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Rules
& Syllabus of GMTA Course |
| Title
of the Course: |
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Graduate
membership of the Textile Association (GMTA) |
| Title
of the Award: |
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Graduate
member of the Textile Association (GMTA) |
| Entrance
Qualification: |
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a) |
ATA Stream |
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b) |
Diploma
Stream |
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Note: |
At
present only two streams have been introduced. Later on
efforts will be made to introduce the courses for other
streams mentioned in this hand – book. |
| Educational
Requirements: |
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1)
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For
ATA Streams
Passing of ATA exam with Xth (SSC) or XII Standard (HSC) examination
with any optional subjects. |
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2) |
For
Diploma Stream
Passing of Diploma Examination in Textile Technology / Man
– Made Textile Technology / Textile Engineering /
Textile Chemistry and other Textile courses recognised by
the Board of Technical Education of any State of India,
and approved by the Textile Association (India). |
| Medium
of Examination: |
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English |
| Age
& Other Conditions: |
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1.
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A
candidate should have minimum age of seventeen years when
he appears for the section A of GMTA Course. |
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2. |
A
candidate is eligible to appear for the appropriate examination
of the GMTA Course after completing at lest one year of the
membership of the TAI. |
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3. |
He
should become a Life Member after passing the section B examination
if he is not already a Life Member. |
| Examination: |
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At
present examinations will be held only once in a year i.e.
in the month of December, along with the ATA exams. The
exact schedule of examination along with the approved centres
for conducting such examinations will be published in the
JTA or through the TAI News Letters of the Units at least
six months, prior to the commencement of the examination. |
| Registration: |
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1) |
The
candidates are required to register for examination in a
prescribed application form, three months prior to the examinations. |
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2) |
Necessary
passing certificates for each stream must be enclosed along
with the application. |
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3) |
The
applications will have to be scrutinised and passed by the
PAC before permitting the candidates to appear for the examination. |
| To
Pass Exams: |
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1) |
Minimum
number of marks to pass any subject is forty percent. |
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2) |
To
get an exemption in any subject minimum of fifty percent marks
are needed. |
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3)
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Candidates
can pass the exam in parts also but he has to clear each
section within three attempts only. Failure to do so will
result in cancellation of the permission for examination.
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| Curricula
for Different Scheme: |
| Candidates
with different educational background and qualifications will
have to follow the instruction as given below. |
| A) |
ATA
with minimum X std. Pass: |
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1) |
These candidates will have to appear and pass in all the four
papers of Section A and Section B each and six paper in the
group of his choice in Section C four of which are compulsory
(C) and two are selected from the list of optional (O) subjects
mentioned in each group. |
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2) |
All the four papers in Section D are compulsory for candidates
of all groups. |
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3) |
In all they have to appear and pass 18 papers and submit a
dissertation as mentioned in Section E. |
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| B) |
ATA
with XIIth or HSC Pass with Science subjects: |
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1) |
These candidates are exempted from appearing in Section A
only. They will have to appear for four papers in Section
B and Six papers in group of their choice. |
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2) |
All the four papers in Section D are compulsory for candidates
of all groups. |
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3) |
In all they have to appear and pass 14 papers and submit a
dissertation as mentioned Section E. |
| C) |
Textile
Diploma Pass: |
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1. |
These
candidates are exempted from appearing in Section A. However,
they will have to appear for any two subjects out of the four
in Section B and Six papers in Section out of which four are
compulsory (C) and two are optional (O) to be selected from
any one group of their choice. |
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2. |
All
the four papers in Section D are compulsory for candidates
of all groups. |
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3. |
In
all they have to appear and pass 12 papers and submit a dissertation
as mentioned in Section E. |
| Taking
Exams: |
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Candidates
can take exams in papers of the Section A and Section B at
one time. After passing section A & B candidates can take
exams in Section C and Section D at one time in the same year.
Only after passing all the Section A, b, c and D candidates
are allowed to submit the dissertation mentioned in Section
E. |
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| Dissertation: |
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1) |
In
section E a candidate is required to submit a short thesis
on any topic related to any sector of the textile industry,
in consultation with the referees approved by the PAC. Candidates
have to register under a referee before starting his dissertation
work. |
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2)
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An
oral exam on dissertation subject will be held for the candidate. |
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3) |
A
format of writing the dissertation will be provided on request
by the candidates. |
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| GMTA
Award: |
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1) |
GMTA
will be awarded to candidates who have passed all the necessary
exams and the dissertation work. |
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2) |
He
should produce a certificate of total two years working experience
in any sector of textile industry / research / teaching institute
before applying for getting the GMTA award. |
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Course
Content:
Section
A (Mark 400)
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A1 English
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A2 Physics
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A3 Mathematics
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A4 Chemistry
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Section
B (Marks 400)
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B1 Statistics
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B2 General Engineering
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B3 Textile Physics
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B4 Mechanics of Textile Machinery
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Section
C (Marks 600)
Four papers are Compulsory (C) and Two papers are Optional
(O) from any one group Spinning (S), Weaving (W) and Chemical
Processing (CP).
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A
– Spinning (S)
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Compulsory
(C) |
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- SC1
Advanced Yarn Manufacture
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SC2 Modern Yarn Production
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SC3 Process Control in Spinning
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SC4 Engineering Design of Textile Structure
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Optional
(O) |
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SO1 Spinning of Man – Made Fibres and Blends
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SO2 Long Staple Fibre Processing
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SO3 Theory and Design of Textile Machinery.
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SO4 Textile Testing and Quality Control
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B
– Weaving (W)
Compulsory (C)
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WC1 Advanced Fabric Manufacture
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WC2 Modern Fabric Production
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WC3 Process Control in Weaving
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WC4 Engineering Design of Textile Structures
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Optional
(O)
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WO1 Knitting Technology
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WO2 Weaving of Blends, Filament and Textured Yarns
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WO3 Quality Control and Testing of Woven, Non-woven and
Knitted Fabrics
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WO4 Geo – Textiles, Non – woven and Industrial
Fabrics
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C- Chemical Processing (CP)
Compulsory (C)
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CPC1 Elements of Chemical Engineering
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CPC2 Chemistry of Intermediates and Dyes
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CPC3 Chemistry and Evaluation of Textile Auxiliaries
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CPC4 Advanced Chemical Processing
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Optional
(O) |
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- CPO1
Control Mechanism and Instrumentation
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CPO2 Elements of Polymer Chemistry
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CPO3 Technology of Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing & Finishing
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CPO4 Computerised Colour Matching
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Section
D (Marks 400) |
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- D1
Data Processing and Computer Programming
- D2
Synthetic Fibre Production & Properties
- D3
Industrial Engineering & Mill Management
- D4
Mill Organisation and Process Control
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Section
E : Dissertation (Mark 100) |
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1) |
A
dissertation / Project should be submitted subsequent to passing
all the written examination. |
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2)
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A
Preliminary work for a dissertation / project is allowed to
be started before appearing for Section D examinations. |
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3)
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The
title of the dissertation / project, name of the referee,
place at which project work is expected to be undertaken,
aim and scope of the project and data to be collected etc.
should be submitted in a note form, after passing the group
D examination to the PAC of the Central Office, within a month
from the announcement of the Group D Results |
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4) |
Each
dissertation / Project, will be examined by a panel of examiners
and an oral examination will also be held for the purpose. |
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5)
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A
dissertation / project, should run to about 10,000 to 15,000
words and should be neatly presented in a stipulated format.
It may not be an original contribution but may comprise a
literature review or a report on practical or experimental
work. Candidate should, however, draw conclusions from his
work or criticise the work covered in the literature review. |
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6)
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Candidates should prepare three type written copies of
his project and submit two copies of his project and submit
two copies to the PAC for assessment. If the work is found
not satisfactory, he would be required to resubmit for approval
after making the changes suggested during the assessment
of the dissertation by experts/examiners for getting the
GMTA award.
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