AKTU B.Arch Admission 2021 to be Based on NATA Score
Instead of UPSEE or UPCET exam score, AKTU will consider the rank of the B.Arch applicants in the NATA entrance examination from the academic year 2021-22. NATA 2021 phase 3 registrations conclude on 26th August. NATA 2021 phase 3 is scheduled to be held on 03rd September 2021.
As per the latest announcement made byDr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, candidates aspiring to apply forB.Archadmission at AKTU and affiliated colleges must now have a valid NATA exam score. The AKTU officials issued a notice which stated that candidates aspiring to take admission into the 5-year undergraduate architecture programme in the academic session 2021-22 will only be considered if they have a valid score in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture orNATA exam. The NATA phase 3 exam registration concludes on 26th August and the application form link will be deactivated at 4:59 PM. The third phase of the NATA 2021 examination will be conducted on the 03rd of September.
Earlier, for B.Arch admission at AKTU and its affiliated colleges, the candidates needed to appear in theUPSEE examand secure a valid rank. UPCET (earlier called as UPSEE) is a state-level entrance examination conducted by AKTU for aspirants looking to apply for admission into various undergraduate, postgraduate and lateral entry programmes offered at APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University andMadan Mohan Malviya University of Technology (MMMUT) Gorakhpur.
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The NATA 2021 exam hall tickets/admit cards will be made available to those candidates who have completed the registration part from 29th August onwards.
Recently, theB.Techadmission process entrance exam eligibility criterion too was revised by the UPCET officials. Earlier, it was mandatory for the B.Tech aspirants to possess a valid UPSEE or UPCET rank to be eligible for the B.Tech counselling cum admission process. Now, B.Tech aspirants can participate in the UPCET counselling process based on theirJEE Mainscores/ranks.
NATA paper is divided into two parts. The first part comprisesdrawing questionsand the second part is the online test part where the examinees are asked questions from Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and General Aptitude in the MCQ format.