NID DAT: NID Design Aptitude Test

The National Institute of Design (NID) conducts NID Design Aptitude Test i.e. NID DAT for admission to various courses. The test is held in two rounds - NID DAT (Prelims) and NID DAT (Mains). Candidates who get shortlisted in NID DAT (Prelims) can appear for NID DAT (Mains) admission round.

Courses offered at National Institute of Design (NID)

  1. Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
  2. Master of Design (M.Des.)
  3. GDPD (NID-Kurukshetra)
  4. GDPD (NID-Vijayawada)

NID Design Aptitude Test Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor of Design/GDPD

Find below the eligibility criteria for admission to Bachelor of Design (B.Des) course at NID Ahmedabad and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) at NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra.
  1. To be eligibility for BDes/GDPD courses, candidates are required to successfully complete higher secondary (10+2) or other equivalent examination from a recognised board or university such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or other equivalent boards.
Exams accepted by the National Institute of Design are:
  1. 10+2 under any central or state board
  2. Intermediate or two-year pre-university examination under any recognized board or university
  3. Two-year course conducted by the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
  4. Senior secondary school examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling, with a minimum of five subjects.
  5. H.S.C. vocational examination.
  6. Advanced (A) level General Certificate Education (GCE) examination taken in London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka.
  7. High School Certificate Examination from Cambridge University or an International Baccalaureate diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
  8. Three-year Full time Diploma after Class X offered by the Board of Technical Education of any Indian state or Union Territories
  9. Candidates who have successfully completed their class 12 or other equivalent examination outside India or from any board not specified above are required to produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) confirming the examination that they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination conducted in India.

Age Limit for BDes/GDPD courses at NID Entrance Exam

  1. The age of the candidate should not be more than 20 years (23 years for OBC-NCL, SC, ST category candidates).
  2. The age limit of the candidates belonging to PwD Reserved Category should not be more than 25 years.
  3. Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) candidates should not be more than 20 years.

Master of Design

Find below the eligibility criteria for admission to M.Des. programme (any discipline)

Age Limit for M.Des. programme in NID:
  1. The age of the candidate should not be more than 30 years (23 years for OBC-NCL, SC, ST category candidates).
  2. The age limit of the candidates belonging to PwD Reserved Category should not be more than 35 years.
  3. Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) candidates should not be more than 30 years. 
Educational Qualification for M.Des. programme in NID:
In addition to the above, the candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions: 
  1. Candidate should have successfully completed their 4 years bachelor degree (any discipline), from a recognized university or institute in India.
    OR
  2. Candidate should have successfully completed their 3 years Bachelor degree (any discipline), from a recognized university or institute in India. under the 10+2 system.
    OR
  3. Candidate should have successfully completed their 4-years full-time Diploma in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, from any recognized university or institute in India.
In case the candidate has obtained a degree/certificate from a university/board other than India, an equivalence certificate must be obtained by the candidate.

Eligibility Criteria for Overseas Category (Supernumerary candidates) in NID

  1. Candidates who hold a citizenship of another country are only eligible to apply under the overseas category, provided they fulfill all other eligibility criteria.

NID Design Aptitude Test Admission Dates

  • Start of application process: September

  • End of online application process: October

  • Last date for receipt of Printed Applications: November

  • Start of application form edit: November

  • End of application form edit: November

  • Admit Card Download (for NID DAT Prelims): December

  • NID Prelims Exam: January

  • NID DAT Prelims Result (BDes, GDPD): March

  • NID DAT Mains Admit Card (BDes, GDPD): March

  • Start of NID DAT Mains (BDes, GDPD): May

  • Announcement of Merit List (BDes, GDPD): May

NID Design Aptitude Test Application Process

Candidates are required to sign up/ register online by visiting the official website WWW.NID.EDU
  1. A valid email id and mobile number should be provided by the candidate for all future communication.

  2. With the successful completion of the registration process, login credentials are sent to the candidate via email.

  3. Log in to the official account using login and password to proceed further.

  4. Candidates are required to fill up the online application form with appropriate details. They need to upload their supporting documents, signature and photograph.
Required Size/Format of Photograph & Signature
  1. Photograph: 100 KB JPG Format
  2. Signature: 100 KB JPG Format
Candidates applying under any reserved category are required to submit their supporting certificates in JPG format. The size of all the documents should not be more than 150 KB.

Find below the list of document required for reserved category
  1. SC: Caste Certificate
  2. ST: Tribe Certificate
  3. OPEN-PwD: Disability Certificate
  4. OBC-NCL-PwD: Disability Certificate
  5. SC-PwD: Caste and Disability Certificate
  6. ST-PwD: Tribe and Disability Certificate
  7. Overseas: First page and Last page of Passport

NID Design Aptitude Test Exam Pattern

The ID Entrance Exam is conducted in two steps - NID DAT (Prelims) and NID DAT (Mains).

Prelims

The NID DAT (Prelims) comprises of both objective as well as subject type questions.
Duration: 3 hours

Mains

Candidates who clears the cut-off for NID DAT (Prelims), are required to appear for NID DAT (Mains) where the candidates are required to appear for a Studio Test and an Interview round. In the Studio Test for NID admissions, aspirants are given hands-on practical assignments which they need to complete in the stipulated time.

NID Design Aptitude Test Exam Centers

The test cities for NID DAT are as follows:
  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Bengaluru
  3. Bhopal
  4. Bhubaneshwar
  5. Chandigarh
  6. Chennai
  7. Dehradun
  8. Guwahati
  9. Hyderabad
  10. Jaipur
  11. Jammu
  12. Kolkata
  13. Kurukshetra
  14. Lucknow
  15. Mumbai
  16. Nagpur
  17. New Delhi
  18. Patna
  19. Panjim
  20. Raipur
  21. Ranchi
  22. Thiruvananthapuram
  23. Vijayawada
Note: Overseas candidates can choose any NID DAT Prelims exam centre from the list mentioned above.  

NID DAT (Mains), that is NID Studio Test as well as Personal Interview round for B.Des and GDPD course admissions is held at NID Ahmedabad campus.

NID Studio Test and Personal Interview round for MDes admissions for different specializations is scheduled to be held at different test centres, as mentioned below:
  1. NID Ahmedabad
  2. NID Bengaluru
  3. NID Gandhinagar
M.Des Different Specialization
  1. Animation Film Design
  2. Design for Retail Experience
  3. Apparel Design
  4. Ceramic & Glass Design
  5. Digital Game Design
  6. Lifestyle Accessory Design
  7. Film & Video Communication
  8. Information Design
  9. Strategic Design Management
  10. Furniture Design & Interior Design
  11. Interaction Design
  12. New Media Design
  13. Graphic Design
  14. Universal Design
  15. Photography Design
  16. Product Design
  17. Toy & Game Design
  18. Textile Design
  19. Transportation & Automobile Design
Note: Overseas candidates can appear for NID DAT Mains exam at NID Ahmedabad (for BDes & GDPD admissions) and NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru (for MDes admissions).

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NID Design Aptitude Test Contact Information

Admissions Cell
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Email: admissions@nid.edu
Official Website : www.nid.edu

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