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| 1920 || Prof. Cable who was the head of the section tried his best to raise the standard of education in Architecture and in 1920, the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] (RIBA) recognized the courses of Sir J.J College Of Architecture. | | 1920 || Prof. Cable who was the head of the section tried his best to raise the standard of education in Architecture and in 1920, the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] (RIBA) recognized the courses of Sir J.J College Of Architecture. | ||
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| 1922/23 || The Diploma Examination in Architecture was held for the first time. The | | 1922/23 || The Diploma Examination in Architecture was held for the first time. The department was blossoming into a full-fledged branch of a recognized standard. Teaching all subjects to establish equality of status with the Diploma of the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] (RIBA) became the ambition of the department. Prof. [[Claude Batley]] was appointed to post who continued the efforts. | ||
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| 1924 || Recognition in India was not very hard to get as the standard of the college had already been raised to the best education available in the country. Teaching and practical work done by the students of The | | 1924 || Recognition in India was not very hard to get as the standard of the college had already been raised to the best education available in the country. Teaching and practical work done by the students of The department was much better organized than in any other part of the country. | ||
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| 1929 || The full day courses were started. It was only four years full-time course. | | 1929 || The full day courses were started. It was only four years full-time course. | ||
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| 1949/50 || The report of the Education Department read "The Architectural Section is recognized by the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] and it is the only recognized School not only in [[India]] but in the whole of [[Asia]]." | | 1949/50 || The report of the Education Department read "The Architectural Section is recognized by the [[Royal Institute of British Architects]] and it is the only recognized School not only in [[India]] but in the whole of [[Asia]]." | ||
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| 1952 || The | | 1952 || The university takes over the college from the Government. | ||
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==Notable | ==Notable alumni== | ||
* [[Anthony Almeida]] - Tanzanian modernist architect<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharp |first1=Dennis |title=Modernism in Tanzania: The work of Anthony Almeida |url=https://www.sharparchitects.co.uk/blog/modernism-in-tanzania-the-work-of-anthony-almeida |website=Denis Sharp Architects |date=15 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=R.I.P Architect Almeida |url=http://www.darchtz.org/post-info.php?id=bG1UdmNya0dZYU5NS2RqSjRTRVhNQT09 |website=Dar Es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage |date=20 March 2019}}</ref> | * [[Anthony Almeida]] - Tanzanian modernist architect<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharp |first1=Dennis |title=Modernism in Tanzania: The work of Anthony Almeida |url=https://www.sharparchitects.co.uk/blog/modernism-in-tanzania-the-work-of-anthony-almeida |website=Denis Sharp Architects |date=15 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=R.I.P Architect Almeida |url=http://www.darchtz.org/post-info.php?id=bG1UdmNya0dZYU5NS2RqSjRTRVhNQT09 |website=Dar Es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage |date=20 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
* [[Achyut Kanvinde]] - Architect | * [[Achyut Kanvinde]] - Architect | ||