UGC Notification 2020 further says educational institutions must be aiming to offer skill based programmes in form of certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, B.Voc., PG Diploma, M.Voc and Research Degree level courses.

Or, they should already be conducting skill based programmes at the earlier mentioned levels.

As far as funding is concerned, UGC Notification 2020 says educational institutions coming under Section 12 B of UGC Act are eligible to receive development grant from UGC.

As per the revised UGC Guidelines, an eligible institution can receive one time start up assistance only for starting fresh courses. Start-up assistance will not be provided for existing courses.

One time start up assistance will be provided for developing the infrastructure, setting up of laboratories, workshops facilities, procurement of teaching and learning materials, machineries, equipments and renovation of buildings. This
will not cover any new construction.

Institutions which receive extension of their programs will also be eligible for financial assistance for faculty, as mentioned in the revised UGC Guidelines, says UGC Notification 2020.

Institutions willing to apply to seek approval or extension for the existing courses can apply online, according to UGC Notification 2020. To apply, educational institutions can logon to ‘https://nsqf.ugc.ac.in/’

The first stage of the application process is registration. The institution needs to have a valid e-mail id for registration.

UGC Notification 2020 mentions that institutions must note that the e-mail id is going to be used for all future communication purposes.

Only one online application for all the courses (both fresh and ongoing courses) needs to be submitted by the institution.

Before commencing the process of application, institution needs to keep with them information like Name, designation, mobile number and e-mail id of the Head of the Institution.

Name, designation, mobile number and e-mail id of the Coordinator, coordinator may be any staff member identified by the institution to coordinate the functioning of the skill courses.

This person can also work as the single contact point for UGC and other concerned bodies for the skill courses. Institutions applying for a fresh course must also upload a brief proposal (in not more than 1000 words).

This proposal should primarily include the rationale for introducing the course, availability of relevant industry, market survey undertaken in order to assess the feasibility and potential for employment generation.

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UGC Notification 2020 further says even MoU with relevant industry must also be uploaded. The document should specifically mention the areas in which the industry will collaborate with the institution and it should have the signatures of the competent authorities from both the parties.

A mere letter of intent from one party or both parties will not be acceptable. The MoU should be valid at the
time of application. The last date to apply is 30 June.

Point to remember
UGC Notification 2020 says that the institutions should go through all the information carefully before clicking the final ‘submit’ button.

Once the application is successfully submitted, no further addition / deletion of course and modification of other details will be allowed. Institution will submit only one application irrespective of number of courses applied for, says UGC Notification 2020. Institutions applying for seeking approval or extension need not send any hard copy of the application, says UGC Notification 2020.

Complete information about the application process and conditions for applying can be obtained on this url ‘https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/5557669_Details-regarding-call-for-applications.pdf’

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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