NATA

The minimum mark to qualify in the NATA exam to get admission to B.Arch at TCE is 80/200 which is 40%. If you get this score, then you are eligible for admission to the B.Arch course. The candidate must have passed class 12th from any recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate.

Yes, DY Patil University Pune accepts NATA score for admission to BArch programme. Besides, candidates who have appeared for any other Architecture entrance exam can also apply. Aspirants must also complete Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry/ Biology/ Computer Science with at least 45% aggregate to apply for BArch programme.

Admission criteria for government architecture colleges can vary, NATA is mostly used by private colleges. You have to give JEE Mains paper 2 for government college where you would need minimum of 75% of score in class 12th and a awesome ranking in JEE Mains paper 2. You can go for the following colleges:

• Rizwi College of Architecture, Mumbai
• DY Patil College of Architecture, Pune
• Bharti Vidyapeeth COA, Pune
• Rachna Sansad COA, Mumbai
• College of Architecture, Mumbai University

According to the information I know Shri Govind Guru University takes students into B.Arch by seeing their NATA score and their percent scored in 12th standard the student must definitely have 50 percent or more in 12th standard and should have a good score in NATA so you can't get into B.Arch in this university without NATA exam.

No, PU does not accept scores of any other entrance exam. So no, the NATA score will not be taken into account for the DAT. It offers BDes admissions only through PU DAT entrance exam. Candidates seeking admission to the BDes programme are therefore urged to go through the program-specific eligibility criteria before they apply for admission.

The duration of the NATA 2026 exam will be 3 hours. This timeframe should be sufficient for test-takers to comfortably attempt all sections of the Aptitude Test, which is the sole component of the NATA. 

Yes, admission to MIT SOA BArch is done based on the performance of the applicant in NATA Entrance exam. Apart from NATA exam scores, the institute also accepts JEE Main Paper 2 scores. 

Candidates seeking admission to the programme must have passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Maths as compulsory subjects. Candidates with a 10+3 Diploma with Maths as the compulsory subject are also eligible to apply for the MIT School of Architecture.

If the candidates have attempted both NATA and JEE Main Paper 2, then they can submit both scores for the COMEDK BArch counselling process. The official scorecards and details for both the exams have to be uploaded while registering for COMEDK BArch 2026 counselling. However, during allotment, the one score that will be more beneficial to the candidates will be used by the authorities.

Candidates will be eligible to apply and attempt one or more sessions of NATA. In case a candidate appears for 2 tests, the best of the 2 scores shall be the valid score and in the case of more than 2 attempts, the valid score shall be the average of the best scores. All candidates will be required to mandatory qualify at least one session of NATA to be eligible for B.Arch admissions into the respective Architecture colleges and institutes. Candidates are advised to attempt as many sessions as they can to have a higher chance of securing good scores.