{"id":6728,"date":"2026-01-21T07:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//opjgublog/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//?p=6728"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:00:20","slug":"entrance-exam-for-architecture-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//opjgublog/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//entrance-exam-for-architecture-in-2026/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//","title":{"rendered":"Entrance Exam for Architecture in 2026: What/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2019s Changing and How to Prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Are you looking to pursue a <a href=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jsaa/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//admissions/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//bachelor-of-architecture-barch/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">B.Arch</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//a> degree in the future? In India, three of the primary gateway exams &#8211; NATA, JEE Main Paper 2, and AAT &#8211; can help pave your architectural journey.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Over the past five years, qualifying marks, registration numbers, and testing formats have evolved. As we look ahead to 2026, staying grounded in accurate, data-driven insights will help you plan effectively. This blog walks through all key exams, presents year-wise statistics with exact figures, highlights what/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2019s changing, and guides your preparation with a clear action plan.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>1. NATA &#8211; National Aptitude Test in Architecture</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">NATA, conducted by the Council of Architecture, remains the most widely accepted test for B.Arch. admissions across institutions in India.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<div class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-box/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<div class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-left/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2 class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-heading/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Explore Jindal School of Design &#038; Architecture</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-subtext/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Architecture Courses</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><a class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-button/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" href=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jsda/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//B-arch.php/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Explore Program</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//a></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//div>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<div class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"jsaa-right/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<img decoding=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"async/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" src=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//opjgublog/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//wp-content/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//uploads/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//2025/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//06/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//21852399_students_09-removebg-preview-30x25.png/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" alt=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"Digital Marketing Course Illustration/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" class=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" cmsmasters_img cmsmasters-lazyload lazyload/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" data-sizes=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"auto/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" data-src=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//opjgublog/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//wp-content/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//uploads/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//2025/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//06/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//21852399_students_09-removebg-preview.png/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//div>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//div>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><strong>Here are the official qualifying marks from the past five years:</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//strong></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2022 NATA qualifying marks 2021: </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>70 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">coa.gov.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><a href=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//www.coa.gov.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//showfile.php?lang=1&amp;level=1&amp;lid=730&amp;sublinkid=900&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" target=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"_blank/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" rel=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"noopener/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><br /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//a><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2022 NATA qualifying marks 2022: </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>70 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">coa.gov.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><a href=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//www.coa.gov.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//app/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//myauth/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//notification/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//NATA%202022%20Press%20Release%20First%20Test%20Result.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" target=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"_blank/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" rel=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"noopener/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><br /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//a><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2022 NATA qualifying marks 2023: </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>70 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> (CoA notices and brochures).</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">coa.gov.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><br /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2022 NATA qualifying marks 2024: </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>70 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">coa.gov.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><br /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2022 NATA qualifying marks 2025: published brochure records </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>60 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> in the document (see official brochure).</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h3>Why does this matter?</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h3>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">A drop from 70 to 60 (as in the 2025 brochure copy) lowers the immediate qualifying hurdle; however, college-wise cutoffs for admission are separate and usually higher. Use the official NATA brochure for the authoritative qualifying rule each year.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>2. JEE Main &#8211; Paper 2 (B.Arch /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// B.Planning) (National Testing Agency)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">JEE Main Paper 2 (Paper-2A for B.Arch) tests Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing, and is conducted by NTA. NTA publishes session-wise NTA scores, state toppers, and registration/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//attendance statistics in official press releases.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><strong>Representative official numbers:</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//strong><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><br /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">For </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>JEE (Main) 2024 Paper 2 (January session)<b>,</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> the press release reports </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>registered for Paper-2A (B.Arch): 68,147<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>appeared: 51,570<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">; for Paper-2B (B.Planning) </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>registered: 36,672<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>appeared: 24,876<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">. These totals and the state-wise NTA scores are in the NTA press release for the 2024 session.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">jeemain.nta.ac.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> For </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>JEE (Main) 2025 (merged Paper-2 sessions),<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> the NTA press release records </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>registered in B.Arch: 91,378<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>appeared: 63,378<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">; for B.Planning </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>registered: 41,012<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>appeared: 26,590<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">. These exact totals are in the 2025 release.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Cdn Bbsr</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><b>Cutoffs/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//percentiles</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2014 NTA publishes category-wise percentiles (and press notes) for JEE Main; for Paper-1 (B.E./opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//B.Tech), the UR qualifying percentile in 2024 was </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>93.2362181<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and in 2023 </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>90.7788642<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> (these are the NTA cut-off percentiles used for eligibility for JEE Advanced and reflect national competitiveness). Use the NTA press notes for precise percentiles year-by-year.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">jeemain.nta.ac.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">National Testing Agency</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>3. AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test) &#8211; JEE Advanced (IITs)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">AAT is the separate pen-and-paper test for candidates who clear JEE Advanced and wish to seek B.Arch at IITs. The B.Arch programmes at IITs are limited to a few institutes (IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, and IIT (BHU) Varanasi). For 2025, the AAT was scheduled on </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>5 June 2025<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> (the JEE Advanced portal and AAT pages record the date and registration window).</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">JEE Advanced</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Galaxy Education</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>4. State common entrance mechanisms</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Many states run centralised admission processes that </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>use NATA or JEE Main Paper 2 scores<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> rather than a separate architecture exam. Examples: Maharashtra CAP accepts NATA or JEE Main scores for B.Arch admissions (CET cell pages and the Maharashtra architecture portal make this explicit). Karnataka CE/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//KEA asks applicants to submit NATA scores for architecture admissions through KCET-style counselling. Always check the state CET cell brochure for the exact rule in that state and year.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Arch 2024</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">CET Online</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>What is changing (and likely to affect the exam for Architecture in 2026)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><b>NATA qualifying rule revision</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> &#8211; the official 2025 brochure contains the change in qualifying criteria (documented minimum and an overall qualifying mark shown inside the brochure). Colleges will still set institution cutoffs separately.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><b>Exam design and delivery</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> &#8211; since 2021-2025 NATA and JEE have moved to hybrid formats (online objective sections plus pen-and-paper drawing for NATA and JEE Paper 2) and CoA/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//NTA have formalised multi-session scoring rules. Expect NATA windows in March/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2013June and JEE Main in January and April to continue in 2026, unless authorities announce otherwise. The 2025 schedules show NATA running from </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>1 March to June 2025<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> and JEE Main in January and April sessions; AAT in early June after JEE Advanced. Use these as the best available basis for 2026 planning until the authorities publish official calendars.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">jeemain.nta.ac.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">JEE Advanced</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><b>Demand and seats</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> &#8211; the Council of Architecture lists the number of recognised architecture institutions (roughly </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>360+<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> in public COA listings), so admission pressure is moderate but uneven across top schools and the broader set of colleges. Exact institution counts are published on CoA pages.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">coa.gov.in </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Best Colleges</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>How to prepare for Exam 2026 for Architecture (practical, evidence-based plan)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h3><strong>Know the test you aim for/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u00a0</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//strong></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h3>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">If you target IITs, prepare for JEE Advanced first and AAT after that. If you aim for most colleges, focus on NATA and JEE Main Paper 2 format practice. The AAT eligibility requires JEE Advanced clearance.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">JEE Advanced</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h3>Concrete targets from recent years</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h3>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Aim to exceed the historical qualifying marks comfortably. For NATA, until 2024, the qualifying mark was </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><b>70/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//200,</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> so a target score of </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><b>110/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2013130/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//200</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> will be competitive at many colleges. After the 2025 policy, treat the NATA qualifying mark from the brochure and college cutoffs separately. For JEE Main Paper 2, aim for percentile bands substantially above the official eligibility percentiles for engineering because B.Arch seats at premier institutes are competitive (see NTA percentiles for context).</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">jeemain.nta.ac.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><b>Daily routine (3/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u20134 months plan)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Weeks 1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u20134: fundamentals in Mathematics (coordinate geometry, mensuration) and regular free-hand drawing practice 30/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u201360 minutes daily.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u00a0</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> Weeks 5/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u201312: timed full-length mocks for the specific paper (NATA or JEE Paper 2), analyse weak topics, and strengthen spatial aptitude tests.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> Final 4 weeks: past paper review, drawing portfolios, simulation of test day conditions.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><strong>Use official resources and statistics/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u00a0</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//strong></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Download the official NATA brochure and NTA press notes to monitor the exact qualifying rules, session schedule, and the official answer keys. The precise numbers in this brief are taken from those official documents and should be checked again when the 2026 calendar is published.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">nata.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">jeemain.nta.ac.in</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u00a0</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ol start=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"5/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li><strong> Track Trends</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//strong></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ol>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">If the NATA qualifying mark remains near </opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>60<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"> in 2026, your margin matters- target 120+ for a strong ranking</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Rising candidate numbers (90k+ registered in 2025) point to increased competition- consistent practice and high accuracy are vital</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>Entrance Exam for Architecture 2026: Quick Checklist for Aspirants</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Register promptly for NATA and/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//or JEE Main Paper 2 when registration opens.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Dedicate daily practice to freehand drawings (perspective, proportion, shading).</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Take timed mocks; track performance and percentile.</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">If targeting IITs, align JEE Advanced prep with your AAT plan. (</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">AAT 2025 date</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">,</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span> <span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">NATA brochure</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<li style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/" aria-level=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"1/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Stay updated with CoA/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2019s list of institutions (</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span>360+ recognized colleges<span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">). (</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">source</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">)/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u00a0</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//li>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//ul>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p>&nbsp;</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>Quick Recap</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<table>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tbody>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>Exam</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>2021/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u20132024 Cutoff /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// Key Figures</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>2025 Figures</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>2026 Planning Goals</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>NATA</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Qualifying mark: 70 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">60 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200 (new public reference)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Aim for 110/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u2013130 /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728// 200</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>JEE Main Paper 2A</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Not available</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Registered 91,378; Appeared 63,378</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Target top percentiles (sim /opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/u226595)</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>AAT</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Held in early June each year</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Held 5 June 2025</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Prepare post-JEE Advanced timing</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><b>Institutions</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//b></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Over 360 B.Arch colleges</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Same list referenced in 2025</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<td><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Plan college preferences</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//span></opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//td>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tr>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//tbody>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//table>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p>&nbsp;</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//p>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<h2>Final Words</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//h2>/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/n<p><span style=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"font-weight: 400;/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">Your <a href=/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/"https:/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728///opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jgu.edu.in/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//jsaa/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//admissions/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//bachelor-of-architecture-barch/opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728/">B.Arch</opjgublog/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/6728//a> journey relies heavily on staying informed, disciplined practice, and surpassing historical cutoffs with confidence. 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