The National Institute of Design (NID) is responsible for organizing NID Entrance Exam. It is a national-level entrance exam held each year. The entrance exam is conducted to shortlist the candidates for admission to UG and PG i.e., Bachelor of Design (B.Des) and Master of Design (M.Des). The exam will be conducted in two-stages i.e., Prelims & Mains.
The exam is well known as NID DAT (Design Aptitude Test). With NID DAT 2024 scores, candidates will get admission to NID, Ahmadabad and its campuses. Interested and eligible candidates seeking admission to NID and its participating Institutes must apply for NID DAT 2024 from the article below.
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NID Entrance Exam Highlights
| Name of exam | NIT DAT 2024 |
| Conducting Body | National Institute of Design |
| Courses offered | UG PG i.e., (B.Des) & (M.Des) |
| Exam Level | National-level |
| Application mode | Online |
| Mode of exam | Offline |
NID Entrance Exam 2024 Important Dates (tentative)
Aspirants can check the tentative schedule for NID DAT 2024 for B.Des & M.Des courses from the table below.
| Events | For B.Des | For M.Des |
| NID 2024 Application form date | October 2023 | October 2023 |
| Last date for application submission | December 2023 | December 2023 |
| Last date for the fee submission | December 2023 | December 2023 |
| Correction facility | December 2023 | December 2023 |
| Availability of admit card | January 2024 | January 2024 |
| Date of NID DAT prelims exam date | January 2024 | January 2024 |
| NID DAT prelims result | March 2024 | February 2024 |
| DAT admit card for Mains | April 2024 | March 2024 |
| Result announcement for Mains | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Date of offer latter | May/June 2024 | May/June 2024 |
NID Eligibility Criteria
For B.Des Courses
Applicants should have done the 12th class or its equivalent examination in Commerce/ Science/ Arts/ Humanities or any other discipline from a recognized board.
Age criteria for NID UG course
| Category | Age criteria for B.Des |
| General Category/Indian nationals/foreign nationals | Applicants who were born on or after July 1, 2004, can apply for admission. |
| OBC-NCL, SC, ST | Applicants who were born on or after July 1, 2001, can apply for admission |
| PwD reserved category | Applicants who were born on or after July 1, 1999, can apply for admission |
For M.Des course
Candidates who have completed 4 years diploma course in Design/ Fine Arts/ Applied Arts/ Architecture, after the 12th or equivalent examination from a university or institute recognized by law in India are eligible to apply.
Candidates who have completed a 3 years or 4 years duration Graduation degree in any stream can also apply.
Age criteria for NID PG course
| Category | Age criteria for M.Des |
| General Category/Indian nationals/foreign nationals | Applicants who were born on or after July 1, 1992, can apply for admission. |
| OBC-NCL, SC, ST | Applicants who were born on or after July 1, 1989, can apply for admission |
| PwD reserved category | Applicants were who born on or after July 1, 1987, can apply for admission |
NID Application Form 2024
Applicants who satisfy the required eligibility criteria for their course may fill out the NID 2024 application form and submit it on or before the due date.
The application form for UG & PG courses will be available in October 2023 through online mode. Candidates have to first register themselves by entering details like email id, mobile number, etc.
After that, the candidate should log in to the application page by using their login credentials received at the time of registration.
Provide the asked details in the application form such as personal, academic, and contact details.
Upload the important documents in the specific format.
Candidates have to pay the application fee in online mode to complete the application process.
Take the printout of the application form and keep it safe for future reference.
NID Entrance Exam Fee 2024
The payment of the NID DAT application fee can be made online mode using via debit card/ credit card/net banking. The course-wise application fee for different categories is listed below.
| Category | B.Des | M.Des-1 discipline | M.Des- 2 disciplines |
| General Category/General EWS/OBC-NCL | Rs 3000/- | Rs 3000/- | Rs 6000/- |
| SC/ST/PWD | Rs 1500/- | Rs 1500/- | Rs 3000/- |
| Foreign nationals | Rs 5000/- | Rs 5000/- | Rs 10000/- |
NID DAT 2024 Exam Pattern
The NID entrance exam will be conducted in two stages i.e., DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. Candidates who clear the prelims exam will be allowed to appear in DAT Mains. The NID Mains exam comprises a Studio Test for the B.Des program. However, for M.Des DAT Mains candidates have to go through a Studio Test and Interview. The details regarding the examination pattern are provided below.
For NID B.Des
| Examination Mode | Offline mode |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours |
| Type o questions | Objective & subjective type questions |
| Parts | 2 stages i.e., DAT Prelims & DAT Mains |
| Language of paper | English |
| Total marks | 100 |
For NID M.des
| Examination Mode | Online mode |
| Duration of exam | 2 ½ hours |
| Type o questions | Objective & subjective type questions |
| Parts | 2 stages i.e., DAT Prelims & DAT Mains |
| Language of paper | English |
| Total marks | 100 |
NID 2024 syllabus
There will be no predefined syllabus for the exam. The National Institute of Design (NID) doesn’t release any official syllabus for the NID entrance exam. As per the previous year’s trends, we’ve mentioned some important topics covered in the NID DAT exam in the section below.
NID entrance exam syllabus
| For Prelims exam | For Mains exam |
| Design Outline for Beginners, Visual Logic, Mood, Theme & Colour Inter-relationship, Memory Drawing, Natural & Geometrical Form, Design Theory, Optical Illusion, Form & Function, Creative thinking & writing, Good Design vs Bad Design, Optical Illusion, Inspiration & Creativity, Lettering, Colour Psychology & Optical Illusions, Theme Development, Colour Terminology Usage of Colour in Compositions Lateral Thinking, Imagination & Doodling Innovation & Creation, Use of Measurements, Scale & proportions, Presentation Techniques, Developing Themes & Colour Associations, Graphics & Pictograms, Exercises on imagination Innovation in Design | Model Making, Audio – Visual Exercises, How to Evolve Ideas, Doodling, Creative Thinking, Material Manipulation |
NID 2024 Admit Card
The authority will release the NID Admit card a few days before the exam date. It will be available in online mode at the official website. Candidates who registered for the exam will be able to download their NID DAT hall ticket from the online link by entering their registration number, and date of birth.
The admit card will comprise some important details related to the exam such as the candidate’s name and roll number, examination venue, and date and time of the exam. It will be necessary for the candidates to bring admit card along with a photo ID proof while appearing for the exam.
NID Entrance Exam Result 2024
It is expected that the NID DAT result for prelims will be announced in February 2024 and in March 2024 for M.Des and B.Des courses respectively. The authority will declare the result through online mode only. Candidates will be able to check/download their results by using the login details i.e., application number & date of birth.
The Mains result will be announced tentatively in May 2024. The mains result will be announced for only those candidates who qualify for the prelims exam. The final result will be based on the candidate’s overall performance in Prelims & main exam. The shortlisted candidates will be called for further interviews & admission rounds based on their NID Merit rank.
NID Admission 2024
Based on the NID 2024 Cutoff candidates will be shortlisted for further admission rounds. The selected candidates will have to appear for the Group Discussion (GD)& Personal Interview (PI) round. The allotment of seats will be made on the basis of the merit list and performance of the candidates in GD & PI Rounds.
Applicants must report at the allotted institute along with the required documents such as 10th & 12th mark sheets, Graduation mark sheets/ Birth certificates/ provisional degree certificates/Valid photo identity proof/ Migration certificates/category certificate/date of birth certificate/ school leaving certificate etc. for verification.
NID Entrance Exam Contact Details
NID Admissions Cell
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380007
Email id: admissions@nid.edu
FAQs
The exam is conducted yearly in two stages i.e., NID Prelims, & NID Mains.
The difficulty level of the exam is moderate.
The salary package of NID graduates ranges from Rs. 17 LPA to Rs. 50 LPA.
A score above 90 in NID DAT is considered a good score.
Candidates can appear in the exam as many times as they want under the age limit.