Accreditation in The Republic of India
Though Planning as a Profession is not a recognized profession under Indian law, the profession was started long back with School of Planning and Architecture in 1941 as a Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic. It was later integrated with the School of Town and Country Planning which was established in 1955 by the Government of India to provide facilities for rural, urban and regional planning. On integration, the School was renamed as school of planning and architecture in 1959. Today it is one of the premier schools of pursuing planning studies at bachelor, masters and post doctorate levels. The Institute of Town Planners, India set up on the lines of the is the body representing planning professionals in India. A small group formed itself into an Indian Board of Town Planners which after three years of continuous work formed the Institute of Town Planners, India. The Institute which was established in July 1951, Today, has a membership of over 2,800, apart from a sizable number of student members, many of whom have qualified Assocaiteship Examination (AITP) conducted by ITPI.
| School | Location | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Planning & Architecture, Delhi | New Delhi | Bachelor of Planning | Master of Planning |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada | Vijayawada, AP | Bachelor of Planning | "not offered" |
| School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal | Bhopal, MP | Bachelor of Planning | Master of Planning |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal | Bhopal, MP | Bachelor of Planning | Master of Urban Development & Planning |
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Kharagpur, WB | "not offered" | Master of Planning |
| Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Roorkee, UK | "not offered" | Master of Planning |
| Pune Institute of Engineering & Technology | Pune, MH | "not offered" | Master of Planning |
| Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology | Ahmadabad, GJ | Bachelor of Planning | Master of Planning |
| Guru Nanak Dev University | Amritsar, PB | Bachelor of Technology (Planning) | Master of Urban Planning |
| Anna University | Chennai, TN | "not offered" | Master of Planning |
| University of Mysore | Mysore, KN | "not offered" | Master of Urban & Regional Planning |
| Bengal Engineering and Science University | Howrah, WB | "not offered" | Master of Urban & Regional Planning |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University | Hyderabad, AP | Bachelor of Planning | Master of Planning |
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