The team is also addressing the critical need of the material required for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) i.e. fabrication material should have a waterproof ability.

Dr. Senthilmurugan Subbiah said IIT-G community is focused to work closely with government agencies and industrial partners to develop smart and low cost technologies to fight against COVID 19 under the leadership of Professor T.G. Sitharam.

In this project, the team has developed a UVC LED system capable of providing 400 J dose in 30 seconds, such that virus-infected surface will be sanitized.

The unique design of this UVC system will ensure uniform UVC exposure in virus-infected non-porous area. Further to adopt this technology to porous surfaces, the team is improving the design by integrating UVC with Ozone system such that surface with porous nature also can be sanitized.

The primary role of IIT-G is to develop the UVC system design, prototype (using 3D technology), and testing it in its laboratory.

Three of them are designed for household sanitization and one of them for sanitizing bigger spaces like hospital wards, buses, metros, and railway compartments, including those transformed for COVID-19 care.

UVC LED system is under design and prototype development. The industrial partner was able to source required raw material to produce 5000 number of floor sanitization UVC system.

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The industrial partners are in the process of getting special approval from the government agencies to start production during the lock down period.

According to the research team, one of the critical requirements that COVID PPE fabrication material should have is a waterproof ability.

As a research institute, IIT-G is providing technical support to identify the best waterproof material from the Indian market and its performance concerning waterproof.

With identified material, the industrial partner has produced a sample PPE for further waterproof testing. Further, IIT Guwahati team will be exploring potential technology for antimicrobial coating on PPE to reduce the viral load on PPE during exposure to COVID-19.

PPE kit includes a jumped suite, face shield, mouth mask, head covers, gowns and shoe covers. M/s Excel Tech Bangalore and Ultimate Aeroaqua Filter Private Limited foresee a need for at least 1 million PPE kits soon for India and both the companies are working together to meet this demand, with a separate task team assigned for this project.

The initial trial for the production of 15,000 PPEs has been completed successfully and 200 PPEs are ready for shipment to IIT-G for further improvement study.

Another 2000 PPEs are ready for supply to Northeast hospitals. Both industry partners are working together to ramp up the production by sharing IIT Guwahati’s PPE design with mass production vendors across India.

The PPE’s designed in a more sealed manner using the existing manufacturing facilities in India, unlike the current existing PPEs, along with impregnating the materials used with anti-microbial substance.

These solutions will not only minimise the spread of COVID-19 but also help in eradicating the traces of the disease at a faster pace. This implementation would also increase the sanitary standards of the country in the long run.

The earlier last date was 30 November 2024 and now that has been extended to 10 December 2024, this has given way for many more to take up XAT 2025 registration.

Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Candidates who have applied earlier, can choose edit and choose new centers on 28 and 29 September 2024. The test centers are mentioned below for the sake of the students:

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.