
NATA 2021 Counselling: National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA 2021) is a National Level Exam conducted by COA (Council OF Architecture). Architecture Aptitude Test (NATA) organizes only once a year. There will be no centralized NATA 2021 Counselling, and the individual institutes for which information are released online conduct NATA 2021 counselling.
Through this exam, the Assistant will get admission into 5 years of Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Course. COA doesn’t conduct admission counselling. It is only responsible for conducting NATA, the qualification exam for admission to the B.Arch course. The participating institutes of NATA conduct separate counselling sessions. Throughout this article, we will discuss the NATA 2021 Counselling Procedure. Get updated information about the NATA 2021 Selection Procedure.
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NATA 2021 Useful Resources
Aspirants should check the NATA 2021 Useful Resources before applying for the NATA exam. The Useful Resources for appearing NATA exam is given below:
NATA 2021 Major Notification | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Eligibility Criteria | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Exam Pattern | Click Here |
NATA 2021 College Predictor | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Rank Predictor | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Syllabus | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Books | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Previous Year Paper | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Sample Paper | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Admit Card | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Test Series | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Cut-Off | Click Here |
NATA 2021 Counseling | Click Here |
Quick Facts
The exam pattern of NATA 2021 gives detailed information about the exam’s duration, the number of questions asked, the medium of question paper and more. By checking the NATA 2021, the candidate will process the information and prepare well beforehand. The detailed information about NATA 2021 exam pattern is listed below:
Full Exam Name | National Aptitude Test in Architecture |
Short Exam Name | NATA |
Conducting Body | Council of Architecture |
Frequency of Conduct | Twice in Year |
Exam Level | National Level Exam |
Languages | English |
Mode of Application | Online |
Application Fee (General) | 2000 Rs [Online] |
Mode of Exam | Offline for Drawing, Online for PCM and Aptitude Test |
Participating Colleges | 319 |
Exam Duration | 3 Hours 15 Minutes |
Important Dates
Candidates can check the NATA Exam Dates for both sessions from below:
For First Session:
Events | Dates |
Starting of online application | 05 March 2021 |
Last date of application submission | 01 April 2021 |
Image upload and fee payment last date | 01 April 2021 |
Confirmation page printing available till | 01 April 2021 |
Correction window open | 01 April 2021 |
Admit card release | 06 April 2021 |
Exam dates | 10 April 2021 (Announced) |
Release of NATA answer key 2021 | April 16, 2021 |
NATA result 2021 date | April 20, 2021 |
NATA response sheet 2021 | April 22, 2021 |
For Second Session:
Events | Important Dates |
Release of NATA 2021 application form | March 5, 2021 |
Final date to submit NATA application form 2021 | June 30, 2021 |
Last date to upload image | June 30, 2021 |
Last date for fee payment | June 30, 2021 |
Last date to print confirmation page | June 30, 2021 |
NATA 2021 Correction facility | June 20 to 30, 2021 |
Availability of NATA 2021 admits card. | July 7, 2021 |
NATA 2021 exam dates (second attempt) | July 11, 2021 |
Availability of NATA 2021 answer key | To be notified |
NATA 2021 second test result date | July 15, 2021 |
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Counselling Procedure
The Counselling will be scheduled only for those students who have qualified for the NATA 2021. COA does not hold any centralised counselling for candidates who qualify for NATA. During the Counselling, a candidate is required to register and fill the choice of seats. Once the filling of choices is completed, the document verification process will start. Candidates must carry Class 10th and 12th Mark sheets along with NATA 2021 Scorecard for verification. Here are some important facts of the NATA 2021 Counselling Card.

- Qualified candidates will get admission based on marks scored in NATA 2021.
- Council of Architecture is responsible only for the conduct of NATA. However, it will not be involved in the admission procedure.
- The counselling process of NATA 2021 varies from institute to institute.
- Qualified candidates will have to apply on their own for admission to every college that accepts NATA score.
- For the counselling process, qualified candidates will have an option to lock their choices and preferences of colleges.
- Candidates who will be allotted the seats as per their locked choice will have to undertake the document verification process.
- Candidates should note that their admission will be valid only if they qualify the eligibility criteria of NATA 2021.
- The seat allotment of NATA 2021 depends on the availability of seats in the participating college.
- The candidates should collect their admission details in advance for the institution where they seek admission.
- Qualified candidates will also have to deposit their course fee while reporting to their respective college.

Qualifying Marks
S. NO | Subject | Qualifying Marks | Total Marks |
1. | Mathematics & General Aptitude | 30 | 120 |
2. | Drawing | 20 | 80 |
3. | Aggregate marks | It Will be based on post-exam statistics | 200 |
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Documents Required
Candidates must bring the documents listed below in Original for verification during admission, and candidates must submit one Attested copy set of the following documents during counselling.
- Admit card
- NATA 2021 Rank Latter
- Date of birth Certificate (if applicable)
- Category Certificate
- 10th & 12th mark sheet and passing certificate
- Four Photographs
- Domicile Certificate
- Character certificate
- Migration Certificate
- Reservation Certificate
- One set of self-attested photocopies of Original Documents
- Medical Fitness Documents
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Participating Institute
Here in this given table, we have mentioned the State-wise Participating Institute for NATA 2021:
State | Seat Intake |
Karnataka | 896 |
Maharashtra | 5167 |
Kerala | 707 |
Gujarat | 1710 |
West Bengal | 88 |
Punjab | 70 |
UP | 1560 |
MP | 330 |
Chhattisgarh | 138 |
Goa | 140 |
Haryana | 610 |
Himachal | 40 |
Rajasthan | 270 |
Tamil Nadu | 3010 |
University-wise admission through NATA
University | Seat Intake |
VIT University | 40 |
SRM | 80 |
PES | 40 |
Christ University, Bangalore | 40 |
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts | 85 |
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi | 80 |
KIIT | 40 |
Chandigarh University | 80 |
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Contact Details
Details | Contact |
Head Office | Council Of Architecture India Habitat Centre, Core 6A, 1st Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 India |
Contact No | +91 8296744296 |
nata2020helpdesk@gmail.com |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A. The individual participating institutes of NATA 2021 conduct the counselling procedure.
A. Qualifying marks of NATA 2021 are reduced to 70 marks out of 200 marks.
A. NATA 2021 counselling procedure dates are expected to be notified soon.
A. Through approximate idea, more than 15,000 seats are offered through the NATA exam.
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What is the nata cutoff for b.arch. in Chandigarh College of architecture?
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Sir I have a doubt …. If I write both nata test1 and test2 .. would they take the best marks out of the two tests or the test2 mark as the final mark.. I got 133 in my first test I was thinking about writing the improvement exam
how to apply for NATA counselling… I can’t figure out where to book it?
How did I can apply NATA counselling and the exam by where.give me a comment of this sir,
NATA Counselling not started yet.