B Plan-M Plan (Five Year Integrated)

• This unique 5-year integration of B Plan and M Plan comes with an advantage to a student by saving one year.
• The programme follows Studio based learning
• The programme offers choice of specialisation in the last two years in the chosen fields like Urban Planning, Housing & Real Estate, Transport Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Environment and Climate change etc.
• The programme offers field exposure to students by including in curriculum a Summer and a Winter school where students do studio on site.
• A National and International Related study programmes intended to document different places is also organised to make inclusive knowledge building a part of pedagogy
• Six months office training during the programme enriches the academic journey of the student and prepares him/her for the professional world.
• Multidisciplinary lectures and seminars by professionals and academicians are regularly organised to bring in knowledge from beyond the boundaries of the campus.

• Equipped with professional planning knowledge
• Equipped with basic research skills
• Good at Modern Technology Usage
• Respond to planning issues in critical and reflective manner
• Efficient in coordination with consultants and also with team mates from multi-disciplinary backgrounds.
• Sensitive towards Environment Sustainability concerns
• Excellent in visual communication
• Follow professional ethics

The integrated programme is designed to prepare graduates to attain the following programme outcomes.

• An ability to apply knowledge of planning in the professional practice
• An ability to respond critically to issues at urban and regional scale in varying context
• An ability to be sensitive towards Social, Cultural and Environmental issues.
• An ability to select appropriate tools and techniques and use them with dexterity in planning related projects
• An ability to communicate effectively with sound leadership skills, negotiation skills, stakeholder engagement and entrepreneurial spirit
• An ability to function professionally while adhering to ethical standards
• An ability to work in collaboration with multi-disciplinary approach
• An ability to appreciate the importance of goal setting and time management

• To prepare graduates who are sought-after professionals in government, academia, research, entrepreneurial pursuit, consulting firms and NGOs.
• To prepare graduates who can understand and manage complexities of projects through demonstration of good analytical, design and implementation skills.
• To prepare graduates who will contribute to society by sensitively responding to societal and environmental issues through research and planning.
• To prepare graduates who hold multi-disciplinary perspective and become informed decision makers.

The Course matrix structure for the programme is made up of following components: