NID Admission Procedure

Useful Information about NID Admission Procedure

The National Institute of Design or NID is a multidisciplinary design institute of international repute. This is one of the premier organizations in the field of design education and research with international recognition. It is also enlisted as one of the top design schools among the 25 European and Asian programs by The Business Week, USA.

This functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and Government of India and also recognized by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

The graduates of NID are working successfully around the world in the main sectors of business, trade, and social improvement. The courses are designed such that it helps in bagging a prestigious job and also to start entrepreneurship.

NID Courses and Admission

NID is open for both the Indian and foreign candidates. There are separate seats for the two categories. NID offers four kinds of study programs, Bachelor in Design (B.Des), Masters in Design (M.Des), Ph.D. in Design, and Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD).

To get admitted to this premier institute, you have to follow the NID Admission Procedure. There are two stages of examinations, stage 1 is the Preliminary exam, and stage 2 is the Main exam. Only those who will qualify the Prelims will appear in the Mains. Finally, those qualify in the Mains will be allotted seats through counseling.

Details of NID Admission Procedure

For the bachelor's program, B.Des and GDPD, you have to either pass or appear 10+2 or equivalent.

Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT), Prelims is conducted at various test centers across the country. Take note that appearing in the DAT or being shortlisted for the next level of NID Admission Procedure does not confirm admission to any of the NIDs.

This test will be of 3 hours duration and will have 100 marks. They will conduct the test at all the centers on the same date and time.

Stage 2: Applicants who will qualify stage 1 will be invited to appear for the DAT Mains as a mandatory part of the NID Admission Procedure in the main campus Ahmedabad or other campuses situated in Karnataka, Haryana, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. You will get to know about the test center in the DAT (Mains) Admit Card.

The Mains will also be of 100 marks, and it will take a maximum of 3 days to complete as it consists of various formats as in-studio setup. Both tests will be conducted in the English language only.

The candidates should furnish correct information at every field in the application form. If at any stage of admission, the institute finds any of the information is wrong, they will reject the candidature.

For the NID Studio Test, the students are requested to follow model making doodling, Meeting with past successful students,