Part A: General

Section 1: Architecture, Planning and Design

• Architectural Graphics;

• Visual composition in 2D and 3D;

• ​Computer application in Architecture and Planning;

• Anthropometrics;

• Organization of space;

• Circulation- horizontal and vertical;

• Space Standards;

• Universal design;

• Building byelaws;

• Codes and standards;

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Section 2: Construction and Management

• Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc.

• Estimation & specification;

• Professional practice and ethics;

• Form and Structure;

• Principles and design of disaster resistant structures;

• Temporary structures for rehabilitation;

Section 2: Building Materials, Construction and Management

• Behavioral characteristics and applications of different building materials

          viz. mud, timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, AAC, different polymers, composites.

• Building construction techniques, methods and details;

• Building systems and prefabrication of building elements;

• Principles of Modular Coordination;

• valuation, professional practice;

• Construction planning and equipments;

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Section 3: Environmental Planning and Design

• Natural and man-made ecosystem;

• Ecological principles;

• Environmental considerations in planning and design;

• Environmental pollution- types, causes, controls and abatement strategies.

• Sustainable development, goals and strategies;

• Climate change and built environment;

• Climate responsive design;

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Section 4: Urban Design, landscape and Conservation

• Historical and modern examples of urban design;

• Elements of urban built environment –

          urban form, spaces, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc;

• Concepts and theories of urban design;

• Principles, tools and techniques of urban design;

• Public spaces, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place;

• Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation;

• Development controls – FAR, densities and building byelaws.

• Urban renewal and conservation;

• Heritage conservation;

• Historical public spaces and gardens;

• Landscape design;

• Site planning;

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Section 5: Planning Process

• Salient concepts, theories and principles of urban planning;

• Concepts of cities - Eco-City, Smart City;

• Concepts and theories by trendsetting planners and designers;

• Ekistics;

• Urban sociology;

• Social, Economic and environmental cost benefit analysis;

• Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis;

• Development guidelines such as URDPFI;

 

Section 6: Housing

• Housing typologies;;

• Concepts, principles and examples of neighbourhood;

• Residential densities;

• Affordable Housing;

• Real estate valuation;

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Section 7: Services and Infrastructure

• Firefighting Systems;

• Building Safety and Security systems.

• Building Management Systems;

• Water treatment;

• Water supply and distribution system;

• Water harvesting systems;

• Principles, Planning and Design of storm water drainage system;

• Sewage disposal methods;

• Methods of solid waste management - collection, transportation and disposal;

• Recycling and Reuse of solid waste;

• Land-use – transportation - urban form inter-relationships;

• Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas;

• Hierarchy of roads and level of service;

• Para- transits and other modes of transportation,

• Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning;

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Part B1: Architecture

Section B1.1: History and Contemporary Architecture

• Principles of Art and Architecture;

• World History of Architecture:

          Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo, etc.;

• Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture:

Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture, etc.;

• Influence of Modern art and Design in Architecture;

• Indian vernacular and traditional Architecture, Oriental Architecture ;

• Works of renowned national and international architects;

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Section B1.2: Building Construction and Structural systems

• Building construction techniques, methods and details;

• Building systems and prefabrication of building elements;

• Principles of Modular Coordination;

• Construction planning and equipment;

• Building material characteristics and applications;

• Principles of strength of materials;

• Alternative building materials;

• Foundations;

• Design of structural elements with different materials;

• Elastic and Limit State design;

• Structural systems;

• Principles of Pre-stressing;

• High Rise and Long Span structures, gravity and lateral load resisting systems;

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Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability

• Solar architecture;

• Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort in built environments;

• Natural and Mechanical ventilation in buildings;

• Air-Conditioning systems;

• Sustainable building strategies;

• Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation;

• Intelligent Buildings;

• Water supply;

• Sewerage and drainage systems;

• Sanitary fittings and fixtures;

• Plumbing systems;

• Principles of internal and external drainage system;

• Principles of electrification of buildings;

• Elevators and Escalators - standards and uses;

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Part B2: Planning

Section B2.1: Regional and Settlement Planning

• Regional delineation;

• Settlement hierarchy;

• Types and hierarchy of plans;

• Various schemes and programs of central government;

• Transit Oriented Development (TOD), SEZ, SRZ etc.;

• Public Perception and user behaviour;

• National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes;

• Slums, Squatters and informal housing;

• Standards for housing and community facilities;

• Housing for special areas and needs;

 

Section B2.2: Planning Techniques and Management

• Application of G.I.S and Remote Sensing techniques in urban and regional planning;

• Tools and techniques of Surveys – Physical, Topographical, Land use and Socio- economic Surveys;

• Urban Economics, Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning;

• Graphic presentation of spatial data;

• Local self-governance, Panchayatiraj institutions;

• Planning Legislation and implementation – Land Acquisition Act, PPP etc.;

• Decision support system and Land Information System;

• Urban geography and econometrics;

• Management of Infrastructure Projects;

• Demography and equity in planning ;

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Section B2.3: Infrastructure Planning

• Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering;

• Road capacity and Travel demand forecasting;

• Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis;

• Traffic analyses and design considerations;

• Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas;

• Mass transportation planning;

• Intelligent Transportation Systems.

• Urban and Rural Infrastructure System Network;

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