NATA 2021 Exam – Admit Card (Released), Phase 2 Registration, Exam Dates, Syllabus, Pattern

Q: What is the eligibility criteria of NATA 2021?

According to the eligibility criteria of NATA 2021 , candidates must have passed the 10+2 examination with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) or have passed the 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.

Q: What is the total marks of NATA 2021?

According to the exam pattern of NATA , the total marks of NATA is 200 marks.

About NATA 2021

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. CoA has conducted NATA 2021 for first attempt today, April 10 and second test date is June 12. NATA admit card 2021 is released on April 7 for first test. 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. The NATA 2021 registration has started from March 5 at nata.in. The last date to submit NATA form 2021 for second attempt is May 30. Before filling the NATA application form 2021, candidates should check the eligibility details carefully.

The Council of Architecture after Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced relaxation of minimum 50% marks to just pass the qualifying exam for admission into BArch courses due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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. 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.,

NATA 2021 Highlights

Full Exam Name	National Aptitude Test in Architecture
Short Exam Name	NATA
Conducting Body	Council of Architecture
Frequency of Conduct	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Application Fee (General)	2000 Rs [Online]
Mode of Exam	Online and Offline
Participating Colleges	350
Exam Duration	3 Hours

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NATA 2021 Important Dates

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Upcoming Dates and Events

14 Apr, 2021

Result - First attempt | Mode: Online

05 Mar, 2021 - 30 May, 2021

Application - Second attempt | Mode: Online ^Ongoing

25 May, 2021 - 30 May, 2021

Application Correction - Second attempt | Mode: Online

08 Jun, 2021

Admit Card - Second attempt | Mode: Online

12 Jun, 2021

Exam - Second attempt | Mode: Online

16 Jun, 2021

Result - Second attempt | Mode: Online

Past Dates and Events

10 Apr, 2021

Exam - First attempt | Mode: Online

07 Apr, 2021

Admit Card - First attempt | Mode: Online

05 Mar, 2021 - 01 Apr, 2021

Application - First attempt | Mode: Online

26 Mar, 2021 - 01 Apr, 2021

Application Correction - First attempt | Mode: Online

NATA 2021 Eligibility Criteria

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:

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.

NATA 2021 Application Process

Mode of Application : Online

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

NATA application form has been released on March 5. The NATA 2021 application form is available for second attempt till May 30. 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.

How to fill NATA application form 2021

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

Document	File Size	Dimension	Format
Signature	1-30 KB	1.5 x 3.5 cm	JPEG/JPG
Photograph	4-100 KB	4.5 x 3.5 cm	JPEG/JPG
Community certificate (only by SC/ST candidates)	Up to 1 MB	A4 Size	JPEG/JPG/PDF

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

Category	Mode	Gender	Amount
General	Online	Male	₹ 2000
General, OBC	Online	Female, Transgender	₹ 2000
SC, ST	Online	Female, Male, Transgender	₹ 1500

NATA 2021 Syllabus

Drawing and visual composition -

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 01

Important visual principles in a composition (2D or 3D)
Balance, symmetry, rhythm, direction, hierarchy, etc

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 02

Spatial intelligence
Geometry and visualize shape, and geometrical puzzles

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 03

Color scheme awareness and knowledge
Color theory and the various terminologies

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 04

Graphical similarities and other properties
Visual system interpretation and perception

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 05

Spatial relationship between objects and visualize images and scenarios

Drawing and visual composition: Unit 06

Cognitive ability
Perception, attention, recognition, memory, etc

Physics +

Physics: Unit 01

Electrostatics
Electric charges and fields; electrostatic potential and capacitance

Physics: Unit 02

Current electricity

Physics: Unit 03

Magnetic effects of current and magnetism

Physics: Unit 04

Moving charges and magnetism

Physics: Unit 05

Magnetism and matter

Physics: Unit 06

Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents
Electromagnetic induction; alternating current

Physics: Unit 07

Optics
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments, Wave Optics

Physics: Unit 08

Dual nature of radiation and matter

Physics: Unit 09

Atoms and nuclei
Atoms, nuclei

Physics: Unit 10

Electronic devices
Semiconductor electronics, materials, devices, and simple circuits

Chemistry +

Chemistry: Unit 01

Some basic concepts of chemistry

Chemistry: Unit 02

Structure of atom

Chemistry: Unit 03

Classification of elements and periodicity in properties

Chemistry: Unit 04

Chemical bonding and molecular

Chemistry: Unit 05

States of matter
Gases and Liquids

Chemistry: Unit 06

Chemical thermodynamics

Chemistry: Unit 07

Equilibrium

Chemistry: Unit 08

Redox reactions

Chemistry: Unit 09

Hydrogen

Chemistry: Unit 10

S-block elements

Chemistry: Unit 11

P-block elements

Chemistry: Unit 12

Organic chemistry
Some basic principles and techniques

Chemistry: Unit 13

Hydrocarbons

Chemistry: Unit 14

Environmental chemistry

Mathematics +

Mathematics: Unit 01

Algebra
Definitions of AP and GP; general term; summation of first n-terms of series ∑n, ∑n²,∑n³; arithmetic/ geometric series, AM, GM, and their relation; infinite GP series and its sum

Mathematics: Unit 02

Logarithms
Definition; general properties; change of base

Mathematics: Unit 03

Matrices
Concepts of m x n (m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3) real matrices, operations of addition, scalar multiplication, and multiplication of matrices
Transpose of a matrix
Determinant of a square matrix
Properties of determinants (statement only)
Minor, cofactor, and adjoint of a matrix
Nonsingular matrix
Inverse of a matrix
Finding area of a triangle
Solutions of system of linear equations. (not more than 3 variables)

Mathematics: Unit 04

Trigonometry
Trigonometric functions, Addition and subtraction formulae, Formulae involving multiple and submultiple angles, General solution of trigonometric equations
Properties of triangles, inverse trigonometric functions, and their properties

Mathematics: Unit 05

Coordinate geometry
Distance formula, Section formula, Area of a triangle, Condition of collinearity of three points in a plane
Polar coordinates, Transformation from cartesian to polar coordinates and vice versa
Parallel transformation of axes, Concept of locus, Elementary locus problems
Slope of a line
Equation of lines in different forms, Angle between two lines
Condition of perpendicularity and parallelism of two lines
Distance of a point from a line
Distance between two parallel lines
Lines through the point of intersection of two lines
Equation of a circle with a given center and radius
Condition that a general equation of second degree in x, y may represent a circle
Equation of a circle in terms of endpoints of a diameter
Equation of tangent, normal, and chord
Parametric equation of a circle
Intersection of a line with a circle
Equation of common chord of two intersecting circles

Mathematics: Unit 06

3-Dimensional coordinate geometry
Direction cosines and direction ratios, Distance between two points and section formula, Equation of a straight line, Equation of a plane, Distance of a point from a plane

Mathematics: Unit 07

Theory of calculus
Functions, Composition of two functions and inverse of a function, Limit, Continuity, Derivative, Chain rule, Derivative of implicit functions and functions defined parametrically
Integration as a reverse process of differentiation, Indefinite integral of standard functions
Integration by parts
Integration by substitution and partial fraction
Definite integral as a limit of a sum with equal subdivisions
Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus and its applications
Properties of definite integrals
Formation of ordinary differential equations, Solution of homogeneous differential equations, Separation of variables method, Linear first order differential equations

Mathematics: Unit 08

Application of calculus
Tangents and normals, Conditions of tangency
Determination of monotonicity, maxima, and minima
Differential coefficient as a measure of rate
Motion in a straight line with constant acceleration
Geometric interpretation of definite integral as area, Calculation of area bounded by elementary curves and straight lines
Area of the region included between two elementary curves

Mathematics: Unit 09

Permutation and combination
Permutation of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n)
Permutation of n things not all different
Permutation with repetitions (circular permutation excluded)
Combinations of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n)
Combination of n things not all different
Basic properties
Problems involving both permutations and combinations

Mathematics: Unit 10

Statistics and probability
Measure of dispersion, mean, variance, and standard deviation, frequency distribution
Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, and Bayes’s theorem, independence of events, repeated independent trails, and binomial distribution

General aptitude +

General aptitude: Unit 01

Objects, texture related to architecture and built environment

General aptitude: Unit 02

Interpretation of pictorial compositions

General aptitude: Unit 03

Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing

General aptitude: Unit 04

Visualizing different sides of 3d objects

General aptitude: Unit 05

Analytical reasoning

General aptitude: Unit 06

Mental ability
Visual, numerical, and verbal

General aptitude: Unit 07

General awareness of national/ international architects and famous architectural creations

General aptitude: Unit 08

Mathematical reasoning
Statements, logical operations like and, or, if, and only if, implies, implied by understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction, and contra positive

General aptitude: Unit 09

Sets and relations
Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan's laws, relation, and its properties
Equivalence relation-definition and elementary examples

NATA 2021 Exam Pattern

NATA exam pattern enables 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 2021 Exam Pattern

Particulars	Details
Mode of Examination	Online
Medium of Examination	English
Duration of the Exam	3 hours
Number of Sections	The exam will have only one part- Aptitude Test
Number of Questions	125 Questions
Type of questions	Multiple-Choice type (MCQ), Multiple Select type (MSQ), Preferential Choice type (PCQ) and Numerical Answer type (NAQ)
Total Marks	200 Marks
Marking Scheme	The questions will carry either 1 mark, 2 marks, or 3 marks.

NATA 2021 Mock Test

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 2021 Admit Card

NATA admit card has been released on April 7 for first test 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.

NATA 2021 Exam Centers

State	City
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Guntur
	Kakinada
	Kurnool
	Rajahmundry
	Tirupati
	Vijayawada
	Visakhapatnam
Assam	Dibrugarh
	Guwahati
	Silchar
Bihar	Muzaffarpur
	Patna
	Bhagalpur
	Gaya
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur
	Raipur
	Bhilai
Delhi	Delhi
Goa	Panaji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad
	Gandhinagar
	Rajkot
	Surat
	Vadodara
Haryana	Ambala
	Hisar
	Gurgaon
	Faridabad
	Sonepat
Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro Steel City
	Dhanbad
	Hazaribagh
	Jamshedpur
	Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru
	Gulbarga
	Hubli
	Mangalore
	Mysore
	Udupi
Kerala	Kannur
	Kozhikode
	Thrissur
	Ernakulam
	Thiruvananthapuram
	Kottayam
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
	Gwalior
	Indore
	Jabalpur
	Ujjain
Maharashtra	Amravati
	Aurangabad
	Jalgaon
	Kolhapur
	Mumbai
	Nagpur
	Nashik
	Navi Mumbai
	Pune
	Ahmednagar
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Nagaland	Dimapur
Odisha	Bhubaneswar
	Cuttack
	Rourkela
	Sambalpur
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Amritsar
	Jalandhar
	Ludhiana
	Mohali
	Patiala
	Bathinda
Rajasthan	Ajmer
	Bikaner
	Jaipur
	Jodhpur
	Kota
	Udaipur
Tamil Nadu	Chennai
	Coimbatore
	Madurai
	Salem
	Tiruchirappalli
	Tirunelveli
	Vellore
Telangana	Hyderabad
Telangana	Warangal
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra
	Allahabad
	Bareilly
	Ghaziabad
	Greater Noida
	Jhansi
	Kanpur
	Lucknow
	Meerut
	Moradabad
	Muzaffarnagar
	Noida
	Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
	Haldwani
	Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol
	Kolkata
	Siliguri
	Howrah
	Durgapur
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Manipur	Imphal
Sikkim	Gangtok

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Documents Required at Exam

NATA 2021 admit card
Valid photo-ID (voter/ PAN card, Aadhar card driving licence, etc)

NATA 2021 Result

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,

NATA 2021 Cutoff

COA prescribes minimum NATA 2021 minimum marks one needs to score to qualify for the entrance exam. As per the official brochure, the qualifying marks of NATA 2021 are 75 marks out of 200.

NATA 2021 Counselling

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.

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if my board percentage is 93 and nata score is 90 will i get admission in Sap anna university

Jainshahajal 10th Apr, 2021

Hello aspirant,

Hope you are Doing well.

Congratulations for you good marks.

Your board percentage is very good. Every university have different cutoffs, it depends on some factors like:- how many students appear in exam, no. of seat available , how many students qualify the exam and so on. To get admission in Sap anna University you need to get 270 + marks in NATA . At this score it is quite difficult to get seat in Sap anna University.

To get good colleges you need to score more than 150 marks.

I hope this information will help you.

feel free to ask any query.

All the best for your bright future ahead.

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how much should i score in nata and 12th board to get admission in Sap anna university ?

keerthana sreekumar 10th Apr, 2021

Hello,

That it is based on number of colleges and seats available per college, no.of application and so on . The cut off marks are released only once when the counselling is over. generally,The cutoff marks should be approximately 270 + in NATA to get admission in Anna University( this may vary). the minimum of 50% in class 12th in order to get eligible for the exam if you're a general category student and for the SC/ST the cutoff is 45%.in 12th class. during admission some of the colleges accept with 50-50 weightage wheras some with 60-40 weightage of NATA score vs Board marks.

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what accessories to be taken for drawing test in nata 2021 ?

snigdha vig 9th Apr, 2021

Hi,

This year NATA will not have drawing test. It will only consist of aptitude based questions. There will a total of 125 questions totaling to 200 marks. The exam will be held in online mode and will have Multiple-Choice type (MCQ), Multiple Select type (MSQ), Preferential Choice type (PCQ) and Numerical Answer type (NAQ) .

You can refer to this link for more details regarding the exam pattern: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/nata-exam-pattern

I hope this helped you.

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is drawing test included in nata 2021?

keerthana sreekumar 9th Apr, 2021

Hello,

This year, the entrance exam will only have questions from Aptitude, and there is no drawing test.The Aptitude section of NATA consists of Diagrammatic Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Situational Judgment, Logical Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning.General knowledge of the candidates related to mathematics and drawing may be assessed in the aptitude section . Usually, NATA 2020 exam is divided into two parts including Part-A as Drawing Test and Part-B as Test on Scientific Ability and General Aptitude. The Part A -Drawing test will include three questions on drawing skill and Part B will have 15 questions from PCM and 35 questions from general aptitude and logical reasoning.

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