1. Faculty of Architecture Planning & Design, Manipal
Faculty of Architecture Planning & Design (FAPD) has been providing world class education
under multicultural environment since 1978. Its aims to foster creative, innovative and
intellectually vibrant learning with a global outlook that would establish academic and
professional excellence in architecture.
FAPD is an elite institution with state of the art facilities, dedicated and experienced faculty
members believing in student centric practices where teaching is no longer confined to the four
walls of the class room. The quality of life at FAPD enriches the students and helps molding
them into responsible and professional citizens of tomorrow.
Welcome to the exclusive world of Faculty of Architecture Planning & Design Faculty of
Architecture Planning & Design (FAPD) has been providing world class education under
multicultural environment since 1978. Its aims to foster creative, innovative and intellectually
vibrant learning with a global outlook that would establish academic and professional
excellence in architecture.
An elite institution with state of the art facilities dedicated and experienced faculty members
believing in student centric practices; at (FAPD), teaching is no longer confined to the four walls
of the class room. The quality of life at (FAPD) enriches the students and helps molding them
into responsible and professional citizens of tomorrow.
Welcome to the exclusive world of Manipal School of Architecture & Planning.
Know FAPD:
In the 32 years of its existence, the newly established Faculty of Architecture Planning and
Design has seen a tremendous growth from a humble beginning under the Department of Civil
Engineering offering specialization in Architecture into an institute. It came into existence in
1978 with just a few students. It started the B. Arch degree under the Mysore University. It
came under the newly established Mangalore University in 1980 as Department of
Architecture. In October 2003, Manipal University renamed the Department of Architecture as
Faculty of Architecture and Head of the Department as Dean.
On 15th December, 2010 it became the 22nd institute of Manipal University under Prof. (Dr)
N.K. Garg, the Dean, Faculty of Architecture and he became the first director of Faculty of
Architecture Planning and Design Presently Faculty of Architecture Planning & Design has an
intake of 120 students in the Bachelor of Architecture programmed, 40 in Bachelor of Interior
Design and an intake of 20 students in the Master of Architecture programme. It attracts
students from all over India, and foreign countries like Australia, Europe and Gulf. It has highly
qualified and experienced teaching staff. The Faculty of Architecture Planning and Design offers
students an extensive range of facilities and equipment to support their architectural studies

2. Under Graduate Courses:
1. Bachelor of Architecture
2. Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design)
3. Bachelor of Science (Fashion Design- Couture)
4. Bachelor of Arts (Interior Design)
Postgraduate Courses:
1. Master of Architecture (Advanced Design)
2. Executive Master of Architecture (Advanced Design)
Diploma Courses:
Diploma in Fashion Design