NATA 2023

The eligibility criteria for the NATA exam such as nationality, age limit, educational qualification and eligibility requirements for the appearing candidates has been discussed below:

• Nationality: Indian Citizens are eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• Age limit: As of July 2023, the applicants should be not less than 17 years of age at the time of admission.
• Educational Qualification: The applicants who have completed their Class 12th (HSC exams) or any equivalent exam or 12th Diploma in any relevant stream or International Baccalaureate Diploma spending 10 years of study in school from a recognized board are eligible to apply for the entrance exam.
• Mandatory Subjects: The applicants should have Mathematics as one of the mandatory subjects in the qualifying exam.
• Minimum Marks: The applicants should have secured not less than 50 % marks in the qualifying exam to get admission to the institution.
• Appearing applicants: The applicants who are appearing for the final exam are also eligible to apply for the entrance exam.

Note: No direct lateral admission is allowed at any other year/stage of B.Arch. course based on any qualification

NATA application form for Phase II and Phase III is now accessible on the official website of NATA that is https://www.nata.in/. The last date of NATA registration for phase II is 24 June 2022 whereas the last date to register for Phase III is July 24, 2022.  

Candidates who are successfully registered for NATA 2022 for Phase 2 and Phase 3 will also be given the chance to correct any errors and inaccuracies on the application form by logging in to the nata website. The NATA admit card , which is made available separately for each session, can be downloaded online by applicants who have successfully registered. 

  NATA 2022 Registration Dates

NATA Registration 2022

NATA Application Form can be easily accessible by the candidates on the official website of nata. The form is interactive in nature as the entire Nata registration form is divided into sections and subsections. There are a few mandatory fields on the Nata application form, without which the form will not be submitted. The candidate also receives online assistance while completing the application form. 

• Candidates are given a cursor tip message when they reach a particular field, which helps them enter the necessary information.  
• To access the relevant area of the official NATA 2022 Brochure, candidates who are having trouble can click the HELP symbol.  
• Applicants must ensure that their personal information, including their name, parents' names, and postal address, are distinct and valid. 
• Each applicant is given an individual 8-digit Application number, along with which they must select a password that will be used for subsequent inputs. 

Nata exams are divided into 3 phases. The NATA admit card release date for phase 2 is July 4. Council of Architecture (COA) will release the NATA 2023 admit card phase 2 at its official website i.e https://www.nata.in/

For downloading the NATA 2023 phase 2 admit card, Candidates have to fill their credentials such as their application form number and password in the login page of the official website.

How to download NATA admit card 2023? 

Here's a step-wise procedure to download the admit card for the NATA exam.

1. Visit the official website of NATA i.e. https://www.nata.in/
2. On the website , click on the NATA 2023 registration link-  https://nataregistration.in/
3. Where you need to enter your Email ID and password for login in
4. NATA 2023 admit card will be displayed on the screen 
5. Download and take a printout of the same to be produced at the NATA exam centers

Candidates have to appear in the examination with a printed hard copy of the downloaded admit card along with one original photo identity card- Voter Card/ Pan Card/ Aadhar Card/ Driving License. 

The NATA admission card for 2023 will be made available by the authorities independently for each attempt. The NATA hall ticket 2023 will include information about the designated NATA exam center.

Note : The hall tickets will be different for all the attempts of NATA 2023.

NATA Admit Card 2023 - Highlights

Preparing for an exam is extremely vital as it has the ability to shape the future. Planning is a crucial phase in everybody's life which helps them attain their goals and aims. Preparation for an examination is equivalent to preparing for someone's life. Getting ready for NATA 2023 will be simple fact being that you have an appropriate arrangement and technique for cracking the exam. Cracking an exam with great numbers isn't tough in the event a candidate executes his plan right.

Nobody is considered perfect, success requires preparedness so here are some planning tips that you can take to crack NATA 2023 effortlessly. Planning tips will enable you to beat the fear of exam, to go further and perfect the subject with these tips and tricks to crack NATA 2023. The candidates should also know the NATA Exam Pattern.

NATA Exam Syllabus for 2023 (Topic- Wise)

The exam syllabus is divided in 3 sections:

• Drawing
• Mathematics
• General Aptitude

NATA Syllabus for the Drawing Test

• Geometric Composition and Shape
• Understanding Scale and Proportion of Objects, Building forms and Colour Texture, Harmony, Element, Aesthetics and Contrast
• Conceptualization and Visualization through Structuring Objects in Memory
• Drawing of Patterns – Both Geometrical and Abstract
• Form Transformation in 2D and 3D like union, Subtraction, Rotation, Surface and Volumes
• Creation of 2D and 3D compositions using shape and forms
• Generating Plan, and 3D views, the elevation of objects
• Sketching of Urbanscape and Landscape
• Perspective Drawing
• Common day to day life objects such as equipment, furniture, etc. from memory

NATA Syllabus for the Mathematics Test

• Permutation and Combination
• Trigonometry
• Logarithms
• Matrices
• Coordinate Geometry
• 3 Dimensional Coordinate Geometry
• Theory of Calculus
• Algebra
• Application of Calculus
• Statistics and Probability 

NATA Syllabus for the General Aptitude Test

• Visualizing 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional drawing
• Object Interpretation of Pictorial compositions
• Texture related to architecture and built environment
• Mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal)
• Analytical reasoning
• General awareness of national/international architects and famous architectural creations
• Visualizing different sides of 3D objects
• Mathematical reasoning and sets as well as relations

NATA Exam Pattern 2023

NATA Exam Syllabus for 2022 (Topic- Wise)

The exam syllabus is divided in 3 sections:

• Drawing
• Mathematics
• General Aptitude

NATA Syllabus for the Drawing Test

• Geometric Composition and Shape
• Understanding Scale and Proportion of Objects, Building forms and Colour Texture, Harmony, Element, Aesthetics and Contrast
• Conceptualization and Visualization through Structuring Objects in Memory
• Drawing of Patterns – Both Geometrical and Abstract
• Form Transformation in 2D and 3D like union, Subtraction, Rotation, Surface and Volumes
• Creation of 2D and 3D compositions using shape and forms
• Generating Plan, and 3D views, the elevation of objects
• Sketching of Urbanscape and Landscape
• Perspective Drawing
• Common day to day life objects such as equipment, furniture, etc. from memory

NATA Syllabus for the Mathematics Test

• Permutation and Combination
• Trigonometry
• Logarithms
• Matrices
• Coordinate Geometry
• 3 Dimensional Coordinate Geometry
• Theory of Calculus
• Algebra
• Application of Calculus
• Statistics and Probability 

NATA Syllabus for the General Aptitude Test

• Visualizing 3-dimensional objects from 2-dimensional drawing
• Object Interpretation of Pictorial compositions
• Texture related to architecture and built environment
• Mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal)
• Analytical reasoning
• General awareness of national/international architects and famous architectural creations
• Visualizing different sides of 3D objects
• Mathematical reasoning and sets as well as relations

The cutoff is the minimum marks, a student is expected to gain in order to get admitted into B.Arch course. Candidates are expected to have 40% or more marks to qualify in the NATA exam which means they must possess at least 80 marks out of 200. The colleges accepting the NATA score declares separate marks on the basis of ranks.

Universities/Colleges and states that offer Architecture programmes would be conducting NATA Counseling in a separate way. There would be no separate procedure for counseling as such wherein NATA counseling would be conducted after the declaration of result by the Council of Architecture. The respective college admission authorities would be conducting the NATA counseling after result declaration by the Council of Architecture. 

Candidates should keep track of important dates for NATA Counseling once they know the NATA Result. There are more than 400 institutes that accept NATA Score. The colleges and institutes in the respective states would be holding their own counseling procedure. Candidates qualifying NATA Examination would be applying for NATA Examination on the basis of their scores.