National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) 2011

National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (NIASA), Pune, an Academic Unit of the Council of Architecture (CoA), is the body assigned the task of conducting NATA. NATA stands for National Aptitude Test in Architecture, for admission into five year Bachelor of Architecture course, offered at all the architectural institutions including NITs, IITs, government/government-aided and private institutes/colleges, universities and deemed universities across the country. It is mandatory for every architectural institution, imparting five year B Arch degree course, to admit students on the basis of NATA score.

Courses Offered:

1. Architecture Programmes

• Bachelor of Architecture
• Bachelor of Architecture (Interior Design)
• Bachelor of Architecture (Construction Technology)

Eligibility
The candidate must pass their 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized board/university, with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate, with Mathematics as one of the main subject.

Application Procedure:

NATA Fees are Rs.800, and are to be paid at the time of Registration and before collection of the appointment voucher from the Test Center. The test fees are to be paid by Demand draft/ banker’s cheque drawn in favour of ‘Council of Architecture’, payable at New Delhi. Candidate has to carry filled registration form, support documents & D/D to the Test center for Registration & appointment.

Syllabus
NATA is conducted in two parts: Paper based drawing test and Computer based online aesthetic sensitivity test. Paper Based Drawing Test is of two hours consisting of two questions with one question containg two sub questions. Computer Based Aesthetic Sensitivity Test is an adaptive test of two hours consisting of 40 Multiple Choice Questions.There is no negative marking. These tests measures candidate’s drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking ability.

Test Centers 
NATA is offered over major part of admission season at designated Test Centers located at colleges / schools of architecture in India. Updated list of Test centers is available at the website http://www.nata.in

Who Accepts It?
All schools / colleges of Architecture, Government, Government aided, University Departments, private unaided, including colleges affiliated to self-financed Deemed Universities and Private Universities, or any department of Architecture within a college, requires that its applicants take the NATA.

Sample Question Paper for Drawing Exam 
Demo of Online Exam