Entry Level Qualification 

10

Career Fields 

Architecture & Planning

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

JEE MAIN BARCH, NATA

About Career 

As an Architecture Assistant, you will work with professional Architects to prepare detailed architectural drawings of residential buildings, shopping malls, commercial buildings, temples, and other structures. You may also prepare detailed drawings of interiors, furniture, landscape, and exhibitions as per the requirements of the Architect that you will be working with.

You will prepare detailed drawings from sketches, illustrations, designs, and various other specifications given by the Architect and as per the various requirements under laws, rules, and regulations governing the construction.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. You will be using software like 3D Max or SketchUp for preparing models of the architectural design of buildings, interiors, and other structures as per the requirement of the Architect and the clients.

2. You will be using software like AutoCAD (CAD stands for Computer Aided Design), Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, etc. for developing detailed drawings.

3. Analyze various laws, rules, and regulations governing construction; understand space and site requirements; understand other technical specifications and reports to determine how these should be applied to architectural drawings.

4. Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.

5. Assist architectural teams in dimensional surveys of buildings.

6. Apply survey notes in architectural drawings with precise specifications.

7. Interact with clients to implement their plans and goals in architectural project drawings.

8. Maintain all architectural drawings, plans, client specifications, and survey notes in an organized manner.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies- ITI Courses in Architecture Assistant / Architectural Draughtsmanship.

After Class 10, you can go for ITI courses in Architecture Assistant / Architectural Draughtsmanship.

After Class 12, do a Diploma in Architecture.

After Class 12, do an ITI course in Architecture.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After you pass Class 10, you can enroll for either a Diploma in Architecture or an ITI course in Architecture Assistant / Architectural draughtsmanship. You may also find an opportunity to enroll in an Apprenticeship Training in Architectural Assistant under the Government of India.

Competencies Required

Occupational Interests

1. Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs, and patterns.

2. Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

3. Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas and require an extensive amount of thinking.

Knowledge

1. Creative Design: Knowledge of various techniques, methods, and specifications for creating and developing designs for various products and materials such as textiles, clothes, interiors, furniture, accessories, jewelry, animation, graphics, materials, film, video, web, user interfaces of digital devices, photography, etc. 

Skills 

1. Active Learning: Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation, and otherwise for application in getting work done.

2. Artistic and Visual Design: Skills in creating and developing designs that are visually appealing and attractive.

3. Critical Thinking: Skills in the analysis of complex situations, using logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

4. Graphic Design Tools: Skills in using various graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, etc. 

5. Judgment and Decision Making: Skills in considering the pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; and taking appropriate and suitable decisions.

6. Material Design and Craft: Skills in creating and designing various items using different materials such as clay, wood, iron, gold, silver, gems, etc.

7. Problem Solving: Skills in analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems, and using the best option to solve the problems.

8. Technical: Skills in using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

9. Technical Design and Drawing: Skills in creating and developing designs and drawings for various structures, machines, equipment, and devices.

Abilities

1. Abstract Reasoning: The ability to understand ideas that are not expressed in words or numbers; the ability to understand concepts that are not clearly expressed verbally or otherwise.

2. Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

3. Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden among other distracting materials.

4. Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with several ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

5. Hand-Eye Coordination: The ability to make quick and precise hand movements as per visual observations and understanding (that is, what you see and comprehend).

6. Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or innovative ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

7. Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

8. Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Personality

1. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

2. You are always or mostly a soft-hearted person.

3. You are always or mostly helpful to others.

4. You are always or mostly caring, supportive, sympathetic, and kind to others.

5. You remain calm in difficult situations sometimes but some other times you are anxious. 

6. You always or mostly prefer to stick within a routine or carry out routine and repetitive activities. 

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

You will get a job as an Architecture Assistant / Architectural Draughtsman with:

1. Architects firms such as Hafeez Contractor, C.P. Kukreja Associates, Nelson India, etc.

2. Real estate construction companies such as:

a. Godrej Properties

b. DLF, Unitech

c. Omaxe

3. Civil construction business of large engineering and construction companies such as:

a. L&T

b. Tata Projects

c. Gammon India

Specialisation Tracks In This Career

1. Landscape Architecture

Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes

2. Urban Design

Urban design is the process of designing and shaping the physical features of cities, towns, and villages and planning for the provision of municipal services to residents and visitors

3. Interior Architecture

Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates and manages such projects.

4. Ekistics

Ekistics concerns the science of human settlements, including regional, city, and community planning, and dwelling design. The study involves every kind of human settlement, with particular attention to geography, ecology, human psychology, anthropology, culture, politics, and occasionally aesthetics.

5. Restoration Architecture

Restoration describes a particular treatment approach and philosophy within the field of architectural conservation. Restoration is said as the act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period using the removal of features from other periods in its history and the reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period. The limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make properties functional is appropriate for a restoration project

Career Growth

There are not many career growth opportunities except that you may become a Senior Architectural Draughtsman and then rise to a Design Supervisor level. However, depending on your skills in using different architectural design software, you may get better work.

Salary Offered  

1. At the beginning of your career, you will earn about Rs. 5,000 - 15,000 a month depending upon the company/firm where you are getting the job. Large companies pay you higher.

2. After 2-6 years of experience, you may earn about Rs. 15,000 - 28,000 or more per month.

3. After 7-12 years of experience, you may earn about Rs. 20,000 - 40,000 a month and after 15+ years of experience, you may earn about Rs. 25,000 - 60,000 a month or even more.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid-Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also shortly, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Analysing and interpreting data and information: Analysis of data and information to find facts, trends, reasons behind situations, etc.; interpretation of data to aid in decision-making.

2. Assessing and evaluating quality: Assessing and evaluating the quality of materials, systems, processes, products, services, etc.

3. Calculating and computing: Calculating or computing using various mathematical formulas and functions using computers or otherwise; doing financial or commercial calculations or computations.

4. Communicating with co-workers and others: Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc., or with people at large.

5. Communicating with customers: Communicating with potential and existing customers of your organization in writing, verbally, or otherwise.

6. Creative thinking: Developing new ideas, concepts, innovative solutions to problems, newer ways of getting things done, designing products and services, creating works of art and craft, etc.

7. Decision-making and problem-solving: Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; making the right decisions and solving problems.

8. Drawing, drafting, laying out, and specifying objects, equipment, devices, tools, and systems: Creating and developing designs, drawings, layouts, and specifications about how to construct, manufacture, assemble, build, use, and maintain various equipment, devices, tools, and systems.

9. Estimating quantity, cost, time, and resources: Estimating sizes, volumes, distance, and quantity; estimating and determining time, costs, and resources; estimating materials required to perform a task.

10. Getting Information and learning: Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

11. Identifying objects, actions, and events: Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

12. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials: Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

13. Working in a team: Working in a team of people; developing a team; and maintaining professional relationships among team members.

14. Providing advices and consultation to others: Giving advice or consultation to others about various issues, conceptual matters, know-how, scientific matters, products, or services.

15. Updating and using relevant knowledge: Keeping updated with the latest knowledge relevant to your fields of work and using the relevant knowledge in getting things done.

16. Using computers for work: Using computers for day-to-day office work; using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and processing information; for writing.