Is Nata mandatory for BArch Admission in India?

Is Nata mandatory for BArch Admission in India?

NATA is widely accepted entrance test for B.Arch admission in India. But this is not only entrance exam. What other options are available for student to pursue B.Arch in India

NATA (National Aptitude Test in Architecture)

• Conducted by Council of Architecture (CoA)
• Accepted by most private and state universities offering B.Arch programs
• Required for admission to colleges except IITs, NITs, and SPAs

NATA 2025 registration is starting on 3 Feb

There are two primary entrance exams for B.Arch admissions in India:

• JEE Main Paper 2 B.Arch and BPlanning-The application is open for JEE Main Session 2. The first session is over on 30 January 2025. The paper 2 makes you eligible for BArch admission in India. This exam is conducted by NTA and is accepted by NITs, IIITs, SPAs, and other centrally funded institutions
• It is also accepted by some state and private universities

Is Nata mandatory for BArch Admission in India?

JEE Advanced (AAT – Architecture Aptitude Test)

AAT is another way of pursuing Architecture admission for IITs and other private institutes. Candidates have to register on JEE Advanced 2025 for AAT entrance test. If you clear the JEE Advances that makes you eligible for appearing in entrance test

You can appear for the AAT at any of the  IITs centres (Delhi, Kanpur, Bombay, Roorkee, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati, Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Goa, Dharwad, Gujrat, Hyderabad, Indore, Jammu, Jodhpur, Dhanbad, Mandi, Palakkad, Patna, Ropar, Tirupati)

Number of Seats

No separate registration for AAT: Candidates must register for AAT through the JEE Advanced portal after clearing JEE Advanced.

Open to all JEE Advanced-qualified students, regardless of whether they opted for architecture earlier.

AAT institutes

IIT Roorkee,IIT BHU and IIT Kharagpur