CoA announced dates for NATA 2021 Phase 3 Exam

# Jul 23, 2021 by Ojasvi Gupta

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The Council of Architecture has announced the NATA 2021 phase 3 exam dates on the official website. The NATA Phase 3 Exam will be conducted on September 3. Candidates who appeared in either of the two phases can apply for the NATA 2021 phase 3 exam. However, applicants who appeared for the NATA 2021 exam in both phases are not allowed to appear for the phase 3 exam.

The exam conducting authority will release the NATA 2021 application form for phase 3 and official notification soon. Interested candidates can apply for the NATA 2021 phase 3 exam soon from the official website.

The NATA 2021 entrance exam is a computer-based test. There are a total of 125 questions that have to be answered in 3 hours. Questions will carry 1, 2, or 3 marks and would be of the multiple-select types (MSQ), multiple-choice type (MCQ), preferential choice type (PCQ), and numerical answer type (NAQ) questions.

National Aptitude Test in Architecture 2021 or NATA 2021 is conducted by CoA or Council of Architecture for making a student eligible in taking admissions in the 5 years BArch or Bachelor of Architecture course offered by various Architecture Colleges in India. It is by far the biggest Architecture Entrance Test in India through which most of the Architecture Colleges take admissions excluding only the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs which take admissions into their BArch course through the AAT (JEE Advanced) and JEE Main Paper 2 respectively.

NATA 2021 First Test was conducted on 10th April 2021 and the second test was conducted on 11th July 2021. It was postponed from June to July due to the pandemic.

The Score of NATA 2021 will be used by most of the Architecture Colleges in India for admissions into their BArch courses. Any student who does not possess a valid score of either JEE Main Paper 2 Examination or NATA or AAT (JEE Advanced: only for IITs) is not eligible to study the BArch course in India.

NATA 2021 Exam Pattern Overview:

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Details

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Duration of Exam

3 hours

Type of Questions

Multiple-Choice type (MCQ), Multiple Select types (MSQ), Preferential Choice type (PCQ), and Numerical Answer type (NAQ).

No. of Questions

125 questions

Negative Marking

No Negative Marking 

Marking Scheme

questions will carry either 1 mark,2 marks, or 3 marks

Language of Exam

English only

 

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Ojasvi Gupta
Ojasvi Gupta

Ojasvi Gupta has worked for the Indian Express and Enactus DSC as a writer. Currently pursuing BCom Hons from Delhi University, she loves to spend her free time listening to music, reading, or playing with her dog. With her strong inclination towards writing, she serves as an author for Educere India.