School of Planning and Architecture

Latest Admission Updates (2026)

As of June 2026, the most time-sensitive deadline for aspirants targeting the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi is the JoSAA 2026 counselling window, which is the gateway to its B.Arch and B.Plan seats. Below are the latest dated updates across both the undergraduate (JEE Main plus JoSAA) and postgraduate (JAAP-PG) admission tracks at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

• 11 June 2026 (closing today): JoSAA 2026 registration and choice filling closes at the end of the day. This is the active window for locking School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi B.Arch and B.Plan choices.
• 13 June 2026: JoSAA 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result is scheduled; this is the first chance to secure a B.Arch seat at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
• 20 June 2026: JoSAA 2026 Round 2 seat allotment result expected.
• 3 July 2026: JoSAA 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result expected (JoSAA runs five rounds in 2026).
• 20 April 2026: JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result was declared by NTA, finalising the All India Ranks used for School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi UG admission.
• 16 to 20 April 2026: JAAP-PG 2026 interaction/interview round was conducted at the School of Planning and Architecture for M.Arch, M.Des, M.Plan and MBEM shortlisted candidates.
• 29 March 2026: JAAP-PG 2026 registration closed (extended deadline) for postgraduate admissions at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

The headline action right now is JoSAA choice locking before it closes on 11 June 2026, followed immediately by the 13 June 2026 Round 1 allotment. PG aspirants for the 2026-27 session have largely passed the application stage, with the JAAP-PG interaction round already concluded in April 2026. For the next intake cycle (2027), expect JEE Main registration to reopen around late 2026 and JAAP-PG around February to March 2027.

School of Planning and Architecture Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi is strictly programme-specific, and the qualifying marks differ sharply between the undergraduate and postgraduate routes. A very common applicant question is whether Mathematics is mandatory for B.Arch here, and the answer is yes. The table below maps each major programme to its eligibility rule, the minimum qualifying marks, and the entrance exam the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi accepts. Read it row by row, because applying with the wrong qualifying exam (for example CEED instead of GATE for M.Arch) is the single most common reason applications are rejected.

The key takeaway is that B.Arch is the most accessible by marks (50% in 10+2 with Mathematics) but the most competitive by rank, while the master's programmes demand a higher 55% aggregate plus a valid GATE or CEED score. M.Arch specifically requires a Bachelor's degree in Architecture, so general design or engineering graduates are not eligible for it. PhD aspirants need the highest qualifying threshold at 60%. Your next step: confirm you hold the exact qualifying exam scorecard (JEE Main, GATE or CEED) named in your row before starting the application.

Course-Wise Admission Status

The School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi runs its undergraduate and postgraduate intakes on two different calendars, so their application status as of June 2026 is not the same. UG admission via JEE Main and JoSAA is live right now, whereas the JAAP-PG application stage for 2026-27 has already closed. The table below shows, for each major programme, the current application status, the indicative seat intake, the mode of admission, and the accepted exam. Use the seat numbers to gauge how many candidates the institute can actually absorb in each programme.

The clear takeaway is that B.Arch and B.Plan aspirants must act this week, since JoSAA choice filling closes on 11 June 2026 and Round 1 allotment follows on 13 June 2026. The combined UG intake at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi is roughly 494 seats across B.Arch and B.Plan, which is small relative to the JEE Main applicant pool, hence the very low closing ranks discussed later. PG aspirants who missed the JAAP-PG 2026 window should prepare a valid GATE 2027 or CEED 2027 score and watch for the next notification around February 2027.

Application Fees

There are two completely separate fees an applicant pays, and confusing them is a frequent error. The first is the exam/application fee paid to the conducting body (NTA for JEE Main, the SPA consortium for JAAP-PG); the second is the institute's tuition/programme fee paid only after a seat is secured. The table below lists the application fee for each category on its own row, separately for the JEE Main (UG) route and the JAAP-PG (PG) route, for the 2026 cycle. Note that JEE Main category fees below are for male candidates applying for the single B.Arch paper at Indian centres; female candidates of General, EWS and OBC-NCL pay a flat ₹800.

For context, these application fees are a fraction of the institute's tuition fees at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi: the B.Arch programme costs about ₹4,88,000 for the full 5 years, while M.Arch and M.Des each cost about ₹2,18,000 for 2 years. The JEE Main fee is non-refundable and paid to NTA; the JAAP-PG fee of ₹3,500 (₹1,750 for SC/ST/PwD) is paid to the SPA consortium and is also non-refundable. PG candidates who clear the merit list additionally pay a JAAP-PG processing charge of ₹5,000 plus a ₹15,000 seat acceptance fee that is later adjusted against the admission fee, so budget for these before accepting an allotment.

Entrance Exam Requirements

The School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi does not conduct its own entrance test; it relies entirely on national exams, and the exam you need depends on your programme. B.Arch and B.Plan run on JEE Main Paper 2 ranks, M.Arch and M.Plan on GATE or CEED, and M.Des on CEED. The table below lists each accepted exam, the programme it feeds, the confirmed 2026 exam date(s), and the score or rank band that is realistically competitive at this institute. Treat the qualifying score column as the practical bar, not just the minimum cutoff to pass the exam.

The single most important number for a B.Arch aspirant is a JEE Main All India Rank under roughly 210 in the General category, because that is where the 2025 final round closed at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. For PG aspirants, the exam score alone does not decide admission: the JAAP-PG merit also weighs portfolio, statement of purpose, work experience and interview performance. Because CEED 2026 was held on 18 January 2026 and GATE 2026 across early-to-mid February 2026, both score cards were already available for the 2026-27 JAAP-PG cycle; plan a 2027 attempt now if you intend to apply next year.

Cutoff Analysis (2024-2026)

Cutoffs at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi are expressed as JoSAA closing ranks (All India Rank), and they are among the lowest of any architecture school in India because the seat count is tiny. Aspirants most often ask whether the cutoff is rising or falling, so the table presents category-wise B.Arch closing ranks for 2024 and 2025, with the 2025 Round 1 ranks shown to illustrate how tight the early rounds are. Remember that a lower closing rank means tougher competition. The 2026 JoSAA closing ranks are not final yet because counselling is still in progress as of June 2026.

The trend is unmistakably tightening: between 2024 and 2025 the B.Arch General closing rank fell from 238 to 207, EWS dropped sharply from 339 to 197, and OBC-NCL improved from 380 to 229, signalling rising demand for the limited 120 B.Arch seats. The 2025 Round 1 figures (General 158, EWS 74, OBC-NCL 159, SC 79, ST 43) show that early-round entry is far more demanding than the final closing rank, so candidates ranked in the 200s should plan for later rounds. Given this trajectory, 2026 closing ranks are likely to be similar to or slightly tighter than 2025, so a General aspirant should target an All India Rank under about 200 to be safe and lock choices early in JoSAA.

Counselling Process

Admission to the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi follows two distinct counselling flows depending on the level of study. B.Arch and B.Plan seats are filled through JoSAA (with CSAB and DASA for supernumerary/foreign quota), while M.Arch, M.Des, M.Plan and MBEM are filled through the centralised JAAP-PG process run jointly by SPA Delhi, Bhopal and Vijayawada.

Undergraduate (B.Arch/B.Plan via JoSAA 2026)

1. Registration and choice filling on josaa.nic.in (opened 2 June 2026, closes 11 June 2026) using your JEE Main 2026 All India Rank.
2. Mock seat allotments (8 and 10 June 2026) to preview where your locked choices land, followed by final choice locking.
3. Seat allotment across five rounds, with Round 1 on 13 June 2026, Round 2 on 20 June 2026, and Round 3 on 3 July 2026.
4. Online acceptance and document submission (online reporting) within each round's deadline.
5. Payment of the seat acceptance fee to confirm the allotted seat, after which you report to the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi for final admission.

Postgraduate (M.Arch/M.Des/M.Plan via JAAP-PG 2026)

1. Online registration on the JAAP-PG portal (closed 29 March 2026 for the 2026-27 session) with GATE/CEED details.
2. Release of the list of eligible/shortlisted applicants on the SPA website.
3. Interaction/interview round held 16 to 20 April 2026, assessing portfolio, statement of purpose and work experience.
4. Merit list publication combining qualifying exam, entrance score and interview.
5. Seat acceptance (₹5,000 processing plus ₹15,000 acceptance fee, adjusted later), followed by reporting and admission at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

Important Dates (2026)

This master schedule consolidates every canonical admission milestone for the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi across both the JEE Main (UG) and JAAP-PG (PG) routes for 2026. Aspirants frequently miss seats simply because they track the exam date but ignore the correction window or the counselling registration deadline, so each event is listed with its date and current status. Where an exact official 2026 date is not separately published, the event is still listed and marked accordingly. Read the Status column to know what is already done versus what still demands action.

The only deadline you can still act on today is JoSAA choice filling, which closes on 11 June 2026, immediately followed by Round 1 allotment on 13 June 2026 and document verification within that round. Every JEE Main milestone and the entire JAAP-PG 2026 cycle have already concluded, so PG aspirants must wait for the 2027 notification. Set reminders for the JoSAA Round 2 (20 June 2026) and Round 3 (3 July 2026) results if you are not satisfied with your first allotment at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.