Architectural Graphics: Visual composition in 2D and 3D, Computer application in Architecture and Planning.
Anthropometrics: Organization of space, Circulation - horizontal and vertical, Space Standards.
Universal design: Building byelaws, Codes and standards.
Section 2: Construction and Management
Core Topics:
Project management techniques: PERT, CPM etc.; Estimation and Specification.
Professional practice and ethics: Form and Structure, Principles and design of disaster-resistant structures.
Temporary structures for rehabilitation: Various construction techniques.
Section 3: Environmental Planning and Design
Core Topics:
Natural and man-made ecosystem: Ecological principles, Environmental considerations in Planning and design.
Environmental pollution: Types, causes, controls, and abatement strategies.
Sustainable development: Goals and strategies; Climate change and built environment.
Climate responsive design: Focus on adaptation and mitigation strategies in architecture.
Section 4: Urban Design, Landscape, and Conservation
Core Topics:
Historical and modern examples: Urban design, Urban form, spaces, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc.
Urban design interventions: Sustainable development and transportation.
Development controls: FAR, densities, building byelaws, Urban renewal and conservation.
Landscape design: Site planning and historical public spaces and gardens.
Section 5: Planning Process
Core Topics:
Salient concepts, theories and principles of urban planning: Eco-City, Smart City, Urban sociology, Social, Economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis.
Development guidelines: URDPFI, Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis.
Section 6: Housing
Core Topics:
Housing typologies: Concepts, principles, examples of neighbourhood, Residential densities, Affordable Housing, Real estate valuation.
Section 7: Services and Infrastructure
Core Topics:
Fire fighting Systems; Building Safety and Security systems; Building Management Systems; Water treatment; Water supply and distribution system; Water harvesting systems; Principles, Planning and Design of storm water drainage system; Sewage disposal methods; Methods of solid waste management - collection, transportation and disposal; Recycling and Reuse of solid waste; Land-use – transportation - urban form inter-relationships; Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas; Hierarchy of roads and level of service; Para-transits and other modes of transportation, Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning.
Part B1: Architecture
Section B1.1: History and Contemporary Architecture
Core Topics:
Principles of Art and Architecture; World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo, etc.; Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture: Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture, etc.; Influence of Modern art and Design in Architecture; Indian vernacular and traditional Archit
Section B1.2: Building Construction and Structural Systems
Core Topics:
Building construction techniques, methods and details; Building systems and prefabrication of building elements; Principles of Modular Coordination; Construction planning and equipment; Building material characteristics and applications; Principles of strength of materials; Alternative building materials; Foundations; Design of structural elements with different materials; Elastic and Limit State design; Structural systems; Principles of Pre-stressing; High Rise and Long Span structures, gravity and lateral load resisting systems.
Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability
Core Topics:
Solar architecture; Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort in built environments; Natural and Mechanical ventilation in buildings; Air-Conditioning systems; Sustainable building strategies; Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation; Intelligent Buildings; Water supply; Sewerage and drainage systems; Sanitary fittings and fixtures; Plumbing systems; Principles of internal and external drainage system; Principles of electrification of buildings; Elevators and Escalators - standards and uses.
Part B2: Planning
Section B2.1: Regional and Settlement Planning
Core Topics:
Regional delineation; settlement hierarchy; Types and hierarchy of plans; Various schemes and programs of central government; Transit Oriented Development (TOD), SEZ, SRZ etc.; Public Perception and user behaviour; National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes; Slums, Squatters and informal housing; Standards for housing and community facilities; Housing for special areas and needs.
Section B2.2: Planning Techniques and Management
Core Topics:
Application of G.I.S and Remote Sensing techniques in urban and regional planning; Tools and techniques of Surveys – Physical, Topographical, Land use and Socio-economic Surveys; Urban Economics, Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning; Graphic presentation of spatial data; Local self-governance, Panchayatiraj institutions; Planning Legislation and implementation – Land Acquisition Act, PPP etc.; Decision support system and Land Information System; Urban geography and econometrics; Management of Infrastructure Projects; Demography and equity in planning.
Section B2.3: Infrastructure Planning
Core Topics:
Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering; Road capacity and Travel demand forecasting; Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis; Traffic analyses and design considerations; Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas; Mass transportation planning; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Urban and Rural Infrastructure System Network.
