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Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, Chandigarh

Profile of Chandigarh College of Architecture

Details of the Course:andnbsp; The College is affiliated to Panjab University and conducts a 5-year/10-semester course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture.andnbsp; Significant aspects of the course are a 24-week practical training in a reputed architectural office during the seventh semester, and, a 20 andndash; week thesis project in the final semester.

The total annual intake is 40 students, including 5 seats for nominees of the Ministry of Human Resource Development.andnbsp; 85% of the remaining seats are reserved for students from Chandigarh and 15% is reserved for All India Quota.andnbsp; Admission is carried out through the All India Engineering/Pharmacy/Architectureandnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Entrance Examination (AIEEE). The admission to the First Semester B. Arch course will be open to a candidate, who:

(i)andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; has passed (10+2) or its equivalent examination conducted by a recognized Board/University/Council with the subjects of Mathematicsandnbsp;andnbsp; andamp; Physics and one out of Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology and Engineering Drawing; andlt;brandgt;andlt;brandgt;
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has passed 3-year diploma (10+3) recognized by the Central/State Governments provided the candidate passed the Diploma examination with 50% marks in aggregate; and
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(ii) andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; has qualified in the All India Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;Entrance Examination (AIEEE), with Architecture Aptitude test conducted by the CBSE or any other entrance examination conducting authority authorized by the Chandigarh Administration from time to time.

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Faculty Position:andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The total sanctioned faculty strength is 24.andnbsp; However, at present, we have only 20 members, including the Principal, a Lecturer-in-Art, a Lecturer-in-Physical Education with one visiting faculty in Structural Design.andnbsp; As per norms laid down by the Council of Architecture. 25% of the leaching load is to be assigned to visiting faculty from the field.andnbsp; To fulfill this requirement, and also to make up for the shortage of faculty we have visiting faculty from amongst the professionals in the city.andnbsp; The detailed current faculty position is given in the enclosed statement.

Physical Facilities and Infrastructure: The college is well endowed with essential physical facilities viz. boys and girls hostel, an air-conditioned assembly hall (180 capacity), 2 Audio Visualandnbsp; Lecture Room( Capacity 30 to 40) and 2 class roomsandnbsp; with capacity of 30 each a centrally air-conditioned library with approximately 15,500 volumes, an audio-visual section with all essential equipment, a photography laboratory with facilities for processing black and white photographs, a carpentry/model making workshops, and a museum displaying building materials with all the structural, services and construction models, teaching-aids, models, etc.andnbsp; There is also a 41-seater college bus for short and long study tours.andnbsp; Adequate facilities for sports, a well equipped gymnasium, and art club and facilities for other extra-curricular activities also exist. The college had made significant progress in setting up a Computer Aided Design Laboratory, which is progressively being enlarged and upgraded.

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Faculty andlt;brandgt;
The college has a sanctioned strength of 23 faculty members including the Principal. However, at present, the following teachers comprise the regular faculty. Four teachers on contract basis have filled up the remaining posts.
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Lecturers on contract basis:
1.andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Ms Harleen K. Virk, B.Arch.
2.andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Ms Monica Sharma, M.Arch.
3.andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Ms Divneet Sawhney B.Arch.
We have a strong back up visiting faculty thatandnbsp;comprises of professionals from the field -both at a very senior level as well as bright young and other suitable professionals from the field. We have approx. 30 professionals as our visiting teachers.

More about Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, Chandigarh

Panjab University has denied admission in the Bachelor of Architecture course to the holders of three-year diploma in Architecture Assistantship. After qualifying in the architecture aptitude test as a part of the AIEEE-2004, the students are seeking admission at Chandigarh College of Architecture CCA) under the 15 per cent all-India quota.

The students told Chandigarh Tribune that while the Central Counselling Board, a body which handles the counselling for the AIEEE, says that s........more

The Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12, has its share of proud moments. It is one of the oldest institutions in the northern region. The college has been conducting a five year undergraduate course leading to degree of Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) since 1961.

The college is equipped with many features vital to give a thrust to budding architects. An audio-visual and photography section fare well with its students. A computer centre is another feather in its cap. A........more

The images belong to a man smitten but that can hardly be helped. Switzerland is a photographer’s delight and when the camera-wielding aficionado is Chandigarh College of Architecture’s Principal Rajnish Wattas, this European country turns ‘muse’ virtually performing for the camera.

The result is 86 photographs, all part of an exhibition “Cityscapes of Switzerland: Images of Mendrisio, Lugano and Zurich” which was inaugurated by an eminent art historian, Dr B.N. Goswami, at Foyer........more

Archo 07, the 46th annual festival of the Chandigarh College of Architecture concluded here today with a prize distribution ceremony.

The prize distribution was presided over by Arvind Krishan, former head, department of architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Prizes were given for sports and cultural events and overall performances of students representing the three houses - Kanishka, Kalinga and Maurya.

Nabin Das and Ekta Agarwal were adjudg........more

Due to differences in eligibility criteria laid down by Panjab University (PU) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for writing the entrance examinations for admission to various engineering colleges the registration of first year students of the Punjab Engineering College and the Chandigarh College of Architecture is still pending.

Till the time students are registered, results of examinations undertaken by them cannot be declared by the university. The first semes........more

“It’s the lack of historians and critics that the gap between those who can understand the realms of architecture and others is ever increasing,” said Dr Vikram Prakash, a renowned scholar and professor of architecture at University of Washington, Seattle, who delivered a lecture on year zero at Chandigarh College of Architecture. “It was in the year zero i.e before the onset of AD and after BC, when the Roman empire and the Chinese empire were at their peaks and India had a horde of small empir........more

Ten students and two faculty members from St Etienne School of Architecture, Paris, paid a visit to the town to participate in a joint workshop with Chandigarh College of Architecture, which concluded on its premises in Sector 12, here today. The programme was attended by students from Poland, Ireland, Mexico, Canada, France and Spain. The objective was to understand the basic character of Chandigarh and to generate suggestions to revamp the system making it a better place to live in. T........more

The images belong to a man smitten but that can hardly be helped. Switzerland is a photographer’s delight and when the camera-wielding aficionado is Chandigarh College of Architecture’s Principal Rajnish Wattas, this European country turns ‘muse’ virtually performing for the camera.

The result is 86 photographs, all part of an exhibition “Cityscapes of Switzerland: Images of Mendrisio, Lugano and Zurich” which was inaugurated by an eminent art historian, Dr B.N. Goswami, at Foyer........more

It is fashionable, both in the charmed circles of the city\ s elite and in academic debates, to debunk Chandigarh as a soulless city with a choking monotony of \ matchbox architecture\ and a chess-board, grid-iron layout of roads — perhaps more suitable for a military cantonment than a city. Today, with Chandigarh turning 50, it is time to introspect and invent new models for its future planned growth, says Rajnish Wattas, Principal, Chandigarh College of Architecture.........more

The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) is back to its vibrant self. After eight months, the College Foyer Gallery is breathing fresh again — with a lot of colour, spirit and composition to fill its lungs.........more

He is young, spirited and raring to go. Uma Dhar Kamti, a third- year-student of Chandigarh College of Architecture here is right now on the top of the world.

He had received a special honour from the UT Administrator- cum-Punjab Governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd) for his creation of the mural that now finds a pride of place in Sector 17.

The colourful eye catching mural covers a large sidewall of a unit of showrooms and depicts the soul of the city-its emblem of t........more

The all-India quota in all engineering streams at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) were filled on day one of joint counselling for admission to the University, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Panjab University, Swami Sarvanand Giri Panjab University Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur, and Chandigarh College of Architecture.

PEC seats were rated as most coveted by various AIE........more

The Chandigarh Housing Board would be redesigning the City’s most happening roundabout- the Matka Chowk. The Chairman of the board has short-listed designs created by students of the Chandigarh College of Architecture here as part of a special project.

The eight semester students, divided into various groups put up six presentations before the Chiarman, Mr S.N. Sahay, four out of which have been short-listed.

These designs, conceptualised entirely by the students,........more

Art came in for serious deliberation in the office of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, which organised a special lecture on ‘Art scenario in North India’ by Dr S.S. Bhatti, former principal of Chandigarh College of Architecture, today.

Looking at art from a global perspective, Dr Bhatti focused particularly on the functionality of art, saying whereas the Indian principles of ‘Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram’, had always inspired minds into creative pursuits, it was time now to add another ........more

Ever walked through majestic locales, with gods in attendance If not, care to walk through the foyer gallery, right at the entrance to the Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) and experience the magic of the hills descending on your feet.

In evidence at this gallery are some breathtakingly delightful frames that capture the virgin beauty of the hills, as housed in the grand locations of Tabo, Sangla valley, Samdu and Chhitkul in Kinnaur district. Chhitkul is the last village o........more

Final year-students of the Chandigarh College of Architecture have been rewarded by the Haryana Housing Board for designs they created for the board’s housing schemes.

Presentations of these designs were made by the students to Ms Rajni Rajzan, Financial Commissioner, Haryana, and Dr Ashok Khemka, Chief Administrator, Haryana Housing Board, yesterday and the result were declared today.

The students were divided into five groups and each group designed its own conce........more

The human body expresses nature\ s longing to arrive at perfection.

Giving a form to their creative urge,students of Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12 today made the body as a medium of their colourful expressions.

The 10th day of Archo 2005, the annual college festival, saw a body painting contest .

In this contest, the Kalinga group was declared first, Kanishka secured second position and Maurya got third position.

In m........more

Art and architecture stay together. Seen in this backdrop, the frames on display at Chandigarh College of Architecture’s Foyer Gallery make more sense than they would if viewed in isolation of the synergy the disciplines share.

The exhibition is a fine attempt by Isha Sharma, a final year student, to make good her academic trip to Australia. The frames offer a virtual insight into the beauty of Australia, a country that has dared to experiment, irrespective of consequences. It is........more

Continuing to hand out architectural solutions to various wings of the government, students of Chandigarh College of Architecture have now come out with practicable solutions to the existing underground parking problems in the Sector 17 commercial complex of the city.

Assigned with the task of suggesting measures to activate the two underground parking lots that lie underutilised due to loopholes in their existing structure, 12 groups of the third semester students have produced 1........more

A delegation of 21 students from the Chandigarh College of Architecture participated in the zonal NASA (National Association of Student of Architecture) meet titled Sirjan 2000 hosted by the Department of Architecture, Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, from October 22 to October 24. Ten architectural institutions from the northern zone participated in the meet where a number of academic and co-curricular activities were held.

Students from Chandiga........more

In an exclusive programme organised at Art Folio in Sector 9, a former Principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, Dr S.S. Bhatti, gave a highly informative exposition of the architectonics of poetry.

He demonstrated how such terms as syllable, metre, rhythm, rhyme, beat, tempo and pattern, though familiar, are not identified with the uninitiated with the essential structure of poetry. He wondered how a vast majority of harmony does not respond to poetry despite the fact ........more

The second day of counselling for admission to engineering and architecture courses in Punjab Engineering College (PEC), the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET) and the Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) went off peacefully.

The counselling was held for the reserved category candidates. A general merit list was displayed at the counselling centre, said an official at the counselling centre. The final list of admission status would be displayed after the ........more

AS a former Principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, Dr S.S. Bhatti contributed significantly to the introduction and development of such subjects as art in architecture and architectural journalism. As a teacher of architecture, he succeeded in transmitting creative versatility that he regards to be \"a view and way of life\". As an impassioned practitioner of art, Dr Bhatti combines the visions of theory, the insights of research, and the communication skills of pedagogy into a sig........more

As land in the city gets scarce, it needs to find ways to raise enough resources to create new infrastructure, said Advisor to UT Administrator Lalit Sharma here today.

He was speaking at the concluding day of ARCHO-2004, a week-long cultural and sports function, at the Chandigarh College of Architecture.

Mr Sharma gave away prizes to students of the college at the end of its 43rd annual festivities week.

He elaborated on various aspects of maintainin........more

Stoned on Salt, the rock band of DAV College, Sector 10, has won the Rock Idols contest held in Leisure Valley yesterday. The runners-up for the contest were Wasted Souls, a band featuring performers from the Chandigarh College of Architecture and PEC.

These winners will participate in the regional finals to be held later in their respective regions. The regional finals for the North will be held in Delhi on August 20 and will include the winners from the rounds in Indore, Chandig........more

The next time you surf channels, switch to MTV because you might catch highly charged college students of the city in action. Four city colleges have made it to a whacky MTV programme called ‘Record Tor’ where they make and break records.

In a typical MTV style, the challenges that the MTV crew headed by VJ Nikhil set for students were products of creative thinking and got the best out of students. The city students rose in unison to the occasion.

Boys of Punjab Eng........more

For the young gathering at the Chandigarh College of Architecture, it was a privilege to have a young exponent of classical music in Meeta Pandit, who made today’s classical vocal recital thoroughly interactive. Not always does SPICMACAY manage such an informal presentation of a perfectly formal classical style of singing.

However, right when the The Tribune-sponsored recital took off this afternoon, Meeta went on to prove her musical lineage, which is richer than words. Sixth in ........more

The shooting of a telefilm on AIDS which began on the campus of the Chandigarh College of Architecture in Punjab Engineering College yesterday continued today also. Being produced by Kunal Kaushik Productions, the telefilm, “Jaagte Raho,” will include Sameep Kang, Rimpy Gill, Aarti Puri, Shivinder Mahal, Payal Choudhary, Sachin, Anita, G.P. Malik, Ramesh Bhardwaj and Vinod Sharma. Jaspal Bhatti will also make a special appearance in the film. TNS........more