The COA has announced the NATA 2026 Exam dates today on 8 March women Day. The exam will be starting from April 4 and will continue till 13 June in all over India in various centre. Now Candidates who are waiting for the application form, it will open soon as the exam NATA 2026 exam is starting from April 4
- The official NATA new website of 2026 will soon be active at present the message reads “NATA 2026 – Coming Soon”. It adds that the portal “will be launching soon” and that registration details, eligibility criteria, exam schedule, and important announcements will be updated here. No dates or brochure are available right now.
NATA 2026 Exam
The exam is conducted in the week end in different time slot. The candidates can appear multiple times for the exam if he/she is not satisfied with past appearance in the exam.
The applicability of the NATA 2026 is wide as most of the Universities state or centre accepts the NATA 2026 score
NATA 2026 Additional Exam
The COA will conduction the NATA 2026 exam on August 7 and 8 2026. It would be exclusively for the candidates who could not appear in the earlier phase. But these candidates can appear only once and they will not get multiple opportunities. This NATA 2026 additional exam is only for admission against the vacant seats if remaining after completion of the centralized admission counselling process.
Latest official update from CoA NATA 2026
CoA has started preparations for NATA 2026 by releasing:
- Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for NATA 2026 Test Centres
- NATA-2026 Test Center Manual
These are only for institutions wanting to become test centres — they do not contain student exam dates or registration timelines.
Expected / Tentative Pattern (based on NATA 2025 and past years)
For reference (this is not official):
- Exams usually takes place on Fridays & Saturdays in multiple sessions.
- 2025 schedule: 1 March 2025 onwards till June 2025 (Friday afternoon + Saturday morning/afternoon slots).
- Most coaching portals and education sites expect NATA 2026 to follow a similar pattern:
- Registration likely starts next week between 9 to 15 f March 2026
- Exams from March/April 2026 to June/July 2026 (Fridays & Saturdays)
- Maximum 3 attempts allowed; best score considered
Exact dates, application form link, and brochure will be out only on the official nata.in portal.
What you should do now
- Keep checking https://www.nata.in/ daily (it will update first).
- Also monitor https://www.coa.gov.in/ (NATA section).
- Once the portal launches, registration will open and you can choose your preferred test dates/slots.
FAQS NATA 2026
The exam is starting from April 4 and will continue till June 13
It is opening very soon as the exam dates are out you can expect the application form opens next week f
The limit set for appearing in the NATA exam is three time
Yes the additional exam dates are announced by COA, August 7 and 8 it is only for the candidates who could not appear in the first session
