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National Aptitude test in Architecture Online

About NATA 2023

National Aptitude test in Architecture 2023 - Council of Architecture (CoA) conducts National Aptitude Test in Architecture which is also popular as NATA. The exam is usually conducted twice a year and students who wish to study architecture course at undergraduate level (BArch) can prepared for this exam. NATA 2023 is meant to be held in 2023. The other popular name for this exam is CoA NATA. 

CoA in the notification had mentioned that NATA 2022 will be conducted three times - June 12 2022 (Sunday), July 3, 2022 (Sunday) and July 24, 2022 (Sunday). The exam on these dates will be conduted in two sessions - Session 1 (10.00 am to 1.00 pm) and Session 2 (2.30 pm – 5.30 pm).

Students who wish to pursue bachelors in architecture (BArch) can aim for this exam. The notification is released on the official website of CoA at appropriate time every year. Candidates can submit applications after the notification is released. 

Candidates can visit the official website and click the link for registration and create an account comprisiing username and password. Post creation of account, they can login with help of password and username obtained during the registration and start filling the form, they can upload the required documents, pay the registration fees and then submit the form.

Post application form submission, applicants have to appear for a written test. The exact schedule, time, and mode of the test will be communicated through registered e-mail id or through other source. The written test will be conducted in online mode and questions related to maths, physics, chemistry at plus-two level, critical thinking ability, drawing, aesthetics have to be answered in three hours.

Candidates who pass the exam with the required score (minimum qualifying marks or cutoff marks) will be called for further admission procedure. Cutoff marks will be set and candidate's score in the exam has to be equal to the set cutoff marks or above it.

Candidates can compare their score with the set cutoff marks,  If they find their score to be either equal or greater than cutoff, they can take part in the counselling process. Information about the exam is provided below in a tabular format for the sake of the students:

Particulars Details
Name of the Exam National Aptitude Test for Architecture or NATA
Conducted By Council of Architecture
Exam Level Undergraduate 
Exam Frequency Thrice
Mode of Exam Computer-Based Test
Course offered through the exam BArch
Exam Fees

For One Attempt:

  • General Category - INR 2000
  • SC/ST -  INR 1500

For Two Attempts:

  • General Category - INR 4000
  • SC/ST -  INR 3000

For Three Attempts

  • General Category - INR 5400
  • SC/ST -  INR 4050
Exam Duration

3 Hours 

Number of Papers

1

Total Questions

125

Marking Scheme

The questions will be of 1 or 2 or 3 marks

Medium of Exam English 
Colleges Accepting Exam Score BArch colleges of India
No. of Test Cities 136
Official Website www.nata.in
Contact Details

NATA Email ID: nata.helpdesk2022@gmail.com

NATA Helpline: 080-45549467

Schedule 

Phase 1

Events

Dates 

Application submission process commencement (online)

8 April 2022

Last date to submit applications

23 May 2022

Last Date for uploading images and fee payment

23 May 2022

Correction window opening and closing (for corrections in Application Forms)

19 to 23 May 2022

Admit Card release date

7 June 2022

NATA 2022 exam date

12 June 2022

Result declaration

20 June 2022

Phase 2

Events

Dates

Application submission process starting

8 April 2022

Application submission last date

20 -Jun-2022

Last Date to Upload Image/s and Payment of Fee

20 June 2022

Application form correction schecule

18 to 20 June 2022

Release of the Admit Card 

30 June 2022

NATA 2022 Phase II

3 July 2022

Result declaration date

13 July 2022

Phase 3

Events

Dates

Application submission start date

8 April 2022

Last date to submit application

11 July 2022

Last date to upload photos/pay the exam fees

11 July 2022

Application form correction schedule

8 to 11 July 2022

Release of the Admit Card 

21 July 2022

Exam date for third phase

24 July 2022

Result declaration date

3 August 2022

 

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