Prizes and Awards – Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture

Competitions

Architectural Quotient (AQ) Quiz 2026 - Intercollegiate Architectural Quiz

Organized by VIT’S Padmabhushan Dr. Vasantdada Patil College of Architecture (PVPCOA), Pirangut, Pune.

Devki Mandhane (FoYD) and Taniya Bihani (TYD) secured 1st Prize in the quiz competition and Srishti Singh Chauhan ( FoYA) and Deepika Varma (FoYC) secured a place in the top six finalists.

Indian Institute of Architects - Medal for the Best Outgoing student of the year 2025

Ar. Gargi Rajhans from BNCA was conferred the IIA medal – Best outgoing student of the year 2025. Her nomination was shortlisted in recognition of her excellent academic performance along with her outstanding co-curricular and extra curricular activities.

Moving Million National Competition

BNCA won the First Prize with Prize money of INR 50,000 “Moving Million” national competition organized by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.

Two more teams won an appreciation prize worth INR 10,000 each.

Total 3 teams were short listed in top 5 teams who presented their work at the SPA Bhopal grand finale.

The winning team proposed GIS based solutions for the crowd management strategy for the upcoming kumbh at Ujjain in 2028.

COA Awards-2025

MKSSS’s Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture (BNCA) has achieved a remarkable success at the prestigious Council of Architecture (COA) National Awards 2025, bringing immense pride to the institution and the architectural community.

NATIONAL WINNERS in Documenting Architectural Heritage Awards in the Arts and Crafts Category

Title – Documentation of Built Traditions in Gundalwadi and Bursewadi

Faculty Coordinator – Prof. Sayali Kulkarni

Students team from Second year –

1) Tanushri Vaidya

2) Durvaa Barmecha

3) Urvi Patel

4) Samruddhi Keskar

5) Dhanashree Gadhe

6) Kiran Patil

7) Sharvari Gadre

8) Ieshanvi Bhutada

9) Prapti Dhavale

10) Devyani Deulkar

11) Saie Kamble

12) Bhakti Salunke

"From the Archives to the Streets" Competition,

Mohini Mandke from Second Year (SY-C) won the First Place in “From the Archives to the Streets” Competition, organised by the Pune Architectural History Archives (PAHA) and INTACH Pune Chapter. She will be making a prototype of the idea with Team PAHA, with the prize money recieved from the Competition.

IFLA APR - Mumbai Charette Awards 2025

The students from the Department of Landscape Architecture, BNCA have brought home outstanding honors from the prestigious IFLA APR Mumbai Charette 2025 held during the Global Conference in Mumbai on 14th November 2025.

Shreya Gaikwad and her team won the 1st prize, Keyuri Redka and team won the second prize and Tejal Barai, Shriya Thorat and team won the third prize.

Kreate Competition

BNCA students’ team won one of the consolation prizes in Kreate competition organized in Jalna by Kalika Steel LTD. The competition was held on 15th, 16th, and 17th November 2025. Two teams from BNCA entered the finals.

ANVESHANAM - An Inter-College Study Tour Presentation Competition

Second Year Students (Studio 2D) of MKSSS’s BNCA have won the 1st Prize at ANVESHANAM – An Inter-College Study Tour Presentation Competition event held at Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune on 25th Feb 2025, Tuesday..

Kalika Steel Design Competetion 2024-25

The first prize winning team of fourth year students participated in Kreate competition organised by Kalika steel Ltd,Jalna with mentors.

Participants of state level Steel sculpture design competition Kreate organised by Kalika steel Ltd,Jalna.

Second runner up winner with mentors for a modular housing design competition organised by Indian Steel Construction Association,Mumbai in October 2024