As many as 2,746 degrees (including Joint and Dual Degrees) were awarded to the students on the occasion. Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras, presided over the Convocation in the presence of Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, faculty, staff and students.

The above PhD numbers also include 19 joint degrees with universities in foreign countries including Australia, Singapore, France and Germany.

In a true sense, institutions such as IIT Madras have transformed Indian Society by entrenching the scientific approach and temper in our society, he said.

As I think about the history of this institution, I think about the 1,000s of the students who have graduated from his hallowed university and made not ony our nation but the world a better place, said the chief guest during the convocation of IIT Madras.

‘And today, I can see the bright future of the India in your shimmering eyes.’ The chief guest further said I congratulate all the graduating students.

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‘Even though you are leaving this institution, a part of it will always stay with you. Its values and its principles will guide and motivate you.’

I would also like to congratulate your families who made sacrifices for your upbringing and education. It is often said that technology develops at a speed which the law cannot keep up with.

This may seem true at the heat of the moment but if we take a step up back, our history is a testament to the fact that law and technological developments share a dialectic relationship, said Chief Justice of India at the IIT Madras convocation.

‘They speak to one another constantly, each one pushing the other forward.’ Today, I want to leave you with two questions that I hope you will ask yourselves – What are the value your technology represents and what are its affordances.

When I say ‘value,’ I do not mean the monetary worth of your ideas, innovations or technology. I mean what principled values the technology represents and in particular, what are the values it furthers in the context you seek to deploy it, said Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud at IIT Madras convocation.

Let me highlight a few things that have changed and not changed during this time at IIT Madras. What has not changed is the rigor in student admissions, faculty selection, and passion of faculty & staff to do all that they can to graduate the best engineering students in India and perhaps in the world, he said.

‘IIT Madras has been blessed with having amongst the best directors in the IIT system. I have had the privilege to work with Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi for eight years and now Prof V Kamakoti.’

Director’s Report

Presenting the Director’s Report, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, as an Institute of national importance and in consonance with our Strategic Plan we are focusing more on ‘local relevance leading to global excellence’ to make ‘IITM for All’/‘Anaivarukkum IITM’.

‘We have, therefore, rolled out several initiatives that will focus on reaching out to the rural India through the Section 08 company hosted by IIT Madras and housing the Technology Innovation Hub funded by the Department of Science and Technology under its National Mission on Cyber Physical Systems, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation.’

IIT Madras director further said Kalvi Shakti and Vidya Shakti, are such initiatives that reach 12000 school students from 5th to 12th grades, in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Science, Mathematics and English are taught through live online classes in Tamil and Hindi medium.

They have rural Interaction Centers (RICs) in 89 villages in Tamil Nadu and 100 villages in Uttar Pradesh. The tutors use virtual reality lessons to teach 2,500 school students; and demonstrate science experiments face to face, to 3,200 students.

This innovative approach has increased the attention and retention spans in children significantly, that is evident from the 98% passing rate in the RICs across all grades. The RIC initiative is to be expanded to 8 more States and 1000 RICs in future, said IIT Madras director.

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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