Architecture Entrance Exam

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 the NATA cutoff, the authorities will consider various factors related to the entrance examination. Some of the important factors that will be considered by the authorities to prepare the cutoff of NATA are - difficulty level of the entrance exam, previous year cutoff trends, number of applicants, total number of seats available for admission, etc. While the qualifying cutoff will be prepared and released by CoA, the admission cutoff will be released individually by the 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 their category, will have to secure the qualifying cutoff to considered eligible for BArch admissions. However, the NATA admission cutoff will differ for every college and category. As compared to the 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 the candidates need to secure for admission into their preferred institute constitutes the NATA admission cutoff. CoA is not responsible for the creation of the admission cutoff. The colleges/institutes will prepare the NATA admission cutoff after considering various factors. It is to be noted that the 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. 

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 the 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. 

Before downloading the NATA score card, the candidates are advised to carefully check the present details. In case the candidates find any mistake in the NATA result, they are advised to immediately contact the authorities. However, the authorities will not accept requests to review the scores obtained in the entrance examination. Editing of other personal details may be accepted by the authorities, however, the candidates will have to confirm the same with the authorities.