Question 1

What is the eligibility of CAT Courses?

Accepted Answer

The eligibility criterion of the CAT Courses is given below:Age:Candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December 2020. No relaxation of age will be allowed.Nationality:Candidate must be a citizen of India.For B.Arch.:Candidate should have completed 12th class with a minimum of 50% marks with Mathematics as a subject. Physics and Chemistry with 50% marks and Mathematics with 60% marks in aggregate. Valid NATA score is mandatory.For B. Des.:Candidates should have completed 12th class with a minimum of 50% marks. Candidates must pass in NATA/UCEED/NID(MAINS).

Question 2

What is the number of seats for CAT Courses?

Accepted Answer

Number of seats has been mentioned below:Name of CourseNumber of seatsManagement CategoryGovernment CategoryBachelor of Architecture6060Bachelor of Design3030

Question 3

What are the job opportunities for CAT Candidates?

Accepted Answer

There are many job opportunities for the CAT Candidates such as Architecture Engineer, Interior Designer, Architecture Draftsman, Manager, Art Director, Architectural Journalist, Landscape Architect, Staff Consultant, Technical Assistant and many more.

Question 4

What are the CAT’s Collaborations?

Accepted Answer

CAT collaborates with some of the world's renowned institutes for interdisciplinary activities, training and research initiatives. The institute obtained the Netherlands Fellowship Programme in 2015 and completed the faculty Training under NUFFIC Tailor Made Training conducted by Saxion University of Applied Sciences – Netherlands.

Question 5

What is the aim of the Institute?

Accepted Answer

Principal Prof J Jayakumar and his faculty aim to make CAT an ‘institute of choice’ by promoting a creative, research-driven and learner friendly environment. The college follows an interdisciplinary and interconnected curriculum with the aim to come up with a new era of architects who would be able to creatively use the evidence collected from real world situations to develop concepts.

Category	Details
Established	2011
Name of Institute	College of Architecture Trivandrum (CAT)
University Type	Private
Entrance Exam	NATA/ UCEED/ NID/ NIFT/ KS-DAT
Approved by	AICTE, COA
Admission Criteria	Merit Based and Entrance test
Affiliated to	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University of Technology
Application Mode	Offline
Courses Offered	Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Design

College of Architecture Trivandrum - [CAT], Thiruvananthapuram

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