About NATA Entrance Exam
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National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is an Entrance exam conducted by the Council of Architecture (COA) for admission to 5-year Bachelor in Architecture (B.Arch) degree course offered by Institutes / Schools/ Architecture colleges in India.

The test is conducted to measure an applicant's aptitude for architecture, drawing skills, Observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity & critical thinking ability.

12th or PUC students who are desirous of taking admission to undergraduate couse in architecture are required to pass this test. 

NATA is an Aptitude test that assesses a candidate’s ability through a variety of testing formats. NATA measures the aptitude of the applicant for the specific field of study, i.e. Architecture, through assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability etc., besides the learning that the candidate has acquired over the past years.

In order to provide opportunities to a large number of aspirants to join Architecture Programme, the Council will be conducting NATA-2025 Aptitude Test for admissions into approved Architectural Institutions for the academic session 2025-2026, on designated Fridays & Saturdays in two sessions starting from March 2025 to June, 2025. 

Those candidates who have already appeared for NATA 2024 and availed of one, two, or three attempts and obtained a valid NATA 2024 score, may also apply for NATA 2025 but their NATA 2024 score shall be frozen. Their NATA 2025 score shall be calculated/determined as under, depending upon number of attempts:

The candidates need to indicate their preference of the city/region and date of the test while registering at NATA portal www.nata. in. The session during which the candidate will take the test as well as the Test Centres, shall be allotted by the Council, as far as possible, based on cities/ regions preferred by the candidate in the application form. However, the decision of the Council in allotting the Test Centre and session to candidates shall be final.

The Tests shall be conducted as per the schedule as given below:

Date Of Examination:

Question & Marks Of Examination

Part A - Drawing & Composition Test (Offline Mode), Duration - 90 Min, 80 Marks
A1 - 1 Question - Composition & Color - 25 marks
A2 - 1 Question - Sketching & Compostion (Black & White) - 25 Marks
A3- 1 Question - 3D Composition(KIT) - 30 Marks
Total - 80 Marks 

Part B -MCQ & NCQ - Computer based Adaptive Test - 90 Minutes (108 Seconds for each question) 120 Marks
B1- 42 Question- MCQ
B2- 08 Questions - NCQ

Total 50 questions - 120 Marks
Grand Total Marks (Part A & Part B) - 80+120 Marks = 200 Marks

 

Official site for NATA is https://www.nata.in



NATA Eligibility Criteria

Every candidate must fulfil following eligibilty criteria for writing NATA entrance exam.

• Age Limit - No Age Limit
• Subjects - Candiates must be compulsory pursuing MPC (Math, Physics & Chemistry)
• Qualifications - Candiates should be 12th passed from a recognised board.
• Marks - Candidates must score atleast 50% marks in Math, Physics & Chemistry (MPC) & atleast 50% marks in aggregate in 12th class. There is a 5% relaxation for SC, ST, OBC - NCL Category or PWD (Person witha disability)
• Diploma - candidates must pass 10+3 diploma examination with math as a compulsory subject scoring atleast 50% marks in aggregate.