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NATA 2021 question paper that test a candidate's general knowledge, mathematics, and drawing skills. The NATA drawing questions will play an important role in scoring high marks on the entrance examination. Along with the PDF of the NATA question paper for 2021, a PDF link for sample test papers is provided for students to practise and score well in the NATA 2023 entrance examination.
Candidates can downlaod sample question papers and NATA 2021 question papers from the links provided below.
NATA Question Paper 2021 PDF
The NATA 2021 question paper is now available for download. The questions were based on Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and important architectural facts. The NATA question paper 2021 was a computer-based online test, and the examination results were released on September 8, 2021.
| NATA 2021 Question Paper | Download PDF link |
NATA 2021 Exam Analysis
The Council of Architecture conducted the NATA exam in three phases in 2021. The table below shows the overall difficulty level of all three phases of the NATA question paper 2021:
| Phases | Difficulty Level |
| Phase 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phase 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Phase 3 | Easy |
Phase -1 NATA Question Paper Analysis (Section Wise)
The NATA 2021 Phase 1 Topic-wise analysis, the difficulty level of each topic, and the main topics covered under each section of the examination paper have been given below:
| Sections | Difficulty | Topic weightage |
| Verbal Reasoning | Easy | Reading Comprehension Passages. |
| Mathematics | Easy-Moderate | Geometry, Triangles, Mensuration, Angle, Area and Distance Time. |
| General Knowledge | Moderate to difficult | Current Affairs and Static Questions based on Architecture, Paintings, and Geography. |
| Logical Reasoning | Moderately Difficult | Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Riddles. |
| Aptitude | Moderate | Puzzles, Riddles, Percentages, Logic, Ratio. |
| Design and Drawing | Moderate | Elements, Principles of Drawing, Memory-based Drawing, Park Diagram, Orthographic Projections-Plan Elevations, Meenakshi Temple Real Plan. |
NATA Phase 1 Section-Wise Weightage
The weightage of topics in each section of the NATA 2021 question paper (Phase-1) is mentioned below in the table:
| Section | Number of Questions |
| English (Reading Comprehension) | 30 Questions |
| Non-Verbal reasoning (Orthographic projections- Plan elevations) | 15 Questions |
| Maths (Geometry- Area, Volume, Angle) | 10 Questions |
| G.K and AAT (Geography, Architectural awareness, Paintings) | 15 Questions |
| Aptitude (Ratio, Percentage, Logic-based questions, Riddles, Puzzles) | 10 Questions |
| Design and Drawing (Principles of design, elements) | 35 Questions |
| Section- B (Observation Based questions) | 20 Questions |
Phase-2 NATA 2021 Question Paper Analysis (Section Wise)
Students can check the table below to understand the topics covered under various sections of NATA 2021 (Phase-1) and the difficulty level of such topics.
| Sections | Difficulty Level | Topics Covered |
| Verbal Reasoning | Easy | Reading Comprehension |
| Mathematics | Moderate | Speed, Distance and Time, Unitary Method |
| Logical Reasoning | Moderately Difficult | Seating arrangement, Reasoning, Matching questions |
| Memory-Based Drawing Questions | Moderate | Colour theory |
| General Knowledge | Moderate | Architecture, Current affairs |
NATA Sample Question Papers
Students can practise the sample question papers given below to understand the exam pattern and topics which have more weightage, type & difficulty level of the questions asked in the exam. Some sample papers are listed in the table below:
| Question Papers | Quick Links |
| Sample Question Paper 1 | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 1) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 2) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 3) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 4) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 5) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 6) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 7) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 8) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 9) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 10) | Click here |
| NATA Drawing questions (Sample 11) | Click here |
