There is more to this IIT M E Summit. This edition of the event will be held completely online and will have four conclaves.

It is interesting to note that more than 300 startups have registered for the startup conclave in IIT M E Summit.

In addition, around 800 people have registered for the Growth Conclave of IIT M E Summit, the Youth Conclave set to attract more than 1000 attendees.

IIT M E-Summit 2021 caters to a diverse set of audiences both in competitive events and lecture series where agritech and retail tech are covered in Unconference, Medtech in the product construct and the inspirit lecture series covers space tech.

IIT M E Summit

The theme
The theme for IIT M E Summit 2021 is ‘Sustain to Attain’ which highlights the importance of persevering through difficult times.

IIT M E-Summit also features a social campaign called ‘Pankh,’ which is focused on enabling the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises through sustainable business models.

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There is more to IIT M E Summit than meets the eye.

In the social campaign, PANKH, which aims to help MSMEs is organizing a policy-making competition, ‘Strategise,’ in association with the National Institute of MSME (NIMSME), Hyderabad, to give exposure to the policy-making domain for students.

Another unique event under the campaign is the ‘MSME showcase,’ where unique MSMEs like Rogan art, Block printing of Ajrakhpur, and the like will be showcased, helping them reach more publicity and reach.

Hence, through its various events, workshops, and competitions, it reaches more than 5000 students and entrepreneurs across India.

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Those who would speak at IIT M E Summit are:

Mr. Rana Daggubati-(actor and entrepreneur)

Mr. Mukesh Bansal-(co-founder of Cure. Fit & Myntra)

Mr.Lalit Keshre-(co-founder of Groww)

Mr. Yashish Dahiya-(co-founder of PolicyBazaar)

Mr.Sanjeev BikhChandani-(founder of Infoedge)

Mr. Deep Kalra-(founder of MakeMyTrip)

Ms. Varsha Tagare-(MD, Qualcomm Ventures)

Ms. Gaurav Agarwal-(co-founder of 1mg)

Dean (students)
Speaking about IIT M E Summit, Professor Nilesh J. Vasa, dean (students) at IIT Madras said the summit will provide an an opportunity to a wide student-audience and aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, alumni and investors to network, share knowledge and experience.

Faculty advisor
Faculty advisor of E-Cell Professor Ashwin Mahalingam said entrepreneurs among others were greatly affected by the pandemic.

Persevering through such challenging times is critical and is one of the main themes for this year’s IIT M E-Summit, he said.

He further said with every challenge there arise opportunities and IIT M E-Summit this year is intended to encourage entrepreneurs to identify these opportunities and innovate despite challenges such as the pandemic.

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An opportunity in a virtual conclave is that we are able to invite speakers from across the country and the world, he said.

‘We hope that this will provide an enriching experience to the participants.’

New additions
Speaking about newer additions introduced this year at IIT M E Summit, Ayush Toshniwal (students head) of E-Cell at IIT Madras said the team has been working on the sixth edition of IIT M E-Summit since the last 4 months, carefully curating online elements to elevate the attendee experience.

Mr. Akshit Bagde, Co-Head, E-Cell, IIT Madras said, this edition of IIT M E Summit will provide a customized opportunity to the knowledge seekers to learn and interact, and to the startups to grow and network.

Considering the pandemic scenario, IIT M E-Summit is being organized in an online platform named ‘Zuddl’ where the students have attempted to provide the experience of an offline event through the features of virtual stages, expo booths, one to one networking and discussion tables.

More about conclaves

Youth Conclave
The objective of this conclave in IIT M E Summit is to launch the ‘leaders of tomorrow.’

Youth Conclave is a multi-faceted confluence of engaging competitive and networking events that help an individual unlock their latent potential and skills in business and entrepreneurship.

This conclave at IIT M E Summit is envisioned to promote entrepreneurial spirit and aptitude among the next generation of graduates hence paving the way for these young leaders to ride the wave of change in the careers they undertake.

Innovators Conclave
This conclave at IIT M E Summit is envisioned towards providing aspiring entrepreneurs with intensive mentoring and workshops from industry experts.

The Innovators’ Conclave aims to nurture entrepreneurial mind-sets and provide an opportunity to challenge oneself and to test one’s capability in this marathon of innovation through the plethora of competitive B-planning and comprehensive case-study events.

Startup Conclave
Aiming to accelerate start-up growth, the Start-up Conclave will focus on providing networking and experimental learning.

It is a platform for founders, investors and start up enthusiasts for providing extreme networking experience, insights and knowledge on various important topics and ensuring you meet the right people, in the right business atmosphere.

This conclave at IIT M E Summit is crafted intrinsically for prospective and emerging start-ups looking for funding and expanding their network as well as knowledge, service providers, business/industrial stalwarts, VC firms and Investors, and Incubators and Accelerators with quality sessions, workshops, seminars, round table sessions, panel discussions, pitch, and of course round-the-clock networking.

Through industry experts, the Growth Conclave of IIT M E Summit aims to provide the best learning opportunities on the platform to upskill oneself and one’s start up.

Immersive post-workshop tasks and activities will be included to increase the overall engagement factor in a virtual platform.

Conducted broadly over the following tracks: Technology-Based, Business Based and Start-up Based, it aims to cover the following areas of interest.

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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