Architecture Entrance Exam

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. 

NATA qualifying cutoff is minimum score that candidates will have to get to qualify entrance examination and be considered eligible for admission. CoA will announce NATA 2026 qualifying cutoff soon, however, as per previous year trends, it is expected to be 70 marks out of 200. While the qualifying NATA cutoff does not guarantee admission, candidates will qualify entrance examination if they meet cutoff decided by authorities. 

If two or more candidates secure the same score in NATA 2023, then the authorities will follow the tie-breaking guidelines that has been prepared beforehand. Candidates who have secured higher marks in the 10+2th standard qualifying examination will be given a higher rank. However, the admission and merit list criteria will be different for every college. Therefore before applying for admission, the candidates are advised to check the admission guidelines of their preferred colleges carefully.

After NATA results are announced by the authorities of CoA, the candidates will have two options. First, if the candidate is not satisfied with their obtained scores, then they can apply to attempt the remaining examination sessions of NATA. If the candidate is satisfied with their obtained score or there is no more attempts left, then they can apply for admissions into their preferred institute. Since there is no common counselling conducted by CoA, the candidates will have to apply individually to their preferred colleges/institutes. 

In case candidates are satisfied with scores in first session of NATA, and are sure that it will lead to admissions into preferred institutes, then they are not required to attempt further examination sessions. However, candidates are advised to check previous year cutoffs to be sure that obtained scores are enough for admissions. The candidates are advised to attempt more than one session of NATA, because best of scores will be considered for admission. Attempting all tests of NATA will give an advantage to candidates to obtain score they require for admission into preferred institute/college.

Listed below are some of important last minute NATA preparation tips. In the last few days before exam, candidates must not start studying new chapters. They must focus on improving chapters and concepts studied earlier.  Candidates must focus on daily revision. Mock tests must be attempted daily so that candidates can check the progress.

No. The authorities will not release the NATA result offline i.e., through post or personally. The candidates will have to visit the official website at nata.in to access the result of NATA. Important updates and information regarding the NATA result will be released by the authorities at nata.in. To access the obtained scores, the candidates will have to log in using their application number and password. 

Candidates can now check the NATA result 2026 at nata.in. Candidates will be able to access the NATA result online by logging in using the required details. No other mode will be used to declare the result. Separate results will be released for every examination date. Candidates who qualify NATA will be considered eligible for BArch admissions. No common counselling will be held by CoA.

The candidates will not be personally notified regarding the release of the NATA answer key. The authorities will release all important notifications in the official website - nata.in. Candidates are advised to stay updated with the official website to know when the important events will be held by the authorities. To download the NATA answer key, the candidates will have to login using their application number and test password. No other mode will be used to release the answer key of NATA.