Candidates aiming to study Bachelor’s in Architecture (BArch) courses will no longer need to match any minimum marks requirement in class 12 board exams. The Ministry of Education said that the admission selection will be on the basis of the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) or Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main paper 2 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Earlier, the board exams relaxation was offered for admission to IITs, NITs and other centrally funded engineering entrance exams. 

The Union Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted, “In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the partial cancellation of class XII exams by several Boards across the country, the Ministry of Education on the recommendations of Council of Architecture (CoA) has decided to relax the eligibility for admission to B.Arch. Course for 2020-2021.”

Now, candidates who have passed the 10+2 scheme of examination with PCM subjects or 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics shall be eligible for admission to the first year of B.Arch. Course for 2020-2021.

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) August 4, 2020

The exam has been postponed to August 29 and both A and B sections of NATA will be held online. To appear in NATA, the candidates need to score at least 50 per cent marks in physics, chemistry, mathematics in class 12, and an aggregate score of at least 50 per cent in class 12 or in 10+3 diploma course. 

Pokhriyal also tweeted, “The candidates should have qualified an aptitude test in #Architecture, i.e. #NATA or #JEE for admission to the B.Arch. Course. I wish all the best to candidates seeking admission to the Course.”

Source: The Indian Express

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