NPTEL is National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning and is an initiative from the Ministry of Education. It has opened enrolment for the January – April 2024 semester.

With over 720 courses across engineering, science, humanities, and management disciplines, NPTEL IIT Madras aims to provide advanced learning opportunities to over 30 lakh learners this semester.

Interest Learners can enrol through the following links for the January 2024 Semester: NPTEL – http://nptel.ac.in/ (or) SWAYAM – http://swayam.gov.in/

Learners can enrol for free on the SWAYAM and NPTEL portals and take an optional certification exam for Rs. 1000. More than 2.5 crore learners have enrolled in NPTEL courses till date, say sources from NPTEL IIT Madras.

Importance

Highlighting the importance of these courses, Prof. Andrew Thangaraj, Coordinator, NPTEL IIT Madras said NPTEL has enabled affordable, certified, online education at scale and continues to be a pioneering initiative under the Ministry of Education.

We hope our expanded course catalogue will empower our learners to upskill themselves and boost their career prospects, said Prof Andrew of NPTEL IIT Madras.

As NPTEL IIT Madras enters its 20th year of operations and 10th year of offering certification, this semester marks an important milestone for India’s largest online learning platform.

Portal

Mr. Karan Bhalla, a ‘Domain Scholar’ and an Assistant Professor from Ludhiana, who has taken NPTEL Courses, said thanks to NPTEL IIT Madras and SWAYAM Portal for giving him and other learners a platform from where we can learn and explore more in our respective domains.

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The best part of these courses is that we learn from IIT professors. As a professor, I share that knowledge with my students, he said.

New courses

This semester will see new courses in subjects like Research Methodology for Planning and Architectural Studies, Computational Genomics, Structural Vibration, Applied Statistical Thermodynamics, Games and Information, and Experimental Robotics, say sources from NPTEL IIT Madras.

NPTEL IIT Madras also offers select courses in partnership with ANSYS, enabling learners to earn industry-recognized badges on completing ANSYS innovation courses mapped to NPTEL’s curriculum.

NPTEL Toppers can earn ANSYS badges and showcase them in their professional network.

Completion

Ms. S.U Bhavana, an ‘NPTEL Star’ M.Sc student from Chennai, said completing NPTEL courses has translated into tangible career advancements, enhanced performance, and increased recognition.

The practical knowledge gained has proven invaluable in navigating complex work scenarios, making these courses pivotal to my professional success, she said.

Faculty

Over 66,000 faculty members from various educational institutes across India enrolled in NPTEL courses during 2023 as part of their Faculty Development Program, helping improve teaching standards in colleges across India, say sources from NPTEL IIT Madras.

NPTEL has also facilitated 321 internships and placements for NPTEL toppers at IITs and other institutions last year.

Mr. Siddharth Acharya, another ‘NPTEL Star’ Student from Chennai, said, “I secured an internship at Wells Fargo. My grades went up when I aligned my NPTEL courses with those in my college.”

NPTEL IIT Madras also offers fee waiver support through CSR partners. Over 1.52+ lakh learners from economically disadvantaged backgrounds have benefitted from the fee waivers.

While NPTEL comprises courses that follow the academic semester and curriculum and contain 30-40 hours of content to study from for each course, NPTEL+ is designed to complement this.

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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