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CONTENTS
ABOUT SPA, NEW DELHI
History and Vision 8  
Decision Making Bodies of the School 10  
Departments of Studies at A Glance 11  
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Bachelor of Architecture 14
Bachelor of Planning 16
POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Master of Architecture (Architectural Conservation) 20
Master of Urban Design 21
Master of Design (Industrial Design) 22
Master of Building Engineering and Management 23
Master of Landscape Architecture 24
Master of Planning (Environmental Planning) 25
Master of Planning (Housing) 26
Master of Planning (Regional Planning) 27
Master of Planning (Urban Planning) 29
Master of Planning (Transport Planning) 30
DOCTORAL PROGRAMME 32
ADMISSIONS
Undergraduate Degree Programmes 34
Postgraduate Degree Programmes 35
Important Dates 38
Doctoral Programme 39
General Information 40
Awards 43 5
RESOURCES and SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Academic Resources 46
Student Activities and Cultural Life 50
Academic Calendar 52
Academic Systems 53

Rules of Examinations 54

UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of
Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions 59
Towards making SPA-D Inclusive, Safe and

Pro-active 78
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ABOUT
SPA, NEW DELHI
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HISTORY AND VISION New Delhi became the capital of British India in 1911.
Subsequently, it became necessary to design the city.
Many eminent British architects worked day and night
to bring the project of city design to fruition. However,
it was Walter George who chose to stay back when the
British left India. During those days there were hardly
any architects in the city. Architecture, as a profession
was still in its infancy in India. There were only two
schools in India for training architects, and these were
located in Bombay and Baroda. Therefore, an acute

shortage of trained architects was felt. Before India
could take control of her destiny in 1947, and due
to the outbreak of the Second World War, the allied
forces generated a sudden demand for engineers and
architects.
Walter George and his colleagues thus began the

work of establishing the first institution in Delhi for
imparting training to students of architecture. It was
8 in 1942 that the Department of Architecture came
into existence as a part of the Delhi Polytechnic at
Kashmiri Gate in northern Delhi. While W.W. Wood
became the first Principal of the newly established
Delhi Polytechnic, Mr. Mirza became the first Head
of the Department of Architecture. Later, when Mr.
Mirza migrated to Pakistan during the partition of
the country, John Terry, a Walter George protégé,
replaced him. The first batch of students received
their national diplomas in Architecture in 1950. These
architects were ready to eager to face the challenges
placed upon them by the country’s independence
and its partition. Chandigarh, the new capital for the
state of Punjab and later for Haryana as well, became
a powerful magnet for producing many architects in
the country.

From the early 1950s, the agenda for the overall Friends Colony commenced. It provided additional
development of the country took the center stage. As accommodation for students as well as housing for
far as town and country planning was concerned, from the faculty and staff. The construction of new campus
mid 1950s to 1970s mostly architects came forward for the School at Vasant Kunj in South Delhi is under
to be trained as urban planners. In this field also, way.
Walter George played the leading role. Walter was the
With the opening up of the Indian economy and
principal motivating force behind the establishment
the onset of globalization, the School has entered
of the Institute of Town Planners, India in 1951. He also
into several bilateral collaborations with foreign
encouraged the young architect and planner Prof. T. J.
universities and research organizations to pursue
Manickam to conceive a School of Town and Country
specialized areas of research, etc.
Planning. In 1955 the Government of India established
the first School of Town and Country Planning in Delhi,
thus marking the beginning of the SPA.
For seven years the School operated from rented

premises in Kapurthala House on Man Singh Road.
Dynamic as he was, Prof. Manickam secured prime
land for building both the headquarters for the ITPI
and the School at Indraprastha Estate. On 26th May
1958, Professor Humanyun Kabir, then Union Minister
for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs, laid the
foundation stone of what is now called the Planning
Campus of SPA. Prof. T. J. Manickam became the
founder Director of the School.
The Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic

joined the School of Town and Country Planning in
1959. Thus was born the new institution named
the School of Planning and Architecture or the SPA. An Overseas Research and Development Centre has

It is now an established brand name for excellence been established by the School to extend facilities to
in planning and architecture education. Like the developing countries in Africa and the SAARC nations.
Planning Campus, Prof. T. J. Manickam also designed
the Architecture Campus. Within twenty five years of SPA is a futuristic academic institution and has set a
its existence, the School has established a reputation number of tasks to be accomplished and objectives
as the nation’s leading institution for imparting to be achieved in the near future. Some of the most
professional education in town and country planning, significant concerns of SPA are listed below:
architecture and design. Recognizing its national • To introduce new academic programmes in
and international eminence, the Government of emerging areas of research.
India conferred the status of the ‘Deemed University’
• To deepen and strengthen our established links 9
on the School in 1979. This entitled the SPA, New
with national and international institutions of
Delhi to broaden and deepen its academic horizons
repute, and also to take fresh initiatives in this
by introducing new academic programmes, and by
direction.
promoting critical research activities.
• To develop sustainable programmes for faculty
Today SPA, New Delhi is a premier central university recruitment, training and development
imparting education in planning, architecture, and
design. In the 1980s the School set up state-of-the- • To continue to promote diversification of
art Centres for Advanced Studies attached to each extracurricular activities for the students
department of studies. Another important initiative • To continue to participate and contribute in policy
was taken to start doctoral programmes, which have formulation and programme implementation at
produced a significant number of scholars in the last all levels of government.
two decades. • To further develop linkages with building and real
It was also during 1980s that the construction estate industry.
of a residential campus at Taimoor Nagar, New
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DECISION MAKING BODIES OF THE SCHOOL
GENERAL COUNCIL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Chairperson: Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani DIRECTOR  
Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development,
Prof. Chetan Vaidya
Government of India
DEAN OF STUDIES 
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Prof. Dr. Mandeep Singh
Chairperson: Prof. Ram P. Sharma
REGISTRAR
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
Prof. Dr. P. S. N. Rao
Chairperson: Prof. Chetan Vaidya
Director, School of Planning and Architecture, CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS
New Delhi
Prof. Dr. Vinay Maitri
STUDENTS’ BODIES COORDINATORS OF PLACEMENT CELL
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STUDENTS’ COUNCIL  Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover
Patron, Director SPA  Prof. Dr. Anil Dewan
General President, Dr. Sewa Ram
General Secretaries
and Editor HONORARY WARDEN
Parag Anand Meshram
COORDINATOR IQAC CELL

Prof. Dr. Ashok Kumar

DEPARTMENTS OF STUDIES AT A GLANCE
The School offers planning, architecture and design
courses both at undergraduate and postgraduate
levels. While the Bachelor of Architecture course is
one of the oldest in the country, a highly successful
Bachelor of Planning course was started in 1989.
The School offers two undergraduate programmes and

ten postgraduate programmes, each under a separate
department of studies. Doctoral programmes are
offered by all departments of studies.
Academic policy is decentralized to the extent that

each department of studies has a Board of Studies
(BoS), which makes proposals on department-related
academic matters. The Chairperson of the Board of
Studies is the Head of the Department. The Dean
of Studies is a member on all Boards of Studies.
Each department has a Departmental Research
Committee (DRC) and the Head of the Department is
its Chairperson.

Department of Architecture BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

Department of Physical Planning BACHELOR OF PLANNING

Department of Architectural Conservation MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
(Architectural Conservation)
Department of Urban Design MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN
Department of Industrial Design MASTER OF DESIGN
(Industrial Design)
Department of Bldg. Engg. and Management MASTER OF BUILDING ENGINEERING 11
AND MANAGEMENT
Department of Landscape Architecture MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Department of Environmental Planning MASTER OF PLANNING
(Environmental Planning)
Department of Housing MASTER OF PLANNING
(Housing)
Department of Regional Planning MASTER OF PLANNING
(Regional Planning)
Department of Transport Planning MASTER OF PLANNING
(Transport Planning)
Department of Urban Planning MASTER OF PLANNING
(Urban Planning)
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UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
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B.Arch.
Five Year Programme
Architecture is concerned with the design and level courses and electives. Students gradually learn
construction of buildings in their social, technical that architecture has evolved under the influence
and environmental contexts. There is increasing of at least four, occasionally conflicting forces i.e.
recognition of architecture as one of the top history and culture, social aspirations, climate and
intellectual disciplines that combines art and technology.
technology while being intimately linked with the
The students of the Bachelor of Architecture
single largest sector of investment in the economy.
programme are exposed to a rich variety of design
Architects are called upon to design and execute
and planning expertise through full time faculty
building projects and resolve other issues related to
from several departments of studies of SPA
the human environment in a variety of settings.
and distinguished visiting faculty. Outstanding
The Bachelor of Architecture programme aims at professionals serve on our juries.
attaining a high level of excellence in architectural
National and international level workshops,
design. Studio exercises are viewed as the core of the
exhibitions and seminars are continually held in
programme with crucial inputs being provided by
the Department, several of which are organized
experts specializing in the fields of arts, humanities,
in partnership with international universities and
engineering and technology, and professional
research organizations. Participating students are
practice of architecture. A strong foundation of
exposed to new ways of thinking and imagining.
multidisciplinary enabling skills related to space,
construction, environment and aesthetics is offered Through this programme we expect to impart a broad
to the students. These skills include drawing, based architectural education that serves as a window
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
architectural presentation, research and writing, to multiple career choices and job opportunities
computer applications, technical and managerial depending on personal interests of students ranging
aptitudes in problem definition and solution seeking. from the public, private, NGO and multinational
corporate sectors. Students wishing to pursue further
This five-year programme has two-stages The first
studies are eligible to apply to any of the Masters’ and
stage consists of six semesters of full time studies
Doctoral programmes being run by the School. Since the
and the second stage consisting of one semester of
Bachelor of Architecture degree programme of SPA is
full time studies followed by one semester of practical
recognized internationally, a number of our students are
training in professional offices and ending in final
accepted for advanced studies in the finest universities
two semesters of full-time study. In the second stage
abroad. This course is approved by the Indian Institute
each student is required to write a research-based
of Architects, the Council of Architecture and the
dissertation, deliver a well researched public seminar
Commonwealth Association of Architecture.
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FACULTY S. K. Aaditya 
B.Arch., AIIA, MISTE
Prof. Manoj Mathur Assistant Professor 
B.Arch., FIIA, IIID
Professor Prabhjot Singh Sugga 
Head of the Department  B.Arch., M.S. (Urban Planning) Columbia University,
ITPI, AIIA
Prof. Dr. Mandeep Singh Assistant Professor
B.Arch., M.U.D., Ph.D., FIIA, FIUDI, AIIID
Professor Parul Kiri Roy 
B.Arch., M.F.A. (History of Art)
Prof. Neerja Tiku Assistant Professor
B.Arch., PG Dip. TCP (URP), FITPI, FIIA
Professor Moulshri Joshi 
B.Arch. (H)
Prof. Y. K. Jain Assistant Professor
B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), M.Sc. Engg. (Structures), FIE, ACI
Professor Shuvojit Sarkar 
B.Arch., M.Plan. (EP), IIA, IIID, ITPI, INTABU 
Prof. M. L. Bahri Assistant Professor
B.Arch., FIIA, MCA
Professor  S. P. Shrivastava 
B.Sc. Engg., M.E. (Civil), MIE, MIA (Structure)
Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover  Assistant Professor
B.Arch., M.Plan. (Housing), Ph.D., FIIA 
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Professor Arpita Dayal
B.Arch., M.Arch. (UD), IUDI
Prof. Dr. Anil Dewan  Assistant Professor
B.Arch., M.B.E.M., Ph.D., FIHE, FIIA, MIHA, AMAHA,
MRFHHA Aarti Jaglan
Professor B.Arch., M.Plan.
Assistant Professor
Prof. Dr. Jaya Kumar 
B.Arch., Ph.D.  Anjali Mittal
Professor B.Arch., M.Sc. (LSE, Cities Programme)
Assistant Professor
Prof. Dr. Ranjana Mittal  15
B.Arch., Ph.D.  Mekhla Parihar
Professor B.Arch., M.Arch. (Kansas State University)
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shweta Manchanda
B.Arch., M.Phil., Ph.D. (Cantab), LEED AP, AIIA Saptarshi Sanyal
Associate Professor B.Arch., M.Arch. (AC), ICOMOS
Assistant Professor
Dr. Leon A. Morenas
B.Arch., M.Arch.(Urban Design), Ph.D. (New York Vandana Kothari
Associate Professor B.F.A., M.F.A. (Kala Bhavan)
Assistant Professor
Dr. Rajaprakash Purushothaman
B.Arch., M.L.A. (Landscape), Ph.D., HCA
Assistant Professor
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B.Plan.
Four Year Programme
Planning, development and management of human Students admitted to this four year intensive
settlements has become an important local and state undergraduate degree programme are provided with
government function with increasing participation of broad knowledge and skills necessary to plan for the
private and the third sectors in transforming our cities integrated and balanced development of human
BACHELOR OF PLANNING
and regions. Realizing the salience of urbanization and settlements and areas of varying sizes. Through
regional development, central government has been studios the students are gradually trained to acquire
playing a significant role in framing national policies knowledge and skills for the preparation of layout
on issues of urban, rural and regional importance. plans, local area plans, zonal plans, master plans and
Processes of globalization inducing movements of regional plans. In the eighth semester, each student
huge amounts of capital from one corner of the pursues independent research work to complete her
world to the other has further impacted the local in thesis project. A large number of theory subjects are
variegated ways complicating the way planners view taught throughout the programme to build a sound
cities and regions. In addition to globalization and theoretical basis for planning practice, higher studies
associated economic reforms, technical advancements and advanced research for those who desire to do
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and regions in diverse ways making the task of town practical planning skills in the studios and pursuing
and country planners highly complex. Complexity in research work in the form of thesis, all students are
planning does not diminish in any way when planners also required to compulsorily complete two stints of
move from metropolitan areas to small cities, towns practical training in public, private or the third sector
and villages. On the contrary, complexity of issues organizations.
involved in planning smaller settlements is even bigger
Upon graduation the students are accepted as full-
considering social, economic, political and physical
fledged planning professionals in the discipline
aspects of these settlements and societies.
of town and country planning. The students are
Being one of the pioneering institutions of the accredited as Associate Members by the Institute of
country in these fields of planning and architecture, Town Planners after they acquire one year professional
the School of Planning and Architecture took the lead experience. The students are also eligible for admission
in establishing the first ever Bachelor of Planning to postgraduate programmes in Indian and foreign
programme in the country in 1989. The Institute of universities for higher studies in various disciplines of
Town Planners, India has accorded approval to this planning and design. These include specializations such
programme since its inception. as housing, landscape architecture, transport planning,

architectural conservation, environmental planning, Prof. Dr. Ashok Kumar
urban design, etc. These opportunities for higher M.Sc. (Geog.), M.P. (URP), PGDHRM,
studies serve to widen the students’ professional Ph.D. (UK), FITP
options after graduation in planning. Professor
In terms of securing employment in public, private

Dr. Mayank Mathur
and the third sector, they all offer a range of planning
B.Arch., M. Housing, PGDHPB (The Netherlands),
jobs. Our graduates work in diverse organizations
Ph.D., FITP, AIIA
providing services in the fields of urban and regional
Associate Professor
planning, housing, transportation, design, etc. Some
of the graduates are also working in international
organizations such as United Nations and the World Dr. Poonam Prakash
Bank. Some of our students have also become B.Arch., M.P. (Housing), Ph.D., AITP
entrepreneurs and they are now running successful Associate Professor
consulting firms. Although the Department
coordinates for providing placements to the students, Taru Jain
most of our students secure jobs in top planning B. Plan., M.S.E. (TP and Engg.) UK, AITP
companies through their own efforts. Most of our Assistant Professor
students are able to get jobs before they graduate from
the Department. Priti Deo
M.A. (Geog.), M.Plan. (RP) , AITP
Assistant Professor
FACULTY
Papiya Bandopadhya Raut
Dr. Rabidyuti Biswas M.A. (Geog.), M.Plan. (RP) , AITP
BE (Civil), M.R.P., Ph.D., FITP, FICER, AMIE Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Head of the Department
Piyoosh Singh
BACHELOR OF PLANNING
B.Arch., M.C.P. , AITP
Prof. Dr. Mahavir Assistant Professor
B.Arch., M.U.R.P., PG Dip. (Remote Sensing),
Ph.D. (Utrecht - ITC, The Netherlands), FITP
Professor
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POSTGRADUATE
DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
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M.Arch.
Architectural Conservation
Two Year Programme
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Conservation is a specialization, students to address appropriately the challenges

which addresses the special requirements of built confronting our heritage at all scales.
heritage comprising of historic buildings, groups of
buildings, areas, cities and cultural landscapes in a
comprehensive manner. FACULTY
The course aims at defining and understanding Prof. Dr. Priyaleen Singh
architectural knowledge systems and cultural resource B.Arch., M.L.Arch., M.A. Conservation (UK),
bases. Academically the course involves research, Cert. in RM&HC (Florence), Ph.D. (UK)
documentation, analysis and its interpretation Professor
20 related to various scales of heritage. Special emphasis Head of the Department
is placed on historic cities, traditional housing sectors
and cultural landscapes. Technical aspects cover
Prof. Nalini M. Thakur
traditional building materials, structural repairs,
B.Arch., ARC ‘82, ICCROM (Rome),
maintenance and up-gradation of historic structures.
M.A. Conservation (UK)
Design component includes a wide range of Professor
interventions ranging from modifications and reuse
of the historic fabric to infill development and new Anuradha Chaturvedi
architecture in historic areas. B.Arch., M.A. Conservation (UK),
Cert. in Archaeological Conservation
Emphasis is also placed on the management of
Associate Professor
heritage through understanding of conservation
conventions and practices adopted at international
T. Lakshmi Priya
(UNESCO), national and local levels for heritage
B.Arch., M.Arch. (AC), SPA-D, RRCH (ICCROM-2012)
buildings, sites and cities. The skills and abilities
Assistant Professor
developed in this academic programme enable the

M.U.D.
Two Year Programme
Contemporary urban design emerged as a discipline city renewal as well as new growth in cities of all
in response to changes being experienced by cities scales.
through the Modern movement in Architecture
Urban designers make significant contribution as
and Planning. Today, urban design in seen as one of
members of multidisciplinary teams dealing with
the most important inputs in any city development
the formulation and implementation of urban
process. The discipline of Urban Design takes the
development programmes and policies. A large
responsibility of achieving wholeness of the built
number of employment opportunities exist for the
environment and addressing ground realities related
students graduating with an urban design degree in
to urban functions, spaces, movement and form.
professional, research and academic arenas.
The degree programme in this School exposes the
students to various theories and experiments that Considering the present thrust by the Government
architects, planners, social and behavioural scientists of India on the urban sector, as well as the rapidly
apply within the broad historical, social and political growing development programs of the private sector,
context. The programme imparts knowledge on professional urban designers become potential team
prevailing issues especially of urbanization in the leaders in addressing the escalated demands from
Indian and Asian settings and skills of design and such initiatives.
interventions in the built environment at varying
scales through a broad range of subjects, which form
the basis to tackle urban problems and prospects. FACULTY
Instruction and training in this urban design

Arunava Dasgupta
programme is imparted at two levels: (i) through
MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN

B.Arch., M.Arch. (UD), FIUDI
interactive design studios where the dynamics of
Associate Professor
growth and change in Indian cities are documented
In-charge Head of the Department
and design solutions are prepared, and (ii) through
theoretical enquiry and exploration, contemporary
Manu Mahajan
directions of city transformations as well as emerging
B.Arch., M.Arch. (UD)
concepts of urbanism are exchanged and deliberated.
Assistant Professor
The programme covers both community based inner
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M.Des.
Industrial Design
Two Year Programme
Product or object design is as old as the human developments in industrial processes and to ensure
civilization. The evolution of the profession of that the course remains relevant and comprehensive.
Industrial Design, however, is rooted in the industrial
Career opportunities for students passing out of this
revolution of the late 19th to 20th century whereby
programme are varied. Job opportunities include
industrially manufactured products were to attain
working for the industry, design or architectural studio
humane and artistic attributes. In an age of rapid
or setting up an independent practice in design and
social, technological and cultural transformation,
architecture.
effective training of a new designer must be based
on creative and practical concerns of maximum
relevance involving issues that are local and global FACULTY
simultaneously.
The primary aim of the programme is to foster Prof. Neerja Tiku

a wholesome design experience through an B.Arch., PG Dip. TCP (URP), FITPI, FIIA
interdisciplinary process of teaching and training. Professor
Theoretical, technological and managerial inputs, Head of the Department
which are taught through various courses, seminars
and workshops are all directed towards this central Parag Anand Meshram
goal. B.E. (Electronics), M.Des. (ID, IIT Delhi)
Associate Professor
Determination to take a professional design approach
to the interpretation of culture and to use design as a
Krity Gera
tool for cultural enrichment is the focal point of the
B.Arch., M.Arch.(ID)
programme. Academic exposure while concerning
Assistant Professor
MASTER OF DESIGN 
itself with broad phenomena such as sustainability,

etc. is at the same time highly relevant to the urgent
issues concerning technical, manufacturing and Aditi Singh
marketing aspects of the industrial world of today. B.Arch., M.Arch.(ID), FWTN
The programme maintains close links with the Assistant Professor
industry, both in order to keep in touch with the latest
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M.B.E.M.
Two Year Programme
MASTER OF BUILDING ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Department has been in existence for the last 35 years. • Encouraging development and innovation in
Building Engineering and Management is concerned approaches to progressing projects and;
with engineering and construction management • Dwelling on ways and means of promoting
aspects of buildings and infrastructure projects. human relations.
The course aims at training competent professionals
who can deal with complex construction projects by The thrust of the course is on imparting body
coordinating with various domain specialists from the of knowledge of project management so that
concept formation through to design, development projects are completed within the parameters of
and construction stages. The course enables the stipulated time, cost and quality. The focus of project
students to acquire skills and academic abilities at a management is specifically on design management
higher degree level in the sphere. Besides, it helps the and construction planning, control and monitoring.
students in achieving academic excellence as well as This is done by disseminating techniques of
allows them to develop their professional abilities. management such as network analysis, operational
Students are expected to manage and succeed in the research, financial and cost management, contract
professional field, and open avenues of professional management, resource management, quality
career opportunities. management system. Emphasis is given to advanced
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Objectives of the Departments: To develop an structural systems, building science, specialized
understanding of organization and working of the services and computer applications. Consequent to
building industry to become effective in management the academic input quality the campus placement is
tasks by: nearly 100 percent.
• Acquainting them the procedures and practices
of the projects; FACULTY
• Developing high degree of competence by
understanding the functional interrelationship Prof. Dr. Virendra Kumar Paul
existing amongst the different tasks areas; B.Arch., M.B.E.M., Ph.D.
•
Providing opportunities for shouldering Professor
responsibilities and making possible the Head of the Department
development of decisions making ability;
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M.L.A.
Two Year Programme
Landscape Architecture is a design profession The programme aims at imparting proficiency in

concerned with planning of outdoor and indoor landscape assessment and design techniques and
landscapes. Department of Landscape Architecture knowledge by employing ecological principles while
at SPA, New Delhi has developed into one of the simultaneously balancing them with socioeconomic
leading programs in this discipline in India. Since the and cultural considerations. The course comprises of
introduction of the course in 1972, the Department a variety of pure sciences and design based courses
has matured academically and contributed to the along with landscape design studios. The syllabus
nascent profession substantially and uniquely. This includes subjects such as plant systematics and
contribution has been made towards the development processes, hydrology, geology, soils, site planning and
of academic content as well as grooming of graduates landscape engineering, landscape resources, theory
to take up landscape architecture as a full time of landscape architecture, project management and
profession. professional practice besides others.
Students of the Masters of Landscape Architecture

program at SPA are a heterogeneous group which FACULTY
represents India holistically. This help us to provide
real time insights to the numerous and complex Prof. Dr. Rommel Mehta
landscapes which represent India.
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
B.Arch., PG Dip. LA, Ph.D., Fellow ISOLA

This diversity is anchored into the departmental Professor
syllabus and the regular design studio problems. The Head of the Department
course ensures that the inherent interdisciplinary
nature of a landscape architecture is addressed by Prof. Dr. Surinder Suneja
inclusion of projects of varying scales relating to Professor
environmental aspects, urban design, water related B.Sc., PG Dip. LA, Ph.D. FISOLA
considerations and conservation of landscapes and
heritage. The Department of Landscape Architecture Aarti Grover
works towards providing the students with a strong B.Arch., MLA, Associate ISOLA
academic base along with necessary inputs for them Assistant Professor
to undertake professional responsibilities.
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M.Plan.
Environmental Planning
Two Year Programme
Environmental considerations have assumed environmental planning, design, impact assessment,

an increasingly important role in planning and and mitigation and preventive measures. The focus
development of human settlements. Alarming areas of the programme are environmental planning
consequences of ozone layer depletion, global and design, techniques of measurement of water, soil,
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warming, desertification, and air pollution, pollution air and noise pollution, environmental management,
of the oceans, species’ extinction, deforestation and environmental impact assessment, auditing
flooding are some of the manifestations of nature’s and risk assessment, environmental economics,
reactions to human activities on the planet earth. environmental legislation clear development and
Implications of such environmental degradations mechanism. In addition, the students are encouraged
have been the subject of growing concern to people all to undertake training during summer vacation
over the world, and have resulted in various initiatives with environmental agencies to gain professional
and actions taken at global, regional, national and experience.
international levels.
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Environmental Planning degree programme is FACULTY
specifically designed to train students in methods
for scientific evaluation of various factors for Prof. Dr. Meenakshi Dhote
planning environmentally sustainable development B.Arch., M.L.A. , Ph.D.
of human settlements and regions. Environmental Professor
considerations at the planning stage would prevent Head of the Department
many of the degradations that result later on.
Land use planning, to be meaningful, has to take
Dr. Neha Goel Tripathi
cognizance of the legislations enacted in the field
B.Arch., M.Plan.(EP), Ph.D.
of environment as well as advanced techniques and
Assistant Professor
tools currently being made available for analyzing and
predicting environmental problems.
The main objective of this programme is to impart

adequate skills and exposure to the students to
enable them to handle the complex challenges of
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M.Plan.
Housing
Two Year Programme
Housing is one of the major global development The objective of the course is to provide a broad
issues which occupy centre-stage in the UN policy understanding and impart necessary skills to the
framework. In India too, it is a key area of planning and students for participation in the real world practices
economy. The Government of India has enunciated its in a multidisciplinary environment. The course is
emphasis in this area through the National Housing offered through a combination of class room lectures,
and Habitat Policy. Over the years, the establishment field assignments and practical studio exercises. It
of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation, is a globally recognized programme and students
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the National Housing Bank and the various projects are employed in a wide variety of work situations
funded by the Asian Development Bank, the World including government departments, international
Bank and the Overseas Development Administration agencies, real estate companies and multinational
has brought housing into the centre-stage of public firms.
policy debate. Government of India also places
emphasis on the housing sector through its national
budget every year. There are many state level and FACULTY
local level housing producers, in addition to the large
presence of the corporate sector actively engaged in Prof. Dr. P. S. N. Rao
the development of housing and real estate projects. B.E. (Civil), M.Plan. (Housing), Ph.D., AIIA,
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Government of India has also set up the Building Cert. Art Apprn.(NGMA), Cert. Art Apprn.(NM),
Materials and Technology Promotion Council in order Cert. Urban Mgmt. (Canada), FITP, FIE, FIV, Regd. CoA.
to promote innovative materials for the housing Professor
sector. Head of the Department
In this background, a Chair in Housing was instituted

Ruchita Gupta
by the UNEP in the School way back in the year 1958
B.Arch., M.Plan., Ph.D.
and the Department of Housing was established.
Assistant Professor
Master of Planning (Housing) is a unique programme
which offers comprehensive exposure to various
Harshita Deo
facets of the subject including housing policy, finance,
B.Arch., M.Plan. (UP)
infrastructure, urban planning, poverty and slums,
Assistant Professor
shelter for disaster affected areas, ‘green’ housing
design and technology, GIS applications, real estate
project formulation, legal and governance issues and
management.

M.Plan.
Regional Planning
Two Year programme
Regional planning promotes the core idea of The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts
developing human settlements and regions in in India have given a new impetus to development
a balanced, integrated, resource sensitive and planning with inputs being offered by citizens
participatory manner. Internationalization of the from village, block, Taluka and district levels that
Indian economy since the last two and a half decade require a set of new tools for analyses and decision
has accentuated and underscored these roles of making. Changing times also suggest a need for
regional planning and regional planners. regional planning specialists to develop action
oriented decisions at different spatial scales including
Most of the action, as far as current planning and
rural, urban, district, and state level. It also calls for
development activity is concerned, is taking place
a change in the role of regional planners who could
in regions, sub-regions, districts, blocks and villages
appreciate issues of both rural and urban areas in an
apart from specific corridors along major national
integrated manner. In this sense regional planning
highways, and in peripheries of metropolitan regions.
as taught at the School fulfills the agenda of nation
Special Economic Zones, corridors like the Delhi
building. With the implementation of constitutional
Mumbai Industrial Corridor, numerous projects
amendments, regional planning at district, block,
in peripheries of large metropolitan regions, and
village and metropolitan region level has become
large scale mining activities are only few significant
critically important and constitutionally mandated
examples, which are central to concerns of regional
planning task. After all district planning committees
planning. As development activities further pick
will have to be made functional and effective, and
up in the near future, large amounts of land will be
without the crucial participation of regional planners,
acquired at ever increasing rate, and affected citizens
this task at a national scale cannot be accomplished.
will have to be resettled and rehabilitated. All these
development aspirations and needs of farmers and Apart from regional development, regional
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landless laborers require careful planning with a governance, the creation of sustainable regional
key role being played by regional planners. Regional environments is another critical issue being handled
planning and development will continue coproduce by regional planners. The Department of Regional
opportunities for economic growth as well as Planning is acutely aware of this, and therefore trains
challenges pertaining to spatial justice for tillers and planners in the areas of climate change, and disaster
land owners. planning and management.
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Being in the business of skill development and highlighted that more than half of the Indians would
knowledge creation and transfer, the Department of be still living in rural areas even after 2031, and
Regional Planning equips students with skills as Indian citizens their lives too need to be made
and knowledge that society needs and demands for prosperous. In the Department of Regional Planning,
the future development of the nation. Department we believe that action remains in regions. With this
of Regional Planning believes in a seamless interface in mind, in the Department of Regional Planning we
between typology and levels of regions so as endeavor to produce leaders who are also regional
to achieve integrated and conflict reducing and planners. Our students are fully prepared to face
resolving development plans. Master in Planning regional planning and development challenges. We
with specialization in Regional Planning is a program, train our students for nation building, and their
which aims to impart knowledge about sustainable employers tell us that they do this task extremely
development of regions through interplay of well.
variables that directly and indirectly affect regional
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development.
FACULTY
The Department is steadfast in imparting high quality
knowledge to postgraduate students, which is quite Dr. Vinita Yadav
visible in the use of new approaches, techniques, M.A. (Geog.), M. Plan. (U.P), Ph.D.(JNU), M.B.A.
technologies and pedagogies. By teaching subjects (Financial Mgmt.), AITP
such as Spatial Data Infrastructure, and Public Policy Associate Professor
Analysis, Climate Change, etc., the Department has Head of the Department (I/C)
made a new beginning for regional planning and
28 development. This program is designed to equip
Prof. Dr. N. Sridharan
students in skills of regional analysis, preparation of
Ph.D. (RMIT-Melbourne, Australia), M.U.R.P, P.G. Dip
regional and rural plans at all spatial scales, preparation
in Town and Country Planning (Poland), P.G. Dip. In
of action oriented policies, and management and
Financial Management, M.A. (Economics), AITP
evaluation of plans. To expose our students to global
Professor
expertise in this field, the Department of Regional
Planning has continually endeavored to network
Chetna Singh
with credible national and International Institutions
M.A. (Geog.), M. Plan. (R.P.), AITP
and host a number special lectures by global experts
Assistant Professor
throughout the year
Although focus of policy makers and planning

intellectuals remains on the urban, it must be

M.Plan.
Urban Planning
Two Year Programme
Department of Urban Planning is the first FACULTY

postgraduate department of the School. It originated
as a Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the Prof. Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Year 1955. The vision of the Department is to ensure M.Sc., M.T.P., Ph.D., FITP, MCILT (UK), MTPS (UK), MIUT,
and maintain quality of education in settlement MIRT, Commonwealth Academic Fellow (UK)
planning so as to be at par with institutions worldwide Professor
through sustained research in the field of urban Head of the Department
planning, development and management, along with
strengthening academic links of the Department with Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri
institutions in India and abroad, and by setting up of a B.Arch., M.C.P., Ph.D., AITP
Knowledge Centre in the area of urban planning. Professor
Masters in Planning (Urban Planning) programme
offered by the Department is designed to prepare M. Palaniappan
students in the skills of analysis of physical, social, M.A.(Eco.), M.T.P. (URP), M.Phil (Tourism Mgmt.), MPS
cultural, economic and ecological dimensions of (Population Studies), AITP
urban settlements, comprehending their problems, Assistant Professor
evolving strategies to address the issues and emerging
challenges in a planned manner and working out Chidambara
implementation mechanisms. Specialization is B.Plan., M.Plan. (TP), AITP, MIIUT
built around courses such as city and metropolitan Assistant Professor
planning, infrastructure planning, environment,
development and disaster management, heritage Nilanjana Dasgupta Sur
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conservation, urban development management, M.Sc. (Geog.), M.Plan. (UP), AITP
project planning, inclusive planning, energy, climate Assistant Professor
change and urban development.
The Masters programme focuses on exposure

to project planning and information technology
including the GIS. It also includes studio exercises
in plan preparation through real world case studies
related to comprehensive and micro level urban
development issues, and problems related to various
cities and towns in the country. 29
Most of the alumni are engaged in various

government offices like the Central and State
level town and country planning organisations,
Development Authorities and Urban Local Bodies
(ULB’s) besides international agencies like the World
Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the
Department for International Development (DFID). A
growing number are employed in the private sector
as developers and urban design consultants besides
engaged in various research and academic institutes,
NGOs and consultancy firms both within and outside
the country.
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M.Plan.
Transport Planning
Two Year Programme
Transport is widely acknowledged as one of the most on transport plan preparation in the studios and
critical elements that contributes to the quality of life research studies using live case studies.
in urban areas. In the context of massive urbanization
The programme enables the students to meet the
in the country, planning for transport infrastructure
professional needs of fast growing consultancy
has assumed significant importance over the years
organizations, infrastructure financing institutions,
requiring specialized skills for planning, designing,
town planning organizations and development
operations and management of regional and urban
authorities, transport system operating agencies,
transport systems. Appreciating the need for training
research institutions, universities, NGO’s etc. Alumni
and development of skills for preparation of integrated
of the Department are well placed in private and
transport plans, design, management, economic
government agency like Asian Development Bank,
operation of transport systems and policies, the
World Bank, IUT, RITES, UTTIPEC, KIMTS, NCRPB, CES,
School offers Master of Planning degree programme
LEA, UMTC, ILFS, L&T, NHAI, Atkins, EMBARQ, EGIS,
with specialization in Transport Planning, one of its
NATPAC, CRAFT, IUT, ICRA, DIMTS, Sunovatech, Mott
only kind in the country.
MacDonald, TERI, Halcrow, CIDCO Navi Mumbai,
This degree programme is designed to prepare the Parking Solutions etc. in India andAbroad. The
students in the skills of analysis of transport problems department has MoU with University of Leads, UK,
and issues at regional and urban level. The programme Newcastle University, UK and CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi.
focuses on development of analytical tools and
techniques supported by theoretical concepts in the
areas of urban transport planning, public transport FACULTY
systems planning, traffic engineering, highway
planning and design, transport economics, logistics and Prof. Dr. P. K. Sarkar
B.E. (Civil), PG Dip. TCP (TTP), M.Sc. Transport Engg.
MASTER OF PLANNING
distribution management, transport infrastructure

design, intelligent transport system, engineering (UK), Ph.D., AITP, MIHT (UK), MIE, MIRT, MIUT, Fellow,
economics, analytical transport techniques, project Institution of Surveyors, Commonwealth Academic
formulation and appraisal, transport policy, legislation Fellow (UK)
and institutional framework, etc. The programme Professor
emphasizes development of skills by enhancing Head of the Department
computing capability using latest softwares used in
transport planning, traffic and highway engineering Prof. Dr. Sanjay Gupta
such as SIDRA, Cube 6.2, VISSIM, VISSUM, HEADS, M.Sc., M.T.P., Ph.D., FITP, MCILT (UK), MTPS (UK), MIUT,
TRANSYT, GIS 10.1, MinTab, MATLAB, etc. for exercises MIRT, Commonwealth Academic Fellow (UK)
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Professor
Dr. Sewa Ram

B.Tech. (Civil) IIT D, M.Plan. (TP), Ph.D., AITP, MIUT,
LMIRC
Associate Professor
Bhaskar Gowd Sudagani

B.Tech (Civil), M.Plan (TP), AITP, MIUT
Assistant Professor

DOCTORAL
PROGRAMMES
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Ph.D.
Full-Time Programme 2-5 Years
Part-Time Programme 3-7 Years
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi from teaching the postgraduate students for 8-10
has emerged as a leading institution for research hours per week. However, both full-time and part-
in the fields of Architecture, Physical Planning, time students are required to attend the Research
Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Environmental Methodology course.
Planning, Housing, Transport Planning, Urban Design,
Total number of seats available in various departments
Architectural Conservation, Landscape Architecture,
of studies is 36.
Industrial Design and Building Engineering and
Management. Currently there are many national
and international students registered in various
departments of studies pursuing their doctoral Coordinator, Doctoral Programmes
programmes. Our own faculty and specialized visiting Prof. Dr. P. S. N. Rao
faculty from the field help us to build an innovative B.E. (Civil), M.Plan. (Housing), Ph.D., AIIA,
research platform for the School. Many of our faculty Cert. Art Apprn.(NGMA), Cert. Art Apprn.(NM),
members have doctorate degrees from India and Cert. Urban Mgmt. (Canada), FITP, FIE, FIV
abroad, which enables the School to offer a multi- Professor
disciplinary view for the doctoral programme cutting
across departments and disciplines.
To support the Doctoral Programme, SPA New Delhi,

brings out a regular journal in which our research
scholars contribute. SPA New Delhi is equipped with
one of the oldest libraries in Delhi with a rich collection
DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES
of books and journals in the fields of Architecture and

Planning. SPA, New Delhi also has a good IT support to
enable the scholars to use the latest software for their
research work. Regular lectures by regular and visiting
faculty are offered to doctoral programme candidates
including lectures by international scholars.
SPA, New Delhi offers two kinds of doctoral

programmes: Full-Time and Part-Time. Under the Full-
Time programme, a candidate is expected to finish the
programme within a period of five years, while in the
32 case of Part-Time the maximum period is seven years
from the date of registration. Full-Time students are
required to meet the residency requirements, apart

ADMISSIONS
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ELIGIBILITY Education (CBSE) strictly on merit subject to fulfilment

of the eligibility criteria and reservation of seats as per
Candidates shall be eligible for admission to the
the approved norms of the School.
First Year of the Bachelors’ Degree programme in
Architecture or Planning if they have obtained at least For more details regarding admission to Bachelors’
50 percent marks in aggregate with Mathematics as Degree programme in Architecture and Planning,
a subject in the Class 12th or qualifying examination. applicants may refer to the JEE website.
After confirmation of allotment of seats, applicants

ADMISSION PROCEDURE are required to apply for admission in the prescribed
Admission to the Bachelors’ Degree programme in application form for B.Arch. or B. Plan. which can be
Architecture and Planning for the session 2016-17 will obtained from the School counter after paying 100
be made through Joint Entrance Examination (JEE- towards the cost of the form.
2016) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary
ADMISSIONS
RESERVATION OF SEATS
Name of the Course OG SC ST OBC KM* Total

Bachelor of Architecture 53 16 08 28 01 105+1*
Bachelor of Planning 17 05 03 09 01 34+1*
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*Over and above sanctioned intake.
OG: Open General, SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribes, OBC: Other Backward Classes, KM*: Kashmiri Migrant
Note
1. Three (3) seats for Bachelor of Architecture Personnel killed or permanently disabled in
and one (1) seat for Bachelor of Planning are action during war or peacetime operations
reserved for Physically Challenged Persons (Category DS). These will be adjusted
(Category PH). These will be adjusted against the respective reservations for OG,
against the respective reservations for OG, SC, ST and OBC categories.
SC, ST and OBC categories. 3. Additional seats, apart from the total
2. Two (2) seats, i.e. one (1) for Bachelor indicated above, are allocated for Foreign
of Architecture and one (1) for Bachelor National (FN - 10 percent), Non Resident
of Planning are reserved for wards or Indians (NRI - 3 percent) and Persons of
dependents of Defence or Paramilitary Indian Origin (PIO - 2 percent).

ELIGIBILITY Engineering or Architectural Engineering or Building

Science or Architecture from a recognized University
Candidates shall be eligible for admission to the First
or equivalent, or Five-Year Diploma in Construction
Year of the various Masters’ Degree programmes if they
Technology from a recognized University or an
have obtained at least 55 percent marks in aggregate
institution established by an act of Parliament or
(50 percent for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates), in the qualifying
State Legislature.
examination for each programme respectively, as given
below:
Master of Landscape Architecture
Master of Architecture • Bachelors’ degree in Landscape Architecture
or Architecture or Planning from a recognized
• Architectural Conservation: Bachelors’ degree University or equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in
in Architecture or Planning from a recognized Planning or equivalent postgraduate diploma from
University or equivalent. a recognized University or institution, or Certificate
of completion of the Pre-Landscape course of the
Master of Design School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
• Industrial Design: Bachelors’ degree in Architecture
from a recognized University or equivalent or Master of Planning
• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering, Design, Fine Arts • Environmental Planning: Bachelors’ Degree in
from a recognized University or equivalent with Planning or Architecture or Civil Engineering
valid CEED score (mandatory for candidates not or Architectural Engineering or Environmental
having Bachelors’ degree in Architecture ) from the Engineering* from a recognized University or
approved streams. equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in Environmental
Science* or Environmental Management* or
Master of Urban Design Geography or Economics or Sociology from a
recognized University or equivalent.
ADMISSIONS
• Urban Design: Bachelors’ degree in Architecture or
Planning from a recognized University or equivalent. • Housing: Bachelors’ Degree in Planning or
Architecture or Civil Engineering or Architectural
Engineering or from a recognized University
Master of Building Engineering and or equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in Economics
Management or Sociology from a recognized University or
• Bachelors’ degree in Building Engineering or Civil equivalent.
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• Regional Planning: Bachelors’ Degree in Planning SPONSORED CANDIDATES
or Architecture or Civil Engineering or Architectural
a. Candidates sponsored by Central Government,
Engineering from a recognized University or
State Governments, statutory organizations and
equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in Geography or
public institutions must be in regular service.
Economics or Sociology from a recognized University
or equivalent. b. A candidate will be considered as sponsored if the
sponsoring organization undertakes to provide
• Transport Planning: Bachelors’ Degree in Planning
him or her with full salary or adequate financial
or Architecture or Civil Engineering or Architectural
assistance for the full duration of the programme.
Engineering or from a recognized University or
equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in Economics or c. Educational qualifications are the same as listed
Statistics or Operations Research from a recognized above for each programme, respectively. In
University or equivalent. addition, a sponsored candidate must also have a
minimum of two years’ work experience in a field
• Urban Planning: Bachelors’ Degree in Planning or
relevant to programme in which admission is
Architecture or Civil Engineering or Architectural
sought.
Engineering from a recognized University or
equivalent, or Masters’ Degree in Geography or d. Minimum percentage of marks may be waived for
Economics or Sociology from a recognized University applicants who are faculty members in academic
or equivalent. institutions and have been in regular service since
28th February 1999.
Note e. Sponsored candidates may be required to undergo

personal interaction with the faculty.
1. A.I.I.A. (by examination) shall be considered
as equivalent to a Bachelors’ degree in
Architecture.
RESERVATION OF SEATS
Name of Department OG SC ST OBC Total

Urban Planning 17 04 02 08 31
Regional Planning 08 02 01 04 15
Environmental Planning 08 02 01 04 15
Housing 13 03 01 06 23
Transport Planning 13 03 01 06 23
Architectural Conservation 08 02 01 04 15
36 Industrial Design 13 03 01 06 23
Urban Design 10 03 02 05 20
Landscape Architecture 13 03 01 06 23
Building Engineering and Management 17 04 02 08 31
OG: Open General, SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribes, OBC: Other Backward Classes,
Note 2. Foreign National (FN - 10 percent), Non

Resident Indian (NRI -3 percent) and
1. Three percent (3 percent) seats for all
Person of Indian Origin (PIO - 2 percent)
Postgraduate degree programmes are
reserved for Physically Challenged Persons
(Category PH). These will be adjusted
against the respective reservations for OG,
SC, ST and OBC categories.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE b. Applicants with all other qualifications may
submit a synopsis of their academic project work
Admission to Masters’ degree programmes is affected
or thesis and professional work, if any.
through a multi-stage process to select applicants
based on their Portfolios shall be submitted on A4 size sheets only at
the time of test/ interview.
i. Performance in the qualifying examination,
ii. Portfolio of work,
Submission
iii. Personal Interaction with the programme faculty
The candidates must fill up the application form
and/ or written test.
online only by date specified in the advertisement.
iv. Interest and motivation for the chosen study and
Candidates appearing for their final examinations, are
v. Work Experience.
eligible to apply provided they meet eligibility criteria
Applicants are offered admission to a particular and their final results are published and submitted
programme in serial order of a merit list drawn up, by 31st October 2016, 5:00 pm or as decided by the
based on the cumulative score obtained after all the Authority of the School. In case a candidate is admitted
five stages are completed. to the course but on declaration of result, he does not
meet minimum qualifying marks, the admission of
that candidate(s) shall stand cancelled and fee will be
Application Form
forfeited.
Application Forms will be available as per the
notification published by SPA, New Delhi in the
newspapers. Result
Successful applicants will be informed individually by
The applicant may apply online through the website of
e-mail or SMS. The list will also be displayed on the
the School: www.spa.ac.in
website of the School.
A candidate can apply for single course only with fee
of 1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only)
SCHOLARSHIPS
through electronically only.
A limited number of Scholarships, each of 12,400
per month will be awarded on merit, subject to the
Application Fee terms and conditions prescribed by Government of
The application form, duly filled online, must be India, AICTE and the School from time to time, for non-
submitted with an Application Fee of 1,500/- (Rupees sponsored category of students admitted to Masters’
One Thousand Five Hundred only) by electronically only. degree programmes with valid GATE and CEED score.
Personal Interaction
Applicants may be required to participate in a 37
personal interaction with the faculty of the respective
programmes by way of an interview, oral or written
test, group discussion, etc. Different departments will
choose the mode appropriate for their programme but
make relevant criteria public to the candidates during
the selection process.
Portfolio of Work
a. Applicants having a Bachelors’degree in Architecture
or Planning are required to bring a Portfolio of their
work including their latest project work or thesis
and any two other projects of their choice.
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IMPORTANT DATES
Sr. Important Activities Dates | Days

1 Online Application forms and prospectus available on website 12th February 2016 | Friday
of the School
2 Closing of online form 11th March 2016 | Friday
ADMISSIONS
3 Test/Interview (PG Courses) 21st March 2016 | Monday

22nd March 2016 | Tuesday
23rd March 2016 | Wednesday
4 Display of Selection List 14th April 2016 | Thursday
5 Registration in respective Departments 28th July 2016 | Thursday
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6 Orientation 29th July 2016 | Friday
7 Start of classes 1st August 2016 | Monday

DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES
ELIGIBILITY Application Fee

Applicants for admission to the Ph.D. (Full-Time) The application form, duly filled, must be submitted
Programme shall possess the following qualifications: with an Application Fee of 1,500 (Rupees One
Thousand Five Hundred only) by way of crossed
• Master’s Degree in any discipline awarded by the
Demand Draft in favour of SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, or
ARCHITECTURE payable at NEW DELHI.
its equivalent from any other recognized university
or institution with a minimum of Fifty-five percent The applicant shall state and submit the following with
(55 percent) aggregate marks (50 percent for SC/ the application:
ST/ OBC) or
i. Proposed Department of Study
• Masters’ Degree in allied disciplines awarded
ii. Broad area of research: nature, objectives and
by any recognized university or institution with
scope of the subject, and tentative title.
a minimum of Fifty-five percent (55 percent)
aggregate marks (50 percent for SC/ ST/ OBC) and iii. Other particulars that the applicant may like to
ten (10) years of experience in teaching/research/ furnish regarding the choice of the subject and its
professional practice in the proposed area of importance for research; and
research or iv. Name of the Advisor of his/her choice, if any
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture / Planning of the
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi or FELLOWSHIP GRANT
its equivalent from any other recognized university
Fellowships and Contingency Grants are awarded to
or institution with a minimum of Fifty-five percent
eligible candidates in accordance with norms laid
(55 percent) aggregate marks (50 percent for SC/
down by the Government of India, University Grants
ST/ OBC) and five years experience in teaching,
Commission, AICTE and the Academic Council of the
research or professional practice or
School from time to time.
• Bachelor’s Degree in allied disciplines from any
ADMISSIONS
recognized university or institution with a minimum
of Fifty-five percent (55 percent) aggregate marks
(50 percent for SC/ ST/ OBC) and ten (10) years
experience in teaching, research or professional
practice.
For admission to the Ph.D. (Part-Time) Programme
the eligibility criteria will be the same as above 39
except that the applicant should have an additional
work experience of five (5) years over that specified
above and should obtain a letter of consent from the
employer, if any.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Admissions to Doctoral Programmes are processed
twice in a year at the start of either semester (January/
July) of an academic session. Applicants may apply at
any time prior to the dates notified for each admission
cycle.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DATES scholarship (under various schemes) or Self-Financing

Foreign students sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs
Exact dates for various purposes are mentioned on page
shall be given preference. They are required to submit
38 of this Prospectus 2016. The academic session will
their applications to the Ministry of Human Resource
commence on 28th July 2016. Candidates admitted to
Development or Ministry of External Affairs, Government
various programmes are advised to report on the opening
of India through their diplomatic channels.
day, failing which their admission shall be treated as
cancelled unless extension of time is requested for and (*As per the guidelines of the Council of Architecture (COA)
granted by the School. a student admitted under B.Arch. Course without clearing
any aptitude test in Architecture will not be eligible for
registration with COA)
FOREIGN NATIONAL (FN), NON-RESIDENT
INDIAN (NRI) AND PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN
(PIO) PROVISIONAL ADMISSION
ADMISSIONS
For UG Courses: Admissions to B.Arch./ B.Plan. courses Selected applicants are granted provisional admission
under the category of FN/ NRI/ PIO will be through which is confirmed upon verification of certificates
Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) 2016*. proving their eligibility, physical fitness by registered
MBBS doctor and other testimonials as applicable
For PG and Ph.D. Programmes: Foreign Nationals
and upon payment of the fees, if a candidate is
(Category FN), Non-Resident Indians (Category NRI)
40 provisionally selected.
and Person of Indian Origin (Category PIO) may apply
in the prescribed application form for the desired
program along with documents and a registration VERIFICATION
fee of US Dollars Three Hundred (US$ 300) which is Selected applicants are required to present original
nonrefundable. The fee is payable through a Demand certificates along with one photocopy of each at
Draft or Bankers Cheque in favour of School of Planning the time of admission to the programme. Originals
and Architecture, New Delhi, payable at New Delhi. will be verified and returned to the applicants and
Only those applicants who have qualified from the foreign photocopies shall be retained for the School records.
boards/universities with qualifications recognized as
equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) PHYSICAL FITNESS
shall be considered for admission. In case of NRI, only those
who have studied abroad for five years in the last eight Applicants selected for admission are required to
years of their stay abroad and have passed the required produce a physical fitness certificate from a registered
qualifying examination from that country are eligible to medical practitioner at the time of their admission to
apply. Foreign nationals who are awarded Govt. of India the programme.

FEES AND DEPOSITS
Selected applicants shall pay the prescribed fees and deposits at the time of admission to the programme. Fee
structure will be published on the School website in due Course of time. The fee may be revised during the course.
Name of the Under Graduate Post Graduate Ph.D. Programme

Programme
Course Fee 54,300/- p.a. for OG/ OBC 59,300/- p.a. for OG/ OBC 44,300/- p.a. for OG/ OBC
and 36,800/- for SC/ ST and 39,300/- for SC/ ST and 34,300/- p.a. for SC/ ST
including refundable deposit including refundable deposit including refundable deposit
of 10,000/- of 10,000/- of 10,000/- and for SPA
New Delhi Faculty
4,000/- p.a.
Hostel Fee New admissions: New admissions: New admissions:
20,000/- p.a. including 20,000/- p.a. including 20,000/- p.a. including
refundable deposit of refundable deposit of refundable deposit of
6,000/- 6,000/- 6,000/-
Old students: Old students: Old students:

14,000/- p.a. 14,000/- p.a. 14,000/- p.a.
Mess/ Food 27,000/- p.a. including 27,000/- p.a. including 27,000/- p.a. including
Charges refundable deposit of refundable deposit of refundable deposit of
5,000/- 5,000/- 5,000/-
Fees for Course Fees: US$8,000 p.a. Course Fees: US$8,000 p.a. Course Fees: US$8,000 p.a.
Foreign Hostel Fees: US$650 (for Hostel Fees: US$650 (for Hostel Fees: US$650 (for
Nationals, hostelers only) hostelers only) hostelers only)
Self Mess Establishment Fund: Mess Establishment Fund: Mess Establishment Fund:
Financing US$200 p.a. US$200 p.a. US$200 p.a.
Students, Mess/ Food charges: Mess/ Food charges: Mess/ Food charges:
NRI and PIO 20,000/- p.a. including 20,000/- p.a. including 20,000/- p.a. including
refundable deposit of refundable deposit of refundable deposit of
ADMISSIONS
5,000/- 5,000/- 5,000/-
Note: Foreign Nationals from the SAARC countries shall be allowed 50 per cent waiver provided the candidate
has Studied in the SAARC countries only.
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REFUND PROCEDURE (iii) If a candidate withdraws his/her admission
after closing of admission and/or seat remains
(i) In the event of a candidate withdraws his/
vacant then only Security Deposits (Refundable)
her admission before the beginning of the
shall be refunded to such candidates within
academic session and the vacant seat is filled
two academic years or from the date of leaving
up from the waiting list, the entire fees shall
his/her course, whichever is earlier.
be refunded after deduction of processing fees
of 1000 (Rupees One Thousand only).
(ii) If a candidate withdraws his/her admission
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM STUDENTS AID
after beginning of the academic session and FUND
before the closing date of Admission and if the One time financial assistance is available to the
vacant seat is filled up from the waiting list, a deserving students of the Under-Graduate as well
proportionate monthly fee plus 1000 (Rupees as Post-Graduate courses on merit basis for meeting
one thousand only) towards processing fees their unforeseen expenditures. The minimum amount
shall be deducted from the fees paid. payable is 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with
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a maximum of 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION
Thousand only), subject to the conditions as laid down
by the School. The applications are normally invited in School has very limited Hostel Accommodation,
the month of August and January in a year, subject to which is offered only to outstation students based on
their eligibility and other terms and conditions e.g. the availability of seats and in accordance with hostel
annual income of parents from all sources should not rules framed by the School from time to time. Some
be more than 4.50 lacs or as may be prescribed from outstation students may not get hostel accomodation
time to time. and will have to make their own arrangements for
stay outside the School campus.
CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME OF TOP

CLASS EDUCATION FOR SCHEDULED CASTE
AND SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS
ADMISSIONS
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; and

the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India,
have allotted Ten Scholarships for Scheduled Caste
students and Five Scholarships for Scheduled Tribe
students of the Under-graduate courses of the School,
on the merit basis, subject to their eligibility terms
42 and conditions e.g. annual income of parents from
all sources should not be more than 4.50 lacs or as
may be prescribed from time to time. The Scholarship
amount is disbursed directly to the concerned students
under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme by the
Government of India.

AWARDS
every year, to a student in the department of Building

Engineering and Management for the best Thesis.
“Prof. N. S. Saini SPA Gold Medal” out of the endowment

of Late Prof. N. S. Saini is awarded at the Foundation
Day of the School, to the student securing highest
marks in thesis, having passed all the examination
of the Masters Degree Courses in urban Planning/
Regional Planning in first attempt.
The “Shriya Anand Award” out of the interest accuring

from the endowment of Rs. 1,00,000/- made by Capt.
Jai Kumar Anand, father of Late Ms. Shriya Anand
is awarded on the Foundation Day every year, to a
Prof. T. J. Manickam Gold Medal: student in the Department of Landscape Architecture
Prof. T .J. Manickam Gold Medal is awarded every for the overall performance in “Landscape Architecture
year one each to a student at Undergraduate and Studio” in four semesters.
Postgraduate Level.
Under-Graduate
Post-Graduate
Medals awarded in UG Courses.
Gold medals one each in Architecture and Planning in
Medals awarded in PG Courses:
respect of Under Graduate courses are as given below:
Gold Medal of SPA in respect of Masters Degree
Courses Award 1. SPA Gold Medal for Best Student
ADMISSIONS
2. SPA Gold Medal for Best Thesis
Gold Medals, one each for the Master’s Degree
Courses conducted by the School is awarded to the
best student in their respective disciplines. Other prizes in UG Courses:
General Proficiency prizes (First and Second Prize)
Other Medals in PG Courses: for Architecture and Planning is awarded separately
every year. 43
“The Narendra Juneja Gold Medal” out of the
endowment made on behalf of Late Sh. Narendra
Juneja, an alumnus of the School, is awarded for the
best individual performance in Landscape Design –IV
(Studio) to the final year student of Master’s Degree
Course in Landscape Architecture each year.
“Prof. M. R. Agnihotri Award” is given every year, out of

annual interest accuring from the endowment of Rs.
20,000/- made by Prof. M. R. Agnihotri, to a student
of Master’s Degree Programme in Design (Industrial
Design) for the Best Design Project.
The “Prof. S. K. Narayana Memorial SPA Alumni Gold

Medal” is awarded every year at the Foundation Day
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RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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ACADEMIC RESOURCES
Centre For Analysis and Systems Studies

(CASS)
CASS plays an important role in the discharge of the
School’s academic functions since 1980’s. It has been
developed as the main communication center of the
School. It is equipped with servers, workstations,
plotter, scanner, printers etc. In addition, a number
of tasks are performed by the Centre. Some of the
important tasks include:
• Facilitate technical support and assistance in

conducting classes
• Conduct training programmes in software
application for faculty and staff.
• Providing internet facility to all departments of
Planning and Architecture Blocks and Girls hostel time to time for students and faculty members on the
block. use and application of GIS Software. Its facilities are
also used by the students for hands-on training on
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• Maintaining School Website

academic exercises and research projects. The Centre
• Employee Attendance Management. is equipped with number of software such as:
• Mail Management for Employees and Staff. • Arc View 10.0 and Arc Info 10.0 Universal Lab Kits
• Providing technical and maintenance support to with extensions (spatial analyst, network analyst,
all the Departments of Studies/Centres/units in 3D analyst).
their day to day functioning of computer related • Statistical package for Social Science (SPSS)
activities. version 20.0.
• Server Management • ERDAS Imagine 2011 and Leica Photogrammetry
• Ensuring virus free environment in computer Suite (LPS) 2011
labs. • Auto Desk 2012 Master Suite includes Raster
• Providing technical support in admission to the Design, Architecture, Revit Architecture, Revit
UG/PG programmes. Structure, Auto CAD Inventor Professional Suite,
46 • Providing census related data to students for 3DS Max, Design, Maya
research. • MicroStation and other related utility software
extensions, Advanced Geo Structural Analysis
and STADD.Pro
Prof. Dr. Vinay Maitri
M.Sc.(Stat.), Ph.D., MCP, MCSD,MCILT (UK), MIUT, • Primavera P6 Professional Project Management,
MIRT Primavera Contractor and Primavera Risk Analysis
Head of CASS • Bentley Software
• Turnit-in Anti-plagiarism software
Centre for Geographical Information System In addition, the Centre has high end hardware
(GIS) equipments. Head-CASS is in charge of GIS-Lab.
The Centre for GIS was established in January 2003

to provide facilities for conducting GIS classes for Centre for Remote Sensing (CRS)
students belonging to different Department of Studies The Centre for Remote Sensing has facilities for
of the School. It conducts training programme from remote sensing related courses offered as part of

undergraduate and postgraduate programmes reports. The library subscribes and receives to 73
in the school. It is presently equipped with basic national and international journals, which includes
tools required for stereovision and aerial photo 43 online journals. Apart from this have subscription
interpretation, viz. pocket and mirror stereoscopes, and access to JSTOR digital library archives of more
parallax bars, aerial photographs, etc. The Centre also than 1978 academic journals and primary sources
has a couple of image processing software. Head- with remote login facility..
CASS is in charge of CRS.
The School library is a member of Developing Library
Network (DELNET) and this has given the facility of
Audio-Visual Unit (AVU) online access to our students, faculty members to
The Audio Visual Unit provides audio and visual the union catalogue of 5,376 libraries, Inter Library
services like still photo shoots, video filming etc. for Loan (LLN), access to free online journals and books
covering various academic activities of Departments available to the member libraries.
of Studies of the school such as special lecture talks, The library is computerized and is using LibSys
jury examinations, digital slides preparation etc. In software, which is an integrated multi-user library
addition, it also provides necessary technical support management system. All library databases are stored
service for school events such as Annual Convocation, in LibSys software. The LibSys consists of modules
Foundation Day, student events, workshops, cataloguing, acquisitions, circulations, serials, article
seminars, conferences etc held from time to time. It indexing and OPAC. The web OPAC (Online Public
is also involved in providing support input for school Access Catalogue) of the Library provides online facility
publications such as the school’s annual prospectus, through LAN (Local Area Network) to the faculty,
journals, newsletters etc. Head-CASS is in charge of students and students to search the bibliographic
A.V. Unit. databases on their own desk. The Web OPAC also
provides the acquisitions list of recent additions to

Library library collection and allows users to find the material
issued to them as well to put material on reserve etc.
The library at SPA has a unique collection of over
80,459 publications housed in two separate libraries The bar-coded library membership cards have
in the Planning and Architecture blocks respectively. been replaced borrower tickets to the considerable
convenience of borrowers and library staff. Library
also brings out a monthly list of new additions in
the library and made available by e-mail to members.
The library also alerts members by e-mail to relevant
information in the dailies. The library is being headed
by the Mr. Narendra Singh Dhami, Library and
Information Officer.
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Documentation and Publications Unit (DPU) looks after
the publication of SPA‘s quarterly journal called SPACE.
Preparation and dissemination of a monthly bulletin
named SPA Abstracts is also prepared by the DPU.
SPA Abstracts contains synopsis of significant articles
featured in technical journals subscribed by the School.
Furthermore, newspapers are scanned daily and items
This considerable collection includes titles in planning, of technical and professional interest to physical
architecture, architectural conservation, building design and planning professions are collected. Copies
engineering and management, environmental of such clippings are displayed on notice boards, and
planning, housing, industrial design, landscape cuttings are then maintained in classified files for use
architecture, physical planning, regional planning, as research materials.
transport planning, urban design and urban planning. The printing of various research materials are required
The library also houses a large body of student work by the departments of studies and administrative
in the form of theses, dissertations and seminars sections of the School. These requests are compiled
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with by the DPU. Compilation, preparation and printing and metal work and have access to workshop facilities
arrangements leading to the publication of the School’s for making architectural models.
annual reports for submission to the Parliament, both
The workshop is fully equipped for all categories
in Hindi and English are also done by the DPU. The
of carpentry, machine tooling and so on. Major
unit works under the supervision of a senior faculty
responsibility for routine repairs and maintenance
member. The Documentation and Publication Unit
of various campus buildings also rests with the
is being headed by Mr. Ashok Kumar, Library and
workshop. The Head of the Department of Industrial
Information Officer
Design looks after the Workshop.
The SPACE Journal

Materials Testing Laboratory
From the 1950s to mid 1980s, the journal was titled
Material Testing and Surveying laboratory is intended
Urban and Rural Planning Thought, and was widely
to impart practical training to undergraduate
acknowledged as the foremost academic journal in this
and post graduate students. It caters the need of
research/consultancy. The laboratory is equipped with
both Destructive/Non-destructive test equipment
like universal Testing machine (4000 KN Cap.),
Compression Testing Machine (2000 KN Cap.), UPV,
Rebound Hammer, Double acting Hydraulic Jacks for
pre-stressing etc.
Surveying Laboratory is equipped with latest modern

equipment like Electronic Total Station apart from
other conventional equipment.
The procurement of other latest equipment like

Loading frame, LVDT, Load Cell, Data Logger, Rebar
Locator etc. are under process. Mr. S. P. Srivastava is
field. In 1979 the journal was renamed ‘SPA Journal’. heading the Lab.
In 1985, the journal was renamed SPACE, to reflect a
more inclusive concept of many disciplines represented
in the SPA. SPACE continues to be published quarterly. Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC)
The Director chairs its Editorial Board, and the current Executive Council of SPA, New Delhi Approved the
Editor is Prof. Dr. Mahavir, Professor of Planning. IQAC on 28 February 2013. The IQAC was formally
established on 7 March 2013. Prof. Chetan Vaidya,
Director, is the Chairman of IQAC. The IQAC
Conservation Materials Laboratory (CML)
Coordinator is Prof. Dr. Ashok Kumar. Three Professors,
Conservation Materials Laboratory or CML was three Associate Professors, 3 Assistant Professors,
48 established recently to provide scientific training Registrar, and one Alumni are members.
in testing ancient artefacts and materials. The CML
is equipped to carry out both physical examination IQAC is presently funded from the School budget.
under magnification, and chemical analysis for The School is accredited by NAAC since September
determining composition and characteristics of 2014.
material mortals, etc. Visiting scientists associated
with the ASI conduct regular courses for students of
Architectural Conservation using this laboratory as a Placement Cell
resource. Placement Cell was officially set up in January 2015.
Placement Cell provides interface between students
and industry. It organizes campus placement.
Workshop
Students and Industries are required to follow
The Material Workshop at SPA provides a range placement policy of SPA, New Delhi. From January
of training and maintenance services to the SPA onwards, companies such as Turner, DARR, UMTC,
students. The students are trained in basic carpentry CRISIL, Cushman & Wakefield, AECOM, GIFT, Synergy,

ATKINS and others have already conducted campus Rajni Nayar
placement. Average salary per annum is 6.0 lac. More Section Officer
companies are expected to visit the campus in May –
June 2015. Placement Cell will be fully functional from Kishori Lal
the academic year 2015 – 2016. Section Officer
Sushma Devgun
Coordinators
Section Officer
Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover

Rakesh Kumar Sharma
Professor
Section Officer
Department of Architecture
(for B.Arch.)
Shanti Swaroop
Junior System Analyst
Prof. Dr. Anil Dewan
Professor
Department of Architecture Jagdish Kumar (on deputation)
(for M.Des (ID), MBEM) Junior System Analyst
Dr. Sewa Ram Abhishek Jain

Associate Professor Junior System Analyst
Department of Transport Planning
(For M.Plan. (in E.P., Hou., R.P., U.P., T.P.,) B.Plan., MLA., Surinder Kumar
MUD., and A.C.) Assistant Engineer

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Prof. Dr. P. S. N. Rao

Registrar
Jagjeet Kaur
Assistant Registrar
Anuj Bhardwaj
Assistant Registrar
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Girish Kumar
Assistant Registrar
N. S. Dhami
Library and Information Officer
Ashok Kumar
Revathy Shekhar
Senior Personal Assistant
Sushma Minhas
Senior Personal Assistant
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND CULTURAL LIFE
Cultural Activities opportunity to the students to exhibit their work, both

academic and spontaneous statements of creativity in
Extra-curricular activities are an integral part of
the form of photographs, drawings, paintings, sculpture,
students’ life at SPA. The students run a series of clubs
and other media.
and associations, which center on dramatics, western
music, Indian music, photography, etc..Various students’ Students of Planning are members of the NOSPLAN, the
magazines and wallpapers faithfully, and often National Organization of Students of Planning. Students
provocatively, mirror both the formal and informal of Architecture are members of NASA, the National
dimensions of students’ life in the three campuses. Association of Students of Architecture. Through these
activities, the students get opportunities to interact with
SPANDAN the dramatics club, SANKALP the Indian music
their contemporaries from all over the country and to
group and CODA the Western Music group have several
50 view work approaches in sister institutions for mutual
excellent performances to their credit.
benefit and learning.
SPAKRITI exclusively organizes several Spic-Macay
All these student activities are managed by Students’
concerts each year featuring the nation’s most eminent
Council and Students’ Associations, whose members are
performing artists.
elected annually by the students. Faculty guidance is
FEAT (Forum for Exchange of Architectural Thought) available as and when requested, both at the formal and
regularly organizes lectures and interactions with informal level.
eminent persons in the fields of architecture and allied
disciplines.
Sports Cell
UTOPIA, the annual cultural festival conducted by Revived since 2011, the Sports Cell of the School
students, features art and craft competitions, debates, primarily deals with the various sports related
discussions, and a variety of cultural events. activities of the students across all departments. The
SEPIA is the photography club. cell organizes the annual sports meet ‘ATHLOS for
the students and the annual sports meet of the staff
EXPRESSION, the biannual student exhibition, gives an members of the school.

The SPA Alumni Association
In 1992, few Delhi based alumni of the School
established the first officially recognized and registered
alumni association, with the Director as patron. The
SPA Alumni organized the Golden Jubilee celebrations
of the Department of Architecture the same year. This
Association has tremendous potential for playing a
very active supporting role in the future development
of the School.
The Sports Cell coordinates participation of student

teams in inter-college tournaments.
The Sports Cell promotes promising students in various

sports by facilitating through coaching in various
government run coaching schemes at different sports
complexes across the Delhi NCR.
The School offers sports facilities for a basketball,

badminton, volleyball. multi gymnasium, garden gym,
table tennis and billiards table. The Sports Cell has also
been encouraging informal sports activities such as

cycling city tours, inter-class matches of improvised
cricket matches.
School aims to provide a wholesome sports opportunity

that contributes significantly to the personality
development of the students.
Chairman: Prof. Dr. V. K. Paul

Professor
Department of Building Engg. and Mgmt.
Coordinator: Shuvojit Sarkar

Assistant Professor
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Sports Officer: Dr. Umesh
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2016
Revised* Academic Calendar (2016) as approved by Academic Council on 27th November, 2015
11th JANUARY 2016 - 27th MAY 2016

Month Week (Dates) Events in addition to regular classes
January 11-17 Start of semester 11th January,2016
18-24 NASA & DRC
25-31 Field Visits**
February 1-7 Field Visits**
8-14 Field Visits**
March 7-13 Convocation-March 8,2016
14-20 JDRC Week 1
21-27 Activity week**/PG Admission/Athlos/Utopia (excluding studio)**
April 11-17 Elections
Preparatory Leave + Examination: 9th may 2016 - 27th May 2016 (Three Weeks)
Summer Vacations: 28th May 2016 - 31st July 2016 (9 Weeks)
Last 3 Weeks for remedial classes

25th - 31st July 2016: Hostel allotment/ Orientation/ Sensitization/ Payment of Fees
1st AUGUST 2016 - 16th DECEMBER 2016

Month Week (Dates) Events in addition to regular classes
August 15-21 DRC
22-28 Field Visits**
August - September 29-4 Field Visits**
September 5-11 Field Visits**
19-25 JDRC Week 2
September - October 26-2 Activity week**/ Mini Utopia(Excluding studio)**
October - November 31-6 Foundation Day***
52 Preparatory Leave + Examination:2 8th November 2016 - 16th December 2016 (Three Week)
Winter Vacation: 17th December 2016 - 8th January 2016 (3 Weeks) Including NOSPLAN
Last 1 Week reserved for remedial classes
*Revised on 25th January, 2016
** To be decided by each Department of Studies
*** To be decided by Director
(Prof.Dr.Mandeep Singh)
Dean of Studies

ACADEMIC SYSTEMS

INSTRUCTION AND EXAMINATION includes a comprehensive review of the student’s
The medium for Instruction is English. Students are performance throughout the semester as assessed by
advised to attain a high level of proficiency in the the subject teachers concerned (Internal Assessment)
language, suitable for meaningful communication in as well as the score of the end-of-semester
professional matters. examinations. These may be written papers, viva-voce
or presentations to a jury which may have members
Classroom instruction in a particular program is other than the School faculty (External Examination).
as per the COURSES OF STUDY. It may consist of Students who do not pass in Internal Assessment in a
lectures, tutorials, or studio sessions, which may subject will not be eligible to appear for the external 53
be complemented by field trips. All Undergraduate examination in that subject.
and Postgraduate programmes lay major emphasis
on skill development, critical thinking and creative Students should familiarize themselves with the
application towards achieving a well-rounded courses of study and scheme of examination contained
professional education under the supervision and in the approved curriculum of their programme as
guidance of the faculty. It is of utmost importance well as the rules of examination that apply thereto.
for students to participate consistently in the classes,
as most of the learning is interactive and cannot be
substituted by merely reading notes.
The School follows the Semester System of

Examination in all its programmes, including Doctoral
programme.
The result of a student is based on the SCHEME OF

EXAMINATIONS of a particular programme, which
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RULES OF EXAMINATIONS
(as recommended by the Academic Council in its 51st Meeting held on July 22, 2011 and approved by the Executive in its
86th meeting held on 25th August, 2011 vide Resolution No. 913)
1.0 Definitions xii. ‘Studio / Laboratory subject’ shall mean

i. ‘University’ shall mean the School of subjects defined so by the approved
Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, curriculum of each Department.
Deemed to be a University xiii. ‘Subject’ shall be as defined by the
ii. ‘Director’ shall mean the Director of the curriculum in case of two parts these
School of Planning and Architecture, shall be called courses of the same
New Delhi subject.
iii. ‘Dean’ shall mean the Dean of Studies of xiv. ‘Semester’ shall mean semester as
the School of Planning and Architecture, notified in the academic calendar of
New Delhi the School Autumn Semester (July
to December) and Winter Semester
iv. ‘Registrar’ shall mean the Registrar of
(January to May)
the School of Planning and Architecture,
New Delhi xv. ‘Year’ shall mean academic year as
notified in the academic calendar.
v. ‘Controller of Examinations’ shall
mean the faculty in-charge of the xvi. ‘Attendance’ shall mean the record
Examinations of the School of Planning of the presence of the student in the
and Architecture, New Delhi classes/ studios/ Laboratories held

according to academic calendar of
vi. ‘Superintendent of Examinations’ shall
Theory and Studio/Laboratory, Subjects,
mean the faculty in-charge for the
to be maintained for each semester
actual conduct of Under-Graduate, Post-
Autumn and Winter, for each academic
Graduate Semester and Supplementary
year.
Examinations of the School of Planning
and Architecture, New Delhi xvii. ‘Internal Assessment’ shall mean the
marks allotted periodically to the work
vii. ‘Head of the Department’ shall mean
done in a Semester as laid down in the
the Head of any of the Department of
Academic Programme (Syllabus).
Studies of the School of Planning and
Architecture, New Delhi xviii. ‘Syllabus’ shall mean the prescribed
course programme and the Scheme of
viii. ‘Faculty’ shall mean the faculty of the
Examination of a course programme as
54 School of Planning and Architecture,
approved by the Academic Council.
New Delhi (including Visiting Professor
and Visiting Faculty) xix. ‘External Evaluation’ shall mean the
marks awarded to the semester’s work
ix. ‘Studio / Laboratory Coordinator’
by External Jury and/or the marks
shall mean the faculty in-charge of
awarded by the examiners for theory
the conduct of a particular Studio
papers held at the end of each Semester,
Laboratory Subject
except for ‘IO’ courses.
x. ‘He’ shall mean he / she
xx. ‘Internal Only (IO)’ courses shall
xi. ‘Regular Student’ shall mean a be those which do not have any
student who is required to pursue External Evaluation and the Semester
the prescribed course of study in any examination consists of Internal
subject for a particular examination, Assessment only.
according to the conditions of the Rules
of Examination.

xxi. ‘Internal External (IE)’ courses shall attendances and will be marked
be those which have both Internal thrice. A lecture of 2 hours will
Assessment and External Evaluation. have 2 attendances and shall be
xxii. ‘Aggregate’ shall mean the sum total of marked twice.
the marks obtained by a student in all 3.1.3 Students shall be entitled to six
the subjects over a whole examination. studio attendance per day on
xxiii. ‘Degree’ shall mean the Degree to field trips (3 for forenoon and 3
be awarded to a student on passing for afternoon).
the final examination of the School 3.1.4 Attendance shall be computed
according to the approved Programmes semester wise and uploaded on
of the School. the website of the School every
month.
2.0 Name of University Examination
Bachelor of Architecture Bachelor of Planning Master’s Courses in the relevant disciplines

i. Semester Examination i. Semester Examination i. Semester Examination
ii. Semester Examination ii. Semester Examination ii. Semester Examination
iii. Semester Examination iii. Semester Examination iii. Semester Examination
iv. Semester Examination iv. Semester Examination iv. Semester Examination
v. Semester Examination v. Semester Examination
vi. Semester Examination vi. Semester Examination

vii. Semester Examination vii. Semester Examination
viii. Semester Examination viii. Semester Examination
ix. Semester Examination
x. Semester Examination
3.0 Eligibility Conditions 3.1.5 Attendance of students who

join after the second, third and
3.1 Attendance subsequent admission lists will
3.1.1 A student will be eligible be calculated from the date of
to appear in the external joining.
examination if he/ she has 3.1.6 Medical leave etc. shall be
minimum 75% attendance on included in the 25% permissible
an average in overall lectures, absence only. No further 55
tutorials, studio, laboratories relaxation will be given on
conducted taken together in medical grounds.
all subjects and a minimum
3.1.7
Participation in NASA/
of 50% classes separately in
NOSPLAN etc. with permission
each lectures, tutorials, studio,
of the School will be treated as
laboratories. In the event of the
‘attendance’.
student failing to achieve 75%
attendance, the student will be 3.2 Fees
detained and will have to repeat 3.2.1 A student will be eligible
the year in all subjects including to appear in the external
thesis/ studios/ practical. examination only if he/ she has
3.1.2 Attendance shall be marked paid all the prescribed tuition/
on an hourly basis i.e. studio/ examination fees and applicable
Lab of 3 hours shall carry 3 hostel dues.
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3.3 Pass Percentage in Internal Assessment by the faculty at the beginning
3.3.1 A student should have secured of the Semester.
a minimum of 40% marks in the 3.4.2 Format for assessment for
aggregate of all assessments Planning/ Design/ Thesis
in a subject held during the Studio/ Laboratory subjects
Semester, except for ‘IO’ shall be decided by the Thesis/
subjects. In each semester, in Studio/ Laboratory Coordinator
the case of subjects, for which and faculty concerned with
internal assessment is required, respect to assessment criteria
minimum two assessments as well as weightages assigned
shall be made for assessing the to different stages of work and
performance of the students in be informed to the students. A
the concerned subject(s). Marks minimum of four assessments
awarded for each assessment shall be made for studio subjects.
shall be formally announced by Marks will be announced by the
the teacher(s) concerned from teacher(s) periodically.
time to time.
3.3.2 A student, who secures less than 4.0 External Examination
50% marks for subjects which
4.1 Appointment of Examiners
have only Internal Assessment
(IO) shall be considered to have 4.1.1 External examiners for theory
failed the subject and will be papers would be appointed by
required to repeat the subject in the Director on recommendation

the subsequent Academic Year. of the Head of the Department
and with the approval of the
3.3.3 A student who secures less
Dean of Studies.
than 40% marks in internal
assessment (50% for ‘IO’ 4.1.2 The External Jury for Planning/
subjects) shall be detained and Design/ Thesis examinations
will not be permitted to appear shall consist of four members,
for external examinations and of whom two will be External
shall have to repeat that whole Members to be appointed by the
semester again. Such a student Director on recommendation by
shall attend all the classes again, the Head of the Department
for that subject. and with approval of the
Dean of Studies, and two
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3.4 Basis of Internal Assessment Internal Members. Head of the
3.4.1 Performance of the student shall Department or his nominee and
be assessed on a continuous Studio Coordinator / In - Charge.
basis in each Semester. The
teacher(s) concerned may, in 5.0 Minimum Qualifying Marks
consultation with the Head of A student shall be considered to have passed
the Department, adopt any of the semester examination if he / she has
the methods, viz, written test, secured
viva-voce, class assignments,
i. A minimum of 40% marks in each
studio work, seminar, practical,
and every subject in the internal
term paper, tutorial, etc. for
assessment, except for ‘IO’ subjects
assessing the performance
where the pass percentage is 50.
of the student. Method of
assessment shall be announced ii. A minimum of 40% marks in each and
every theory, Planning / Design / Thesis

Studio / Laboratory subject in the examinations.
external examination and
iii. A minimum of 50% marks in aggregate 8.0 Time Bar for Completion of Course
of both internal and external marks 8.1 Students of the B.Arch. course shall
taken together in that subject pass (a) the I B.Arch. (both semesters)
iv. A student failing to get 50% marks in within two academic years of joining
aggregate of both internal and external the course, (b) the IV B.Arch. (all 8
marks taken together shall have to semesters) examination within six
repeat the internal assessment as well years of joining the course and (c) the
as take the supplementary examination final examination (all 10 semesters)
in that subject(s). within nine years from date of joining
the course.
6.0 Promotion to the Next Academic Year 8.2 Students of B. Planning course shall pass
A student failing in up to only two theory (a) the I B. Planning (both semesters)
subjects in the external examination per within two academic years of joining
semester shall be promoted to the next the course and (b) the IV B. Planning
semester. The student must clear these (all 8 semesters) within a maximum of
subjects in the subsequent supplementary seven years from the date of joining the
examinations. course.
8.3 Students of Post Graduate Programmes
7.0 Supplementary Examinations shall complete the course within three

7.1 There shall be two supplementary years of joining the course.
examinations per year (one per 8.4 Students who fail to pass the
semester), only for theory subject. examinations within the prescribed
However a student may be permitted time limits shall leave the programme
to have supplementary examination in and not be allowed to rejoin the course.
thesis.
7.2 There would not be any supplementary 9.0 Classification of Results for the Award of
examination for ‘IO’ subjects and for Degree
studio/ design/ laboratory subjects. 9.1 There shall be no classification of
7.3 A student may appear for a maximum results of the semester examinations.
of four subjects in Supplementary The result will be classified at the end
examinations per year @ two subjects of the course. Candidates who pass the
in one semester. examination in subject / subjects in
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more than one attempt, the minimum
7.4 In all such cases where a student is
marks prescribed for passing the
allowed to take the supplementary
subject(s) but not the marks obtained
examination and has passed the
by them in the relegated subjects at
examinations the minimum pass marks
the subsequent examinations shall
will be taken as marks obtained in
be taken into account for determining
that subject irrespective of the marks
the aggregate marks obtained at the
actually scored in the supplementary
examinations in theory papers / thesis
examination.
examination.
7.5 In case the student is unable to pass
9.2 Those students obtaining 50% marks
all (maximum four per year) subjects
and above but less than 60% in the
in the supplementary examinations,
aggregate of all examinations of all
he will have to repeat the course and
theory papers, studios, labs and thesis,
attend the classes only for the failed
etc. shall be awarded Second Class.
subjects next year and reappear in the
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and above but less than 75% marks in
the aggregate of all the examinations
of all theory papers studios, labs and
thesis, etc. shall be awarded First Class.
and above in the aggregate of all the
examinations of all theory papers,
studios, labs and thesis, etc. and have
passed all the examinations in the first
attempt, shall be awarded First Class
with Distinction.
10.0 Moderation of Results

10.1 Moderation is not a ‘Matter of Right’
and is at the discretion of the ‘Board of
Moderators’.
10.2 The ‘Board of Moderators’ shall consist
11.2 Use of unfair means / indulging in
of:
breach of discipline, and / or disturbing
10.2.1 Dean of Studies, as Chairperson, or disrupting the examination would
10.2.2
Head of the Concerned / also result in failure in examination
Coordinating Department, of the subject specific or the entire

10.2.3 Head of a sister Department semester and / or disciplinary action
appointed by the Director, including expulsion for a specified
period or rustication from the School.
10.2.4 One Member, appointed by the
Director and 11.3 Any disciplinary action related to
conduct of theory examination
10.2.5 Controller of Examinations, as
would be based on the report of the
Secretary
Superintendent of Examinations
10.3 The ‘Board of Moderators’ may consider forwarded to the Controller of
an award of up to 5 grace marks or 5% Examinations.
of the external component (whichever
11.4 The Committee to deal with the cases
is less) in a theory subject only, in which
of Malpractices and Use of Unfair
the candidate has failed
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10.4
However, the additional marks
11.4.1 Dean of Studies As Chairperson;
for moderation can be given for a
maximum of two theory subjects per 11.4.2 Head of the concerned/
semester only, provided the candidate coordinating Department;
is able to clear the semester as a result 11.4.3 The concerned Superintendent
of moderation. of Examinations; and
11.4.4 Controller of Examinations as
11.0 Malpractices and Use of Unfair Means Secretary.
11.1 A student shall not be allowed to appear The Academic Council has approved credit system
in theory / external jury examination from 2017. The above rules may change after
if he is late beyond 30 minutes and necessary approvals.
would have to appear in supplementary
examination or repeat the year in case
of external jury.

UGC REGULATIONS ON CURBING THE MENACE
OF RAGGING IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS, 2009.
(Under Section 26 (1) (g) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956) F.1-16/2007(CPP-II) Dated 17th June, 2009
PREAMBLE thereby, to provide for the healthy development,

physically and psychologically, of all students, the
In view of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court
University Grants Commission, in consultation with
in the matter of “University of Kerala v/s. Council,
the Councils, brings forth this Regulation.
Principals, Colleges and others” in SLP no. 24295 of
2006 dated 16.05.2007 and that dated 8.05.2009 in In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (g)
Civil Appeal number 887 of 2009, and in consideration of sub-section (1) of Section 26 of the University
of the determination of the Central Government and Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants
the University Grants Commission to prohibit, prevent Commission hereby makes the following Regulations,
and eliminate the scourge of ragging including any namely;
conduct by any student or students whether by
words spoken or written or by an act which has the
effect or teasing, treating or handling with rudeness 1. Title, commencement and applicability :
a fresher or any other student, or indulging in rowdy 1.1 These regulations shall be called
or indisciplined activities by any student or students the “UGC Regulations on Curbing

which causes or is likely to cause annoyance, hardship the Menace of Ragging in Higher
or psychological harm or to raise fear or apprehension Educational Institutions, 2009”.
thereof in any fresher or any other student or asking
any student to do any act which such student will not 1.2 They shall come into force form the
in the ordinary course do and which has the effect of date of their publication in the official
causing or generating a sense of shame, or torment or Gazette.
embarrassment so as to adversely affect the physique 1.3 They shall apply to all the Institutions
or psyche of such fresher or any other student, with coming within the definition of an
or without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure University under sub-section (f) of
or showing off power, authority or superiority by section (2) of the University Grants
a student over any fresher or any other student, in
Commission Act, 1956, and to all
all higher education institutions in the country, and
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institutions deemed to be university 3. What constitutes Ragging
under Section 3 of the University Ragging constitutes one or more of any of the
Grants Commission Act, 1956, to all following acts:
other higher educational institutions,
a. any conduct by any student or students
or elements of such universities or
whether by words spoken or written
institutions, including its departments,
or by an act which has the effect or
constituent units and all the premises,
teasing, treating or handling with
whether being academic, residential,
rudeness a fresher or any other student;
playgrounds, canteen, or other such
premises of such universities, deemed b. indulging in rowdy or in disciplined
universities and higher educational activities by any student or students
institutions, whether located within which causes or is likely to cause
the campus or outside, and to all means annoyance, hardship, physical or
of transportation of students, whether psychological harm or to raise fear or
public or private, accessed by students apprehension thereof in any fresher or
for the pursuit of studies in such any other student;
universities, deemed universities and c. asking any student to do any act which
higher educational institutions. such student will not in the ordinary
course do and which has the effect of
2. Objectives : causing or generating a sense of shame,
or torment or embarrassment so as to
To prohibit any conduct by any student of
adversely affect the physique or psyche
students whether by words spoken or written
of such fresher or any other student;

or by an act which has the effect of teasing,
treating or handling with rudeness a fresher d. any act by senior student that prevents,
or any other student, or indulging in rowdy disrupts or disturbs the regular
or indisciplined activities by any student or academic activity of any other student
students which causes or is likely to cause or a fresher;
annoyance, hardship or psychological harm e. exploiting the services of a fresher
or to raise fear or apprehension thereof in any or any other student for completing
fresher or any other student or asking any the academic tasks assigned to an
student to do any act which such student will individual or a group of students.
not in the ordinary course do and which has f. any act of financial extortion or forceful
the effect of causing or generating a sense expenditure burden put on a fresher or
of shame, or torment or embarrassment so any other student by students;
as to adversely affect the physique or psyche
60 g. any act of physical abuse including all
of such fresher or any other student, with or
variants of it: sexual abuse, homosexual
without an intent to derive a sadistic pleasure
assaults, stripping, forcing obscene and
or showing off power, authority or superiority
lewd acts, gestures, causing bodily
by a student over any fresher or any other
harm or any other danger to health or
student; and thereby, to eliminate ragging
person’
in all its forms from universities, deemed
h. any act or abuse by spoken words,
universities and other higher educational
emails, post, public insults which
institutions in the country by prohibiting
would also include deriving perverted
it under these Regulations, preventing its
pleasure, vicarious or sadistic thrill from
occurrence and punishing those who indulge
actively or passively participating in the
in ragging as provided for in these Regulations
discomfiture to fresher or any other
and the appropriate law in force.
student;

i. any act that effects the mental health f) “District Level Anti-Ragging
and self-confidence of fresher or any Committee” means the
other student Committee, headed by the
With or without an intent to derive a sadistic District Magistrate, constituted
pleasure or showing off power, authority or by the State Government, for
superiority by a student over any fresher or the control and elimination of
any other student. ragging in institutions within
the jurisdiction of the district.
4. Definitions : g) “Head of the Institution” means
1) In these regulations unless the context the Vice-Chancellor in case
otherwise requires, of a university or a deemed
to be university, the Principal
a) “Act” means, the University
or the Director or such other
Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3
designation as the executive
of 1956):
head of the institution or the
b) “Academic year” means the college is referred.
.period from the commencement
h) “Fresher” means a student
of admission of students in
who has been admitted to
any course of study in the
an institution and who is
institution up to the completion
undergoing his/her first year of
of academic requirements for
study in such institution.
that particular year.’

i) “Institution” means a higher
c) “Anti-Ragging Help line” means
educational institution
the Help line established under
including, but not limited to
clause(a) of Regulation 8.1 of
an university, deemed to be
these Regulations.
university, a college, an institute,
d) “Commission” means the an institution of national
University Grants Commission’ importance set up by an Act of
e) “Council” means a body so Parliament or constituent unit
constituted by an Act of of such institution, imparting
Parliament or an Act of any higher education beyond 12
State Legislature for setting, or years of schooling leading to, but
co-ordinating or maintaining not necessarily culminating in, a
standards in the relevant areas degree (graduate, postgraduate
of higher education, such and/or higher level) and/or to a 61
as the All India Council for university diploma.
Technical Education (AICTE), the j) “NAAC” means the National
Bar Council of India (BCI), the Academic and Accreditation
Dental Council of India (DCI), Council established by the
the Distance Education Councial Commission under section
(DEC), the Indian Council of 12(ccc) of the Act’
Agricultural Research (ICAR), the
k) “State Level Monitoring Cell”
Indian Nursing Council (INC), the
means the body constituted
Medial Council of India (MCI),
by the State Government for
the National Council for Teacher
the control and elimination of
Education (NCTE), the Pharmacy
ragging in institutions within
Council of India (PCI), etc. and
the jurisdiction of the State,
the State Higher Education
established under a State Law
Councils.
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or on the advice of the Central print or any other media, for
Government, as the case may admission of students to any
be. course of study shall expressly
2) words and expressions used and not provide that ragging is totally
defined herein but defined in the Act prohibited in the institution and
or in the General Clauses Act, 1897, anyone found guilty of ragging
shall have the meanings respectively and/or abetting, whether
assigned to them in the Act or in the actively or passively, or being a
General Clauses Act, 1897, as the case part of a conspiracy to promote
may be. ragging, is liable to be punished
in accordance with these
5. Measures for prohibition of ragging at the Regulations as well as under the
institution level: provision of any penal law for
the time being in force.
a) No institution or any part of it thereof,
including its elements, including, b) The brochure of admission/
but not limited to, the departments, instruction booklet or the
constituent units, colleges, centers of prospectus, whether in print
studies and all its premises, whether or electronic format, shall
academic, residential, playgrounds, prominently print these
or canteen, whether located within Regulations in full.
the campus or outside, and in all Provided that the institution
means of transportation of students, shall also draw attention to
whether public or private, accessed any law concerning ragging

by students for the pursuit of studies and its consequences, as may
in such institutions, shall permit or be applicable to the institution
condone any reported incident of publishing such brochure of
ragging in any form; and all institutions admission/instruction booklet
shall take all necessary and required or the prospectus.
measures, including but not limited Provided further that the
to the provisions of these Regulations, telephone numbers of the
to achieve the objective of eliminating Anti- Ragging Help line and all
ragging, within the institution or the important functionaries
outside, in the institution, including
b) All institutions shall take action in but not limited to the head
62 accordance with these Regulations of the institution, faculty
against those found guilty of ragging members, members of the
and/or abetting ragging, actively or Anti-Ragging Committees and
passively, or being part of a conspiracy Anti-Ragging Squads, District
to promote ragging. and Sub- Divisional authorities,
Wardens of hostels, and other
6. Measures for prevention of ragging at the functionaries or authorities
institution level: where relevant, shall be
published in the brochure of
6.1 An institution shall take the following
admission/instruction booklet
steps in regard to admission or
or the prospectus.
registration of students; namely,
c) Where an institution is
a) Every public declaration of
affiliated to a University
intent by any institution, in
and publishes a brochure of
any electronic, audio-visual or

admission/instruction booklet to the parents guardians of the
or a prospectus, the affiliating applicant as provided in the
university shall ensure that English language in Annexure I
the affiliated institution shall to these Regulations, to be filled
comply with the provisions up and signed by the parents/
of clause (a) and clause (b) guardians of the applicant to
of Regulation 6.1 of these the effect that/he/she has read
Regulations. and understood the provisions
d) The application form for of these Regulations as well as
admission, enrolment or the provisions of any other law
registration shall contain an for the time being in force, and
affidavit, mandatorily in English is aware of the prohibition of
and in Hindi and/or in one of the ragging and the punishments
regional languages known to prescribed, both under penal
the applicant, as provided in the laws as well as under these
English language in Annexure I Regulations and also affirm to
to these Regulations, to be filled the effect that his/her ward
up and signed by the applicant to has not been expelled and/or
the effect that he/she has read debarred by any institution and
and understood the provisions further aver that his/her ward
of these Regulations as well as would not indulge, actively or
the provisions of any other law passively, in the act or abet the

for the time being in force, and act of ragging and if found guilty
is aware of the prohibition of of ragging and/ or abetting
ragging and the punishments ragging, his/her ward is liable
prescribed, both under penal to be proceeded against under
laws as well as under these these Regulations or under
Regulations and also affirm to any penal law or any other law
the effect that he/she has not for the time being in force and
been expelled and/or debarred such action would include but
by any institution and further is not limited to debarment or
aver that he/she would not expulsion of his/her ward.
indulge, actively or passively, in f) The application for admission
the act or abet the act of ragging shall be accompanied by a
and if found guilty of ragging document in the form of, or
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and/or abetting ragging, is liable annexed to, the School Leaving
to be proceeded against under Certificate/Transfer Certificate/
these Regulations or under Migration Certificate/ Character
any penal law or any other law Certificate reporting on the inter-
for the time being in force and personal/social behavioural
such action would include but pattern of the applicant, to
is not limited to debarment or be issued by the school or
expulsion of such student. institution last attended by the
e) The application form for applicant, so that the institution
admission, enrolment or can thereafter keep watch on the
registration shall contain an applicant, if admitted, whose
affidavit, mandatorily in English behaviour has been commented
and in Hindi and/or in one of in such document.
the regional languages known
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g) A student seeking admission gather and at places, known to
to a hostel forming part of the be vulnerable to occurrences of
institution, or seeking to reside ragging incidents.
in any temporary premises not j) The institution shall request the
forming part of the institution, media to give adequate publicity
including a private commercially to the law prohibiting ragging
managed lodge or hostel, shall and the negative aspects of
have to submit additional ragging and the institution’s
affidavits countersigned by his/ resolve to ban ragging and
her parents/ guardians in the punish those found guilty
form prescribed in Annexure without fear or favour.
I and Annexure II to these
k) The institution shall identify,
Regulations respectively along
properly illuminate and keep
with his/her application.
a close watch on all locations
h) Before the commencement of known to be vulnerable to
the academic session in any occurrences of ragging incidents.
institution, the Head of the
l) The institution shall tighten
institution shall convene and
security in its premises, especially
address a meeting of various
at vulnerable places and intense
functionaries/agencies, such as
policing by Anti-Ragging Squad,
Hostel Wardens, representatives
referred to in these Regulations
of students, parents/ guardians,
and volunteers, if any, shall be

faculty, district administration
resorted to at such points at
including the police, to discuss
odd hours during the first few
the measures to be taken
months of the academic session.
to prevent ragging in the
m) The institution shall utilize the
institution and steps to be taken
vacation period before the start
to identify those indulging in
of the new academic year to
or abetting ragging and punish
launch a publicity campaign
them.
against ragging through posters,
i) The institution, shall, to make
leaflets and such other means,
the community at large and the
as may be desirable or required,
students in particular aware
to promote the objectives of
of the dehumanizing effect
these Regulations.
of ragging, and the approach
64 n) The faculties/departments/
of the institution towards
units of the institution shall
those indulging in ragging,
have induction arrangements,
prominently display posters
including those which
depicting the provisions of penal
anticipate, identify and plan to
law applicable to incidents of
meet any special needs of any
ragging, and the provisions of
specific section of students, in
these Regulations and also any
place well in advance of the
other law for the time being
beginning of the academic year
in force, and the punishments
with an aim to promote the
thereof, shall be prominently
objectives of this Regulation.
displayed on Notice Boards of
all departments, hostels and o) Every institution shall engage
other buildings as well as at or seek the assistance of
places, where students normally professional counsellors

before the commencement of of integrating them fully as
the academic session, to be students with those already
available when required by the admitted to the institution in
institution, for the purposes of earlier years.
offering counselling to fresher c) The leaflet specified in clause
and to other students after (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these
the commencement of the Regulations shall inform the
academic year, freshers about their rights
p) The head of the institution shall as bona fide students of
provide information to the local the institution and clearly
police and local authorities, instructing them that they
the details of every privately should desist from doing
commercially managed hostels anything, with or against their
or lodges used for residential will, even if ordered to by the
purposes by students enrolled seniors students, and that any
in the institution and the head attempt of ragging shall be
of the institution shall also promptly reported to the Anti-
ensure that the Anti-Ragging ragging Squad or to the Warden
Squad shall ensure vigil in or to the Head of the institution,
such locations to prevent the as the case may be.
occurrence of ragging therein. d) The leaflet specified in clause
6.2 An institution shall, on admission or (a) of Regulation 6.2 of these

enrolment or registration of students, Regulations shall contain a
take the following steps, namely; calendar of events and activities
a) Every fresh student admitted laid down by the institution
to the institution shall be given to facilitate and complement
a printed leaflet detailing to familiarization of freshers with
whom he/she has to turn to for the academic environment of
help and guidance for various the institution.
purposes including addresses e) The institution shall, on the
and telephone numbers, so arrival of senior students
as to enable the student to after the first week or after
contact the concerned person the second week, as the case
at any time, if and when may be, schedule orientation
required, of the Anti-Ragging programmers as follows, 65
Helpline referred to in these namely; (i) j o i n t
Regulations, Wardens, Head of sensitization programme and
the institution, all members of counselling of both freshers and
the anti-ragging squads and senior students by a professional
committees, relevant district counsellor, referred to in clause
and police authorities. (o) of Regulation 6.1 of these
b) The institution, through the Regulations; (ii) joint orientation
leaflet specified in clause (a) programme of freshers and
of Regulation 6.2 of these seniors to be addressed by the
Regulations shall explain to Head of the institution and the
the freshers, the arrangements anti-ragging committee; (iii)
made for their induction and organization on a large scale
orientation which promote of cultural, sports and other
efficient and effective means activities to provide a platform
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for the freshers and seniors same.
to interact in the presence of i) It shall be the responsibility
faculty members; (iv) in the of the member of the faculty
hostel, the warden should assigned to the group of
address all students; and may freshers, to coordinate with the
request two junior colleagues Wardens of the hostels and to
from the college faculty to make surprise visits to the rooms
assist the warden by becoming in such hostels, where a member
resident tutors for a temporary or members of the group are
duration, (v) as far as possible lodged; and such member of
faculty members should dine faculty shall maintain a diary
with the hostel residents in of his/her interaction with the
their respective hostels to instil freshers under his/her charge.
a feeling of confidence among
j) Freshers shall be lodged, as far
the freshers.
as may be, in a separate hostel
f) The institution shall set up block, and where such facilities
appropriate committees, are not available, the institution
including the course-in-charge, shall ensure that access of
student advisor, Wardens and seniors to accommodation
some senior students as its allotted to freshers is strictly
members, to actively monitor, monitored by wardens, security
promote and regulate healthy guards and other staff of the
interaction between the institution.

freshers, junior students and
k) A round the clock vigil against
senior students.
ragging in the hostel premises,
g) Freshers or any other student(s), in order to prevent ragging in
whether being victims, or the hostel after the classes are
witnesses, in any incident of over, shall be ensured by the
ragging, shall be encouraged institution.
to report such occurrence, and
I) It shall be the responsibility
the identity of such informants
of the parents/guardians of
shall be protected and shall
freshers to promptly bring any
not be subject to any adverse
instance of ragging to the notice
consequence only for the
of the Head of the institution.
reason’ for having reported such
66 m) Every student studying in the
incidents.
institution and his/her parents/
h) Each batch of freshers, on
guardians shall provide the
arrival at the institution, shall
specific affidavits required
be divided into small groups
under clauses (d), (e) and (g)
and each such group shall be
of Regulation 6.1 of these
assigned to a member of the
Regulations at the time of
faculty, who shall interact
admission or registration, as
individually with each member
the case may be, during each
of the group every day for
academic year.
ascertaining the problems or
n) Every institution shall obtain the
difficulties, if any, faced by the
affidavit from every student as
fresher in the institution and
referred to above in clause (m)
shall extend necessary help to
of Regulation 6.2 and maintain
the fresher in overcoming the

a proper record of the same punishments thereof as well as
and to ensure its safe upkeep punishments prescribed under
thereof, including maintaining the penal laws, and appealing
the copies of the affidavit in an to them to impress upon their
electronic form, to be accessed wards to desist from indulging
easily when required either by in ragging on their return to the
the Commission or any of the institution at the beginning of
Councils or by the institution or the academic session next.
by the affiliating University or by 6.3 Every institution shall constitute the
any other person or organization following bodies; namely:
authorized to do so.
a) Every institution shall constitute
o) Every student at the time of his/ a Committee to be known as
her registration shall inform the the Anti-Ragging Committee to
institution about his/her place be nominated and headed by
of residence while pursuing the Head of the institution, and
the course of study, and in case consisting of representatives of
the student has not decided civil and police administration,
his/her place of residence or local media, Non Government
intends to change the same,, the Organizations involved in youth
details of his place of residence activities, representatives
shall be provided immediately of faculty members,
on deciding the same; and representatives of parents,

specifically in regard to a private representatives of students
commercially managed lodge or belonging to the freshers’
hostel where he/she has taken category as well as senior
up residence. students, non-teaching staff;
p) The Head of the institution shall, and shall have a diverse mix of
on the basis of the information membership in terms of levels
provided by the student as well as gender.
under clause (o) of Regulation b) It shall be the duty of the Anti-
6.2, apportion sectors to be Ragging Committee to ensure
assigned to members of the compliance with the provisions
faculty, so that such member of these Regulations as well as
of faculty can maintain vigil the provisions of any law for the
and report any incident of time being in force concerning 67
ragging outside the campus or ragging; and also to monitor
enroute while commuting to and oversee the performance
the institution using any means of the Anti-Ragging Squad in
of transportation of students, prevention of ragging in the
whether public or private. institution.
q) The Head of the institution shall, c) Every institution shall also
at the end of each academic year, constitute a smaller body to
send a letter to the parents/ be known as the Anti-Ragging
guardians of the students who Squad to be nominated by the
are completing their first year in Head of the Institution with
the institution, informing them such representation as may
about these Regulations and any be considered necessary for
law for the time being in force maintaining vigil, oversight and
prohibiting ragging and the patrolling functions and shall
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remain mobile, alert and active of these Regulations, constitute
at all times. a Mentoring Cell consisting of
Provided that the Anti-Ragging students volunteering to be
Squad shall have representation Mentors for freshers, in the
of various members of the succeeding academic year; and
campus community and shall there shall be as many levels or
have no outside representation. tiers of Mentors as the number
of batches in the institution, at
d) It shall be the duty of the Anti-
the rate of one Mentor for six
Ragging Squad to be called
freshers and one Mentor of a
upon to make surprise raids
higher level for six Mentors of
on hostels, and other places
the lower level.
vulnerable to incidents of, and
having the potential of, ragging g) Every University shall constitute
and shall be empowered to a body to be known as
inspect such places. Monitoring Cell on Ragging,
which shall coordinate with
e) It shall also be the duty of the
the affiliated colleges and
Anti-Ragging Squad to conduct
institutions under the domain
an on-the-spot enquiry into any
of the University to achieve the
incident of ragging referred to
objectives of these Regulations;
it by the Head of the institution
and the Monitoring Cell shall
or any member of the faculty
call for reports from the Heads
or any member of the staff or

of institutions in regard to the
any student or any parent or
activities of the Anti-Ragging
guardian or any employee of a
Committee, Anti-Ragging
service provider or by any other
Squads, and the Mentoring
person, as the case may be;
Cells at the institutions, and
and the enquiry report along
it shall also keep itself abreast
with recommendations shall be
of the decisions of the District
submitted to the Anti-Ragging
level Anti-Ragging Committee
Committee for action under
headed by the District
clause (a) of Regulation 9.1.
Magistrate.
Provided that the Anti-Ragging
h) The Monitoring Cell shall also
Squad shall conduct such
review the efforts made by
enquiry observing a fair and
institutions to publicize anti-
68 transparent procedure and the
ragging measures, soliciting
principles of natural justice
of affidavits from parents/
and after giving adequate
guardians and from students,
opportunity to the student or
each academic year, to abstain
students accused of ragging and
from ragging activities or
other witnesses to place before
willingness to be penalized
it the facts, documents and
for violations; and shall
views concerning the incident
function as the prime mover
of ragging, and considering such
for initiating action on the part
other relevant information as
of the appropriate authorities
may required.
of the university for amending
f) Every institution shall, at the the Statutes or Ordinances
end of each academic year, in or Bye-laws to facilitate
order to promote the objectives implementation of anti-ragging

measures at the level of the in hostels and to the extent
institution. possible, also involve parents
6.4 Every institution shall take the and teachers in the counselling
following other measures, namely; sessions.
a) Each hostel or a place where e) The institution shall undertake
groups of students reside, measures for extensive publicity
forming part of the institution, against ragging by means of
shall have a full-time Warden, to audio-visual aids, counselling
be appointed by the institution sessions, workshops, painting
as per the eligibility criteria laid and design competitions
down for the post reflecting among students and such other
both the command and control measures, as it may deem fit.
aspects of maintaining discipline f) In order to enable a student or
and preventing incidents or any person to communicate
ragging within the hostel, with the Anti-Ragging Helpline,
as well as the softer skills of every institution shall permit
counselling and communicating unrestricted access to mobile
with the youth outside the phones and public phones in
class-room situation; and who hostels and campuses, other
shall reside within the hostel, than in classrooms, seminar
or at the very least, in the close halls, library, and in such other
vicinity thereof. places that the institution may

b) The Warden shall be accessible deem it necessary to restrict the
at all hours and be available on use of phones.
telephone and other modes of g) The faculty of the institution
communication, and for the and its non-teaching staff,
purpose the Warden shall be which includes but is not limited
provide with a mobile phone by to the administrative staff,
the institution, the number of contract employees, security
which shall be publicized among guards and employees of service
all students residing in the providers providing services
hostel. within the institution, shall be
c) The institution shall review and sensitized towards the ills of
suitably enhance the powers ragging, its prevention and the
of Wardens; and the security consequences thereof. 69
personnel posted in hostels shall h) The institution shall obtain
be under the direct control of the an undertaking from every
Warden and their performance employee of the institution
shall be assessed by them. including all teaching and non-
d) The professional counsellors teaching members of staff,
referred to under clause (o) contract labour employed in
of Regulation 6.1 of these the premises either for running
regulations shall, at the time canteen or as watch and
of admission, counsel freshers ward staff or for cleaning or
and/or any other student(s) maintenance of the building/
desiring counselling, in order to lawns and employees of service
prepare them for the life ahead, providers providing services
particularly in regard to the life within institution, that he/she
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would report promptly any case free of ragging or not and for
of ragging which comes to his/ the purpose the institution may
her notice. design its own methodology of
i) The institution shall make a conducting such surveys.
provision in the service rules m) The institution shall cause to
of its employees for issuing have an entry, apart from those
certificates of appreciation to relating to general conduct
such members of the staff who and behaviour, made in the
report incidents of ragging, Migration/Transfer Certificate
which will form part of their issued to the student while
service record. leaving the institution, as to
j) The institution shall give whether the student has been
necessary instructions to the Punished for committing or
employees of the canteens and abetting an act of ragging, as
messing, whether that of the also whether the student has
institution or that of a service displayed persistent violent or
provider providing this service, aggressive behaviour or any
or their-employers, as the case inclination to harm others,
may be, to keep a strict vigil in during his course of study in the
the area of their work and to institution.
report the incidents of ragging n) Notwithstanding anything
to the Head of the institution contained in these Regulations
or members of the Anti-Ragging with regard to obligations and

Squad or member of the Anti- responsibilities pertaining to
Ragging Committee or the the authorities or members
Wardens, as may be required. of bodies prescribed above, it
k) All Universities awarding a shall be the general collective
degree in education at any responsibility of all levels
level, shall be required to ensure and sections of authorities
that institutions imparting or functionaries including
instruction in such courses or members of the faculty and
conducting training programme employees of the institution.
for teachers include inputs Whether regular or temporary,
relating to anti- ragging and employees of service
and the appreciation of the providers providing service
70
relevant human rights, as well within the institution, to prevent
as inputs on topics regarding or to act promptly against the
sensitization against corporal occurrence of ragging or any
punishments and checking of incident of ragging which comes
bullying amongst students, so to their notice.
that every teacher is equipped o) The Heads of institutions
to handle at least the rudiments affiliated to a University or a
of the counselling approach. constituent of the University,
I) Discreet random surveys shall be as the case may be, shall,
conducted amongst the freshers during the first three months
every fortnight during the first of an academic year, submit
three months of the academic a weekly report on the status
year to verify and cross-check of compliance with Anti-
whether the institution is indeed Ragging measures under these

Regulations, and a monthly xii. Criminal trespass;
report on such status thereafter, xiii. Offences against property;
to the Vice-Chancellor of
xiv. Criminal intimidation;
the University to which the
xv. Attempts to commit any or all of the
institution is affiliated to or
above mentioned offences against the
recognized by.
victim(s)
p) The Vice-Chancellor of each
xvi. Threat to commit any or all of the
University, shall submit
above mentioned offences against the
fortnightly reports of the
victim(s)
University, including those of the
Monitoring Cell on Ragging in xvii. Physical or psychological humiliation;
case of an affiliating university, xviii. All other offences following from the
to the State Level Monitoring definition of “Ragging”.
Cell. Provided that the Head of the institution
shall forthwith report the occurrence of the
7. Action to be taken by the Head of the incident of ragging to the District Level Anti-
institution: Ragging Committee and the Nodal officer of
On receipt of the recommendation of the the affiliating University, if the institution is
Anti Ragging Squad or on receipt of any an affiliated institution.
information concerning any reported incident Provided further that the institution shall
• of ragging, the Head of institution shall also continue with its own enquiry initiated
immediately determine if a case under the

under clause 9 of these Regulations and
penal laws is made out and if so, either on his other measures without waiting for action
own or through a member of the Anti-Ragging on the part of the police/local authorities and
Committee authorized by him in this behalf, such remedial action shall be initiated and
proceed to file a First Information Report completed immediately and in no case later
(FIR), within twenty four hours of receipt of than a period of seven days of the reported
such information or recommendation, with occurrence of the incident of ragging.
the police and local authorities, under the
appropriate penal provisions relating to one 8. Duties and Responsibilities of the Commission
or more of the following, namely; and the Councils :
i. Abetment to ragging; 8.1 The Commission shall, with regard to
ii. Criminal conspiracy to rag; providing facilitating communication
iii. Unlawful assembly and rioting while of information regarding incidents of
ragging in any institution, take the 71
ragging;
following steps, namely;
iv. Public nuisance created during ragging;
a) The Commission shall establish,
v. Violation of decency and morals
fund and operate, a toll-
through ragging;
free Anti-Ragging Helpline,
vi. Injury to body, causing hurt or grievous
operational round the clock,
hurt;
which could be accessed by
vii. Wrongful restraint; students in distress owing to
viii. Wrongful confinement; ragging related incidents.
ix. Use of criminal force; b) Any distress message received
x. Assault as well as sexual offences or at the Anti-Ragging Helpline
unnatural offences; shall be simultaneously relayed
to the Head of the Institution,
xi. Extortion
the warden of the Hostels, the
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Nodal Officer of the affiliating be nominated by the Central
University, if the incident Government, to build confidence
reported has taken place in in the public and also to provide
an institution affiliated to a information of non compliance
University, the concerned District with these Regulations to the
authorities and if so required, Councils and to such bodies
the District Magistrate,and the as may be authorized by the
Superintendent of Police, and Commission or by the Central
shall also be web enabled so Government.
as to be in the public domain 8.2 The Commission shall take the
simultaneously for the media following regulatory steps, namely;
and citizens to access it.
a) The Commission shall make it
c) The Head of the institution shall mandatory for the institutions
be obliged to act immediately to incorporate in their
in response to the information prospectus, the directions of the
received from the Anti- Ragging Central Government or the State
Helpline as at sub-clause (b) of Level Monitoring Committee
this clause. with regard to prohibition and
d) The telephone numbers of the consequences of ragging, and
Anti-Ragging Helpline and all that non-compliance with these
the important functionaries Regulations and directions so
in every institution, Heads of provided, shall be considered as
institutions, faculty members, lowering of academic standards

members of the anti-ragging by the institution, therefore
committees and anti ragging making it liable for appropriate
squads, district and sub- action.
divisional authorities and b) The Commission shall verify
state authorities, Wardens of that the institutions strictly
hostels, and other functionaries comply with the requirement
or authorities where relevant, of getting the affidavits from
shall be widely disseminated the students and their parents/
for access or to seek help in guardians as envisaged under
emergencies. these Regulations.
e) The Commission shall maintain c) The Commission shall include
72 an appropriate data base to a specific condition in the
be created out of affidavits, Utilization Certificate, in
affirmed by each student and respect of any financial
his/ her parents/guardians assistance or grants-in-aid to
and stored electronically by any institution under any of
the institution, either on its the general or special schemes
or through an agency to be of the Commission, that the
designated by it; and such institution has complied with
database shall also function as the anti-ragging measures.
a record of ragging complaints
d) Any incident of ragging in an
received, and the status of the
institution shall adversely
action taken thereon.
affect its accreditation, ranking
f) The Commission shall make or grading by NAAC or by any
available the database to a other authorized accreditation
non-governmental agency to

agencies while assessing the found guilty of ragging after following
institution for accreditation, the procedure and in the manner
ranking or grading purposes. prescribed herein under:
e) The Commission may accord a) The Anti-Ragging Committee
priority in financial grants-in-aid of the institution shall take an
to those institutions, otherwise appropriate decision, in regard
eligible to receive grants under to punishment or otherwise,
section 12B of the Act, which depending on the facts of each
report a blemishless record in incident of ragging and nature
terms of there being no reported and gravity of the incident
incident of ragging. of ragging established in the
f) The Commission shall constitute recommendations of the Anti-
an Inter-Council Committee, Ragging Squad.
consisting of representatives b) The Anti-Ragging Committee
of the various Councils, the may, depending on the nature
Non-Governmental agency and gravity of the guilt
responsible for monitoring the established by the Anti-Ragging
database maintained by the Squad, award, to those found
Commission under clause (g) of guilty, one or more of the
Regulation 8.1 and such other following punishments, namely;
bodies in higher education, to i. Suspension from attending
coordinate and monitor the anti-

classes and academic
ragging measures in institutions privileges.
across the country and to make
ii. With holding/ withdrawing
recommendations from time
scholarship /fellowship and
to time; and shall meet at least
other benefits.
once in six months each year.
iii Debarring from appearing
g) The Commission shall institute
in any test/ examination or
an Anti-Ragging Cell within the
other evaluation process.
Commission as an institutional
iv. Withholding results.
mechanism to provide
secretarial support for collection v. Debarring from
of information and monitoring, representing the institution
and to coordinate with the in any regional, national
State Level Monitoring Cell and or international meet,
73
University level Committees tournament, youth festival,
for effective implementation of etc.
anti-ragging measures, and the vi. Suspension/ expulsion from
cell shall also coordinate with the hostel.
the Non-Governmental agency vii. Cancellation of admission.
responsible for monitoring the
viii. Rustication from the
database maintained by the
institution for period
Commission appointed under
ranging from one to four
clause (g) of Regulation 8.1.
semesters.
ix. Expulsion from the
9. Administrative action in the event of
institution and consequent
ragging.-
debarring from to any other
9.1 The institution shall punish a student
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institution for a specified iii. Withholding grants allocated to
period. it by the university, if any
Provided that where the persons iv. Withholding any grants
committing or abetting the act chanellised through the
of ragging are not identified, the university to the institution.
institution shall resort to collective v. Any other appropriate penalty
punishment. within the powers of the
c) An appeal against the order university.
of punishment by the Anti- 9.3 Where in the opinion of the appointing
Ragging Committee shall lie, authority, a lapse is attributable to any
i. in case of an order of an member of the faulty or staff of the
institution, affiliated to institution, in the matter of reporting
or constituent part, of a or taking prompt action to prevent
University, to the Vice- an incident of ragging or who display
Chancellor of the University. an apathetic or insensitive attitude
ii. in case of an order of a towards complaints of ragging, or
University, to its Chancellor. who fail to take timely steps, whether
required under these Regulations
iii. in case of an institution of
of otherwise, to prevent an incident
national importance created
or incidents of ragging, then such
by an Act of Parliament, to
authority shall initiate departmental
the Chairman or Chancellor
disciplinary action, in accordance

of the institution, as the
with the prescribed procedure of the
case may be.
institution, against such member of the
9.2 Where an institution, being constituent faulty or staff.
of, affiliated to or recognized by a
Provided that where such lapse
University, fails to comply with any of
is attributable to the Head of the
the provisions of these Regulations or
institution, the authority designated
fails to curb ragging effectively, such
to appoint such Head shall take such
University may take any one or more of
departmental disciplinary action; and
the following actions, namely;
such action shall be without prejudice
i. Withdrawal of affiliation/ to any action that may be taken under
recognition or other privileges the penal laws for abetment of ragging
conferred. for failure to take timely steps in the
74 ii. Prohibiting such institution prevention of ragging or punishing any
from presenting any student or student found guilty of ragging.
students then undergoing any 9.4 The Commission shall, in respect of any
programme of study therein institution that fails to take adequate
for the award of any degree/ steps to prevent ragging or fails to act
diploma of the University. in accordance with these Regulations or
Provided that where an fails to punish perpetrators or incidents
institution is prohibited from of ragging suitably, take one of more of
presenting its student or the following measures, namely;
students, the Commission shall i. Withdrawal of declaration of
make suitable arrangement fitness to receive grants under
for the other students so as to section 12B of the Act.
ensure that such students are
ii. Withholding any grant allocated.
able to pursue their academic
studies.

iii. Declaring the institution
ineligible for consideration for
any assistance under any of the
general or special assistance
programmes of the Commission.
iv. Informing the general public,
including potential candidates
for admission, through a notice
displayed prominently in the
newspaper or other suitable
media and posted on the
website of the Commission,
declaring that the institution
does not possess the minimum
academic standards.
v. Taking such other action within
its powers as it may deem fit
and impose such other penalties
as may be provided in the Act
for such duration of time as the
institution complies with the
provisions of these Regulations.

Provided that the action taken under
this clause by the Commission against
any institution shall be shared with all
Councils.
Sd/-
(Dr. R. K. Chauhan)
Secretary
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ANNEXURE I
AFFIDAVIT BY THE STUDENT
1) I,________________________ (full name of student with admission/ registration/ enrolment
number) s/o d/o of Mr./ Mrs./ Ms._____________________, having been admitted to School of
Planning and Architecture, New Delhi have received a copy of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the
Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009, (hereinafter called the “Regulations”)
carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in the said Regulations.
2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes ragging.
3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware of the penal
and administrative action that is liable to be taken against me in case I am found guilty of or abetting
ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.
4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that
a) I will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of
the Regulations.
b) I will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or omission that
may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.
5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging,I am liable for punishment according to clause 9.1 of the
Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken against me under any
penal law or any law for the time being in force.
6) I hereby declare that I have not been expelled or debarred from admission in any institution in the
country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part of a conspiracy to promote, ragging;
and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be untrue, I am aware that my admission is
liable to be cancelled.
Declared this _____________ day of _____________ month of _____________ year.
Signature of deponent
Name:
Address:
76 Telephone/ Mobile No.:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the affidavit is false
and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Verified at ____________ (place) on this the ___________ (day) of ___________ (month) ___________ (year).

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the _____________ (day) of _____________ (month)
_____________ (year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.
OATH COMMISSIONER

ANNEXURE II
AFFIDAVIT BY PARENT/GUARDIAN
1) I, Mr./ Mrs./ Ms.________________________ (full name of parent/guardian) father/mother/guardian
of ________________________ (full name of student having been admitted to with admission/
registration/ enrolment number, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi have received a copy
of the UGC Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging in Higher Educational Institutions, 2009,
(hereinafter called the “Regulations”) carefully read and fully understood the provisions contained in
the said Regulations.
2) I have, in particular, perused clause 3 of the Regulations and am aware as to what constitutes ragging.
3) I have also, in particular, perused clause 7 and 9.1 of the Regulations and am fully aware of the penal
and administrative action that is liable to be taken against my ward in case he/she is found guilty of
or abetting ragging, actively or passively, or being part of a conspiracy to promote ragging.
4) I hereby solemnly aver and undertake that
a) My ward will not indulge in any behaviour or act that may be constituted as ragging under
clause 3 of the Regulations.
b) My ward will not participate in or abet or propagate through any act of commission or omission
that may be constituted as ragging under clause 3 of the Regulations.
5) I hereby affirm that, if found guilty of ragging, my ward is liable for punishment according to clause 9.1
of the Regulations, without prejudice to any other criminal action that may be taken against my ward

under any penal law or any law for the time being in force.
6) I hereby declare that my ward has not been expelled or debarred from admission in any institution
in the country on account of being found guilty of, abetting or being part of a conspiracy to promote,
ragging; and further affirm that, in case the declaration is found to be untrue, the admission of my
ward is liable to be cancelled.
Declared this _____________ day of _____________ month of _____________ year.
Name:
Address: 77
Telephone/ Mobile No.:
VERIFICATION
Verified that the contents of this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and no part of the affidavit is false
and nothing has been concealed or misstated therein.
Verified at ___________ (place) on this the ___________ (day) of ___________ (month) ____________ (year).

Solemnly affirmed and signed in my presence on this the _____________ (day) of _____________ (month)
_____________ (year) after reading the contents of this affidavit.
OATH COMMISSIONER
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Towards making SPA-D Inclusive, Safe and
Pro-active
As per the law of the land Sexual Harassment of Parag Anand Meshram
Women is an offence. Sexual Harassment means and Associate Professor
includes unwelcome sexually determined behavior Department of Industrial Design
such as:
Moulshri Joshi
• Physical contact and advances;
Assistant Professor
• A demand or request for sexual favors; Department of Architecture
• Sexually - colored remarks;
• Showing of pornography; N. S. Dhami
• Unwelcome physical, verbal or non verbal
conduct of sexual nature;
Kalyani Menon Sen
• Sexual or indecent gestures and indication; Gender at Work (NGO)
• Entry into private place marked for female
employees and students, with the intent to Dr. L. R. Aggarwal
commit mischief and harassment; Dr. Aggarwal’s Law Foundation
• Taking of photographs of female workers/ staff
Jagjeet Kaur (Member Secretary)
without permission; converting photographs

and other images into visually offensive and/or Assistant Registrar
pornographic material and circulating the same
in any manner including electronic media;
• All such acts and conducts against women
(employees and students), which amount to
commission of offence defined in the Indian
Penal Code.
Sexual Harassment is humiliating, hurts the dignity
of the victim, causes mental torture, fear and anxiety
and can lead to mental and physical problems of
persons subjected to such behavior.
Let us make the Campuses of School of Planning

78 and Architecture an Inclusive and Safe Teaching-
Learning- Work Environment for All. For this we have
created a Complaints Cell of faculty and staff of the
School whom you may reach out to for help. This Cell
comprises of the following persons:
Prof. Dr. Aruna Ramani Grover (Chairperson)

Professor
Department of Architecture
Prof. Dr. P. K. Sarkar

Professor
Department of Transport Planning

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Phone: +91.11.2372 4383
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

RESOURCES and SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Towards making SPA-D Inclusive, Safe and

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

located in Bombay and Baroda. Therefore, an acute

Walter George and his colleagues thus began the

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

For seven years the School operated from rented

The Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic

ABOUT SPA, NEW DELHI

COORDINATOR IQAC CELL

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

The School offers two undergraduate programmes and

Academic policy is decentralized to the extent that

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

ABOUT SPA, NEW DELHI

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

In terms of securing employment in public, private

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Architectural Conservation is a specialization, students to address appropriately the challenges

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Instruction and training in this urban design

MASTER OF URBAN DESIGN

The primary aim of the programme is to foster Prof. Neerja Tiku

itself with broad phenomena such as sustainability,

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

MASTER OF BUILDING ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Landscape Architecture is a design profession The programme aims at imparting proficiency in

Students of the Masters of Landscape Architecture

B.Arch., PG Dip. LA, Ph.D., Fellow ISOLA

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Environmental considerations have assumed environmental planning, design, impact assessment,

The main objective of this programme is to impart

In this background, a Chair in Housing was instituted

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Although focus of policy makers and planning

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Department of Urban Planning is the first FACULTY

The Masters programme focuses on exposure

Most of the alumni are engaged in various

distribution management, transport infrastructure

Dr. Sewa Ram

Bhaskar Gowd Sudagani

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

To support the Doctoral Programme, SPA New Delhi,

of books and journals in the fields of Architecture and

SPA, New Delhi offers two kinds of doctoral

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

ELIGIBILITY Education (CBSE) strictly on merit subject to fulfilment

After confirmation of allotment of seats, applicants

Name of the Course OG SC ST OBC KM* Total

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

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