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The study tour has been duly supported &cooperated by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB). The officials of SMVDSBhave guided the students to appreciate the architecture, specifically of the Spiritual GrowthCentre, Sports Complex & Niharika Bhawan Complex. Apart from the appreciation ofbuildings, the students also have perceived the socioeconomic activities of the town therebyexploring how a living pilgrimage creates the habitat image & ekistics of the town.
Thetour has been successfully coordinated by the Design studio coordinators, Ar. Aditya KumarSingh, Associate Prof. & Ar. Abhiney Gupta, Assistant Prof., SoALD.Such educational tour gives an awareness opportunity to the students of architecture duringthe guided exposure to the existing built environment. Prof. Pragati Kumar, Honāble-Vice Chancellor, SMVD University has always been a constant encouraging source for sucheducational tours of students for their exposure to the physical world that enhances theirprofessional skills.
With such inspiring leader, it is pertinent to mention that SMVDUniversity has been constantly imparting the quality higher technical education since 2004and has achieved 23 rd NIRF 2025 rank in Architecture among the approximately 400 schoolsof architecture across the country.