Taking the latest trends in the industry into consideration, architecture colleges must train aspirant to enhance their creativity in providing the public with a better quality of living. The education should not be restricted to books or theories, but should involve lots of practice. The industry expects one to be very creative, with a right sense of technology and art. The institution must train the students with the relevant market demand, rather than age-old traditional teaching methodologies. With rapid urbanisation, there has been a greater demand for a smart infrastructure. Even the government is coming up with many projects like the smart city project Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, where the architects are provided with an arena to showcase their talents.

On the flipside, with the exponential increase in aspiring candidates pursuing Architecture, the opportunities or career options are becoming increasingly competitive. However, it is necessary for the aspirants to examine the industry that they would like to begin their career. This includes the trends in hiring, how they compare to their likely competition for available positions, and where the industry itself is headed.

Understanding the necessity to find best Architecture programmes in the country, in this issue of the Higher Education Review Magazine, we have listed “Top 10 Promising Architecture College in India - 2017.” We sincerely hope that our efforts will help all the aspirants who are looking for something challenging and new to add in their profiles.