The School Planning and Architecture (SPA), Mysore was established in the year 2015-16 at the University of Mysore, Mysuru. There are two Departments in SPA namely the Department of Planning and the Department of Architecture. The Urban and Regional Planning Courses namely M.Tech Urban and Regional Planning Courses and Ph.D. were started in 1971 at the Institute of Development Studies and Architecture Courses namely B. Arch and M.Arch (Urban Design) were started in 2002 at the University School of Design(USD) in the University of Mysore. The School of Planning and Architecture was started by amalgamating Urban and Regional Planning courses of IDS and Architecture Courses of USD for the purpose of academic and research activities. The Planning Courses are recognized by the Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI), New Delhi, and the Architecture Courses are recognized by the Council of Architecture (CoA), New Delhi. The School of Planning and Architecture has been ranked seventh nationally by India Today in 2021.