INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING & SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION

Please read the following Instruction carefully before filling up the Application for registration as an Architect under the

Architects Act, 1972.

1. Fill up Application form in Proper Case.

2. After filling up the application take printout of form.

3. The duly signed Form may be sent to the council's office enclosing therein requisite documents as per checklist.

4. Correction(s) can be made by the Applicant in the hard copy of Generated/Printed Application form by

countersigning at the place of correction before sending to the council.

5. Also note that the printout should be taken on a good quality bond A4 size paper (preferably colored one).

6. You have to register yourself as an Applicant and for that you would be prompted for login details i.e. the Email id

which would be your login id, year of Admission, other relevant details and subsequently password would be

generated by the system.

7. Enrollment number i.e., (COA-Six digit Number) is mandatory / as applicable (for admissions from the Academic

Year 2008-09 onwards). Please make it sure that the Enrolment number entered should be strictly in format as

given in the Enrollment number list as available on the website of the council.

8. Enrolment numbers of the students are already available with the respective Institutions and the same may also be

obtained from the website www.coa.gov.in.

9. Documents must be duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or Notary Public / Oath Commissioner or self attested.

10. The documents should be properly stapled with the application form in the same order as provided in the Checklist.

11. Incomplete Application shall not be processed further and no intimation shall be sent in this regard.

12. Each application shall be accompanied by Registration Fee (Non-refundable) of Rs.600/- by way of cash at the

counter or by demand draft drawn in favor of "Council of Architecture", payable at New Delhi or alternately the

payment can also be made online through login id details.

13. Do remember to press 'Submit to COA' Button after making it sure that the application form is in order otherwise

your application shall not be available for further processing.

14. Mention the year of registration in the form after the undertaking correctly. The registration is granted initially for

two calendar years. Hence, an applicant applying for registration in the year 2016 should mention the year as "2016

& 2017" in the form.

15. Council shall not be responsible for loss or mutilation of any original certificate(s)/ Document(s) sent/received by

post.

16. In case the final degree/diploma has not been awarded by a University, applicant may submit the Provisional

Certificate/Passing Certificate issued by the competent authority of the University.

17. Please note that provisional degree/certificates shall not be accepted in cases where the final degree/diploma

certificate has already been awarded by a University to the applicant's batch.

18. In case of change of surname consequent upon marriage, submit an attested copy of your Marriage Certificate /

Gazette Notification from the respective State/Central Government or alternatively, an affidavit executed on a non-

Judicial Stamp paper of Rs. 10/-, and fill up your changed name in the form as per the attached document.

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19. In cases where first name is also changed upon marriage or name is changed due to reasons other than marriage,

only a duly attested copy of the Gazette Notification from respective Central/State Government shall be accepted.

20. Also note that in case of change of name only new name has to be entered under the column provided for otherwise

if there is any correction in the details of the name i.e., Name order (First name, Middle name and/or Surname or

any correction, the same can be done by cutting and correcting the same at the place but it has to be countersign

by the applicant.

21. The Applicant is also required to upload the Attested / Self Attested Scanned copy of Provisional / Final Degree from

the University, of the Recognized Architectural Qualification, on the basis of which the Applicant is Seeking

Registration as an Architect under the Architects Act, 1972.

Checklist :-

Before submitting the form, please check whether you have:-

1. Uploaded your recent color photograph of size 3.5 x 3.5cm upto 10KB (max) and Signatures upto 4 KB (max).

2. Enclosed (attested/self-attested) copies of the following certificates:-

i. Date of birth certificate

ii. 10+2 or equivalent examination mark sheet

iii. Self-attested copy of Degree or provisional Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.

iv. Caste/Category certificate if applicable.

v. All semester/years marksheets of the recognised qualification (including Fail/ATKT/Supplementary etc.) for

all the semesters / years along with Practical Training certificate, if any. Alternatively, consolidated

Marksheet for all semesters/years may be submitted.

Acceptance : *
Agree Not agree

Proceed

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