Chandigarh College of Architecture

Chandigarh College of Architecture was set up as part of the Chandigarh Capital Project, the planned city conceived under Le Corbusier, and studying architecture here means living inside India's most famous modernist urban experiment — the city itself functions as part of the syllabus. The college is affiliated to Panjab University and remains a small, focused institution centred on its B.Arch programme, with admission through national architecture entrance scores. Class sizes are small and its alumni are spread through Indian architectural practice. It holds a NIRF rank of 30 in architecture and an A NAAC grade. Chandigarh is orderly, green and student-friendly, with low navigation costs for a capital. It suits applicants serious about core architecture — the setting rewards those who engage with the city's design heritage rather than treating it as a backdrop.