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How does one become an Architect in India?

The Council of Architecture (CoA) is charged with the responsibility to regulate the education and practice of the Architecture profession throughout India besides maintaining the register of architects. They have stipulated that all aspirants must complete a 5 year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program in architecture from approved institutes only. Aspirants must also answer an aptitude test before they can get admission into the approved architecture school

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To do an undergraduate program in Architecture (B. Arch) in India, there are 3 exams that one may target:

NATA:To get admission into 400+ architecture colleges in India. This test is conducted by CoA. Universities include CEPT Ahmedabad, JJ School of Architecture Mumbai, RV College of Architecture, Bangalore etc.
IIT JEE (Paper 2):To get admission into 9 NIT's and other Centrally Funded Universities providing B. Arch programmes. Universities other than NIT's include SPA (Delhi, Bhopal & Vijayawada)
IIT JEE + IIT Advanced + Architecture Aptitude Test: To get admission into 2 IIT's - Kharagpur and Roorkie which provide B. Arch Programmes.

In all cases, students must have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics mandatory subjects in their 12th board exams.

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2000 + Students scored above 120 in NATA
6000 + Students in top Architectural school in India
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How are students ranked to get through B. Arch programmes in India?

NATA: 50% of 12th Board score + 50% of NATA Score - Applicants will be given a state rank through which they can secure admissions to colleges in each state considering the reservation categories
IIT JEE (Paper 2): 40% of 12th Board score + 60% of JEE Paper 2 - Ranking is provided by each of the universities independently through which they can secure admissions considering the reservation categories
IIT JEE + IIT Advanced + Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT): Ranking will be given based on students completing JEE-Mains + JEE-Advanced and AAT - Applicants will be given an All India Rank (AIR) through which they can secure admissions to universities considering the reservation categories

Download the 2020 brochures of NATA, JEE Main Paper 2 and JEE Advanced / AAT for more detailed information.

Architecture Entrance Exam Important Dates and Deadlines:

NATA 2020:

Test Dates:: NATA Exam will be conducted in the month of April 2020. Our expert counsellors will be able to guide you accordingly.
Declaration of Results: The NATA response sheet of each candidate for part A will be available within a week after taking the test.
Submission of NATA Score Card to CET Cell:The NATA Score Cards must be submitted to the appropriate state CET Cell for Ranking. The submission deadlines vary from state to state.
Submission of NATA Score Card to other Counselling groups in each state:The NATA Score Cards must be submitted to the appropriate counselling cells for Ranking. The submission deadlines vary from state to state.

JEE-Paper 2:

Test Dates: Between January 6^th, 2020 - January 11^th, 2020 for January session and it will be held second time again in the month of April i.e April 5th, April 7th to April 9th & April 11th 2020. The brochure above has more detailed information
Declaration of Results: The results will be declared on 31^st January 2020 for January session and 30^th April for April session
Declaration of All India Rank:TBA

IIT JEE + IIT Advanced + Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT):

Test Dates - JEE Mains: Between January 6^th, 2020 - January 11^th, 2020 for January session and it will be held second time again in the month of April i.e April 5th, April 7th to April 9th & April 11th 2020.
Declaration of Results - JEE Mains: The results will be declared on 31^st January 2020 for January session The top 150,000 ranking candidates will be selected for JEE - Advanced
Registration for JEE Advanced: TBA
Test Dates - JEE Advanced: 17th May 2020
Declaration of Results - JEE Advanced: 8th June 2020
Registration for AAT: TBA
Test Dates - AAT: 12th June 2020
Declaration of Results - AAT: 16th June 2020

Target Scores or Ranks:

NATA: A target score of 140+ is what students need to focus on to get a good rank in each state. At DQ Labs, our students target and achieve 150+. Our highest score achieved is 171!
IIT JEE (Paper 2): The ranking is conducted by JoSAA. In the past, the seats at SPA Delhi have closed out within the top 523 ranks. JEE Paper 2 (Architecture)-2019 Cut Off - Closing Ranks (General Merit)
IIT JEE + IIT Advanced + Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT): The top 2,00,000 students who qualify JEE Mains, are eligible to answer JEE Advanced. Those who qualify JEE Advanced, are eligible to answer AAT. Students within the top 9000 ranks have secured admissions into the IIT's for Architecture in previous years.

Structure of the Question Papers & Syllabus:

NATA

Exam Structure

		PCM	Aptitude	Drawing	Total
NATA	No of Questions	15	35	3	53
	Marks	22.5	52.5	125	200

Syllabus

Physics:

Electrostatics- Electric charges and Fields; Electrostatic Potential and Clearance, Current Electricity; Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism; Moving Charges and magnetism; Magnetism and Matter, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating currents- Electromagnetic Induction; Alternating Current, Optics- Ray optics and optical instruments, Wave Optics, Dual nature of radiation and Matter, Atoms and Nuclei- Atoms, Nuclei, Electronic devices- Semiconductor Electronics, Materials, Devices and Simple circuits.

Chemistry:

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry; Structure of Atom; Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Chemical Bonding and Molecular; States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Chemical Thermodynamics; Equilibrium; Redox Reactions; Hydrogen; s- Block Elements p -Block Elements, Organic Chemistry: Some basic Principles and Techniques; Hydrocarbons; Environmental Chemistry.

Mathematics:

Algebra, Logarithms, Matrices, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate geometry, 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry, Theory of Calculus: Application of Calculus, Permutation and combination, Statistics and Probability.

General Aptitude:

Objects, texture related to architecture and built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualizing different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal), General awareness of national/ international architects and famous architectural creations.

Mathematical reasoning:

Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by, Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction and contrapositive.

Sets and Relations:

Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan's Laws, Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples.

Drawing Test:

Understanding of scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, building forms and elements, aesthetics, colour texture, harmony and contrast. Conceptualization and Visualization through structuring objects in memory. Drawing of patterns - both geometrical and abstract. Form transformations in 2D and 3D like union, subtraction, rotation, surfaces and volumes. Generating plan, elevation and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shape and forms. Perspective drawing, Sketching of urban scape and landscape, Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment etc., from memory.

JEE Paper 2 (B.Arch)

Exam Structure

		Math	Aptitude	Drawing	Total
JEE Paper 2	No of Questions	25	50	2	77
	Marks	100	200	100	400

Syllabus

Mathematics:

Algebra, Logarithms, Trigonometry, 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry, Theory of Calculus: Application of Calculus, Permutation and combination, Statistics and Probability.

General Aptitude:

Objects, texture related to architecture and built environment, Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawing. Visualizing different sides of 3D objects. Analytical reasoning, mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal), General awareness of national/ international architects and famous architectural creations.

Mathematical reasoning:

Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by. Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction and contrapositive.

Sets and Relations:

Idea of sets, subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection and difference of sets, Venn diagram, De Morgan’s Laws, Relation and its properties. Equivalence relation — definition and elementary examples.

Drawing Test:

Understanding of scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, building forms and elements, aesthetics, colour texture, harmony and contrast. Conceptualization and Visualization through structuring objects in memory. Drawing of patterns - both geometrical and abstract. Form transformations in 2D and 3D like union, subtraction, rotation, surfaces and volumes. Generating plan, elevation and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shape and forms. Perspective drawing, Sketching of urbanscape and landscape, Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment etc., from memory.

JEE Paper 2 (B.Planning)

Exam Structure

		Mathematics	Aptitude	Planning Based Objective Type MCQs	Total
JEE Paper 2	No of Questions	25	50	25	100
	Marks	100	200	100	400

Syllabus

Mathematics:

Algebra, Logarithms, Trigonometry, 3-Dimensional Co-ordinate geometry, Theory of Calculus: Application of Calculus, Permutation and combination, Statistics and Probability.

General Aptitude:

Mathematical reasoning:

Statements, logical operations like and, or, if and only if, implies, implied by. Understanding of tautology, converse, contradiction and contrapositive.

Sets and Relations:

Drawing Test:

Understanding of scale and proportion of objects, geometric composition, shape, building forms and elements, aesthetics, colour texture, harmony and contrast. Conceptualization and Visualization through structuring objects in memory. Drawing of patterns - both geometrical and abstract. Form transformations in 2D and 3D like union, subtraction, rotation, surfaces and volumes. Generating plan, elevation and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shape and forms. Perspective drawing, Sketching of urbanscape and landscape, Common day-to-day life objects like furniture, equipment etc., from memory.

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