What is the syllabus and exam pattern of AAT?

Hello, AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test) is an entrance exam for admission to the B.Arch programme offered by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. Aspirants desiring to join the B.Arch programme available at both these IITs must appear in AAT. The syllabus for the Architecture Aptitude Test AAT will include: 1) Freehand drawing: This includes the drawing of the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale. 2) Geometrical drawing: This involves the drawings containing the lines, angles, triangles etc. And the respective projections. 3) Three dimensional perception: This involves the drawing of objects in three dimensions. It also includes the visualization the objects in structures. 4) Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity: Involves Composition exercise with given elements, Context mapping, Creativity check, sense of color grouping or application etc. 5) Architectural awareness: This section will contain the questions from General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations both national and international, places and personalities.

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AAT also known as Architecture Aptitude Test is an offline conducted entrance exam for admission to the B.Arch programme offered by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. A student who has qualified Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) can give AAT. AAT consists of one paper of three hours duration. The question paper for AAT will be available only in English language. Candidates have to bring their own drawing and coloring aids like: 1) Pen 2) Pencil 10/12 Set 3) Sharpener 4) Eraser 5) Geometric instruments like a compass, ruler, etc. 6) Hall ticket for JEE Advanced. The syllabus consists of these topics: Freehand drawing: Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc. are required to be drawn without any guidance through memory. Geometrical Drawing: Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders, etc. Three-dimensional perception: Visualization through structuring objects in memory. Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity: Creativity check through an innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. The sense of color grouping or application. Architectural awareness: General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers, etc.) in the related domain.

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AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test) is conducted by IIT-Roorkee for admission in IIT-Roorkee and IIT-Kharagpur for admission in 5-years B.Arch programme in 2 IIT. Exam is for the student who has qualified JEE Mains and Advanced with their category cut-off. After passing JEE advance exam one can able to appear in this exam only if they applied for AAT at the time for JEE advance form filling. The exam is of three hours. Question paper medium is of English and Hindi language. Question are from related topics Architecture awareness, Three-dimensional perception, Geometry etc. Candidates have to bring all the necessary items for drawing. The syllabus for the Architecture Aptitude Test is from Freehand drawing, Geometrical drawing, Three-dimensional perception, imagination and aesthetic sensitivity and architectural awareness to check the in-depth knowledge of the candidate appearing in the examination.

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Most important topics to focus on while preparing for B.Arch exams. It has 2 parts. Part 1 being Mathematics & General Aptitude Part 2 being Drawing test Part 1 Consists of - MATHEMATICS Algebra: Definitions of A. P. and G.P.; General term; Summation of first n-terms of series. Arithmetic/Geometric series, A.M., G.M. and their relation; Infinite G.P. series and its sum. Logarithms: Definition; General properties; Change of base. Matrices: Concepts of m x n (m 3, n 3) real matrices, operations of addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices. Transpose of a matrix. Determinant of a square matrix. Properties of determinants (statement only). Minor, cofactor and adjoint of a matrix. Nonsingular matrix. Inverse of a matrix. Finding area of a triangle. Solutions of system of linear equations. (Not more than 3 variables). Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and submultiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations. Properties of triangles, inverse trigonometric functions and their properties. Coordinate geometry 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry: Direction cosines and direction ratios, distance between two points and section formula, equation of a straight line, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane. Theory of Calculus Application of Calculus Permutation and combination Statistics and Probability GENERAL APTITUDE - Objects, texture related to architecture and built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualizing different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal), General awareness of national/ international architects Mathematical reasoning Sets and Relations Part 2 - DRAWING TEST Understanding of scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, building forms and elements, aesthetics, colour texture, harmony and contrast. Conceptualization and Visualization through structuring objects in memory. Drawing of patterns - both geometrical and abstract. Form transformations in 2D and 3D like union, subtraction, rotation, surfaces and volumes. Generating plan, elevation and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shape and forms. Perspective drawing, Sketching of urbanscape and landscape, Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment etc., from memory.

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Hello! As its name suggest that Architecture Aptitude Test is an entrance exam for those students who are willing to make career Architectural Science. One can only appear for this exam if they have qualified, JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. This 3 hour exam can be taken only in English at the 7 zonal IIT centres. The online registration for the exam starts in June with seat allotment commencing from July. However, the syllabus of this AAT is exam is very different from JEE Mains & Advance exam. This major portion of the exam consists of: #) Geometrical Drawing, #) Freehand Drawing, #) Three Dimensional Perception, #) Imagination and aesthetic sensitive #) Architectural awareness It’s a three hour long exam & Language of the paper is English only. Currently, there are only two institution which accepts JEE Advance paper 2 (I.e., AAT score those are IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. I hope this helps. Good luck.

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