National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is led by the Council of Architecture (COA) for admission to first year of 5 year B.Arch Degree course at all perceived organizations everywhere throughout the nation. The test measures drawing and perception aptitudes, feeling of extent, tasteful affectability and basic speculation capacity. This is a finished and extensive assesement of possibility for undergrad instruction in engineering. Admission to all engineering schools (counting government, government-supported, private unaided, college office, regarded colleges) in India is done on the premise of NATA score.

NATA Exam has Two papers:

1) Aesthetic Sensitivity Test
2) Drawing Test

1) Aesthetic Sensitivity Test:

-Analytical Reasoning
-Architectural awareness (General Knowledge question about architecture, famous, building etc.)
-Identifying commonly used material and objects based on their texture
-Visualizing three dimensional objects through two dimensional drawing
-Visualizing different sides of three dimensional objects
-Mental ability
-Imaginative comprehension and expression

2) Drawing Test:

-Learn to sketch given object proportionately and rendering in a visually appalling manner
-Light and Shadow on object and its surrounding
-Perspective Drawing
-You should be able to combine three dimensional object to from stable structure and depict in sketching
-Sense of Scale and proportion
-Colour composition, Sense of colour
-Memory Drawing
-You should be able to sketch two dimensional composition using given shape and form