NATA

NATA 2023 Counselling

National Aptitude Test in Architecture

Examination Start Date
6th Apr 2024

exam date

Nitish Verma Nitish Verma

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The Council of Architecture will not routinely conduct the NATA 2022 counselling. The qualifying candidates would have to submit individual applications to the institute of their choice for admissions based on the NATA 2022 scores. NATA 2022 results are accepted for BArch admissions by various state counselling processes in addition to private institutions. Candidates must review the private and state-level admission procedures since there won't be any NATA counselling in 2022. Learn more about NATA 2022 Counseling here.

Universities/Colleges and states that offer Architecture programmes would be conducting NATA Counseling in a separate way. There would be no separate procedure for counseling as such wherein NATA counseling would be conducted after the declaration of result by the Council of Architecture. The respective college admission authorities would be conducting the NATA counseling after result declaration by the Council of Architecture. 

Candidates should keep track of important dates for NATA Counseling once they know the NATA Result. There are more than 400 institutes that accept NATA Score. The colleges and institutes in the respective states would be holding their own counseling procedure. Candidates qualifying NATA Examination would be applying for NATA Examination on the basis of their scores.

NATA Important Events are as mentioned below:

Events

Dates

Date for the start of Registration Process

08-Apr-2022

NATA 2022 Exam Dates

Phase I - 12-Jun-2022

Phase II - 07-Jul-2022

Phase III - 07-Aug-2022

 

NATA is the only entrance examination that is held by the Council of Architecture which holds no counseling procedure. Most of the universities/colleges and states take admission for Bachelor of Architecture programmes on the basis of NATA scores. In order to participate in NATA Counseling, candidates would have to apply to their preferred college/institute. Candidates should ensure that meet the eligibility criteria of that particular institute that they apply to. 

Top State-Level BArch Counselling through NATA 2022 scores

The table below contains a list of the top state-level BArch counselling programmes based on NATA 2022 ratings for candidates.

Exams

Name of the State

WBJEE BArch

West Bengal

UPCET BArch

Uttar Pradesh

TANATA 

Tamil Nadu

TANCA (Other State)

Tamil Nadu

DCET

Karnataka

BCECE

Bihar

 

NATA 2022 counselling will be done based on state wise as well as university wise seat intake process. Let's see the seat intake accordingly in the tables below.

NATA 2022 Counselling – Seat Intake (State Wise)

 

State

Seat Intake

Karnataka

896

Maharashtra

5167

Kerala

707

Gujarat

1710

West Bengal

88

Punjab

70

UP

1560

MP

330

Chhattisgarh

138

Goa

140

Haryana

610

Himachal

40

Rajasthan

270

Tamil Nadu

3010

 

NATA 2022 Counselling – Seat Intake (University Wise)

University

Seat Intake

VIT University

40

SRM

80

PES

40

Christ University, Bangalore

40

Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts

85

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

80

KIIT

40

Chandigarh University

80

 

Institutes that consider NATA scores for admission are as follows:

  1. BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai
  2. R V School of Architecture, RVCE, Bangalore
  3. Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, JMI, New Delhi
  4. SRM University, Chennai
  5. School of Architecture and Planning, VMRF, Chennai
  6. Bharath University, Chennai
  7. Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
  8. Sharda University, Greater Noida
  9. Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon
  10. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
  11. Sir J J College of Architecture, Mumbai
  12. Department of Architecture, BIT, Mesra

NATA Counseling Eligibility Criteria:

  • Apart from qualifying NATA,  the candidates should meet the eligibility criteria of the institute they are seeking admission in.
  • The NATA Eligibility Criteria may vary between states and universities.
  • The candidates should read and understand the eligibility criteria before applying.

NATA 2022 scores are used by many Indian institutions to determine BArch admissions. The following fundamental qualifying requirements must be satisfied by applicants for admission to the BArch program.

  • Should have received the minimum passing score on the 10+2 examination.
  • The minimum age requirement for candidates as of July 31, 2022, is 17 years.
  • Should have a score that is valid for NATA 2022, which is at least 70 out of 200.

Documents required at the time of NATA Counseling are as follows:

Candidates at the time of NATA Counseling would be required to carry their original documents and two sets of photocopies. The list of documents are as mentioned below:

  1. NATA Admit Card
  2. NATA Scorecard
  3. Grade 10 and 12 Marksheet
  4. Category Certificate
  5. Medical Certificate
  6. Photograph
  7. ID evidence
  8. Category Certificate (if applicable)
  9. Domicile Certificate

Frequently Asked Questions

When will counselling for NATA 2022 begin??

No common counselling for NATA 2022 is held by Council of architecture. It will be held individually by colleges

Where can I find details regarding counselling based on NATA scorecard??

Candidates who are interested in the admissions procedure based on NATA score must visit the official website of their chosen institute for information regarding the counselling

What is the minimum marks required in NATA 2022 for BArch admissions??

The minimum mark required in NATA 2022 for BArch admissions is 70

How can I get admissions into the Architecture colleges of Uttar Pradesh??

For admissions into the Architecture colleges of Uttar Pradesh, the candidates will have to register for the UPCET BArch 2022 counselling process.

What is the seat intake for Maharashtra in state-wise counselling for NATA 2022??

Maharashtra has the highest state-wise intake of B.Arch colleges. They have total seat intake of 5167 for NATA 2022