Nata 2026 Syllabus

PART-A

Drawing and Composition Test This is one and half hour (90 minutes) – 80 Marks Test where candidate has to attempt three questions.

The content of the PART- A Test is as follows:-

A1 - Composition and Color -25 Marks:

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 This is one and half hour (90 minutes), 120 Marks

Test where candidate has to appear for online Apadative test.

It shall have two type of Questions viz.,

B1 – 42 MCQs and

B2 –08 NCQs from the following topics:-

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.

General Knowledge, 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 meaning of words, sentences, understanding about English grammar.

Design Sensitivity and Thinking Ability to observe record and analyse, people, space, product, environment.

Critical thinking andcreasoning and ability to identify the subtle communications. Ability to understand semantics, metaphors, problem identification and definition, analysis of a given situation.

Numerical Ability : Basic Mathematics and its association with creative thinking. To unfold a space with use of geometry.