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OLDEST ARCHITECTURE COLLEGES IN INDIA

JJ College of Architecture (1857)

http://www.sirjjarchitecture.org

The Sir JJ collegel of Architecture was the first modern school to introduce a structured course in architecture in India. The Sir JJ School of Art was set up in 1857 as the Bombay School of Art & Industry and was attached to the Sir JJ School of Arts in 1896. In 1913, a separate and independent Department of Architecture was carved out from the Sir JJ School of Art. In 1952, the department of architecture became a department of the University of Mumbai, and the school became the Sir JJ College of Architecture. The college is named after Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, a merchant and philanthropist, known for his large donations and financing large public construction works in Surat, Pune, and Bombay. The campus is located in south-Mumbai and houses the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, the Sir J. J. School of Art, and the Government Institute of Printing Technology.

School of Planning & Architecture,
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
(1940)