NID 2019 Entrance Exam - Application to be released soon

NID 2019 Application Form is expected to release from the third week of September 2018. National Institute of Design conducts an entrance examination named DAT (Design Aptitude Test) every year for the admission into the design courses offered by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. NID Offers Bachelor of Design (B.Des. 4 years) course at NID Ahmedabad. This page gives the detail regarding the NID 2019 admission.

Students after Class 12 or equivalent like AISSCE/ IB/ ISC are eligible to apply for the B.Design Course which is a 4 years course. M.Design is a 2.5 years course. NID Admission will be done on the basis of the two-stage competitive exam as follows:

• Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims: DAT Prelims is the first stage which will be  conducted in the first week of January 2019
• Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains: This is the second stage, and the shortlisted candidates only appear at this stage, which will be conducted in the third week of May 2019.

Latest Update - NID DAT BDes/ GDPD Application Form expected to be available from the fourth week of September 2018.

NID DAT BDes/ GDPD Mains Exam Rechecking Request

National Institute of Design starts the window to submit the rechecking request of NID DAT B.Des/ GDPD Mains exam. The candidates who appeared in the mains exam are given the opportunity to submit the request of rechecking if they have any confusion regarding the exam. In order to submit the request, the candidates have to provide their Email Id, DOB, Roll number and verification code. The link to submit the request of NID DAT BDes/ GDPD mains exam will be provided on this page once it is available.

NID 2019 Dates

Given below are the dates related to DAT exam of NID 2019

QUICK LINKS

• NID Application form 2018
• NID Admission for overseas candidates
• NID Admit Card 2018
• NID Result 2018
• NID MDesign Seats and Cutoff

About NID Ahmedabad

NID Ahmedabad is an Institute of National Importance under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and has gained international acclaim for its finest educational system. NID was established in 1961 and was declared as an Institute of National Importance in 2014.

• NID Campus: The institute offers Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) and Master of Design (M.Des.) in 20 diverse design domains at its three campuses. B.Design is offered in Ahmedabad Campus.
  • Main campus, Ahmedabad
  • Post Graduate campus, Gandhinagar
  • Research & Developement campus, Bengaluru.

Apart from the above three campuses, NID has other two campus given below which offers four-year Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD):

• NID Vijayawada
• NID Kurukshetra

This page provides the details of B.Des and M.Des courses Admission in NID.

To get admission into design courses at NID, candidates need to give an entrance exam known as Design Aptitude Test (DAT) conducted annually by NID Ahmedabad. Before proceeding further for the admission, the candidates are suggested to ensure their eligibility. The age limitation and education qualification required for admission into B.Design and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) is given below.

Age Criteria for NID 2019 Admission

Education Qualification

• The candidates who have passed the higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2018-19 in any stream from a recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent
• The candidates who are appearing in the higher secondary (10+2) examination in the academic year 2018-19 are also eligible to apply for the admission. Although, they have to provide the proof of having appeared for the examination by the time of online document verification.

The NID application process for the admission into B.Des and GDPD is expected to start from the Fourth week of September 2018. The candidates who want to get admission in the NID to pursue B.Des, M.Des and GDPD will have to fill the application form. The candidates will be able to fill the application online only. Candidates are suggested to follow the link below to fill the NID Application Form.

NID Application Form 2019

NID Admit Card/ Hall Ticket 2019

NID 2019 Admit Card is expected to be available from the third week of December 2018. The admit card is a very important document and without it, the candidates will not be allowed to appear in the exam. The candidates have to download the admit card and bring it on the day of the NID exam. The link to download the admit card is given below, the candidates would be able to download the admit card by entering the Email id and Password.

NID Admit Card 2019 - Download Here

NID Application Fee is different for all the categories. The candidates belonging to the respective categories must pay their application fee. The fee has to be paid through online mode only that is  Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking.

NID Ahmedabad B.Design Fee Structure

The fee for the B.Design program is as follows: One-year expenditure including Tuition Fees + Hostel Charges+ Other charges is Rs. 2,55,200

After conducting the DAT Prelim exam, the candidates are shortlisted to appear into the DAT Mains. The weightage of both, DAT Prelims and DAT Mains will decide the admission of the candidates into NID. The result of the DAT prelim will be declared in the second week of March 2019 and the final list will be declared by National Institute of Design (NID) in the last week of May 2019.

NID DAT BDes/ GDPD Final Result 2019 - Declared!

Selection Process for NID

There are two phases of getting selection into the National Institute of Design (NID). The two of the phases are given below.

First phase: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims

• Candidates have to take the written examination called as Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and based on marks obtained in DAT will be called for a further round of the second phase.
• NID Admission Committee systematically seeks evidence of the perception, attitude, aptitude, achievement and motivation of candidate, essential for a challenging and satisfying design career.

Second phase: Design Aptitude test (DAT) Mains 

• After clearing the DAT Prelims, the candidates are shortlisted to appear in DAT Mains. This is the second stage and the shortlisted candidates only appear at this stage, which is expected to be conducted from 15 to 22 May 2018

Reservation:15% of seats of B.Design will be reserved for overseas students.

Weightage of NID DAT Prelims and DAT Mains

Note: The candidates who have appeared for all the tests in both the stages will be considered eligible for the merit list.

Duration of NID Exam: There will be ONE question paper of 3 hours duration.

Mode of Exam: Pen and Paper Based exam

Medium of Exam: English

Negative Marking: There will be no negative marking.

Total Questions: 100 questions. All questions are compulsory.

• The question paper will consist of both objective and subjective type questions.
• Section A carrying 70 marks will be of multiple choice objective type questions
• Section B carrying 30 marks will be for subjective type questions.

Download NID Brochure -  Click Here

NID Ahmedabad B.Design Seats

Total Seats - 100

 The Institute offers 4 years intensive professional Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) program in the above-given areas of specialisation. 

NID MDesign Seats and Cut Offs 2017

Successful candidates admitted to NID’s B.Des. the programme will have to undergo a mandatory foundation programme of one (1) year duration. 

NID Exam Centres 

NID Design Aptitude Test will be conducted in multiple centres across India. The exam is scheduled to be conducted in the 23 cities across multiple centres and the candidates can give the preference of the test centres while filling up the application. The final allotment of the test centre will be written on the admit card.

NID B.Des DAT Main Test Centre - Click Here

National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007, India

Phone: +91-79-2662 3462
E-mail: admissions@nid.edu