The present study was undertaken on students of Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh. The major objectives of the study were to get an insight into the knowledge and extent of software usage amongst students of architecture and to know about problems related to its usage. The data was collected on a self-prepared questionnaire. Results showed that students used software related to architecture extensively in their curriculum but the knowledge about the available software in the field was limited. Autodesk Autocad was the most popular software .The results indicated that they were not given much orientation or training in the usage by the faculty and majority learnt about the software they were using either on their own or from their seniors. Most of the students expressed their desire to be allowed the usage of these software even in the examinations and submissions. Popularity of pirated versions among students emerged in the analysis. Based on the results, suggestions and recommendations for helping the students for effective usage of software have been made.