NID Entrance Exam -Syllabus & Admission Information

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NID Entrance Exam is conducted by National Institute of Design (NID) which is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design. It is an autonomous institution under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and is recognised by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

NID offers professional education programmes at undergraduate and post Graduate level with five faculty stream and 18 diverse design domains.

• Bachelor of design (B.Design) of 4 years duration for students after 10+2 or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC at Ahmedabad

• Master of design (M.Design) of 2 ½ years duration for graduates from various domains specific to each discipline at Ahmedabad

• Graduate Diploma Programme in design  of 4 years duration for students 10+2 or equivalent like AISSCE/IB/ISC at Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhyapradesh & Assam.

NID -2025 Entrance Exam – Important Dates

Weightages of DAT Prelims & DAT Mains for final result for M.Des

Note: Only candidates who have appeared for all the tests in both the stages will be considered eligible for the Merit List.

Programme/Test	DAT Prelims	DAT Mains
M.Des (all disciplines)	20%	80%