Career As An Architect In India & Government Jobs Updates By Organization
Start Early: A person requires sound communication skills and immense physical stamina to get into the profession of architecture. He is expected to work on desk as well on the construction site. Excellent memory and sound concentration level, flexibility, patience, team spirit, responsibility and accountability, etc. are some common personality traits which are essential for professional success in architecture and design. But it is right credentials in academics which matters most in architecture wherein candidates with Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry at the 10+2 level only can apply for admission to study architecture at the graduate level. Various colleges offer undergraduate course in B.Arch. which lasts for 5 years. The selection is done through an entrance exam conducted by the Council of Architecture throughout India.
Salary Structure of an Architect: At initial a fresher graduate can also get the package of Rs 2.5 lakh per-annum. Success always depends upon the way of your working style. “The starting earning is different from place to place specialisation. Graduate candidates who are working as architect are getting about Rs 20,000 to 25,000 per-months at initial. Whereas, working in a real estate company may fetch one something between Rs 40,000 and 50,000. Similarly, those who specialise in software design and work in reputed MNCs can command a starting salary of Rs 80,000-100,000 per-month.”
Job Prospects: Architects can work with construction companies wherein they are asked to serve as a designer. Initially an architect is expected to understand specific requirements of clients and strike a right balance between aesthetics and practicality. Additionally, an architect with skills can help clients by his ideas in terms of balancing the requirements of appearance, financial budget and time frame. Some architects even work independently and earn their livelihood through consultancy fees which entirely depends upon the skills and profile as well as work experience.
Architecture Institutes in India: Following are most popular institutes which are demanded more by students to get admission:
1. School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
2. Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmadabad
3. Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai
4. LS Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai
5. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
6. Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai
7. Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
8. Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai
9. Balwant Sheth School of Architecture, Mumbai
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