Shiksha spoke to Anirudh Ramesh, a NATA 2020 Topper with 172 marks. Read below to know his success story and NATA 2020 overall preparation.
NATA Result 2020: Council of Architecture (CoA) announced the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) 2020 result for the second session on September 19 on the official website nata.in. Earlier, on September 4 CoA has announced the NATA 2020 result for phase-1.
Shiksha.com spoke to Anirudh, emerged as one of the NATA 2020 toppers with 172 marks, shared his NATA 2020 success story with some important preparation tips and tricks for future NATA aspirants. Read below to know how Anirudh Ramesh scored 172 marks in the examination.
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Q. What was your preparation strategy to get good marks in NATA 2020?
A. I have allotted half of my time for JEE Main paper-2 preparation and half of my time for NATA as both the exams almost have a similar syllabus. I started my preparation for the exam a year ago with D Q Labs and put the focus on Mathematics and architectural awareness.
Q. How much you used to study daily? How did you keep yourself fit during the study period?
A. I studied whenever I could before the lockdown and tried to cover the NATA 2020 syllabus. During the lockdown, I studied around five hours daily. I also allotted time for revising all the topics studied so far.
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Q. How did your parents help in the NATA 2020 preparation?
A. They tried to keep me stress-free and helped me getting relaxed. They have put no pressure on me such as I must get a particular college or I must score certain marks in the exam.
Q. What will be your preferred institute after qualifying NATA 2020?
A. My preferred institute for BArch will be Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad.
Q. After BArch what are your plans means a job or higher education?
A. I want to specialise in a subject such as Green Architecture as it is quite a bit in demand nowadays. However, I haven't decided yet. I will choose it after completing my course.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
Not exactly, though it's the most common route by far. Besides NATA, JEE Main Paper 2 conducted by NTA is another accepted option for many architecture programs. Some states also run their own separate entrance exams for local colleges. So depending on your target college, you might need to prepare
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
No, NATA scores do not influence the category structure of tuition fees for BArch programme at VIT Bhopal University. The tuition fee remains the same regardless of entrance exam marks.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, students can get admission in Sri University BArch with NATA scores. BArch admission is entrance-based. The final selection is based on academic scores and SSU CET/ NATA/ JEE Main Paper-2.
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