The first edition of NATA 2021 exam was held on 10 April. NATA 2021 2nd exam will be conducted on 11 July this year.

NATA 2021 2nd exam

The second edition of NATA 2021 is to be held from 10 am to 1 pm. Another session of NATA 2021 2nd exam if required will be held from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

About the exam
NATA 2021 is expanded into National Aptitude Test in Architecture 2021.

This is a national level entrance exam conducted by Council of Architecture (COA).

Candidates who pass this exam will be able to gain admission in reputed colleges across the country to study architecture at undergarduate level.

About COA
The Council of Architecture (CoA) has been constituted by the Government of India under the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972.

This Act was enacted by the Parliament of India and came into force with effect from 1 September, 1972.

The Act provides for registration of architects, standards of education, recognized
qualifications and standards of professional conduct and etiquette to be complied with by the architects.

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The COA is vested with the responsibility of maintaining the register of architects on national basis as well as regulating the Architecture education and practice of Architecture profession throughout India.

For this purpose, the Government of India has framed Rules and Council has framed Regulations as provided for in the Architects Act, with the approval of Government of India.

Any person desirous of carrying on the profession as ‘Architect’ must have registration with COA.

Students who have passed diploma (10+3) with maths as one of the subjects can also apply for the exam.

Even candidates who are appearing for their plus-two or 10+3 in 2022 can also apply for NATA 2021 2nd exam.

Point to remember
Applicants for NATA 2021 2nd exam must have passed their qualifying exams (plus-two or 10+3) with 50 percent pass marks.

The minimum pass percentage in plus-two or 10+3 exams must be 50 percent.

Important dates
The application submission for NATA 2021 2nd exam began on 5 March this year. The last date to register is 11:59 pm June 30.

Images can be uploaded till 11:50 pm of 30 June. Fee payment can be done till 11:59 pm of 30 June.

Candidates can print the confirmation page for application submission for NATA 2021 2nd exam till 11:59 pm of 30 June.

Candidates can take up correction in application from 10:30 am of 20 June till 11:59 pm of 30 June.

The admit cards in connection with NATA 2021 2nd exam can be downloaded on 7 July.

NATA 2021 2nd exam will be conducted on 11 July and results will be declared on 15 July.

Applicants have to visit the official website ‘https://www.nata.in/’

Soon after the webpage downloads, candidates can click the button ‘NATA-2021 Registration’ and commence registration to obtain username and password.

The candidates can login using the username and password and start applying for NATA 2021 2nd exam.

Candidates can provide the required information, upload the required documents and pay the registation fee and submit the application for NATA 2021 2nd exam.

Registration fee
The registration fee for NATA 2022 applicants who belong to general category (Open/Forward Category -OC/FC) have to pay Rs 2,000.

The same for SC/ST and transgender applicants is Rs 1500.

Documents to be uploaded
Documents to be uploaded along with the application for NATA 2021 2nd exam are:

# 10th class marksheets

# 12th class marksheets

# Category certificate (if applicable) for claiming privileges like reservation

# Passport photograph of the candidate

# Scanned image of candidate’s signature

Point to remember
The photograph must be of 4 to 100 kb in size. The signature image must be of 1 to 30 kb in size.

The exam pattern
NATA 2021 2nd exam will be an exam comprising 125 questions for 200 marks.

The questions in multiple choice format have to be answered in 180 minutes (three hours).

The questions are of 1, 2 or 3 marks and medium of the test will be English.

Also questions related to geometry, language and interpretation, elements and principles of design, aesthetic sensitivity, colour theory, lateral thinking and logical reasoning, visual perception and cognition, graphics and imagery, building anatomy and architectural vocabulary, basic techniques of building construction and knowledge of material, general knowledge and current affairs would be asked in the exam.

The aptitude of the candidate will be assessed using some or all of the following techniques:

• Diagrammatic Reasoning – Tests the ability of logical reasoning, using diagrams and scenarios

• Numerical Reasoning – Tests mathematical ability through simple problems

• Verbal Reasoning – Assesses the ability to assess verbal logic.

• Inductive Reasoning – Tests the ability to see patterns and analyse given data

• Situational Judgment – Tests problem-solving ability.

• Logical Reasoning – Tests ability to recognise patterns, sequences or relationships between shapes and imagery.

• Abstract Reasoning – Will assess general knowledge, and ability to utilise knowledge in new situations.

Contact
The helpdesk numbers in connection with NATA 2021 2nd exam are 9560707764, 9319275557.

However, applicants can visit the official website of the exam ‘https://www.nata.in/’ to have updates before applying for NATA 2021 2nd exam.

Point to remember

The exam schedule could be changed due to factors like COVID-19 situation. Applicants can visit the official website mentioned above to have regular updates.

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Those who are wishing to join management courses in XLRI (Xavier School of Management) can concentrate on this exam which is one of the most popular ones in the country.

Those who take up XAT 2025 Registration from 28 September 2024 onwards, can choose to write exam from the new test centers.

The Newly Added Test Centers Are: Ajmer, Aligarh, Anantapur, Arrah, Baddi, Balasore, Bareilly, Bhagalpur, Bikaner, Bilaspur, Chikkaballapur, Darbhanga, Davanagere, Dhenkanal, Haldwani, Hazaribagh, Hisar, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Kalyani, Karimnagar, Kolhapur, Kurukshetra, Mehsana, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Muzaffarpur, Nanded, Patiala, Salem, Shimla, Sikar, Ujjain, Vellore.

The Other Test Centers Are: Agra, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad City (Maharashtra), Allahabad, Ambala, Amravati, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Berhampur, Bhatinda, Bhilai Nagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh/Mohali, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi-NCR, Dhanbad, Dibrugarh, Durgapur/Asansol, Ernakulam, Gandhinagar, Goa, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hooghly, Hubballi(Hubli), Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur,Jalandhar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kannur, Kanpur, Kolkata, Kota, Kottayam, Kurnool, Lucknow, Madurai, Mangalore, Mumbai, Mysuru(Mysore), Nagpur, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Rajahmundry, Ranchi, Roorkee, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tirupathi, Tiruvallur, Udaipur, Udupi Vadodara, Varanasi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, Tejpur, Jorhat, Rajkot, Shillong, Naharlagun.

The process of submitting the application started on 15 July 2024. Admit card for the exam will be available for download from 20 December 2024.

Exam will be conducted on 5 January 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:30pm. The process of application (XAT 2025 Registration) has begun.

The scores in the exam will be used by other well-known management institutions for admission into courses offered by them.

There are other prestigious B Schools that offer admission into management courses based on scores in XAT and these institutions are known as XAMI (Xavier Association of Management Institutes).

Point to remember

The official website for the exam is ready and it can be visited with the help of URL ‘https://xatonline.in/’ The candidates can read the information about the exam.

The link to take up XAT 2025 registration is active, candidates can take up XAT 2025 registration and apply for the test.

About the exam

The full name of the exam is Xavier Aptitude Test which is popularly known to all as XAT. It is conducted every year by XLRI of Jamshedpur.

It is a national level exam that has to be passed to gain admission into management courses offered by XLRI and other participating institutions.

XAT 2025 is meant to be conducted for the year 2025. The test will be conducted across 75 cities in India.

Even apart from participating institutions, many other b schools across India offer admissions based on scores in this exam.

Who can take up XAT 2025 registration?

Candidates willing to take up XAT 2025 registration must have passed Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent from a recognized educational institution located anywhere in India.

Candidates appearing for the final year of their qualifying degree examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also take up XAT 2025 registration.

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However, they have to pass the exam and provide a proof for it by the time of admission process commencement in XLRI or its associate institutions.

1. The URL mentioned above must be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the information brochure and know about the exam.

3. After reading the information, candidates can click the button Register.

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://applications.xatonline.in/?_gl=1*17pi4n7*_ga*MTM4OTUzOTQ1NC4xNzIwODU1NjQw*_ga_44L83023B1*MTcyMDg1NTY0MC4xLjEuMTcyMDg1NTgyMC42MC4wLjA.’

5. When the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can provide the required information and create an account with username and password.

6. Post account creation, candidates can login and start applying for the exam.

Link to take up XAT 2025 Registration is Here

Registration fee

Candidates have to pay XAT 2025 registration fee of Rs 2200 while applying for the exam. Those applying for XLRI programmes, have to pay Rs 200 per programme.

How to download admit card?

Candidates who have successfully completed their XAT 2025 registration will alone be able to download admit card and its process is explained below:

1. Candidates have to visit the official website for the exam at ‘https://xatonline.in/’

2. Once the website is ready, candidates have to click the link for downloading hall ticket which may open another webpage.

3. When another webpage opens, candidates have to type their application number and other required information and submit them to obtain the admit card.

Exam pattern

XAT 2025 will be conducted online as a computer based test where the questions have to be answered on a computer screen at the test centre.

Duration to complete answering is 3 hours 30 minutes. The test will have questions related to Decision Making, Verbal & Logical Ability, Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, General Knowledge, and Essay Writing.

Candidates who have taken up XAT 2025 registration must remember that XLRI has decided to make changes in exam timings. XAT 2025 exam timing stands changed from morning to afternoon.

The exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks which is also known as cutoff scores.

Cutoff score is the minimum marks candidates have to get in the exam to be eligible for next phase of admission.

The score of the candidates in the exam must be either greater than cutoff or equal to it.

Those who pass can appear for the next stage which comprises group discussion, interview, document verification. Those who get the seat can pay the money and join the institution for classes.

Point to remember

It is to note that many institutions accept XAT scores for admission into management programmes offered by them, their admission process and schedule may vary from that of XLRI.

Candidates have to visit the websites of those institutions and obtain information about their admission process before submitting applications there.