ITI Architectural Assistant Syllabus: Course Structure, Details Syllabus

• Importance of safety and general precautions observed in the industry/shop floor.
• All necessary guidance is to be provided to the newcomers to become familiar with the workings of the Institute system including store procedures.
• Introduction of First Aid. Safety attitude development of the trainee by educating him to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Response to emergencies eg; power failure, fire, and system failure.
• Accidents- Definition types and causes.
• First-Aid, nature and causes of injury and utilization of first-aid.
• Introduction to the 5S concept & its application.
• Fire: - Types, causes and prevention methods.
• Fire Extinguisher, its types. Define environment, environment Pollution, Pollutants, and type of Pollution (Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, thermal pollution, radiation.
• Global warming, its causes and remedies.
• Industrial Waste, its types, sources and waste management.

• Bricks - Definition, classification, properties and uses of brick.
• Characteristics of a good brick.

• Stones - Uses of stones.
• Classification of rocks.
• Characteristics of good building stones.

• Lime - Definition, classification, properties and uses of lime.
• Surkhi - Definition and uses.
• Sand - Definition, uses and classification.

• Foundation - Definition, Types of foundation (pile, raft, spread mat, column, retaining wall).

• Concrete Masonry- Openings, Reinforced And Mortar - Openings, Reinforced & Motor for Concrete Masonry.
• Carpentry Joints- Technical terms & Classification of joints.

• Damp-proof Course: Damp-proof treatments in building

• Lintels - Purpose and types
• Arches: Classification of arches and Materials used for construction.

• Doors - Size of doors.
• Door frame, Types of doors.

• Windows - Size of window & Classification of windows

• Creating detailed Auto-CAD drawings of building components, rooms with fully dimensioned and specifications.

• Byelaws - General terminology used in buildings.

• Aesthetic Components of Design - Texture, colour, direction, tone, proportion, scale, balance, symmetry.

• Stairs - Technical terms used
• Materials used for different types of stairs
• Planning and design of a stair
• Details of construction of various stairs
• Factors considered in Architectural design.

• Floors
• Components of floor
• Suspended floor
• Floor coverings
• Ground and basement floor Flooring
• Types and its laying process (terrazzo, concrete, granite, marble, tiles, rubber, wooden).

• Roof and Roof Coverings - Technical terms - Pitched roof, flat roof, lean-to roof, Materials used for roofing like asbestos sheet, terracotta tiles, AC sheets, corrugated sheets etc.

• Rate Analysis And Specifications
• Specifications - importance, objectives
• Rate analysis of items (concrete, brickwork, woodwork, plastering, flooring) including rates of Labour and materials, sundries, contractors profit etc as per standards.

• Fire Protection - Definitions.
• Fire-resisting properties of materials.
• Fire-resistant construction.
• Fire fighting equipment and detection (alarm, sprinklers systems etc).
• Means of escape, staircase, lifts etc.

• Rain Water Harvesting
• Purpose, advantages, system set up and various processes.
• Today's need for rainwater harvesting and its implications.

• Knowledge of Local Labour Rate and Labour Availability.

• Drawing Sheets should be provided with Title Block: Subject of drawing, scale, date, job no, address, north indication, sheet no., Revision note to be mentioned in all the sheets.
• The drawing produced should be well-readable and self-explanatory.

For 2 Year Course

For 1 Year Course

1.

Professional Skill (Trade Practical)

550

275

2.

Professional Knowledge (Trade Theory)

240

120

3.

Workshop Calculation and Science

40

20

4.

Engineering Drawing

60

30

5.

Employability Skills

110

55

Total (including internal assessment)

1000

500