BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, RANCHI Offshore Campus, RAK , UAE

Arc 10105 Architectural Apprenticeship (16 Weeks)

Each candidate shall have to prepare detailed reports along with necessary drawings, sketches, measurement records, readings, observations, survey analysis, log sheets about the following aspects. 1. Report On Critical appraisal of a Building (2 Copies - A4 Size) Critical appraisal of any building that his office has designed and executed. The building should be in use and the students may record the reactions of the users to support his appraisal in addition to photographs, drawings etc. 2. Report On Site Supervision and practices (2 Copies A4 Size) Site Supervision and practices A detail report of any part of a building that has been personally supervised by the student/ his supervisor. If the student does not get an opportunity to supervise their office work, he can give site report of any other work. It may include checking site measurements, preparation of a bill, Site instructions and checking of the executed work. 3. Log Sheet and Office Certificate A student shall fill the log sheets, as a record of his every day work and shall submit the same, along with the certificate and confidential report from his Employer. 4. Portfolio of Works (2 Copies One original & One Copy, A4 Size) (The drawings in the portfolio should be properly folded to A4 Size, Minimum size of drawing sheet A1 ) A student shall submit all the working details prepared by him during his practical training along with quantity survey of a small project or any special work done during his training such as any computer programme, lighting scheme, glazing details for energy efficiency and calculations, acoustical details, etc. All the documents/ Drawings to be stamped and certified by the office 5. Grand Viva Grand Viva in the Institute on the portfolio of students work of all five years. It will be important here to see the progressive development of the student since the time he joined the architecture course. It will be conducted by minimum three internal examiners and one external examiner.

*The student is advised to stick to the syllabus and keep preparing his training report while working in the office where he is undergoing the training and make himself ready for his Grand Viva to be held in the institute.