Masters in Architecture Education – Women’s Education Society’s Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture, Nagpur

Masters in Architecture Education

Overview and Rationale

Established in 2007, the institute offers a distinctive flagship M.Arch. programme in Architecture Education, conceived with the vision of creating a specialized platform for the study of teaching, learning, practice and pedagogy in architectural education.

At the time of its inception, the programme was the first of its kind in India, offering an exclusive postgraduate course focused on Architecture Education.

Designed as a two-year, four-semester postgraduate programme, the course has an annual intake of 20 students. It is recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), Government of Maharashtra, and R.T.M. Nagpur University.

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The objective of this programme is to offer a professional course to architects who wish to be associated with teaching.

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This programme is also most sought after by architects who want to enhance into a finer approach to professional practice.

Genesis of Program

The programme was conceptualized through the vision of Late Prof. S. A. Deshpande Dr. Ujwala Chakradeo, and Dr. Lakshmi Rao following a significant discussion with Late Master Architect B. V. Doshi, whose perspectives on architectural education and the role of the architect helped shape the academic vision of the programme. The founding concept brought together the disciplines of architecture, education, psychology, and pedagogy, with contributions from eminent academicians and professionals from these fields.

Today all schools of architecture require highly skilled professionals who can delve deeply into the design philosophy of the school and translate it into fine design solutions. This is possible only if the teacher has an in-depth knowledge of the pedagogical processes and also of teaching techniques.

The concerns of education in architecture led to a group of teachers and educationists work on formulating a course where the architecture inputs could be integrated with inputs from the field of education.

Over the years, the programme has evolved as a specialized centre for understanding and advancing architectural education, preparing graduates to contribute as educators, researchers, academic leaders, and reflective practitioners in the field of architecture.

The path-breaking experiments in teaching methods adopted have resulted in the department acquiring FOUR Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

Admission Process for Masters in Architecture Education (2026)

College Code
COLLEGE CODE FOR ADMISSION – AR4214

COA CODE – MH20

RTMNU CODE – 026

Eligibility Criteria

1) Graduates with B.Arch from any recognized University with Minimum of 55 % marks.

2) Candidates seeking admission should have qualified for the Postgraduate Entrance Test in Architecture (PGETA), conducted by the Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi.

3) Sponsored male candidates are also eligible.

4) Refer to the website www.pgeta.in for details.

Seats

The total intake for the course is 20.

Course Duration

The college offers a full time two year post graduate program (four semesters) in Architecture Education. The course is recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA) and the Government of Maharashtra and affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU).

The primary objective of the course is to impart professional training in strengthening their expertise in design teaching, education and practice.

How To Apply

1) Admissions commence after the PGETA Exam conducted by Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi.

2) After appearing for PGETA,admissions for all the colleges/universities in Maharashtra are conducted through a centralized admission process by Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State. (Refer www.mahacet.org)

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Core Areas of The Program

Conceptual Framework of The Program

Revised Syllabus

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Syllabus

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Time Table

Time Table 2025-26

Department Profile

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Proposal to Fee Regulating Authority, Mumbai

Year 2024 – 2025

Why Choose SMMCA ?

Our Chief Mentors

Founders of the Course

Our Guiding Force

Our Core Faculty

Our Wellness Coaches

Our Expert Visiting Faculty

The course is unique in its concepts and generation of ideas.
The studios are evolutionary in nature and the student’s contribution has a decisive role in the output of the studios.
The output of studios is unique with respect to the topic and exploratory path.
Final outputs in the form of books, movies, posters, research papers are adding a creative angle to the medium of expression.

Teacher’s Training Program

SMMCA believes that one trained teacher of architecture can train another ten co-teachers. SMMCA also conducts teachers training programs(TTP) for other teachers through bodies like National Institute of advanced studies in architecture (NIASA) now (COA-TRC) Council of architecture training and research centre and independently as well.

Ever since the inception of the Department of Architecture Education at SMMCA in 2007, the department has focused on training of Faculty across the country on various areas of the teaching-Learning Process.
Faculty Development Programs are being conducted at Regional Centres through NIASA (now COA-TRC)
The Department has curated a number of programs for NIASA (now COA-TRC) and went a step further by copyrighting their format for conducting training programs.
After successfully conducting many programs, the department also extended its reach to create more trainers by organizing a “Train the Trainers” module under NIASA (now COA-TRC)
The Department has also conducted training programs on invitation from different schools of architecture across the country.
The workshops focus on confidence building, teaching techniques, education, psychology, creativity, transmission of knowledge have yielded terrific result. The college has an IPR on the format of the training program for teachers and is a copyright property of the college.
The format of the educational Faculty Development Programs has been copyrighted (IPR) by the Department of Architecture Education.
In addition to faculty development programs, the college also conducted programs on a variety of subjects. These included training on design pedagogy, creativity, research in architecture, documentation, techniques of paper writing.
The college is also invited by colleges from all over India to conduct tailor made programs for their faculty.

List of Training Programs Conducted

List of Teacher-Training Programs conducted by the college for COA-TRC (NIASA) and other institutions.

1) Programs conducted for COA-TRC (NIASA)

2) Programs conducted for NIASA at regional and overseas centers

3) Programs conducted by SMMCA at other colleges

4) Programs conducted at SMMCA

4) Our Repository of Programmes

SMMCA conducts Faculty Development Programmes both in the online and offline modes. The training modules are developed in consultation with the school of architecture. Some of the training modules are:

– Basics of Architecture Pedagogy
– Bloom’s Taxonomy in the classroom/studio
– Understanding Metacognition
– Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) for teachers
– Transactional Analysis
– Psychological safety of students and teachers in the workplace
– Counselling techniques for teachers
– Design Thinking
– Life Skills
– Emotional Intelligence
– IPR and design patents

In addition to the above, the training cell of the college also facilitates programmes in the fields of the core architecture.

SMMCA also conceptualizes and develops need-based programmes for students of architecture and Faculty.

Our Alumni: Our Pride

Some of Our Distinguished Alumni

Dr.Sushma Dhepe

Associate Professor, Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune

Dr. Aparna Kolhe

Senior Professor

Ar. Asif Khan

Al Salama Institute of Architecture

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Ar. Poonam Khan

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture – SPA, Bhopal

Ar. Mohini Rehpade

Senior Architecture, Public Works Department

Ar. Mahesh Mokha

Practising Architect , Nagpur

Practising Architect, Nagpur

Ar. Vidya Singh

Practising Architect, Nagpur

Testimonials

A dedicated avenue towards learning various aspects of teaching for professional coursework like architecture in a congenial environment is a growing need. SMMCA’s Master’s program on Architectural Education provides an encouraging opportunity to get involved with learning the fundamentals of this domain in an engaging manner. Through this program, one can certainly achieve the much-required orientation towards individual adjustments in their outlook and approach towards education in general. Through a process of sustained engagement with its alumni, all academia and the practice, this program can keep scaling new heights with the influx of fresh ideas and emerging directions. I wish all the coordinators of this much-needed program the very best for a great future of this enriching course.

Ar. Nikhil Kohale

Associate Professor, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning

SMMCA through this “Master’s course in architecture education” is indeed an all-encompassing one for the graduate student to master by opening doors of opportunity to Ideate, Innovate, Integrate, Invigorate and finally disseminate the learnings in one’s practice (Profession) or transmitting it to the next generation (Academics).

Ar. Yatin Moghe

Senior Practising Architect and Academician, Pune

Our Partner Affiliates for Training and Placement

– SPA New Delhi
– SPA Bhopal
– NIT Raipur
– Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Jaipur
– Vaishnav Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
– IPS Academy Indore
– Dignity college of Architecture Durg
– BNCA, Pune
– BRICKS, Pune
– K.L. Tiwari College of Architecture, Nallsopara
– P. R. Pote Patil College of Architecture, Amravati
– Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Nagpur
– Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Nagpur
– VNIT Nagpur
– DG college of Architecture, Malappuram Kerala
– Global Institute of Architecture Palakkad
– Adhiyamaan college of Engineering, Hosur
– Holy Crescent College of Architecture Kerala

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