Chandigarh College of Architecture

Debasree Banerjee

Chandigarh College of Architecture was established in 1961 at the behest of Le Corbusier as part of the “Chandigarh Project''. The Chandigarh Project was the most significant and daring experiment in architecture and urban planning of the 20th century. The college is a premier institution of the entire north-western region covering Punjab,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,Rajasthan as well as the U.Ts of Chandigarh imparting architectural education at the national, regional and city level. Since 2012 onwards the college has been rated amongst the top 3 institutions in architecture. A large number of alumni are doing extremely well professionally in architectural practice in government and public sector, teaching or research. The college is affiliated to Panjab University in Chandigarh and its courses are AICTE approved.

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• CCA Facilities
• CCA Placement
• CCA Scholarship
• CCA Fees
• CCA Dates
• CCA Eligibility
• CCA Admission
• CCA Hostel

Chandigarh College of Architecture Programs:

Chandigarh College of architecture offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the field of architecture. The programs offered are

B.Arch.

The college offers a 5 year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture. This program is affiliated to the Panjab University in the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts. The Bachelor's degree is a 10 semester program where the first five semesters concentrate on the theory and the next five semesters focuses on equipping the students with practical experience.

M.Arch

The college offers a 2 year full time degree of Master of Architecture program. This program is affiliated to the Panjab University in the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Infrastructure:

The college has well equipped air-conditioned computer lab’s for students, state of art library, smart classroom, material museum, lighting lab, assembly hall, seminar room, construction yard, separate hostel facility and well endowed studios and workshop facilities. Apart from these the college regularly conducts joint studio programs with students from leading international institutions. The library provides a seating capacity for 80 students and has 27165 titles, subscription to 8 newspapers annually, 53 national and international journals, 3 e-journals and 1773 bound periodicals. The two computer laboratories are equipped with an adequate number of computers,laptops,plotters,printers and scanners. All the systems in the lab have the latest design software. The college workshop provides hands on experience and is equipped with machines and tools which have resulted in numerous innovative working models. The assembly hall in the college has a seating capacity of 200 people and is facilitated with air conditioning. Acoustic treatment etc. The hall is used for presentations,lectures and student seminars. The student centre is a set of two independent blocks which is used for holding dinners, birthdays and inter house events.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Placements: 

The college has its students working in successful establishments, in government and public undertakings, teaching and research fields etc. CCA has a dedicated placement cell which guides and trains its students so that they become successful in their interested job profiles. The college equips its students by making them participate in numerous events and projects thus giving them an ultimate understanding of the real life work environment.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Awards and Scholarships:

The college offers scholarship facilities for the deserving candidates pursuing their education at CCA. The scholarship programs provided by the institution are

Sanjiv Bhandari Scholarship

• This scholarship program was initiated from 1993-1994 by an alumni Mr.Sanjiv Bhandari.
• The scholarship is presented annually to a student of the ninth semester who has secured the highest aggregate marks in the first eight semesters of the 10 semester B.Arch program.
• Eligibility and other prerequisites include an exemplary conduct and regular attendance in academic and co-curricular activities .
• The scholarship carries a cash price and a trophy.

M.N.Sharma Scholarship

• The scholarship is awarded annually to a student of the 6th semester B.Arch program on the basis of the highest aggregate marks in the first six semesters in the Panjab University examinations of Bachelor of Building Science.
• Eligibility and other prerequisites include an exemplary conduct and regular attendance in academic and co-curricular activities .
• The scholarship carries a cash price and a trophy.

Kailash Sodhi Scholarship

• This is awarded to a Thesis student who secured minimum70% aggregate in the 10th Semester Thesis Project on Group Housing/Mass Housing/Low-Cost Housing etc.
• Eligibility is based on the aggregate marks secured in the internal and external assessment of the Thesis Project done during the final semester of the B.Arch program.
• The scholarship carries a cash price and a trophy.

K.I.A Building Tomorrow Scholarship

• This award is given annually to a final year student on the basis of highest aggregate marks obtained in the 7th semester Practical Training viva voce examination.
• The scholarship carries a cash price and a trophy.

A.R.Prabha Walker Memorial Award

• The award is given annually to a student of the 4th semester B,Arch based on the highest total aggregate marks obtained in the examinations of 3 preceding semesters.
• Eligibility is an exemplary conduct and regular attendance in academic and co-curricular activities.
• This award carries a cash prize and trophy.

Sarita Chadha Memorial Award

• The award is given annually to a student obtaining the second highest aggregate marks in the first 8 semesters for the B.Arch program.
• This award carries a cash prize and trophy.

Anita Sharma Memorial Award

• The award is given annually to a student who obtains the highest aggregate marks in all 10 semesters of the B.Arch program.
• This award carries a cash prize and trophy.

H.S.Kohli Memorial Award

• This is awarded annually to a student of the 7th semester B.Arch who has secured the highest aggregate marks in the Punjab University Examination of B.B.S first stage degree.
• This award carries a cash prize and trophy.

Government Gold Medal

• This is awarded to the students who have passed all the exams at their first attempt and stood first in the final year B.Arch examinations. 

Government Silver Medal

• This is awarded to the students who have passed all the exams at their first attempt and stood second in the final year B.Arch examinations.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Fee Details:

The college remits a registration fee of Rs.2,500 for B.Arch/M.Arch candidates under the general category and an amount of Rs. 1250 from candidates under SC/ST/PwD category for B.Arch program only.

The fee amount at the time of allotment is not required to be paid by the provisionally admitted students. 

Chandigarh College of Architecture Important dates:

The College has published the important dates to be noted by the prospective candidates applying for its programs 

B.Arch Course

M.Arch Course:

All these dates are subjected to changes by the Chandigarh College of Architecture.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Eligibility Criteria:

The eligibility criteria for both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs are given in detail by the Chandigarh College of Architecture for the reference of the prospective candidates applying to its offered programs. The total sanctioned intake is 44 seats for the present academic year. The eligibility required are

Chandigarh College of Architecture Admission:

The college’s admission is made on the basis of the All India Rank prepared by NTA on Basis of score in JEE(Main) paper II (B.Architecture/B.Planning). Once a candidate is offered an admission they will be required to remit a deposit of Rs.40,000 approximately on spot as the tuition fee. On the day of physical reporting the candidates are required to bring their original documents as mentioned below along with a set of photocopies. The details to be filled in the online application form for the master’s program includes name of the candidate, gender of the candidate, nationality, mobile number and so on.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Hostel Details:

CCA provides hostel accommodations for both boys and girls. The boys hostel is located right behind the campus. Whereas the girls hostel is located in sector 11. Candidates seeking a hostel facility should make sure they request for one on the date of physical admission at the college. A separate application is to be filled on the day of physical admission for document verification or else that candidate will not be provided with the hostel facility. This is very important since the intake count is low for each academic year.

Boys Hostel

The boys hostel was set up in 1961 at the Corbu House with 99 rooms distributed in three storied buildings. All the rooms are of single occupancy with adequate lighting and ventilation. The hostel also accommodates boys from Punjab Engineering College and CCET. The hostel has a complete North Indian mess, laundry facility, four guest rooms, outdoor sports such as volleyball, badminton and football within the hostel boundary. Indoor games such as table tennis and carrom are provided in the common room of the hostel. Apart from these the hostel also has DG set for power backup, reading room with various newspapers and magazines, Wi-Fi and CCTV surveillance. The hostel has adequate parking facilities for both two and four wheelers in addition to lawn for the residents' usage.

Girls Hostel

The Architecture Girls Hostel at sector 11 was established in 1982. It has 105 rooms including 7 guest rooms and a reading room. The hostel is a 3 storied building with adequate lighting and ventilation. Students from CCA,Govt.College of Arts and PEC share the girls hostel. Number of social and cultural activities are conducted by its residents throughout the year. The facilities provided by the hostel are mess and canteen, laundry, single occupancy rooms, sports and fitness facilities, badminton court, gym, DG set for backup power, monthly magazine and newspaper and Wi-Fi facility. Adding to these the hostel has enough parking facilities, lawn and CCTV surveillance.