NATA is also known as National Aptitude Test in Architecture and exam is conducted for architecture candidates at national level which is regulated by COA (Council of Architecture) for which the NATA 2025 registration will start tentatively from the first week of March 2025.
If the candidates want to take the admission in B.Arch courses for the academic year 2025-2026 then their criteria will be based on the NATA scores for which they conducted architecture exams. If the request is made by the candidates then it will be organized many times in a year.
The NATA 2025 exam will be scheduled by the COA in the first week of April 2025. This exam tests the aptitude of applicants for specific fields of study i.e Architecture, through assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability.
NATA 2025 Overview
| Exam Name | National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) |
| Conducting Body | Council of Architecture (COA) |
| Type of Examination | UG National Level Exam |
| Courses | B.Arch Courses |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Frequency | Twice or thrice a year |
| Duration of Exam | Three year |
| Application Form Release | March 2025 |
NATA 2025 Exam Date
The table below provides the tentative date of NATA exam 2025:
For Session 1:
| Event | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Application starts | March 2025 |
| Last date for the registration process | March 2025 |
| Last date to Upload Image and Documents | March 2025 |
| Last date to pay Application fee | March 2025 |
| Correction Window | March 2025 |
| Admit Card Release | April 2025 |
| Exam Date | 1st week of April 2025 |
| Declaration of result | May 2025 |
For Session 2:
| Event | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Application starts | March 2025 |
| Last date to submit the application | 2nd week of May 2025 |
| Confirmation page printing available till | 2nd week of May 2025 |
| Application Correction Window | May 2025 |
| Admit Card Available | 3rd week of May 2025 |
| Exam Date | 4th week of May 2025 |
| Declaration of result | June 2025 |
NATA 2025 Registration
Below are the instructions provided for candidates to fill NATA 2025 Application form:
- The candidates can filled the application form through online mode
- The registration window for NATA 2025 will be available to candidates from the month of March 2025
- In the application process there will be 3 major steps such as personal details, documents uploading and fee payment.
- Now the candidates are required to upload the scanned documents in the registration form such as signature and photograph in the given format.
- A confirmation page will be generated when the successful fee payment done by the candidates
- The application will not be sent by the post method.
Application fee:
- The payment of application fee can be done through EPGs (Electronic Payment Gateways).
- For payment candidates can use various methods such as Debit card/ credit card and net banking.
How to Apply for NATA 2025
Below are the steps given for the candidates of how to Apply for NATA 2025:
- The candidates must visit the official website of NATA
- For registration candidates can click on the “NATA 2025 Registration” to start the process.
- For completing the registration process candidates are required to enter the asked details.
- For filling the application candidates need to enter the details such as qualification, personal and communication etc.
- Now the candidates are required to upload the scanned document in the given format
- The candidates now start the payment and submit the form through online mode.
- For further preference candidates can take the printout of the application form and keep it safe for the future.
NATA 2025 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria of NATA 2025 exam are provided below for the candidates:
- Qualification: From any recognized board candidates must have to clear their 11th or 12th level and also the candidate is holding a 3 year diploma course.
- Marks: In the qualifying exam candidates are required to have at least 50% marks
- Subject: To be eligible candidates must have compulsory subjects such as Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry.
NATA 2025 Exam Pattern
Below are some points related to the NATA 2025 exam pattern. Kindly check it;
- Exam Mode: The exam will be conducted through offline mode for Part A and through online mode for Part B
- Medium of Exam: In the exam English and Hindi will be accepted as the medium of exam.
- Exam Duration: Duration of paper will be of 3 hours
- Total Marks: There will be a total of 200 marks given for both the sections.
- Sections: Drawing and Composition Test will consist under Part A and MCQs will come under Part B.
- Marking Section: 4 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
- Negative Marks: In the exam there will be no negative marking.
NATA 2025 Admit Card
The authority will release the NATA admit card 2025 through the website for the exam in the month of April 2025. Candidates will have to bring the downloaded admit card, Photo ID proof, pencils, erasers, dry colors, scale etc during the exam.
For further admission process candidates keep their admit card safe as it contains information such as allotted test center, session, appointment number and other details of the exam.
NATA 2025 Cut-off
The cut-off list will be published in online mode so that candidates can download it easily after the result gets declared and the candidates can check their cut-off list on the website.
For the NATA 2025 exam cut-off is the only minimum marks required for the candidate to qualify. The cut-off prepared by the authority according to the marks of the candidates that they need to secure the marks more than or equal to higher than the cut-off and the candidates can check the cut-off through the online website. The qualifying cut-off criteria is given for the candidates:
- In Part A candidates are required minimum 20 marks
- In Part B candidates are required minimum 30 marks
- For overall qualifying marks candidates will require 70 out of 200 marks.
NATA 2025 Score Card
The result of NATA 2025 will be published in the month of May 2025 through online mode for two academic sessions from the year the candidate appeared in the exam. For the admission process to be completed, candidates should keep their scorecard safe as it contains information such as marks and rank scored by candidates, personal details, further admission instructions etc.
