NATA 2021 Exam Date, Eligibility, Registration, Admit Card, Pattern

The Council of Architecture (CoA) has announced the result of the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) First Test. The candidates may download their results from the NATA 2021 website www.nata.in. They can also click on the link below to check their scores.

What is an NATA?

• National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is a national level entrance exam conducted for candidates seeking admission to undergraduate programmes in Architecture (5-year BArch). NATA exam is conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA). The exam was started in 2006 to help students avoid appearing in multiple aptitude tests. 
• Similar to JEE Main, NATA 2021 will be conducted twice by CoA, in April and in May. Candidates will have the choice of appearing in one or both the exams.

Please read on to know other important details about NATA 2021. 

NATA 2021 first session will be conducted tentatively in the second week of April 2021 and the second session will be conducted in the first week of July. The exam is regulated by Council of Architecture (CoA) for students seeking admission in Bachelor of Architecture programs in colleges across India. Qualifying NATA 2021 is mandatory for candidates seeking admission to BArch degree in various colleges across India.

From 2019, CoA has decided to conduct the test twice a year. Here, candidates can check the complete details of NATA 2021, including, application form, exam dates, eligibility, exam pattern, syllabus and some other details.

Highlights

Exam Name	National Aptitude Test in Architecture
Exam Frequency	Twice a year
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
Test Takers	32761
Accepting Colleges	342 colleges
Official Website	www.nata.in

Important Dates Session 1 

Candidates aspiring for admission to BArch can check NATA 2020 important dates

NATA 2021 Events	NATA 2021 Dates
Availability of information bulletin	January 3rd week 2021
Starting of online application form	January 4th week 2021
End of registration	March 2nd week 2021
Image uploads allowed till	March 3rd week 2021
Fee payment allowed till	March 3rd week 2021
Candidate Correction window	March last week 2021
Hosting of Admit Card	April 1st week 2021
Date and Time of Examination	April 2nd week 2021
Publication of Results	May 1st week 2021

NATA 2021 Important Dates: Session 2

Candidates can check important dates for session 2 below:

NATA 2021	NATA 2021 Dates
Availability of information bulletin	January 3rd week 2021
Starting of online application form	January 4th week 2021
End of registration	June 3rd week 2021
Image uploads allowed till	June 3rd week 2021
Fee payment allowed till	June 3rd week 2021
Candidate Correction window	June last week 2021
Hosting of Admit Card	June last week 2021
Date and Time of Examination	July 1st week 2021
Publication of Results	July 2nd week 2021

Eligibility Criteria

The CoA has relaxed the NATA 2020 eligibility criteria. Every candidate must fulfill the NATA 2020 eligibility criteria before filling the application form:

• Age Limit: There will be no age limit criteria to apply for the exam.
• Subjects in Class 12: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics are compulsory subjects.
• Qualifications: The candidates must have passed 10+2 level examination from a recognised board
• Marks: Candidates must score at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) and also at least 50% marks in aggregate of the 10+2 level examination. Candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC-NCL category or PwD (Persons with a disability) shall be provided a relaxation of 5% marks in total aggregate in 10+2 level

Diploma Holders: Candidates who have passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate are also eligible to appear for the exam.

Exam Day Guidelines

Candidates must bring with them:

• Printout of Downloaded Admit Card of NATA 2020.
• Original Proof of Identity – Aadhaar/Passport/Driving License/Voter ID.
• Pen, pencils, eraser, colour pencils (No water/oil color or crayon). Instruments of any kind including scale are not permitted.
• Candidates will be allowed to bring with them a cardboard or a clipboard with nothing written on it so that they have no difficulty in taking the drawing test.

Other important points to bear in mind

• A photograph of the candidate and the biometric will be taken at the Centre before the candidate is indicated his seat for taking the examination. The seat will be randomly allotted to the candidate on completing the procedure.
• Candidates found carrying any textual material, printed or written, bits of papers or any such kind of material inside examination hall will be debarred from appearing in the examination.
• Mobile Phones, Bluetooth devices, Calculators, Slide Rules, Log Tables, Electronic Watches with facilities of Calculator are not allowed in the Examination Hall. Possession of such items during the Examinations may lead to cancellation of candidature.
• No candidate, without the special permission of the Centre-in-Charge, will be allowed to leave his/her seat or examination hall until the exam is over.

The candidates have to follow the schedule as follows

• Report to the Examination Center by 8.00 am
• Registration of candidate to be completed by 9.45 am
• Commencement of examination at 10.00 am
• Duration of examination: 10.00 am to 01.15 pm
• No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall after the commencement of the examination, i.e. after 10.00 am

Colleges accepting NATA score

There are 300 Universities and Colleges in India that accept NATA scores for admission into their 5-year BArch programs.  Here is the list of the Top Ranked Architecture Colleges of India that Accept NATA scores that have been ranked by publishers such as NIRF, India Today and Outlook.

Exam Centers

NATA 2020 phase exam will be conducted at the below-mentioned cities and centres (Tentative). 

Sl.No	State	City
1	Andaman and Nicobar	Port Blair
2	Andhra Pradesh	Chirala
3	Guntur
4	Kakinada
5	Kurnool
6	Nellore
7	Rajahmundry
8	Tirupathi
9	Vijayawada
10	Visakhapatnam
11	Vizianagaram
12	Assam	Dibrugarh
13	Guwahati
14	Jorhat
15	Silchar
16	Tezpur
17	Bihar	Arrah
18	Darbhanga
19	Muzaffarpur
20	Patna
21	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
22	Bhilai Nagar
23	Bilaspur
24	Raipur
25	Delhi	Delhi
26	New Delhi
27	Goa	Panaji
28	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
29	Anand
30	Gandhinagar
31	Mehsana
32	Rajkot
33	Surat
34	Vadodara
35	Haryana	Ambala
36	Gurugram
37	Hisar
38	Karnal
39	Gurgaon
40	Kurukshetra
41	Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur
42	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
43	Samba
44	Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City
45	Dhanbad
46	Jharkhand	Hazaribagh
47	Jamshedpur
48	Ranchi
49	Karnataka	Bengaluru
50	Gulbarga
51	Hubli
52	Mangalore
53	Mysore
54	Shimoga
55	Udupi
56	Kerala	Kannur
57	Kozhikode
58	Thrissur
59	Ernakulam
60	Trivandrum
61	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
62	Gwalior
63	Indore
64	Jabalpur
65	Sagar
66	Satna
67	Ujjain
68	Maharashtra	Amravati
69	Aurangabad
70	Jalgaon
71	Kolhapur
72	Mumbai
73	Nagpur
74	Nanded
75	Nashik
76	Navi Mumbai
77	Pune
78	Meghalaya	Shillong
79	Mizoram	Aizawl
80	Nagaland	Kohima
81	Odisha	Balasore
82	Berhampur-Ganjam
83	Bhubaneswar
84	Cuttack
85	Dhenkanal
86	Rourkela
87	KORAPUT
88	Sambalpur
89	Puducherry	Puducherry
90	Punjab	Amritsar
91	Bhatinda
92	Punjab	Jalandhar
93	Ludhiana
94	Mohali
95	Patiala
96	Rajasthan	Ajmer
97	Bikaner
98	Jaipur
99	Jodhpur
100	Kota
101	Sikar
102	Udaipur
103	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
104	Coimbatore
105	Madurai
106	Salem
107	Tiruchirappalli
108	Tirunelveli
109	Telangana	Hyderabad
110	Karimnagar
111	Warangal
112	Tripura	Agartala
113	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
114	Aligarh
115	Allahabad
116	Bareilly
117	Ghaziabad
118	Gorakhpur
119	Greater Noida
120	Jhansi
121	Kanpur
122	Lucknow
123	Meerut
124	Moradabad
125	Muzaffarnagar
126	Noida
127	Varanasi
128	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
129	Haldwani
130	Roorkee
131	West Bengal	Asansol
132	Hooghly
133	Kolkata
134	Siliguri
135	Howrah
136	Outside India	Dubai**

Note: Final retention of city depends on availability/requests.

** Those opting for Dubai as their first choice of Exam city need to fill up two more choices mandatorily.

• The candidates choosing exam centre in Dubai as per their first choice, shall be liable to pay an additional fee of INR 8000 per candidate during the application process.
• The mode of payment of aforesaid additional fee would be notified in due course.
• Dubai cannot be chosen as second or third choice of exam city

Contact Information

Council of Architecture
Core 6-A, 1st Floor,
India Habitat Center,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003

NATA Help Desk No: 7303487773

Email: helpdesk.nata2020@gmail.com

Official Website: http://www.nata.in

Phone Number: 9319275557

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