The National Institute of Design (NID), an autonomous body under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, is one of the best design institutes of Asia. It has a total of 8 campuses across India.To get admitted in NID the candidate needs to qualify the NID’s Design Aptitude Test (Prelims & Mains) .
NID
| National Institute of Design (NID) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Campus | Course | Specialization | Duration |
| Ahemdabad | B.DES | Ceramic & Glass design Furniture & interior design Product design Animation film design Exhibition Design Film & Video Communication Graphic Design Textile Design | 4 Years |
| *M.Des | Ceramic & Glass design Furniture & interior design Product design Film & Video Communication Graphic Design Textile Design | 2.5 Years | |
| Gandhinagar | *M.Des | Apparel Design Lifestyle accessory design Strategic Design management New media design Toy and Game design Transportation and automobile design | 2.5 Years |
| Bengaluru | *M.Des | Design for Retail experience Digital game design Information design Interaction design Universal design | 2.5 Years |
| Andhra Pradesh | GDPD | Communication design – CD Industrial design – ID Textile & apparel design - TAD | 4 Years |
| Haryana | GDPD | Communication design – CD Industrial design – ID Textile & apparel design - TAD | 4 Years |
| Madhya Pradesh | GDPD | Communication design – CD Industrial design – ID Textile & apparel design - TAD | 4 Years |
| Assam | GDPD | Communication design – CD Industrial design – ID Textile & apparel design - TAD | 4 Years |
* Training for entrance exam for Master’s courses is currently not being provided at AMC.
Acronyms:
B.DES: Bachelor of design
M.DES: Masters of design
GDPD: Graduate diploma programme in design
The admission of applicants is on the basis of their performance in two stage exam.
- Firstly one need to appear for NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT)- Prelims.
- Further after being shortlisted in prelims one needs to successfully clear NID DAT (Mains).
| NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) - Prelims. | NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT)- mains. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Details | Parameters | Details |
| Duration | 3 hours | Duration | Maximum three days |
| Mode | Offline | Mode | Offline |
| Language | English | Language | English |
| Marks | 100 | Marks | 100 |
| Type of question | Objective and Subjective. Involves text and visuals | Type of question | Multiple formats such as a studio- set-up |
| Weightage of 2 Stage NID DAT Exams | ||
|---|---|---|
| Programme | DAT prelims | DAT mains |
| B.DES / GDPD | 30 % | 70 % |
| NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) - Prelims | ||
|---|---|---|
| Perspective& memory drawing | Understanding of geometric forms | Design and concept development |
| Mood & theme interpretation | Theory& elements of design | Color psychology |
| 3D Visualization | Innovation in Design | Principles of Composition |
| Lettering | Form and function | Understanding Light & Shade |
| Creative thinking & writing | Optical Illusion | Design analysis |
| NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) - Mains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Design Concept Evolution | Doodling& Sketching | Communication Skills |
| Model Making | Audio – Visual Exercises | Material usage |
Age Limit:
- For Indian is open and general category: 20 years
- For Indian is Other reserved category, ST and SC : 23 years
- For Indian is PWD reserved category : 25 years
- For foreign nationals: 20 years
Educational Qualification :
For application to NID entrance exams the candidates must have passed (10+2) qualifying examinations in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, etc.) from any recognized board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent
| Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Accepting online application | October (01-10-2019) |
| Last date of submission | November (07-11-2019) |
| Arrival of admit card for DAT-prelims | December (20-12-2019) |
| DAT – prelims exam | December (29-12-2019) |
| DAT-prelims result | March (19-03-2020) |
| Download admit card for DAT- mains | April (14-04-2020) |
| DAT-mains exam | First week of May |
| DAT –mains results | May (28-05-2020) |
| Counselling | June (05-06-2020) |
Application fee:
- For open and general category: Rs.2000/-
- For other reserved category, ST, SC & PWD : Rs.1000/-
- For foreign nationals: Rs.3000/-
For B.DES/ GDPD is approximately Rs.1,50,000/- for each semester. (8 semesters in totality)
NID main website:- www.nid.edu
Official admission website:- admissions.nid.edu