Official Syllabus for NATA 2021 – New Exam Pattern and Updated Syllabus

NATA 2021 Exam Pattern

NATA 2021 is scheduled to be conducted twice in April and June. Here is the schedule for the exam:

Number of Questions - 125

Maximum Marks - 200

Type of Questions - Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), Preferential Choice Questions (PCQs) and Numerical Answer Questions (NAQs)

The Medium of Question Paper - English

Marking Scheme - 1 mark, 2 marks, 3 marks questions

Question Areas/ Topics - Diagrammatic Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Situational Judgement.

Now, let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus for the National Aptitude Test in Architecture.

NATA Exam Syllabus for 2021

As per the official FAQs section for the 2021 exam, “Unlike any other entrance examination, NATA is an Aptitude test that assesses a candidate’s innate ability through a variety of testing formats and cannot be taught, learnt or induced. Hence, there can be no fixed syllabus or pattern as aptitude can be measured through various testing formats/techniques. Aptitude will be tested for the chosen field of study, which in this case is Architecture. ”

However, here is the previous years’ syllabus which can help students to get an idea for preparation.

MATHEMATICS

Algebra: Definitions of A. P. and G.P.; General term; Summation of first n-terms of series ∑n, ∑n², ∑n3; Arithmetic/Geometric series, A.M., G.M. and their relation; Infinite G.P. series and its sum.

Logarithms: Definition; General properties; Change of base.

Matrices: Concepts of m x n (m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3) real matrices, operations of addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices. Transpose of a matrix. The determinant of a square matrix. Properties of determinants (statement only). Minor, cofactor and adjoint of a matrix. Nonsingular matrix. The inverse of a matrix. Finding the area of a triangle. Solutions of system of linear equations. (Not more than 3 variables).

Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, the general solution of trigonometric equations. Properties of triangles, inverse trigonometric functions and their properties.

Coordinate Geometry: Distance formula, section formula, area of a triangle, condition of collinearity of three points in a plane. Polar coordinates, the transformation from Cartesian to polar coordinates and vice versa. Parallel transformation of axes, the concept of the locus, elementary locus problems. The slope of a line. The equation of lines in different forms, angle between two lines. The condition of perpendicularity and parallelism of two lines. The distance of a point from a line. The distance between two parallel lines. Lines through the point of intersection of two lines. The equation of a circle with a given centre and radius. The condition that a general equation of second degree in x, y may represent a circle. The equation of a circle in terms of endpoints of a diameter. The equation of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equation of a circle. The intersection of a line with a circle. The equation of common chord of two intersecting circles.

3-Dimensional Co-ordinate Geometry: Direction cosines and direction ratios, the distance between two points and section formula, the equation of a straight line, the equation of a plane, the distance of a point from a plane.

Theory of Calculus: Functions, the composition of two functions and inverse of a function, limit, continuity, derivative, chain rule, derivatives of implicit functions and functions defined parametrically. Integration as a reverse process of differentiation, indefinite integral of standard functions. Integration by parts. Integration by substitution and the partial fraction. Definite integral as a limit of a sum with equal subdivisions. The fundamental theorem of integral calculus and its applications. Properties of definite integrals. Formation of ordinary differential equations, the solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first-order differential equations.

Application of Calculus: Tangents and normals, conditions of tangency. Determination of monotonicity, maxima and minima. Differential coefficient as a measure of rate. Motion in a straight line with constant acceleration. Geometric interpretation of definite integral as an area, calculation of area bounded by elementary curves and Straight lines. Area of the region included between two elementary curves.

Permutation and combination: Permutation of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n). Permutation of n things not all different. Permutation with repetitions (circular permutation excluded). Combinations of n different things taken r at a time (r ≤ n). Combination of n things not all different. Basic properties. Problems involving both permutations and combinations.

Statistics and Probability: Measure of dispersion, mean, variance and standard deviation, frequency distribution. Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability and Bayes’ Theorem, independence of events, repeated independent trials and Binomial distribution.

GENERAL APTITUDE

Objects, texture related to architecture and built environment. Interpretation of pictorial compositions, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from the 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.