NID Admission 2024: NID Design Aptitude Test is an examination commenced to short the eligible candidates for seeking admission in Undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at NID campuses. The candidate is required to clear to NID admission tests for seeking admission in Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD), Bachelor of Design (B.Des), and Master of Design (M.Des) courses proffered at the campus. Previously, NID proffers admission to different campuses via the NID entrance exam. However, from the year 2024 onwards, two more NID campuses – NID Bhopal and NID Jorhat also started providing admission in the GDPD course based on the NID admission test.
NID 2024 Notification:
- NID 2024 Application Form will be released on January 2024 for B.Des. and M.Des. courses.
NID Admission 2024 Highlights:
- Name of the Examination: National Institute of Design Entrance Exam
- Exam Level: National
- Exam Conducting Body: National Institute of Design
- Mode of Application Form: Online
- Exam Mode: Offline
- Types of Exam: UG & PG Courses
- Exam Duration: 3 Hours
- Time duration during Exam: B.Des/GDPD for 3 hours, M.Des for 2 hours 30 minutes
- Official Website: http://admissions.nid.edu/
- Helpline: 1744278100/ 9815540044
NID 2024 Exam Date:
| Events | B.Des Exam | M.Des Exam |
| Start to submit Online application form | January 2024 | January 2024 |
| Closing date of the online application form (Extended) | February 2024 | February 2024 |
| Submit the application form with a late fee | February 2024 | February 2024 |
| Correction window open for form | February 2024 | February 2024 |
| Admit Card available | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| NID Exam Date 2024 (Prelims) | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Interview date | April 2024 | April 2024 |
| Result date declaration | April 2024 | April 2024 |
| DAT Prelims rechecking request | — | — |
| Counseling Date start from | — | — |
NID Application Form 2024:
The NID Application Form has been released on the official website. First, fill the NID Application Form 2024 through the official website. Upload the supporting documents, signature, and photograph and fill the details in NID registration form, candidates are required to make payment of the application fee by Credit/Debit Card or by Demand Draft drawn in favor of ” All India Management Association” and should be payable at New Delhi.
Application Fee:
- The Candidates can pay the application fee through credit card, debit card (online mode), or by demand draft (offline mode).
- The demand draft can be prepared in favor of ‘All India Management Association’, payable at New Delhi.
| Course | Category | Application Fee (in Rs.) |
| B.Des/GPDP | General /OBC-NCL/EWS | Rs.2000 |
| SC/ST/PwD | Rs.1000 |
| Overseas Candidates | Rs.3000 |
| General /OBC | 2000 (discipline 1); 4000 (discipline 2) |
| M.Des | SC/ST/PD | 1000 (discipline 1); 2000 (discipline 2) |
| Overseas Candidates | 3000 (discipline 1); 6000 (discipline 2) |
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Eligibility Criteria:
Those who wanted to apply for B.Des or GDPD courses at NID were required to go through the eligibility criteria mentioned below:
- Those who have cleared or appearing for the higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examination in any stream from Humanities, Commerce, and Science, can apply for the entrance exam. Also, higher secondary must be done from some recognized board like IB, ICSE, CBSE, or their equivalent in the year 2024 can also apply for the examination.
- The candidate is eligible to apply for the M.Des course if completed a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college/university. In addition to this, the candidate must be 30 years of age to apply for NID admission in the M.Des course.
List of Courses & Colleges Accepting NID Admission Test:
Candidates can attain admission in GDPD, B.Des, and M.Des courses at seven NID campuses via NID Entrance Examination. Each of these courses is proffered in various specializations to candidates. Given below is the list of courses offered at NID:
List of B.Des Courses:
- Ceramic & Glass Design
- Furniture & Interior Design
- Product Design
- Animation Film Design
- Exhibition Design
- Film & Video Communication
- Graphic Design
- Textile Design
List of GDPD Courses:
- Industrial Design
- Communication Design
- Textile & Apparel Design
List of M.Des Courses:
- Animation Film Design
- Ceramic and Glass Design
- Furniture & Interior Design
- Film & Video Communication
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Textile Design
- Apparel Design
- Lifestyle Accessory Design
- Strategic Design Management
- New Media Design
- Photography Design
- Toy & Game Design
- Transportation & Automobile Design
- Design for Retail Experience
- Digital Game Design
- Information Design
- Interaction Design
- Universal Design
NIDs accepting scores of DAT:
- NID Ahmedabad
- NID Gandhinagar (Extension Centre)
- NID Bengaluru (Extension Centre)
- NID Bhopal
- NID Vijayawada
- NID Kurukshetra
- NID Jorhat
Admission Procedure:
NID admissions are a two-tier procedure and to seek admission, candidates are required to appear for NID DAT (Preliminary) and NID DAT (Mains). The aim of the test is to check knowledge, skills, and behavioral abilities.
NID 2024 Preliminary Test:
- The exam will be conducted in offline (pen/paper) mode.
- It is a written test consisted of objective and subject questions.
- The question paper will be of 100 marks.
- The candidate needs to complete the test within 3 hours.
- The exam will be asked in the English language.
Admit Card:
Download the admit card for NID Entrance Exam from the official website. Those who fail to receive the admit card for the entrance test are required to contact the NID Admission Cell. Download the admit cards in the month of March 2024.
Test Centres for B.Des Admission:
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru |
| Bhubaneshwar | Bhopal |
| Chennai | Dehradun |
| Hyderabad | Chandigarh |
| Guwahati | Jaipur |
| Lucknow | Kolkata |
| Mumbai | Nagpur |
| Patna | Kurukshetra |
| New Delhi | Ranchi |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Raipur |
| Vijayawada | |
Test Centres for M.Des Admission:
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru |
| Chandigarh | Guwahati |
| Hyderabad | Mumbai |
| Kolkata | Jaipur |
| Chennai | Bhopal |
| Lucknow | Patna |
| Thiruvananthapuram | New Delhi |
| Nagpur | Raipur |
Result:
Candidates can go through the result for the NID 2024 Entrance Exam from the official website by providing details like date of birth, email address, and roll number.
Merit List:
Based on the performance of the candidate, a merit list will be prepared. Check the merit list on the official website of the exam.
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