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NATA 2024: बैचलर ऑफ आर्किटेक्चर में प्रवेश के लिए उम्मीदवारों का चयन करने के लिए काउंसिल ऑफ आर्किटेक्चर (सीओए) द्वारा NATA का संचालन किया जा रहा है। शैक्षणिक वर्ष 2024-2025 के लिए, सीओए has started the online registration process for NATA 2024 from on its official website. Candidates can check complete infomation about NATA 2024 from here.

NATA 2024 – Overview

Name of the examination	National Aptitude Test in Architecture
Conducting Body	Council of Architecture (COA)
Type of Examination	UG Level National Entrance Exam conducted for admission in Architecture.
Mode of the exam	Online
Frequency of the examination	Twice a year
Number of attempts	Maximum 3 in one academic year
Validity	2 academic year
NATA Registration Form Starting Date	02-03-2024
Duration of Exam	180 minutes

NATA 2024 Notification: Apply for the Architecture Exam from 1st March

Council of Architecture is conducting NATA 2024 in a new format keeping in mind the convenience and creativity of the students and keeping with the pace of current trends, and challenges faced by the Architecture Profession. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is the first step for those who wish to join the Architecture profession. It is a test that is specially designed to assess the aptitude of the students towards the architecture profession. The final admission will be carried out only by the concerned authorities of the respective State based on valid NATA Score and eligibility criteria prescribed by the CoA and the concerned authorities.

NATA Schedule 2024 

Online application starts from	1st March 2024
Last Date to apply online	Not Announced Yet
NATA 2024 starting from	06-04-2024
NATA Exam Timing	Session 1: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Session 2: 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm

NATA Educational Qualification

• Passed or appearing in 10+1 Examination with PCM Subjects with 50% marks in aggregate
• Passed or appearing in 10+2 Examination with PCM subjects with 50% marks in aggregate
• Passed or appearing in 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as subject with 50% marks in aggregate

NATA Application Fees

Candidates must pay the following sum as the NATA application fee, which is nonrefundable. Fees can be paid through debit card, credit card or net banking.

NATA 2024 Application Fees

Payment Options based on number of tests opted for	In India					Outside India
	General/OBC (NCL)		SC/ST/EWS/PwD		Transgender
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Fee for 1 single test	Rs. 1750	Rs. 1250	Rs. 1250	Rs. 1000	Rs. 1000	Rs. 10000
Fee for 2 tests	Rs. 3250	Rs. 2250	Rs. 2250	Rs. 1750	Rs. 1500	Rs.18000
Fee for 3 tests	Rs. 4500	Rs. 3000	Rs. 3000	Rs. 2500	Rs. 2000	Rs. 25000

NATA Exam Pattern

• The medium of Aptitude test shall be in English and Hindi.
• TOTAL MARKS: PART A & PART B = 200.

Questions	Topic/Marks	Marks	Duration
Part A – Drawing and Composition Test (Offline)
A1 – 1 Question	Composition and Color	25	90 Minutes
A2 – 1 Question	Sketching & Composition (Black and White)	25
A3 – 1 Question	3D Composition	30
Total 3 Questions		80 Marks
Part B – MCQ – Computer-based Online Test
B1 – 30 questions	2 Marks	60	90 Minutes
B2 – 15 questions	4 Marks	60
Total 45 Questions		120 Marks

NATA Syllabus 2024

Drawing and Composition Test
A1 – Composition and Color	Creating suitable compositions for various situations and coloring them appropriately. Re-arranging various shapes in visually appealing manner and coloring it suitably.
A2 -Sketching & Composition (Black and White)-25 Marks	Ability to draw, visualize, depict a situation, involving buildings / its components, people, environment, products with an understanding of scale, proportions, textures, shades and shadow etc.
A3 – 3D Composition-30 Marks	Creating interesting 3D composition for the given situation using the provided kit.
PART-B
Visual Reasoning	Ability to understand and reconstruct 2D and 3D composition, knowledge about its composition and technical concepts.
Logical Derivation	Ability to decode a situation, composition, context and generate meaning. Understanding the minute information hidden in a particular situation and drawing conclusions.
G.K., Architecture & Design	General awareness of architecture and design, current issues, recent episodes, etc., Knowledge about important buildings, historical progression, innovation in materials and construction technology.
Language Interpretation	Ability to correctly & logically generate the meaning of words, and sentences, and understanding of English grammar.
Design Sensitivity	Ability to observe record and analyze, people, space, products, and environment. Critical thinking, reasoning, and ability to identify subtle communications.
Design Thinking	Ability to understand semantics, metaphors, problem identification and definition, and analysis of a given situation.
Numerical Ability	Basic Mathematics and its association with creative thinking. To unfold a space with use of geometry.

NATA 2024: Do’s and Don’t

Dos

1. Read the online instructions carefully before filling out the NATA 2024 Application Form online.
2. Specify all personal information, address, and DOB correctly.
3. Remember the user name, security question/answer, and password.
4. Choose the city of the Test center carefully.
5. Upload color photograph and signature of specified size only.
6. Retain a copy of the Confirmation Page.
7. Follow the schedule as mentioned in the brochure and Appointment Card.
8. Carry a printed copy of the NATA Hall Ticket to the examination hall
9. Carry pencils, erasers, sharpeners, dry colors, and scale up to 15 cm.
10. Only candidates with an Appointment Card shall be granted entry into the examination hall.

NATA 2024: Don’ts

1. Don’t divulge your username, security question/answer and password to anybody.
2. Don’t upload poor-quality scanned photographs and signatures.
3. Don’t send duly filled-in Confirmation Page or any document through post to CoA office.
4. Don’t spoil the hard copy of the downloaded Appointment card.
5. Don’t bring a blade, Mobile Phone, Calculator, or any other electronic gadget inside the Examination Center
6. Don’t bring any instruments inside the NATA 2024 Examination hall.

Procedure to fill out NATA Application Form

The filling of the application form is in three steps: filling out personal details, document uploading, and fee payment. Candidates can follow these steps to apply online for NATA Application Form –

• Go to the official website of the National Aptitude Test in Architecture

• Then click on the NATA Brochure 2024 tab and go through the information
• After ensuring the eligibility come back to the homepage and click on the NATA Registration Tab
• First, fill in the personal details, email address etc.

Personal Information
Candidate’s Full Name	Person with disability
Father’s Name	Type of disability
Mother’s Name	Place of Residence
Date of Birth	Nationality
Gender	ID Document Type
Category	ID Number
Education Qualification: Class X or equivalent
Pass Status	Obtained Marks (Subject-wise)
Course/Stream name	Total Marks
Board	% Marks
Year of passing	Roll No/Enroll No
Pin Code	Institute Name and address
Details of education – Post X
Pass Status	Obtained Marks (Subject-wise)
Course/Stream name	Total Marks
Board	% Marks
Year of passing	Roll No/Enroll No
Pin Code	Institute Name and address
Communication address
Pin Code	Address of residence
Email Id	State of Domicile
Mobile no	District of Domicile
Landline no
Secure application before final submission
Choose password	Confirm password
Security Question	Security Answer

• A verification link will be sent to the respected email ID
• Verify your email and create your password.
• Candidates have to select a question and answer at this stage that will be used in the future if you forget your password,
• Then log in to the website using your email id and create password
• After this, candidates have to upload their recent passport-size photograph in jpg/jpeg format

The photograph and signature should be as follows –

Document	Storage Size		Image Dimension
	Minimum	Maximum	Height	Width
Photograph	4 kb	100 kb	4.5 cm	3.5 cm
Signature	1 kb	30 kb	1.5 cm	3.5 cm

• After uploading the documents, candidates have to pay the application fees
• Upon successful payment, a confirmation page is generated.
• Candidates can take the printout of the confirmation page for future reference.

NATA Modification Form

Those who intend to make any correction in data filled by them in their respective NATA application form will be allowed to do so through the correction window which will be made available only during the designated period.

 Important Links

NATA Registration Form	Click Here
NATA 2024 Information Brochure	Click Here
Nata Official Website	Click Here

NATA 2024 Admit Card

For each candidate, a NATA appointment card will be generated on the official web portal according to the schedule indicating the session, allotted test center, and appointment number. You have to download the NATA admit card and bring it to the test center with one original photo identity card- Voter Card/PAN card/Aadhar Card/Driving license, or Passport, as filled by the candidate in the NATA Application Form.

NATA Result

The NATA Result will be declared by the CoA on the official website. In case the candidate appears in multiple tests, all the previous scores shall appear on the scorecard. The best score obtained in all attempts shall be taken as the valid score for NATA 2024.

NATA Qualifying Marks

A Candidate will not qualify for NATA-2024 unless all three conditions mentioned below are satisfied. The qualifying marks for NATA 2024 will be as follows –

• A minimum of 20 marks must be secured in PART A
• A minimum of 30 marks must be secured in PART B
• Overall qualifying marks for NATA 2024 shall be 70 marks out of 200 as an aggregate of Part A and Part B.

NATA Time Schedule

• Report to the Examination Center by 9.00 am (1st Session) / 12.30 pm (2nd Session)
• Opening gate of the examination hall at 9.15 am (1st Session) /12.45 pm (2nd Session)
• Registration of candidates to be completed by 9.45 am (1st Session) /1.15 pm (2nd Session)
• Closing gate of the examination hall at 10.00 am (1st Session) /1.30 pm (2nd Session)
• Commencement of examination at 10.00 am (1st Session) /1.30 pm (2nd Session)
• Duration of examination: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm (1st Session) / 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm (2nd Session)

NATA 2024 Exam Center

Sl.No	State	City
1	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada
2		Visakhapatnam
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
4	Assam	Guwahati
5	Bihar	Patna / Gaya
6	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
7	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
8	Delhi	Delhi
9	Goa	Panaji
10	Gujarat	Ahmedabad / Surat
11		Vadodara / Rajkot
12	Haryana	Faridabad / Sonipat
13		Gurgaon / Rohtak
14	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla / Kangra
15	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
16		Srinagar
17	Jharkhand	Ranchi
18	Karnataka	Bengaluru / Manipal / Tumkur
19		Hubali / Kalburgi
20		Mysore / Bijapur
21	Kerala	Ernakulum / Kochi
22		Kannur / Kollam
23		Kottayam / Thrissur
24		Kozhikode / Mallapuram
25		Thiruvanathapuram / Pallakad
26	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal / Gwalior / Jabalpur
27		Indore / Sehore
28		Sagar
29	Maharashtra	Ahmednagar / Akola
30		Amravati / Ratnagiri
31		Aurangabad / Thane
32		Kolhapur / Kalyan
33		Mumbai
34		Nagpur
35		Nashik
36		Navi Mumbai
37		Pune
38		Solapur
39	Manipur	Imphal
40	Mizoram	Aizawl
41	Meghalaya	Shillong
42	Nagaland	Kohima
43	Odisha	Bhubaneswar / Cuttack
44	Puducherry	Puducherry
45	Punjab	Jalandhar / Amritsar
46		Ludhiana / Mohali
47	Rajasthan	Jaipur / Udaipur
48	Tamil Nadu	Chennai / Coimbatore
49		Madurai / Thanjavur
50		Salem / Kanya Kumari
51		Tiruchirappalli / Vellore
52	Telangana	Hyderabad
53	Tripura	Agartala
54	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
55		Bareilly
56		Greater Noida / Jhansi
57		Lucknow
58		Varanasi
59	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
60	West Bengal	Kolkata
61		Siliguri