The national aptitude test in architecture (NATA) measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study, i.e. Architecture

Any person having passed 10th Standard or equivalent examination, for details Clause 2 “Eligibility” in the NATA Brochure.

At designated Test Centers located at centers/colleges/ schools of architecture in India. Updated list of Test centers is available at the website http://www.nata.in

Candidates must indicate their preferred city/region and test date while registering on the NATA portal (www.nata.in). The test centre and session shall be allotted by the Council as far as possible based on the candidates’ preferences. However, the final decision of the Council regarding allotment of test centre and session shall be binding.

Application is to be filled up ONLINE at the NATA portal of www.nata.in. Candidates need to visit the portal, generate username & password by entering relevant details and then CLICK the requisite link ONLINE APPLICATION NATA–2026. Thereafter, candidate will be directed to the actual application form. The form is interactive in nature and the fields required to be filled up are categorized in different sub-sections. The fields super-scribed with MUST be filled up as they are MANDATORY, otherwise the application will NOT get submitted.

1. The candidates will have to follow the time schedule as follows: a. Report to the Examination Centre by 9.00 am (1st Session) / 12.30 pm (2nd Session) b. Opening gate to the examination hall at 9.15 am (1st Session) /12.45 pm (2nd Session) c. Registration of candidate to be completed by 9.45 am (1st Session) /1.15 pm (2nd Session) d. Closing gate to the examination hall at 10.00 am (1st Session) /1.30 pm (2nd Session) e. Commencement of examination at 10.00 am (1st Session) /1.30 pm (2nd Session) f. Duration of examination: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm (1st Session) / 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm (2ndSession) Late entry of candidates will not be permitted in the examination hall after 10.15 am (1st Session)/1.45 pm (Second Session) and no extra time shall be granted. Exit from the examination Centre shall not be allowed before 1.00 pm (1st Session) / 4.30 pm (2nd Session). 2. CANDIDATES MUST BRING WITH THEM a. Downloaded Original Appointment Card of NATA-2026. b. Original Proof of Identity- Aadhaar/ Passport/ Driving License/ Voter ID/Valid Photo ID document. c. Pencils, erasers, dry colors, Scale (up to 15 Cms) 3. Candidates must show on demand the Appointment Card (NATA-2026) for entry to the Examination Hall. A candidate not possessing print out of the downloaded admit card and valid photo identity shall not be allowed to enter in the Examination Hall by the Centre- in Charge. 4.Candidates found carrying any textual material, printed or written, bits of papers or any other material except those listed under Sl.No.2 inside examination Hall will be debarred from appearing the examination. 5.Mobile Phones, Bluetooth devices, Calculators, Slide Rules, Log Tables, and Electronic Watches with facilities of the Calculator are not allowed in the Examination Hall. Possession of such items during the Examinations may lead to cancellation of candidature. 6.Candidates shall be provided with paper for any rough work. 7.Candidates are required to perform/solve on the paper/base/material provided by the Test Centers only. 8.No candidate, without the special permission of the Centre-in-Charge, will leave his/ her seat or Examination Hall until the duration of the examination is over. 9.Candidates shall maintain silence during the examination. Any conversation or gesticulation or disturbance in the examination hall shall be deemed as misdemeanor. If a candidate is found adopting unfair means, his/ her candidature shall be cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred from taking examination either permanently or for a period, to be decided by the Council of Architecture, according to the nature of offence. 10.Candidates shall abide by the advisories/ guidelines/ precautions as issued by the Government from time to time. 11.If any candidate is found indulging in any form of malpractice or using any unfair means during the examination, the candidature will be cancelled outright or the candidate may be debarred from appearing in NATA Examination for a period of one year depending on the nature of the malpractice. If any candidate is found impersonating the candidature will be cancelled outright and the concerned candidate / imposter will be handed over to the Police for prosecution. Further, the Council may also debar such candidates from appearing in NATA Examination for a period of 2 years. The Council’s decision in such cases is final. Approaching Office Bearers and Officials of the Council before / during / after the conduct of NATA for seeking any favor may entail disqualification.

The score cards will be available on NATA website in e-format, usually,

Its generally published within 7 days from attending the exam.

A candidate may apply for admission to any of the participating institutions as per the time schedule specified by the respective appropriate admission authority, along with all the documents desired by it.

last date for phase 1 : 13th june 2026 phase 2: 7th and 8th august 2026

Admission Authority is a body, authorised by the Central/State Govt. / University to conduct and monitor admissions in that area. This may vary from the Directorate of Technical Education itself, a major University, Institution(s), a body created by an association of Architectural Schools in that State (eg. MASA), or any other Admission Authority recognised by the state. The candidate may be advised to check up in advance with Schools of Architecture where he / she is applying for the details of the admission authority and other information on the exact admission process.

NATA is designed in such a manner that prior tutelage is not required. COA/NIASA is aware that the candidates will have no or minimal knowledge of architecture. NATA measures aptitude of the candidate in his / her aesthetic sensibilities (3D visualisation, logical understanding, etc.) and drawing skills that are in-built in every candidate and developed right from childhood to the present day. There will be certain questions on architectural awareness wherein candidates may be required to identify building of national or international importance. The candidate is expected to know about these structures through General Knowledge. The candidate may also prefer to update his knowledge on this by some reading, internet browsing or even by talking to architectural students, architects and other knowledgeable persons. In all probability, this will not be required. There will be a model NATA interface available on the NATA website to help candidates get acquainted with the visual format of the test. There will be no model questions available as such. The language medium of the test will be English. Minimal computerskills are required (pointing and clicking Mouse buttons).

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No training/coaching is allowed in Test Centres and no other fees payable for this exam. If any centre indulges is such practice or insists on additional fees or participation in training program, please report such incident to Council of Architecture or NIASA.

No. At NATA, question paper is unique of each candidate hence no old question papers can be made available. For any other questions please register at NATA website (http://www.nata.in) and get into 'Forum' section. You can post your queries here. Please search before you post the query. It may be already raised by some other candidate and already answered. Information Brochure NATA 2023

Yes. Absolutely. You need to get coached for NATA exam well before you attend the exam. The necessity for getting a proper coaching for NATA is - NATA is a 100% online exam and students have nil or less practice over attending an online mode of exam till their 12th std (HSC) . - NATA exam does'nt have a definite Syllabus & only a outline of portions is given by NATA exam conducting Authority (COA). - Only 20% of NATA questions are from the 10th, 11th and 12th std subjects & the rest 80% are new to every student. - Though the exam is said to be a aptitude test, many questions are from 1st and 2nd year of B.Arch degree course . - The questions are asked from in-depth of many concepts that refers in particular to Architecture. - A clear expert guidance or nata coaching is required to understand even the question types that are said to be diagrammatic, numerical, verbal, inductive, situational, logical & abstract. - Also, the question asked in exam doesn't refer to equal proportion from all the indicated topics & they greatly vary & questions are asked at higher proportion in 2 or 3 topics only. - For past many years its proven that those taking a professional guidance or coaching are alone able to score high in the NATA exam - The NATA questions are not MCQ model alone, there are answer typing model, multiple answer selection model etc which are quite confusing for an untrained B,.Arch aspirant. - The answers to be give in nata exam are not only factual or objective ( fact based) , they are anlytical, calculative & also subjective ( changes from person to person ) - The NATA exam procedure, application, uploads, acquiring Admit card or exam hall ticket , exam conduct, grievances, acquiring the digital response sheet, checking the answer key that is short lived in the nata website etc. are are new & sometimes complicated to deal in a error-free manner & hence need a guidance, support & advise from an experience NATA coaching professional or an ARCHITECT. - Expertise coaching centres like APTOINN are doing this architecture entrance coaching service with eminent team of Architects since 18 years are preferred by many students across india for Online and offline coaching in short or long term basis and Aptoinn succeeds in providing a foundation/skill development course to B.Arch for all this career aspirants & guide the students and parents throughout the process of NATA application to their Merit Admission to B.Arch in a top preferred college enabling a high score in NATA Exam thereby building a high grade of confidence to all its students towards pursuing this 5 year B.Arch Course.Contact 9176301689 / 9176562187 / 9884872837 for any guidance regarding NATA exam and B.Arch careere prospectus, course details & list of best architecture colleges across the states .