School of Planning & Architecture NIRF ranking 2026
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada (School of Planning & Architecture) is a government institution in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0627.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2025 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2025 result is Architecture #19 with a score of 58.49. The latest edition contains 1 published category: Architecture.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which School of Planning & Architecture has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2025 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2025 is Architecture #19 with a score of 58.49. Compared with 2024, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 19 | 58.49 | Declined by 3 places |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Architecture #16 with a score of 60.40. Compared with 2023, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 16 | 60.40 | Improved by 2 places |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2023 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2023 is Architecture #18 with a score of 55.72. Compared with 2022, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 18 | 55.72 | Declined by 11 places |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Architecture #7 with a score of 63.55. Compared with 2021, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 7 | 63.55 | Improved by 1 place |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Architecture #8 with a score of 64.27. Compared with 2020, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 8 | 64.27 | Improved by 1 place |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Architecture #9 with a score of 59.63. Compared with 2019, 1 stayed unchanged. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 9 | 59.63 | No rank change |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Architecture #9 with a score of 57.07. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 9 | 57.07 |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF Ranking Trends (2019–2025)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | #9 · 2019 · 57.07 | #19 · 2025 · 58.49 | Declined by 10 places |
School of Planning & Architecture Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2025 Architecture And Planning submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG, 2 years | 141 | 138 | 97.9% | ₹6.15 lakh | 3 |
| 2023-24 | UG, 4 years | 28 | 14 | 50.0% | ₹5.20 lakh | 14 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
School of Planning & Architecture Student profile in the 2025 submission
The 2025 submission reports 886 students across the programme groups below, including 487 women, 714 students from outside the home state, 32 international students and 0 receiving institution scholarship or fee-reimbursement support.
| Programme group | Total | Women | Outside state | International | Institution support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UG [5 Years Program(s)] | 466 | 255 | 352 | 32 | 0 |
| PG [2 Year Program(s)] | 293 | 177 | 259 | 0 | 0 |
| UG [4 Years Program(s)] | 127 | 55 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
School of Planning & Architecture PhD and Sponsored Research Data
The table keeps PhD scholars, awarded doctorates and sponsored-project counts separate. A project count records reported activity; it is not a measure of project value or research impact.
| Academic year | Full-time PhD scholars | Part-time PhD scholars | PhDs awarded | Sponsored projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — | 5 |
School of Planning & Architecture NIRF Architecture Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2019 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 62.11 | 57.81 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 9.96 | 30.35 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 84.74 | 80.42 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 59.74 | 69.63 |
| PR — Perception | 73.18 | 62.52 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that School of Planning & Architecture was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh · NIRF ID IR-A-U-0627
At a glance
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada is a government institution in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Its best current NIRF result is #19 in Architecture (2025). Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 50.0% and a ₹5.2L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 886 students.
2023-24
14 / 28
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Architecture journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
ArchitectureNIRF 2025 Rank#19 Score58.49
NIRF Architecture journey
Rank #9 → #19 since 2019; score 57.07 → 58.49.
The rank line is School of Planning & Architecture's all-India position in NIRF Architecture: #9 in 2019 to #19 in 2025. Lower is better.
Architecture 2025 summary
- Current rank
- #19
- Score (out of 100)
- 58.49
- Last year rank
- #16
- Movement vs previous
- 3
- Best rank
- #7
- Ranking trend
- Declining
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 35.7% → 50.0%; latest median salary ₹5.2L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 14 placed — 50.0% of the batch
- 14 chose higher studies
- 0 reported another outcome
Half of the 14 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹5.2L
- Placement rate
- 50.0%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate rose from 35.7% to 50.0%. The reported median salary moved from ₹4.08L in 2019-20 to ₹5.2L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹7.96 Cr → ₹13.49 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹7.96 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹13.49 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹0.91 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹0.01 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 10.0 → 30.4. Research (RPC) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. School of Planning & Architecture improved most in Research (RPC) (10.0 → 30.4). Its latest strongest pillar is Graduation Outcomes (GO) at 80.4, while Research (RPC) is lowest at 30.4.
Questions about School of Planning & Architecture
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
School of Planning & Architecture ranking questions
What is School of Planning & Architecture NIRF ranking 2025?
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada's best listed NIRF 2025 result on NIRFRank is Architecture rank #19 with a score of 58.49.
Which NIRF categories include School of Planning & Architecture in 2025?
School of Planning & Architecture appears in the NIRF 2025 Architecture ranking categories on this profile.
Is School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada private or government?
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada is marked as a government institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada located?
School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada is listed in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of School of Planning & Architecture graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹5.2L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 14 of 28 graduates placed (50.0%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹6.15L.
What is School of Planning & Architecture's best NIRF category?
Architecture is its best current result at #19 in NIRF 2025, with a score of 58.49.
How many students does School of Planning & Architecture have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 886 students, including 714 from outside the state and 32 international students.
Is School of Planning & Architecture improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 10.0 in 2019 to 30.4 in 2025.
How much does School of Planning & Architecture spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹13.49 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹0.01 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹0.91 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.