TRC Bengaluru

The Training and Research Centre (TRC), Bengaluru, established by the Council of Architecture on 8 June 2026, is a regional centre of excellence dedicated to advancing architectural education, research, professional development, and innovation.

The centre serves as a platform for training, faculty development, research, skill enhancement, and knowledge exchange, bringing together educators, practitioners, students, and industry stakeholders to strengthen the architectural profession. Through workshops, seminars, collaborative initiatives, and capacity-building programmes, TRC Bengaluru promotes continuous learning and academic excellence.

Aligned with the Council of Architecture's vision of fostering quality, innovation, and professional growth, TRC Bengaluru supports the development of future-ready architects while contributing to the advancement of architectural education and practice across the region.

Activities of COA-TRC

COA-TRC supports architects/academician/students to turn their ideas and concepts into successful competitive thoughts and provides an environment to develop essential management skills and systems that may enable architects/academician/students to grow as business leaders of tomorrow. COA-TRC thus facilitates the provision of Business Incubators for the field of architecture through its establishments, where experts from various different fields perform the function of Mentors for the Startup's incubated.

About COA-TRC

The Government of India had initiated two major campaigns, namely the Startup India initiative, and the National Mission for Skill Development. Whereas the Startup India initiative aims to boost the entrepreneurship environment in the country and to encourage startups with jobs creation, the National Mission for Skill Development has been developed to create convergence across sectors and State in terms of skill training activities.

Keeping in view these recent initiatives by the Government of India, the Council of Architecture has now decided to open up its academic and research wing through the establishment of Council of Architecture Training and Research Centres (COA-TRC) at five zones in India, with Bengaluru as one of its Centre.

The purpose of this COA-TRC is to nurture a culture of entrepreneurship in the creative minds of young Architects and designers, so that their ideas metamorphose into newer the niftier products or services capable of being utilized commercially