Past Paper of Nust (Architecture)

The weight-age of different portions in test of Architecture is listed below:

Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) / Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID)

• Cognitive and Aptitude ​40%         
• Mathematics 20% ( 40 mcqs )
• English Comprehension ​20% ( 40 mcqs )
• Physics 15% ( 30 mcqs )
• ​Intelligence ​5% ( 10 mcqs )

Time allotted = 4 hours ( 2 hours for cognitive/aptitude portion and 2 hours for the rest )

Cognitive and aptitude portion will be in written form, the rest will be the Mcqs based.

Total MCQs = 120

Questions from NET-2014:

1) If architecture was not an option what would you choose and why? Explain in 4 lines only.

2) What do you consider yourself?

a) Creative

b) Imaginative

c) Scientific

d) Lazy

3) What do you see the place where you are sitting as?

a) A huge hall

b) A cubic volume

c) An atrium

4) The word which is the opposite in the meaning to LUCID

a) Disturbed

b) Confused

c) Evoked

5) There was an abstract pattern on an A4 size paper, and a 2' x 2' square had to be chosen and redrawn and colored using glaze paper. and a half drawing was given with a woman facing the other way and a window and vase on the right, and the drawing had to be completed and a drawing of one's right shoe and left hand had to be added in the complete picture.

The question 4 was the part of the MCQs portion (English) while the rest were included in the Cognitive and Aptitude portion. I hope this will give an idea to you people what sort of questions are asked in the test of arts. 

Questions from NET-1 2015 cognitive Portion:

1) Write down your strengths and weakness.

2) Describe yourself in 3 sentences.

3) If you had not chosen which other field you would have chosen?

4) How architecture suits you? Answer in light of your abilities and interest.

5) What do you consider yourself?
a) Creative
b) Lazy
(There were 2 more options)
Tip: Always select the positive answer in such questions.

6) Who planned Islamabad city?

7) There was a drawing of LOCK and we had to redraw it and also had to create an imaginary environment/setting around it.