Department of Planning

The Department of Planning at SPAV envisions advancing knowledge and creating new frontiers in 'Development and Planning' through enabling education, cutting-edge research, and professional consultancy. Since 2008, it has been shaping young minds towards technical proficiency, social responsibility, and ethical professionalism in Planning.

Our undergraduate and postgraduate students are equipped to study, design, and plan cities and regions, focusing on infrastructure, transportation, social amenities, land use zoning, housing, ecology, and governance, using state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and theories.

The Department started with the Bachelor of Planning program in 2008, followed by the Master of Planning program with specializations in 'Environmental Planning and Management' and 'Urban and Regional Planning' in 2013 and 2014 respectively. We also offer a Doctoral Research program since 2012.

Our students benefit from proficient planning expertise through full-time faculty and distinguished visiting faculty. Our alumni are successfully contributing across India and globally as professional planners in government and the private sector.

For detailed admission guidelines at UG & PG level in planning please visit here. For summarized information about admission, click here

The Department of Planning comprises regular faculty (Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors) and Visiting Faculty (practicing professionals and faculty from other educational institutes) contributing to various planning courses and subjects each semester. Core faculty members provide critical inputs in Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture, Environmental Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Sociology, Civil Engineering, etc. Industry experts, researchers, and government officials also interact with students, helping analyze urban planning and development problems.

The predominant pedagogical approach of SPAV is "learning by doing". Accordingly, the three planning programs offer theory subjects, studio subjects, and lab-based subjects. Each semester has approximately 17-18 weeks of teaching, with 35 periods per week. Planning Design Studio occupies a significant portion, supplemented by theory courses. Progressive internal assessments and semester-end examinations ensure comprehensive evaluation.

The Department of Planning undertakes academic, consultancy, and advocacy projects nationwide. Each semester, planning and design studios collaborate with municipalities and regional development authorities, culminating in real-life projects like City or Zonal Development Plans, Mobility Plans, and Environmental Management Plans. Institutional consultancy projects address client-specific planning needs. The Department also advises Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of India on development proposals and monitoring.