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IGBC Accredited Professional - Associate Examination.

The 'Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional - Associate Examination' (IGBC AP-Associate) offered by IGBC is a credential for students and young professionals with less than 2 years of work experience.

The examination is based on the IGBC’s Certification Course on Green Built Environment attended by participant either through online course offered by IGBC or by Institution which adopted IGBC Green Education programme.

It is designed to test the knowledge of a candidate on green building design and construction.


Eligibility


Students & young professionals with less than 2 years of work experience and who had undergone IGBC Certification Courses are eligible to appear for this examination.

Structure & Content

The exam would consist of 100 questions in multiple-choice format, with each question carrying one mark. The duration of the exam is 90 minutes. To be successful, the candidates will have to score a minimum of 60 marks. There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
The examination is based on the following criterion:

The examination has the following three criteria :

The purpose of this section is to demonstrate the candidate's general understanding of the green building design and construction industry as they relate to green building practices.

Sample Question 1: Oil grit separators are installed to:
  • To filter oil in storm water run-off
  • To capture storm water run-off from surface parking areas
  • To recover oil spilling at site
  • To mix oil with storm water

This section is to verify the candidate's understanding and knowledge on few of the local building standards and codes as they relate to environmental aspects

Sample Question 2: The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is applicable to buildings or building complexes that have a connected load
  • 100 kW or greater
  • Lesser than 500 kW
  • 800 kW or greater
  • Lesser than 800 kW

This section is to evaluate understanding of green building strategies and the impact that they would result in. The candidate is required to match the impact to a strategy provided

Sample Question 3: Perform soil and climate analysis to determine the species of plants which will adapt best
  • Improve erosion & sedimentation control
  • Enhance the aesthetics
  • Reduce water requirement for landscaping
  • Reduce water consumption in fixtures

Answers to sample questions: (1) a (2) a (3) c

Examination Fee (effective from 1 January 2022)

The examination fee is as follows:
S No Description Fee
1 Online Certification Course & Examination 7,500/-
2 Exam Fee (for students who have undergone IGBC Green Education programme in Institution) 3,000/-
  • Fee is inclusive of Good & Service Tax (GST)
  • Registration, Reattempt and Reschedule fee are non-refundable
  • If the candidate fails to attend the exam on scheduled date, the exam fee will not be refunded or adjusted.
  • A fee of Rs.500 inclusive of Good & Service Tax (GST) will be levied, if the date of exam is postponed.
  • Reschedule of exam date is allowed 1 day before the date of exam.

Frequency of Exam

  • The examination is online, computer based and offered twice a month i.e., 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month between 1500 to 1630 hrs.
  • The candidates will have to specify their preferred date for examination in the application form.

Resources

Suggested material for reading :
IGBC Published Book – ‘Introduction to Green Buildings & Built Environment’)
(Click here to download Resources)

IGBC Green New Buildings Abridged Reference Guide (Version 3.0)
(Click here to download Resources)
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