National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)

Exam Name

National Aptitude Test in Architecture

Exam Category (U.G / P.G)

U.G. (Undergraduate)

Name of Institutions / Colleges / Universities Accepting Exam Score

All Architecture Colleges in India

Level of Examination

National Level Entrance Exam

Type of Institution or Exam Conducting Body (Government / Private)

Government

Medium of Exam (Language of Paper) 

English

Mode of Examination (Online / Offline)

Online and Offline

Sections in Paper (Subject-Wise)

3 Sections (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology)

Courses

Architecture

Timing of Examination

10:00 AM To 1:15 PM

Duration of the Paper

03 Hours 15 Minutes

Number of Question

Total Question : 50

Maximum Marks

Total Marks : 200

Marks Per Question

1.5 Mark is Awarded for Each Correct Answer

Negative Marking

No Negative Marking

Number of Test City Centres

Frequency of Exam Conducted in a Year

Twice a Year

Official Website

https://www.nata.in

Application Form Charges / Registration Charges

Application Fee : Rs 2000

Initiation of Registration Date

To Be Notified

Last Date for Application Fee Payment and Uploading of Documents

Release Date of Admit Card

To Be Notified

Date of Exam

Part 1 : 07 March 2025

Part 2 : 9 August 2025

Date of Result Declaration

To Be Notified

Date of Counselling

To Be Notified

Category

Relaxation

SC (Scheduled Caste)

N/A

ST (Scheduled Tribe)

N/A

OBC (Other Backward Class)

N/A

PwD (Persons with Disability)

N/A

EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

N/A

Minimum Qualification Marks

(Marks Obtained in 10^th and 12^th Board Exams)

For Engineering Students must complete their 12^th with PCM or PCB and obtain at least 50% marks in exam. For Sc, St students obtain at least 45% marks in exam.

Upper Age Limit of the Candidate                          

No Age Limit

Lower Age Limit of the Candidate

No Age Limit

Subject A

Physics

Subject B

Mathematics

Subject C

Chemistry

Subject D

General Aptitude

Subject E

Drawing