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National Aptitude Test in Architecture 2021
Overview
National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is an Aptitude test conducted by Council of Architecture (CoA) for admission to the first year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course at recognized institutions across India. The test measures cognitive skills, visual perception, aesthetic sensitivity, logical reasoning, and critical thinking ability.
| Exam Name | National Aptitude Test in Architecture |
| Also Known As | NATA |
| Exam Category | Undergraduate |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Mode | Online (Computer based test) |
| Conducted by | Council of Architecture (CoA) |
NATA examination is conducted twice in a year. Candidates are not required to compulsorily take the test twice though if a candidate appears in both the tests, the better of the two scores will be considered.
UPDATE (September 8, 2021): NATA 2021 September exam Result has been declared, read NATA 2021 September exam Result.
UPDATE (August 29, 2021): NATA 2021 3rd Test Admit cards are now available, read NATA 2021 Third Test Admit Card.
UPDATE (August 22, 2021): Candidates must mandatorily take NATA 2021 to take admission in Architecture course in any university/ college.
UPDATE (July 22, 2021): NATA 2021 July exam Result has been declared, read NATA 2021 July exam Result.
UPDATE (Apr 20, 2021): Qualifying marks for NATA have been relaxed to 70 marks for academic session 2021-22.
UPDATE (Apr 20, 2021): NATA 2021 April exam Result has been declared, read NATA 2021 April exam Result.
UPDATE (Mar 27, 2021): Eligibility criteria for admissions to B.Arch course has been relaxed for academic session 2021-22, check B.Arch. Eligibility.
Previous Updates
- UPDATE (July 26, 2021): NATA 2021 Applications are open, check NATA 2021 Application Procedure.
- UPDATE (July 22, 2021): A 3rd test for the NATA 2021 exam has been announced. Please note that candidates who have appeared for both 1st and 2nd test of NATA 2021 won’t be eligible for the third test.
- UPDATE (July 1, 2021): Last date to apply for NATA 2021 July exam has been extended, read NATA 2021 Last Date Extended.
- UPDATE (May 19, 2021): NATA 2021 June exam has been rescheduled, read NATA 2021 Exam Rescheduled.
- UPDATE (Apr 7, 2021): NATA 2021 April exam Admit cards are now available, read NATA 2021 April exam Admit Card.
- UPDATE (Mar 28, 2021): NATA 2021 Application date has been extended, read NATA 2021: Last Date Extended.
About
Pattern
- It is an Online Test of 3 hours duration.
- There will be a total of 125 questions carrying 200 marks.
- The question paper will consist of Multiple-Choice type (MCQ), Multiple Select type (MSQ), Preferential Choice type (PCQ), and Numerical Answer type (NAQ) questions.
- Multiple-Choice type (MCQ) questions have 4 answer choices, out of which only one is the correct answer.
- Multiple Select type (MSQ) questions have multiple correct answer choices, and all the correct answer choices are to be selected.
- Preferential Choice type (PCQ) questions carry different marks for each answer choice.
- Numerical Answer type (NAQ) questions don’t have any choices and a numerical answer is to provided.
- All the Questions and instructions will be available in English medium only.
The no. of questions of each mark category is as follows:
| Marks per Question | No. of Questions | Total Marks |
| 1 | 75 | 75 |
| 2 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | 25 | 75 |
| Total | 125 | 200 |
Schedule
First Exam (April)
| Date of Examination | April 10, 2021 |
| Timings | 10.00 AM to 01.00 PM |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| A 2nd session may be considered as per requirement with timings as 02.30 PM to 05.30 PM. | |
Second Exam (June)
| Date of Examination | |
| Timings | 10.00 AM to 01.00 PM |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| A 2nd session may be considered as per requirement with timings as 02.30 PM to 05.30 PM. | |
Third Exam (September)
| Date of Examination | September 3, 2021 |
| Timings | 10.00 AM to 01.00 PM |
| Duration | 3 Hours |
| A 2nd session may be considered as per requirement with timings as 02.00 PM to 05.00 PM. | |
Eligibility
Taking NATA
Qualifying examination
- Candidates should have passed/ appearing in class 12th or any equivalent qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.
- OR Candidates must have passed/ appearing 10+3 diploma examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject.
Admission to first year of B.Arch.
Architecture Examination
Candidates must have qualified a recognized aptitude test in Architecture (NATA or equivalent) in 2021.
Marks in Qualifying examination
- Candidates must have passed in class 12th with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.
- OR Candidates must have passed 10+3 diploma examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject.
Candidates must obtain a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics along with a minimum aggregate of 50% in class 12th.OR Candidates must have passed 10+3 diploma examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
Syllabus
Mock Test
- The official mock test is made available to the candidates appearing for NATA.
- Candidates can take the Mock Test to understand the pattern of the computer-based test and make themselves familiar with the interface.
- The mock test is for practice purpose only.
Past Question Papers
See previous year Question Papers and Answers here.
Fees
NATA 2021 Application Fee is as follows:
For examination centre opted in India
One Exam Only (April Exam or June Exam or September exam)
| General/OBC | ₹2,000 |
| SC/ST/PwD | ₹1,500 |
Both Exams (April Exam and June Exam)
| General/OBC | ₹4,000 |
| SC/ST/PwD | ₹3,000 |
For examination centre opted in a Foreign country
| One Exam Only | ₹10,000 |
| Both Exams | ₹20,000 |
Registration
- The registrations for NATA 2021 (April exam and June exam) will begin from March 5, 2021 while registrations for September exam will begin from July 26, 2021.
- The last date to apply for NATA 2021 April examination is
March 28, 2021April 1, 2021, for June examination isMay 30, 2021July 2, 2021, and for September exam isAugust 22, 2021August 26, 2021. - The registration window for the second test will open for 14 days after the announcement of results of the first test.
- NEW: Check detailed steps for filling the Application Form here.
Application Procedure
NEW: Check detailed steps for filling the Application Form here.
- Candidates need to visit the NATA website and fill the prescribed application form.
- Upload the required documents including a recent colour photograph, scanned copy of candidate’s signature and community certificate (for SC/ST only).
- Pay the Registration Fee through online payment modes.
- Save the confirmation page for future reference.
Application Correction
- Candidates will be provided a facility to make corrections in their application form particulars.
- It is a one-time facility and is extended to the candidates to avoid any hardship to them.
- The correction window for April exam will be open during March 26 – March 28, 2021 while for June exam, it will be open during
May 25 – May 30, 2021June 20 – June 30, 2021, and for September exam, it will be open from August 16 to August 26, 2021.
Test Centres
Test Cities
Test Cities
| State | City |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupathi |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dibrugarh |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Assam | Silchar |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur |
| Bihar | Gaya |
| Bihar | Muzaffarpur |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Bihar | Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Delhi | Delhi |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
| Gujarat | Anand |
| Gujarat | Daman |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| Gujarat | Jamnagar |
| Gujarat | Rajkot |
| Gujarat | Surat |
| Gujarat | Vadodara |
| Haryana | Ambala |
| Haryana | Faridabad |
| Haryana | Gurgaon |
| Haryana | Hisar |
| Haryana | Karnal |
| Haryana | Narnaul |
| Haryana | Rohtak |
| Haryana | Sonepat |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad |
| Jharkhand | Hazaribagh |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Belgaum |
| Karnataka | Bellary |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Karnataka | Davangere |
| Karnataka | Gulbarga |
| Karnataka | Hubli |
| Karnataka | Mangalore |
| Karnataka | Mysore |
| Karnataka | Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha |
| Kerala | Ernakulam |
| Kerala | Kannur |
| Kerala | Kollam |
| Kerala | Kottayam |
| Kerala | Kozhikode |
| Kerala | Thrissur |
| Kerala | Trivandrum |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ratlam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Rewa |
| Madhya Pradesh | Sagar |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar |
| Maharashtra | Akola |
| Maharashtra | Amravati |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad |
| Maharashtra | Chandrapur |
| Maharashtra | Chinchwad |
| Maharashtra | Chinchwad/ Akurdi |
| Maharashtra | Jalgaon |
| Maharashtra | Kalyan |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur |
| Maharashtra | Latur |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur |
| Maharashtra | Nanded |
| Maharashtra | Nashik |
| Maharashtra | Navi Mumbai |
| Maharashtra | Navi Mumbai – Nerul |
| Maharashtra | Panvel |
| Maharashtra | Pune |
| Maharashtra | Ratnagiri |
| Maharashtra | Sangli |
| Maharashtra | Satara |
| Maharashtra | Solapur |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Odisha | Cuttack |
| Odisha | Rourkela |
| Odisha | Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar |
| Punjab | Bhatinda |
| Punjab | Jallandhar |
| Punjab | Ludhiana |
| Punjab | Mohali |
| Punjab | Pathankot |
| Punjab | Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer |
| Rajasthan | Bikaner |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur |
| Rajasthan | Kota |
| Rajasthan | Sriganganagar |
| Rajasthan | Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore |
| Tamil Nadu | Erode |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai |
| Tamil Nadu | Nagercoil |
| Tamil Nadu | Salem |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli |
| Tamil Nadu | Vellore |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Telangana | Karimnagar |
| Telangana | Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bilaspur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Greater Noida |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut |
| Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad |
| Uttar Pradesh | Muzaffarnagar |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani |
| Uttarakhand | Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol |
| West Bengal | Durgapur |
| West Bengal | Howrah |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
| West Bengal | Siliguri |
| International | Dubai |
Note
- The candidates applying for the exam centre in Dubai will not be given any choice for test centres.
- Dubai cannot be chosen as second or third choice of exam city.
Admit Card
- For each Applicant, an Admit Card will be generated indicating the allotted Examination Centre for NATA examination.
- Candidates need to download the Admit Card from the NATA website.
- Admit Cards of NATA 2021 April exam will be available on April 6, 2021 while admit cards of NATA 2021 June exam will be available on
June 8, 2021July 7, 2021. - A printed copy of the downloaded admit card should be produced at the time of examination along with a photo identity card.
- Candidates are advised to retain their admit cards carefully in a secured place in undamaged condition till the completion of admission procedure.
- UPDATE (August 29, 2021): NATA 2021 3rd Test Admit cards are now available, read NATA 2021 Third Test Admit Card.
Answer Keys
- The answer key for the exam will be made available to the candidates.
- Review of answer paper can be provided on payment of Rs. 3,000 by any candidate desiring to do so for a single test.
Qualifying Marks
In order to qualify NATA, a candidate must secure 75 70 marks out of 200 marks.
UPDATE (Apr 20, 2021): Qualifying marks for NATA have been relaxed to 70 marks for academic session 2021-22.
Result
The result of the NATA 2021 April exam is expected to be declared on April 14, 2021 while the results of the NATA 2021 June exam is expected to be declared on June 16, 2021 July 15, 2021.
It will be available as:
- Marks obtained out of 200 and marks in each component
- Whether Qualified/ Not Qualified (Check Qualifying Marks)
Important Information
Candidates must bring the following things to the exam hall:
- Downloaded Admit Card
- Proof of Identity – Aadhar / Passport / Driving License / Voter ID.
Note: Instruments of any kind including scale are not permitted.
Important Dates
| NATA First Test | |
| Details | Date |
| Start of online registrations | March 5, 2021 |
| End of registrations | |
| Image uploads allowed till | |
| Fee payment allowed till | |
| Application Correction window | March 26 – April 1, 2021 |
| Confirmation page printing available till | |
| Publication of Admit Card | April 6, 2021 |
| NATA First Test | April 10, 2021 |
| Publication of results | April 14, 2021 |
| NATA Second Test | |
| Details | Date |
| Start of online registrations | March 5, 2021 |
| End of registrations | |
| Image uploads allowed till | |
| Fee payment allowed till | |
| Application Correction window | |
| Confirmation page printing available till | |
| Publication of Admit Card | |
| NATA Second Test | |
| Publication of results | |
| NATA Third Test | |
| Details | Date |
| Start of online registrations | July 26, 2021 |
| End of registrations | |
| Image uploads allowed till | August 22, 2021 |
| Fee payment allowed till | |
| Application Correction window | August 16 – August 26, 2021 |
| Confirmation page printing available till | |
| Publication of Admit Card | August 29, 2021 |
| NATA Third Test | September 3, 2021 |
| Publication of results | September 8, 2021 |
Contact Information
Candidates can contact NATA through written communication, phone or email.
| NATA Contact Information | |
| Address | Council of Architecture, India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, 1st Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, Delhi (India) |
| Helpdesk | 9319275557, 9560707764 |
| [email protected] | |
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