NATA Cut Off Marks 2021 [Category-Wise]

Cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks that you need to score to get shortlisted for the admission process.

Only those who will score above the cut-off in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture are called for the counselling process.

This post shall take you through detailed information about the College-wise NATA Cut off 2021, previous year cut-off marks, factors affecting cut-off, and more.

How to Check NATA Cut Off 2021?

Generally, the Cut Off will be released after the declaration of the NATA Result. Based on the qualifying marks, the merit list will be prepared.

You can follow the steps mentioned below to check NATA Colleges Cut Off.

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NATA
• Step 2: Click on the cut-off link.
• Step 3: The cut-off for the participating institutes, courses, and category wise will be displayed on the screen in pdf format.
• Step 4: Download the PDF and save it for future reference.

NATA 2021 Qualifying Marks

Though there is a minimum qualifying mark for the NATA Exam, each college will have a separate category-wise Cut Off for admission into B.Arch courses.

Check out the table below to know the minimum qualifying marks required to clear the entrance exam. The NATA 2021 highest marks depend on the difficulty levels. 

Clarify Your Doubts on NATA Scores with Experts

Suppose if you are having 80% in your class 12 and scored 90 marks i.e., 45% in NATA, then your final merit would be 62.5% which is a good score to get admission to a reasonable college.

However, if you want to get admission to one of the top colleges, you need to score between 180-190 in the National Aptitude Test in Architecture.

Sir JJ College of Architecture Expected Cut Off

NATA 2020 Cut Off for Top Colleges in India

Among all colleges accepting NATA scores, few colleges have the highest cut off marks. Take a look at the below top college's cut-off marks. 

CEPT University

The highest cut off of NATA 2020 was released by CEPT University. The category-wise NATA cut off is tabulated below:

Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture Expected Cut Off

Sushant School of Art & Architecture (SSAA), Gurgaon

Sushant School of Art & Architecture Expected Cut Off

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Institute of Technology

NATA Participating Colleges Cut Off Marks

The following table has information regarding NATA Colleges as well as the previous year's Cut Off. You can find the category-wise cut-off marks for the year 2020.

Vadodara Design Academy

Here are the category wise cut off marks:

Vidyamandir College of Architecture, Women

The cut-off marks for Vidyamandir College are tabulated below. 

Kalol Institute of Architecture & Design, Kalol

Go through the NATA 2020 cut off marks below

LJ School of Architecture

Here are the cut off marks for the LJ School of Architecture. 

Parul Institute of Architecture and Research

The cut off marks for Parul Institute of Architecture & Research is tabulated below. 

ITM School of Architecture Art and Design

Here are the cut-off marks for the ITM School of Architecture. 

Bhagwan Mahavir College of Architecture

Check out the cut off marks for Bhagwan Mahavir college below. 

Anant Institute of Architecture

Go through the category-wise cut off marks below:

DC Patel School of Architecture (A.P.I.E.D)

The category-wise NATA cut-off marks for DC Patel School of Architecture are tabulated below. 

M.S University of Baroda

Take a look at the MS University of Baroda cut off marks for NATA Exam below. 

NATA Cut Off: Normalization Process 

Normalization will be done based on the NATA Result. It will be calculated by the Council of Architecture (COA) after the declaration of the result. You can normalize your NATA Score using the method mentioned below:

Your NATA score must be divided by 2 and then add the board percentage (out of 100), then divide the aggregate by 2.

For Example: If you scored 120 in NATA and 80% in your board exams, then the normalized score will be 129/2 + 80 = 140

Factors Affecting NATA Cut Off

The following factors are considered for determining the cut-off of NATA 2021 for various colleges. 

• The total number of applicants who appeared for the exam
• Availability of seats
• Total number of participating institutes
• The difficulty level of the paper
• Number of qualified students
• Category of the applicant
• Previous Year NATA Cut Off trends

NATA 2021 Counselling

After the declaration of the result, NATA Counselling will be conducted at various institutes. There is no centralized process for NATA Counselling. CoA is not responsible for conducting the admission process for NATA.

There is a separate counselling process for each college that offers admissions through NATA Score. You have to participate in the counselling process with your NATA Scorecard organized by the respective colleges.