NATA Exam 2021 (Brochure Out)- Check NATA Registration, Exam Date (Released), Admit Card, Pattern, Notification Here

NATA Exam 2021 - The CoA (Council of Architecture) will conduct the National Aptitude Test in Architecture NATA Exam 2021 which is a national level Entrance Exam and through NATA Exam 2021 candidates are provided admission for undergraduate five years Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) across India. Council of Architecture (CoA) will release NATA application form 2021 on 5th March. The information brochure has been released at nata.in, also available for download here. Candidates to apply for both the sessions of NATA are required to fill the separate application form on its official Website, and the admit card of NATA Exam 2021 for the two attempts will be released separately, 10-15 days before the scheduled exam date. And more details regarding NATA Exam 2021 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, Pattern, Syllabus read this article below.

Updated : 10th March 2021

NATA Exam 2021 (Brochure Out)- Check NATA Registration, Exam Date (Released), Admit Card, Pattern, Notification Here

NATA Exam 2021 - The CoA (Council of Architecture) will conduct the National Aptitude Test in Architecture NATA Exam 2021 which is a national level Entrance Exam and through NATA Exam 2021 candidates are provided admission for undergraduate five years Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) across India. Council of Architecture (CoA) will release NATA application form 2021 on 5th March. The information brochure has been released at nata.in, also available for download here. Candidates to apply for both the sessions of NATA are required to fill the separate application form on its official Website, and the admit card of NATA Exam 2021 for the two attempts will be released separately, 10-15 days before the scheduled exam date. And more details regarding NATA Exam 2021 Application Form, Eligibility, Exam Date, Pattern, Syllabus read this article below.

NATA Exam 2021 Dates Announced @ nata.in

New Update : NATA Exam 2021 - Council of Architecture (CoA) will release NATA application form 2021 on 5th March. The information brochure has been released at nata.in, also available for download here. The NATA 2021 Exam Dates have been confirmed by the Council of Architecture (CoA). On April 10, 2021, and June 12, 2021, respectively, the first and second NATA 2021 checks will take place.

Apart from that, the CoA will soon publish the NATA 2021 Information Brochure and Important Dates on nata.in and coa.gov.in. The National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) is a critical entrance exam for those interested in pursuing a career in construction drawing and architecture. Candidates seeking admission to 5-year full-time Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programmes in institutes throughout the country for the academic session starting in 2021 must pass the NATA 2021 exam. This exam is held twice a year. In addition, all Sections A (Drawing Test) and B (Scientific Skill & General Aptitude Test) are administered by the appropriate authority as an online aptitude test. For More details about NATA Exam 2021 read the complete article.

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What are the NATA Important Dates 2021?

NATA will announce the final dates for both the sessions.

NATA Exam 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Candidate must go through the NATA Exam 2021 Eligibility Criteria before filling the NATA Exam 2021 application form. It is important that all applicants satisfy the eligibility conditions. Furthermore, CoA prescribed eligibility conditions are as follows:

  • Age Criteria: There is no age limit
  • Reservation is a prerogative of the admission/ counselling authority and does not fall under the purview of this examination.

What is the Educational Qualification Criteria NATA Exam 2021?

The following candidates are eligible to apply NATA Exam 2021, if they have the following educational background:

  • 10th+2 or equivalent passed/ appearing with 50% aggregate marks and having Mathematics as a compulsory subject of examination.
  • 10+3 Diploma (any stream) passed/ appearing recognized by Central/ State Government with 50% aggregate marks with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
  • Further, an International Baccalaureate Diploma, after 1 year of schooling with 50% aggregate marks with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.

Note: There is no process of lateral entry admission in B.Arch. Course.

NATA Exam 2021 Dates Announced @ nata.in

NATA Exam 2021 -The NATA 2021 Exam Dates have been confirmed by the Council of Architecture (CoA). On April 10, 2021, and June 12, 2021, respectively, the first and second NATA 2021 checks will take place. Apart from that, the CoA will soon publish the NATA 2021 Information Brochure and Important Dates on nata.in and coa.gov.in. The National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) is a critical entrance exam for those interested in pursuing a career in construction drawing and architecture. Candidates seeking admission to 5-year full-time Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) programmes in institutes throughout the country for the academic session starting in 2021 must pass the NATA 2021 exam. This exam is held twice a year. In addition, all Sections A (Drawing Test) and B (Scientific Skill & General Aptitude Test) are administered by the appropriate authority as an online aptitude test. For More details about NATA Exam 2022 read the complete article.

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NATA Exam 2021 To be Announced

NATA Exam 2021 -NATA stands for National Aptitude Test in Architecture. This exam is managed and conducted by the Council of Architecture. This is a National Level Aptitude Test which is conducted for admission into the Architecture Programme all over the country. This exam held twice a  year and the examination date will be out soon for the year 2021. . The concerned authority will conduct both Parts A (Drawing test) and B (Test on Scientific Ability & General Aptitude) of NATA 2021 as an online aptitude test. Now, the Part-A Test (Drawing Test) will not be a paper-based drawing test but as a preferential choice type test which is to be answered on a computer/laptop.

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What is NATA?

NATA stands for National Aptitude Test in Architecture. NATA is a national level undergraduate exam that is conducted by Council of Architecture. All the students who wish to seek admission for 5 years B.Arch programme that is provided through government-aided or private institutions must take up NATA Exam 2021. NATA Exam 2021 so far was conducted only once in a year. But now the Council has decided to conduct NATA Exam 2021 twice a year for providing more benefits to the students. The exams will be conducted in April as well as in July. Students can either appear for one exam or both as per their requirement. For all the students who appear for both the exams, the high score among the two exams will be taken into consideration. From now on, diploma students are considered to be not eligible for appearing for NATA Exam 2021. 

Where are the NATA Exam Centres Located?

NATA exam centres are available in all the states in the country for the convenience of the students and to encourage them to apply for the exams. Students are allowed to choose their preferred exam centre in the provided list. All the exam centres are provided in the below-given table.

StatesNATA Exam Centre
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPort Blair
Tamil NaduChennaiCoimbatoreMaduraiSalemTrichyTirunelveliVellore
Andhra PradeshGunturKakinadaKurnoolRajahmundryTripatiVijayawadaVisakhapatnam
AssamDibrugarhGuwahatiSilchar
BiharMuzaffarpurPatnaBhagalpurGaya
ChandigarhChandigarh
ChattisgarhBilaspurRaipurBhilai
DelhiDelhi
GoaPanaji
GujaratAhmedabadGandhinagarSuratRajkotVadodara
Himachal PradeshHamirpurShimla
HaryanaAmbalaHisarGurgaonFaridabadSonepat
Jammu and KashmirJammuSrinagar
JharkhandBokaro steel cityDhanbadHazaribaghJamshedpurRanchi
KarnatakaBangaloreGulbargaHubliMysoreMangaloreUdupi
KeralaKannurThrissurErnakulamKozhikodeTrivandrumKottayam
Madhya PradeshBhopalGwaliorIndoreJabalpurUjjain
MaharashtraAmaravatiAurangabadJalgaonKolhapurMumbaiNagpurNashikNavi MumbaiPuneAhmednagar
MeghalayaShillong
MizoramAizawl
NagalandKohimaDimapur
OdishaCuttackBhuvaneshwarRourkelaSambalpur
PuducherryPuducherry
PunjabAmritsarJalandharLudhianaMohaliPatialaBathinda
RajasthanAjmerBikanerJaipurJodhpurKotaUdaipur
TelanganaHyderabadWarangal
TripuraAgartala
Uttar PradeshAgraAllahabadBareillyGhaziabadGreater NoidaJhansiKanpurLucknowMeerutMoradabadMuzaffarnagarNoidaVaranasi
UttarakhandDehradunHaldwaniRoorkee
West BengalAsansolKolkataSiliguriHowrahDurgapur
Arunachal PradeshItanagar
ManipurImphal
SikkimGangtok

Information on NATA Counselling

The respective authority conducts NATA counselling, and this year there are many alterations made to the NATA Exam 2021 as well as the counselling. Many institutions participate in the NATA counselling. So far, the colleges and institutions had been having their separate counselling for B.Arch courses. Still, from this year, counselling is to be conducted as a national level centralized counselling thus providing many benefits to the students. Students hereafter need not travel to different colleges for admissions, thus saving time. Common centralized counselling eliminates the seats going vacant unnecessarily. All the qualified students will be able to apply for NATA counselling.

Exams 2021 - FAQ

 1. When will the NATA application form be released?    

NATA 2021 application form will be released on 5th March 2021.

 2. How can I fill NATA 2021 application form?    

Candidates will be able to fill the application form of NATA 2021 through the official website- nata.in

 3. 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) with 50% marks.

 4. Is it mandatory to appear for both the NATA 2021 tests?

No, it is not compulsory to appear for both the tests of NATA 2021.

 5. What is the qualifying cutoff of NATA 2021?  

The qualifying marks/ cutoff will be decided on the following rules-
A minimum of 32 marks out of 125 marks must be secured in Part A (approximately 25%)
A minimum of 18 marks out of 75 marks must be secured in Part B (approximately 25%)
Overall qualifying marks (out of 200) would be based on post-exam statistics and at the discretion of the Council.