Architecture Entrance Exam

Every year, CoA holds NATA to choose candidates who can be admitted to the participating institutes as BArch students. Using a range of testing styles and questions, the examination will evaluate the candidate's intrinsic ability. In addition to evaluating the candidate's prior learning that is relevant to the particular field of study, NATA will also assist in determining the candidate's aptitude for a particular field of study, such as architecture, by testing cognitive abilities, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity, etc.

NATA will be conducted in two sessions starting from All weekends in April 2024 to All weekends in July 2024 . The candidates have to register themselves and select their preferred session and examination centre through the official website of NATA . 

To know more about the examination refer to the official website or Shiksha.

The minimum mark to qualify in the NATA exam to get admission to B.Arch at TCE is 80/200 which is 40%. If you get this score, then you are eligible for admission to the B.Arch course. The candidate must have passed class 12th from any recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate.

Yes, DY Patil University Pune accepts NATA score for admission to BArch programme. Besides, candidates who have appeared for any other Architecture entrance exam can also apply. Aspirants must also complete Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry/ Biology/ Computer Science with at least 45% aggregate to apply for BArch programme.

Candidates must secure at least 50% in the JCAT exam for admission to the JSDA courses. JCAT is an entrance exam for Jindal School of Design and Architecture (JSDA) at OP Jindal Global University. Students can take the exam if they don't have a valid score on other exams. The school shortlists candidates based on their scores and invites them for an interview. For the integrated BA + MArch course, shortlisted candidates need to go through a portfolio review as well. JCAT syllubis is structured around analytical thinking and reading of visuals and texts. 

Admission criteria for government architecture colleges can vary, NATA is mostly used by private colleges. You have to give JEE Mains paper 2 for government college where you would need minimum of 75% of score in class 12th and a awesome ranking in JEE Mains paper 2. You can go for the following colleges:

• Rizwi College of Architecture, Mumbai
• DY Patil College of Architecture, Pune
• Bharti Vidyapeeth COA, Pune
• Rachna Sansad COA, Mumbai
• College of Architecture, Mumbai University

JoSAA authorities will consider various examination and admission-related factors while preparing AAT cutoff. Some important factors that will be checked to prepare cutoff of AAT are previous years' cutoff trends, total number of applicants for the exam, overall difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates who qualify the exam, total number of seats available for admission in each institute, etc.

Yes. The AAT cutoff will be differ as per the category and college selected by the candidates. Various factors will be considered to determine the AAT cutoff of the corresponding college and category. The cutoff of General category is expected to be higher than the reserved category. Similarly, the cutoff of the colleges will depend on the number of applicants for admission.

No. The authorities will not release any separate AAT cutoff online. The responsible authorities of JoSAA will prepare the AAT cutoffs for the common counselling process. AAT candidates will be able to check their cutoffs through the JoSAA cutoffs. While preparing the JoSAA/AAT cutoff, the authorities will consider various factors related to the entrance examination and admission process.