NATA 2021 Latest News: Notification, Exam Dates, Online Form, Syllabus

National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is a national level undergraduate exam which is conducted by Council of Architecture (COA) for admission to 5-year B.Arch and B.Planning programmes. Through NATA 2021, candidates can get admission into B.Arch  /B.Plan programme offered by Government, Government-aided, Private Unaided, University Departments and Deemed Universities of the country. NATA exam will be conducted twice a year in online mode - first in April and the second in July. The NATA 2021 registration will begin in February tentatively. Before filling the NATA application form 2021, candidates should check the eligibility details carefully.

The eligibility criteria of NATA 2021 will be released along with the official brochure. Candidates who have secured the passing marks in class 12 with PCM or 10+3 diploma with Mathematics will be eligible for admissions. Candidates can appear in one or both the attempts of NATA 2021. If the candidate appears in both attempts, the best of the two scores will be considered. Last year the authorities provided an option to the candidates to attempt NATA either at test centres or at home. The  NATA 2021 admit card for both attempts will be released in online mode only. Read on to check all details about NATA 2021 which includes the application form, eligibility criteria, NATA 2021 syllabus, exam pattern etc.,

Candidates appearing for the entrance exam need to meet the below-mentioned eligibility criteria of NATA prescribed by the authorities. The eligibility criteria include the parameters like qualifying examination, minimum marks required, age limit, etc:

Last year, the CoA has revised NATA 2021 eligibility criteria in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the revised eligibility criteria, candidates who have secured the passing marks in class 12 with PCM or 10+3 diploma with Mathematics will be eligible for admissions. 

NATA Eligibility Criteria 2021

Qualifying Examination: Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination or diploma with maths

Qualifying Marks: Candidate must have obtained passing marks

Age limit: Minimum 17 years of age as of July 31, 2021.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

NATA application form for the first attempt will be released tentatively in February 2021. Mentioned below are the steps that have to be followed by the candidates to fill and submit the application form of NATA which the candidates can check for reference.

NATA 2021 Application Form - Steps to Follow

1st Step: Registration - To fill the application form of NATA 2021, registration has to be done by firstly submitting details like name, mobile number, date of birth, and valid email id. Also, candidates have to choose a username and create a password for future log-ins.    

2nd Step: Login to fill the application form - Using the username and password, candidates have to log-in and enter all the requisite details like personal, communication, and academic information. Also,  three exam centres in order of preference have to be selected.  

3rd Step: Upload Scanned Images of  Documents - In the prescribed format by the authorities, candidates have to upload scanned images of their photograph, signature, and community certificate (if applicable).    

Documents Specifications

4th Step: Generation of Application Number - Once the uploading of documents is done, candidates have to submit the application form. On submission of the NATA 2021 application form, an 8-digit application number will be generated.

5th Step 5: Pay Application Fee - Prescribed application fee has to be paid in online mode (credit/debit card, or net banking).   

6th Step: Take a Print out of the Confirmation page - Once all the above-mentioned steps are completed, the application confirmation page will be displayed. Download this confirmation page and take a printout of it for future reference.

Application Fees

NATA exam pattern will enable candidates to know about the marking scheme, duration of the examination, type of questions asked, mode of exam, and more. The total time duration of the exam is now 2 hours according to the new exam pattern of NATA 2021. Candidate are advised to check the exam pattern before starting their preparation procedure. It must be noted that candidates can give NATA 2021 exam either at exam centres or at their home. 

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NATA Exam Pattern 2021

NATA question paper will be divided into two part- Part A and B

Questions Type/Mode of Examination: 

• Part A is drawing (Cognitive skills required for drawing and visual composition) containing preferential type questions (PTQ) and multiple-choice questions.
• Part B will carry Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) which candidates need to answer in online mode. 

Number of Questions in Each Part: 

• Part A will have 10 questions (4 PTQs and 6 MCQs).
• Part B will carry 15 multiple-choice questions from PCM and 35 questions from General Aptitude & Logical Reasoning.

Exam Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes will be allotted to complete the examination out of which PCM and General Aptitude& Logical Reasoning test will be for 45 minutes while the drawing test will be for 135 minutes.

Marking scheme: In part A, 1 PTQ will be of 17 marks, 3 PTQs will be of 16 marks each and 6 MCQs will be of 10 marks each. In part B, each question will carry 1.5  marks and there is no negative marking.

Before the actual exam takes place, NATA mock test will be released by the exam authorities on its official website. The mock test will be a replica of the actual examination. Attempting NATA 2021 mock test will help candidates to get familiar with the functionalities of the online exam, the type of questions that may be asked, and more. Also, the candidates will get to know their exam preparation level, their strong and weak areas by solving the NATA 2021 mock tests. 

How to access the NATA 2021 Mock Test:

Candidates can follow the steps below to access the mock test of NATA,

1st Step: Open the official website of NATA - nata.in.

2nd Step: Click on the mock test link (will be updated after release)

3rd Step: Click on the "Sign In" button (no need for login credentials)

4th Step: After reading all the instructions, candidates have to click on the “Next” button.

5th Step:  Click on the “I am ready to Begin” button to start the mock test of NATA 2021.

NATA admit card will be released in online mode at nata.in. Candidates can download their NATA 2021 admit card from the official portal by logging in using their email ID and password. The admit card carries information like the name of the candidate, address of the exam centre, admit card number etc. 

NATA 2021 admit card is an important document. Candidates who fail to produce it during the exam at home or at the examination centre will not be allowed to appear for the entrance exam. Also, after the completion of the entrance exam, admit card has to be kept safely till the admission process ends.

Steps to download NATA admit card 2021

• Visit the official NATA website.
• Click on the NATA 2021 registration link for the login window
• Enter email ID and password.
• Click on the “Submit” button.
• Click on the link to 'download admit card' on the left side of the screen
• NATA admit card 2021 will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the admit card and take a print out.

NOTE: Candidates are advised to check all the details mentioned in their NATA 2021 admit card carefully and contact the authorities in case of any discrepancies.

The result of NATA will be declared by the exam authorities in online mode only. To check the NATA result 2021, candidates have to use NATA login at nata.in  by using their email ID and password. The result can be downloaded in the form of NATA score card 202 which carries details like paper-wise marks obtained by the candidate, total marks, and also the qualifying status. Apart from this, it will also 00rry details like candidate’s name, gender, DOB, category, application and roll number.

Steps to check NATA Result 2021

• Go to the official website of NATA 2021.
• Click on the NATA result link
• Candidates will have to provide their email address and password.
• Click on “Submit”
• NATA 2021result/ scorecard will be displayed on the screen.
• The candidates will have to check the scorecard and print it out for future use.

NATA 2021 score card looks like this,

COA prescribes minimum part-wise and overall NATA 2021 minimum marks one needs to score to qualify for the entrance exam. The cutoff of NATA for both Part A and Part B will be declared before the exam. However, the overall cutoff is decided based on post-exam statistics. It is important for candidates to meet NATA 20221 cutoff for all 3 conditions individually to qualify for the exam.

NATA Qualifying Cut off 

There will be no common counselling for NATA 2021. COA will only conducted the entrance exam and no common counselling procedure will be held. The universities/colleges and states offering B.Arch programmes will hold their own separate counselling and provide admissions based on scores obtained in NATA 2021. Once the result of NATA 2021 announced by the authorities, the institutes conduct their separate counselling. 

Candidates will still have to meet the eligibility criteria of the university/college to which they are applying. There are more than 400 NATA participating institutes that accept scores. Based on the NATA scores and choices opted, allotment of seats will be made.