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Effective Date: April 2025
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4.1 No Guarantee of Results
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- Completion of any course will result in passing NATA or any other examination.
- Any particular score, rank, or admission outcome will be achieved.
- The course content precisely mirrors the current NATA examination syllabus, as examination patterns are subject to change by the Council of Architecture (COA) without notice.
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