Notification Date: 2025-02-03

Last Updated on: 2025-04-11

• National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is being conducted by COA since 2006, to qualify for the admission to Bachelor of Architecture. The Council has prescribed CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983 and the CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020, with the approval of the Central Government in terms of Sections 21 & 45 of the Architects Act, 1972.
• These Regulations prescribe that the candidate needs to qualify an Aptitude Test in Architecture conducted either by NTA (i.e. JEE) or NATA conducted by the Council for admission to the Architecture degree Programme.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates fulfilling the below criteria prescribed by the Council can appear for NATA 2025:
• Passed or appearing in 10+1 Examination with subjects stated herein below
• ) Passed or appearing in 10+2 Examination with subjects stated herein below
• Passed or appearing in 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as a subject.
• However, the admission to B.Arch., Course shall be made as per the eligibility prescribed in the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 and as stated herein below:
• Candidates may note that NATA 2025 is the qualifier Aptitude Test for admission to B.Arch. program offered by Universities / Institutions in the country, subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Council.
• QUALIFYING IN NATA 2025 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RIGHT / GUARANTEE IN FAVOUR OF THE CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION TO ANY ARCHITECTURE COURSE UNLESS THE CANDIDATE HAS FULFILLED ALL THE PRESCRIBED REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED BY RESPECTIVE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELIGIBILIY CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL.

Mode of Application: Online

Application Fee:

Mode of Exam: Online & Offline

Exam Pattern:

• NATA 2025 will be conducted as a comprehensive aptitude test consisting of Part -A (Drawing and Composition) which will be in offline mode and Part B (MCQ - Multiple Choice Questions and NCQ - No Choice Questions) which will be in ONLINE adaptive mode.
• The medium of Aptitude test shall be in English and Hindi.
• The aptitude of the candidate will be assessed using some or all of the following:
• PART-A - Drawing and Composition Test:
  This is one and half hour (90 minutes) - 80 Marks Test where candidate has to attempt three questions. The content of the PART A Test is as follows:
  A1-Composition and Color -25 Marks: Creating suitable compositions for various situations and coloring them appropriately. Re-arranging various shapes in visually appealing manner and coloring it suitably.
  A2-Sketching & Composition (Black and White)-25 Marks: Ability to draw, visualize, depict a situation, involving buildings / its components, people, environment, products with an understanding of scale, proportions, textures, shades and shadow etc.
  A3-3D Composition-30 Marks: Creating interesting 3D composition for the given situation using the provided kit.
• PART-B:
  This is one and half hour (90 minutes), 120 Marks Test where candidate has to appear for online test. It shall have two types of Questions viz., B1-42 MCQs and B2-08 NCQs from the following topics:
  Visual Reasoning Ability to understand and reconstruct 2D and 3D composition, knowledge about its composition and technical concepts.
  Logical Derivation Ability to decode a situation, composition, context and generate meaning. Understanding the minute information hidden in a particular situation and drawing conclusions.
  G.K., Architecture & Design General awareness of architecture and design, current issues, recent.
  Language Interpretation Ability to correctly & logically generate meaning of words, sentences, understanding about English grammar.
  Design Sensitivity and Thinking Ability to observe record and analyze, people, space, product, environment. Critical thinking, reasoning and ability to identify the subtle communications. Ability to under-stand semantics, metaphors, problem identification and definition, analysis of a given situation.
  Numerical Ability Basic Mathematics and its association with creative thinking. To unfold a space with use of geometry.

Important Dates:

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