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Scope :
As an architect, you may find employment in :
-Government departments
-Private and Public sector industries
-Research
-Teaching institutions
-Road projects
-Building work
-Consultancy firms
-Quality testing laboratories
-Housing societies
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Salary :
Salary depends on various parameters such as size of the organization, profile, qualification, experience etc. But, still, to give you a brief idea,
- In trainee level can expect income around Rs. 10000 - 12000 every month.
- Within a short span of time, the salary can go up to Rs.15000 - 20000 every month depending upon the experience and the work.
- In government sectors, the pay scale is not rewarding as the private sector.
- Architects practicing through their own organizations could earn a lot and this could be from thousands to lakhs.
- Consultants charge somewhere around 4 - 10 percent of the total cost of construction in case of apartments and multi-storied buildings.
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To get admission in B.Arch, you need to score minimum 50% marks in 12th with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with Computer Science / Chemistry / Biology / Engineering Drawing and two other subjects. You need to sit for an entrance exam.
Some of the entrance exams in Architecture are :
-National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)
-Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED)
-School of Planning and Architecture Engineering Entrance Exam
-All India Engineering / Architecture Entrance Examination
-Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University B.Arch Entrance Exam
-Jamia Millia Islamia University Engineering Entrance Exam
-Jawaharlal Nehru University Engineering Entrance Exam
-Kerala Engineering Architecture Entrance Exam – KEAM
-Mumbai University Engineering Entrance Exam
-SRM University Engineering Entrance Exam
-Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) Engineering Entrance Exam

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