National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is an Aptitude test for admission to the 5-year B.Arch. Degree Courses at recognized institutions across India. The test measures cognitive skills, visual perception, aesthetic sensitivity, logical reasoning, and critical thinking ability.
National Aptitude Test in Architecture is conducted by CoA (Council of Architecture) to offer admission to B.Arch courses in various Universities/colleges/ Institutes. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is a national-level entrance examination.
NATA examination is conducted twice a year. Candidates are not required to compulsorily take the test twice though if a candidate appears in both tests, the better of the two scores will be considered.
National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) Highlights
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Name of the Exam |
National Aptitude Test for Architecture or NATA |
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Conducted By |
Council of Architecture |
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Exam Level |
Undergraduate |
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Exam Frequency |
Twice |
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Mode of Exam |
Computer-Based Test |
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Course offered through the exam |
BArch |
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Medium of Exam |
English |
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Colleges Accepting Exam Score |
BArch colleges of India |
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Official Website |
nata.in |
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Contact Details |
NATA Email ID: nata.helpdesk2023@gmail.com NATA Helpline: 9560707764, 9319275557 |
Eligibility Criteria for NATA
1. Candidates should have passed/appeared in class 12th or any equivalent qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.
2. Candidate in his/her admission to any Architecture course unless he/she has fulfilled all the requirements as specified by respective counselling and admission authorities.
3. Candidates who are appearing in either of the examinations above in the current year may also appear for NATA provisionally.
NATA Result
NATA Phase I result will be declared by the Council. Candidates can check the result on the web portal of NATA (nata.in). Details like sectional and overall marks, qualifying status, etc. are mentioned in the NATA result.
NATA Syllabus
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Aptitude Test Parameters |
Testing Ability |
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Diagrammatic Reasoning |
Tests the candidate’s ability of logical reasoning using diagrams and scenarios. |
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Logical Reasoning |
Tests the candidate’s ability to recognise patterns, sequences, or relationships between shapes and imagery. |
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Verbal Reasoning |
Assesses the candidate’s ability to assess verbal logic. |
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Situational Judgment |
Assesses the problem-solving ability of the candidate. |
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Inductive Reasoning |
Tests the candidate’s ability to see patterns and analyse given data. |
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Numerical Reasoning |
Tests the candidate’s mathematical ability through simple problems. |
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Abstract Reasoning |
Assesses the candidate’s general knowledge and ability to utilise knowledge in new situations. |
NATA General Aptitude Syllabus
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Units |
Topics Covered |
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General |
Objects and textures related to architecture and the built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualising three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualising different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical, and verbal), General awareness of national/international architects and famous architectural creations |
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Mathematical Reasoning |
Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by. Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction, and contrapositive. |
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Sets and Relations |
The idea of sets, subsets, Setser set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan’s Laws, Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples. |
