2019

Exam Date: 16th February, 2020

ARPIT 2019

EXAMINATION

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Information Bulletin

1. About ARPIT

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has officially launched online Annual

Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) on 13th November, 2018, a major and unique

initiative of online professional development of 15 lakhs higher education faculty using the

MOOCs platform SWAYAM. For implementing ARPIT, 75 discipline-specific National

Resource Centres (NRCs) have been identified in the first phase and 48discipline-specific

National Resource Centres (NRCs) in the second phase, which are tasked to prepare online

training material with focus on latest developments in the discipline, new & emerging

trends, pedagogical improvements and methodologies for transacting revised curriculum.

ARPIT is an ongoing exercise so that every year NRCs will continuously develop new

refresher module in their earmarked discipline each year. The training materials will be

uploaded and made available through SWAYAM. NRC will publish the list of the faculty

who have been certified. The NRCs will revolutionize professional development of faculty

by catering to massive numbers by leveraging ICT and online technology platform of

SWAYAM.

UGC has notified equivalence of ARPIT as a refresher course for career advancement of

faculty (DO Letter No. F.2-16/2002(PS)Pt.fI.II dated 3rd December, 2018 )

2. ARPIT Examination

Please read this brochure carefully before registering for ARPIT Examination. The last

date for registration is 17th January 2020.

National Testing Agency (NTA) would be conducting the examination and certification

would be done through SWAYAM. Faculty with such certificates can use them for availing

the equivalence recognized by UGC, as a refresher course for their Career Advancement

Scheme. Non-Faculty Learners also would be given certificates from SWAYAM.

a) The examination for the ARPIT courses is scheduled to be held on 16.02.2020

(Sunday). It would be a Computer Based Test (objective multiple-choice test) of 3 hrs

duration of 100 questions of maximum 100 marks.

b) The examination of 48 ARPIT courses will be held on 16th February,2020 in two

slots/shifts as:

Date Exam Timing

16.02.2020

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

2:30 PM to 05:30 PM

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c) The list of 48 ARPIT courses for which exam is going to be held have been divided

among two slots/shifts.

d) The slot wise examination schedule (list of courses) is available in Annexure 1.

Please note that the candidate will be able to appear in examination for only one course

in one slot. Once you select the course for exam and pay the fees (in case of non-faculty

learner) it cannot be changed.

In case candidate has enrolled for more than one ARPIT course and examinations of

the corresponding courses are falling in the same time slot, the candidate has to make

a choice carefully as to which course he/she would like to appear for examination in

that slot.

e) The learner who has enrolled in any of the 48 courses is eligible for appearing for the

examination of that course only.

f) The learner who successfully clear the examinations i.e. score 50% or more only will be

issued a certificate by SWAYAM which will be equivalent to UGC one refresher

course for career advancement scheme of faculty.

g) The examination will be held in 139 cities across the country. The state wise list of

centres (cities) is available at Annexure 2.

3. Fee Details

Faculty Learner: In case of faculty who are working in any of the Indian higher educational

institutions, there won’t be any examination fee. For this purpose, the faculty has to

produce relevant proof of being a faculty in form of Faculty ID Proof/ Appointment

Letter/Latest Pay slip/Promotion Order.

Non-Faculty Learner: The examination fee for non-faculty is Rs. 1000/- for general

candidates and Rs. 500/-for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Women/EWS with disability >=40%. The

proof / certificate of learner belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/ EWS candidates with

disability >=40% would require to be uploaded at the time of registration and original needs

to be produced at the exam centre for verification.

Note: Due care should be taken in choosing the option of Faculty and Non-Faculty learner

while filling registration form otherwise certificate will not be issued.

Method of Deposit of Fee by Non-Faculty Learners

The Fee can be deposited in following mode:

(i) Debit Card/Credit Card

(ii) Net Banking

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4. Procedure for exam registration

Step by step procedure for ARPIT Exam registration can be accessed at link –

https://ntaarpit.nic.in/

5. For students who want to appear in multiple exams

Please note that learner would be able to choose only one course in each slot i.e. learner

can appear for a maximum of two exams spread across two slots. Those learners who are

doing multiple courses should ensure that the courses that they are choosing for

examination are in different slots.

6. Last date for registration

The registrations for ARPIT examination will start on 18th December, 2019 and last date

for registration is 17th January, 2020.

7. Issue of Hall Ticket

The Hall ticket can be accessed on 29thJanuary, 2020 from the link - www.ntaarpit.nic.in

8. Result Declaration

The CBT results (without internal assessment) will be declared by NTA on 26th February,

2020.

9. Certification

Certification will be issued to all successful candidates based upon the grading system.

Obtaining E grade or below 50 % marks will be considered as failure. The scheme of

grading is as follows-

i. Marks obtained equals to < 50 = E

ii. Marks obtained in the range of 50-59 = D

iii. Marks obtained in the range of 60-69 = C

iv. Marks obtained in the range of 70-79 = B

v. Marks obtained >80 = A

10. Important Dates

Particulars Date

Availability of Information Bulletin 12.12.2019

Availability of FAQs 12.12.2019

Registration Start Date 18.12.2019

Registration End Date 17.01.2020

Application form Correction

window

21-22 Jan. 2020

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Issue of Hall Ticket 29.01.2020

Examination Date 16.02.2020

Declaration of Result 26.02.2020

11. Contact Us

For any further clarification’s learners can contact 24X7 helpline no. 0120-6895200. You

may also contact ntaarpit@gmail.com

12. Important Instructions

i. Candidates can apply for ARPIT “Online” only. No offline application will be

entertained

ii. National Testing Agency (NTA) is entrusted to conduct the exam in a proctored

environment.

iii. The exam would be entirely computer-based test (CBT) of 3 hours duration. The

question paper will consist of only MCQs.

iv. The paper would be of 100 questions of maximum 100 marks and with no negative

marking.

v. Final result will be prepared based on the weightage to both external and internal

assessment in the ratio of 70: 30 shall be declared by SWAYAM-AICTE.

vi. Online submission of ARPIT Registration form may be submitted by accessing link

https://ntaarpit.nic.in/Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as given in the

Information Bulletin and on NTA website. Candidates not complying with the

instructions shall be disqualified.

vii. Proof of identity like Faculty ID Proof/ Appointment Letter/Latest Pay slip/Promotion

Order issued by the University/ Institution will be uploaded while doing the online

registration Examination Form of ARPIT. Similarly Non-faculty Learner belonging to

SC/ST/OBC/EWS/ PWD candidates with disability >=40% would be required to

upload proof / certificate at the time of registration and original needs to be produced

at the exam centre for verification

viii. Candidates must retain the following documents with them as reference for future

correspondence

a) A printout of the Confirmation Page of online Application.

b) At least 2 copies of identical passport size Photograph that was scanned and

uploaded on the Online Application.

c) Identity Proof

(i) In case of Faculty learner: Faculty ID Proof/ Appointment

Letter/Latest Pay slip/Promotion Order

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(ii) In case of Non-Faculty learner: Proof /Certificate of learner

belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ EWS/ PWD candidates with disability

>=40%

ix. Candidates must ensure that mobile numbers, e-mail ID filled in online Application

form are their own. The NTA will make communication by SMS and/or e-mail on

given mobile number and e-mail ID respectively only.

x. The NTA will not be responsible for non-receipt of latest information due to wrong

mobile number, e-mail ID and correspondence address filled in the Online Application

Form.

xi. Ensure that correct data is submitted in online application. Candidates may ensure

clear and latest photograph and signature are uploaded in the Application Form on the

link - https://ntaarpit.nic.in/

xii. A candidate can visit ntaarpit.nic.in and view Application Form and can make

correction in the Application Form, if any on 21st -22nd January 2020

xiii. Eligibility of the candidate will be determined on the last date of submission of online

application form.

xiv. Candidate will have option of choosing four centers for examination. Allotment of

centre is made by Computer and there is no human intervention. In case of large

number of candidates selecting a particular city / center, he / she will be allotted next

preference.

xv. In case the number of learners in any given center is less than viable number of ten

candidates/learners, then he/she will be allocated another alternative exam centre.

xvi. After registration, any failure in taking the exam or for unsuccessful candidates would

lead the candidate to take up the exam in the re-appear examination to be held on 10th

May, 2020 (tentative date).

xvii. Information Bulletin and FAQs related to the registration and examination process

will be hosted on the website on 12.12.2019.

xviii. Particulars filled in application form may be chosen carefully as options once

exercised cannot be changed later including the choice of city of examination centre.

xix. The candidates can download Admit Card for the Examination from the link or

website ntaarpit.nic.in or on after 29thJanuary 2020

xx. The candidates can download the Result from the link https://ntaarpit.nic.in/

xxi. The candidates can download the Certificate from the link –https://swayam.gov.in/.

xxii. Candidates are advised to regularly access link- https://ntaarpit.nic.in/and check their

emails/sms for latest updates. NTA will communicate all instructions through link-

https://ntaarpit.nic.in/

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Annexure 1

Examination Date – 16 February, 2020

Examination Schedule

Course

Code Course Title 16th Feb 2020

SHIFT 1 SHIFT 2

9:30 am

to 12:30

2:30 to

5:30

arp19-ap47

Emerging Areas In Hospital Planning, Design And

Facilities Management NO YES

arp19-ap51

Online Refresher Course In Chemistry For Higher

Education Faculty- 2019 NO YES

arp19-ap52 Components And Applications Of Internet Of Things YES NO

arp19-ap53 Online Refresher Course In Management NO YES

arp19-ap54 Gender/Women Studies NO YES

arp19-ap55 A Guide For Teachers Of All Disciplines NO YES

arp19-ap56 The Trends Of Modern Gujarati Literature NO YES

arp19-ap57 Online Refresher Course In Law NO YES

arp19-ap58 Concerns In Educational Research And Assessment NO YES

arp19-ap59 Tribal Studies NO YES

arp19-ap60 Big Data Analytics For Smart Grid NO YES

arp19-ap61 Ritikalain Hindi Sahitya NO YES

arp19-ap62

Curriculum, Pedagogy And Evaluation For Higher

Education NO YES

arp19-ap63 Online Refresher Course In Philosophy NO YES

arp19-ap64 Refresher Course In Commerce NO YES

arp19-ap65 Refresher Course In Economics NO YES

arp19-ap66

Annual Refresher Programme In English Language

Teaching NO YES

arp19-ap67

Refresher Course on Teacher and Teaching in Higher

Education NO YES

arp19-ap68

Online Refresher Course in Methodology of Teaching

Sanskrit NO YES

arp19-ap69

Leadership And Governance In Higher Education.

Level 2 YES NO

arp19-ap70 Refresher Course In Psychology 2019 YES NO

arp19-ap71

Assessment Of Practical And Social Skills In Higher

Education YES NO

arp19-ap72 Pedagogical Innovations And Research Methodology YES NO

arp19-ap73 Stars And Stellar Systems YES NO

arp19-ap74 Financial Markets & Emerging Business Models YES NO

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arp19-ap75 Sustainable Construction Materials & Techniques YES NO

arp19-ap76 Skills For New Educational Architecture YES NO

arp19-ap77 Data Analysis For Social Science Teachers YES NO

arp19-ap78

Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library &

Information Services YES NO

arp19-ap79 A Practical Refresher in Computer Science YES NO

arp19-ap80 A Practical Refresher in Computer Engineering YES NO

arp19-ap81 Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering YES NO

arp19-ap82 Fourier Analysis & its Applications YES NO

arp19-ap83 Introduction to Quantum Physics & its Applications YES NO

arp19-ap84

Convective Heat Transfer:Fundamentals &

Applications YES NO

arp19-ap85 MASS TRANSFER I NO YES

arp19-ap86 Textile and Fibre Engineering NO YES

arp19-ap87 History of Indian Science and Technology NO YES

arp19-ap88

Online Refresher Course in Arts (Literature &

Culture) NO YES

arp19-ap89 Online Refresher Course in History YES NO

arp19-ap90 Online Refresher Course in Political Science YES NO

arp19-ap91 Urdu Refresher Course NO YES

arp19-ap93 Professional Development of Home Science Faculty NO YES

arp19-ap94 Advances in Agricultural Engineering YES NO

arp19-ap95 Fundamental Concepts of Electricity YES NO

arp19-ap96

ONLINE REFRESHER COURSE IN PHARMACY

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION YES NO

arp19-ap97 Electronic Systems for Sensor Applications. YES NO

arp19-ap98 X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY YES NO

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Annexure 2

ARPIT 2019 Examination Centres (cities)

The following table gives list of the cities in which ARPIT 2019 Examination is planned to be

held.

State City City Code

ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR/NAHARLAGUN AL01

ASSAM DIBRUGARH AM01

ASSAM GUWAHATI AM02

ASSAM JORHAT AM03

ASSAM SILCHAR (ASSAM) AM04

ASSAM TEZPUR AM05

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR PORT BLAIR AN01

ANDHRA PRADESH CHIRALA AP04

ANDHRA PRADESH GUNTUR AP07

ANDHRA PRADESH KAKINADA AP09

ANDHRA PRADESH KURNOOL AP10

ANDHRA PRADESH NELLORE AP11

ANDHRA PRADESH RAJAHMUNDRY AP13

ANDHRA PRADESH TIRUPATHI AP16

ANDHRA PRADESH VIJAYAWADA AP17

ANDHRA PRADESH VISAKHAPATNAM AP18

ANDHRA PRADESH VIZIANAGARAM AP19

BIHAR BHAGALPUR BR02

BIHAR DARBHANGA BR04

BIHAR MUZAFFARPUR BR06

BIHAR PATNA BR07

BIHAR ARRAH BR09

CHHATTISGARH BHILAI NAGAR/DURG CG01

CHHATTISGARH BILASPUR (CHHATTISGARH) CG02

CHHATTISGARH RAIPUR CG03

CHANDIGARH CHANDIGARH/MOHALI CH01

DELHI DELHI/NEW DELHI DL01

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD/GANDHINAGAR GJ01

GUJARAT ANAND GJ02

GUJARAT MEHSANA GJ08

GUJARAT RAJKOT GJ10

GUJARAT SURAT GJ11

GUJARAT VADODARA GJ12

GOA PANAJI/MADGAON GO01

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HIMACHAL PRADESH HAMIRPUR(HIMACHAL

PRADESH)

HP03

HIMACHAL PRADESH KANGRA/PALAMPUR HP04

HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA HP06

HIMACHAL PRADESH SOLAN HP07

HARYANA AMBALA HR01

HARYANA FARIDABAD HR03

HARYANA GURUGRAM HR04

HARYANA KARNAL HR06

HARYANA YAMUNA NAGAR HR10

JHARKHAND BOKARO STEEL CITY JH01

JHARKHAND DHANBAD JH02

JHARKHAND JAMSHEDPUR JH03

JHARKHAND RANCHI JH04

JHARKHAND HAZARIBAGH JH05

JAMMU AND KASHMIR JAMMU JK02

JAMMU AND KASHMIR SAMBA JK03

JAMMU AND KASHMIR SRINAGAR (J & K) JK04

KARNATAKA BELAGAVI(BELGAUM) KK02

KARNATAKA BENGALURU KK04

KARNATAKA DHARWAD/HUBBALLI(HUBLI) KK10

KARNATAKA MANGALURU(MANGALORE) KK12

KARNATAKA MYSURU(MYSORE) KK14

KARNATAKA SHIVAMOGA(SHIMOGA) KK15

KARNATAKA UDUPI/MANIPAL KK17

KERALA ERNAKULAM/ANGAMALY/MOO

VATTUPUZHA

KL04

KERALA KANNUR KL07

KERALA KOLLAM KL09

KERALA KOTTAYAM KL11

KERALA KOZHIKODE KL12

KERALA MALAPPURAM KL13

KERALA PALAKKAD KL15

KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KL17

KERALA THRISSUR KL18

LEH AND LADHAK LEH LL01

MEGHALAYA SHILLONG MG01

MANIPUR IMPHAL MN01

MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL MP03

MADHYA PRADESH GWALIOR MP06

MADHYA PRADESH INDORE MP07

MADHYA PRADESH JABALPUR MP08

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MADHYA PRADESH SAGAR MP12

MADHYA PRADESH SATNA MP13

MADHYA PRADESH UJJAIN MP15

MAHARASHTRA AMRAVATI MR03

MAHARASHTRA AURANGABAD

(MAHARASHTRA)

MR04

MAHARASHTRA JALGAON MR13

MAHARASHTRA KOLHAPUR MR14

MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI MR16

MAHARASHTRA NAGPUR MR17

MAHARASHTRA NANDED MR18

MAHARASHTRA NASHIK MR19

MAHARASHTRA PUNE MR22

MIZORAM AIZAWL MZ01

NAGALAND KOHIMA NL02

ODISHA BALASORE OR02

ODISHA BERHAMPUR-GANJAM OR03

ODISHA BHUBANESWAR OR04

ODISHA CUTTACK OR05

ODISHA DHENKANAL OR06

ODISHA ROURKELA OR08

ODISHA SAMBALPUR OR09

PUNJAB AMRITSAR PB01

PUNJAB BHATINDA PB02

PUNJAB JALANDHAR PB04

PUNJAB LUDHIANA PB05

RAJASTHAN AJMER RJ01

RAJASTHAN BIKANER RJ05

RAJASTHAN JAIPUR RJ06

RAJASTHAN JODHPUR RJ07

RAJASTHAN KOTA RJ08

RAJASTHAN SIKAR RJ09

RAJASTHAN UDAIPUR RJ11

SIKKIM GANGTOK SM01

TRIPURA AGARTALA TA01

TELANGANA HYDERABAD/SECUNDERABAD/

RANGA REDDY

TL01

TELANGANA KARIMNAGAR TL02

TELANGANA WARANGAL TL07

TAMIL NADU CHENNAI TN01

TAMIL NADU COIMBATORE TN02

TAMIL NADU KANYAKUMARI/NAGERCOIL TN06

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TAMIL NADU MADURAI TN08

TAMIL NADU SALEM TN11

TAMIL NADU TIRUCHIRAPPALLI TN14

TAMIL NADU TIRUNELVELI TN15

UTTARAKHAND DEHRADUN UK01

UTTARAKHAND HALDWANI UK02

UTTARAKHAND ROORKEE UK06

UTTAR PRADESH AGRA UP01

UTTAR PRADESH ALIGARH UP02

UTTAR PRADESH ALLAHABAD UP03

UTTAR PRADESH BAREILLY UP04

UTTAR PRADESH GHAZIABAD UP07

UTTAR PRADESH GORAKHPUR UP08

UTTAR PRADESH NOIDA/GREATER NOIDA UP09

UTTAR PRADESH KANPUR UP11

UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW UP12

UTTAR PRADESH MEERUT UP14

UTTAR PRADESH MORADABAD UP15

UTTAR PRADESH MUZAFFARNAGAR UP16

UTTAR PRADESH VARANASI UP18

WEST BENGAL ASANSOL WB01

WEST BENGAL BURDWAN(BARDHAMAN) WB02

WEST BENGAL HOOGHLY WB06

WEST BENGAL KOLKATA WB10

WEST BENGAL SILIGURI WB11

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