NATA Syllabus 2012:NATA Exam has Two papers:* Aesthetic Sensitivity Test * Drawing Test

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 visualising three dimensional objects through two dimensional drawing Visualising different sides of three dimensional objects Mental ability Imaginative comprehension and expression

Drawing Test:* Learn to sketh given object proporationately and rendering in a visually appearaling 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 proporation * Colour composition, Sense of colour * Memory Drawing * You should be able to sketch two dimesional compisition using given shape and form

NATA paper covers of two papers. There is a two-part examination. It covers a paper-related on drawing examination of two hours of duration including of two questions with one-question covers two sub questions and a computer-related online aesthetic sensitivity examination lasts one hour including of 40 Multiple Choice Questions. There is no negative marking. Syllabus NATA Syllabus or main contents of NATA tests are as follows:Section-A

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Architects and their Works Architectural Awareness Architectural terminology Awareness of persons, places, buildings Design and drawing of geometrical/abstract shapes Historical and contemporary buildings of Architectural importance Identifying commonly used materials and objects

Section- B

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Aesthetic Analytical reasoning mental ability Creating dimensional compositions Development of 3 Dimensional objects Elements of Design Elevations and 3D views of objects Generation of plan Principle of Design, Harmony, Balance Sensitivity and Drawing Skills Theory of colors Visualizing different sides of Three Dimensional objects

Section- C

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Freehand sketching of objects and Activities commonly seen in the rural or urban/suburban context Scale and proportion

Eligibility Criteria The educational qualification needed for admission through NATA is a pass in 10+2 or its equivalent. Students appearing for +2 exams can also attend NATA. For B. Arch or B. Planning aspirants need to have mathematics as mandatory subject with minimum 50 % marks in aggregate at +2. Aspirants with International Baccalaureate Diploma with 50% total marks and Mathematics as a topic can also apply. The applicants must be a resident of India. They must have attained minimum 17 years as on July 1st of the ensuring year of the test. Mental and physical fitness of the aspirant needed while the admission is taking place. How to Apply ?

Applicants who are appearing for the NATA have to fill-in a pre-registration form. The form is available in the official website. They will get a project from the examination center once they pay the examination fees. After that, the applicants get the receipt and the appointment verifier with informations of the time and date from the examination Center. The fees of NATA is Rs.800. it can be paid at the time of registration. Another option is to be paid before the collection of the appointment voucher. Applicants can pay the fees by DD or cash. Online Application The pre-registration form can collect from the website of NATA. Those who are applying through online can download it from the website. The site address is http://www.nata.in. Aspirants can fill the form according to the necessary information. Once it filled, they can print and post to NIASA with the necessary attachments. Forms can collect from the designated test centers. Offline Application Aspirants who are interested to collect the application forms by post can send a request letter to http://www.nata.in. Aspirants must show the number of registration at the top of the letter. Specimen signature must be included at the backside of DD. Important Dates The exam starts on March first week 2012. Appointments listed on a first-come, first-served basis. The aspirant can attend NATA any number of times. The fees must pay for all attempts. They can contact the appropriate exam center for registration. List of NATA centers

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Anu College Of Architecture & Planning - AP08 Csi Institute Of Technology - AP03 Gitam School Of Architecture - AP11 Jnafau School Of Planning And Architecture - AP01 Masterji College Of Architecture - AP09 S A R College Of Architecture, Extension Center - AP5B S.A.R.College Of Architecture - AP5A Sri Venkateshwawa College Of Architecture - AP04 Vaishnavi School Of Architecture & Planning - AP10

Colleges Accepting the NATA Score

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Apeejay Institute of Technology, School of Architecture & Planning, Noida Bengal Engineering and Science University, Kolkata Chitkara School of Planning & Architecture, Chandigarh College of Engineering- Trivandrum Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillais Campus Pillais College of Architecture (PICA), Mumbai IESs College of Architecture, Mumbai Indo Global Colleges, Chandigarh Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies (KRVIA), Mumbai Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and Science (KITS), Nagpur L S Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal NMIMS University, Mumbai R V College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture, Mumbai

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Rizvi College of Architecture (RCA, Mumbai Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology (SVIT), Vasad Sathyabama University, Chennai School of Planning and Architecture Delhi/NCR Sinhgad College of Architecture, Pune

Contact Address for the NATA

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Council of Architecture, India habital Centre, Core 6-A, 1st Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 Tel: 011-24648415, 24654172, Fax: 011-24647746 E-mail: coa@ndf.vsni.net.in Website: www.nata.in

Reference Books for NATA

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Architecture Entrance Book by P.K. Mishra Arihant Books A Complete Self Study Guide for B. Arch Entrance Examinations B Arch Exam Guide by PK Mishra Engineering Drawing by N.D.Bhatt and Pancha NATA/AIEE B.Arch. Question Bank-2011 Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning Book by R.S. Agarwal

Coaching Centers for NATA

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A.V. Classes Architecture Aptitude.Com Arkin Classes Balaji Tutorials Bhanwar Rathore Design Studio (BRDS) Bhardwaj Classes Deepali Tutorials Design Quotient Labs ( DQ Labs) I.M.S. Mumbai V.U.S. Academy

Study Plan Those who are selecting the architecture program must have a interest towards it. They should be imaginative with the ability to draw. Sometimes questions are from architectural awareness and identification of national and global buildings. If the candidates want to answer these questions, they must have a better idea about architectural subjects. More details about the architecture subject is available in internet. The written test will be easy once they go through the reference books. Another study plan is to work out the previous question papers. Therefore, students can get an idea about the exam pattern. This will help to improve their confidence. How and Where To Get the Results? The scorecard of NATA is available in the official website. The website address is http://www.nata.in/PublicSC/. The applicants can enter their ID in the text box. Enter the 2 words accurately as spelled in the second text box. The two words must divide by a space. Once the score came, it will display the similar once clicking the given button. The applicants should verify the ID and appointment number in the scorecard to found genuineness of the score.

NATA Cutoff The cut off marks varies based on different institutes. However, the aspirants must obtain minimum 80 to pass the test. Once they calculate the B.Arch cutoff, the aspirants +2 mark is also considered. Score Validity NATA score validation is up to two years for the admission process of the B.Arch program. The potential aspirants must verify the approval status of the colleges before taking admission. It can make from the COA website.

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Nata NATIONAL APTITUDE TEST IN ARCHITECTURE has two parts one is drawing and other is aptitude.It is fully based on architecture requirements and drawing skills are very much required to score well.The colleges which accept the results are Cept (Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology University ) School of Planning & Architecture Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNA&FAU),hyderabad College of Architecture Vastu Kala Academy ,New delhi Goa College of Architecture M. S. University of Baroda Sushant School of Art & Architecture ,gurgaon Manipal Institute of Technology , manipal Rizvi College of Architecture , mumbai Aayojan School of Architecture

Importance : This is a Very important exam as most of the colleges accept this results some of them are the best.but there is no fixed method to get seat in the colleges. All the colleges have their own procedure for applying.Plenty of seats are available but very few seats of the best colleges.The procedure for admission is little lengthy as we need to apply and then wait for their results. Eligibility and Procedure : Students can apply from any of the various test centers situated all over india.information of all test centers and other details can be found on their website www.nata.in for test center details click here for all colleges under coa click here pass marks is 80 out of 200 but need to score atleast 120 to get good colleges and have to score well in 12 boards as 50% of both are taken and calculated and results are given on this basis. Study Method : All questions till date show very conceptual drawing based questions specially concentrating on perception and proportion. Total marks 200 100 marks for drawing 100 marks for aptitude 3 questions are given for drawing