About CEPT








CEPT University focuses on understanding, designing, planning, constructing and managing human habitats. Its teaching programs build thoughtful professionals and its research programs deepen understanding of human settlements. CEPT University also undertakes advisory projects to further the goal of making habitats more liveable.


The University comprises five faculties.

  • The Faculty of Architecture was established as the ‘School of Architecture’ in 1962. It focuses on design in the private realm.
  • The Faculty of Design was established in 1992 as the ‘School of Interior Design’. It deals with habitat related interiors, crafts, systems, and products.
  • The Faculty of Technology, which concentrates on engineering and construction, was established in 1982 as the ‘School of Building Science and Technology’.
  • The Faculty of Planning, focused on planning in the public realm, was established in 1972 as the ‘School of Planning’.
  • Faculty of Management is a newly established faculty from the Faculty of Technology Management and it focuses on Habitat and Project Management.
Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University

About Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University

Architects play significant roles in the design and production of built environments. Those who focus on design are commissioned by clients to lead the work of the many experts who are required to put buildings and places together. When playing this leadership role architects ensure that the end product is architecturally meaningful, while meeting prosaic functional requirements. Many architects refrain from playing this expansive leadership role and prefer instead to focus on some aspect of the built environment. Others refrain from design altogether and focus instead on the study and critique of built environments in a bid to enrich architectural discourse. Yet others choose to proactively work with disadvantaged communities to improve living conditions.

The program is centred on ‘studios’ where students are expected to resolve life-like design problems on their own. Studios operate as learning communities where teachers take on the role of coaches supporting students in their learning quests. In studios students develop capacities and come up with technically and architecturally meaningful designs to communicate their ideas. Many group exercises are structured to develop leadership capacities.

Courses, seminars, and workshops, which run parallel to studios, expose students to technology, history, architectural theory and various other dimensions of architecture. Four times, during breaks between semesters, students are required to sign up for study tours or courses organized as part of the Summer and Winter School programs.

Eligibility Criteria for Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University
  • Candidate will have passed the qualifying Higher Secondary (10 + 2 pattern) examination with Mathematics or Statistics or Business Mathematics as one of the subjects with minimum 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/SEBC category) in aggregate.
  • A candidate will have passed the Diploma (10+3 pattern) of any stream with 50% aggregate marks from Technical Examination Board of Gujarat or other state or from a university and have scored at least 40% marks (i.e. 80/200) in National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA).
Admission Process for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
  • To apply for Bachelor of Architecture at CEPT, the first requirement is to clear NATA test.
  • After clearing NATA, Bachelor of Architecture admissions for all the colleges/universities in Gujarat are conducted through a centralized process by the Admissions Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC).
Seat matrix and Reservations at Faculty of Architecture (B.Arch)

Total Number of Intake sanctioned- 48 seats.
Sr.No. Type of Board Total Seats GEN SEBC ST SC
1 Gujarat Board (GSEB ) and Diploma (Gujarat State) 34 seats 17 9 6 2
2 Other Education Boards of Gujarat State 2 seats 1 1 - -
3 Out- State Education Boards 12 seats 6 3 2 1
Faculty of Design (B.Id)
About Faculty of Design, CEPT University (B.Id)

Interior Design brings meaning to the built environment. It addresses the enactment of life in space. It recognizes the orders - both tangible and intangible, through which human beings occupy space and particularize it to the acts of living and inhabitation. Interior Design encompasses a syncretised outlook built on the understanding of various aspects of life.

CEPT University, through the Faculty of Design, offers a full time five-year professional program in Interior Design, leading to the award of Bachelor of Interior Design (B.Id).

The program is structured to allow students to understand human habitation by exposure to different contexts through various means like in-class lifelike experiences, field trips, living with craftsmen and case studies encountered at various phases in the student life. These engagements enable the students to be both reflective and responsive designers.

Courses like freehand drawing, technical drawing, colour workshop, graphic design as well as workshops in creative writing hone skills required for effective communication. In addition to the formal classroom and studio based courses and workshops, students are exposed to various scenarios of learning such as the Related Study Programs and Practical Training. The learning process culminates in a Research Thesis that the students undertake upon the completion of nine semesters of formal course requirements.

Eligibility Criteria for Faculty of Design, CEPT University (B.Id)

Candidates will have passed XII Standard Higher Secondary Certificate Examination of Gujarat State in Science Stream (or its equivalent in CBSE/CISCE/NIOS/ISB/IB) with Physics & Mathematics as compulsory subjects securing a minimum aggregate score of 50% for all subjects (45% for SEBC/SC/ST candidates).

Admission Process of Faculty of Design (B.Id)

Candidates will be selected on the basis of aggregate score of HSC and performance in the admission tests at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. The reservation criteria for the candidates would be as per the rules of the State Government at the time of admission.

The final list of merit order would be based on the following weight-age:


First Level Test: 60%
Second Level Interview: 10%
HSC Aggregate: 30%
TOTAL: 100%

Total number of seats available for admission:  48 seats

Seat matrix and Reservations for Faculty of Design (B.Id)
Total Number of Intake sanctioned- 48 seats.
Sr.No. Type of Board Total Seats
1 Gujarat Board (GSEB ) and Diploma (Gujarat State) 84% of the Total Seats
2 Other Education Boards of Gujarat State 6% of the Total Seats
3 Out- State Education Boards 10% of the Total Seats
Faculty of Technology(B. Tech)
About Faculty of Technology, CEPT University (B. Tech)

Construction Technology is integral in the development of cities and built environments. Construction Engineers work on many aspects of the construction and implementation of various developments. Many engineers take up leadership roles in the overall conception of large scale developments of cities and regional infrastructure. Some choose to focus on some aspect of this large field, such as structural design, infrastructural design, etc. Many engineers also choose to work on management of construction and development processes. Construction Technology provides a sound base for a career with vast opportunities to make tangible improvements to the built environment.

The five–year undergraduate (UG) program in Construction Technology leads to Bachelor of Construction Technology (B. Tech). The program equips students with competencies necessary for being effective professional engineers and exposes them to technical, managerial and social dimensions of the built environment. Though the B. Tech degree is sufficient for a professional career, many construction engineers pursue postgraduate and doctoral studies.  When doing this one can continue focusing on construction engineering, concentrate on fields such structural design or infrastructure design or shift to allied professions such as urban planning or construction & project management.

Eligibility Criteria for Faculty of Technology, CEPT University (B. Tech)

Candidates will have passed XII Standard Higher Secondary Certificate Examination of Gujarat State in Science Stream (or its equivalent in CBSE/CISCE/NIOS/ISB/IB) with Physics & Mathematics as compulsory subjects securing a minimum aggregate score of 50% for all subjects (45% for SEBC/SC/ST candidates).

Admission Process of Faculty of Technology (B. Tech)

Candidates will be selected on the basis of aggregate score of HSC and performance in the admission tests at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. The reservation criteria for the candidates would be as per the rules of the State Government at the time of admission.

The final list of merit order would be based on the following weight-age:

  • HSC Aggregate Score: 40%
  • Entrance Test Score: 60%
  • Total number of seats available for admission: 60 seats
Seat matrix and Reservations for Faculty of Technology (B. Tech)
Total Number of Intake sanctioned- 55 seats.
Sr.No. Type of Board Total Seats
1 Gujarat Board (GSEB ) and Diploma (Gujarat State) 84% of the Total Seats
2 Other Education Boards of Gujarat State 6% of the Total Seats
3 Out- State Education Boards 10% of the Total Seats
Faculty of Planning (B.Plan)

The UG programme (B.Plan) at CEPT has been paused for a year n order to enhance the resources and infrastructure of the University for the Program. The information for the programme will be posted soon.