The news on the education arena that have made the impact in the current scenario are given below:

Education arena 2021

1. JEE Mains, NEET UG 2021 exams
The entire nation watched the education arena with utmost attention when Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced that CBSE board exams, NEET UG and JEE Mains will be conducted on reduced syllabus.

While announcement was made with regards to CBSE syllabus reduction, no such thing came out in connection with NEET UG exams in particular.

This put students to certain amount of confusion, however, things have become clear with this announcement.

2. MKU and evening admission
Education areana in southern part of India garnered much attention as Madurai Kamaraj University Evening College began inviting applications for MPhil courses for the academic year 2020-21.

Sources following the education arena in the country say that MPhil course is offered in 22 subjects.

English, Physics, Bio-Medical Science, Economics, History are among the courses offered. The last date to apply for the course is 29 January.

Students can apply by visiting the official website of MKU Evening College at ‘www.mkuniversity.ac.in’

Admissions will be provided based on marks obtained in qualification test.

Candidates will also be selected based on reservation policy of Tamil Nadu Government. SC/ST candidates need not pay any application fee by providing an attested copy of Community Certificate.

3. NEET UG Exam date
NEET UG exam has also become a subject of utmost interest as it is one of the most sought after tests in India.

As some lakhs of candidates write NEET UG exam every year this is one of the most important aspect of our education arena.

Students who aspire to study medicine at undergradute level eagerly wait for this popular exam.

Union Education Minister RP Nishank recently hinted that date for NEET UG exam 2021 could be announced in the next 10 or 15 days.

The education arena is now looking forward for announcement of NEET exam dates for this year.

4. Joint PhD programme
There is no dearth of highly worth watching developments on the education arena of our nation.

IIT Delhi and Queensland University joined hands two years ago to offer a PhD programme.

Entire education arena watched with enthusiasm as both setup UQIITD Academy of Research (UQIDAR) to run a joint PhD programme.

The programme has now turned two years old, sources say UQIDAR now aims to enrol over 300 students in next three months.

Sources tracking the education arena say the PhD programme has already attracted 65 top PhD scholars in various disciplines.

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A permanent office of UQIDAR was also inaugurated at IIT Delhi premises.

Students who wish to apply under the programme can visit the website ‘uqidar.org’

Students seeking admission into postgraduate management, engineering and architecture programmes have news that will make them happy.

TANCET 2021 registrations has begun.

Students seeking admissions for post graduate courses in management, engineering and architecture at university departments, university colleges of engineering, regional campuses of Anna University, Annamalai University, government and government aided colleges can register for TANCET 2021 exam.

Sources following the developments in the education arena say, students can apply online for TANCET 2021 exam at the website ‘tancet.annauniv.edu’ and last date to register is February 12.

The halltickets for the exam will be issued by March 5 and TANCET 2021 result will be out on or before April 16.

6. Kolhapur Startup Mission
Education arena witnessed with enthusiasm when Maharashtra Government joined hands with IIT Kanpur, Kolhapur Incubation Centre (KIC) and DY Patil Education group to commence Kolhapur Start-up Mission.

The objective behind fostering the collaboration is to solve the civic problems bothering Kolhapur city with help of startups.

The mission began its innings after a grand inauguration by Satej Patil, Maharashtra Minister for Home and IT.

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Startups which bring out innovative solutions inform of products or services to civic issues bothering the city will win a grant of Rs 5 lakh from KIC in collaboration with SIIC of IIT Kanpur.

7. Scholarships for children of police personnel
This development on the education arena brings happy news for the children of police personnel.

Sources keenly following the education arena of our nation say Ajinkya DY Patil University has launched a scheme to provide scholarships to children of police personnel.

The university brought out Yashwant Dyanarthi Shishyavratti scholarship scheme in the name of the grandfather of Chairman Dr Ajeenkya DY Patil.

The aim behind bringing out the scheme is to recognise the service of the police personnel, in particular, their work during tough times like COVID-19.

As per this scheme, the university is said to offer a scholarship upto 50 percent to the children of police personnel.

Sources tracking the education arena say, university intends to offer 100 percent scholarships to students who get more than 95 percent marks in class 12 exams.

8. Low drop out rate of Kerala
Kerala made its presence distinctively felt on the education arena of this country when sources pointed out that the state had achieved lowest school droup out rate in the country for 2019-20.

Sources in the education arena said the school drop out rate was at 0.11 percent during 2019-20 which is said to be the lowest in the country.

Kerala was able to achieve this owing to modernisation of education system and making the schools high-tech, said Kerala Education Minister C. Raveendranath.

Government and aided schools in Kerala were made modern by providing hi-tech classrooms and laboratories, said Kerala Education Minister.

Needless to say, this development is an impressive one as far as education arena in our country is concerned.

The ceremony will take place on 22 January, say sources tracking the education sector in India.
Source from the education arena say, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lok Sabha MP of Tezpur Pallab Lochan Das will also participate in the programme.

Education arena in this nation will watch the ceremony with utmost interest as Prime Minister Modi will address the ceremony virtually.

Sources from the education arena further said the convocation will witness only PhD scholars and toppers receiving degrees in person owing to the COVID-19 restrictions.

10. Tuition fee reduction
Odisha also became a centre of attraction on the education arena of this nation when the state government announced reduction in tuition fee for 2020-21 academic session.

The announcement of reduction with regards to all aided and unaided private schools in a way turned a happy news for parents and students, say sources keeping track of education arena.

According to a notification by School and Mass Education department of Odisha, tuition fee reduction will be made available in seven different slabs.

There is going to be no reduction in school fees of Rs 6,000 per annum, however schools which charge between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 will witness a reduction of 7.5 percent.

A reduction of 12 percent is provided where schools charge tuition fees from Rs 12,001 to Rs 24,000 annually.

A 15 percent reduction is provided when the annual tuition fee is between Rs 24,001 to Rs 48,000.
Sources tracking education arena further say a concession of 20 percent is offered on tuition fees in case it is between Rs 48,001 to Rs 72,000.

A concession of 25 percent is offered if the annual school fee is from Rs 72,001 to Rs 1 lakh, 26 percent concession is provided where tuition fee is above Rs 1 lakh per annum.

Sources tracking the education arena say the measure seems to have been taken based on a directive from High Court.

Also, Chief Minister of Odisha announced the waiver of exam fee for class 10 students who are going to write exams this year.

Even this development on the education arena has gained good deal of attention from various sections.

The schedule to submit applications for JEE Advanced 2025 has been announced along with that of AAT 2025 registration,

Application process for AAT starts after result declaration of JEE Advanced. This year too, the trend is no different.

Who will conduct AAT 2025?

AAT 2025 will be conducted by IIT Kanpur and is expected to see a participation in impressive numbers. The same institution is conducting JEE Advanced 2025.

Details about the exam are available on the official website mentioned above. Students who pass AAT 2025 will be able to study BArch in IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur and IIT (BHU) Varnasi.

Who can take up AAT 2025 registration?

Students who have passed JEE Advanced 2025 with required qualifying marks can take up AAT 2025 registration. Applying for JEE Advanced requires a pass in JEE Mains.

Candidates who have passed plus two with maths, physics and chemistry as subjects will be able to take up JEE Mains registration. The process to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration is online.

1. The URL has to be typed into the browser and the webpage has to be allowed to download.

2. Once the website is available, students should click the link for JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and enter JEE Advanced 2025 registration number, their date of birth, mobile number and email address.

3. Post providing the above details, applicants will be asked if they are interested in AAT. Students have to answer ‘Yes’ to take up JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

4. Candidates have to provide the required information and choose the centers where they wish to write the exam and submit the form.

5. They will receive message indicating successful completion of JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration.

The message has to be downloaded and a printout of it has to be taken and preserved for use in future. This could be of use during the admission process.

Website for JEE Advanced 2025/AAT 2025 Registration is Here

Exam pattern

Candidates who have completed JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration must also know the exam pattern if they are to score good marks.

Those who have taken up AAT 2025 registration can take up the exam which will be held in offline mode, as a pen and paper mode test.

Candidates will have three hours time to answer all the questions. The medium of the test is English.

The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

Syllabus for AAT 2025

The next thing to do after completing AAT 2025 registration is focus on preparing for the test.

The subjects to be studied while preparing for AAT 2025 are mentioned below. Candidates can also refer the official website for more information on syllabus when the registration for the exam begins:

Geometrical Drawing

Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc.

Freehand Drawing

This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale.

Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Three dimension perception

Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Architectural Awareness

General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations – both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity

Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping.

Creativity check through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

The medium of the test is English. The sections in the question paper are – Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity, three dimensional perception, Geometrical drawing, Freehand drawing and Architectural Awareness.

The admit cards obtained for JEE Advanced 2025 can also be used to gain entry into the test centers for AAT 2024.

Point to remember

Candidates can visit the official website of JEE Advanced exam for more information on JEE Advanced AAT 2025 registration and other related topics.

The students have to quickly take up the AAT 2025 registration as the time left would be very short.

Like JEE Advanced exam where the registration is open for a longer duration, that of AAT 2025 registration is open for only a short period.

The details about AAT 2025 registration provided above are for general understanding purpose of the students.

There could be some changes in the exam, students can visit the official website of the exam at regular intervals to receive updates.

More information could be provided as the time for AAT 2025 registration would commence, till that time, students can refer other sources also.

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