Every new situation requires a new Architecture - Exploring Career Opportunities

India is changing fast! Be it Smart City Projects, Industrial Corridors (like DMIC), Housing, Education, or Healthcare. Our country needs to expand sustainably and hence India needs smart, futuristic, compassionate, mature & environmentally sensitive architects. In this regard, JNEC is one such example wherein several revolutionary ideas have been implemented for future steps with positive hope. JNEC a constituent college of MGM University, has geared up to deal with the ‘new dimension’ of architecture imposed by the ongoing situations.

Research has proved that Higher Education plays a significant role in creating sustainable students by helping them to understand “the complex connections and interdependencies between the environment, energy sources, and the economy.” MGM University, one of the reputed universities in India, has always taught and practiced green economy as the focal point for understanding the deep connections between economics, energies, the environment and social well-being, often referred to as sustainability. Similarly, MGM University, Chh. Sambhajinagar, not only focuses on academics but also being using its innovative Technologies for the flourishment in the fields of arts, culture, Science and Technology, etc. Hence, it offers an eco-friendly environment for the society as well as promotes the same.

Department of Architecture, at MGM University has taken several initiatives to revive the education ecosystem with the help of a uniquely designed curriculum that ultimately carves environmentally sensitive and technically sound professional from a student. Over this time our teaching has also been evolved which makes sure a perfect balance of digital learning and conventional classroom teaching. With maximum exploitation of the resources, we believe that a student will benefit from his teacher’s knowledge as well as campus facilities and upgrade his abilities to excel and innovate. We envision our students to be more experimental, creative, and extraordinary. This certainly ensures the fundamental requirement of architecture today!  Inclusion of Open Electives, expert faculty as well as our association with other streams like Fine Arts, Film Art, Fashion Design, Photography, Performing Arts, Journalism, and Pottery & Bidri has explored new career options that go beyond conventional one.

Interdisciplinary approaches, under MGM University, have widened career opportunities bringing new expertise and views to the practice, to deal efficiently the urgent global issues. An enthralling Digital Architecture, that uses computer modeling, programming, simulation, and imaging to create both virtual forms and physical structures, is one such example. The Short-Term Courses, in software such as Revit BIM, Rhino 3D, V-Ray, Maya, Grasshopper, etc. that are being offered is making sure digital proficiency of our students. Inclusion of Artificial Intelligence, IoT, 3D printing in planning, designing & execution, as a requirement set by new-normal, is possible under the flexible academic plan of JNEC.

‘We learn by doing!’ – Aristotle

This is what we have believed always and our Consultancy Cell- ‘Aayaam MGM Association’ endorses the same objective. The primary aim of this cell is to establish a professional entity of in-house faculty along with students and mark an impression in the competitive world of architecture by venturing into the commercial market and accomplishing the projects. The cell also promotes students along with faculty to do research and initiate startups in the field of architecture needed in the public domain and turning them into a successful commercial venture. This allows students to earn while they learn and market-ready with the right ethics of professionalism. Consultancy Cell has remarkably been helping our students in their internships also.   

When you empower people magic happens!

The Department of Architecture at JNEC under the umbrella of MGM University, empowers students to learn, explore and innovate. The first-year classes of B. Arch (Batch-1) at JNEC have already commenced. Students who have cleared their 12th grade exam and have creative inclination can still think of Architecture as a career option. Only the last chance to appear for NATA is left now, scheduled on 27th & 28th July 2024. For registration candidates can login at https://www.nata.in . Above all, Council of Architecture (New Delhi) has revised eligibility criteria for B Arch program and aspirant should take benefit of the same.  Also, as mandated under Council of Architecture guidelines for imparting Master’s degree Course in Architecture, the candidate needs to qualify an entrance test for admission to Post-Graduation Program in Architecture. The Council shall be conducting Post Graduate Entrance Test in Architecture (PGETA 2024) at national level on July 28, 2024, and August 04, 2024, for admission to Post Graduate Program in Architecture being imparted at the Architectural Institutions approved by the Council of Architecture for the academic session 2024-2025 (for more details visit https://pgeta.in ). For more details aspirants can visit Department of Architecture, JNEC, MGM University Campus, N-6, CIDCO, Chh. Sambhajinagar or call 94227- 11881/94222- 94302. 

- Prof. Saranga Nawal 
Department of Architecture 
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College,
MGM University, Chh. Sambhajinagar