Master of Planning (Urban & Regional Planning) Entrance Coaching
Preparation for the JMI Master of Planning (Urban & Regional Planning) entrance, covering planning theory, housing, transport, infrastructure, environment, governance, GIS and current urban issues.
About Master of Planning (Urban & Regional Planning)
Jamia Millia Islamia offers postgraduate study in Urban & Regional Planning through its Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics. The Master of Planning is a professional degree on how cities, towns, villages and regions are planned, developed and managed: how land is used, how infrastructure and transport are provided, and how settlements can be made more inclusive, sustainable and resilient.
The entrance is interdisciplinary. It draws on planning history and theory, urbanisation, land use and master planning, housing, transport, infrastructure, environment, urban economics, demography, statistics, GIS and planning law, and expects awareness of Indian urban policy and the Delhi–NCR planning context.
Graduates of architecture, planning, civil engineering, geography, economics, sociology and environmental studies often consider planning, but eligibility differs widely between universities. Check the 2027–28 JMI prospectus for eligibility, seats, the test pattern and dates.
Who can apply
Eligibility for JMI's Master of Planning, including the accepted undergraduate degrees and minimum marks, is set in the JMI prospectus. Do not assume you qualify because your subject is planning-related; check the 2027–28 edition before applying.
Master of Planning (Urban & Regional Planning) entrance syllabus
Use JMI's official syllabus (PDF below). We group preparation into these units.
Planning fundamentals and history
- Planning process and principles
- Master, development and structure plans
- Evolution of Indian cities
- Planning history of Delhi and Chandigarh
- Garden city, new towns and neighbourhood unit
- Howard, Geddes, Le Corbusier, Perry, Mumford, Jacobs, Lynch, McHarg
Urbanisation and regional planning
- Urban growth and migration
- Peri-urban development and sprawl
- Census towns and urban agglomerations
- Regions, regionalisation and disparities
- Growth poles, centres and corridors
- Metropolitan and district planning
Land use and master planning
- Land use classification and surveys
- Zoning and development controls
- FAR/FSI and density
- Land pooling and TDR
- Mixed land use and transit-oriented development
- Population projections for plans
Housing and infrastructure
- Housing need, demand and shortage
- Affordable, social and rental housing
- Slums and informal settlements
- Water supply, sewerage and drainage
- Solid waste and social infrastructure
- Infrastructure standards and financing
Transport and environment
- Land use–transport relationship
- Traffic, O-D and parking surveys
- Mass transit and non-motorised transport
- Environmental impact assessment
- Urban heat island and green infrastructure
- Disaster risk and climate resilience
Governance, law and economics
- 74th Constitutional Amendment and urban local bodies
- Twelfth Schedule and planning committees
- Town and country planning legislation
- Building bye-laws and heritage regulations
- Land economics and location theory
- Municipal finance and cost-benefit analysis
Methods and current affairs
- Demography and census data
- Sampling, correlation and regression
- GIS, remote sensing and GPS
- Research methods and survey design
- Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, PMAY-U, HRIDAY
- MoHUA, TCPO, DDA, NCRPB, HUDCO, NIUA
AMU and CUET PG routes
AMU
Check the AMU 2027–28 Guide to Admissions for the exact planning-related programme, if any, and its eligibility, test, and any GATE or departmental-test requirement. An architecture or construction management programme is not the same as JMI's Master of Planning.
CUET PG
Some participating universities may admit to planning programmes through CUET PG, depending on their programme-to-paper mapping. For JMI's Master of Planning, follow JMI's own 2027–28 admission notice rather than assuming CUET PG.
How we prepare you
Preparation plan
- Planning fundamentals, history and thinkers
- Indian urbanisation, housing and transport
- Infrastructure, environment and resilience
- Legislation, governance and urban economics
- Statistics, GIS and research methods
- Current urban affairs, previous-year questions and mock tests
Coaching fee for M.Plan.
Meer Sir Academy coaching fee: Online ₹20,000 · Offline ₹30,000.
Career and higher-study options
M.Plan. entrance: common questions
Does JMI offer Master of Planning?
Yes. JMI offers postgraduate study in Urban & Regional Planning through its Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics.
Is JMI M.Plan. admission through CUET PG?
Do not assume so. Check the JMI 2027–28 prospectus and programme-specific admission notice for the route.
Is GIS important for the planning entrance?
Yes. Understand spatial data, raster and vector models, map projections, remote sensing and GIS applications in planning.
Is urban planning the same as architecture?
No. Architecture focuses on buildings and built form; planning deals with land use, housing, transport, infrastructure, environment and policy at neighbourhood, city and regional scales.
Are current affairs important?
Yes. Follow housing, transport, infrastructure, climate and urban policy developments, including government schemes and Delhi–NCR planning.
Start your M.Plan. preparation
Online, offline, weekend and crash-course batches for 2027–28 at Meer Sir Academy, Jamia Nagar. Al-Zahra Scholarship Test on 16 November – ₹2,00,000 in scholarships.
