An Architect in India charges professional fees in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the Council of Architecture (CoA), India. The CoA has fixed the Scale of charges depending on the type of Project and the complexity involved in its design. The fees are computed as a percentage of the Actual Cost of the project and indicate the minimum fees that an Architect must charge. However, nowadays many Architects agree to fix the fees as a lump-sum figure at the beginning itself. 


Here is the Scale of Charges for your reference:







TYPE OF PROJECT 

 HOUSING

· Individual / Independent House – 7.5% on the cost of works assigned.

· Single Block Housing and Sites upto 0.5 hectares – 5.0% on the cost of works assigned.

·Sites more than 0.5 hectares and upto 2.5 hectares – 3.5% on the cost of works assigned.

· Sites more than 2.5 hectares and upto 5 hectares – 2.5% on the cost of works assigned.

· Sites more than 5 hectares – 2.0% on the cost of works assigned.


ALL PROJECTS OTHER THAN HOUSING – 5.0% on the cost of works assigned.

REPETITION OF BUILDING IN SAME CAMPUS –  2.5% on the cost of works assigned.

REPETITION OF BUILDING ELSEWHERE –  3.5% on the cost of works assigned.

SITE DEVELOPMENT –  2.5% on the cost of works assigned.


ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION,RETROFITTING, ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS -  7.5% on the cost of works assigned.

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, SIGNAGE, GRAPHIC DESIGN – 7.5% on the cost of works assigned.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE – 7.5% on the cost of works assigned.

URBAN DESIGN – 1.0% on the cost of works assigned.


ADVISORY CONSULTANCY CHARGES

 Rs 10,000/- per day for outstation project

Rs 4,000/- per day for local project.