The National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) score is not taken into account for the NID admission exam. Applicants must pass the NATA aptitude exam to be admitted to BArch programs at various Indian architecture institutes. NID Bengaluru accepts only NID’s Design Aptitude Test (DAT) scores for admission to the MDes program.
What are the eligibility requirements for NATA?
Candidates must meet a certain qualifying criteria in order to be considered for NATA. These NATA qualifying conditions are set by COA and must be met; else, the candidate would be disqualified. Before registering for NATA, the candidate must first verify the following criteria:
Should be minimum 17 years old as on July 31 of the admission year.
Candidates should have passed 10+2 (or equivalent) qualifying exam from a recognized board.
Minimum 50% aggregate marks should have been scored in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry.
For B.Arch admissions into the preferred institute, a valid NATA score has to be secured along with meeting the above mentioned criteria.
The Council of Architecture administers the National Aptitude Test in Architecture, or NATA, for admissions to B.Arch degrees given by various institutes across the country. NATA is used to assess candidates' ability and determine their eligibility for admission to undergraduate architecture programs. The test is designed to examine applicants' sketching and observation abilities, sense of proportion, aesthetic sensitivity, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics at the 10+2 level, as well as their critical thinking ability. The admission examination is divided into many stages.
No, the NATA score is not accepted by NID. If one wishes to take admission into NID then one has to sit for the NID Entrance exam separately and vice versa.
The National Institute of Design, NID is one of the best design schools, that is located in Ahmedabad, India. The institute is an autonomous body but works under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Even, according to Business Week NID topped the list of top design schools in the world in 2010.
The National Institute of Design gives its students the opportunity to access professional education programs at Bachelors and Masters Level with five faculty streams and 20 diverse and comprehensive design domains through its creativity, new technology, and top-notch faculty. Not only this, but NID has also established exchange programs with more than 55 overseas institutes.
NID DAT is an entrance exam that is conducted in offline mode to get admission into the prestigious NID. This exam is conducted in two modes, separately, for B.Des and M.Des. Stage one is for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and stage two is for Design Aptitude Test Mains. The exam pattern consists of both subjective as well as objective questions.
One thing should be kept in mind only those candidates who cleared the NID DAT Prelims will be able to qualify for the next round, i.e. NID DAT Mains. If the candidate passes both exams then they are called up for admission.
Following are some rules and regulations of the NID DAT Examination-
Although NID has not given any particular syllabus for their entrance exam one should be focusing on the following topics which are given below-
NATA is the National Aptitude Test in Architecture which is conducted by COA since 2006 according to the provisions of CoA, as per the minimum standards of Architectural Education Regulations, 1983, as this aptitude test is important to get admission B.Arch. Degree course.
Candidates who are appearing in NATA and wish to qualify should score a minimum of 40% of the total marks which is 70 0ut of 200 marks. The official cut-off for the NATA examination would be announced by the council of architecture once the exam cycle is completed. NATA examination evaluation would vary based on various factors such as the number of candidates who appeared for the NATA exam, The difficulty level of the question paper, the number of seats available on different campuses, the Candidate’s performance in the exam, and the Last year’s Cut-off trends.
Though the authorities have set the minimum qualifying marks for NATA 2022, each college will release a separate category-wise cut-off to get admission into B.Arch program. Admission to top NATA College completely depends on the rank secured by a candidate.
No, the NATA score is not taken into account for the NID entry exam. All applicants will be required to take the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT).
Sir J. J College of Architecture, Mumbai
Department of Architecture, IIT Roorkee
Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
Department of Architecture, NIT Calicut
Sushant School of Arts and Architecture, Gurgaon
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, JMI
Department of Architecture, BIT, Mesra
RV School of Architecture, RVSE, Bangalore
Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University
No, NID do not accept the NATA score.
NID which is National Institute of Design, internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions. NID offers BDes Animation Film Design, BDes Exhibition Design, BDes Film & Video Communication, BDes Graphic Design, BDes Ceramic & Glass Design, BDes Furniture & Interior Design, BDes Product Design and BDes Textile Design.
To get admission at NID candidates have to undergo NID DAT which is NID's design aptitude test. More precisely, the admission at NID consist 2 entrance examination which are:
NATA the National Aptitude Test in Architecture is a entrance exam to get admission at architecture colleges with B. Arch or other relevant architectural courses.
Candidates who wants to persue architecture can go through NATA where as candidates who wants to study B. Des courses at NID, have to undergo NID DAT prelims and mains.
So no, NID do not accept the scores of NATA.
