Top 3 things you need to know before choosing architecture as your career

Introduction

Architecture is a mixture of art and science that helps develop or create a better and healthy environment. It is not just a building design, but it also involves creating products, landscaping art, set design, environment design, etc. The who have pursued their studies in architecture will be called as an architect.

It is a known fact that architecture studies are a bit costly, and it stood as the 5th most challenging, hardest educational course in the world. The person who is taking this course should not only be creative but also be more practical as they are going to design their client's future safety, experience, and time, which are much valuable to the present generation.

It is one of the professional degrees carrying their Degree abbreviation in the front of their name. Example: Ar.Jaya, Ar. Veneta etc. A person can become an architect by pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Architecture for five years and then registering with the Council of Architecture. According to the Council of Architecture, A student who has completed their studies and is not registered with the Council will not call an architect.

1. Fields linked to architecture

The Bachelor course is a mixture of Interior design, Landscaping design, planning, Environmental design, Sustainable architecture, Product design, Facade design, Country planning, town planning, Material studies and Construction, Structure Analysis, Conservation Architecture, Construction and Project Management, Sanitation Design in different semesters. But, one interested in pursuing Post graduation can opt for each field, but if they need to do their post-graduation overall, they can opt for Masters's in Architecture. The master course is held for two years.

d Subjects involved in the Architecture course

2. Ways to get into architecture

One ready to face these challenges should clear the NATA (National Aptitude Test for Architecture) exam, JEE Mains paper 2, CEED, KIITEE, etc., as soon they complete their senior secondary course. NATA exam will be held twice a year, where JEE Mains paper-2 exam had only once in the year. Once the scorecard is issued, one can undergo counseling. There will be no standard cut-off to grab a seat in the best colleges, as the cut-off might vary each year.

Whereas few of the universities will offer some percentage of seats apart from the NATA score, On the other hand, one who wants to do Post Graduation should crack the GATE exam, or they can even write state PGCET exams and get into desired fields through counseling rules.

Exams to be written to get into architecture.

3. Fee Ranges

Many articles and experiences say that architecture is a high-end commercial degree because the amount that needs to invest in this field is more. The fees offered will be ranging from 1.5 Lakhs to 5Lakhs per year in India. Few colleges will provide scholarships based on the rank they secured in the desired exams conducted by the board. Apart from fee structure, the student of the architecture needs to spend money on the stationery.

Conclusion

This course can be the best field for passionate, creative minds who can put their physical and mental efforts into it. It is a known fact that one can't get everything so quickly from your experience to the environment you create. This is the best field as society believes that architects are the experience creators. God makes a human with proportions, where an architect can create a world by considering these human proportions as essential elements.