Goa BArch Admission 2023: Application Form, Eligibility, Important Dates, Counselling, Colleges

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Goa BArch Admission 2023 is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Porvorim – Goa. Goa BArch admissions are solely based on the NATA scores. BArch admissions forms in Goa will be available in the month of September 2023.

The COA conducts the NATA exam three times every year. NATA will be conducted in April, June, and July 2023 to offer Goa BArch Admission 2023 in top architecture colleges of Goa.

BArch is a five-year degree course, candidates pursue to become an architect. BArch is an architecture course, suitable for candidates who wish to be licensed and professional architects and are qualified to work on architectural projects. Goa BArch Admission 2023 is based on an entrance exam followed by a counselling session held by the DTE, Goa.

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Highlights

State	Goa
Course	Bachelors in Architecture
Entrance Test	NATA
Colleges in Goa	Goa College of Architecture
Conducting Body	Directorate of Technical Education, Porvorim - Goa
Counselling	Yes
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Goa BArch Admission 2023: Important Dates

Event	Date
NATA
Registration	March 20 – April 10, 2023 (Test I) March 20 – May 13, 2023 (Test II) March 20 – June 24, 2023 (Test III)
Exam Dates	April 21, 2023 (Test I) May 28, 2023 (Test II) July 09, 2023 (Test III)
Result	April 30, 2023 (Test I) June 05, 2023 (Test II) July 17, 2023 (Test III)
Goa BArch Counseling
Registration Dates	September 2023
Eligibility List	October 2023
Provisional Merit List	October 2023
1st round of seat allotment	To be Announced
2nd round of seat allotment	To be Announced
Reporting Day	To be Announced

Goa BArch Admissions Eligibility?

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for Architecture course in Goa, the applicants must:

Hold an Indian citizenship
Have competed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the academic year of admission
Have appeared and obtained qualifying score at NATA conducted by Council of Architecture
Have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination of the Goa Board or equivalent or 10+3 Diploma (any stream) passed/appearing recognized by Central/State Governments or International Baccalaureate Diploma, after 10 years of schooling
Minimum of 50% marks in aggregate (45% aggregate marks for applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC) with Mathematics

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Goa BArch Admissions Form Registration?

Goa BArch Admission Form 2023

Filling up the admission form is the first step. To fill the admission form for B. Arch, Goa, the students must:

Download the admission form from the official website.
Fill out all the details and affix a passport size photo where required.
Pay a registration fee of 1500/- using the details provided on the website.
Save the receipt for future use.
Scan the admission form along with self – attested copies of the following documents:
- Statement of marks / Certificate / provisional certificate of passing HSSC
- Certificate in support of residence (Residence/Bonafide)
- Documents for relaxation in the period of residence, if any
- Certificate for reserved category claimed
- Birth Certificate
- School/college leaving certificate
- Eligibility Certificate from Goa University (for applicants other than Goa Board)
- Income Certificate (for fee concession)
- Income & Assets Certificate for EWS
- Copy of Aadhaar Card & Acknowledgement card (will be provided at Application Receiving Centre) to be affixed with photograph
- Candidate Copy of NATA Score Card, Test 1, Test 2
- Copy of receipt for payment of INR 1500 DTE application fee.
All these scanned copies are to be mailed at dir-dte.goa@nic.in .
Once all the admissions are in, a merit list will be published on the site.

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Exam Pattern

Architecture aspirants need to give an entrance exam called National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA). This exam is held twice on the exam day in different sessions to avoid an overflow of students. The tabulation below contains the details about the exam.

Entrance Test	NATA
Conducting Body	Council of Architecture
Total marks	200
Time	2 hours
Parts	2 (Part A and Part B)
Occurs in	Two sessions on the same day
Held in	September / October (Twice a year if required)
Sections	PCM, General Aptitude & Logical reasoning, Cognitive Skills Test
Syllabus	Cognitive Skills For Drawing And Visual Composition, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, General Aptitude,

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Exam Pattern

Subjects	Marks Distribution	Total Marks
Part A: Cognitive skills for Drawing and Visual Composition Test (10 Questions)	1x 17 3 x 16 6 x 10	125
Part B: PCM (15 Questions)	15 x 1.5	75
Part B: General Aptitude & Logical Reasoning (35 Questions)	35 x 1.5	75

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Result

Results of NATA will be announced by the council. The results will be checked by the student on the registration ID that the student has. Once the results are announced, the process of counselling begins.

Goa BArch Admissions Counselling Process?

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Counselling Process

The counselling process in Goa is not separate from the admission process for architecture. Once the results of NATA are released the admission process begins. Following is the process:

Once the form is duly filled and all the documents are scanned and sent to the conducting body, a merit list is released.
This merit list is a list of students who are eligible for admissions in Goa.
Once this list is released, the seats are allotted in two rounds.
The first round is usually combined with the merit list.
The seats for the second round are announced later.
After all the seats are allotted, the students are required to report to the institute on the given date.

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Goa BArch Admission 2023: Reservation Policy

All the seats given are for the state quota Following are the seats available in each category:

Category	Seats
General	20
General – PH	1
SC	1
ST – Open	5
OBC – Open	10
OBC – PH	1
CSP	1
ESM	1
TOTAL	40

Which are the Participating Goa BArch Admissions Colleges?

Goa BArch Admission 2023: Top Colleges

There is only one architecture college in Goa, the Goa College of Architecture. All the students are allotted to this college only.

Goa BArch Admission 2023 FAQs

Goa BArch Admission 2023: FAQs

Ques. What is the merit list based on?

Ans. The merit list is based on an aggregate of marks obtained in NATA and the aggregate marks obtained at the qualifying examination (HSSC/Diploma or equivalent) added in the ratio of 1:1 i.e. with 50% weightage each for NATA score and aggregate marks in the subjects of the qualifying examination.

Ques. How is a tie-in merit list resolved?

Ans. In case the above combined marks are equal, applicants with higher NATA marks will be placed higher in order of merit. If the NATA mark is equal as well, then applicants with higher marks in Mathematics will be placed higher in the merit list. If these marks are also equal, then the applicant with earlier date of birth will be placed higher in the list.

Ques. What is the fee structure?

Ans. The fee for each semester for B. Arch is about INR 30,000/-. There are tuition waivers available for SC, ST, OBC, and economically weaker classes. The fees per semester, then, is about INR 21,000/-.

Ques. What is the procedure for a lateral entry in B.Arch?

Ans. Lateral Entry is not allowed in B. Arch. No direct lateral admission is allowed at any other year/stage of B.Arch. course based on any qualification.

Ques. How can NRIs take admission?

Ans. There is no special reservation for NRIs or PIOs. If they wish to gain admission, it must be through the usual process or through direct admission.