Jindal School of Art and Architecture

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Jindal School of Art and Architecture (JSAA)

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The Jindal School of Art and Architecture is founded with the vision to become one of the foremost schools of learning of the visual, material and the built environments. The School is committed to developing an academic environment that is intellectually rigorous, interdisciplinary, innovative, and creative. The school follows internationally accepted best practices of the academia and is supported by an acclaimed faculty. We believe in research and innovative excellence that fosters interdisciplinary research cutting across academic programs allowing students and faculty to actively engage in addressing the most pressing issues facing our world today.

At JSAA, learning happens through experiencing spaces and forms through materiality, walking through streets, conversing with multiple stakeholders, observing and using varied forms of documentation.

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JSAA Offerings 2022

  1. Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)

    -- Interior
    -- Urban & Community

  2. Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch)
  3. BA (Hons)- Built Environment Studies (Architecture Studies)

Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)

               
Pathways –1)Interior Design
2)Immersive Digital Environments
3)Community & Urban Development
Duration 4 years
Entrance Exam - JCAT ( Jindal Creative Aptitude Test)
Eligibility - Students should have successfully completed their XII standard (CBSE, ISC, State Boards, IB, Cambridge, and other Government Recognized Boards).
Students completing grade 12th in 2023 can also apply.
Admission criteria -

Admission to the program is through a competitive process conducted over three rounds

  1. The application process with its personal statement and supplemental information
  2. Jindal Creative Aptitude Test (the entrance exam)
  3. An interview process which includes a portfolio review.
Only students who clear rounds 1 and 2 will receive the invite to appear in Interview and portfolio review.
JCAT Entrance Test Dates
JCAT -2023
Event Date
JCAT 27 - 30 Jan
Application Fee Rs. 3,000
JCAT FeeRs. 1,000
Course Fee - Rs 3 lakh per year*
Hostel Fee - Rs 2.92 Lakh per year**

*The tuition fee is subject to an increase of up to ten percent (10%) every year.
**The food, accommodation, and laundry charges are subject to an increase of up to ten percent (10%) every year

Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch)

Duration - 5 years
Minimum eligibility to apply -No candidate shall be admitted to an architecture course unless she/he has passed an examination at the end of the 10+2 scheme of examination with at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics and also at least 50% marks in aggregate of the 10+2 level examination or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as a compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
Entrance Exam – NATA or JEE 2 – Criteria- As per COA India
Admission CriteriaAdmission to the program is through a competitive process conducted over three rounds
  1. The application process with its personal statement and supplemental information
  2. NATA Score
  3. Counseling
Only students who apply for the scholarship need to appear in Interview
Accepted Standardized Tests or Competitive ExaminationsNATA Score
Application FeeRs. 3,000
Tuition Fee - Rs 4 lakh per year*
Hostel, Dining and Laundry Fee - Rs 2.92 lakh per year**

*The tuition fee is subject to an increase of up to ten percent (10%) every year.
**The food, accommodation, and laundry charges are subject to an increase of up to ten percent (10%) every year

The Jindal Creative Aptitude Test (JCAT)

JACT is the qualifying examination for entrance into the Bachelor of Design (B. Des.) and Bachelor of Arts in Built Environment (B.A. BES) programs offered at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture, Sonipat, Haryana.

JCAT - 2023
Event Date
JCAT Part A 27 - 30 Jan

About JCAT:

After successfully submitting the application form of Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA) under Jindal Global University, you have to book your JCAT slot. The application fee for the JCAT is Rs. 1020/- payable through debit/credit card.

The Jindal Creative Aptitude Test (JCAT)- an online home proctored entrance exam

Jindal Creative Aptitude Test (JCAT) is an online home proctored qualifying examination for admission to the Bachelor of Design (B. Des.)- Interior, Urban & Community and Immersive Digital Environments program offered at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture (JSAA), Sonipat, Haryana.

Qualifying Criteria: To get call for interview & portfolio, you must score 50% marks in JCAT Part A.

Part A: Total Marks - 100 | Duration 2 Hours

The test is structured around analytical thinking and reading of visuals and texts. It tests how students can relate various forms of knowledge about the built environment through objective and subjective questions.

The test will be conducted online, with no paper component. It will be a 2-hour-long test, nominally divided into four section of 30 mins each, and there will be no negative marking. The typical questions will be as described below:

SECTION 1 - Verbal & Quantitative –

Duration - 35 Minutes | Total Questions - 26 | Total Marks - 26 (Weightage 26%)

This section will comprise of multiple-choice analytic questions. These questions will typically assess your ability to make inferences from data, interpret graphs and diagrams, understand concepts, and discriminate between fact and opinion.

SECTION 2 - Visual Reasoning –

Duration : 35 Minutes | Total Questions - 14 | Total Marks - 28 (Weightage 28%)

These will be image-based, non-verbal type analytic & comparative questions. This section will assess your ability to use critical thinking and logic construction towards problem finding and solving.

SECTION 3 - Making & Materiality –

Durations : 25 Minutes | Total Questions - 4 | Total Marks 10 (Weightage 30%)

This section will have images of everyday objects/structures. Selected parts/elements will be tagged, and you will be expected to describe what you see – connections, materials used, steps in construction / assembly of the object/structure. This section will assess your ability to ‘deconstruct’ everyday objects/structures and demonstrate your ability to figure out how things are put together.

SECTION 4 - Verbal Ability English –

Duration - 30 Minutes | Total Questions - 13 | Total Marks - 26 (Weightage 26%)

This section will have two sets of questions short reasoning and long reasoning to judge your abilities in word power, sentence correction, use correct grammar, spotting errors, understand analogies and how well you analyse written information.

SECTION 5 - Essay Writing –

Duration - 15 Minutes | Total Questions - 1 | Total Marks - 10 (Weightage 10%)

This section will have 4 questions and student need to answer any one question of their choice with min 250 and max 300 words. The answer to this question should be purely based on your understanding to the topic in detail. You will be judged based on your English writing abilities, analytical skills, and observation skills.

Part B: Total Marks -100

Qualifying Criteria: To be accepted for admission you must score min 50% Marks in JCAT Part B i.e. portfolio & interview.

The Jindal School of Art and Architecture (JSAA) Interview & Portfolio Review:

The portfolio review is an integral part of the admission process at the Jindal School of Art and Architecture. We review your portfolio to assess the following:

Your ability to (re)present and Describe

this could be in form of sketches, paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, audio. What the assessment shall check is your ability to work with multiple media – mastery is not what we expect; innovative use of multiple media is appreciated and so is the ability to work with different media and how well you describe the things through representation.

Your Ability to Make and understand how things are Made:

We will assess your portfolio to see how much you are interested in making things as well as understanding how they are made. Making could be in any form, it could be a basket you have made, a thing that you have fixed around the house, a system that you have made, or even a recipe that you have prepared. We would like to see it as part of your portfolio. Document it, the thing you have made as well as your process of making it. Any form of documentation is allowed, it could be a video, a Do-it-yourself (DIY) video or drawings, or any other media you choose. The Process of making is what we want to see.

Your Ability to craft narratives, tell stories using multiple media:

We will assess your ability to craft stories, narratives, to include your voice along with others. This story could again be in any media, it could be all textual, audio-video, pictorial, just voice – all media are welcome. What we want to see, and judge, is your ability to describe things and tell wonderful stories.

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