NATA

The National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is usually conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA) in three sessions between April and July. For 2025, the first session is expected in April, the second in June, and the third in July. The official notification, with exam dates and registration details, will be released on nata.in. Students can register online, upload required documents, and pay the fee of approximately two thousand rupees. NATA scores are accepted by architecture colleges across India for B.Arch admissions, making it one of the most important exams for architecture aspirants.

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Yes, you can apply for the NATA exam even if your Diploma results  are pending, but for that, you must have passed or be appearing in 10+2 with physics, chemistry, and mathematics or 10+ Diploma with mathematics as a compulsory subject, and you need atleast 50 % aggregate marks in the qualifying exam to be eligible for B.Arch admission.

Trying to get into NITs or IITs for B.Arch with NATA? Hate to break it to you—but NATA scores don't work there. NITs only accept JEE Main Paper 2, and IITs want you to clear JEE Advanced + the AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test). Save your NATA scores for private architecture schools or other institutes that actually accept it. For NIT/IIT, it's JEE route only—no shortcuts.

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).

No, there is no single or centralised counselling date for NATA-qualified candidates. The Council of Architecture (CoA) does not conduct any common counselling for NATA. Once you receive your score, it's up to individual institutes or state-level admission authorities to manage their own counselling schedules. Each college or university determines when and how they'll conduct counselling, this includes application deadlines, seat allotment, document verification, and fee payment .