The IIT Madras webinars will deal with topics of national relevance and would be a part of the ‘SIDDHI’ fortnightly webinar series as the ‘Health and Environment Week.’

The SIDDHI (Self-reliant India: Discussions and Dialogues for Humane Innovations) webinar series, IIT Madras webinars will focus on topics namely ‘socially relevant technologies’ ‘technology for self-reliance (Atma Nirbhar Bharat) and ‘technology and rural development’

IIT Madras webinars will be conducted from 1 to 4 October.

The webinars would start after a grand inauguration by IIT Madras director Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi. Several important topics will be discussed during IIT Madras webinars.

Speaking about IIT Madras webinars, Professor Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras said they are very happy to present discussions by eminent people addressing important problems in health and environment faced by our nation today.

The engagement of participants from all sections of the society in this IIT Madras webinars is encouraging and a testament to the relevance of the topics being discussed, he said.

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The first topic to be discussed in the IIT Madras webinars is ‘Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in India: where are we and the way forward?’ This has been scheduled for 6.30 pm on 1 October.

The session would be moderated by Prof. V.R. Muraleedharan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, and feature eminent speakers including Dr. Girija Vaidyanathan, former Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Those willing to take part in IIT Madras webinars can register themselves at ‘https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c-EfrYOMQmeTRHa27US6xA’

The session would be moderated by Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan, Head, TTK Center for R2D2, IIT Madras, who developed ‘Arise,’ India’s first standing wheelchair.

Speakers include Mr. V.R. Feroze, Senior Vice President, Head, of SAP Academy for Engineering, SAP SE and Founder of India Inclusion Foundation.

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Those willing to take part in this session of IIT Madras webinars can register themselves at this link ‘https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bqsS6QyXS-SyiOnLaGDxFw’

The next session in IIT Madras webinars will speak on ‘Wastewater Management in the 21st Century’ and would be held at 7:30 pm on 3 October.

It would be addressed by Prof. George Tchobanoglous, Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, and moderated by Professor Indumathi M. Nambi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras.

Interested participants can click the link ‘https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NnZgvFgiQtaD26DzsjwH3A’

The final session of IIT Madras webinars will speak on the topic ‘Sustainable water and waste management in villages’ and is scheduled to take place for 6:30 pm on 4 October.

Professor Ligy Philip and Professor B.S. Murty, Institute Chair Professors, IIT Madras will speak at final sesssion of IIT Madras webinars.

Interested persons can click the link ‘https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fH6Npbp5Q7GWTZQFO6W7Og’

SIDDHI is a collaborative endeavour with faculty, researchers and students involved in projects sponsored by Government of India under SPARC, VAJRA and socially relevant projects approved by the Government of India such as Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and New India Internship.

About IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’

The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.

The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.

IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.

IITM has been ranked No.1 in the ‘Overall’ Category for the second consecutive year in India Ranking 2020 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.

The Institute has also been ranked No.1 in the ‘Engineering Institutions’ category in the same Rankings for five consecutive years – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

It was also adjudged as the ‘Top innovative Institution’ in the country in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in 2019 and 2020. ARIIA Ranking was launched by Innovation Cell of Ministry of Education.

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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