NATA Exam 2025 - Date, Notification, Registration, Eligibility, Pattern, and Syllabus

NATA 2025 Exam - The Council of Architecture conducts the NATA exam every year for aspiring students who wish to secure admission to undergraduate architecture programs in different colleges and institutes. Candidates can appear for a maximum of three times for the NATA exam in one academic year. To be eligible for NATA 2025, candidates must have passed or appearing in Class 12 with PCM subjects. Students in Class 11 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics can also apply for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) exam.

NATA registration will start tentatively in March 2025. The complete schedule along with the information brochure will be released soon by the Council of Architecture on its official website - nata.in. If a student is willing to appear for the single NATA test, then he may be required to pay INR 1750 for successful registration. Applicants from the reserved category and female candidates are given concessions in the application fee.

NATA Information Brochure (Download)

Candidates preparing for the NATA 2025 exam need to familiarize themselves with the exam pattern and syllabus. The paper comprises two sections: Part A, which is conducted offline, and Part B, which is conducted online. The total score for the exam is 200 marks, with 80 marks allocated to Part A and 120 marks allocated to Part B.

NATA Exam Date 2025

The Council of Architecture will release the exam date for NATA 2025 soon on its official website. The complete NATA schedule will be released at nata.in. Candidates can expect the exam to be conducted tentatively in April-July 2025.

NATA Exam 2025 - Highlights

Below are the specific highlights for the NATA exam as per official brochure in the table below:

NATA Eligibility Criteria 2025

The eligibility criteria for the NATA exam are described below: 

• Passed or appearing in 10+1 Examination with PCM Subjects
• Passed or appearing in 10+2 Examination with PCM subjects
• Passed or appearing in 10+3 Diploma Examination with Mathematics as subjects

Candidates must note that NATA is only the qualifying examination; For final admission, students have to clear the cut-off separately for their preferred college.

NATA Application Form 2025

Registration for the NATA exam will start tentatively in April 2025. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can fill out the NATA application form 2025 at nata.in. For successful registration, candidates have to pay the required application fee. The category wise can be checked by candidates in the table below: 

NATA Exam Pattern 2025

The Council of Architecture releases the exam pattern for NATA 2025 in its official brochure. Candidates can check the pattern and marking scheme below:

 NATA Syllabus 2025

The syllabus for the NATA exam is divided into two sections - Part A and Part B. Candidates can check the NATA syllabus for Part A and B in the image below: 

NATA Result 2025

The Council of Architecture releases the NATA results on its official website for candidates who appeared for the exam. The result of the NATA exam is released in the form of a scorecard containing the candidates’ personal and exam details. The scorecard will specify the rank obtained by the candidate.

On the basis of the NATA rank, participating colleges invite students for the counselling round. The final admission is granted on the basis of NATA cut off releases separately by participating institutes.