Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are big center of Technical education in the country. Both the states have large number of professional colleges for various disciplines. Apart from Engineering and Medicine, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states also have good number of architecture colleges. Courses are available at Bachelors (B.Tech, B.Arch) and Masters (M.Tech, M.Arch) levels in various colleges. You can also pursue research.
Admission to Architecture courses will be conducted through state level entrance exams like TANCET, COMEDK in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka respectively. Architecture admissions in Karnataka will be through merit in qualifying examination. Following are indicative details of Architecture colleges in Tamil Nadu:
1. Adhiyamann College of Engineering, Hosur
2. Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Vadamavandal
3. Bharat Institute of Science and Technology, Thambaram, Madras
4. Dr.MGR Engineering College, Maduravoyal, Madras
5. Hindustan College of Engineering, Kelambakkam, Chinglepet District
6. Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai
7. Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women, Thanjavur
8. Sathyabama Engineering College, Jeppiaar Nagar, Old Mammallapuram Road, Chennai
9. School of Architecture and Planning, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai
10. Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli
11. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
12. SRM Engineering College, Karttankulathur, Chennai
Engineering and Architecture Colleges in Karnataka:
1. Bangalore Institute of Technology, Visveswarapuram, Bangalore
2. BLDE Association’s College of Engineering and Technology, Bijapur
3. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
4. B.V. Bhoomreddi College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli
5. Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, South end of Jayanagar, Bangalore
6. HKE Society, Poojaya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering, Gulbarga
7. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar
8. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
9. Malik Sandal Institute of Art and Architecture, Bijapur
10. Jagadguru Mallikarjuna Murugharajendra Institute of Technology, Chitradurga
11. MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Vidya Soudha, Bangalore
12. PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga
13. RV College of Engineering, RV Vidyaniketan PO, Bangalore
14. Siddagana Institute of Technology, Tumkur University
15. Visweswarayya College of Engineering, Janana Bharati Campus, Bangalore