Lok Sabha Question No. 2322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Study of Architecture
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nayab Singh, Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE

## † 2322. SHRI NAYAB SINGH: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new amendments and changes made in policy for the admission of students in the field of Architecture;
- (b) the number of amendments made to such policy during the last ten years;
- (c) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Council  of  Architecture  for  the  upliftment  in  the  study  of Architecture according to global and industrial standards;
- (d) the details of policy made by the Council of Architecture for the students to take benefit of the opportunities of internship; and
- (e) the  details  of  minimum  honorarium  norms  for  the  work  done  by  interns  during  their training?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  &  (b) : The  Minimum Standards of Architectural Education Regulations (MSAER), 1983 have been amended six times during the last ten years. The details of amendments is given in annexure.

(c) : The Council of Architecture revised the syllabi and course content of Architecture course as per the global and industrial requirements and challenges faced by the profession and it is a continuous process.

(d) & (e) : No specific policy about internship of Architectural students has been prescribed by the Council of Architecture. However, six months practical training is part of B. Arch. Course. The Council of Architecture has not prescribed any minimum honorarium for the same.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022 RAISED BY HON'BLE MPs, SHRI  NAYAB  SINGH AND  SHRI GYANESHWAR   PATIL

The details of the amendments made in Minimum Standards of Architectural Education Regulations, 1983 (MSAER) during the last ten years for admission of students in the field of Architecture is as under:

- i) In  2017,  the  Minimum  Standards  of  Architectural  Education  (MSAER)  Regulations, 1983, for eligibility for admission to the 1 st year of B. Arch. Course was amended as 50% marks  in  Physics,  Chemistry  and  Mathematics  and  50%  marks  in  aggregate  in  10+2 examination.
2. ii) The MSAER were further amended in 2019 and students with Diploma in Architecture with Mathematics were also made eligible for admission to 1 st year of B. Arch Course.
3. iii) On  6 th August  2020,  the  MSAER,  1983  were  amended  and  requirement  of minimum percentage of marks had been relaxed for academic session 2020-2021 as a onetime measure in view of Covid-19 pandemic.
4. iv) The MSAER were amended in 2020 and notified on 11 th August, 2020 which came into force from 1 st November, 2020, whereby the eligibility for admission is same as above.
- v) The  MSAER, 2020 were again  amended and requirement  of  minimum  percentage  of marks had been relaxed for academic session 2021-2022 as a one-time measure in view of Covid-19 pandemic.
6. vi) The  MSAER,  2020  were  again  amended  and  relaxation  of  eligibility  criteria  for admission to first year of 5 year B. Arch Degree Course as prescribed under Regulation 4(1) & 4(2) of (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 were relaxed and notified on 30.06.2022  for academic session 2022-2023 as a one-time measure only , as under :
7. 4(1) Pass in 10+2 scheme of examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects or pass in 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics as compulsory subject, as the case may be, as a one-time measure for the academic session 2022-23 only; and
8. 4(2)     The  candidate  need  to  qualify  an  aptitude  test  in  architecture  conducted by   either NTA (i.e. JEE) or NATA conducted by the Council of Architecture.

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