The Executive Committee (EC) of the Council of Architecture (CoA) has approved new regulations making a single national entrance test mandatory for admission to all architecture institutions.
The decision, taken at a meeting on May 30, seems to have sparked a debate within the CoA, with two Council members questioning the EC’s authority to take such decisions.
On June 9, CoA Registrar R K Oberoi circulated draft regulations titled ‘Council of Architecture National Architecture Entrance Examination Regulations 2018’ for the approval of Council members. Oberoi’s letter states that the regulations were approved by the EC as a measure to “improvise standards of architectural education”.