Yes Ravi, as per my knowledge NATA is a compulsory exam for taking admission to any Architectural College or course in India (Except NITs & IITs) and is an eligibility test for admission into the Architecture Course.

-NITs offer admission on the basis of JEE Main

-IITs offer admission on the basis of Architecture Aptitude Test

NATA Participating Colleges in India

Some NATA Participating Colleges or Institutions are:

-SRM University, Chennai

-Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

-Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal

-AU College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam

-Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

-ITM University, Gwalior

-Ansal University, Gurgaon

-KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

-Bharath University, Chennai

-Vismayam College of Art and Media, Kerala

-Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai

-Department of Architecture, IIT Roorkee

-Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh

-Department of Architecture, NIT Tiruchirapalli

-Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut

-Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon

-Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI, Delhi

-Department of Architecture, BIT, Mersa

-R V School of Architecture, RVCE, Bangalore

-Hindustan University, Kelambakkam

-Sharda University, Greater Noida

-CEPT University, Ahmedabad

-BS Abdur Rahman University,Chennai