National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is an entrance examination conducted by Council of Architecture (CoA) since 2006, in terms of the provisions of CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983, published in the Gazette of India.
NATA is a national level entrance examination for admission to undergraduate courses in Architecture. It is believed that a separate aptitude test should be conducted for admission to Architecture which should not be combined with the tests for admissions to Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine and other disciplines.
The purpose of this entrance exam is to provide a single scheme of examination for holding aptitude test and to facilitate prospective students all over the country to apply for admissions in architecture seats in institutions spread across the country and to avoid appearing in multiple aptitude tests.
NATA also ensures that the eligibility criteria for admission to five years Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree course, as prescribed by CoA and duly approved by the Central Government, are strictly adhered to and followed all over the country in Architectural Institutions.
The NATA scores are used by admission authorities of different Government, Govt. Aided & Unaided schools/colleges of Architecture. This test measures drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking ability.
The date of the NATA 2024 Exam is available at nata.in. The NATA Exam will be administered as a computer-based test from 06 April, 2024. The NATA exam will be held this year on all Saturdays and Sundays starting on 06 April, 2024. The NATA 2024 Application form must be completed & submitted in order to take the exam. On March 01, 2024, the exam authority will start accepting applications for the NATA. The NATA 2024 exam will be administered by CoA in two sessions: Forenoon & Afternoon. The NATA 2024 exam structure has been updated, and the question paper will now have two sections: an offline MCQ component and an online Drawing & Composition examination.
The candidates must bring identification documentation and their NATA Admit Card 2024 with them when they report for the entrance exam. Applicants will be able to try as many NATA 2024 sessions as they would like. The NATA 2024 result will be used to make public the exam scores. Candidate may take the NATA 2024 exam no more than three times. When evaluating the NATA 2024 result, the exam administrators will take into account the highest of the three marks. To be eligible for admission to the B.Arch Programme, which is offered by numerous colleges around India, one must qualify in NATA 2024.
Name Of The Exam | National Aptitude Test in Architecture |
Organising Body | Council of Architecture (CoA) |
Exam Type | National |
Exam Mode | Computer Based Examinations |
Application Mode | Online |
NATA First Test Exam Date | April, 2024 |
NATA Second Test Exam Date | May, 2024 |
NATA Third Test Exam Date | June, 2024 |
Score validity | One Year |
Official Website | www.nata.in |
Email ID | nata.helpdesk2024@gmail.com |
Help Desk Number | +91 9560707764, 9319275557. (10 AM to 7 PM) |
The First Test Scheduled to be held on April, 2024. The dates of other important events are given below.
Event | Date |
NATA online registration starts | March, 2024 |
End of registration | April, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Candidate correction window | April, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Download of NATA admit card | April, 2024 |
Date of examination | April, 2024 |
Publication of NATA result | April, 2024 |
Second Test Scheduled to be held on May, 2024.
The dates of other important events are given below.
Event | Date |
NATA online registration starts | March, 2024 |
End of registration | May, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Candidate correction window | May, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Download of NATA admit card | May, 2024 Onwards |
Date of examination | May, 2024 |
Publication of NATA result | June, 2024 |
Event | Date |
NATA online registration starts | March, 2024 |
End of registration | June, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Candidate correction window | June, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Download of NATA admit card | June, 2024 |
Date of examination | June, 2024 |
Publication of NATA result | July, 2024 |
NATA ELIGIBILITY
Candidates who are aspiring for the entrance exam need to satisfy all the eligibility criteria set by NATA authorities. Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% marks in mathematics, physics and chemistry to apply for the entrance examination. Read the detailed NATA eligibility criteria here.
Interested candidates can apply online only through the official website. Here are the steps for NATA online application.
Step 1: Visit the official website of NATA – www.nata.in
Step 2: Click on the registration link on the homepage.
Step 3: Candidates will find ''Registration Form''.
Step 4: Go to the ''New Registration''.
Step 5: Enter all the mandatory fields in the online application form.
Step 6: The application number will be generated.
Step 7: Upload the scanned photograph and signature.
Document | Storage Size | Image Dimension | |
Height | Width | ||
Photograph | 4 to 100 KB | 4.5 cm | 3.5 cm |
Signature | 1 to 30 KB | 1.5 cm | 3.5 cm |
Step 8: Pay the prescribed application fee.
Step 9: Check all the details displayed on the confirmation page.
Step 10: Download and take a printout of the confirmation page for future reference.
Click here to apply online for NATA exam
Candidates applying for NATA have to pay the prescribed application fee through online mode. The application fee for NATA is INR 2000, which is inclusive of service fee charged by the bank.
Application Fee for NATA - 2024 | In India (Fee in Rs.) | Outside India (Fee in Rs.) | ||
General / OBC (NCL) | SC/ST/PwD | Transgender | ||
Male Female | Male Female | |||
Fee for any Individual Test | 1750 1250 | 1250 1000 | 1000 | 10000 |
Fee for any Two Tests | 3250 2250 | 2250 1750 | 1500 | 18000 |
Combined Fee of Test 1, 2 and 3 (Test 3) | 4500 3000 | 3000 2500 | 2000 | 25000 |
Processing Charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be borne by the candidate, as applicable |
NOTE:
Multiple Application Forms submitted by a candidate for the same Test will not be accepeted at any cost and are liable to be rejected without any refund.
The Application Fee shall be non-refundable in all cases.
Candidates need to download their NATA admit card from the official website to appear for the examination. The CoA will release the admit cards two weeks prior to the examinations. The candidates will need to use their application number & password to login in order to view their NATA Admit Card 2024. The Admit Card 2024 will provide students with access to curcial information about the exam, including the date, time, location and rules.
The candidates must bring identification documentation and their admission card when they report to the exam location. The candidates will not be permitted to sit the entrance exam without the NATA 2024 Admit Card.
Click here to download NATA admit card
The NATA 2024 Answer key can be available on the official website - nata.in. The Candidates will be able to verify their solutions to the question paper with the NATA Answer Key 2024. The candidates will be able to determine their likely secured entrance exam results by using the NATA 2024 Answer Key. The official marking scheme must be consulted by the candidates in order to calculate their marks. The computed Scores, however, will just be illustrative. The official NATA 2024 Response sheet will be made available by the authorities along with the answer key.
The Council of Architecture will declare the NATA results two weeks after the examination. Candidates must login with the necessary credentials in order to view the NATA 2024 Results. The NATA 2024 result will be announced using this mode only. Through the NATA Result 2024, candidates will be able to verify their qualifying status and earned scores. The candidates are urged to download and print the NATA result, as it will be necessary for the admission procedure.
The result of NATA will be available in three formats given below.
1. Marks obtained in the exam out of 200
(a) In case the candidate appears for more than one test all scores received in the attempts will be displayed.
(b) In case a candidate appears for 2 Tests, best of the 2 scores shall be taken as the valid score and in the case of 3 attempts, valid score shall be taken as the average of the 2 best scores.
2. Qualified / Not Qualified
Qualifying marks for NATA - 2023 is 70 Marks out of 200 Marks.
The CoA has not made any changes to NATA exam over the years. The entrance exam will be conducted for subjects such as mathematics, general aptitude and drawing. Many believe that drawing is the most important section, but one shouldn’t ignore mathematics and general aptitude. Download the NATA syllabus here.
Notifications
The Council of Architecture (CoA) has completed the NATA Phase 3 Exam 2023 has announced the publication time and date of the NATA Result Phase 3.
NATA 2023 Phase 3 Result will be announced on 17 July, 2023 at 5:00 PM on the officaial website - nata.in. Candidates can appeared for the NATA Phase 3 can access their NATA Score Card 2023 on the official website by entering their application number and password.
17 July 2023
Council of Architecture (CoA) will declare the NATA 2022 Result Phase 3 today - 16 August, 2022. The NATA Result 2022 will be activated on the official website.
Students will have to use their application number and date of birth to download the result of NATA 2022. Students who appeared in the NATA 2022 Phase 2 exam should keep their login credentials ready to avoid any last minute problems.
16 August 2022
Council of Architecture (CoA) is going to release the Phase 3 Admit Card for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) Today - 05 August, 2022 on its official website.
The NATA Admit Card 2022 for Phase 3 Examination will be released on the official website - https://www.nata.in/.
Candidates cand download their NATA Admit Cards online through the candidate login using their User ID & Password.
5 August 2022
The Council of Architecture (CoA) is going to release the NATA Admit Card 2022 for Phase 3 Tomorrow on 05 August, 2022.
Candidates will be able to download the NATA Admit Card 2022 in online mode at nata.in. by entering their login credentials. The credentials required to download the hall ticket of NATA 2022 are application form number and password.
4 August 2022
Council of Architecture (COA) has extended the last date to fill the NATA 2022 Application form for Phase 3. Application can complete the NATA registration 2022 Phase 3 at nata.in. The application process of NATA Exam 2022 comprises registration, filling application form, uploading documents and payment of fee. The appear for the NATA 2022 Exam, candidates must fill the application form before the last date.
23 July 2022