Can 12th appearing apply for NATA?

12th mark sheet is important to fill up the form for NATA, so after you complete your 12th examination with 45-50% marks with PCM subjects, you can appear for NATA. Otherwise it will be a great decision if you start preparing for NATA while appearing for your 12th or in fact you can start preparing after 10th also. 

About NATA

NATA, National aptitude test for architecture, is an entrance exam which is conducted by National Institute of advanced studies in architecture (NIASA) the body of council of Architecture in India. This entrance exam is a national level examination. Students who are willing to study Bachelor of architecture or some other relevant architecture courses at all recognized institutions across India, can give NATA after their 12th examination.
NATA measures drawing and observation skills, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking ability. 

NATA entrance examination sections and structure:

Mathematics (20 questions each of 2 marks)
General Aptitude (40 questions each of 2 marks)
Drawing (2 questions )

Syllabus structure for NATA

Mathematics section :

• Much mathematics comes from 10th syllabus almost 90%. For example trigonometry, etc.
• Some of the questions comes from 12th syllabus like matrix, plane, straight line,etc.

Aptitude section:

• General knowledge about buildings and monuments 
• Structures to build a building.
• Material used to build a building
• 3D and 2D representation of a structure

Drawing section:

• Your perspective about various things around you.
• It totally depends on your point of view. 

According to the syllabus, you can start taking preparation for NATA after 10th also, because the syllabus will be familiar to you. You should just have a little bit of creativity and skills about drawing and perspective about making buildings. 

Eligibility for NATA:

• You need to pass your 10+2 examination with mandatory subjects Physics, chemistry and maths from any recognised board. 
• Or you should have 10+3 degree with mandatory subject mathematics. 

To fill the form up for NATA you need to show 10th and 12th examination's result, so even if you start preparing for NATA even after 10th you cant appear for the exam. You can appear for NATA when you will have 12th result in your hand. 

Hope this helps! 
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