NATA Cutoff 2026: Check Qualifying Cutoff, Previous Year's Admission Cutoff Marks

NATA cutoff is the minimum marks that candidates will have to secure to qualify the examination and be eligible for admissions. There are two types of NATA cutoff qualifying and admission cutoff. The qualifying cutoff of NATA is minimum marks that candidates will have to secure to qualify entrance examination. However, admission cutoff of NATA will consist of the minimum scores that have to be secured to have higher chances of admission into preferred college.

The minimum scores that candidates need to secure for admission into their preferred institute constitute NATA admission cutoff. CoA is not responsible for creation of the admission cutoff. The colleges/institutes will prepare the NATA admission cutoff after considering various factors. It is to be noted that admission cutoff will be different for every college and category. Candidats are advised to check the previous years' cutoff trends to know the cutoff range for admissions. 

The NATA qualifying cutoff is the minimum score that the candidates will have to secure to qualify the entrance examination and be considered eligible for the admission process. CoA will announce the NATA 2025 qualifying cutoff soon, however, as per the previous year trends, it is expected to be 70 marks out of 200. While the qualifying NATA cutoff does not guarantee admission, the candidates will qualify the entrance examination if they meet the cutoff decided by the authorities. 

No. NATA cutoff will consist of the minimum scores that the candidates will have to secure for higher chances of admissions. Therefore, the candidates will not be guaranteed admissions into the institutes even if the meet the cutoff requirements since other factors will also be considered. Candidates are advised to carefully check the previous years' cutoff of their preferred institutes to know in which institute they have a higher chance of admission. 

NATA qualifying cutoff will remain constant for every category. All candidates, irrespective of category, will have to secure the qualifying cutoff to be considered eligible for BArch admissions. However, NATA admission cutoff will differ for every college and category. As compared to General category, the reserved category can expect a lower cutoff. Before applying for admissions, the candidates are advised to check the previous year cutoff trends. 

Candidates will be eligible to apply and attempt one or more sessions of NATA. In case a candidate appears for 2 tests, the best of the 2 scores shall be the valid score and in the case of more than 2 attempts, the valid score shall be the average of the best scores. All candidates will be required to mandatory qualify at least one session of NATA to be eligible for B.Arch admissions into the respective Architecture colleges and institutes. Candidates are advised to attempt as many sessions as they can to have a higher chance of securing good scores.

For admissions into the preferred BArch institutes, the candidates should meet the basic eligibility criteria. If the candidates do not meet the basic eligibiity criteria for BArch admissions based on NATA scores, then their chances of admission will be minimal. 

• The candidates should have passed 10+2th standard qualifying examination with minimum required marks.
• Should be minimum 17 years old as of July 13 of the admission year.
• The candidates should have secured a valid NATA 2023 score i.e., minimum 70 marks out of 200.

As per CoA, the Architecture colleges strictly accept candidates based on their NATA scores. Therefore, the candidates will be eligible to apply to their preferred Architecture institute, if they have secured the qualiying NATA score.  Some of the institutes that accept NATA scores are:

• School of Architecture and Planning, VMRF, Chennai
• SRM University, Chennai
• R V School of Architecture, RVCE, Bangalore
• Department of Architecture, BIT, Mesra
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• Sharda University, Greater Noida
• Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI, New Delhi

CoA will prepare and release the NATA qualifying cutoff online at nata.in. The candidates will be informed about the minimum marks that they need to secure to qualify the examination through the NATA qualifying cutoff. However, the NATA admission cutoff will be prepared by the respective colleges/institutes and released at their official website. Candidates will be required to individually check their preferred college for the cutoff trends.

While preparing NATA cutoff, authorities will consider various factors related to entrance examination. Some  important factors that are the difficulty level of the entrance exam, previous year cutoff trends, number of applicants, total number of seats available for admission, etc. While qualifying cutoff will be prepared and released by CoA, admission cutoff will be released individually by participating institutes. 

Yes. While preparing the NATA quaifying and admission cutoff, the authorities will check and consider the previous years' cutoff trends. Candidates are also advised to check the previous years' NATA cutoffs to know the scores that they should secure to have a higher chance of admission into their preferred college. The minimum qualifying cutoff has to be secured to qualify the entrance examination. NATA admission cutoff will be individually prepared and released by the institutes.

There is no common counselling process for NATA qualified candidates. For BArch admissions, the candidates will have to individually apply to their preferred institutes. The dates and guidelines regarding the BArch admissions will be released by the respective authorities. Majority of the Architecture institutes offer admissions based on NATA scores so the candidates will have many options to select from. The candidates are advised to keep checking the official websites of their preferred institutes for any updates regarding the counselling and admission dates.

There is no common counselling for NATA qualified candidates. After the results are declared, the candidates will be able to individually apply to the institute of their preference. The details regarding the counselling process will be announced individually by the institutes. As per the schedule of their preferred institute, the candidates will have to apply for admission and submit their details. NATA scores will be considered for allotment of seats. 

CoA does not conduct any common counselling process for NATA qualified candidates. Therefore, the candidates will have to check the official website of their preferred institute for the admission process based on NATA scores. Candidates with a valid NATA score will be eligible for state-level and private institute admissions. The details regarding the admission process will vary as per the institute that the candidate is applying for.