NATA 2016 - Application form, Eligibility, Important Dates, Paper Pattern

NATA 2016 stands for National Aptitude Test in Architecture. It is an entrance examination for admission into the 5 years B.Arch (Bachelor in Architecture) Courses. NATA 2016 is conducted by the Council of Architecture. 

NATA 2016 is mandatory for admission in 1 to 5 years into the B.Arch degree course in all government, private and deemed colleges. 

This article contains complete information about NATA 2016 like its Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Dates and Paper pattern.

Exam Name	National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)
Commonly called as	NATA
Level	National level exam
Type	Undergraduate (UG)
Conducting Body	Council of Architecture

NATA 2016 Eligibility Criteria

• A Candidate who wishes to appear for NATA 2016 must have passed SSC or its equivalent exam to be eligible for NATA 2016 but that doesn't make them eligible for admission in B.Arch courses.
• A Candidate must have passed SSC and HSC, or equivalent exam with minimum of 50% marks.
• Mathematics must be the main subject in SSC and HSC.
• Candidates who have passed 10+3 diploma (any stream) from Central/State Government with an aggregate of 50% can also apply for NATA 2016.

There is no limit for number of attempts for NATA. Procedure will be the same for repeat exam.

Important Dates for NATA 2016:

*Tentative* 

Event	Date
Online Application Form	March 2016
Exam Date	April 2016 to August 2016 [Last Year: April 1 to August 21, 2015]
Result	About a week after exam

Paper Pattern:

Here's a table for quick review of Paper Pattern of NATA 2016:

Sections	Duration
Section 1 Pen-Paper based test [For Drawing]	2 Hours
Section 2 Computer Based test [For Aesthetic Sensitivity]	No. of Questions: 40 Time Allotted per question: 60-90 seconds. Average Time: 1 Hour

Application Form

The application form will be available online.
One who wishes to appear for the exam can download the registration form for NATA 2016 after payment of fees in either of these methods available:

• Net-banking
• Credit Cards / ICICI Issue

The Application form of NATA 2016 will be available from April 2016 to August 2016. (Tentative, there is no official announcement made yet.)
The Application fees of NATA 2016 is Rs. 1250 + Processing Charges.
After filling the registration form, person is required to send it to the test centre of their choice with documents specified in it.
After submission of the registration form, a receipt will be generated which will also act as an appointment voucher.


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