National Association of Students of Architecture

National Association of Students of Architecture, briefly designated as NASA India, is a student association, one of its kind for the undergraduate students of Architecture in India. It was established in 1957 with seven colleges, namely:

School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi (present headquarters of NASA India)

Indian Institute of Engineering, Science And Technology, Shibpur (formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur)

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

L.S.Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai,(formerly Bandra School of Arts)

Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai,

Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University Hyderabad (formerly College of Fine Arts and Architecture, JNTU, Hyderabad)The founding colleges being:

The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.

Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.

L. S. Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai.with a common aim and objective to provide the students a platform for interaction, a platform where students from varied cultural backgrounds would learn and share their knowledge. NASA India now includes students of over 240 colleges from across the country, divided geographically into six zones. NASA India is a non profit and non political association registered under the Society's Act 1860 vide no. 24786 as applicable to the National Capital Territory of New Delhi, India. NASA India has its headquarters currently located at the Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

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