B. Plan
About B.Plan
B.Plan is a 4-year bachelors course program which involves basic knowledge and training about professional planning. Through the course, the students are given theoretical and practical knowledge about planning, engineering and designing urban human settlements. The main motive of the course is to prepare students for using the available resource to develop a sustainable, functional and innovative environment plan.
The aim of the course is also to prepare students for competitive business instilling general subjects as Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning, Culture and Technology, Ecology, Evolution of Aesthetics, Basic Architectural Design, Environment and Resource Development and Management.
B.Plan Course Highlights
The major highlights for B. Plan course are given in the table below
Level |
Undergraduate |
Duration |
4 years (8 semesters) |
Fee Structure |
INR 1-2 Lakhs |
Exam Type |
Per Semester |
Eligibility |
10+2 pass with Mathematics |
Minimum Aggregate Required |
50% |
Admission Process |
Through Entrance/college level exams, direct |
Exams Accepted |
JEE Mains, NATA, TANCET, UPSEE, JUEE |
Starting Salary |
INR 3-5 LPA |
Positions/Roles |
Designer, Urban Planner, Regional Planner, Project Planner, Interior Designer, Design Architect |
B.Plan Eligibility Criteria
The student needs to fulfil the following eligibility criteria to get admission into B.Plan course:
- The student must have completed his 10+2 from a recognised school/board.
- The student must have acquired a minimum of 50% at the Higher Secondary level.
- Mathematics should be the main subject at 10+2 level.
B.Plan Admission Process
The admission process for Bachelors in Planning differ according to different colleges. Some colleges conduct the admission through an entrance test followed by a personal interview. Some university also conducts their personal entrance test for the admission. Some colleges also conduct direct admissions based on the marks scored by the student at the HSC level.
B.Plan Entrance Exams
Various entrance exams which are conducted for admission into bachelors of planning course are:
- JEE Main
- UPSEE (Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Exam)
- NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture)
- TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test)
- JUEE (Jadavpur University Entrance Exam)
B.Plan Syllabus
1st Year
Semester-I |
Semester-2 |
Urban and Regional Planning |
Surveying and Photogrammetry |
Materials and Principles of Construction |
Evolution of Aesthetics, Culture and Technology |
Building Structures |
Specifications, Estimation and Valuation Statistical and Quantitative Methods in Planning – II |
Technical Report Writing and Research Methodology |
Applied Geology and Hydrology |
Statistical and Quantitative Methods in Planning – I |
Techniques of Planning – I |
Planning and Design Lab – I |
Planning and Design Lab – II |
Basic Architectural Design |
– |
2nd Year
Semester-3 |
Semester-4 |
Planning Theory – I |
Planning Theory – II |
Techniques of Planning – II |
Traffic and Transportation Planning –II |
Settlement Geography |
Planning Practice – I |
Demography and Urbanization |
Housing and Community Planning |
CAD in Planning |
Ecology, Environment and Resource Development and Managemen |
Planning and Design Lab – III (Neighbourhoods and Site Planning) |
Planning and Design Lab – IV (Transportation Planning) |
Traffic and Transportation Planning – I |
Settlement Sociology |
3rd Year
Semester-5 |
Semester-6 |
Real Estate Planning and Management |
Urban Management – I |
Planning Legislation |
Project Formulation, Appraisal and Management |
Planning and Management of Utilities and Services |
Urban Renewal and Conservation |
Geo-Informatics for Planning |
Planning and Management of Informal Sector |
Landscape Planning and Design |
Introduction to Urban Design |
Planning and Design Lab – V (Area Planning) |
Planning and Design Lab – VI (Urban Development Plan) |
Sustainable Urban Development |
GIS for Planning |
4th Year
Semester-7 |
Semester-8 |
Introduction to Regional Planning |
Urban Management – II |
Urban Finance |
Human Values in Planning |
Urban Governance |
Planning Practice – II |
Electives |
Electives |
Disaster Risk Mitigation & Management |
Thesis |
Planning and Design Lab – VII (Regional Planning) |
– |
Metropolitan Planning, Development and Management |
– |
Training Seminar |
– |
B.Plan Top colleges
Some of the top colleges/institutes in India which offer admission in B.Plan course are:
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
College of Engineering, Pune
Ansal University, Gurgaon
Amity University, Raipur Chhattisgarh
Aurora’s Design Institute
GD Goenka University, Gurgaon
School of Planning and Architecture, Vijaywada
College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar
Integral University, Lucknow
Manipal University- School of Planning and Design, Jaipur