State
1	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	Uttarakhand
2	National Institute of Technology Calicut	Kozhikode	Kerala
3	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	West Bengal
4	Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	Howrah	West Bengal
5	Jamia Millia Islamia	New Delhi	Delhi
6	Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
7	National Institute of Technology Rourkela	Rourkela	Odisha
8	School of Planning and Architecture New Delhi	New Delhi	Delhi
9	National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu
10	Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	Nagpur	Maharashtra
11	School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
12	Malaviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	Rajasthan
13	National Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	Bihar
14	Chandigarh University	Mohali	Punjab
15	College of Engineering Trivandrum	Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala
16	Jadavpur University	Kolkata	West Bengal
17	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
18	S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
19	School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada	Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh
20	BMS College of Architecture	Bengaluru	Karnataka
21	Manipal University Jaipur	Jaipur	Rajasthan
22	Birla Institute of Technology	Ranchi	Jharkhand
23	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	Jammu and Kashmir
24	Lovely Professional University	Phagwara	Punjab
25	Amity University	North Twenty Four Parganas	West Bengal
26	Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh
27	Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, MAHE	Udupi	Karnataka
28	Anna University	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
29	Nirma University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
30	National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	Hamirpur	Himachal Pradesh
31	M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	Karnataka
32	Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
33	Thiagarajar College of Engineering	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
34	Christ University	Bengaluru	Karnataka
35	National Institute of Technology, Raipur	Raipur	Chhattisgarh
36	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	New Delhi	Delhi
37	BMS School of Architecture, Yelahanka	Bengaluru	Karnataka
38	Chitkara University	Rajpura	Punjab
39	Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dr APJ Abbdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh
40	Anant National University	Ahmedabad	Gujarat