Career opportunities in Drawing
Dear Parents,
Why drawing and why kids should be taught the skill in school and why the Drawing Grade Examinations are important ?.
Drawing is one of the most important activity for your kids. The connection between drawing and geometric shapes and measurements simply cannot be denied. Drawing is the single most accessible form of art available. All you need is a pencil and a paper.
Drawing means they are constantly thinking or feeling something, so what they choose to draw, the patterns they use, and the story they try to portray helps them build in their knowledge and visual skills. Drawing plays a big role in our cognitive development. It can help us learn to write and think creatively, develop hand-eye co-ordination, hone analytic skills, and conceptualize ideas. To clear their minds and organize their ideas, artists will often start projects by drawing sketches. Drawing helps to stimulate creative thought, increase observational skills and of course, develop visual artwork ideas in all mediums. Technical drawing is important for communication. Because it helps companies or companies to visualize the concepts in an easier way.
Drawing Grade examinations were instituted in the year 1880, in the old Bombay Presidency for the purpose of encouragement and development of art education, which held in two categories, i.e. Elementary & Intermediate. These examinations are conducted annually by Govt. of Maharashtra. Around 4,00,000 students will appearing for it every year. Govt. also awarded the credit marks in S.S.C. examinations, for passing Intermediate Drawing Grade examination. These examinations are specially supportive or preferred for further admissions to various Govt. institutes/Art colleges and other different Technical colleges as detailed below to grab golden opportunities.
Details of various courses and programs available for further career in drawings and their entrance examinations are given below for ready reference please.
A) Design
B) Architecture
C) Fine Arts and Applied Art
A) Design:
Courses mainly offered:- Industrial Design / Communication Design / Textile and Apparel Design
The Industrial design is concerned primarily with the relationship between industries, systems and those who use them. Responsibility and concern towards the social, physical and ecological environments is emphasized in the process of developing innovative ideas. The Industrial Design faculty assimilates inputs in diverse domains such as human factors, cognitive ergonomics, form studies, studio skills, advanced CAD, research methods, design management, materials and manufacturing processes and social sciences. Emphasis is on process centric approach that shapes a student’s education through participation and teamwork. Students are actively encouraged to participate in collaborative projects with industry, social sector, government and MNCs.
The Communication Design prepares students to face the new challenges and technological advancements in the field of traditional and digital media. The fundamental importance of creating a visual vocabulary through drawing, the development of aesthetic judgment, values of form, proportion, image and word have become an integral part of learning communication design. Students in communication design are encouraged to work on a variety of projects, majoring in the selected sub-domain of communication design. A communication design student, in addition to a thorough grounding in design abilities and theoretical aspects, emerging global trends, undertakes the study of the cultural and historical context in which designers need to function as well as of the social and ethical factors that influence design decisions.
The Textile and Apparel Design Faculty strives to develop innovative and synergetic approaches to design for diverse sectors of the textile and apparel industry, markets, the social sector, informed by an appreciation of the cultural heritage, socio-economic, ethical and environmental concerns that is developed through fieldwork and research.
This includes fundamentals of textile and apparel design like, textile fibers, weave structure, surface design, dyeing techniques, printing methods, sewing techniques, constructed textiles and basic inputs in garment design. Having complex design projects, related with social sciences, fashion, trends, brand identity, technology and computer-aided design, students are encouraged to design textiles for the textile, apparel and furnishing industry and the craft sector.
Entrance examinations :-
1) National Institute of Design (NID) is an ‘Institute of National Importance’ as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous institute under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. Which offers Bachelor of Design (B.Des) program at
NID Ahmedbad /Andhrapradesh /Haryana/ Madhypradesh /Assam.
For further details please visit website : https://www.nid.edu
2) UCEED: UNDERGRADUATE COMMON ENTRANCE EXAM FOR DESIGN
Admissions to the Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programmes at IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and IIITDM Jabalpur are done through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Exam for Design (UCEED). Students who have passed Class XII (or equivalent) in ANY STREAM (Science, Commerce, or Arts & Humanities), are eligible to appear for UCEED. UCEED will be conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, under the guidance of the UCEED-CEED Implementation Committee.
QUESTION PAPER Pattern (3 hours duration in English language):
• The question paper will carry a total of 300 marks.
• The question paper will consist of two parts: Part A and Part B.
Questions from both the parts are compulsory.
• Details from both the parts are given below:
PART-A (Total marks: 240 marks; Maximum time: 2 hours 30 mins)
Part-A of the question paper will be administered through a computer based test.
Part-A of the question paper will consist of 3 sections.
Section 1: NAT (Numerical Answer Type):18 questions (4 marks each; no negative marks). For these questions, the answer is a number that needs to be entered using a virtual keyboard in the computer screen. No choices will be shown for these questions.
Section 2: MSQ (Multiple Select Ques.): 18 questions (4 marks each; 0.19 negative marks). Each MSQ has one or more correct answer(s) out of the four given choices.
Section 3:MCQ (Multiple Choice Ques.): 32 questions(3 marks each; 0.71 negative marks). Each MCQ has four choices out of which only one is the correct answer.
PART-B (Total marks: 60 marks; Maximum time: 30 mins)
• Part-B consists of one question that is aimed at testing drawing skills which will require subjective evaluation. The question in Part-B will be displayed on the computer screen and the answer has to be written/drawn in the answer book provided by the invigilator only.
• Part-B answer booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.
• Part-B question is mandatory.
• The entire paper (both Part-A and Part-B) must be finished within overall time duration of 3 hours.
For detailed information please visit website : www.uceed.in
3) Various Design institutes like:- Admissions given Through their respective entrance examinations.
• Pearl Academy, (Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur)
• NIFT, Delhi
• MAEER’S MIT Institute of Design, Pune
• Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, (Bengaluru, Pune , Trivandrum)
• Sir J J Institute of Applied Art, (Mumbai)
B) B-Arch (Architecture): Entrance examinations of NATA and JEE-paper2 are required to attend for career in Architect side.
1) NATA: NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) is a compulsory Exam conducted by the Council of Architecture and most of the institutes /colleges accept only NATA scores. It is a national level examination for admission to undergraduate courses in Architecture.
Eligibility criteria for NATA -2019 is 12th pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. COA conducts NATA two times in the year, the first exam will be in the month of April and the second exam will be in the month of July.
1. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is being conducted by the Council of Architecture at national level for admission to 5 year B.Arch Degree Course at all recognized institutions across India.
2. NATA scores are used by admissions authorities of different Government, Govt. Aided & Unaided schools / colleges of Architecture.
3. The test measures drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking ability.
4. The test is in two parts. A paper based drawing test for two hours and computer based online aesthetic sensitivity test.
Some NATA Participating Colleges or Institutions are as below.
• East West School of Architecture, Bangalore
• SRM University, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
• Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal
• AU College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• ITM University, Gwalior
• Ansal University, Gurgaon
• KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
• Bharath University, Chennai
• Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai
• Department of Architecture, IIT Roorkee
• School of Architecture and Planning, VMRF, Chennai
• Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
• Department of Architecture, NIT Tiruchirapalli
• Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut
• Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon
• Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI, New Delhi
• Department of Architecture, BIT, Mersa
• R V School of Architecture, RVCE, Bangalore
• Hindustan University, Kelambakkam
• Sharda University, Greater Noida
• CEPT University, Ahmedabad
• BS Abdur Rahman University,Chennai
For further details please visit NATA Website: www.nata.in
2) JEE Mains Paper-2 is conducted for getting admission in courses such as B.Arch and B. Planning in various NITs (National Institute of Technology) and GFTIs (Government funded Technical Institutes), IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology), CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institute). For JEE Mains, the eligibility criteria are either 12th standard passed with Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics or diploma students who have completed their degree can appear for JEE Mains.
Mode of Examination JEE (Main)- will be conducted in the following modes:
a) B. Arch: Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test –Part III in “Pen & Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
b) B.Planning : Mathematics- Part I , Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions Part III in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
The details of syllabus are given on the websites :https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx
C) MAH-AAC-CET : MAH AAC CET is a state-level test conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. Candidates are offered admission to Undergraduate Visual Arts (Fine Arts and Applied Art) courses on the basis of their performance in the entrance exam.
List of Govt. institutes :-
1. J.J.School of Arts , Mumbai
2. Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai
3. Govt. School of Arts, Aurangabad
4. Govt. Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, Nagapur.
For further details please visit on website of Director of Art, Maharashtra State, Mumbai : www.doa.org.in
It would like to say that, Selection of correct path and to recognize the actual interest of kids is very important, for designing descent career of Childs. If our child well desires and can get admission in institutes like IIT's/NIT's for engineering and Govt. Medical/AIMS colleges for medical career, then and only then it can think for their better job opportunities otherwise its' become difficult to obtain better jobs for them. That's why, now it's requires to search other better career options/paths to achieve our desire dreams.
So, Career in Drawing/Arts finds golden opportunities and can help to make decent career like engineers and doctors by taking further admissions in so many extra ordinary ('hatke') courses, as above besides routine careers like, Engineering & Medical.
Thank you and Best of luck for choosing right track.
Er. Nitin P. Shet,
(B.E. Computer, MBA Finance)
(Mob no. 7588303917)
Harmony Arts, Thane.