Architecture Entrance Exam

No. The candidates are not required to send the NATA application confirmation page to the authorities. After downloading and printing out the confirmation page, the candidates are advised to keep it safe for future use. Since it might be required at any given time during the admission process, the candidates should have it ready if it is seeked by the authorities. It is to be noted that the NATA application confirmation page will not be accepted for entry in the examination centre. 

Yes, at SPA Bhopal the candidate can join MArch course without NATA score. The admission for MArch is through CCMT. Students need to meet the minimum course eligibility in order to get admission in SPA Bhopal.

The MHT CET B.Arch counselling dates for 2023 have not yet been announced. The last date to apply for the MHT CET B.Arch exam is on September 10, 2023. The exam will be held on October 8, 2023. The NATA exam dates for 2023 are as follows:

Phase 1: May 21, 2023

Phase 2: June 11, 2023

Phase 3: July 9, 2023

Phase 4: September 24, 2023

The NATA results for each phase will be released within 2 weeks of the exam. The MHT CET B.Arch counselling is expected to begin in December 2023 after the release of the MHT CET B.Arch results.

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

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. 

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.

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. 

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.