School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal

The School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPA Bhopal) is a higher education institute located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, focused on education and research in Urban Planning, Architecture and Design. Established in 2008 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, it operates as an autonomous institute and a fully Centrally Funded Technical Institution (CFTI). It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance, alongside institutions such as IITs, NITs and AIIMS, and forms part of a group of three SPAs together with SPA Vijaywada and SPA Delhi. In 2014, the Lok Sabha passed a bill to elevate all three SPAs to the status of centres of excellence, similar to IITs and IIMs. Admission to the undergraduate programme is through JEE (B.Arch), conducted by CBSE, while postgraduate and doctoral admissions are through an institute-administered entrance test and interview. The institute offers degrees including B.Arch, B.Plan, M.Arch, M.Plan, M.Des, and PhD programmes. Its 75-acre campus is situated in Bhauri, Bhopal, housing academic buildings, hostels, and sports facilities. In 2024, SPA Bhopal was ranked 12th in architecture by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).