NATA 2020 Application Dates Extended
2020-03-19The application dates for National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA), conducted by Council of Architecture, have been extended for the April round, although the date of exam remains as announced earlier.
Revised application dates for NATA
End of registration : 23 Mar 2020
Last date of image upload & fee payment : 27 Mar 2020
Start of correction window : 28 Mar 2020
Last day of Correction & Confirmation page printing : 30 Mar 2020
Publication of downloadable Admit card : 8 Apr 2020
Key changes in NATA test pattern
Interestingly, this year, CoA has introduced some changes in the test pattern.
(a) Changes in Drawing Section
(i) Instead of 2 questions of 40 marks each, the Drawing section will now have 3 questions, carrying 35 marks, 35 marks & 55 marks, respectively
(ii) Time duration reduced from 2 Hours to 1 Hour 15 Minutes
(b) Changes in Online MCQ Section
(i) Earlier, this contained 20 questions in Mathematics and 40 in General Aptitude, each carrying 2 marks. Now, this section will have 50 questions, each carrying 1.5 marks, structured as below :
- 15 questions in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and
- 35 questions in General Aptitude & Logical Reasoning
(ii) Time duration for this section is reduced from 1 Hour to 45 Minutes