NATA Counselling 2025: Check Dates, Fees & Procedure

National Aptitude Test in Architecture 2025 ( NATA )

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Updated on Nov 6, 2024 16:08 IST

NATA 2025 counselling will not be held by the authorities of the Council of Architecture (CoA) as a common process. Qualified candidates will have to apply individually to the institutes of their preference for admissions based on their obtained NATA 2025 score. Since there is no common NATA counselling process, the candidates will have to personally research and apply to the state-level and private institutes that they wish to get admission into. Various state-level counselling processes will also accept NATA 2025 scores to select candidates for the offered BArch courses. Read to know more about NATA 2025 Counselling.

Q:   What are the NATA 2025 counselling dates?

A:

CoA will not release the NATA 2025 counselling dates.No common counselling process will be held for NATA qualified candidates. For admissions, the candidates will have to individually apply to their preferred institute. The individual counselling dates will be prepared and released by the participating institutes. Candidates will have to check the counselling dates and apply accordingly to their preferred institutes.

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Q:   Which NATA score will be considered for B.Arch admission if I have appeared for all the sessions?

A:

Candidates will be eligible to apply and attempt one or more sessions of NATA. In case a candidate appears for 2 tests, the best of the 2 scores shall be the valid score and in the case of more than 2 attempts, the valid score shall be the average of the best scores. All candidates will be required to mandatory qualify at least one session of NATA to be eligible for B.Arch admissions into the respective Architecture colleges and institutes. Candidates are advised to attempt as many sessions as they can to have a higher chance of securing good scores.

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Q:   Where can I get information about counselling on the basis of NATA scores?

A:

CoA does not conduct any common counselling process for NATA qualified candidates. Therefore, the candidates will have to check the official website of their preferred institute for the admission process based on NATA scores. Candidates with a valid NATA score will be eligible for state-level and private institute admissions. The details regarding the admission process will vary as per the institute that the candidate is applying for. 

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Eligibility for BArch Admissions through NATA 2025

Candidates with a valid NATA score will be eligible for admission into various institutes in India that offer BArch admissions. However, there are certain basic eligibility criteria that the candidates are expected to meet for admission into the BArch courses offered by the participating institutes.

  • Should have qualified the 10+2th standard qualifying examination with the minimum passing marks.
  • The candidates should be a minimum of 17 years old as of July 31 of the admission year.
  • Should have a valid NATA 2024 score i.e., a minimum of 70 marks out of 200.

It is to be noted that every institute is expected to have its eligibility criteria for BArch admissions through NATA 2024. Candidates will have to visit the official website of their preferred institute and check the specific eligibility criteria that they have to meet.

NATA 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NATA 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

Apr '25

NATA 2025 result

TENTATIVE

Top State-Level BArch Counselling through NATA 2025 Scores

Candidates can check the list of top state-level BArch counselling through NATA 2025 scores from the table given below.

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

Documents required during NATA 2025 counselling

During the counselling based on NATA 2025 scores, the candidates must present various original and photocopied documents for verification. While the list of documents may vary from institute to institute, some of the basic documents required for verification are listed below.

  • NATA 2025 Rank Card
  • NATA 2025 Admit Card
  • Class 10 and Class 12 standard mark sheets
  • Class 10 and Class 12 standard pass certificates
  • Passport-size photograph
  • ID proof
  • Category Certificate (if applicable)
  • Domicile Certificate (if applicable)

NATA 2025 Counselling Seat Intake

NATA 2025 Seat Intake (State Wise)

State

Number of Colleges

Total Number of Seats

Andhra Pradesh

7

300

Assam

2

80

Bihar

1

40

Chandigarh

1

40

Chhattisgarh

1

40

Delhi

7

440

Goa

1

40

Gujarat

22

1300

Haryana

14

590

Himachal Pradesh

1

40

Jammu and Kashmir

4

160

Jharkhand

1

40

Karnataka

44

2690

Kerala

31

1640

Madhya Pradesh

12

520

Maharashtra

82

5037

Meghalaya

1

30

Mizoram

1

30

Odisha

6

260

Puducherry

1

40

Punjab

14

652

Rajasthan

11

460

Tamil Nadu

57

3250

Telangana

13

925

Uttar Pradesh

21

794

Uttarakhand

2

90

West Bengal

6

220

International Centre

Dubai

1

40

NATA 2025 Participating Colleges

Candidates can check the full list of NATA 2025 particip

NATA 2025 Seat Intake (University Wise)

University

Seat Intake

VIT University

120

SRM

160

PES

40

Christ University, Bangalore

80

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

320

KIIT

40

Chandigarh University

80

Aligarh University

24

Amity University

320

Andhra University

40

Anna University

2290

APJ Abdul Kalam

430

Manipal University

240

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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
  • 4.6

    Placements

    4.6

    Infrastructure

    4.9

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.1

    Crowd & Campus Life

    5.0

    Value for Money

    4.6

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
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  • Total Fees: ₹ 10.00 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
CEPT University

CEPT University

University Area, Ahmedabad

Admissions 2025

Bachelors in Architecture(B.Arch)
  • 4.8

    Placements

    4.4

    Infrastructure

    5.0

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    5.0

    Crowd & Campus Life

    5.0

    Value for Money

    4.8

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (7)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 19.98 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
  • 4.3

    Placements

    3.6

    Infrastructure

    3.7

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.6

    Crowd & Campus Life

    4.9

    Value for Money

    4.6

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (15)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 6.25 Lakh
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
  • 4.6

    Placements

    4.0

    Infrastructure

    5.0

    Faculty & Course Curriculum

    4.0

    Crowd & Campus Life

    5.0

    Value for Money

    5.0

    Learning Experience

    0.0

    Course Support

    0.0
    (1)
  • |
  • Total Fees: ₹ 80,750
  • |
  • 5 years
  • |
  • Full Time

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