Government jobs are still preferred by the majority of job seekers for its job security and attractive remunerations. The entire recruitment process might sound too painfully long still everyone makes a grab at it whenever they hear of an opening because once you make your way into it there is no turning back here! There are wide opening for architects in the government institutes.
Architects have a wide range of job opportunities before them. Set designers, Landscape architects, Interior designers, Art Directors, Urban planners, Building architects, Architectural historian and journalist are only a few to name. The avenues are really wide. The minimum qualification that is expected of an architect applying for government post is a graduation in architecture from an institute approved by the Architect Council of India. Post graduation in the same is desirable as well and has a greater market in government institutes. The upper age limit to apply for government architectural posts usually falls below 35 years of age but subject to variations on different situations and reservation categories. Certain higher grade appointments in this field do require an experience of around 2 years but mostly an under graduate fresher can have his hopes high enough in sacking the job like everyone else.
The application process is quite simple. There are posts in which online applications are invited whereas in some cases they insist on sending the application via postage itself. In such cases the candidates are required to send in the applications typed in the specified format with photographs affixed and a self addressed envelope enclosed. The selection process would include a written test in which your basic knowledge and ability would be assessed and scores recorded. Candidates with eligible score are then called in for a personal interview and further the selected candidates alone are put to a medical fitness test.
Also there are several architectural posts with really promising pay rates; especially for the teaching faculty it comes to about Rs 15600-67000 plus grade pay. An engineering post comes with a pay of Rs 17525-18300 as well. So with such lucrative salaries and wide promotion scopes, it simply is a very promising career.
