About the exam
The name of the exam is Under Graduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED). This is a national level exam and is held once in a year. UCEED 2020 was conducted recently, candidates who have missed that can focus on UCEED 2021.

Applicants for UCEED 2021 must be about 25 years in age, this is relaxed to 5 years in case SC,ST and PwD category candidates.

While the last date for application submission with late fee of Rs 500 will tentatively be in third week of November 2020. UCEED 2021 exam dates is expected to be in fourth week of January 2021.

The UCEED 2020 application registration began on 9 October 2019, last date to submit with regular fee was 15 November 2019. And last date to submit the application with late fee was 20 November 2019.

How to apply
The procedure for applying for UCEED 2021 in online just like what was followed for UCEED 2020. Candidates have to click the official link ‘www.uceed.in’ after the page downloads candidates can click register online.

Applicants for UCEED 2021 must first register and obtain the password and username. Post registration, candidates can login with their user id and password and then go ahead with applying for the exam.

Application fee
The application fee for UCEED 2021 is Rs 1500 for SC,ST and PwD candidates and female candidates. For all other candidates it is Rs 3000. Foreign nationals from SAARC countries have to pay application fee of USD 200, the same for foreign candidates from Non-SAARC countries is USD 325.

Registration fee for examination centres in Dubai is USD 200 for Indian national residing in other countries (PIO/OCI). The same for foreign national candidates of SAARC countres is USD 200 and for candidates of non-SAARC nations is USD 325.

Applicants must remember that fee has to be paid for UCEED 2021 along with the required charges that banks are going to levy.

Exam pattern
UCEED 2021 exam will have two parts namely Part A and Part B. Candidates have to pass both Part A and Part B to get shortlisted for an interview.

The shortlisted candidates for interview of UCEED 2021 will have to prepare a portfolio to produce during the interview.

Part A will be of 2 hours 30 minutes duration and will carry 240 marks totally. This will be computer based test. Part B will have 60 marks and will be for a duration of 30 minutes. Both the parts must be answered in time of three hours.

Syllabus
UCEED 2021 syllabus is divided into two sections namely Part A and Part B.

Part A
Visualization and Spatial Ability, Environmental and Social Awareness, Analytical and Logical Reasoning,
Language and Creativity, Design Thinking and Problem Solving and Observation and Design Sensitivity.

Part B
Drawing, Creativity, Communication Skills, Problem Identification Skills.

Points to remember
Candidates from the Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry and Maths as subjects are eligible to apply to all the four institutes.(IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur) Candidates from any other stream (Science without Maths or Physics or Chemistry, Commerce, and Arts & Humanities) are eligible to apply to only IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad and IIITDM Jabalpur.

If a qualifying examination Board (plus-two) awards only letter grades without providing information on the passing grade on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the passing grade and upload it along with the grade sheet.

In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the B. Des Admissions Committee will be final. Further information on UCEED 2021 can be obtained from the link here.

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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