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Notice for my current batch of NATA & MAH-AR-CAT May-June 2010 giving students: Check maharch.org (MASA’s website) for the admission process to the pvt colleges … typically it wud begin after the NATA exams are wound up (approx mid to end June or later). U wud be reqd to visit a registered centre (ARC) like KRVI or 4 Bandra colleges and fill the online admission form. Here the order of preference – 6 colleges cud be (my suggestion): KRVI, LSR, Rizvi / Pillai’s, IES, Hiray, Asmita. (chk up nata.in to know where these colleges are!) Check dte.org.in for the latest info on MAH-AR-CET 2010 @ the exam and the admission process for the govt colleges … u can fill the order of preference as (my suggestion) Rachana, JJ, Pune colleges, Nasik college. Calculate ur total merit by HSC/2 + NATA/4 (or MAH-AR-CET/4). Thus u will get ur merit mrks / 100. Pls note that some authorities present the above calculation in various formats: eg DTE does it thus: they increase ur HSC mks out of ...

Archi Class - Outdoor Sketching - 7 May 2010, @ Global Pagoda near Esselworld. From Borivali station ask where u get auto rickshaws for BORIVALI GORAI JETTY - it's share-an-auto Rs 6/- & takes ~ 10-15 mins to reach BORIVALI GORAI JETTY . Meet at the ticket counter and buy ur ticket (Rs 35/- valid for both ways - to & fro). Then we all sit in the ferry / boat and cross the waters (~ 20 mins) to the other side - i.e. reach Global Pagoda. It is adjacent to Esselworld - both are on the same path; Global Pagoda is to left and Esselworld is to right. Please bring along ur sketching material, cap, goggles / sun-glasses, camera (if u hv one), water, food (here is a canteen selling snacks, tea, coffee - so u may not bring food). Please wear full length clothes to maintain decorum, since it's a meditation centre. The timing to meet at the Jetty will be 9am so we will be sketching from 10am-12.30pm & thereafter see the place, museum of paintings etc. We should leave Global Pag...

An excellent opportunity for teenage girls and boys to get an introduction to Vipassana Meditation Young ones can learn this technique of meditation through which they can get rid of stress, handle all kinds of fear, understand their own self better and transform themselves, become calm and concentrate their mind to get the best out of life! Teenagers (16 to 20 year age) can attend 7-day Vipassana Course specially designed for them: For Girls - 28th April to 6th May For Boys - 9th May to 17th May Venue: Dhamma Vahini, Titwala. For Further information and to register, please call at 9004620434 on working days, between 12 to 6pm. Useful links: www.globalpagoda.org www.dhamma.org

Archi Class of 14Feb Sunday will be @ KalaGhoda, Churchgate (also known as Town/Fort area) Meet at Jehangir Art Gallery 9am - both batches come in the morning. If u cannot make it in the morning (esp the evening batch students) u can still come there by 3pm (or latest by 3.30pm) to enjoy the The Kala Ghoda Art Festival (KGAF). (U cud come directly from ur morning coaching 11th-12th classes to KalaGhoda and have ur food there since there r many food stalls too). Our sketching class will happen from 9am - 12noon ... so after class we'll get to see a lot of art installations and creative ideas on display in the entire area. U can return home after seeing the exhibits - say by 3 or 4 or 5pm (depends on how much u wish to see around or long u wish to be there). Get all ur sketching gear: sketchbook, pencils, cap, sun-glasses, water bottle, old newspapers to sit on. for more info on KGAF visit: http://www.kalaghodaassociation.com/kgaf10.pdf http://www.kalaghodaassociation.com ----------...

Archi Class - Outdoor Sketching - tomorrow - 13 Dec 2009, @ Global Pagoda near Esselworld. From Borivali station ask where u get auto rickshaws for BORIVALI GORAI JETTY - it's share-an-auto Rs 6/- & takes ~ 10-15 mins to reach BORIVALI GORAI JETTY . Meet at the ticket counter and buy ur ticket (Rs 35/- valid for bothways to & fro). Then u sit in the ferry / boat and cross the waters (~ 20 mins) to the other side - i.e. reach Global Pagoda. It is adjacent to Esselworld - both are on the same path; Global Pagoda is to left and Esselworld is to right. Please bring along ur sketching material, cap, goggles / sun-glasses, camera (if u hv one), water, food (here is a canteen so u may not bring food).Please wear full length clothes to maintain decorum, since it's a meditation centre. The timing to meet at the Jetty will be 9am for the morning batch and 3.30pm for the evening batch. So we will be sketching from 10am-12 and 4 -6pm.

Admission to the 2 Vacation Batches of Architecture Entrance Exams - NATA, MAH-AR-CET, AIEEE - for students eligible to appear in 2010 and 2011 (i.e. those who r currently studying in 11th and 12th std) is open and filling up fast on 1st come 1st served basis. If u r serious @ enrolling pls do so at the earliest as there r limited seats of 15 students per batch & there r only 2 batches (thus max total intake is 30). The 2 batches r 8-10 am and 6.30-8.30 pm on all days. The batch will start as soon as the HSC exams finish so students r advised not to make any travel plans during vacations (u'd get enuf time 4 holidaying once u r done with the Archi Entrance Exams) For further details feel free 2 buzz me @ 9820241043 Prof. Sanjay Mhatre achitect-artist-lecturer 15 years teaching in various architecture colleges including JJ, KRVI and NMIMS-BSSA & producing toppers in the entrance exams

There are 2 Batches running: morning batch: 10 am - 12 noon evening batch: 5 pm - 7 pm New students can still join any batch. The training prepares u 4 NATA, MAH-AR-CET & AIEEE Admissions open for vacation batches too !