Hello Sir, My daughter got seat in symbiosis Pune for Electronic and Telecommunications. And her main interest is Architecture. Her score in Architecture is 150 for 200. She got 85% in Karnataka pu board. In vit she got 70000. She got 93 percentile in BArch She got interest in few colleges like cept, jjschool of Architecture ect. My question is how is Architecture field? I heard architecture has less placements and feature in Architecture is very less in India and we cannot send her out of India for further studies after finishing architecture. For 93percentile in BArch is there any scope for her to get in any NIT COLLEGES. And with 150/200 can she get in cept and jjschool of Architecture. Heard studing Architecture in good colleges has some good future. Has her interest is Architecture I am not worried how will she scope. Waiting for vit counciling for engineering and don't know which course she will get for 70000. Now please suggest your opinion that to take engineering or architecture. My interest seeing the pros and cons of Architecture I suggest her engineering but she wants architecture only. So confused.

Ans: With AIR 776 in JEE Main Paper 2A (B.Arch) and AIR 1245 in Paper 2B (B.Planning), your daughter is competitively positioned for IITs and top NITs/SPAs. For B.Arch, her rank aligns with IIT Kharagpur (2024 closing rank: 20,427) and IIT Roorkee (16,381), while NIT Calicut (closing rank: 466) and NIT Tiruchirappalli (404) are assured. In B.Planning, SPA Delhi (2024 closing rank: 1,458) is attainable through JoSAA counseling, alongside NIT Bhopal (2,144) and School of Planning, Vijayawada (1,676). Architecture offers PSU/government roles in CPWD, ASI, and urban authorities, while Planning aligns with sustainable urbanization and smart city projects, with SPA Delhi reporting 67 placements in 2023 and roles at organizations like SYSTRA and Ernst & Young. Comparatively, VIT Bhopal’s CSE (AI/ML) boasts an 87% placement rate with recruiters like Microsoft and Amazon, while the Duke dual degree provides global exposure but limited domestic recognition for government sectors. Recommendation: Prioritize B.Arch at IIT Kharagpur/Roorkee or B.Planning at SPA Delhi for stable public-sector careers and niche opportunities, opting for VIT’s CSE if pursuing high-growth tech roles, and reserve the Duke program only if targeting international research or academia. All the BEST for your Daughter's Admission & a Prosperous Future!

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