The Oxford School of Architecture, Bangalore

The Oxford School of Architecture is an affiliated college established in 2012 The college is located at Bommanahalli, Hosur Road, Bangalore. This council of Architecture-approved co-education institution offers a specialised orientation towards architectural education. The faculty is a small and focused school which is situated on a 2-acre plot and offers the right environment for the cultivation of architects.

The institute had a faculty strength of 10 people, all of who are committed educators, thus allowing the institute to provide close attention to the students it is admitting. The Oxford School of Architecture is the only school in the present structure that offers only one degree programme, the Bachelor of Architecture (B.

Arch), at an approved annual intake of thirty students, in order to provide quality education to students in a chosen discipline. For its part, the institute has several learning amenities in order to foster educational productivity among students. It has Wi-Fi on the campus so as to enable students to access the internet and hence are able to connect with the rest of the world.

A collection of books as a source of information and reading, which is important in the process of architectural training, constitutes a well-stocked library. The school also has a departmental laboratory, which is very essential for practical studies in this school of architecture. Events, seminars, and presentations are done in an auditorium that exists on the campus as part of the college environment.

In order to ensure that students are well taken care of, the institute avails itself with hostels awarded to boys and girls, respectively, with standard accommodation. There is a cafeteria on campus to provide students and staff with foods that are suitable for them; besides, there are facilities to access banking needs through ATMs.

The Oxford School of Architecture has been established to offer the Five-Year Full-Time B. Arch Course as its major programme. This all-encompassing programme is aimed at preparing its students for the requirements to exercise the architecture profession successfully. It supports 30 students each year so that the competition for the training is high, but the number of learners is not very large.

Graduation figures remain unknown; however, with concentrations insulated to the number of students specialising in one area at a time, quality experience is delivered in terms of convenience and exclusivity. Degree Name Total Number of Seats B. Arch 30 The admission procedure in The Oxford School of Architecture mainly depends on CET conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority.

The process of getting into any of the universities involves passing the CET and gaining a seat on the merits list. It also admits students based on one of the following national-level entry tests, like the Joint Entrance Examination Main ( JEE MAIN ) and the National Aptitude Test in Architecture ( NATA ).

These tests measure the capacity of tests about architectural studies and help faculties to ascertain that the student they are accepting into the use has basic skills. Lack of information on the kind of scholarships that are available is however evident; however, affiliation with state departments indicates that there are various types of financial assistance offered by the government.

The Oxford School of Architecture hence remains relevant in the educational arena of architectural practice and development owing to its speciality towards developing young talents.