recognized by the AICTE. The JEE and GATE are important factor behind the success of SPAs, as it enables the SPAs to accept only a select group of meritorious students. This combination of success factors has led to the concept of the SPA Brand. Other factors that have contributed to the success of SPAs are stringent faculty recruitment procedures and industry collaboration. The procedure for selection of faculty in SPAs is stricter as compared to other colleges offering similar degrees. Educational rankings Nationwide, SPAs ranked above any other architecture college. Worldwide, SPA Delhi is ranked 7th in Asia for architecture. and is also ranked as one of the top 10 graduate planning education institute in the world along with MIT, UCL and others. It is now an established brand name for excellence in planning and architecture education. Within seventy five years of its existence, the School has established a reputation as the nation’s leading institution for imparting professional education in town and country planning, architecture and design. Notable alumni Arundhati Roy, writer Baburam Bhattarai, 36th Prime Minister of Nepal Eugene Pandala, Indian architect known for building with Environmental Sustainability Gerard da Cunha, Indian architect of the famous Nrityagram Hisila Yami, former Minister of Physical Planning, Government of Nepal Raj Rewal, architect Revathi Kamath, pioneer of mud architecture in India SPA Alumni is an autonomous body of the Alumni of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. It was registered in 1992 under the Societies Registration Act of 1860. In popular culture The movie In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) directed by Arundhati Roy is based on the life of students of the college and was filmed at SPA. See also School of Planning and Architecture (India) References 1941 establishments in India