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Hi Anu,
B. Arch is more about technical course. It is the related to designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures.
Project management is much inclined towards the management aspects. Although Project management is not a rocket science, yet it often gets dressed up that way. In reality, project management is just a set of tools- a roadmap if you will, that enables managers to guide a project from point A to point B and do so in a way that demonstrates efficiency, cost-savings and plain 'ol ingenuity.
Being said that, the benefits of project management are ten-fold. If you want to pursue master's in project management, it is strongly recommended to pursue it from either from NITIE (Mumbai), NICMAR (Pune), SP Jain (Mumbai), VJTI (Mumbai).
The basic Benefits of pursuing master's in project management are:
1. Garner the skillets which required to manage project effectively
2. Learn Project Management Processes
3. Management Job Opportunities instead of technical job (B.Arch.)
4. Job opportunities in world-class construction, IT companies.
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Hi Anu,
Business done creatively or not is still business. If your slant is creative, then do it. Make something happen creatively and business will follow. Keep doing it.
If you're asking what can you do professionally after a B. Arch degree, that's a different question. You can work for an architect and be an architect under another architect's license without any trouble. It happens all the time in the U.S. in fact. Once you get into a firm, you can advance fairly far without having a professional degree and license.
It's only to become Associate or Partner in the firm that you would need your own license and thus a higher degree.
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Hi Anu,
Immediately after completing B. Arch? I would say get a job for a while.
Architecture is not a theoretical field. You need practical knowledge. You need to visit sites and see how work happens, learn how to deal with the people working on site, understand what the client wants even when he cannot express it, and most importantly, learn how to say no to the client when their demands are not feasible. No school of architecture or book can teach you this.
Once you know these things, you will be better able to understand your masters program. Your tuition money will be better spent. Fresh out of B. Arch, you may know all your theories, but masters isn't going to help as much if you don't know the basics that only a job will teach you.
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Hi Rupa,
Shiksha is an education portal and provides unbiased guidance regarding education and career sector. However, we can help you with the parameters that you can keep in mind while choosing an institute among the two.
You can consider the below parameters
1) Faculty,
2) Affiliation / Recognition
3) Course Material,
4) Quality Education,
5) Fees
6) Infrastructure
7) Success Rate.
8) Placement
9) Top recruiting companies.
Also, if possible go through the alumni speak section to get an idea what the alumni thinks about the institute.
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Hi Rupa,
As per Council of Architecture regulations, candidate who takes admission in any Institution located in India should have 50% marks in Class 12 or equivalent examination with mathematics as one of the subject.
Further as per the rules of COA the candidates must have secured 40% score in NATA, i.e. at least 80/200, for consideration of admission into first year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course.
You can calculate your B. Arch cut off by dividing your 12th mark by 6 so that you get your 12th mark out of 200 (e.g. 1121/6 = 186.83). Then you can add your NATA mark scored out of 200 directly. Now you have your B Arch mark scored out of 400 e.g. if my NATA marks are 112, then my B.Arch cut off is 186.83+112=298.83.
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Hi Tom,
NATA is National Aptitude Test in Architecture conducted by Council of Architecture for those students who wish to avail admission into the 5 years B.Arch course. Candidate must qualify the NATA exam to apply for the admission in B.Arch course.
The admissions shall be carried out by respective State Government/Competent Authority/Association of Architectural Institutions in the State, based on the valid NATA score and marks secured in the qualifying examination in the ratio of 50:50.
NATA is designed in such a manner that prior tutelage is not required. COA-NIASA is aware that candidates will have no or minimal knowledge of architecture. NATA examination which consist of two parts, measures aptitude of the candidate in his / her aesthetic sensibilities (3D visualisation, logical understanding, etc.) and drawing skills, that are in-built in every candidate and developed right from childhood to the present day. The paper based drawing test is of two hours duration and computer based online aesthetic sensitivity test is of one hour. Computer based test will be given only after completing the Paper based test. The details of Test Centers and NATA registration shall be made available at www.nata.in or www.niasa.org. It is always a good idea to start preparing for entrance exams at the beginning of 11th standard.
Try to capture at least 80 % of the total syllabus. Incorporate difficult topics if you already have a sound understanding of them. If not, start with the easier topics then tackle the difficult ones. Make sure that you use the right reference and study material. Focus on the method of solving the problems instead of simply mugging up the answers. Spend the initial few months in revising the basic concepts learnt in standard 9th and 10th.Ensure that you study concepts like algebra, mechanics and stoichiometry extensively as they also form the basis of several other topics. And you will surely be able to crack the exam.
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Hi Tom,
Well in Architecture the most critical aspect is the environment in which it is studied.
1.in IIT's Architecture is just a department, whereas CEPT ahemdabad and SPA Delhi are architecture schools where only architecture and design based programs are taught.
2. Curriculum wise IIT's are more focused on technical stuff, like building mechanics, function etc, while other architecture schools like SPA's, AoA, JJ and CEPT are more concentrated over design methodology and philosophies of building design.
3. In major Architectural competitions, IIT's usually don't stand a chance. Because all or most of them are like, they gave JEE, didn't get through engineering, so just to get that IIT tag, went for architecture. They never really get the hang of design and art based Architecture.
4. Take top 20 architects in India. I'lll give you some names. Hafeez Contractor, Sanjay Puri, Raj Rewal, BV Doshi, Charles Correa, Achyut Kanvinde, Laurie Baker, Hansmukh Patel, Somaya & Kalappa,Ravindra and Savita Punde, Karan Grover, Romi Khosla, Shahrukh Mistry to name a few. How many are from IITs? None.
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Hi Soma,
Find below the eligibility criteria for CS:
After 12th a student is eligible to take the Foundation Course. Examination can be taken twice a year, in June and December. Candidates who pass the Foundation examination are eligible to seek registration as students to the Company Secretary ship Course.
The course completes after a Preliminary, Intermediate and Final examination.
Final Examination can be taken after 18 months of enrolling in the course and having undergone satisfactory postal or oral tuition for the particular group of final examination. Enrolment is open throughout the year. For appearing in the June examination, enrollment is on up to -September and for appearing in December examination, enrollment is completed by March.
Practical experience ranging from two to three years or Management Training for 15 months and four months practical Training in a company which is arranged by the Institute is also required.
After qualifying in the Final examination and undergoing practical training, a candidate is eligible to be admitted as an Associate Member. Senior Associate members may be entitled to become Fellows.
Admission is open to anyone who has passed the graduate examination of a University in India or any other equivalent qualification or those who have taken the foundation examination.
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