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Instructions for Online Submission of Registration

Application Form
Last Updated On: 27/09/2018

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING & SUBMISSION OF ONLINE

APPLICATION FORM FOR REGISTRATION AS AN ARCHITECT WITH
COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE UNDER THE ARCHITECT ACT, 1972.

Please read the following Instruction carefully before filling up the

Application for registration as an Architect under the Architects Act, 1972.

1. For submission of Application Form for registration as an Architect,

You have to signup/register yourself as an Applicant and for that you
have to fill all 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 and send to you by email.

2. With User ID and Password, you can login with Council’s Website
and fill-up Application form in Proper Case and upload your recent color
photograph of size 3.5 x 3.5cm upto 10KB (max) and Signatures upto 4
KB (max).
3. After filling up the application take printout of duly filled form.
4. The duly signed Form may be sent to the council’s office enclosing
therein requisite documents as per checklist mention below.
5. Correction(s), if any, 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.
6. Also note that the printout should be taken on a good quality bond
A4 size paper (preferably colored one).
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.

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10. Documents should be properly stapled with the applica on 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
payment online. It ensures that the application form is in order
otherwise your application shall not be available for further processing.
14. Council shall not be responsible for loss or mutilation of any
original certificate(s)/ Document(s) sent/received by post.
15. In case the final degree/diploma has not been awarded/ issued by
the University, applicant may submit the Provisional Certificate/Passing
Certificate issued by the competent authority of the University.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.

Checklist :-
Before submitting the duly filled printed application form to office of COA ,
please insure to attach following self attested documents:-

i) Date of birth certificate/proof

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ii) 10+2 or equivalent examination mark-sheet. In case of 10+3

diploma, enclose all semester’s mark-sheet & diploma certificate

iii)Degree or provisional Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.

In case the final degree/diploma has not been awarded/ issued by the
University, applicant may submit the Provisional Certificate/Passing
Certificate issued by the competent authority of the University.

iv) Caste/Category Certificate, if any, applicable.

v) All semester/year’s mark-sheets of the recognised

qualification(including Fail/ATKT/Supplementary etc.) for all the
semesters / years along with Practical Training certificate, if any.
Alternatively, consolidated Marksheet which contains all semesters/years
detailed marks.
Please make sure that all documents as required by the Council are
submitted along with printout of your online application form for
registration. If any application is incomplete in any respect, it shall not be
processed further for registration. The processing of an application for
registration takes at least one month from the date of receipt of application
along with all supporting documents in hard copy.

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