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GBC Accredited Professional Examination

The 'Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional Examination' IGBC AP offered by IGBC is
a credential for professionals to participate in green building projects.
The examination is not based on any specific rating system. It is designed to test the knowledge of a
candidate on green building design and construction.
Qualified individuals can be involved in projects registered under the 'IGBC rating programmes' like
IGBC Green Homes, IGBC Factory buildings, IGBC Existing Buildings etc., Projects would achieve one
credit point under 'Innovation and Design' category if an IGBC AP is part of the project team.
Eligibility
All students/ professionals of the building industry are eligible to appear for this examination.

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Examination Fee effective from 1 January 2016
The examination fee is as follows:
S No

Description

Fee

For Professional

5,000/

For Students

3,000/

* Fee is exlusive of service tax

* Registration, Reattempt and Reschedule fee are nonrefundable
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Location & Frequency of Exam
The examination is online, computer based and offered twice a month i.e 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month at
Merit Trac examination centers in the following cities:
Ahmedabad
Bengaluru
Chennai
Kochi
Coimbatore
Delhi
Hyderabad
Kolkota
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Mumbai
Pune
In the following cities, period of exam is once a month 3rd Saturday and the centers are subject to availability. In
case any of the centers mentioned below is not available, the exam will be scheduled to the nearest city mentioned
in the above list.
Aurangabad
Bhopal
Bhubaneswar
Chandigarh
Gurgaon
Guwahati
Gwalior
Indore
Jaipur
Lucknow
Madurai
Mangalore
Mysore
Nagpur
Nashik
Noida
Patna
Siliguri
Surat
Trichy
Trivandrum
Vadodara
Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam
The candidates will have to specify their preferred location and date for examination in the application form.
Note: The above test centers are subject to availability on the dates mentioned.

Examination Administration
The 'Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional Examination' is being offered through MeritTrac Services
Private Limited, India's Premier and largest skills Assessment Company. MeritTrac has conducted 4 million exams so
far and is currently assessing close to 1.8 million candidates per year. MeritTrac has stateoftheart assessment
centres across the country for conducting high stake exams and offering great candidate testtaking experience.
Candidates need to register with the Indian Green Building Council through the IGBC website www.igbc.in. On
receipt of the examination fee, the examination date and venue will be intimated via email.
Results will be reported to the candidate immediately on completion of the exam.
Successful candidates will be awarded the 'IGBC Accredited Professional' certificate and will be listed on the IGBC
web site.
Unsuccessful candidates can schedule to retake the exam by repeating the registration process.

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Resources
Suggested material for reading :
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IGBC Green New Buildings Abridged Reference Guide

IGBC Green Homes Abridged Reference Guide
IGBC Green Factory Building Abridged Reference Guide
Background material of green building training programme conducted by IGBC

Click hereto download Resources

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Structure & Content
The exam would consist of 110 questions in multiplechoice format, with each question carrying one mark. To be
successful, the candidates will have to score a minimum of 85 marks.
The examination has the following four sections :
Section I : Green Building Design & Construction
Section II : Building Standards & Codes
Section III : IGBC Resources and Processes
Section IV : Green Design Strategies & Impacts
SECTION I: Green Building Design & Construction
This section comprises of 50 questions
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:
a. To filter oil in storm water runoff
b. To capture storm water runoff from surface parking areas
c. To recover oil spilling at site
d. To mix oil with storm water
SECTION II: Building Standards & Codes
This section will comprise of 15 questions
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
a. 100 kW or greater
b. Lesser than 500 kW
c. 800 kW or greater
d. Lesser than 800 kW
SECTION III: IGBC Processes
This section will comprise of 15 questions
This section would test the candidate's understanding of processes and resources related to IGBC programmes
Sample Question 3: If a credit point has been denied for a project and the project team feels they have complied
with the credit requirement, the project team
a. Can write to the IGBC staff
b. Cannot do anything
c. Can appeal for review of the credit
d. Can declare themselves of having achieved the credit
SECTION IV: Green Design Strategies & Impacts
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This section will comprise of 30 questions

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 4: Perform soil and climate analysis to determine the species of plants which will adapt best
a. Improve erosion & sedimentation control
b. Enhance the aesthetics
c. Reduce water requirement for landscaping
d. Reduce water consumption in fixtures
Answers to sample questions: 1 a 2 a 3 c 4 c

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For more details, please contact:
M Raghu
Director
Email Id:raghu.m@cii.in
Mobile Number : +91 9789087697
K Suresh Kumar
Executive
Email Id:sureshkumar.k@cii.in
Phone number: +9140 4418 5178

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