NATA 2024: National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) has been conducted by COA since 2006, to qualify for the admission to Bachelor of Architecture. The Council of Architecture (COA) today released the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) information brochure.
The entrance test is scheduled to be held from April 6 onwards between 10 am and 1 pm. Candidates can check the NATA 2024 brochure on the official website https://www.nata.in/NATA_BROCHURE_2024.pdf?v123
“Examination shall be conducted on all weekends starting from April to July 2024 in two sessions, subject to the number of candidates registered for the session,” reads the brochure.
Candidates are allowed to appear for a maximum of three attempts in NATA 2024 in one academic year. The best score out of all the attempts shall be considered for the declaration of results. Moreover, the score of NATA would be valid for two academic years.
The Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) is the aptitude test held for those who wish to take admission to the B.Arch program offered by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee only. The students who have qualified for JEE Main and JEE Advanced will only get a chance to take this aptitude test for admission.
NATA measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study, i.e., Architecture, through assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability, etc., besides the learning that the candidate has acquired over the past years.
With the objective of giving opportunities to a greater number of bright aspirants to join Architecture, Council will be conducting NATA-2024 for admission to B.Arch., in the academic year 2024 – 2025 on all weekends in two sessions starting from April to July, 2024.
Question and Marking Pattern:
Part A – Drawing and Composition Test – Offline Test – 90 Minutes
A1 – 1 Question – Composition and Color -25 Marks
A2 – 1 Question – Sketching & Composition (Black and White)- 25 Marks
A3 – 1 Question – 3D Composition – 30 Marks Total 3 Questions – 80 Marks
Part B – MCQ – Computer based online Test – 90 Minutes
B1 – 30 questions x 2 Marks – 60 Marks
B2 – 15 questions x 4 Marks -60 Marks
Total 45 Questions – 120 Marks
TOTAL MARKS: PART – A & PART – B = 200
NATA participating colleges in India
- East West School of Architecture, Bangalore
- SRM University, Chennai
- Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur
- Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal
- AU College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
- ITM University, Gwalior
- Ansal University, Gurgaon
- Piloo Mody College of Architecture
- KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
- Bharath University, Chennai
- Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai
- Department of Architecture, IIT Roorkee
- School of Architecture and Planning, VMRF, Chennai
- Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
- Department of Architecture, NIT Tiruchirapalli
- Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut
- Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon
- Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI, New Delhi
- Department of Architecture, BIT, Mersa
- R V School of Architecture, RVCE, Bangalore
- Hindustan University, Kelambakkam
- Sharda University, Greater Noida
- CEPT University, Ahmedabad
- BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai
- Sri Sri University
