DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL

SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATION FOR

MASTER OF PLANNING (URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING)
(TWO YEAR FULL TIME)
(Choice Based Credit scheme w.e.f. 2018-19)
Program Outcomes (POs):
After completion of the program graduates will be able to
1. Apply the knowledge of Urban & Regional Planning ,science, mathematics, architectural, engineering and management
principles for developing problem solving attitude.
2. Identify, formulate and solve problems in the domain of Urban & Regional Planning field.
3. Use different software tools for Analysis and planning in Urban & Regional Planning domain.
4. Design and conduct experiments, analyse and interpret data, for development of simulation experiments.
5. Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team with sense of ethics, integrity and social responsibility.
DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL, SONEPAT
SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATIONS
MASTER OF PLANNING (URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING)
Choice Based Credit Scheme w.e.f. 2018-19
I SEMESTER (TWO YEAR FULL TIME)
S.No. Course No. Categor Course Title Teaching Marks Exam Marks Total Credit Durat
y Schedule of mark ion of
Class s Exam
work
L P Theory Portfolio
1 MPLAN-601C PC Planning History and 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Theory
2 MPLAN -603C PC Socio-economic basis for 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Planning
3 MPLAN -605C PC Planning Techniques 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
4 MPLAN -607C PC Infrastructure & Transport 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Planning
5 MPLAN 609C PE I Housing and Community 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Development
6 MPLAN -611C Habitat and Environment
studies
7 MPLAN -613C Demography and Planning

8 MPLAN -615C EEC Planning Studio-I 6 100 - 100 200 6 3

9 MPLAN -617C MLC Research Methods & 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Communication Skills
Audit 1 2 - 25 75 100 0 3
Total 20 6 425 375 100 900 24 -

The courses are categorized as follows:

i) Programme Core (PC) courses include the core courses relevant to the field of specialization
ii) Programme Elective (PE) courses include the elective courses relevant to the the specialization.
iii) Open Elective (OE) courses include the elective courses offered by the other department
iv) Employability Enhancement Courses (EEC) include Design/Studio courses, dissertation, thesis, practical
training
v) Mandatory Learning Courses (MLC)
Note
For Audit Courses & Open Electives, provisions in ordinance of Common M.Tech Programme shall be followed

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL, SONEPAT
SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATIONS

MASTER OF PLANNING (URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING)

Choice Based Credit Scheme w.e.f. 2018-19

II SEMESTER
(TWO YEAR FULL TIME)
S.No Course No. Category Course Title Teaching Marks of Exam Marks Total Credit Durat
. Schedule Class work marks ion of
L P/ Sessionals Theory Portfolio Exam
Studio
1 MPLAN -602C PC City and Metropolitan 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Planning
2 MPLAN -604C PC Urban & Regional 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Project Planning and
Management
3 MPLAN -606C PC Advanced Planning 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Techniques
4 MPLAN -608C PE - II Inclusive Urban 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Planning
MPLAN -610C Planning for Tourism
MPLAN -612C Urban Heritage
Conservation &Urban
Renewal
5 MPLAN -614C EEC Planning Studio II 6 100 - 100 200 6 3
6 MPLAN -616C EEC Practical Training 0 - 60 40 100 2
7 Audit-2 2 - 25 75 100 0 3
Total 14 6 385 275 140 800 20 -

Audit course 1 & 2

AUD531C English for Research Paper Writing HUM Dept
AUD533C Disaster Management Civil Engg Dept
AUD535C Sanskrit for Technical Knowledge HUM Dept
AUD537C Value Education HUM Dept
AUD539C Constitution of India HUM Dept
AUD541C Pedagogy Studies HUM Dept
AUD543C Stress Management by Yoga HUM Dept
AUD545C Personality Development through Life Enlightenment Skills HUM Dept

Note
1. For Audit Courses & Open Electives, provisions in ordinance of Common M.Tech Programme shall be followed

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL,
SONEPAT
SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATIONS
MASTER OF PLANNING (URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING)
Choice Based Credit Scheme w.e.f. 2019-20
III SEMESTER
(TWO YEAR FULL TIME)
S.No Course No. Category Course Title Teaching Marks Exam Marks Total Credit Durat
. Schedule of mark ion of
Class s Exa
work m
L P/Studio Theory Portfolio
1 MPLAN -701C PC Regional Planning 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
and
Development
3 MPLAN -705C PC Rural Development 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
and Infrastructural
Planning
4 MPLAN -707C PE-III Regional, Urban & 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Rural Governance

MPLAN -709C Smart Cities

MPLAN -711C Urban & Regional
Development and
Finance Management
5. MTOE551C Open 1. Business Analytics 3 - 25 75 - 100 3 3
MTOE553C Elective 2. Industrial Safety
MTOE555C 3. Operations
Research
MTOE557C 4. Cost Management
of Engineering
Projects
MTOE559C 5. Composite
Materials
MTOE561C 6. Waste to Energy
MTOE563C 7. Sustainable
Development and
Climate Change
6 MPLAN -713C EEC Planning Studio III 6 100 - 100 200 6 3
7 MPLAN -715C EEC Dissertation Phase I 3 50 - 50 100 3 3
Total 12 9 325 225 150 700 21 -
Note:
2. Students will be allowed to use Non-Programmable Scientific Calculator. However, sharing of calculator will not be
permitted in the examination.
3. The choice of students for any elective shall not be binding on the department.
4. Dissertation coordinator will be assigned the load of 1 hrs per week excluding his/her own supervising load. However,
the dissertation supervisor teacher will be assigned a load of one hour per candidate per week subject to the maximum
of two periods of teaching load irrespective of number of students/groups under him/her.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 5. For Audit Courses & Open Electives, provisions in ordinance of Common M.Tech Programme shall be followed

DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL,

SONEPAT
SCHEME OF STUDIES & EXAMINATIONS
MASTER OF PLANNING (URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING)
Choice Based Credit Scheme w.e.f. 2019-20

IV SEMESTER
(TWO YEAR FULL TIME)
S.No Course No. Category Course Title Teaching Marks Exam Marks Total Credit Durat
. Schedule of mark ion of
Class s Exa
work m
L P Theory Portfolio
1 MPLAN-702C EEC Dissertation Phase II/ - 16 150 - 150 300 16
Thesis
2 MPLAN-704C MLC Legal Issues and 3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
Professional Practice
3 16 200 50 150 400 19
Note:
1. Thesis coordinator will be assigned the load of 3 hrs per week excluding his/her own supervising load. However, the
thesis supervisor teacher will be assigned a load of one hour per candidate per week subject to the maximum of two
periods of teaching load irrespective of number of students/groups under him/her.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 SEMESTER III

MPLAN-701C REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of
Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3

UNIT I: CONCEPT OF REGIONAL PLANNING

Nature, objectives, levels and aims; Concept of a region, types, and regionalization.

UNIT II: ELEMENTS OF SETTLEMENT SYSTEM

Size, function, spacing, linkage, input tributary and output tributary, settlement patterns and factors responsible thereof.
Theories of Regional Planning

UNIT III: REGIONALINEQUALITIES- REGIONAL INTERACTION

Growth, density and spatial inequalities of population distribution, spatial patterns and characteristics of occupational types, -
Measurement of distribution of settlements, size and class of settlements, cluster and agglomeration studies, functional at tributes
and spacing of settlements, potentialities and centrality of settlements.

UNIT IV: REGIONALPLANNINGPROCESSES:

Identification of plan objectives; collection, classification and analysis of data; Norms and standards for regional planning;
Formulation of alternative plan proposals with respect to population distribution, location of new regional economic activities,
infrastructure and plan implementation. Sub Regional Concept , Sub Regional Plans of participating States
Selected case studies in regional development in the Indian Context viz NCR

NOTE:
The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate to the students at the
commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
MPLAN-705C RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of

Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
CONTENT:
UNIT I: Rural Development Problems and issues
Changing Profile of the Rural areas of India: Consumption pattern, land utilization, cropping pattern, holding size,
living standard, asset ownership – its implication in the planning process; Rural settlement, typology, structure, spatial
significance; Rural Settlement Analysis: Types, activity, environment and economic interface in rural habitat,
technology in rural settlement; Land Utilization: Types of land utilization and its relevance to planning; Land
conversions and itsregulation
/ facilitation in peri-urban areas; Land utilization analysis; Common property and its use, tenancy and ownership,
holding size and its relevance, Land records and land values; Sources of information for land information; Technology
in Rural Development: ICT in rural development, Rural Information system, Weather forecasting, disaster
minimization, market information, etc. E-Panchayats, energy efficient technologies and alternative technologies;
Inclusive Development: Special Component Plan - Tribal Sub Plan and WeakerSector.
UNIT II: Rural Development pattern
Meaning and Scope and overview of rural development: Historical perspective – Rural Development Programmes in
India. Problem / perception and identification; Rural Area Planning – Programmes / Policies / Schemes for rural
development, their coverage and outcomes; Plan allocation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; Models and
theories, policies and practices at global level, provisions in national and state five year plans and city master plans
etc. Action programme initiated at national and global level. Housing agencies and co-operative feasibility and
implementation of existing policies and action programmes, Projections and forecasting, planning principles for village
and community norms. Rural Infrastructure Development: Bharat Nirman – A business plan for rural infrastructure,
Rural Building Centers, PMGSY, IAY, Rajiv Gandhi Technology Mission, Central Rural Sanitation Programme, PURA.
Rural Employment Schemes: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, Sampoorna
Grameen Yojana, National Food for work programme, Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar yojana, National Social
Assistance Programme. Programmes: Command Area Programme, Drought Prone Area Programme, Backward Area
DevelopmentProgramme. PMAGY, SPAGY, UBA, Adarsh Grams, Smart Villages, Shyama Prasad Rurban Mission,
UNIT III: Rural Infrastructure Planning
Equity, Access, level and efficiency, Quality of Service, Paying Capacity, Pricing of Infrastructure Services; Ownership
and Control models in infrastructure provision for rural areas, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Infrastructure
Policy: Regulatory and Facilitative, Investment Requirement at various levels and actual investments in Infrastructure;
Role of Infrastructure in rural development, Critical Infrastructure in rural development, and Indicators of infrastructure
development in defining rural development, standards and bench marks for infrastructure provision and delivery at
various levels; basic need and rural sanitation, water supply, hygiene and drainage, technology transfer and options.
UNIT IV: Rural Development
Decentralized Planning in India – Historical perspective: Current Scenario – Recent Development in decentralized
district level planning. 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment Acts, Role of Planning Commission and Finance
Commissions in rural reconstruction, Block level development planning and implementation, public participation in
rural development process, role of voluntaryorganizations.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
NOTE: The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate to
the students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
MPLANC 707C REGIONAL, URBAN & RURAL GOVERNANCE

Teaching Schedule Marks o Marks of Examination Total Credits Durationof

f marks
Sessional Examination (h)
work
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3
UNIT I: Overview of Urban & Rural Governance , Concept of Regional Governance
Definition, concepts, components, government and governance, hierarchy and structure, forms of
governance, process of inclusion and exclusion, Regional Governance
UNIT II: Legislations pertaining to Urban & Rural Governance
Institutional frame and mechanism for urban governance as envisaged in the 73rd and 74th Constitution
Amendment Acts.
UNIT III: Institutions and Organizations
Differences between institutions and organizations; approaches to understanding organizations; types,
structure and functions, their interface and conflicts, reach, and their effectiveness; Methods, process and
evaluation; Present organizations and involved in urban governance. Role of Town and Country Planning
Departments , Development Authorities, Municipal Bodies, Improvement Trusts , Housing boards ,State
Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporations and other Distt. , State & Central Govt. Institutions
related to Urban and Rural Planning, Panchayaty Raj institutions, Rural Development Institutions,
UNIT IV: Urban Local Governance, Village Panchayats and Participatory Processes at Regional level
System, structure, functions, powers, process and resource, performance, interface with NGO’s, other
agencies.Stakeholders’ participation, roles and responsibilities, access to government by various stakeholders.
73rd & 74th Constitutional amendment Act for Comprehensive Urban , Rural , District & Regional development
NOTE:
The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate to the
students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
MPLAN- 709C SMART CITIES
Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Durationof
Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 4 3
CONTENT:
UNIT I: Introduction to Smart Cities
Definitions, concepts, features & Characteristics of Smart cities , Case studies of well known Smart cities of the
world , International bench marking of Smart Cities , Concepts of Livable Cities , Green Cities , Vibrant Cities ,
Compact & Sustainable Cities, Safe cities ,Smart Urban Planning , Electronic Technologies for preparation of Urban
and Regional Plans, Cities for Sustainable Environment , Concept of mixed landuse & Integrated Townships
UNIT II: Smart Cities: Infrastructure-I
Smart Water Management in Cities, Smart Liquid & Solid Waste Management in Cities, Smart Drainage sysytem,
Smart Energy technologies & Management, Smart Electric Grids& maximizing usage of renewable energy , Smart
technologies for Safety and Security in Cities, Smart technologies for Disaster Management

UNIT II: Smart Cities: Infrastructure-II

Smart of Innovative Technologies in City Mobility, Management of traffic and transportation planning & development
and management, Smart Urban Governance, Smart Communications , Smart City Greens & landscapes, Smart Data
Management, Smart technologies in Social & Community Infrastructure, Smart Citizens

Unit IV: Smart Cities: Government of India Initiatives

Smart City mission & Policies , bench marking in Indian Context prescribed by Government of India, criteria of
selecting smart city proposals , funding pattern, case studies of Smart City Proposals of selected cities , Smart Cities
Finance & Investment Planning , issues and impediments , Strategies & Challenges ,Integration of Smart City
strategies & Master Plan. Models of Area-based Smart City Development:

NOTE:
The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate to the
students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 URBAN& REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE
MPLAN- 711C MANAGEMENT
Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Durationof
Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 4 3
CONTENT:
UNIT I: Introduction to Development Management
Concept, approaches, components, interface with national goals and political economic system.
UNIT II: Urban& Regional Development Management & Finance Mechanism
Strategies, Tools and Techniques; organizations involved,State Finance: Finance Commissions, functions, relationship between
Central, State and Urban Local Government. Funding of Regional Projects, Financing management system of Regional Plans

UNIT III: Land and Real Estate Development, Information System and Urban Reforms
Economic concepts of land, Land Pricing / valuation; Economic principles of land use; demand forecasting for land
use: factors affecting land supply and demand; Land development methods, Supply Management, Demand side
Management; Real estate markets, type of property development and its impact on supply and demand, method of
development, environmental considerations.Spatial and Non - spatial information systems; Urban reforms and acts
and policies .Regional Economics & development
UNIT IV: Municipal , Panchayat , Integrated District Finance & Investment Planning
: Urban reform incentive fund, Sources of revenues; Equities; Loans; Debt financing; City challenge fund, Pooled finance
development fund, National urban infrastructure fund, Municipal Bonds, Miscellaneous sources; Structure of finances, fiscal
problems and issues of financial management, implications of 74th Constitution Amendment Act for municipal finance,
expenditure pattern, Bilateral and multi-lateral lending intuitions mobilizing resources for a project - financial resources, land
resources, project resources, and other resources

NOTE:
The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate to the
students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%
INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 OPEN ELECTIVE

MTOE 563 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Teaching Marks of Total

Schedule Marks of Examination marks Credits Duration of
Sessional Examination
work (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 25 75 - 100 3 3

INTENT:
The programme elective on Climate Change and Sustainable Development is to provide a general concept within the
dimensions of climate changes and challenges to Sustainable Development.
It enables the learners with appropriate tools and techniques for interpreting the impacts of climate change, and
evaluating & implementing measures that reduce vulnerability of systems.
It enables Skill-based education through empowering the learners with the mitigation and adaptation strategies
against climate changes in future.

CONTENT:
The topics includes principles and approaches, Challenges and Choices, Policies and Programmes, Stories of
Success

UNIT I: Principles and Approaches

Global Climate System
Climate Change: Causes and Consequences
Sustainable Development: Scope and Emerging Trends
Climate and Sustainable Development: An Interface

UNIT II: Climate Change: Challenges and Choices

Climate Change and Water
Climate Change: Forest and Biodiversity
Climate Change: Coastal Ecosystem
Climate Change: Agriculture and Food Security

UNIT III: Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Policies and Programmes
Sustainable Development Goals: An overview
Climate Change and Sustainable Development: National and State Policies
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Various Stakeholders
Building Partnership for Climate Change and Sustainable Development

UNIT IV: Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Stories of Success

Cross Country Experiences
National Experiences
Regional Experiences
Community led Experiences

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
NOTE:
Detailed teaching programme to be made and circulated to the students at the commencement of the semester
Weightage
I Sessional evaluation
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%

READING LIST: (to be amplified by the subject teacher)

INSTRUCTION TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:

1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 75. (minimum passing marks:30)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five
questions selecting one from each unit, each question of 15 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
MPLAN 713C PLANNING STUDIO III
Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of
Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
- 6 100 - 100 200 6 -
CONTENT:
EXERCISE: Regional Plan
Integrated Village / Block development plan & Development Plans of Urban Centers in a Region
Study of a cluster of villages and urban centers in a region with an objective to understand the location, spatial and economic
linkages of the villages and cities in a region with focus on the social and physical infrastructure and also understand the
availability and usage of local resources contextual to region.
Identify the problems and future possibilities for the development of management plans: villages, urban centers in a region and
regional infrastructure, disaster risk, economic and social development etc.
Formulate projects, work out the appraisals and do the feasibility, viability and implementation mechanisms of the projects.
Case study village/ block, and collect data and interact with village panchayats and stakeholders , along with city development
plans leading to integrated District Plans & Regional Plans .Prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for any component/s :
Village , village cluster ,Urban Centre as a component of Regional infrastructure. The scope of DPR shall be confined to cover
all the stages of project preparation including:
• Identification of activities.
• Activity event chart (Network chart).
• Cost estimation.
• Time-cost chart (Gantt chart).
• Cost recovery plan.
The DPR so prepared shall be presented suitably in the form of maps, charts, diagrams, photographs, sketches supported by
detailed report. Prepare Regional Development plan for integrating village /block level /District, Development Plans of Urban
centers in region along with detailed report illustrated with drawing, sketches covering methodology, basis for requirements,
norms and standards, used for providing infrastructure

The following planning issues at area level should be identified:

• Review of the existing Village/Block/Urban Development plan in relation to the selected Region /areas.
• Review of the existing Rural &Urban Development plan in relation to the selected areas/region.
• Integrated regional plan with integrating village , block/District & urban centers , leading to a Regional Plan,
• Appreciation / Analysis of ward level data.
• Perception of areas in terms of legal / illegal / authorized / unauthorized, Slums, Urban Aesthetics.
• Social Categorizations of people - Type of population living, people’s perception about area and its planning
problems.
• Regional Land use including Agriculture land and land use conflicts, extent (%) of broad land use such as
commercial, industrial, residential, institutional and recreational. General land tenure of the area different areas.
• Extent of formal / informal activities present in village, urban areas in a region including their location and conflicts.
• Major types of transport, type of roads, hierarchy of roads, type of transport modes used at village, Urban & Regional
levels
• Regional Amenities: Location of Social and Physical infrastructure and their problems as perceived by local
population. Look for specific infrastructure such as Water supply, drainage (water logging areas), waste collection
and disposal system, sanitation,etc.
• Environmental Issues of Region: Open Spaces – Availability and extent of open space to built-up area, garbage
disposal, encroachment (through photographic evidences and sketches).

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Seminar 20 %
Programme formulation 20%
Concept 20 %
Preliminary Design 40%
II Portfolio evaluation
Detail Design 100%

NOTE:
Detailed teaching programme to be made and circulated to the students at the commencement of the semester.
This exercise needs to be supported by frequent site visits & detailed case studies. There should be regular
presentations of various internal stages.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 DISSERTATION
MPLAN- 715C PHASE I

Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of

Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 50 50 100 3 -
CONTENT:
The dissertation shall entail the following:
• Identification of an appropriate and focused research topic reflecting social and technological needs of theday
• Formulate synopsis including objectives, scope of work, methodology of work, case studies to be undertaken, site
selection culminating in broad functional requirements.
• An investigation of the topic using an analysis of existing literature, case studies and other data sources
• To develop understanding of the research topic.
• Drawing informed and scientific conclusions from the research
(a) The dissertation shall be based on empirical study, field work, and textual analysis in the field of urban and rural planning. It
should demonstrate candidate’s capacity for analysis and judgment as also her/his ability to carry out independent viewpoint in
interpretation. A dissertation may be supplemented by published work, ifany.
(b) The dissertation shall present an orderly & critical exposition of existing knowledge of the subject or shall embody results of
original interpretation and analysis & demonstrate the capacity of the candidate to do independent research work. While writing
the dissertation, the candidate shall lay out clearly the work done by her/him independently and the sources from which she/he
has obtained other information.
(c) The dissertation shall be prepared as per guidelines given in the dissertation manual. Nevertheless, the typing shall be done
on both sides of the paper, the font size should be 12 point Times New Roman in 1.5 (one and a half) space but the reference
and bibliography should be typed in single space in Harvard style. The paper to be used should be A-4 size and orientation
should be portrait.
The dissertation shall be well structured document of not more than 15000 words with clear objectives and well-argued and
appropriate conclusions indicating an appropriate level of expertise. The submission format for all stages shall be print and
digital. Seminars in related areas to the dissertation topic (conceptual, historical, analytical, and comparative or in any other area
related to urban or rural development and planning) are required to be presented at all stages during the entire semester.
NOTE:
Detailed teaching programme to be made and circulated to the students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Synopsis 10%
Midterm submission 50%
Prefinal submission 40 %
II Portfolio evaluation 100%
READING LIST: (to be amplified by the subject teacher)
1. McMillan, K & Weyers, J (2007) How to write dissertations and project reports. Pearson PrenticeHall.
2. Watson,G(1987)Writingathesis:aguidetolongessaysanddissertations,London:Longman.Specialistbibliography
according to theproject.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
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DISSERTATION PHASE II /
MPLAN- 702C PLANNING THESIS
Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of
Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
16 150 - 150 300 16 -
CONTENT:
The project will be independent and allow exploration of issues within the scope of the subject area and to achieve a
recognizable level of expertise in the subject. The thesis will demonstrate an understanding of subject related to urban
and rural planning through an appropriate use of scientific and social science research techniques applied to an area
of research in the planning discipline.
The project shall entail the following
• Formulate of a focused thesis topic.
• Conduct an investigation of the thesis topic using an analysis of existing literature.
• Develop understanding of the thesis topic and methodology
• Draw informed and scientific conclusions from the research
Based on the conclusion design interventions shall be made to achieve thesis objectives. The thesis report shall be
well structured document of not more than 25000 words with clear objectives and well-argued and appropriate
conclusions and design intervention indicating an appropriate level of expertise. The thesis report shall include all
drawings to appropriate scale.

NOTE:
Detailed teaching programme to be made and circulated to the students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional Weightage

1. Programme formulation 30%

2. Concept 30%
3. Preliminary Design 40%
II Portfolio 100%

READING LIST: (to be amplified by the respective guide)

1. Evans, D & Gruba, P (2002) How to write a better thesis. 2 nd Edition, Melbourne UniversityPress.
2. Murray, R (2006) How to write a thesis. 2nd Edition, Maidenhead: Open UniversityPress.
3. Turabian,K(2007)Amanualforwritersofresearchpapers,theses,anddissertations,7thEdition,Chicago:Universityof
Chicago Press.

4. As appropriate for each individual thesis.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
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MPLAN- 704C LEGAL ISSUES AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Teaching Schedule Marks of Marks of Examination Total marks Credits Duration of

Sessional work Examination (h)
L P Theory Portfolio
3 - 50 50 - 100 3 3

CONTENT:
UNIT I: Introduction
Interface between policy and legislation pertaining to urban development. Evolution of Town Planning and
development Laws in India, Interface between legislation and urban planning related to the Indian
Constitution; Land acquisition rehabilitation and resettlement Act 2013: impact of land acquisition
rehabilitation and resettlement act 2013 on industrialisation, urbanisation and infrastructure projects.
National Highways Act 1956: land acquisition for National Highways.

UNIT II: Understanding of Law

Concepts, sources, terminologies, significance of law and its relationship to Urban Planning benefits of
statutory backing for schemes - eminent domain and police powers; Indian Constitution: concept and
contents; 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendment Act, provision regarding property rights.

UNIT II: Law and Policies Pertaining to Urbanisation

Urban laws and Indian Constitution:Relevant Provisions from the Indian Constitution, 73rd and 74th
Constitution Amendment Act, provision regarding property rights; Government plans and schemes for
urbanisation: Urbanisation in Governmental Five Year Plans; Urban development policies in India: National
& State Policies Pertaining to Urban Development; Inventory of Planning Rights in India.
UNIT III: Planning Legislation and Policy Formulation & Appraisal
Evolution; An overview of legal tools connected with Urban Planning and Development, Town and Country
Planning Act, Improvement Trust Act, Urban Planning and Development Authorities Act – objectives,
contents, procedures for preparation and implementation of Regional Plans, Master Plans and Town
Planning Schemes. Various Acts related to urban governance, planning and development organizations,
land resources, environment protection, and public participation in statutory planning process; Approaches
of formulation of policies, appraisal of policies.
UNIT IV: Professional Practice
Aims and objectives of professional Institutes, sister bodies, professional role and responsibility of planning
and Architecture consultants, professional ethics, code of conduct and scale of professional charges;
Formulation of project proposal and outlines, consultancy agreements and contracts, managerial aspects;
Role in inter disciplinary groups: Appreciation of the decision-making processes and the process in relation
to varied consultancy assignments of planning.
NOTE:
The subject teacher would make detailed teaching programme along with extensive reading and circulate
to the students at the commencement of the semester.
I Sessional evaluation Weightage
Minor Test – I 20%
Minor Test – II 20%
Assignment / Mini Project / Term paper 30%
Quiz/Tutorial/Class Test 30%
II Theory examination 100%

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.
 INSTRUCTIONS TO QUESTION PAPER SETTER:
1. Exam shall be of 3 hours duration and of maximum marks: 50. (minimum passing marks:20)
2. Total EIGHT questions are to be set (two questions from each unit), and candidate have to attempt any five questions
selecting one from each unit, each question of 10 marks each.
3. The question paper should at least have one question with 3 subparts and three questions with 2 subparts.

1st Year Syllabus was approved in 13th Meeting of Academic Council held on 18.06.2018 and 2nd Year Syllabus
was approved in 14th Meeting of Academic Council held on 11.06.2019. Applicable to all students admitted in
2018 and onwards.