How to Apply:
Eligibility Criteria for Candidates NATA 2024-25:
Candidates fulfilling the below criteria prescribed by the Council can appear for NATA 2024:
- i) Passed or appearing in 10+1 Examination with PCM Subjects;
- ii) Passed or appearing in 10+2 Examination with PCM subjects:
iii) Passed or appearing in 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as subjects:
However, the admission to B.Arch., Course shall be made as per the eligibility prescribed in the
Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020 and
as stated in para 5.2 herein below
Candidates may note that NATA 2024 is the qualifier of Aptitude Test for admission to B.Arch.
program offered by Universities / Institutions in the country, subject to the fulfillment of eligibility
criteria as prescribed by the Council.
QUALIFYING IN NATA 2024 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RIGHT / GUARANTEE IN FAVOUR OF
THE CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION TO ANY ARCHITECTURE COURSE UNLESS THE CANDIDATE
HAS FULFILLED ALL THE PRESCRIBED REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED BY RESPECTIVE COMPETENT
AUTHORITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ELIGIBILIY CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE COUNCIL.
5.2 Admission to First year of B.Arch. Program
The eligibility for admission to 1st year of B.Arch. Degree program for the academic session 2024-
2025 shall be as per CoA (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 2020.
The revised eligibility in terms of Amended Regulations, 2020 is as under:
*No candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she / he has passed 10+2 or
equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects with
at least 50% marks in aggregate or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as
compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
(*proposal for amendment in above Eligibility Criteria has been submitted for approval of the
Central Government. The revision in eligibility, if any, shall be notified upon approval).
Syllabus for NATA 2024-25:
PART-A
Drawing and Composition Test
This is one and half hour (90 minutes) – 80 Marks Test where candidate has to attempt three
questions. The content of the PART A Test is as follows:
A1 – Composition and Color -25 Marks: Creating suitable compositions for various situations
and coloring them appropriately. Re-arranging various shapes in visually appealing manner
and coloring it suitably.
A2 -Sketching & Composition (Black and White)-25 Marks: Ability to draw, visualize, depict
a situation, involving buildings / its components, people, environment, products with an
understanding of scale, proportions, textures, shades and shadow etc.
A3 – 3D Composition-30 Marks: Creating interesting 3D composition for the given situation
using the provided kit.
PART-B
This is one and half hour (90 minutes), 120 Marks Test where candidate has to appear for online
test. It shall have two type of Questions viz., B1 – 30 Questions of 2 Marks and B2 – 15 Questions
of 4 Marks from the following topics:
Visual Reasoning Ability to understand and reconstruct 2D and 3D composition, knowledge
about its composition and technical concepts.
Logical Derivation Ability to decode a situation, composition, context and generate
meaning. Understanding the minute information hidden in a particular situation and
drawing conclusions.
G.K., Architecture & Design General awareness of architecture and design, current
issues, recent episodes etc., Knowledge about important buildings, historical progression,
innovation in materials and construction technology.
Language Interpretation Ability to correctly & logically generate meaning of words,
sentences, understanding about English grammar.
- Design Sensitivity Ability to observe record and analyze, people, space, product,
environment. Critical thinking, reasoning and ability to identify the subtle communications.
Design Thinking Ability to understand semantics, metaphors, problem identification and
definition, analysis of a given situation.
- Numerical Ability Basic Mathematics and its association with creative thinking. To unfold a
space with use of geometry.
Important Dates
For First Test Scheduled to be held onwards from 06.04.2024
For Second Test Scheduled to be held on 12.06.2021
NATA 2024 Brochure
