Faculty of Architecture, AKTU, Lucknow Admissions 2026, Courses, Fees & Cutoffs

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The total B.Arch fee for Session 2025-26 is ₹4,30,000 for the entire 5-year programme — ₹90,000 in the 1st year and ₹85,000/year from the 2nd to 5th year. This is a government-subsidized fee. Hostel fee is ₹27,000 (1st year) and ₹25,000/year thereafter. SC/ST/OBC/EWS students may avail full fee reimbursement via the UP Scholarship Portal.

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FOAP traces its roots to 1911 as part of the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow. It separated as an independent institute in 1976 (Govt. School of Architecture), became Govt. College of Architecture in 1980, and has been a constituent faculty of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) since 2000-01.

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As per NIRF 2025 data, in 2023-24, 64 out of 81 B.Arch graduates were placed with a median salary of ₹4,03,000 per annum. For PG graduates, 28 out of 30 were placed with a median salary of ₹6,91,000 per annum. Past recruiters include LDA, Awas Vikas, RCUES, REPL, Node Urban Lab, and several private architecture and planning firms.

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FOAP offers B.Arch (5 years, 96 seats), M.Arch in Architectural Design/General (2 years, 20 seats), M.Arch in Environmental Design (2 years, 20 seats), M.Arch in Interior Design (2 years, 20 seats), M.Plan in Urban and Regional Planning (2 years, 20 seats), and M.Plan in Infrastructure Planning and Management (2 years). PhD programmes are also offered.