The name of Anand College of Architecture always comes up whenever there are talks regarding the leading Architecture institutions in Agra comes up. Founded in the year 2011, Anand College of Architecture Agra ranks consistently in the top bracket among the best Architecture colleges in Uttar Pradesh and India mainly due to the quality of education it offers in the field of Architecture and its related study areas. Anand College of Architecture or ACA, as it is commonly referred to, is a Council of Architecture (CoA) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved institution. ACA Agra is affiliated to Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) and a unit of Sharda Group of Institutions. The Anand College of Architecture Agra co-exists with Anand College of Pharmacy and Anand College of Engineering within the “Anand Technical Campus”.
Counted amongst the few independent Architecture schools, Anand College of Architecture offers admission into only the undergraduate 5-year architecture programme. There are a certain set of eligibility conditions that have been laid down by the institution and only those who fulfil them are offered admission into the prestigious B.Arch programme. To ensure the students do not lag behind in any aspect, ACA Agra provides them with some world-class resources in the form of an audio-visual room, construction yard, computer centre, model making workshop, library etc.
As mentioned earlier, the Anand College of Architecture campus is situated within the “Anand Technical Campus”, which is also home to the Anand College of Pharmacy and Anand College of Engineering. Located on the Agra-Delhi National Highway No. 2, the ACA Agra campus is renowned as a place where the students’ all-round personality development takes place in addition to the high-quality infrastructure for academics. The innovative academic programmes at ACA Agra have always found a good partner in the highly qualified faculty who ensure the students are the recipients of all the skills and knowledge to make a mark for themselves when they set out to face the world. The Architectural Education System in India is ready to witness a new benchmark being set by the Anand College of Architecture, Agra.