NATA Process

The NATA application process will officially open in February 2026, when the registration link goes live on the Council of Architecture's website. The candidates could start creating their login, filling in their personal and academic details, uploading their photo and signature, and paying the application fee starting February 2026. After registering, they had the flexibility to apply for one, two, or all three exam sessions (March, June, and July/August).

Important dates related to NATA is from April to July. Examination runs for 4 months every weekends with 3 attempt. You can give Examination of Nata and then apply for cllg as per your preference. If college is under government university, you have to wait for counselling process. Or If cllg is Private then you can apply directly to that cllg

Apply for online form and then you may get a call from the college . They wil guide you and ask you about your NATA score. Although good marks in NATA score is not required you just have to qualify in it and your marks should be above 76 .

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

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.

NATA 2023 application form was available online at NATA. In. Candidates had to click on the application form link at the official website and register using their basic details such as the name, email address, mobile number, etc. Next, the candidate had to log in and fill out their personal, academic and contact details. The preferred exam centres had to be selected for the examination. The candidates had to upload their scanned photograph and signature. Finally, the candidates had to pay the application fee online I. e. , through net banking/credit card/debit card.