MVP Samaj's College of Architecture and Centre for Design B.Arch Review By Ritu Gosavi

My overall experience at College of Architecture, Nashik was impactful throughout the five years of course (B.Arch). It is ranked as number one college in Nashik, operating more than 27 years for design allied courses. They have top tier college faculty coming from diverse expertise and higher educational background which helps students learn from their practical experience. All faculties are highly qualified and come with more than 7 years of practical experience. The infrastructure is great and it offers complete features and amenities for the students like hostel, canteen, library and parking. The top courses offered at the college are as follows: Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Interior Design, Bachelor of Furniture Design and Product Design. Each year students get the opportunity to visit the famous destinations in the country to learn about the course on practical examples. For examples: each year the college used to take us to different cities in India. In 2018 we visited Rajasthan to learn about the Rajasthan Architecture. Hence, the college offers a complete curriculum where you get hands on experience that too not just from books and theory.

Course: Bachelor of Architecture. Duration: 5 Years on campus. Eligibility criteria: Aspirant must have completed 10th + 2 Years Higher Secondary course with minimum 55% score with Mathematics as a compulsory subject. In addition, the aspirant must have scored the cut-off provided by the respective college in NATA (National Aptitude Test For Architecture). Lastly, candidate must be called for an interview for the final selection. Objective for enrolling: Students who wish to learn and make their career in the world of architecture and design, they shall join the course.

The faculty members come from a diverse background. Almost each faculty haS higher qualification equivalent to masters with 7+ years of onsite experience. To be a faculty member at the College one has to clear tough round of interviews. All faculty members are given 1:1 mentorship from the head for teaching and learning. Each year they have to keep learning on the trending topics and its implementation in the real world. The faculty members are friendly, easy to approach, and always ready to offer you the right and logical solution. Their style of teaching is impactful which is a amalgamation of 30% theory and 70% practical knowledge. This comes from their own onsite learning.

College of Architecture and Centre for Design, Nashik, does not have any placement cell. However, they offer in-house assistance to every student in the batch. As most of the faculty members are also practitioners they offer personal 1:1 mentorship during the internship season. A student can expect 10,000 to 15,000 INR stipends during the internship. However, it depends from firms to firms and city to city.

The college offers good hostel facilities which are merged in the campus with the Engineering college. The hostel fees may range from 70,000 to 80,000 INR yearly. They offer complete facilities such as parking, food, fully furnished rooms with attached washrooms and cleaning services. There is enough place for parking, and rooms are also provided to the visitors such as parents or guardians.

60% of the campus includes large entry area, adequate parking space, library, garden, recreational area and play area. 40% of the campus is dedicated to the academic building. The placements of the staffrooms, libraries, classrooms, and lecture rooms are placed perfectly. In the campus students will also get open spaces and blank walls for creative freedom. It means students can draw and create anything to showcase their creativity. The other amenities include in-house amphitheater, library, and canteen that are available at walking distance. Around the campus (outside) students can find bookstores, stationary shops, and recreational areas. The campus is situated in the friendly residential area connected to hospital, and transportation.

Any student joining the college will get to experience the best college life. From fun clubs to learning opportunity, it's an all experience together. The faculties are friendly and they offer 1:1 mentorship to the students. Students don't have to worry about their academics, as the college offers top notch curriculum along with top tier highly qualified faculties. There are a lot of cultural fests and clubs which offer a diverse experience to the students. From communication skills to practical skills, you get to learn everything and that is more important in the real world.