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30 May 2018

NATA Exam - General Aptitude Free Study materials


1. Mathematics and Geometric Aptitude


The syllabus of NATA exam includes mathematics as well as Aptitude. Fortunately, you must note that mathematics syllabus is actually your school/college textbooks. So, I'm not including mathematics topics here while I covered the General Aptitude part at length. I will try to cover Part B (drawing part) in future posts. But if you couldn't find materials or textbooks for maths, let me know in the comment, I will search and add a textbook.

What to start, how to learn the basics of design aptitude? 
How to solve design aptitude, non-verbal, and Ability questions with examples


PART 16


Maths Basics for non-math background design aspirants



How to count no. of surfaces in given solids



Graphics - Front, top, side views, Isometric projections etc
A very quick and good intro to Engineering Drawing

 Check till Page 28 - Engineering Graphics basics

 For further exercise and Practice


Some very good video tutorials that helps you with Solid transformations


source : Maths Online


source : Godcast


Orthographic projection examples

Isometric view tutorial

Other downloadable materials
Basic Geometry study (Just for reference) -

2. Nonverbal, Reasoning and Abstract Tests

Odd man out series exercises
Some more  odd man out series exercises

3. Architectural related General Aptitude


Roofing, Flooring, Tiling, Building Materials

 Floor tiles types PDF

Floor types and treatments - 

With pictures - types of flooring and their advantages

Types of flooring and material uses 

Flooring types used in India 

Flooring materials

Roofing types and materials

7 best roofing materials 

Wikipedia list of roofing material 

Building materials for different climate conditions - 

 Properties of Building materials 

Types of construction bonds 

Online - Choosing different building materials for different climate 


 Famous Buildings, Architectural styles, constructions etc.

 PDF - NCERT collection of state wise architecture in India 

PDF - A detailed list of temples, architectural styles with images 

List of famous temples in India 

Wikipedia detailed list of Hindu temples (overview during free time) -

Era wise Indian architecture (briefly go)

PDF of 100 famous landmarks around the world with images 

Most iconic buildings around the world 

100 most famous landmarks around the world

Another list of famous buildiings

The seven wonders of ancient, medieval, contemporary and modern worlds 

Wonders of the world

 Architectural styles timeline (PDF) 

Classical order in Architecture 

20 famous historical sites in India

Free time study 

History of Architecture

Glossery of Architectural terms

Go in free time - 100 famous works of creative sculpture and statues around the world - 

Terms and Texture

 Construction Materials - Quickly overview this book. Only study the part listed here - Timeline, Cultural and Material Context, Application, Grand Master

Texture in wikipedia 

Good guide on Texture in Architecture 

Slideshare presentation on Texture 

Color and pattern in Texture with basic terminology 

Important terms - Architecture Elements and Principles


Free time study and for future reference - Detailed Notes on Architecture



For a list of Famous Architects - check the end of this page to get the list

 famous artists/painters with their pics 

Indian cultural GA

General Topics

Learn about - Indian epigraphy history

 Learn about - Famous inscription in India

 Learn more about - Pica in wiki page

4. English and Verbal Reasoning



Sentetnce Correction and Completions
Vocabulary Study Materials 

A good PDF on Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Reading comprehension, sentence completion, right word etc.) 

India GK online Practice

5. Sketching/Drawing

The following links might help you teach/learn on how to draw from memory/imagination

Here is a blog with few tips on how to draw from memory 


Leisure time study

Superb book for learning sketching techniques and different facets of design (including perspective, shadowing, shading, texture, architectural facts etc) - Design drawing by Francis D.K.Ching

A (very famous) complete pdf book "Basic Rendering" from Robert W.Gill, which covers most of the rendering topics including perspective projections (For those wishing to learn sketching/rendering)

(More drawing related materials would be added soon)

Disclaimer: The materials shared here are a collection of PDFs and online resources collected from the internet to ease your study process. The topics chosen are purely based on the analysis of the sample previous papers and may not include 100% topics. 


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12 October 2013

Resources and general awareness guide for Part-A

You are here Resources >> Part-A resource and guide

An updated (revamped) resource page with a structured way of helping you navigate to the right post for CEED has been shared here (2020 update) -



Before head .....

CEED Pattern


Remember that CEED is only a common entrance test and is not for a specific stream. So, questions will be expected from almost all the design streams and some basic designer requirements. Let us see the pattern
  • Visual Communication - Logo's, signage, advertising, packaging, fonts etc.
  • Animation Design - Movement observation, comic strips, visuals etc.
  • Product Design - Latest and newest products and trends, current products etc.
  • Automobile Design - Aesthetics, manufacturers and plants etc.
  • Digital (applied to almost all the fields) - Photography, color coding, displays, printing etc.
  • Observation (Basic designer skill) - Mirroring, textures, evolution (past to present), isometrics and geometry, tessellations, shadows and more.
  • Architecture - Sculpture, monuments, materials etc.
  • General awareness - Engineering ability, materials, culture of the country, famous personalities and their works, instruments, animals etc.

Now, we will go through the main resources section. As the topics are more, putting them in a single page is difficult and also confusing. So, I grouped them by giving different headings and also gave links which will take you to the specific page.    



  GA on Designers and famous personalities 


>> Complete Architectural guide for Part - A

Other Part-A guide 


(That had already been discussed in my other posts)

Sample Numerical and Aptitude questions for CEED


 Mirroring
  • Uses of convex and concave mirror - here
  • Uses of convex mirrors - here
  • Uses of concave mirrors - here

Signs, symbols and their interpretations


A very lengthy but useful pdf file about signs in the design context. Just have a quick glance for now. Later, if you are interested, you may want to check this book thoroughly  - Signs and symbols with design

Odd man out series exercises


Leisure time exercises

Direction sense test


Leisure time practice

Deductive and Verbal Reasoning

One of our friend "Varun Shankar" shared the following useful information worth to be shared with everyone here. I thank him heartily. 
  • A list of famous Indian authors - here
  • All about Prime ministers of India - here
  • A picture depicting the Architecture styles of India - here
  • A very good guide on Design fundamentals by Dr. Utpal Barua - here
  • A very good list of Indian Bank Logo's - here
  • Past to present logo evolution for some famous brands - here
  • A list of Indian famous monuments - here

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All the best and happy ceeding.


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