SRINIVAS SCHOOL OF

ARCHITECTURE

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
MANUAL
July 2019 – Nov 2019

(IXth sem B.Arch.)

Training Co-ordinator : Ar. Ramdas

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15ARC 9.1 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

The objective of this course is to offer students an opportunity to work in an

architect’s office and get acquainted with the demands of the profession,
including carrying out independent critical study of a building of architectural
importance, study of an innovative building material and study of observed and
drafted details.

Course contents:
The professional training shall be for duration of one year split in two
semesters (as mentioned above) in various aspects of architectural practice.
During every semester, the candidate shall produce four reports viz., Training
Report, Building Study Report, and Building Material Study & Building Details
Report.

The Training Report shall consist of various drawings, observations, technical

graphic data, etc. worked on, during the process of training both at office and
sites.

The Building Study Report shall be a critical appraisal of one of the noted
buildings designed and supervised by the firm in which the candidate is
undergoing his/her training.

The Building Material Study Report shall include pertinent data,

characteristics, applications and constructional details of a contemporary
building material based on a thorough research.

The Building Details report shall consist of a wide range of innovative and
unique details with respect to construction, materials/finishes and aesthetics.
The details should cover aspects of interior design, construction detail,
technical design, product design, façade design etc.
A minimum of 8 details shall be done under each of the above aspects.

Professional training shall be carried out as per the prescribed professional

training rules. Students are required to go through the manual before
commencement of professional training.

1.0 PRELUDE

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a) The training shall be under an Architect registered with Council of
Architecture in India or Equivalent Authority when working Abroad.

b) The candidate has to work for a minimum of 16 weeks as per the firm’s
timings, rules & procedures. These 16 weeks do not include any public
holidays or leaves taken by the student.

c) In case a student wants to change the office for any genuine reason, he/she
should follow the rules and regulations for changing office as per the training
manual.

d) If a student puts in extra time & work, it may be endorsed by the principal
architect and sent to the institution. The student will be benefitted in terms of
knowledge, exposure and experience.

2.0 FORMALITIES DURING TRAINING

a) A joining report through the Head of the Organization should reach the
Training Coordinator within one week of joining (Format 1)*

b) Students are expected to maintain a work diary and record day to day
activities during the training in the prescribed format 2*.This is very
important for constant monitoring of the work done.

c) Based on their work diary, students have to prepare monthly log sheets
(duly signed by the Principal Architect or authorized officer supervising the
work with official seal) and email the scanned copy of the same to the
Training coordinator within the first week of every calendar month,
to :ssa.ramdas@gmail.com
The log sheet should be in the prescribed format 3*only. Original monthly
log sheets shall be submitted at the end of the training period as a part of
the Training Report.
* Refer to formats at the end of the document

d) On completion of training the student must obtain the Training

Completion Certificate, from the Principal Architect of the Office and
submit to school of Architecture, in original as prescribed in Format
4*

2.1 Regulations for change of office:

A student has to complete 16 weeks of training in one firm only.
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In case of a genuine reason if the student has to change the firm in between
the term, he/she has to follow certain procedures as stated below
i) He/she has to inform the office and the training coordinators at least two
weeks in advance before changing a firm.
ii) He /she is required to submit the following documents to the training
coordinator
 Copy of the mail sent to the office informing them of the change of firm
with genuine reason.
 Copy of the reply received by the student from their office stating that
they have no objections to the student leaving the firm in between the
term.

iii) He/She is required to complete fresh 16 weeks of training in new firm. The
old firm in which the student has done part internship will not be
considered.

3.0 KIND OF EXPOSURE EXPECTED

Exposure to the various aspects of Architectural Practice:

1. Design and Technical:

a. Designing/Planning
b. Site visits along with the architect or a deputy
c. Corporation / Municipal Sanction Drawings
d. Working Drawings
e. Construction Details
f. Interior Details
g. Services details
i. Plumbing and Sanitation Drawings
ii. Electrical
iii. Air Conditioning
iv. Lift Details
v. Fire Fighting Services
h. Acoustical and Thermal Insulation Details
i. Structural Drawings
j. Specification and BOQ
k. Estimation and Costing (of at least one project)

2. Contract administration and project management

a. Tenders and tendering process

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b. Conditions of Contract

3. Office administration and management

a. Understand office procedures
b. Involvement in meeting with the Clients
c. Prepare minutes of meetings
d. Measured Drawing and Documentation

4.0: COMPILATION OF REPORTS

4.1 Training Report

The training report will consist of:

 Copies of the drawings done by the student in the office duly signed by
the supervisor. Only those drawings worked on by the student should be
included in the report. It may also contain details of site visits,
Photographs, sketches and minutes of meetings prepared by the
student.

 A minimum 2-page write-up about the experiences of the professional

training. The write up can have anecdotes and visuals of the firm and
the work environment.

 The report should be in minimum A3 format

 All sketches should be hand-drawn

 all the drawings of the training report must be signed by the

Principal Architect along with the seal and COA registration
number.

4.2 Building Study Report

The building study report shall consist of:

 A complete study and appraisal of the building giving due considerations
to concept, function, form, construction technology, planning, structural
systems, services, materials, costing and project management. It should
include appropriate and adequate illustrations.

 The study should include wide range of construction and architectural

details. All details to be sketched. Minimum of 5 details to be provided.
Photographs, if used, should only be to reinforce sketches.

 The study should include the factors which influenced the design based
on the discussions with the architect who designed the building.

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 The report should include a POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION after
speaking to the users of the finished building.

 The report should be in A3 landscape format. The written matter should

be relevant with graphics and in Arial 12 font with 1.5 line spacing and
25 mm margin all around.

4.3 Building Material Study

 A well-researched and exhaustive study of any interesting building

material used locally in the town/city where the student works.

 This must include physical characteristics, behavioral properties,

applications, scope and limitation of the use, and cost factors.

 The report should include samples of the material.

 The report should be in A3 landscape format. The written matter should

be done in Arial 12 font with 1.5 line spacing and 25mm margin all
around.

 The report can have a summarized content from brochures and not the
brochures directly.

4.4 Building Details Report

The building Details report shall consist of a wide range of innovative and
unique details with respect to construction, materials/finishes and aesthetics.
The details should cover aspects of

 interior design
 construction detail
 technical design
 structural detail
 product design
 Façade design etc.

A minimum of 5 details shall be done under each of the above aspects.

Each detail should have a context with minimum, appropriate text and neat
sketches. The report should be in A3 landscape format. The details shall be
in the form of 2d and 3d proportionate sketches and neatly drafted to
appropriate scale. No colors should be used in the details.

4.5 Office Documents

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 Original Joining Report on Letterhead of the Organization duly signed

by the Principal Architect along with the seal and COA registration
number.

 Original Completion Certificate on letterhead of the organization

duly signed by the Principal Architect along with the seal and COA
registration number.

 The Work Dairy of the training period showing the works done on every
working day.

 Original Monthly Log sheets.

4.5 Dates of submissions and Reporting back to the

Institute:

Training Period Calendar Range – 1st July 2019 to 30th November 2019
Latest date by which a student shall join the office –29thJuly 2019
Last day of internship will be – 30th Nov 2019
Date for reporting back: 3rdDecember 2019

Submissions: Soft copies of the Building Study Report, Building Material

Study & Building details report should be sent in PDF format to
ssa.ramdas@gmail.com on 1stDecember 2019.
Training Report & Office documents to be submitted in person while
reporting back to the institute on 3rd December 2019

5.0 ASSESSMENT

Internal Marks - 50
Viva/ Jury Marks- 300.

6.0 IMPORTANT REMINDERS

1. Joining report within a week of joining the office

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a. Joining report shall be as per enclosed FORMAT
b. Scanned copy of joining report to be emailed
c. Original joining report to be submitted at the time of reporting back to
the institute.

2.Monthly log sheets at the end of each training month

a. Monthly log sheets shall be in the enclosed format with seal and signature
b. Scanned copy of monthly log sheets to be emailed at the end of each
training month
c. Original monthly reports to be submitted at the time of reporting back to
the institute

3. Maintaining the work diary every day

a. To be submitted at the time of reporting back to the institute

4. Using off days to visit sites and carry out the required studies.

5. Registration for the University examination

6. Date of reporting back to the Institute

7. Date of submission of all the reports

Note:
1. If the Student fail to send the monthly log sheets within the first
week of the following month then they will be marked out of 50%
for that particular log sheet under procedural criteria.
2. Any document or drawing without signature of the principal
architect and seal will not be accepted.

For any further information or clarification, please contact:

Ar. Ramdas
Training Coordinator

E-mail: ssa.ramdas@gmail.com
srinivas school of Architecture,
merlapadav, valachil - 574143.
Tel: 0824-2274730

FORMAT 1:

JOINING REPORT

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(On the letterhead of the firm/organization)

This is to certify that Mr. /Ms.………………………………………..

(Reg. No…………) of 9th semester B.Arch., Srinivas School of

Architecture, Mangaluru has joined as a “Professional

Trainee” at our office/firm/organization on …………. and

he/she will continue his/her training till ……………………

Signature and seal of the

Head of the Organization.

COA Registration no.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: MONTHLY LOG SHEET

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Month No.……. Dates: …../…../….. To …../…../…..

Name of the Trainee:

Registration No:

Number of working days:

Number of days worked:

Number of days absent /on leave‡:

Projects worked on during this period:

Type of work done:

Any other information:

Certified as true and correct Head of the Organization COA

Registration no.
(Signature and Seal)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: DAILY WORK DIARY

Students are expected to maintain a work diary and record day to day activities during
the training. Correct information should be entered in the relevant columns in hand
written form. The work diary is to be submitted as a part of the Training Report. The
entries should be certified by the office.
Sl. Date Project Client Type of Wor
No. (With Description
Week
No.)

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Signature of the Student Signature & Seal of the Head of the Organization

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: DAILY WORK DIARY

Sl. Date Project Client Type of Wor

No. (With Description
Week
No.)

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Signature of the Student Signature & Seal of the Head of the Organization

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that MR. /MS. _______________________________, Regd. No.

____________________ is a bonafide student of Ninth/Tenth Semester B. Arch.,

Srinivas School of Architecture, Valachil, Mangaluru. As a part of the

Professional Training, the student has to do the following studies:

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1. BUILDING STUDY

2. BUILDING MATERIAL STUDY

3. BUILDING DETAILED STUDY

For the same, the student has to collect information in the form of drawings,

photographs, sketches, reports and case study of the selected case example.

I request you to kindly grant the student permission to do the relevant studies

and collection of the necessary information. The information thus obtained will

be used purely for academic purposes only.

Thanking you.

Prof. Vasudev N Shet

HOD
Srinivas School of Architecture,
Valachil, Mangalore

FORMAT 4(a):

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

(On the letterhead of the firm/organization)

This is to certify that Ms.MILAN JOSHY (Reg. No 4SN15AT040) of 9th

semester B.Arch., Srinivas School of Architecture, Valachil, Mangaluru has

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completed 16 weeks of Professional Training at our office/firm/organization

from 15 JULY 2019 to 30 NOVEMBER 2019.

Signature and seal of the

Head of the Organization.

COA Registration No.

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