Which is best for BArch Manipal University or LPU?

Manipal University has been ranked at number 7 for Architecture by India Today in 2020. It offers a five-year program in BArch with a total of 160 seats. Lovely Professional University, on the other hand, offers a five-year degree program that involves industrial training, guest lectures, and international collaborations to help students with a good overall educational experience. It has a total of 120 seats per academic session.

Let us draw a comparison between the two universities and the program offered:

Admissions:

The admissions at both the Universities are quite competitive considering they are some of the top private institutions for architecture.

Course Highlights:

Manipal University:

• The Manipal School of Architecture and Planning (MSAP) is ranked at 12 amongst top architecture schools in India by NIRF in 2020.

• It focuses on providing theoretical as well as practical- problem-solving skills regarding designs at the urban scale.

LPU:

• The program focuses on providing students with design and software skills through core foundation courses, industry certifications, workshops, and events.

• It offers in-depth elective courses and compulsory community projects with NGOs as part of portfolio building.

International collaborations:

• Manipal University: It has multiple International collaborations with research institutions and universities such as Deakin University, RMIT University, Trimble, and Montana State University.

• LPU: It offers a 4-week study tour to the USA or Europe and also gives the opportunity to gain a foreign degree by completing 1 or 2 years of their course abroad.

Infrastructure:

Manipal University:

• It has well-built air-conditioned classrooms with multiple fully functional studios such as a fully functional design studio, material labs, and a huge CAD lab with 40 computers.

• The architecture block is very spacious and also houses seminar halls, a jury hall, exhibition rooms, and art rooms.

LPU:

• The LPU campus is comparatively new and offers updated tech labs, CAD labs, well-designed classrooms, and seminar halls.

• The infrastructure facilities for architecture lacks better-developed studios but offers students with single-table benches for sketching and a separate hall for portfolio designing and submissions.

Placements:

Manipal University

• It does not offer direct placements to students for full-time jobs but has more than 200+ tie-ups and partnerships for providing one-year paid internships to students.

• The median salary offered to the students was 3.2 lakhs by reputed companies like CSS Corp, JFS

LPU

LPU oversees top companies like Amazon, HCL, Cognizant and organizes placement drives every year

Based on the given factors, students can choose between the two private institutions regarding a degree in BArch.