Here is a Guide to become an Architect
· Clearing Entrance Exam
If you want to take admissions in a university, you need to clear the entrance exam. Most universities & colleges accept the admissions of the students based on their performance in the entrance exam. Some of the most essential exams are JEE main, NATA (National Aptitude Test for Architecture), & AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test).
The eligibility criteria for these exams are one need to have a minimum score of 60% in 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.
Degree
After clearing the entrance exam one needs to take admissions in the university for Bachelor’s in architecture (B.Arch). It takes 5 years to complete this degree. B.Arch is a challenging degree. A lot of assignments are given the students of architecture. Colleges & Universities offer a specialization master degree in the field of architecture called M.Arch. To admissions for M.Arch one needs to clear the entrance exam called GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), or CEED (Common Entrance Exam for Design).
Job opportunities after studying architecture
There are number of opportunities for students who have completed their under graduation. One can work as an architecture designer, architectural engineer, Interior designer.
· Interior Designer: During the B.Arch one can choose to do specialization in Interior Designing & study in details about how to build sustainable strategies in the field of interior designing.
· Naval Architecture: Specialization in Naval Architecture allows one to study the design of ocean structure, marine instrumentation, wave dynamics etc.
Landscape Architecture: Landscape Architecture works on building & creating more sustainable landscapes by integrating by science, art, architecture & technology.
one Get opportunities to work in various types of firms, like construction companies, architectural firms, interior designing firms etc.
