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National Aptitude Test in Architecture
Registration opens
11 Mar 2026
Registration opens
11 Mar 2026
Exam date
4 Apr 2026
Exam date
Phase 1 runs every Fri/Sat from 4 Apr to 13 Jun; Phase 2 was held 7–8 Aug.
4 Apr 2026
Application fee
₹1750(₹1250 SC/ST/reserved)
Official website
https://www.nata.inNATA is the Council of Architecture's aptitude test for admission to B.Arch programs across India. It tests drawing, observation, and spatial reasoning alongside general aptitude and mathematics - distinct from JEE Main Paper 2 (B.Arch), which some architecture programs also accept.
Mode
Computer-based test (CBT)
Duration
3 hours
Questions
50
Total marks
200
Sections
NATA runs across multiple test dates each year (Phase 1: April–June, Phase 2: August) - candidates can appear more than once and the best score counts.
Participating architecture colleges (including many private and state institutions) set their own NATA-score cutoffs for admission - there's no single centralized counselling the way JoSAA works for engineering, so check each college's specific process.
