The Council of Architecture (CoA) is an autonomous statutory body of Ministry of Education, Government of India constituted under the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972. This Act was enacted by the Parliament of India and came into force with effect from 1st September, 1972. The Act provides for registration of Architects, standards of education, recognized qualifications and standards of professional conduct and etiquette to be complied with by the architects
National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is being conducted by COA since 2006, in terms of the provisions of CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983, published in the Gazette of India. Further, the Council has prescribed the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020, with the approval of the Central Government in terms of Sections 21 & 45 of the Architects Act, 1972. The Regulations were published in the Gazette of India on 11.08.2020 and came into force w.e.f. 01.11.2020. These Regulations prescribe that the candidate needs to qualify an Aptitude Test in Architecture conducted by the Council for admission to the Architecture degree course
Courses
B.Arch. Program
How to Fill
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- Filling up Application form
- The candidate needs to login into his/her account using his email and password.
- The login credentials and application number generated by the system shall also be emailed to the candidates at their respective emails. The candidate will need to enter the system subsequently for various reasons as given below:
• Accessing and editing personal information (till going to the document upload stage)
• Uploading of images.
• Performing fee payment through EPG.
• Printing of the Confirmation Page.
• Correction to data if needed
Image uploading
All candidates are required to upload the following images:
1. Recent Passport size Photograph in Colour with both ears visible and front view only Minimum 4 KB Maximum 100 KB, Height 4.5 CM, Width 3.5 CM
2. Own Signature Minimum 1 KB Maximum 30 KB, Height 1.5 CM, Width 3.5 CM
Prospectus
Fee Details
Males 2000 rs for One Attempt
Female 1500 rs for One Attempt
Paper Pattern
The aptitude test of NATA may comprise questions of Multiple-Choice type (MCQ), Multiple Select type (MSQ), Preferential Choice type (PCQ) and Numerical Answer type (NAQ) and Match the following type (MFQ)
The questions will carry 1 mark, 2 marks or 3 marks and 125 questions have to be answered in 180 minutes.
The medium of Aptitude test will be essentially English language.
Some questions may be in regional languages also.
The aptitude of the candidate will be assessed using some or all of the following techniques
• Diagrammatic Reasoning – Tests the ability of logical reasoning, using diagrams and scenarios
• Numerical Reasoning – Tests mathematical ability through simple problems
• Verbal Reasoning – Assesses the ability to assess verbal logic.
• Inductive Reasoning – Tests the ability to see patterns and analyze given data
• Situational Judgment – Tests problem-solving ability.
• Logical Reasoning – Tests ability to recognize patterns, sequences or relationships between shapes and imagery.
• Abstract Reasoning – Will assess general knowledge, and ability to utilize knowledge in new situations
Schedule
Start of Online form fill-up 20 March 23
End of registration 24 June 2023 (11.59 PM)
Image uploads allowed till 24 June 2023 (11.59
Fee payment allowed till 24 June 2023 (11.59 PM
Confirmation page printing available till 27 June 2023
Candidate Correction window 20 June (10.30 AM) to 24 June 2023 (11.59 PM
Publication of Downloadable Admit Card 2 July 2023 Onwards
Date and Time of Examination 09 July 2023 Session 1: 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Session 2: 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Publication of Results 17 July 2023
