COA conducted Second NATA 2020 Examination Successfully

India

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Chandigarh, September 12, 2020 :

Second Test of National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) for admission to First Year of five year B.Arch. degree Programme for the academic year 2020- 2021 has been successfully conducted by the Council of Architecture (COA), all over India on 12.09.2020.

Due to Covid 19 Pandemic, the Aptitude Test was conducted in two modes i.e. Centre Based and Home Based and candidates were free to choose the mode convenient to them as a comprehensive online aptitude test with both components – Part-A (Cognitive skills for Drawing and Visual Composition Test) and Part-B (Test on Scientific Ability & General Aptitude) to be answered on PC/Laptop. The HBT mode was introduced by the Council for the first time as an online proctored examination using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

A total of 30999 aspiring candidates enrolled for second test out of which 22289 candidates appeared for the examination. 8202 candidates appeared from their Homes and 14087 candidates appeared for online examination in 158 designated centres pan India and at one Centre in Dubai in two shifts.

Mock test for Home Based Candidates was conducted on three days prior to the examination to facilitate and familiarise the candidates about the procedures, software and the hardware requirements so that they do not face any problem during test.

The Centre Based Test was conducted duly observing all protocols/ SOPs mandated for the safety of Candidates at the test centres. The result will be declared on or before 17th September, 2020. The best score obtained by the candidates out of the two tests shall be the final valid score for admission.

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