National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) is conducted by the Council of Architecture (COA) for admission to first year of 5 year B.Arch Degree course at all recognized institutions all over the country

Examination Pattern

First 90 minutes
Mathematics - 20 MCQ - 40 marks
General Aptitude - 40 MCQ - 80 marks

There is no negative marking.

Last 90 Minutes

Drawing (Two Sets) in A4 Size Paper – 2 Qs x 40 = 80 marks.

Preparation Tips

BE Aware of the Syllabus of the NATA Examination And It Is Good to Join the Coaching Institutes As the Examination is Also the Drawing Section

Make a Schedule Plan I divide syllabus in Sections, give equal attention to each section because each section of syllabus play a important role to score good marks. In which section you feel them weak give extra time and prepare well for exam.

Go through the past Paper Solve previous year papers as much as possible also give mock test it will help you to manage time during exam. With the help of model papers you can familiarize with arrangement of questions

The candidate should try to draw and sketch with less use of an Eraser; this will make drawing more appealing and presentable.

Candidates should always practice vivid sketches this would surely help in better sketching over a period of time, in the long run.


Some Good Books for the Preparation of the NATA Exam

K.P. Basu - Algebra Made Easy
- DoroFeev, Patapov - Elementary Math's
- Krechmar - Math's
- G.N. Berman - A Problem Book in Mathematical Analysis
- W. Feller - Intro. to Probability & its Applications.
- R. S. Agarwal - Maths XI & XII
- S.L. Loni - Plane Trigonometry Part I
- S.L. Loni - Co-ordinate Geometry
- Hall & Knight - Higher Algebra
- A. Maron - Problems in Calculus of One Variable
- Vectors & 3-D Geometry - Arihant Prakashan
- V Govorov, P.Dybov, N.Miroshin, S.Smirnova. - Problems in Mathematics