CEPT University

What is the fee structure at CEPT University?

The total programme fee at CEPT University, Ahmedabad for 2026 ranges from about Rs 10,70,000 for two-year master's programmes to Rs 22,75,000 for the five-year undergraduate degrees in architecture and design. The flagship B.Arch and B.Des cost Rs 22,75,000 each (5 years), the B.Tech costs Rs 18,20,000 (4 years), while the postgraduate M.Tech, M.Arch and M.Des are each priced at Rs 10,70,000 (2 years). Across the UG programmes this works out to roughly Rs 4,55,000 per year of tuition, with the first-year fee confirmed at Rs 4,55,000 for the 2025 intake. The MBA in Real Estate (launching in the 2026 session) and the PhD have fees notified separately at the time of admission. Hostel charges are optional and billed on top of tuition.

CEPT University is a deemed-to-be university, so its fees are set by the institution rather than by a state fee-regulatory committee. This means the figures below are the actual programme prices an applicant pays, before any merit or means scholarship is applied. The sections that follow break the cost down programme by programme, track how the fee has moved across 2024-2026, and list the scholarships and waivers that can reduce the effective amount.

Course-Wise Fee Structure (2026)

The table below gives the 2026 fee for every major programme at CEPT University, answering the most common question an applicant asks: what will the full degree cost end to end. The "Tuition Fee" column is the published programme tuition, "Other Charges" notes the optional hostel and incidental costs that sit outside tuition, and "Total Fee" is the complete tuition payable across the whole course duration. Read each row as the cost for the entire programme, not per year, unless stated otherwise.

The clear takeaway is that the five-year UG architecture and design degrees are the most expensive route at Rs 22,75,000, while the two-year master's programmes cluster tightly at Rs 10,70,000 each, making CEPT's PG education roughly half the cost of its UG degrees in absolute terms. Because tuition is uniform across the UG programmes at about Rs 4,55,000 per year, applicants budgeting for B.Tech, B.Arch or B.Des can plan around a similar annual outflow and simply multiply by the number of years.

Year-Wise Fee Changes

The table below tracks the indicative annual tuition for CEPT University's undergraduate programmes across the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intakes so applicants can see whether the institution has raised fees recently. CEPT's first-year UG tuition is confirmed at Rs 4,55,000 for the 2025 intake, and the 2026 total-fee figures of Rs 22,75,000 (B.Arch/B.Des) and Rs 18,20,000 (B.Tech) imply the same per-year tuition of about Rs 4,55,000 has been held steady into 2026. Read the figures as per-year UG tuition, with the total reflecting the full programme.

The notable trend is stability: CEPT University's per-year UG tuition has stayed close to Rs 4,55,000 across the 2024-2026 cycle, with no sharp hike visible in the published totals for 2026. For an applicant this means the Rs 22,75,000 (B.Arch/B.Des) and Rs 18,20,000 (B.Tech) figures are reliable planning numbers, though deemed universities can revise tuition annually, so the final fee should always be confirmed against the offer letter at admission.

Scholarships & Fee Waivers at CEPT University

CEPT University runs a structured financial-aid system that can cut the effective fee substantially, and the headline figure is that pre-admission scholarships range from 25% up to 100% of tuition fees. These come in two streams: merit-based scholarships, awarded on the applicant's merit position at the time of admission, and means-based scholarships, awarded on verified family-income documents, typically for families earning below Rs 10 lakh per year. Because awards are assured at the offer stage, an eligible candidate sees the scholarship amount alongside the admission letter rather than applying blindly after joining.

Beyond tuition waivers, CEPT University offers a bank-loan interest subsidy under which the university refunds 50% of the interest paid by the student or parents on an education loan during the study period, easing the financing burden on the Rs 18-22 lakh UG fee. Post-admission, the university also provides teaching assistantships, with GATE-qualified students eligible for a stipend of around Rs 8,000 per month, plus need-cum-merit partial or full tuition-fee waivers decided through the university's review process. Applicants should submit the online scholarship form together with the admission application and keep income proof ready, since means-based aid hinges on documented eligibility. Always verify the latest scholarship slabs on the official CEPT admissions portal, as percentages and income thresholds are revised by intake.