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| National Institute of Design (NID) Aptitude Test 2024-25 |
| Category : Design Admissions 2024 |
| Published : On September 25, 2023 By Webindia123 Editor |
Important Dates
| Last date for submitting online application | 1st December 2023 |
| Last date for submitting online application on payment of late fees (online payment via debit/ credit card only) | 3rd December 2023 |
| Last date for submitting printed application forms accompanied with a demand draft (to be sent via speed post, registered post or courier) | - |
| Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims | 12th December 2023 |
| DAT Prelims Exam (M.Des., B.Des. and GDPD) | 24th December 2023 |
| DAT Mains Exam for overseas candidates (Both M.Des. and B.Des.) | 27-28th April 2024 |
| DAT Prelim results for M.Des. | 28th March, 2024 |
| Download Admit Cards for DAT Mains for M.Des. | 14th April, 2024 |
| DAT Prelim results for B.Des. and GDPD | 28th March, 2024 |
| Download Admit Cards for DAT Mains for B.Des and GDPD | 14th April, 2024 |
| DAT Mains result for B.Des and GDPD | 21st May, 2024 |
The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad has invited application for an entrance test to be held on January for admission to its Designing Programmes for the year 2024 -25.
National Institute of Design (NID) is an ‘Institute of National Importance’ as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous institute under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per the NID Act (18 of 2014), the institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees—Masters of Design (M.Des.) of two-and-a-half years duration and Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) of four-year duration. The Institute is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
NID Vijayawada is an independent autonomous institute under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and offers four-year long Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD).
NID Kurukshetra is an independent autonomous institute under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and offers four-year long Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD).
Admission to all of the design courses will be granted on the basis of a two-stage competitive exam. The objective of these exams is to assess the knowledge, skills and behavioural abilities of candidates.
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims
Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims will be conducted at various test centres across India (See Section 7). Candidates should note that appearing for the DAT Prelims or being ranked in the shortlist does not guarantee automatic entitlement to admission.
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains
Candidates shortlisted after the DAT Prelims will be invited to appear for the Stage 2 DAT Main exams at one of NID’s campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru or Gandhinagar.
Programmes
Master of Design (M.Des.)
The two-and-a-half year long Master of Design (M.Des.) programme at NID is offered
at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar.
Specializations offered in Ahmedabad campus :
Specializations offered in Bengaluru campus :
Specializations offered in Gandhinagar campus :
Eligibility Criteria :
Candidates applying for the M.Des. programme (any discipline) must fulfill the following criteria:
Age Limit:
Indian Nationals in the general category and candidates in overseas category
born on or after 1st July 2000 are eligible for admission.
Indian Nationals in reserved category (OBC-NCL, SC, ST & PwD) born on or
after 1st July 1997 are eligible for admission.
Indian Nationals in reserved category (PwD) born on or
after 1st July 1995 are eligible for admission.
Educational Qualification:
Applicants must either have appeared for (results awaited), passed, or will
be appearing for any of the following degree examinations before July 2022:
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under the 10+2+4 (or more) system, from
any university or institute recognised by law in India.
Diploma in design under the 10+2+4 system, from any university or institute
recognised by law in India.
OR
Applicants must either have appeared for (results awaited) or passed, before
July 2022-23, a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under the 10+2+3 system from
any university or institute recognized by law in India.
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
The four-year-long Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered only at NID Ahmedabad in the following areas of specialization:
Faculty of Industrial Design:
1. Ceramic & Glass Design (10 seats)
2. Furniture Design (10 seats)
3. Product Design (15 seats)
Faculty of Communication Design:
4. Animation Film Design (15 seats)
5. Exhibition Design (10 seats)
6. Film & Video Communication (10 seats)
7. Graphic Design (15 seats)
Faculty of Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design:
8. Textile Design (15 seats)
Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD)
The four-year-long Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) is offered at NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra in the following areas of specialization:
Eligibility Criteria :
Candidates applying for the B.Des. programme (any discipline) must fulfill the following criteria:
Age Limit:
Indian Nationals in the general category and candidates in overseas category
born on or after 1st July 2022 are eligible for admission.
Indian Nationals in reserved category (OBC-NCL, SC, ST & PwD) born on or
after 1st July 1999 are eligible for admission.
Indian Nationals in reserved category (PwD) born on or
after 1st July 1997 are eligible for admission.
Educational Qualification:
Applications for academic year 2024-25 are open to applicants who have passed
or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic
year 2024-25 from any recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or
their equivalent.
Examinations considered equivalent to these are as follows:
HOW TO APPLY
Visit the official admissions website at www.admissions.nid.edu and follow the steps given there.
Test Centres for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims:
The DAT Prelims will be conducted in the following cities in India:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Panjim, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
Candidates applying under the Overseas category (supernumerary) for M.Des. and B.Des. programmes will be required to appear for their DAT Prelims in person, which will be followed by the DAT Mains, at NID Ahmedabad.
NID reserves the right to add or remove any test centre and allot a test centre that may not be of the candidate’s choice. A city may have more than one test centre. Any request for change of test centre will not be entertained.
More details can be available from institute website.
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