GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus 2024 – AR Chapters & Topics

GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus 2024 : Check out the latest GATE Syllabus for Architecture & Planning Engineering . Architecture & Planning subject is the one of the papers in GATE 2021 Exam. Earlier we’ve provided GATE Exam pattern 2021, Now we are providing GATE Syllabus 2024 of Architecture & Planning Paper. AR is the subject code of GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Exam. Below we’ve provided GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus and weight-age for GATE 2021 Exam. Here you can see Architecture & Planning Engineering applicable chapters and topics for GATE exam 2021. Download GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus 2024 PDF is also available here.

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GATE Paper Pattern & Marks Weightage

GATE paper questions are divided into three sections.  As given below GATE marks are distributed for each section. 85% of the marks covers the core subject of the GATE Exam. i.e here Core Subject is Architecture & Planning Engineering.

GATE 2018 – 2021
Paper Pattern for Architecture & Planning Engineering 

GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus

The GATE exam will also have General Aptitude section. General Aptitude section is common for all papers.

GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Topics

• Architecture and Design
• Building Materials, Construction and Management
• Building and Structures
• Environmental Planning and Design
• Urban Design
• Urban Planning and Housing
• Planning Techniques and Management
• Services, Infrastructure and Transportation

You can download the GATE 2021 Syllabus for General Aptitude (GA) in PDF or you can check

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GATE Architecture & Planning Engineering Syllabus

Part A: General

Section 1: Architecture, Planning and Design

Architectural Graphics; Visual composition in 2D and 3D; Computer application in Architecture and Planning; Anthropometcis; Organization of Space; Circulation – horizontal and vertical; Space Standards; Universal design; Building Byelaws; Codes and Standards;

Section 2: Construction and Management

Project management techniques e.g PERT, CPM, etc, Estimation and Specification; Professional practice and ethics; Form and Structure; Principles and design of disaster-resistant structures; Temporary structures for rehabilitation;

Section 3: Environment Planning and Design

Natural and man-made ecosystem; Ecological principles; Environment considerations in planning and design; Environmental pollution- types, causes, control and abatement strategies, Sustainable development, goals and strategies, Climate change and built environment; climate responsive design;

Section 4: Urban Design, land space and Conservation

Historical and modern examples of urban design; Elements of Urban built environment – Urban form, spaces, structures, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc; Concepts and theories of urban design; Principles, tools and techniques of urban design; Public space, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place; Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation; Development controls – FAR, densities and building Byelaws; Urban renewal and conservation; heritage conservation; historical public space and gardens; Landspace design; Site planning;

Section 5: Planning process

Salient concepts, theories and principles of urban planning, concepts of cities – Eco-City, Smart City; Concepts and theories by trendsetting planners and designers; Ekistics; Urban Sociology; Social, Economics and environmental cost-benefit analysis; Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis; Development guidelines such as URDPFI;

Section 6: Housing

Housing typologies; Concepts, principles, and examples of a neighborhood; Residential densities; Affordable Housing; Real estate valuation;

Section 7: Services and Infrastructure

Firefighting Systems; Building Safety and Security systems; Building Management Systems; Water treatment; Water supply and distribution system; Water harvesting systems; Principles, Planning, and Design of Stormwater drainage system; Sewage disposal methods; Methods of solid waste management – collection, transportation, and disposal; Recycling and Reuse of solid waste; Land use – transportation – urban form interrelationships; Design of roads, intersections, grade separators, and parking areas; Hierarchy of roads and level of service; Para-transits and other modes of transportation, Pedestrian and slow-moving traffic planning;

Part B1.1: Architecture

Section B1: History and Contemporary Architecture

Principles of Art and Architecture; World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo, etc. Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture: Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture, etc. Influence of Modern art and Design in Architecture; Indian vernacular and traditional Architecture, Oriental Architecture; Works of renowned national architects;

Section B1.2: Building Construction and Structural Systems

Building construction techniques, methods and details, Building systems and prefabrication of building elements; Principles of Modular Coordination; Construction planning and equipment; Building material characteristics and applications; Principles of the strength of materials; Alternative building materials; Foundations; Desing of structural elements with different materials; Elastic and Limit State design; Structural systems;

Section B1.3: Building Services and Sustainability

Solar architecture; Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort in built environments; Natural and Mechanical ventilation in buildings; Air-Conditioning systems, Sustainable building strategies, Building Performace fittings, and fixtures; Plumbing system; Principles of internal and external drainage system; Principles of electrification of buildings; Elevators and Escalators – standards and uses;

Part B2: Planning

Section B2.1: Regional and Settlement Planning

Regional delineation; settlement hierarchy; Types and hierarchy of plans; Various schemes and programs of the central government, Transit-Oriented Development; Slums, Squatters, and informal housing; Standards for housing and community facilities; Housing for special areas and needs;

Section B2.2: Planning Techniques and Management

Section B2.3: Infrastructure Planning

Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering; Road capacity and Travel demand forecasting; Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis; Traffic analyses and design considerations; Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas; Mass transportation planning; Intelligent Transportation Systems, Urban and Rural Insturcuture System Network;

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