Registration council of architecture step by step guide Note : I have mentioned for submitting original degree to council for registration, it has been withdrawn from the council in their notification dated 30th November 2017,So from now onward you have to not submit your original degree, you have to just send photocopy/xerox of degree.

1. STEPS
FOR
REGESTRATION IN
COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE

2. i) Please read carefully necessary window while processing for registration
ii) You may follow step by step guide for registration
iii) Before registration scan your documents like photo, provisional certificate / degree
which ever you are sending to council and signature on plain white paper
iv) Open your email in new window keep open until you don’t finished your
registration
v) Don’t panic during registration as you may again login with your email id and
password
GENERAL NOTES

3. Step 1
Ask in your college whether your college has submitted list to council of architecture
regarding enrollment number as enrollment number is important for registration as an
architect
Step 2
Open the below mention link
https://www.coa.gov.in/
Step 3
i) Go to students enrollment

4. ii) Click on the enrollment numbers issued in 3rd row
iii) Search Institute / College name which is according state short name for Maharashtra
is MH, Delhi is DL etc. Search accordingly.
iv) Now put your academic year in which you have grant admission
v) Put your name, surname, date of birth and security code same as it is which has
mentioned.

5. OR

6. Step 1
i) Go to home which is on the left corner of page
ii) Now scroll down and on left page there is option login here click on it

7. Step 2
i) Click on the signup
ii) In user type, Apply as applicant,& fill all necessary details like year admission, date
of birth, email id and mobile number

8. iii) As when you click on year of admission there is option of enrollment number and
even there you may search for it also directly
iv) Follow the same step 3 as
mentioned above in slide &
fill all necessary details
please note : there will be
tick option on your search
enrollment number just click
on your enroll number

9. vi) Click on get OTP
vii) Now open your E-mail address you will receive OTP number in your E-mail just
put in OTP column and also change password of it, by clicking forgot password.
ix)Please note : don’t panic during the process you may login again in login here
column by putting your email id and password which you have received in your
email
Step 3
i) After all the things done above mentioned you may get screen like this
ii) Click on click here and go further for regestration

10. iv) Click on fill application
v) After clicking on fill application you may get instruction screen just read carefully
and follow up by clicking on agree and proceed

11. Step – 4
i) Now your main form will open, In some cases you may not seen your name on the the
online form so you may click on screen anywhere and screen will buffer for some
seconds and you will see you name and date of birth on the online form
ii) Please note also check for COA enrollment no above mentioned in form

12. iii) Now fill your all necessary details
iv) There is no need for typing again all details once you have type in above, rest you
may click on the tick box
note : if you have office address different you have to type in professional address
column

14. Step – 5
i) If you are sending provisional certificate / degree click on that
ii) Fill year of passing
Step – 6
i) Fill 10 + 2 data, select the option and which board you have completed 12th STD name
of board column,and also put category you belong OBC,SC,OPEN
Step – 7
i) Now select the type of profession you want there are options like practicing
independently, teacher, partner etc. which ever you like but mostly I will recommend
practice independently

15. Step – 7
i) Scan your photo, signature in plain white paper & provisional / degree whichever
you are sending through registered AD post
ii) Scan in the DPI resolution of 300 later compress in software like Microsoft picture
manager or paint or online compressor
iii) Please note : the photo should be between 4 to 10kb
the signature should be between 2 to 4kb
the provisional / degree should be between 20 to 100kb

16. Step – 8
i) Click on select all document and make sure you should have all these document
which is mentioned on your screen
ii) After all filling up the form click on next
Step – 9
i) Check your details Name, DOB etc.
ii) Please note: this the last time which u may edit form once you gone to make payment
option you may not change details so take preview if you find any changes make changes
accordingly.
iii) Click on preview and your filled form open in preview format just save as pdf and keep
for record on pc and as well as take printout of it and below there is signature column make
sure keep your sign as it which you will use for plan amendments in municipal authority

17. Step – 10
i) Now click on the make payment, the payment mode is online only, so you may pay online
through many option available on it like credit card, debit card, internet banking etc. mostly
international banking and nationalize banking recommended schedule co-operative bank is
less available so be ready with your pins and otp number

18. Step – 11
i) Now when you done with online payment you will get receipt of payment by status
success, make pdf and keep in your record as well take printout of it
Step – 12
i) Now gather all your documents
a) Form which you have printed
b) Payment receipt
c) Provisional certificate / degree original as well as photo copy
d) All year architecture mark sheet photocopy (including ATKT)
e) 10 + 2 mark sheet photocopy
f) Birth certificate if not leaving certificate photocopy
g) 2 photographs
h) Also put 1 nos blank A/4 size envelop in which address has been interchanged from
council of architecture and at TO your address
i) Council will send you your registration copy and your original provisional certificate /
degree in that envelop.
j) Incase your name/surname is misprinted on result you may have to also send affidavit on
stamp paper of Rs.10 or 100
Step – 13
i) Take A/4 size envelop and put your all gathered document inside the envelop and seal it
with proper gumming and cello tape respectively. Write your proper address and council of
architecture address

19. Step – 14
i) The document you have to send through government registered AD post with
acknowledgement the address is mentioned below
TO,
THE REGISTRAR,
COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE, India Habitat Centre,
Core 6-A, First Floor, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003
(Tel: 011-24648415, 011-24654172,
Fax: 011-24647746,
Email: coa@ndf.vsnl.net.in, web: www.coa.gov.in)