Minimum Percentage for NATA

Can you tell me about the minimum percentage of marks required to appear for NATA Exam to join Architecture course in India?

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NATA stands for National Aptitude Test in Architecture. Educational Qualification needed for admission in Architecture course through NATA is as follows:

The candidate should be passed 10th class to appear the NATA.

The candidate should complete the 12th standard with mathematics subject from any recognized state board of India.

The percentage required in 12th standard 50% marks.

The candidate should be complete the graduation from any recognized university with 50% of marks.

Pattern of NATA exam

The exam primarily tests the creative aptitude of the candidates.

The exam is conducted in 2 parts that is Drawing Test and Aesthetic Sensitivity Test.

The skills which are assessed in both of these tests are given below.

Drawing Test

In it candidates are required to sketch the given object proportionately according to the specified instructions.

The whole work is done in a visually appealing manner. They are also required to form a structure from the given three dimensional elements.

Certain shapes and forms are given to the candidates so as to create two dimensional compositions from that.

There are questions on perspective drawing so as to testify the drawing skills of the candidates.

Also, a theme is given on the spot and the candidates are required to elaborate that theme using pencil sketch.

Another aspect which is tested during this test is the ability to create visual harmony with the given colors. The candidates need to take care of the shadow cast while creating the drawings.

They should have good understanding about the scale and proportion required to draw each picture.

The main aim of this drawing test is to test the drawing and observation skills of the candidates. The sense of proportion is also assessed through this test.

The architecture course is only suitable for the candidates who possess all these basic skills. Therefore this test is very crucial to identify the real talents in architecture.

Aesthetic Sensitivity Test

This is an online test comprising of only multiple choice questions. The picture of two dimensional objects will be given during this test.

The candidates should visualize three dimensional objects from it. Another type of question is that the candidates are required to identify the objects according to their texture.

Certain questions are there from analytical reasoning and mental ability.

Imaginative comprehension and expression is the another area which testify the imaginative skills of the candidates.

Also, there are questions on architectural awareness. Aesthetic Sensitivity Test paves way to understand the visual perceptive skills of the candidates who aspire to pursue the architecture course.

Also, the test measures the creative aptitude of the aspirants. The basic need of this test is to identify the architectural skills in the candidates.