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National Institute of Design (NID) 2024 - Entrance Exam

About NID Entrance Exam – 2024

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 -2024 Entrance Exam – Important Dates


 Online Registration 8th September 2023 - 1st Dec2023

 Design Aptitude Test (DAT)- Prelims for B.Des & GDPD

24th December 2023
 Design Aptitude Test (DAT)- Prelims for M.Des 24th December 2023

DAT Prelims result for B.Des and M.Des 

28th March 2024

Studio Test/ DAT Mains Exam

27th & 28th April 2024

DAT Mains result for B.Des and GDPD

21st May 2024

Admission and Fees payment 29th May 2024

 

 


Weightages of DAT Prelims & DAT Mains for final  result for B. Des & GDPD
 

The Final marks of the candidate appearing for the BDes/GDPD programme of the National Institute of Design, will be determined based on the weightages of the marks obtained in the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains as follows:

Programme/Test

DAT Prelims

DAT Mains

B.Des./GDPD

30%

70%


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


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

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M.Des (all disciplines)

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


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