Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

FACULTY OF PLANNING

POSTGRADUATEPROGRAM BROCHUREA D M I S S I O N 2 0 2 0

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Message from Program Chair

Cities are the economic engines of growth in India, as much as anywhere in

the world. As India’s economy and population continues to grow and rapidly

urbanize, there is a dire need of qualified urban planners to plan and manage

our cities. Planning for a city, town or an urban area is a challenging yet a

greatly rewarding task, especially for those who are interested in transforming

and improving them. It requires multi-layered understanding of the land use,

transportation, infrastructure, economics, socio-cultural and environmental

factors that influence the places where we reside, work, shop, entertain and live

our lives.

Master of Urban Planning (MUP) program is a flagship program of the Faculty

of Planning since its foundation as School of Planning in 1972. This two years’

program is designed to provide the students with excellent education and

exposure to national and international best-practices. The studios and the

courses are carefully designed to equip them with practical and theoretical

knowledge and skills for excelling in their professional careers, be it in public

sector or in private sector in national or global firms or organizations.

Our faculty members include eminent professionals, practitioners and researchers

with nation-wide and international experience in preparing Development Plans,

Master Plans, Development Regulations/Bylaws, Planning Acts and Government

Policies, Regional Plans, Town Planning Schemes, Local Area Plans for TODs,

Smart Cities, Heritage Precincts etc.

During the program, the MUP students not only get exposure to national and

international models of development and best practices; but in the final semester

of the program the students get to work closely, on one-to-one basis, with the

individual faculty and/or professionals on real projects under Directed Research

Project (DRP) or Guided Research Project (GRP) format.

We are proud of our alumni and recent graduates, who are some of the best and

highly skilled professionals capable of working on the whole range of planning

projects in national and international settings.

It is our pleasure to invite you to learn more about the high quality of education,

outstanding faculty, academic community and excellent facilities on the campus.

Program Chair

Jignesh Mehta

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Table of Contents

Program Details

Generic Program Structure

Course Information

Student Work Samples

Tutor Profiles

Career Prospects

Admission Eligibility

Admission Procedure

Campus Amenities

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Program Details

Master of Urban Planning

Planning a city or an urban area is a challenging yet rewarding task, especially for

those who are interested in transforming and improving our cities. It requires multi-

layered understanding of the factors that influence the places where we reside, work,

shop, entertain and live. Master of Urban Planning (MUP) allows students’ exposure

to national and international best-practices in urban planning and equips them

with knowledge and skills necessary for their professional careers in planning and

managing growth and development of urban areas, cities and regions.

During the course, students learn to understand and analyse variety of factors

influencing our cities and apply critical thinking in providing integrated,

interdisciplinary solutions. Through hands-on studio exercises, theory courses,

individual research projects and field visits within India and abroad the students are

exposed to various approaches and models of planning.

The course equips students with thorough knowledge of preparing statutory plans,

and other plans ranging from regional to city and local area levels. During this course

of two years, the students learn from the best of the faculty members which include

leading practitioners, academicians and researchers, competent and proficient in

their own areas, with national and international experience.

The students graduating from this program have been typically absorbed in national

and international consultancy firms; central, state and local government organizations,

and various institutes and NGOs, based on their individual interests.

Note: Name of the program is subject to the approval of UGC

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Generic Program Structure

Courses in 2020-2022

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4

Orientation studio (14 credit)

Skills 1 (2 credits)

Theory 1 (2 credits)

Independent Research (12 Credits)

Studio 1 (12 Credits)

Skills 2 (2 credits)

Theory 1 (2 credits)

Theory 2 (2 credits)

Elective (2 Credits)

Studio 2 (12 Credits)

ResearchProfessionalization 1 (2 credits)

ResearchProfessionalization 2 (2 credits)

Theory 1 (2 credits) Theory 1 (2 credits)

Theory 2 (2 credits) Theory 2 (2 credits)

Elective (2 Credits) Elective (2 Credits)

Semester 1 2 3 4

Studio Name

Course Name 1

Course Name 2

Course Name 3

Understanding the City Studio(14 credits)

Urban Economics(2 credits)

Planning Legislations & Governance (2 credits)

Development PlanStudio (12 credits)

Analytical tools and techniques - Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis (2 credits)

History and Theory of Planning (2 credits)

Sustainable development and Climate Change(2 credits)

Note : These course names and credit structure are tentative.

Urban Expansion and Regeneration planning Studio(12 credits)

Applied Research & Technical Writing (2 credits)

Project Formulation, Appraisal and Implementaion (2 credits)

Built Form and Regulations (2 credits)

Guided / Directed Research Project(12 credits)

Professional Practices for Planners (2 credits)

Advanced Methods of urban analysis, GIS and Scenario building(2 credits)

Seminar Course (2 credits)

Elective (2 Credits)

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Course Information

The two-year course of Master of Urban Planning (MUP) program is structured to prepare

new-millennium urban planners, who can not only practice in the conventional planning

regime, but also push the practice beyond the conventional approaches, and evolve

new viable models to deal with the challenges of the new millennium.

Land is a limited, non-renewable resource. At the same time, it is also the most crucial

resource for urbanization. Every kind of urban development requires land, may it be

construction of new buildings, construction of transport projects like roads, metro,

or installing underground infrastructure. Therefore, unlike other specializations in

planning, the urban planning by nature must be comprehensive in approach, inclusive

in nature and must seek to integrate other areas of planning such as transportation,

infrastructure, housing, environment, economics.

The two-years program is organized in four semesters, and summer/winter schools

during the semester breaks. Each of these semesters are organized around specific

Studios with more than half of the total credits assigned to the studios. The students are

expected to spend most of their time, mind and energy working on the studio projects.

The program begins with common foundation semester, when the students learn the

basic skills and approaches to observe, survey, record, analyse, prioritize and present

the existing urban issues.

The subsequent semesters focus on learning to prepare statutory plans for urban

areas at different scales; Development Plans/Master Plans at macro level, and TPS and

LAPs of various kinds for planning TOD, CBD, Smart City, Heritage Areas etc at micro

level. The students are encouraged to think outside the box and consider innovative

approaches. Critical thinking is infused through debates and discussions during lectures

and studio sessions. During the semesters, the students learn various ways of managing

and facilitating growth through tools such as zoning, regulations, incentivise, provision

of transport and infrastructure projects, etc., in a way that minimizes the detrimental

impacts on environment, economy, and quality of life.

The studios area supported by relevant courses which complement the studios. These

courses are designed to provide theoretical underpinning, teach various methods and

impart key skills required to carry out a real project in the field. They equip students

with the knowledge on topics ranging from urban economics, legislations, urban finance,

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project formulation and devising built-form regulations to name a few.

Beyond these, the students are also offered various electives and summer-winter schools

when they can take opportunities to go to other cities in the world and closely study and

learn from them.

Image Credit : 1. Delicia, Nehal,Shreya, Vidit, Rajkot Draft Development Plan 2036 2. Aayush, Charmy,Shreya, Shubham, Rajkot DP 2036, Rajkot ReimaginedCover Page Image Credit : Rohit Raj, Kaushal Thanki, Chinmaya Maharana, Anamika Garg, Sumathi Mekala | Master Plan of Khoraj Area

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Student work samples

Fig 1 Shreya M, Shivani T, Vidit KMonsoon Semester 2018, Greenfield Development, Hanspura, Ahmedabad

Fig 2 ShreeshaBuilt Characteristics of Kalupur Area

Fig 3 Saumya S, Anupriya V, Saket K,

Rahul RMaster Plan of Bhopal Central Area, Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal

Fig 4 Himanshi, Krishna, Purvi, SushmitaMaster Plan, Key Proposal and Urban Character for Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal, Revitalising the City Center.

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Tutor Profiles

Anurima Mukherjee BasuAnurima Mukherjee Basu is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Planning. She has over fourteen years of work experience in research, teaching and consultancy. She holds a M.Sc. in Economics from Calcutta University. Her research interests are on issues of governance and institutions, access and equity, decentralized planning, local economy and finance.

Anil RoyDr Anil Kumar Roy has been working as an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Planning, CEPT University in Ahmedabad since 2009. He holds a PhD degree in Urban Geography from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was affiliated to Ecole Nationale Superieure de Paris-Belleville, in Paris. His research interests are socioeconomic analysis, impact assessment and evaluation focusing on urban and regional planning, environment and development, urban poverty, industry and environment interface etc.

Ashwani KumarAshwani Kumar is Associate Professor Faculty of Planning. He has been with CEPT University since 2005. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and a Master’s Degree in Planning (Environmental Planning) from CEPT and has 15 years of experience. His earlier experience as ‘Environmental Engineer’ at ‘Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’ was with special focus on leading a team as part of a World Bank funded project.

Brijesh BhathaHe is an architect & an urban designer. He has an undergraduate degree in architecture from CEPT University and a master’s degree in urban design from UC Berkeley. Practicing since 1998, he leads an architecture firm Groundwork Architecture since 2010. He has taught design studios at CEPT since 2012 and is currently the program chair for the Master of Urban Design program.

Dinesh MehtaDinesh Mehta is a Professor Emeritus at CEPT University with over four decades of dynamic experience in urban policy, urban planning and management for working in Asia and Africa. He was the Director of School of Planning at CEPT University in Ahmedabad from 1984 to 1992, and later the Director of the National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, India from 1992-1997. He also served as the head of Urban Management Programme at UN-HABITAT in Nairobi from 2000 to 2006. In 2007, Dinesh returned back to CEPT to pursue research and teaching.

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H M Shivanand AwamyProf. Shivanand Swamy, an economist & urban and regional planner, has been an educator, researcher, policy advisor and consultant on urban development planning and management. As an academic, he has been involved in teaching at CEPT University since 1986. He has been instrumental in planning, designing and operationalising the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmedabad, Surat, Hubli-Dharwad and provided support to the Union Ministry of Urban Development in evolving planning and design guidelines for BRTS as well as in scaling up of bus-based services in various cities of India.

Madhu BhartiMadhu Bharti is Professor at Faculty of Planning, CEPT University. She is a policy-planner with more than 25 years of experience, having spent the earlier 13 years of her career at the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) engaged in the sector of housing and infrastructure finance. She has worked extensively on a variety of research and consultancy projects for State and Central Governments in India, NGOs and international funding bodies. She has national and international experience in various fields of urban development.

Meera MehtaMeera Mehta is a Professor Emeritus at CEPT University and has 30 years of experience in water, urban development and infrastructure finance. She served as the Director of School of Planning at the University in 1992, before joining the USAID’s FIRE Project in India, and later the World Bank and its Water and Sanitation Program in Africa. In 2008, she spearheaded the Performance Assessment System (PAS) at CEPT University. The action research project supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focused on

Jignesh MehtaJignesh Mehta is Adjunct Associate Professor and is Program Chair for Master of Urban Planning at Faculty of Planning at CEPT University. Jignesh holds Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA. Jignesh is currently working on projects for improving LAP, TPS and DP mechanism in Indian cities. Also other areas of his research interest include planning for urban heritage areas, Transit Oriented Development, Form-based Regulations.

He serves as the Joint Director for the Center for Water and Sanitation and teaches courses in urban finance, infrastructure and development planning. He has a Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania, a Masters in City and Regional Planning from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, from IIT Madras, India.

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Purvi ChhadvaPurvi has over 20 years of professional experience as an architect, urban designer and educator. She has professional experience in designing institutes, housing and various urban and master planning projects. She currently partners an architecture design firm AVN Architecture. Since 2007, she has been teaching UG and PG programs in architecture and urban design at CEPT University.

Nitika BhakuniShe has a Master’s Degree in Geography from Panjab University, Chandigarh and a second Masters in Planning from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Her work of interest lies in the field of strategic planning, land use transport integration, social and environment impacts of transportation, accessibility in transportation, access audits, environmental assessments, constraint analysis, port planning and Geographic Information System.

Neeru BansalShe is a Civil Engineer and Urban Planner. She holds a PhD in Planning from CEPT University. Her interest areas mainly include the fields associated with Environmental Planning and Infrastructure Planning with focus on Environmental Law and Policy, Environmental Governance, Environment Quality, EIA, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy and Urban & Industrial Infrastructure.

Mona IyerMona has over 18 years of experience in research, training and consultancy in water, sanitation and waste management sectors with focus on policy initiatives and project development mainly in Asia and the Pacific. She holds a PhD in Planning from CEPT University. She has been recipient of prestigious British Chevening Fellowship for Environment Management, UK and Netherland Fellowship Programme (for solid waste management) at UNESCO-IHE, Institute for water education, Delft.

developing robust methods and processes for performance assessment and improvement of urban water supply and sanitation in India.Meera is the Joint Executive Director of the Center for Water and Sanitation and serves as the Joint Project Director for 4 projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in India. She is on the board of the Stockholm-based inter- governmental organization Global Water Partnership (GWP) and IRC, a global not-for-profit organization driving resilient WASH systems across the world through research and advocacy. She was a member of the working group for the WHO-UNICEF post-2015 deliberations for water supply and sanitation.She has studied Architecture and Urban Planning, and has a Ph. D. in Economics.

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Rutool SharmaRutool Sharma is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Planning at CEPT University. She has over 18 years of experience in research, teaching and consultancy. She is involved in teaching subjects like planning legislations, urban land management and housing project studio. Her primary areas of interest include inter-disciplinary aspects related to policies, governance, equity and environment.

Rutul JoshiDr Rutul Joshi is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Planning and the Head of Doctoral Office for CEPT University. Rutul is associated with academics and research activities for more than 14 years now. He did his PhD from Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, United Kingdom. He is currently leading a two-year research project on ‘Planning Principles of Transit Oriented Development for Indian cities’ with focus on low-carbon development and affordable housing.

Rajiv KadamHe is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University. He has diploma in Architecture and post graduate diploma in Urban Design from CEPT University. He has been teaching urban design courses at CEPT since 15 years. His major emphasis and interest is to develop an in-depth understanding of nature, human aspects and urban ecology as the basis to design of built environment.

Ravi SannabhadtiRavi Sannabhadti holds a master’s degree in MURP from CEPT University. Social worker and planner by education, with experience of working on social equity and community development issues since 2001, particularly in the thematic sectors of Disaster Response, Rehabilitation & Preparedness; Integrated Water Management; Affordable Housing; Urban Poverty and Sustainable Livelihoods.

Saswat BandyopadhyaySaswat Bandyopadhyay, is a Civil Engineer with advance qualifications in Urban Planning and Infrastructure Management. He holds a PhD in Urban Resilience from CEPT University. His ongoing doctoral research work focuses on Climate Change and Urban Vulnerability in India. He has over 22 years of experience in the Urban Development sector in South Asia with a focus on City Development Planning and designing of environmental infrastructure.

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Shalini SinhaShalini is working as an Associate Professor with Faculty of Planning since 2009. She is a transport and urban planner with more than fifteen years of work experience in India and the United Kingdom. Having a Master’s degree in Transport Planning and Engineering from the University of Leeds, U.K., she has worked in London in the areas of public transport demand forecasting and economic appraisals, pedestrian modelling and analysis and transport scheme appraisals.

Subhrangsu GoswamiSubhrangsu is an Environmental Planner and Environmental Engineer. He did his Phd from School of Liberal Studies, PDPU. His key areas of interest are Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery, Environmental & Social Impact Assessment; and, Water & Sanitation. He has coauthored a book titled “Valuation of Coastal Resources: The Case of Mangroves in Gujarat” published by Academic Foundation, New Delhi (ISBN -81-7188-596-9).

Vishal DubeyVishal Dubey is Assistant Professor at Faculty of Planning. He has been with CEPT University since 2009. He holds a Master`s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University. He was involved in couple of international projects with European union- India joint program on metropolitan cities and sustainable urbanization. He teaches courses on urban & regional economics, regional planning & development theory, settlement geography, and studio on metropolitan planning.

Sejal PatelSejal Patel is Dean, CSP, Head, CEPT International Office and Chair, Master of Urban Housing Program. She did her PhD from University of Twente (Netherlands). She has been engaged in academics, professional practice and research in areas of housing policy and projects, urban planning and legislations, urban regeneration and gentrification policies, and participatory urban governance.

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Career Prospects

Faculty of Planning earlier known as the School of Planning has been organizing

campus placement for over four decades from now. Placement in the campus

are based on the invitation to the recruiting consultancy company, government,

public and private sector agencies, research and academic institutions, NGOs

and International agencies. They also approach the CEPT University directly

for the recruitment as per their requirement in the field of urban planning and

related discipline. As Faculty of Planning offers five post graduate programme

such as Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Infrastructure, Urban Transport

and Urban Design. In the recent years, the “Big Four” consultancy companies are

also started recruiting the planning graduates from regular campus placement.

Some of the key regular recruiter from the campus are listed below.

• Athena Infonomics India Pvt. Ltd.• ATKINS, Dubai• Black Olive Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (BOV), Noida• CBRE Group• CRISIL, Mumbai • Deloitte• Ernst & Young Services Pvt. Ltd. • Feedback Infrastructure Services Private Limited, Gurugram• Godrej Properties Limited, Mumbai • IPE Global Private Limited, New Delhi • LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd• SMEC India Pvt Ltd, Gurugram • Surbana Jurong Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bangalore• Urban Mass Transit Company Ltd., New Delhi • VLE Consultants, Noida

• APUFIDC - Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance and Development Corporation• Government of Andhra Pradesh• Government of Gujarat (Many Departments), GoG• Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd. (GoG), Ahmedabad• Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change, GoI• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India (GoI)• Ministry of Jal Shakti (Water Resources), GoI

• National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, GoI• Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM), Telangana

• Maharashtra Social Housing and Action League (MASHAL), Pune• Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC), Mumbai• Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT), Ahmedabad• INHAF – India Habitat Forum, Ahmedabad• Urban Design Research Institute, Mumbai

• CEPT, Center for Research and Development Foundation [Center for Water and Sanitation (C-WAS);• Centre of Excellence in Urban Transportation (CoE-UT)]• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), Pune• World Resource Institute (WRI), Delhi

• HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad• Vastu Shilpa Consultants Sangath, Ahmedabad• INI Design Studio Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad• StudioPOD, Mumbai

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Admission Eligibility

A) Student intake : 48

B) Admission Eligibility : Minimum Requirement to apply for the program is 55%

aggregate marks for general category and 50 % aggregate marks for reserved

category candidates in the qualifying degree as mentioned below :

For International Candidates

1. Professional Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Architecture,

Engineering/Technology (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering/Environmental

Engineering, Planning

2. Other Bachelor’s degree in disciplines related to architecture and planning

whose eligibility will be decided by CEPT University

Bachelor or Master’s Degree inEngineering/ Technology

Bachelor Degree

Civil Engineering/ Environmental Engineering

Architecture/ Planning/ Construction Technology/ Urban Design/ Interior Design

Urban Design/ Landscape Architecture

Geomatics/ Geo-informatics/ Geographical Information System.

Social Work

Master’s Degree

Masters Degree in Science/ Technology

Master’s Degree

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MUP Evaluation Process

The applications received within the prescribed time limit will be evaluated in

five stages as mentioned below:

Stage 1 - Scrutiny for Eligibility

The application will be scrutinized based on information provided/uploaded by

candidate in the application form. This scrutiny is to check whether the applicant

meets eligibility criteria mentioned for the program for which application

is submitted. Only those applicants who meet the eligibility criteria of the

respective program will be considered for stage-2.

Stage 2 – Shortlisting for Written test:

This stage of shortlisting of applicants is for stage - 3 (Written test). Note that

all eligible applicants will not automatically qualify to reach Stage - 3. The

shortlisting will be based on a merit list prepared using the following criteria of

academic performance in the qualifying degree and work experience:

Criterion Sr. No.

Process Evaluation Aspect WeightageTotalCulmulativeWeightage

Percentage of Marks obtained in the qualifying examination. (Average Cumulative Percentage of all semesters of Qualifying Degree - CGPA)*

Shortlisting based on academic performance

1 40 % 40 %

Criterion Sr. No.

Process Evaluation Aspect WeightageTotalCulmulativeWeightage

Number of year of work experience (Marks will be given in proportion to the number of year of eligible work experience minimum of 6 six months).

Work Experience (Based on period)

2* 5 % 45 %

*Note: In case last semester results are pending then percentages - CGPA till the

penultimate semester will be considered.

*Note: Only experience of full time nature after the qualifying degree and

supported with certificate(s) will be considered for marks on a scale [for < six

months = 0 marks; more than six months to 2 years = 1 mark; more than 2 years

up to 3 year = 2 marks; more than 3 years up to 4 year = 3 marks; more than 4

years up to 5 year = 4 marks;and more than 5 year (any length) = 5 marks].The

cutoff date for counting work experience shall be considered as the last date of

submission of application.

For Indian Nationals

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The shortlist of applicants will be prepared by deciding on a cut-off point. All

shortlisted applicants above this cut-off will be called for the Stage-3 of written

test. The cut-off point will be arrived at by keeping a ratio of available seats

for the respective PG program to number of applicants (to be written test in

Stage-3) at 1:3 or suitable ratio as decided by the University. Please note that

at this stage no cut-off will be applied to the candidates of reserved category

and therefore all the applicants of reserved category(ies) fulfilling the eligibility

criteria shall be called for the Stage - 3 (written test) process.

Stage - 3 Evaluation through application evaluation and written test :

All the eligible and shortlisted applicants will be considered for the Stage-3

conducted in two parts i.e. Stage-3 (A) and Stage = 3(B) as described below:

Stage - 3(A)

Stage-3(A) will involve internal academic assessment of works experience and

scholastic/extra-curricular achievements as per submitted information by the

applicant. Applicants will not be invited to be present at this Stage. Stage-3(A)

will be on the following criteria:

**Note: For Criteria no 4, the extra-curricular talent will be of nature i) Scholastic/

Literary etc., ii) Sports, and iii) Music/Performing arts will be considered with

certificate(s). The marks on a scale depending on the level of participation [for

International/National = 5marks; State level = 3 marks] will be given. The marks

will be given for participation in any one of aforementioned categories. The

marks will be given only if the submitted certificate is attested by a registered

‘Notary’.

Stage-3(B) : Stage-3(B) will involve a Written test.

All the eligible and shortlisted candidates will be called for the written test at

the center preferred (or nearest to location of present address). The centers

Criterion Sr. No.

Process Evaluation Aspect WeightageTotalCulmulativeWeightage

Will be evaluated only if the work experience is found relevant for programme applied for.

Extra-Curricular Talent

Work Experience(relevancy)

Extra-Curricular Talent

3

4**

10 %

5 %

55 %

60 %

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will be spread out to few more cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore

(apart from Ahmedabad) for good coverage as decided based on the application

received. The written test for all shortlisted applicants will be as per the below

given criteria and weightages:

Criterion Sr. No.

Process Evaluation Aspect WeightageTotalCulmulativeWeightage

Written Test Marks[exam will be of MCQ/Objective type in four sections as below]

i. General awareness on urban issues ii. Logical/reasoning/interpretation iii. Language/grammar

iv. Domain knowledge of Masters Program for which applicant has applied.

Written test

5

5(a)

5(b)

40 %

25 %

15 %

100 %

Stage 4 - Preparation of Merit List:

A program wise merit list will be prepared by adding the marks of the stage 2

(Criteria 1 and 2) and stage - 3 (Criteria 3, 4 and 5). The entire program-wise

merit list of the applicants interviewed will be displayed on the CEPT website.

Stage 5 - Offer of Admission:

Based on number of available seats in the program and review of the process for

each candidate, CEPT University will offer admission to candidates considering

the merit order in the program wise merit list. The candidate will be asked

to deposit fee and secure the admission by the date given in the offer letter.

After this date CEPT University at its discretion may decide to bring out further

waitlists and offer the admission to next candidate in the order of merit of

program-wise merit list.

Please refer the relevant admission section in CEPT University website as given

below,

https://admissions.cept.ac.in/706/707/international-students/international-

outreach-mission

For International Students

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Campus Amenities

Library: Lilavati Lalbhai Library is equipped with specialized reading areas, exhibition and

presentation spaces and houses a huge collection of books, journals, theses, students’

reports and audio-visual resources. The library has a unique collection of over 4,500

drawings relating to research carried out by students and faculty over more than 50 years.

CEPT Workshops: This state-of-the-art workshop supports learning through hands-on

experimentation, exploration of materials, model making and prototyping. The workshop

has dedicated facilities for working in Wood, Metal, Ceramic, Textile, Model-making and a

Fabrication-Lab. CEPT Workshop houses a new high-end entity, the Fab Lab, that facilitates

production and prototyping through digital software. It holds all the resources under one

roof and provides upgraded facilities and dedicated mentorship.

CEPT Labs: The CEPT Laboratory Services (CLS) provides and maintains a high-quality

hands-on working environment for the students to develop practical knowledge and skills.

It facilitates various testing and mapping laboratories related to Engineering Materials,

Fluid Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, among others.

CEPT Archives: This is envisaged to be the first of its kind and most comprehensive resource

center in the country in the area of built environment. The office intends to archive history

by creating a data-bank of primary information related to architecture, planning, design,

art and allied disciplines in the country. It collects, records and disseminates information,

besides actively engaging in different archival activities.

Boarding and Lodging: The campus is equipped with two in-house canteens and private

food joints that cater to students’ needs. CEPT also has hostel facility for accommodation,

which is provided on first come first serve basis.

Student Services Office (SSO): SSO is the central point of contact for information, services

and resources for the students. It provides special services like Airport/ Station Pickup,

Paying Guest Housing Mela, Initial Home Stay Service and Campus Orientation to the newly

enrolled students to facilitate their transit to a new city.

Campus Office: This office is responsible for the development and maintenance of facilities

pertaining to buildings, safety and security facilities, recreational areas, water and sewer

management, site development and major preventive maintenance projects among others.

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Communications Office: This Office is responsible for all communication related activities

including managing the University’s online platforms, designing, curating and printing

collaterals, Press Relations, event documentation and calendar apps. Communications

Office collects, designs, edits, produces and disseminates material about CEPT University

for both internal and external recipients through print, digital and social media platforms.

Printing facility: The campus has in-house stationery and print shop for the students to

print the required items for classes, workshops and labs. The premium printing facility for

students helps students unleash their creativity during fests and activities.

Alumni office: The alumni office engages with its 8000+ alumni to establish a mutually

beneficial relationship between CEPT University and its alumni. The office helps alumni

connect with the University and with fellow graduates through a wealth of activities,

continuing education programs, online services, and alumni events around the world.

IT Services: The dept. looks after CEPT’s academic and administrative systems and the

infrastructure that supports them. IT services identify and deploy new technologies that

enable academic innovation in teaching, learning, research and scholarship.

University Press: This office focuses on publication of high-quality research, documentation

and pedagogic material from academics, professionals and researchers.

Email us at : admissions@cept.ac.inToll Free Number 1800-270-4030

Phone : 0091-79-26302470

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