Imp note: Council of Architecture has notified (in newspaper on 22 Aug 2023) a change in eligibility criteria which came into effect on 19 Jul 2023. In view of this, CoA also announced NATA Round 4 for 2023, to be conducted on 17 Sep 2023. Click HERE for detail.
About NATA : National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA), conducted by Council of Architecture, measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study, i.e. Architecture. The test makes an assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability, etc., besides the learning that the candidate has acquired over the past few years and is related to the specific field of study.. NATA is conducted by the Council of Architecture, being the competent & final authority for the purpose of fixing norms and standards for architectural institutions and having the necessary expertise to hold a Common Aptitude Test in Architecture, at national level to provide a single window system for appearing in aptitude test and to facilitate institutions, students and public at large for admission to First year of 5 year B.Arch Degree Course at all recognized Institutions all over country.
Note : Qualifying in NATA does not constitute a right/ guarantee in favour of the candidate for his / her admission to any architecture course unless he / she has fulfilled all the prescribed requirements as specified by respective competent authorities.
3 Attempts : Council will be conducting NATA 2023 thrice on different dates as computer-based examination. Candidates are allowed to appear for any one or any two or all the three tests. In case a candidate appears for 2 Tests, best of the 2 scores shall be the valid score and in the case of 3 attempts, valid score shall be average of the 2 best scores.
Result format
The result sheet will display the following :
1. Marks obtained in the exam out of 200
(a) In case the candidate appears for more than one test, all scores received in the attempts will be displayed.
(b) In case a candidate appears for 2 Tests, best of the 2 scores shall be taken as the valid score and in the case of 3 attempts, valid score shall be taken as the average of the 2 best scores.
2. Qualified / Not Qualified
Qualifying marks for NATA is 70 marks out of 200
Rules for scrutiny / review of Answer Sheet
After the examination, answer key to questions of the NATA test paper would be available in public domain. Answer Key and the marks allotted for each question as fixed by the Council shall be treated as final.
Post Answer Key publication, a candidate can opt to view his answer script on payment of Rs.3000/- (Rupees Three thousand only) for each test written. For this process the candidate will have to fill in an online form and make online payment within three days of result publication. No requests will be entertained further to this.
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