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National Aptitude Test in Architecture

NATA is an aptitude test that assesses a candidate’s innate ability through a variety of testing formats and cannot be taught, learnt or induced. 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 few years and is related to the specific field of study.

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.

NATA 2026 shall adopt a percentile-based scoring system to ensure a uniform and fair assessment of candidates across multiple test sessions. A candidate shall be permitted to appear in only one Phase of NATA 2026. Admissions to the B.Arch. Degree programme against vacant seats remaining at the institutional level, after completion of all CAP rounds conducted by the respective Competent Admission Authority, may be made on the basis of the Raw Score obtained either during Phase-1 or Phase-2 of NATA 2026. A candidate may appear for either up to two attempts in Phase 1 for being considered for admission through Centralized Admission Counselling or one attempt in Phase 2 of NATA 2026 for being considered for admission to vacant seats after Centralized Admission Counselling. Each attempt will generate a raw score, and a Statement of Marks/Score Card indicating the raw score obtained will be issued after every attempt. After completion of all test sessions in Phase 1, the final percentile score shall be calculated based on the candidate’s best performance, relative to the entire population of examinees. However, after completion of Phase-2, only Raw scores shall be generated without any Percentile.

ELIGIBILITY

Passed or appearing in 10+2 Examination with subjects specified under 5.2. 

Passed or appearing in 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as a subject.

5.2 The Council of Architecture, with the approval of the Central Government, has prescribed the eligibility for admission to 1st year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course as prescribed under Regulation 4(1) of the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations 2020, which is stated as under: 5.0 No candidate shall be admitted to Architecture course unless she/he has passed 10+2 or equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with either Chemistry or Biology or Technical Vocational subject or Computer Science or Information Technology or Informatics Practices or Engineering Graphics or Business Studies with at least 45% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 Diploma

NATA Brochure 2026

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