ICCW (International Centre for Clean Water) of IIT Madras is a centre of excellence dedicated to research and development of clean water technologies and incubating startups.

Video was created by Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran who is a IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Awardee.

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ICCW of IIT Madras to map great groundwater quality

ICCW of IIT Madras is working with startups to develop technologies, which, when implemented, have the potential to save millions of litres of groundwater every year.

Further, ICCW of IIT Madras is also working with the Tamil Nadu State Government’s Data Centre and postgraduate students of Stella Maris College, Chennai, to map the groundwater quality of the city as a pilot project.

CSIR Director General Dr. Shekhar C. Mande addressed the second anniversary celebration of ICCW of IIT Madras.

The total water available on earth is 1,360,000,000 km3, of which 97.2 per cent is ocean water, he said.

‘Freshwater availability is only 0.02 per cent of total water available.’

The total amount of freshwater usable for humans is really tiny. This actually highlights the importance of conservation of water. It is our collective duty, he said.

Speaking further at the anniversary celebrations of ICCW of IIT Madras he said water is extraordinarily important.

It is good to see IITs efforts in all fronts, not only in generating the next level of human resources and extraordinary translational work, he said.

One in three people globally lack access to safe drinking water.

According to a recent report by the United Nations, nearly 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home.

In its mission to ensure clean drinking water for people, ICCW of IIT Madras has been developing sustainable technologies and taking them to affected communities with commensurate behaviour change activities.

IIT Madras director Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi speaking during the celebration said IIT Madras Research Park has many things.

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It is a place where several companies have set up their research centres and collaborate with IIT Madras, he said.

Such efforts to take ideas more quickly to the market and the field have benefitted a lot from the IIT Madras Research Park, he said.

Speaking further during the anniversary celebration of ICCW of IIT Madras Professor Ramamurthi said here are at least half a dozen such centres which are catalyzing the conversion of our ideas to reality.

As a result of all this, I believe that the number of areas in which our faculty are having more immediate impact definitely in India, if not beyond the country as well, is quite high relative to most institutions.

‘You can see our efforts bearing fruits not just in water, but in healthcare, housing, sustainable and energy, and several other areas.’

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It is interesting to note that ICCW of IIT Madras is funded by HT Parekh Foundation and was inaugurated by Mr. Deepak Parekh on 22 April in 2019.

ICCW at IIT Madras is a brainchild of Professor T. Pradeep, a Padma Shri Awardee and Institute Professor at IIT Madras.

This 21,000 sqft-centre has been established at IIT Madras Research Park and has seven exclusive laboratories dedicated to sustainable clean water technologies.

It collaborates closely with the industry as well as academia.

Professor Pradeep said ensuring clean water for all is the most essential but seemingly insurmountable global challenge.

Along this direction, ICCW of IIT Madras is taking baby steps in offering functional, sustainable and socially responsible solutions, he said.

ICCW of IIT Madras focuses on clean water implementation projects through sustainable means, effluent management, cutting-edge research and community welfare programmes in partnership with various governments, co-operatives, NGOs, and corporates.

US-based companies Marmon Group and Buckman Laboratories are consortia members of ICCW of IIT Madras.

The technologies developed by ICCW of IIT Madras include an ‘IOT-based smart water measurement, monitoring and control system’ and low-cost mobile-enabled sensors for toxic contaminants such as fluoride and arsenic, paint shop water recycling for industries and greywater recycling.

An integrated hydroinformatics approach is taken to connect technology with social needs that aligns well with the smart city movement.

Wastewater-based epidemiology and real-time consumption and quality monitoring for households form key aspects of hydroinformatics.

ICCW of IIT Madras has also collaborated with Akamai Technologies in their accelerator program to mentor start-ups in the water sector with social impact potential.

As part of its mission to promote startups, the centre is working with IIT Madras-incubated startups – InnoDI, Hydromaterials and VayuJal – to implement sustainable technologies in total dissolved solids (TDS), fluoride and arsenic affected areas across the length and breadth of our country.

In the past two years over one lakh, people have benefited from clean and mineralised drinking water.

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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