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NATA Exam Centres 2026 - The Council of Architecture has released the NATA 2026 exam centre list on the official website, nata.ac.in. The complete list of NATA exam centres for 2026 is also available on this page. The NATA 2026 information brochure consists of the names of the NATA 2026 test cities. The authority will hold the NATA exam in 101 cities within India. And one in the international centre in Dubai. Candidates can choose test cities during the NATA 2026 application form process. The admit card will be allotted two days before the NATA 2026 exam date. The authority will conduct the phase 1 NATA exam from April 4 to June 13, 2026, every Friday and Saturday. Check the article for NATA exam centres 2026.
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CoA has released the list of the NATA 2026 exam centres online. The total number of NATA exam centres in India was 102 in 2025. This year, 2 cities from Kerala have been added to the Indian City centres list. Below is the list of NATA exam cities, state-wise, where NATA was held last year.
| State | City |
|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | Guntur and Vijayawada |
Visakhapatnam | |
Kadapa | |
Assam | Guwahati |
Bihar | Gaya |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
Vadodara | |
Anand | |
Surat | |
Rajkot | |
Haryana | Faridabad |
Gurgaon | |
Sonipat | |
Jhajjar | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Kakrial / Katra |
Jharkhand | Ranchi |
Karnataka | Belgaum |
Bengaluru | |
Bijapur | |
Dharwad | |
Kalburgi / Gulbarga | |
Hubali | |
Mangalore | |
Manipal | |
Mysuru | |
Kerala | Thissur |
Idduki | |
Ernakulum/ Kochi | |
Kottayam | |
Malappuram | |
Palakkad | |
Thiruvananthapuram | |
Kazhakkuttam | |
Kozhikode/ Calicut | |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
Gwalior | |
Indore | |
Maharashtra | Ahmednagar |
Akola | |
Amravati | |
Aurangabad | |
Baramati | |
Kolhapur | |
Latur | |
Mumbai | |
Nagpur | |
Nashik | |
Navi Mumbai | |
Pune | |
Raigarh | |
Ramtek | |
Sangli | |
Satara | |
Solapur | |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
Cuttack | |
Punjab | Ludhiana |
Mandi Gobindgarh | |
Mohali | |
Phagwara | |
Rajasthan | Jaipur |
Tonk | |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
Chengulput District | |
Coimbatore | |
Dindigul | |
Erode | |
Hosur | |
Kancheepuram | |
Kanya Kumari | |
Marthandam | |
Nammakal | |
Nagapattinam | |
Thanjavur | |
Tiruvallur | |
Trichy | |
Ooty / Nilgiris | |
Vellore | |
Villupuram | |
Virudhunagar | |
Telangana | Hyderabad and Secunderabad |
Outer Periphery of Twin Cities | |
Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur |
Ghaziabad | |
Greater Noida | |
Jhansi | |
Lucknow | |
Muzaffarnagar | |
Noida | |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
West Bengal | Durgapur |
Howrah | |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Dubai | Dubai |
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| State | City |
|---|---|
| Karnataka | Tumkur |
| Kerala | Kottayam/ Thrissur |
Trivandrum/ Pallakad | |
Candidates must choose three NATA test centres while filling out the application form.
Candidates applying for exam centres in international cities will not be given any choice for test centres.
International cities cannot be chosen as the second or third choice of exam city.
The allotment of the exam centres of NATA 2026 is based on the choices selected by the candidates and the availability of seats at a centre.
The allocation of NATA 2026 test centres is subject to availability.
Information about the exam centre of the candidate has been provided in the admit card of NATA 2026.
Candidates have to carry the following documents to the test centres of NATA 2026 on the exam day-
NATA admit card 2026.
One original photo identity card- Voter Card/ Pan Card/ Aadhar Card/ Driving Licence.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates have to select three choices of NATA 2026 exam centres from the list of centres while filling the application form.
Candidates cannot request for any change in the NATA exam centres 2026 allotted to them.
Candidates must carry their NATA admit card 2026 along with an original Id proof to the exam centre. Valid Ids can be- Voter Card/ Pan Card/ Aadhar Card/ Driving Licence.
NATA exam will be conducted at 102 test centres across the city.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
If your aim is to become an Architect, then pursuing B.Arch after Class 12 through NATA or JEE Main Paper 2 is usually the better option.
A B.Arch degree is the professional qualification required to work as a licensed architect in India.
It offers better career opportunities and professional
This depends on the category. For the open category the last rank that got admissions was 21 - this is the state rank for a NATA score of 105. However they normalise the marks. find all details here https://barchadm.tgche.ac.in/pdf/BARCH%202025%20SAR%20Final%20List.pdf?p=12345
Yes, the NATA exam slots will remain throughout the session. There is exams scheduled for every week. You can check the detailed NATA exam dates from here - https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/nata-exam-dates
The NATA exam preparation syllabus covers mathematics (algebra, geometry, calculus) and general aptitude, including visual perception, reasoning, architectural awareness, and drawing skills.
For full NATA syllabus details, check: NATA Syllabus 2026
Hi,
You can submit two marksheets for NATA eligibility for admissions in BArch colleges, if you have appeared for isolated exam from any recognised board.
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