NEW DELHI: The National Aptitude Test in Architecture(NATA) 2025 begins on March 1, 2025. This NATA exam will be conducted every Friday and Saturday. The exam will be held from March to June 2025, with two sessions on Saturdays and a single shift on Fridays.
As per the official NATA 2025 Information Brochure, the candidates can attempt the exam up to three times in one academic year. This policy was introduced last year to enable students to improve their scores. The highest score among all attempts will be considered. Additionally, the NATA score remains valid for two years from the exam date, students can use the best score among all of them.
Candidates who attempted NATA 2024 either once, twice, or thrice and scored a valid score are also eligible to apply for NATA 2025. Although their NATA 2024 score will remain unchanged, it will be the same. The NATA 2025 score will be considered based on the number of attempts as follows:
NATA 2025 Exam Dates
The NATA exam 2025 will begin on 1st March 2025. The exam dates are as follows:
| Date & Time of Examination | |
|---|---|
| NATA 2025 commencing | 01-03-2025 onwards till June 2025 |
| FRIDAYS – one session only No Morning Session | 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm (180 mins / 3.0 hours) |
| SATURDAYS | 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 pm and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm (180 mins / 3.0 hours) |
NATA 2025: Number of Attempts
| Appeared in NATA 2024 | Attempts in NATA 2025 | Final Score |
| Secured a valid 2024 score | 1st Attempt | Best of both scores of NATA 2024 & 2025 |
| 1st & 2nd Attempt | Best of three scores of NATA 2024 & 2025 | |
| 1st, 2nd & 3rd Attempt | Best of three scores of NATA 2025 (NATA 2024 score shall be rendered invalid) |
