AAT 2020

AAT 2020 Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Admit Card, Syllabus, Pattern, and Results

 Introduction to AAT 2020

• About: Architecture Aptitude Test [AAT] is a National Level Entrance Examination conducted by IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur for admission into Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch] programme.

• Conducting Body: AAT 2020 will be conducted by IIT Roorkee which will be changed every year.

• Level: The AAT is a National Level Entrance Examination conducted once a year by IITs.

• Course Offered: Bachelor of Architecture [B.Arch] programme will be offered for all the candidates who clear the AAT 2020 in IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur.

• Date & Mode: Architecture Aptitude Test [AAT] will be conducted offline i.e. Pen and Paper-based Test (PBT) on June 14, 2020.

AAT 2020 Highlights

AAT 2020 Important Dates

• Registration: Application Form will be available on the official website from June 1, 2020 and the last date to submit the Application Form will be on June 5, 2020.

• Admit Card: The registered candidates will have to present their JEE Advanced 2020 Admit Card at the Examination Centre. No separate Admit Card will be issued for the AAT 2020.

• Examination: AAT 2020 will be conducted offline i.e. Pen & Paper-based Test (PBT) on June 14, 2020.

• Results: Results will be declared on the official website for all category candidates based on qualified marks on June 20, 2020.

• Counselling: Candidates who have cleared the AAT 2020 will be called for the counselling process which will be held on June 30, 2020.

AAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria

• JEE Advanced: Candidates who have cleared JEE Advanced will be allowed to appear for the AAT 2020.

• Education: Candidates must have passed a 12th standard examination or the candidates who are appearing for their final exam are also eligible to apply.

• Age Limit: Candidates must be born on or after 1st October 1993 and for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates must be born on or after 1st October 1988.

• Reservation Criteria: The reservation criteria will be OBC - 27%, SC - 15%,  ST - 7.5%, and Others - 50.5%.

AAT 2020 Application Form

• Registration: Application Form will be available on the official website from June 1, 2020 and the last date to submit the Application Form will be on June 5, 2020.

• Registration Fee: The male candidates are required to pay the registration fee of INR 2600 and the female candidates must pay INR 1300 as registration fee.

• Upload Documents: Candidates must upload the scanned images of passport size photograph, signature, and other documents.

  • The size of the photograph should be between 4 and 40 KB. The size of the signature should be between 1 and 30 KB.

AAT 2020 Application Process

Application Process: Candidates have to follow the below steps to fill the Application Form:

• Registration through Aadhar Card: The use of Aadhaar by the candidates for JEE Advance 2020 will result in an accuracy of the candidates’ details.

• Fill Online Application Form: Candidates can fill the online Application Form by entering details such as Authentication, Examination, Personal, Academic, Contact, and Guardian.

• Verification of Mobile Number and Email: Once the candidate has entered all the above-mentioned details an OTP will be sent to the registered Mobile Number and Email for Authentication.

• Upload of Documents: Candidates must upload the scanned copy of recently taken passport size photograph and signature.

• Payment of Registration Fee: The registration fee should be paid by the candidates by category wise through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking/ UPI/ Cash Deposit (through e-challan at State Bank of India Branches only).

• Slot Booking: The Date, Time and Exam Centre can be chosen by the candidate on a first come first serve basis.

• Print the Final Confirmation Page: Download and take a printout of the final confirmation page of the Application Form.

AAT 2020 Exam Centre

• Exam Centre: The AAT 2020 will be conducted in all the 7 IITs across India.

• Choice of Centre: The candidates may choose their choice of location for appearing in AAT 2020.

• Id Proof: Candidates must carry a valid id proof along with the Admit Card to the Exam Centre without fail.

• Note: Candidates failing to carry a valid photo ID proof (Aadhaar/ Voter ID Card) with Hall Ticket/ Admit Card to the Exam Centre will not be allowed inside the exam hall.

AAT 2020 Admit Card

• Issue Date: The registered candidates will have to present their JEE Advanced 2020 Admit Card at the Examination Centre. No separate Admit Card will be issued for the AAT 2020.

• Id Proof: Candidate must carry a government ID proof such as Voter Id, PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Driving License, Passport along with the Admit Card.

• Discrepancy: In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/ her photograph and signatures shown in the Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the conducting Authority.

• Note: The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination.

AAT 2020 Syllabus

• Syllabus: The syllabus will be based on a drawing which is decided by the conducting authority for conducting AAT

• Topics: The topics which are decided by the authority will be:

  • Geometrical Drawing

  • Freehand Drawing

  • Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity

  • Architectural Awareness

  • Three Dimensional Perception

• Preparation: The candidates can refer to the books which are prescribed by the conducting authority for the preparation of AAT 2020.

AAT 2020 Exam Pattern

• Mode: The AAT 2020 will be conducted by Offline i.e. Pen and Paper-based Test [PBT] on June 14, 2020.

• Questions: The question will be from 5 different topics based on drawing.

• Sections: The question paper will contain 5 sections which are Geometrical Drawing, Freehand Drawing, Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity, Architectural Awareness, and Three Dimensional Perception.

• Duration: The time given to complete AAT 2020 will be 3 hours i.e. 180 minutes.

• Medium: The question paper will be in Engish.

AAT 2020 Reference Books

• Preparation Books: Candidates can refer to the following books which are recommended by the conducting authority for the preparation of AAT 2020:

  • Arihant Publications Book – A Complete Self Study Guide for B.Arch 2018 Entrance Examination (English) by P.K Mishra.

  • NATA/ JEE B.Arch. Study Material Kit Paperback by SILICA.

  • Keys to Drawing- Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity by Dodson

AAT 2020 Results

• Results: Results will be declared on the official website for all category candidates based on qualified marks on June 20, 2020.

• Scorecard: The result will be displayed in the form of scorecard for all the candidates who have qualified.

• Cut-off: The cut-off will be calculated based on the marks secured in the qualifying examination. There is a number of factors related to the entrance examination will be considered while preparing the AAT 2020 cut-off.  

• Note: The candidates who have been qualified in the AAT 2020 will be called for the next process for counselling. 

AAT 2020 Counselling

• Counselling: Candidates who have cleared the AAT 2020 will be called for the counselling process which will be held on June 30, 2020.

• JoSAA Counselling (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) manages seat allotment and combined counselling procedure for all the IITs, IIITs, NITs and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).

• Participating Institutes: There will be 97 institutes participating in JoSAA 2020 Counselling. This includes 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 23 IIITs, and 20 Other-GFTIs.

• Seat Matrix: The total number of seats in the IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur for admission through AAT 2020 is listed below: