NATA
National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is conducted by the Council of Architecture for admission to its five-year Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree course at all recognised institutions includes NITs, IITs Government institutions, Government-aided institutions, universities, deemed universities etc.
Eligibility
Any person having passed Senior Secondary Certificate (Class XII) or equivalent examination and above can appear for NATA. However, only those candidates, who have qualified an aptitude test in Architecture and have secured 50 per cent marks in Class XII or equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the subjects, shall be eligible for admission to BArch course. NATA score shall be valid for a period of two years from the year in which one appeared.
Exam Pattern
The test is in two parts — paper based drawing test and computer based online aesthetic sensitivity test. The drawing test is a two-hour paper where candidate has to attempt three questions and will be judged on the basis of their ability to sketch a given object, visualising and drawing the effects of light and shadow of an object, etc. The aesthetic sensitivity test is computer based test where candidate has to answer 40 multiple choice questions and will be judged on the basis of perception, imagination and observation, creativity and communication along with architectural awareness etc.
Important dates
The first session of NATA Test is going on from April 1 to May 28, 2016 and the second session will start from June 6, to August 20, 2016. Appointments are scheduled is on a first-come, first-serve basis. The last date for registration for the second session is August 18, 2016.