Architecture is a multifaceted profession that combines creativity, engineering, and management to create functional and aesthetically pleasant spaces and Architects are responsible for designing buildings, considering factors like safety, functionality, sustainability, culture, and the two most essential one’s time and money. They need to work holistically to get the desired results. Architecture is not just about designing, but also knowing how to run a business, and how to create a social impact. It requires a strong foundation in both art and business, making it a dynamic and rewarding profession. The field is diverse having various options to choose from as a career in architecture such as interior designing, content writing, graphic designing, Municipal jobs, and more, making it a highly desirable profession.
NATA is an aptitude test that assesses a candidate’s innate ability through a variety of testing formats and cannot be taught, learnt or induced. NATA measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study i.e. Architecture, through assessment of cognitive skills, visual perception and aesthetic sensitivity tests, logical reasoning and critical thinking ability, etc., besides the learning that the candidate has acquired over the past few years and is related to the specific field of study.
Architecture is a noble profession which deals with the well-being of human beings and Society. Its routes are as ancient as the civilization. Popularly defined as combination of Arts and Technology, it ensures creation of built environment ensuring health, hygiene, safety and happiness of the occupants as well as visitors.
The career of an Architect is very promising and satisfying, being a ‘Professional’, one is capable of starting the practice, in the modern terms ‘start-up’ at the earlier stage of life with minimal investment. Hence, Architects are popularly known as ‘Job Givers’ rather than ‘Job Seekers’.
As aptly described by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji, this is the ‘Amrit Kal’ of Indian Civilisation and in the days to come, we would be the biggest service providers of the world. The construction and infrastructure activities across India are at its peak and the Architects have to positively contribute to the development of Nation as never before.
NATA is the first step towards this glorious career and those who wish to join Architecture profession will have to qualify NATA, a test especially designed to assess the aptitude of the candidate towards architecture profession.
The candidates can appear for maximum of 3 attempts in NATA 2024 in one academic year. The best score out of all the attempts shall be considered for declaration of results. The score of NATA Test would be valid for a period of 2 academic years.
Examination shall be conducted on all weekends starting from April to July, 2024 in two sessions, subject to number of candidates registered for the session. The candidates need to indicate their preference for session & city of examination while registering at NATA portal www.nata. in. The session during which the candidate will take the test as well as the Test Centres, shall be allotted by the Council, as far as possible, on the basis of cities and sessions preferred by the candidate in the application form. However, the decision of the Council in allotting Test Centre and session to candidates shall be final.
Qualifying Criteria
The Qualifying Marks for the NATA 2024 would be based on the following Rules:
- A minimum of 20 marks must be secured in PART A
- A minimum of 30 marks must be secured in PART B
- Overall qualifying marks for NATA 2024 shall be 70 marks out of 200 as aggregate of Part A and Part B.
IMPORTANT LINKS
- Why Architecture? | A Film by Council of Architecture
- NATA 2024 Registration
- NATA Score accepting Colleges
- NATA Exam Papers 2024
Pahal Design NATA Course 2024 :
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In view of the prevalent situation in the country arising out of pandemic Corona Virus (COVID-19), the competent authority of the Council of Architecture has decided to postpone the ensuing First Test of NATA 2020 examination scheduled for August 01, 2020.
interpretation and perception to test graphical similarities and other properties; Ability to understand spatial relationship between objects, and to visualize images and scenarios; Tests for cognitive ability: perception, attention, recognition, memory etc.”
NATA measures the aptitude of the applicant for specific field of study, i.e. Architecture. The test makes an assessment of drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level and critical thinking ability that have been acquired by the candidate over the past few years and are related to the specific field of study.
A dropper, or in other words one who completed class 12 last year or before that, and is solely preparing for architecture entrance exam, is advised to join a coaching class. The main reason behind this is to improve morale strength, get quick revision, be able to understand tough sections (the ones in which you face problems) from a good teacher at coaching and to get a reality check about your preparation for architecture entrance.
It is a tough question to ask an architecture aspirant. You are young and have hardly been introduced to the concept of time management, there have been people older and in positions of immense responsibility who have shuddered at the thought of having to manage time with numerous tasks at hand. Still, this question is important.
