NATA 2023 Application Form has been available on 20th March 2023. The NATA stands for (National Aptitude Test in Architecture) and is a national-level aptitude test conducted by the Council of Architecture. This exam is organized for those who have ambitions to achieve something for admission in architecture courses like B.Arch offered by top institutions of the country.

The Examination will be held on 21st April 2023 for the 1st Session and 28th May 2023 for the 2nd Session. The Examination Hall will be opened 30 minutes before the exam will start. Applicants want to take their seats immediately after the opening of the Examination Hall.

If the applicant does not report in time, the applicants miss some of the general instructions to be announced in the Examination Hall.

NATA 2023 Application Form – Available

Filling up the Online Application Form 2023

The online filling-up of the Application Form is interactive in nature, and online guidance will be available to the candidate while filling up the form. Please refer to the detailed guidelines for filling up the form.

NATA 2023 Application Form

The filling up of fields will be interactive in nature. As soon as the cursor is taken to a certain field, a cursor tip Message will be shown to the candidate to assist in filling up.

In case of difficulty, the Help icon placed right next to the field will redirect the candidate to that section of the Brochure, which deals with the filling up of the said field.

Please note that the applicant’s name, father’s name, mother’s name, postal address, and date of birth taken together must be unique for each application.

On completion and submission of the Personal Details, the system will generate a unique 8-digit numeric Application Number for the candidate.

The candidate will be to choose a password and keep it a guarded secret for all subsequent entries into their domain.

A Security Question and Answer will be captured from the candidate by the system at this stage.

The candidate will be to remember this question-answer pair for prompt retrieval of the password in case it is forgotten at a later stage. Once an Application Number is generated and the password is chosen, the candidate may log out of the system.

The candidate will need to enter the system subsequently for various reasons as given below:

• Accessing and editing personal information (still going to the document upload stage)
• Uploading of images.
• Performing fee payment through EPG.
• Printing of the Confirmation Page.
• Correction to data if needed.
• Candidate responses will be hosted on the website.

The candidate will be to use this system-generated Application Number and chosen password for subsequent login to the system for all subsequent accesses to the system.

Therefore, it is very important for the candidate to note down the application number and password.

It is also important to note the security question and the answer pair for retrieval of the password in case the candidate forgets the chosen password and for future reference.

Image Uploading

All candidates are required to upload the following images:

1. Recent Passport size Photograph in Colour
2. Own Signature

Documents have to be in jpg/jpeg format. The page size of the document is to be in A4 format. Following are the details regarding the size and dimension of the documents:

• Document Storage size Image dimension
• minimum, maximum Height Width
• Photograph 4 KB 100 KB 4.5 cm 3.5 cm
• Signature 1 KB 30 KB 1.5 cm 3.5 cm

Application Fee Details

Irrespective of his/her gender, a candidate applying for NATA 2023, either the first test or second test, has to pay INR 2000/- (Rupees One thousand and eight hundred only) as an application fee through Online mode.

This is inclusive of the service fee charged by the bank. In case the candidate wishes to appear for both the first and second test, he/she shall deposit Rs 3800/- (Rupees Three thousand and five hundred only) as application fees.

Candidates belonging to SC/ST category need to deposit Rs 1,700/- for either the first or second test and Rs 3,100/- for appearing in both tests through online mode.

Candidates opting to appear from test centers outside the territory of India have to deposit Rs.10000/– for either the first or second test and Rs. 18,000/– for appearing in both tests through online mode.

The candidate, on successfully uploading the PERSONAL DETAILS and DOCUMENTS, will be directed to the web page containing the process of payment of the application fee as per the following options.

Payment through EPG: The candidate will be to click “Payment of fee using EPG services” the system will automatically redirect to the available payment gateway page displayed on the website.

As per the candidate’s convenience, he/she may select any of the options to pay the application fee through an electronic payment gateway via debit card, credit card, or net banking and follow the online instructions to complete the payment process.

After successful payment, the payment gateway will redirect the candidate to the home page which will show the status of fee payment. Upon successful payment, the candidate will be able to print the final “Confirmation Page.”

Confirmation Page (A proof of Registration)

The Confirmation Page is generated upon successful payment of the Application Fee.

Its generation means that the candidate will have been successfully Registered. The candidate should take a printout and preserve the confirmation page for future reference.

There is no need to send any document to the Council by post. A printout of the Confirmation page will not provide admittance to the Test Centre to take the examination.

The candidate will be to print the Admit Card when issued online as per the schedule.

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