The National Aptitude Test for Architecture ( NATA ) is a national level exam conducted by Council of Architecture ( CoA ).
The NATA exam is being held twice a year - April and June
Mode of Examination - Computer based test
The examination shall be conducted in two sessions on the date of the first test.
Depending on the number of candidates registering for the second date of the test, it will be decided whether there will be one or two sessions.
While the candidates will be given the choice of the two sessions on date 1 of the test on a first come first basis, the candidates opting for taking the test from council allotted test centres shall be allocated only to the second session.

NATA assesses cognitive skills, visual perception, logical reasoning, and critical thinking.  

NATA is being conducted completely online from the year 2020. 

Total number of questions asked in NATA exam -125

There is no clarity on questions and their division, so we can assume that 

125 questions of 200 marks for 3 hours duration.

Types of questions:

1) MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

2) MSQ (Multiple Select Questions) 

3) PCQ (Preferential Choice Type Questions)

4) NAQ (Numerical Answer Type Questions)

Taking NATA-2022

NATA 2022 is a qualifying aptitude test for admission into the B. Arch degree program, subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria prescribed by the Council.

In view of the Pandemic Covid-19 and partial cancellation of 10+2 level examinations by various boards/authorities in the country, the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, based on the recommendations of the Council of Architecture, has relaxed the eligibility for admission to 1st year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course, prescribed under Regulation 4 of the Council of Architecture (Minimum Standards of Architectural Education) Regulations, 1983, for the academic session 2021-2022, as a one-time measure, as under:

1. No candidate shall be admitted to B.Arch. Course unless she/ he has passed in 10+2 scheme of examination with PCM subjects or pass in 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics, as the case may be.
2. The candidates who have qualified for the aptitude test i.e. NATA or JEE, with a pass percentage in the 10+2 scheme of examination with PCM or 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics shall be eligible for admission to B.Arch. course for the academic session 2021-2022.

QUALIFYING IN NATA-2022 DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A RIGHT/ GUARANTEE IN FAVOUR OF THE CANDIDATE FOR HIS/HER ADMISSION TO ANY ARCHITECTURE COURSE UNLESS HE/SHE HAS FULFILLED ALL THE PRESCRIBED REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED BY RESPECTIVE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES.

Admission to the First year of B.Arch. course

The eligibility for admission to 1st year of 5-year B.Arch. Degree Course for the academic session 2021-2022 shall be as under:

1. No candidate shall be admitted to B.Arch. Course unless she/ he has passed in 10+2 scheme of examination with PCM subjects or pass in 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics, as the case may be.
2. The candidates who have qualified for the aptitude test i.e. NATA or JEE, with a pass percentage in the 10+2 scheme of examination with PCM or 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics shall be eligible for admission to B.Arch. course for the academic session 2021-2022.

Candidates may note that no direct lateral admission is allowed at any year/semester/stage of the B.Arch course based on any qualification.

The question could be asked on various topics that assess candidates on basic concepts in:

Mathematics, Physics, and Geometry, Language and Interpretation, Elements and Principle of Design, Aesthetic sensitivity, color theory, lateral thinking, and imagery, building anatomy and imagery building anatomy and architectural vocabulary, basic techniques of building construction and knowledge of the material, general knowledge and current affairs, etc and are may not be limited to those outlined.

SYLLABUS FOR MATHEMATICS

• Algebra: Definitions of A. P. and G.P.; General term; Summation of first n-terms of series ∑n, ∑n², ∑n3; Arithmetic/Geometric series, A.M., G.M. and their relation; Infinite G.P. series and its sum.
• Logarithms: Definition; General properties; Change of base.
• Complex Numbers: Definition and properties of complex numbers; Complex conjugate; Triangle inequality; Square root of complex numbers; Cube roots of unity; De Moivre's theorem (statement only) and its elementary applications. Solution of quadratic equation in complex number system.
• Quadratic Equations: Quadratic equations with real coefficients; Relations between roots and coefficients; Nature of roots; Formation of a quadratic equation, sign and magnitude of the quadratic expression ax2+bx+c (where a, b, c are rational numbers and a ≠ 0).
• Binomial theorem (positive integral index): Statement of the theorem, general term, middle term, equidistant terms, properties of binomial coefficients.
• Matrices: Concepts of m x n (m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3) real matrices, operations of addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices. Transpose of a matrix. Determinant of a square matrix. Properties of determinants (statement only). Minor, cofactor and adjoint of a matrix. Non-singular matrix. Inverse of a matrix. Finding area of a triangle. Solutions of system of linear equations. (Not more than 3 variables).
• Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and submultiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations. Properties of triangles, inverse trigonometric functions and their properties.
• Coordinate geometry of two dimensions: Distance formula, section formula, area of a triangle, condition of collinearity of three points in a plane. Polar coordinates, transformation from Cartesian to polar coordinates and vice versa. Parallel transformation of axes, concept of locus, elementary locus problems. Slope of a line. Equation of lines in different forms, angle between two lines. Condition of perpendicularity and parallelism. Distance of a point from a line. Distance between two parallel lines. Lines through the point of intersection of two lines. Equation of a circle with a given center and radius. Condition that a general equation of second degree in x, y may represent a circle. Equation of a circle in terms of endpoints of a diameter. Equation of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equation of a circle. Intersection of a line with a circle. Equation of common chord of two intersecting circles.
• Co-ordinate geometry of three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, distance between two points and section formula, equation of a straight line, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.
• Differential calculus: Functions, composition of two functions and inverse of a function, limit, continuity, derivative, chain rule, derivative of implicit functions and functions defined parametrically.
• Integral calculus: Integration as a reverse process of differentiation, indefinite integral of standard functions. Integration by parts. Integration by substitution and partial fraction. Definite integral as a limit of a sum with equal subdivisions. Fundamental theorem of integral calculus and its applications. Properties of definite integrals.
• Differential Equations: Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations.
• Application of Calculus: Tangents and normal, conditions of tangency. Determination of monotonicity, maxima and minima. Differential coefficient as a measure of rate. Motion in a straight line with constant acceleration. Geometric interpretation of definite integral as area, calculation of area bounded by elementary curves and Straight lines. Area of the region included between two elementary curves.
• Vectors: Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple product.
• Sets, Relations and Mappings: Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan's Laws, Inclusion / Exclusion formula for two or three finite sets, Cartesian product of sets. Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples, mappings, range and domain, injective, surjective and bijective mappings, composition of mappings, inverse of a mapping.
• Permutation and combination: Permutation of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n). Permutation of n things not all different. Permutation with repetitions (circular permutation excluded). Combinations of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n). Combination of n things not all different. Basic properties. Problems involving both permutations and combinations.
• Statistics and Probability: Measure of dispersion, mean, variance and standard deviation, frequency distribution. Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability and Bayes’ Theorem, independence of events, repeated independent trails, and Binomial distribution.

PHYSICS

Electrostatics- Electric charges and Fields; Electrostatic Potential and Clearance Current Electricity; Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism; Moving Charges and magnetism; Magnetism and Matter Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating currents- Electromagnetic Induction; Alternating Current Optics- Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave Optics Dual nature of radiation and Matter Atoms and Nuclei- Atoms, Nuclei Electronic devices- Semiconductor Electronics, Materials, Devices and Simple circuits

CHEMISTRY

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry; Structure of Atom; Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties Chemical Bonding and Molecular; States of Matter: Gases and Liquids Chemical Thermodynamics; Equilibrium; Redox Reactions; Hydrogen; s- Block Elements p -Block Elements

SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL APTITUDE

Objects, texture related to architecture, and built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualizing different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical, and verbal), Awareness of national/ international architects and their creations.

Mathematical reasoning: Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by. Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction, and contrapositive.

Sets and Relations: Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan's Laws, Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples.