NATA Counselling

Candidates must Have passed the NATA exam with the required qualifying marks. Candidates must have completed their 10+2 education with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and at least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination. They should meet the eligibility criteria set by the individual institutions.

Candidates will be required to verify their documents while applying for BArch admissions at various institutes through NATA scores. The list of documents to be verified may vary as per the instiute that the candidate has applied for, however, the basic documents that has to be prepared and may be required for verification are - NATA admit card and score card, 10th and 12th standard mark sheets and pass certificates, ID proof and passport photograph. If applicable, the candidates will also have to be present their category and domicile certificates. 

CoA will not release the NATA 2026 counselling dates. No common counselling process will be held for NATA qualified candidates. For admissions, the candidates will have to individually apply to their preferred institute. The individual counselling dates will be prepared and released by the participating institutes. Candidates will have to check the counselling dates and apply accordingly to their preferred institutes.

Hi, with a NATA Score of 127.5, CBSE board marks of 70.2%, you have good chances of securing government college under SC category. 

According to CoA, NATA scores are strictly adhered to and followed all over the country in Architectural institutions. The candidates will be required to apply for admissions to their preferred institutes based on their obtained NATA scores. Some of the institutes that accept NATA scores for admissions 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 reporting at the institutes for the BArch counselling process based on NATA scores, the candidates will be required to present various documents. However, the list of documents to be presented may vary among the institutes and its authorities. The list of the basic documents that are expected to be required for counselling is listed below.

• NATA 2023 admit card
• NATA 2023 score card
• 10th and 12th standard mark sheets
• 10th and 12th standard pass certificates
• ID proof
• Photograph
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile Certificate (if applicable)

Various states provide admissions into its Architecture institutes to the students who have secured a valid NATA score. Some of the top states and their respective admission process for BArch through NATA scores are. 

• West Bengal - WBJEE BArch
• Uttar Pradesh - UPCET BArch
• Tamil Nadu - TANATA, TANCE (Other State)
• Karnataka - DCET
• Bihar - BCECE

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.

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.