TCPO / MoHUA Planner
A planner in the central Town and Country Planning Organisation (TCPO) or Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), working on national urban policy, guidelines (URDPFI) and central missions. Rare for a fresh B.Plan — central posts can accept B.Plan / B.Arch plus experience or AITP membership through UPSC routes, but an M.Plan is highly preferred; freshers more often enter as project/research associates.
The steps in this path
Common questions
Usually as a contractual research/project associate first. Some UPSC technical posts can accept B.Plan / B.Arch plus experience or AITP membership, but the regular cadre strongly favours an M.Plan.