NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF ARMENIA

THE SPECIALTY PROGRAMME, EXAM TASK AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA OF THE INTRA-UNIVERSITY EXAM SUBJECT “DRAWING” FOR THE ADMISSION OF 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR (ACCORDING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND CONTINUING AND INTEGRATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES)

  Specialty- 021201.00.6 - “Design”

Subject-Drawing (D)

Specialty Programme.

The exam of the subject “Drawing” is aimed at testing and assessing the applicant’s volumetric spatial perception and representation skills, performance techniques, taking into account the exam requirements to perform the drawing task.

Applicants for the specialty 021201.00.6 “Design” draw a simple still life with a decorative plaster bas-relief (grape leaves, plant elements, apple) and a clay pot.

The selection of the plaster bust and bas-relief is done by lot.

The selection of the seats of applicants, according to numbering, is also done by lot.

The time allotted for completing the task is as follows:

For the exam in the specialty 021201.00.6  “Design”: 6 hours (180 minutes + 60 minutes break + 180minutes).

The task is completed on A2 drawing paper (Whatman) using black graphite pencils of varying hardness.

Requirements for completing the exam task:

• Correct perception, placement, and construction of the proportions of the plaster bust and still life on the paper.
• Solving construction problems, taking into account the proportions and scale accuracy of the shape of objects.
• Thanks to the correct completion of light and shadows, ensuring the volumetric processing of the image and the quality of the drawing.
• Reproduction of tonality and materiality: skillful application of performance techniques and tricks.
• Completion of a finished work that meets the exam requirements with competent application of the material within the allotted time.

Assessment criteria for the task:

1. Optimal size and placement of a plaster bust or still life on A2 paper: 0-5 points.
2. plaster bust and construction of a plaster bust and still life: 0-5 points.
3. Graphic and technical skills in drawing: 0-5 points.
4. Skill in the volumetric perception of objects and the expression of material through the development of light and shadow: 0-5 points.

Total: 20 points

Pre-coded exam works are checked and graded by all members of the Committee according to the above-mentioned criteria. Then the total score obtained is averaged to 20.00 (twenty) points, with the preservation of hundredths. 7.5 or higher points are considered positive.

Still life with decorative plaster bas-relief and clay pot for applicants to the specialty “Design”

a) With bas-relief of grape leaves and a clay jug	b) With bas-relief of a vegetable element and a clay jug	c) With bas-relief of an apple and a clay jug

In case of questions, please call at tel.: 010-303-300 (extension: 9-33) or 010-58-01-56.

THE SPECIALTY PROGRAMME, EXAM TASK AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA OF THE INTRA-UNIVERSITY EXAM SUBJECT “COMPOSITION” FOR THE ADMISSION OF 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR (ACCORDING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND CONTINUING AND INTEGRATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES) 

Specialty- 021201.00.6 - «Design»

Subject- Composition

Specialty Programme.

The applicant’s creative abilities and performance skills are checked and assessed by observing the submitted composition, in compliance with the exam requirements. The use of drawing tools is permitted. The selection of geometric bodies is done by lot (according to Form 1). The selection of the seats of applicants, according to numbering, is also done by lot.

• The time allotted for completing the task is 4 hours (240 minutes) without a break.
• Meeting the stated requirements is important for the assessment of the task.
• The task is completed on A3 drawing paper (Whatman) using a black graphite pencil.

Requirements for completing the exam task:

Create a three-dimensional volumetric composition by combining the selected geometric bodies, completing it according to the principles of two-point perspective or axonometric projection, with light and shadow processing.

To complete the task, from 10 (ten) geometric bodies (cube, cylinder, sphere, cone, quadrilateral pyramid, hexagonal prism, square prism, square tile, hexagon tile and torus) 5 (five) geometric bodies are selected by lot. Each selected body must be used two or more times in the exam task. At the same time, the depiction of any other bodies is prohibited.

Exam requirements.  

• Perform the task with a horizontal, vertical or oblique axial arrangement, emphasizing the principles of placement and symmetry of the overall composition.
• Construction of a volumetric composition, excluding the principle of multi-planar completion of a volumetric spatial, deep perspective.
• Ensure the construction of a two-point perspective or axonometry of both the overall composition and the individual geometric bodies used in the composition.
• Perform light and shadow processing of the task using the line drawing technique.

• Choose the viewing point and conditional light source of the volumetric composition at your discretion.
• Apply the principles of combination (intersection of one body with another), division and subtraction in the work, without losing the integrity and figurative perception of geometric bodies.
• Use each of the 5 (five) geometric bodies selected by the principle of lot 2 or more times in the compositional proposal.

Assessment criteria for the task:

If the completed exam task does not depict the bodies assigned by lot, or depicts only one body at a time, or other bodies that are not included by lot, then the exam task, regardless of the form and quality of performance, is not examined and not assessed.

Total: 20 points

Pre-coded exam works are checked and graded by all members of the Committee according to the above-mentioned criteria. Then the total score obtained is averaged to 20.00 (twenty) points, with the preservation of hundredths. 7.5 or higher points are considered positive.

Geometric Bodies for the Exam Subject “COMPOSITION” of the Specialty “Design”

Plaster geometric bodies for applicants to the specialty “Design”.

In case of questions, please call at tel.: 010-303-300 (extension: 9-33) or 010-58-01-56.

THE SPECIALTY PROGRAMME, EXAM TASK AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA OF THE INTRA-UNIVERSITY EXAM SUBJECT “TEST OF ASSESSING OF KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVE ABILITIES (AKCA)” FOR THE ADMISSION OF 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR (ACCORDING TO UNDERGRADUATE AND CONTINUING AND INTEGRATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES)

Specialty “073101.00.6 - Architecture”

Test of Assessing of Knowledge and Creative Abilities (AKCA)

Specialty Programme.

The test consists of 3 main sections (example in Appendix 1):

1. MATHEMATICS,
2. ARCHITECTURAL LOGIC,
3. SKETCH DRAWING.

Requirements for completing the exam task:

MATHEMATICS section includes the following subsections:

1. Algebra,
2. Geometry.

All tasks in the “Mathematics” section of the test are based on public and high school topics.

1. Algebra:

• Natural and integer numbers. Operations with natural numbers. Divisibility properties. Prime and composite numbers. Greatest common divisor. Least common multiple. Comparison of integers. Operations with integers.
• Fractions: Common, irregular and proper fractions. Decimal fractions. Comparing fractions. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions. Conversion of a decimal fraction to a common fraction and vice versa.
• Rational numbers. Comparison of rational numbers. Operations with rational numbers.
• Power of a number, root of a number. Absolute value of a number. Root of the “n”^th power of a real number. Properties of the root of the “n”^th Power of a real number with a rational exponent:.Power of a real number with an irrational exponent.
• Short multiplication formulas.
• Ratio. Comparison. Part. Percentage
• Equations and inequalities. Linear equations and inequalities. Quadratic equations and inequalities.
• Arithmetic mean and geometric mean:
• Elements of the theory of combinations. Displacements. Pairs.
• Graphs of functions. Elementary functions, their graphs. Inverse function, graph of inverse function. Transformations of the graph of a function. Graph of a linear equation in two variables. Graphical method for solving systems of linear equations in two variables.

1. Geometry

2․1 Plane Geometry

• Parallel lines. Characteristics of parallelism of two lines:
• Triangles. Triangle medians, bisectors and altitudes. Signs of triangle congruence. The perpendicular bisector of a segment and the angle bisector. Right triangle. Pythagoras’ theorem. Relationships between sides and angles of a right triangle. Relationships between sides and angles of a triangle. Triangle inequality: Four prominent points of a triangle. Midline of a triangle. Thales’ theorem: Similar triangles. Signs of triangle similarity. Properties of similar triangles.
• Polygons. Convex polygon. Quadrilateral. Parallelogram. Rectangle. Diagonal. Square. Table. Midline of table.
• Areas: Polygonal area. Rectangular area. Square area. Parallelogram area. Diagonal area. Triangle area. Table area. Quadrilateral area. Relationship between the area of ​​a triangle, sides, and circumscribed circle. Theorems of sines and cosines. Heron’s formula.
• Circle. Tangent to a circle. Central and inscribed angles. Equation of a circle. Length of a circle. Length of an arc of a circle. Properties of intersecting chords. Areas of a circle, sector, and segment. Inscribed and escribed circles.
• Regular polygons. Properties of a regular polygon. The circumcircle and inscribed circle of a regular polygon. Formulas for calculating the area of ​​a regular polygon, its sides, and the radius of the inscribed circle.

2․2 Dimension

• Lines in space. Mutual position of two lines in space. Angle formed by two lines. Mutual position of a line and a plane. Vertical and oblique. Angle formed by a line and a plane. Theorem of three perpendiculars. Dihedral angle.
• Lateral and total surface area of ​​polyhedrons. Prism (straight and oblique). Lateral and total surface area of ​​a prism: Quadrangular prism. Parallelepiped. Rectangular prism. Pyramid. Regular pyramid. Truncated pyramid.
• Solids of Rotation. Cylinder: Cone: Sphere: Lateral and total surface area of ​​a cylinder. Lateral and total surface area of ​​a cone. Lateral and total surface area of ​​a truncated cone. Surface area of ​​a sphere.
• Volumes of solids. Volume of a rectangular prism. Volume of a straight and oblique pris. Volume of a cylinder. Volume of a pyramid. Volume of a cone. Volume of a sphere.

ARCHITECTURAL LOGIC section includes the following subsections:

1. Architectural Logic Questions

The Test of Assessing of Knowledge and Creative Abilities includes four equally important questions of logical and visual thinking, the purpose of which is to assess the applicant’s spatial perception, analysis of forms and structural logic.

The section presents questions of a visual-logical nature, which are designed to guide the applicant to use their logical thinking around various architectural forms and schematic issues and to orient themselves within the framework of figurative forms. Architectural logical questions provide an opportunity to identify the applicant’s logical skills and visual attention, which is very important in the ability of architectural thinking.

The questions in the test are to test how quickly and accurately the applicant perceives the connections and patterns of shapes, how he finds missing parts or symmetries.

These exercises do not require any special knowledge: they assess the way of thinking, architectural imagination and the development of spatial thinking. The test allows you to find out whether the applicant has the basic abilities necessary to become an architectural student.

SKETCH DRAWING section includes the following subsections:

1. Coupling,
2. Axonometry, section, cut, projection.

1. Coupling

It is aimed at testing the applicants’ abilities to perform tasks with geometric patterns of a line and a circle, as well as the tangent of two circles.

The tasks of the Coupling section include:

• Construction of a line tangent to a circle,
• Construction of a line tangent to two circles,
• Construction of a circle tangent to two given lines and with a given radius,
• Construction of a circle tangent to two lines, if one of the points of tangency is given.

2. Axonometry, section, cut, projection.

It is aimed at testing the applicant’s ability to perform graphic work, the level of volumetric spatial perception and visualization.

1. Basic problems of geometric construction, differences in construction lines.
2. Projection methods, rectangular and parallel projections.
3. Rules for constructing complex drawings and axonometric projections of geometric bodies.
4. Sections and cuts, which include:

• Cutting along a plane, dividing the object into two parts.
• Choosing one of the viewing directions perpendicular to the cutting plane.
• Mentally removing the part of the object that is located between the viewer and the cutting plane.

The results of the first part of the task are filled in on the form (Form 1), and the second part, “Sketch Drawing”, is completed on A2 drawing paper.

The time allotted for completing the task and filling out the form is 5 hours, without breaks (300 minutes).

Assessment criteria for the task:

Total: 20 points

Pre-coded exam works are checked and graded by all members of the Committee according to the above-mentioned criteria. Then the total score obtained is averaged to 20.00 (twenty) points, with the preservation of hundredths. 7.5 or higher points are considered positive.

You can find samples of the Test of Assessing of Knowledge and Creative Abilities in the attached files:

 AKCA Sample 1

 AKCA Sample 2

Attached are Sample tasks of the “Sketch Drawing” section of the AKCA:

 Sample task 1

 Sample task 2

 Sample task 3

Sample task 4

 Sample task 5

Sample task 6

Sample task 7

In case of questions, please call at tel.: 010-303-300 (extension: 9-33) or 010-58-01-56.