What is NID Entrance Exam?
NID Design Aptitude Test is a means through which aspirants are shortlisted for admission in UG and PG design courses offered at the prestigious National Institute Design (NID) campuses. Candidates need to clear two NID admission tests in order to be eligible for admission in Bachelor of Design (BDes), Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) and Master of Design (MDes) courses offered at its campuses.
Earlier, NID offered admission in its five campuses through NID entrance exam. However, from 2019 onwards two more NID campuses, that is, NID Bhopal and NID Jorhat were added to the list wherein admission was offered in GDPD course on the basis of NID admission test.
NID DAT Prelims 2020 is over. The result for NID DAT Prelims for MDes admissions has been announced on February 21 whereas for BDes/ GDPD, the result has been postponed and is likely to be declared around April 10, 2020.
NID Entrance Exam 2020 Highlights
| Event Details | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | National Institute of Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Duration | BDes/GDPD : 3 hours, MDes : 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Accepting Colleges | 7 |
| Official Website | http://admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2020/Default.aspx |
NID DAT 2020 Important Dates
| Events | Dates | Salient Features |
|---|---|---|
| Release of NID admission notification | 01-Oct-2019 | NID released NID DAT 2020 exam dates and other admission details. |
| Window to fill NID application form (BDes/ GDPD) | 01-Oct-2019 to 18-Nov-2019 | NID application form had to be filled online for UG course admissions on the official website of the exam. No change in the application process from last year. Last date to submit application form for BDes/ GDPD admissions at NID extended from November 7 to November 18, 2019. |
| Window to fill NID application form (MDes) | 01-Oct-2019 to 18-Nov-2019 | NID application form had to be filled online for PG course admissions on the official website of the exam. No change in the application process from last year. Last date to submit application form for MDes admissions at NID extended from November 7 to November 18, 2019. |
| Download NID admit card | 20-Dec-2019 | Available for downloaded from the official website from 12 pm. Candidates can download NID DAT Prelims admit card by providing login details. |
| NID DAT Prelims | 29-Dec-2019 | NID Prelims was held across 21 test centres in the country for BDes admissions and 16 test centres for MDes entrance exam. NID DAT Prelims is the screening round for NID admissions 2020. |
| Declaration of NID DAT (Prelims) result (MDes) | 21-Feb-2020 | Result for NID DAT 2020 for MDes admissions online on the official website of the exam by providing details like email address, date of birth and verification code. |
| Declaration of NID DAT (Prelims) result (BDes/ GDPD) | 19-Mar-2020 10-Apr-2020 (Tentative) |
Check the result for NID DAT 2020 for BDes/GDPD admissions online on the official website of the exam by providing details like email address, date of birth and verification code. |
| NID DAT (Mains) for MDes | Will be announced later | Candidates who clear NID DAT Prelims need to appear for NID DAT Mains which comprises of Studio Test and Interview round. NID DAT Mains is held at NID campuses at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. |
| NID DAT (Mains) for BDes/ GDPD) | 29-Apr-2020 to 03-May-2020 (Tentative) | Candidates who clear NID DAT Prelims need to appear for NID DAT Mains which comprises of Studio Test and Interview round. NID DAT Mains is held at NID campuses at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. |
| Declaration of NID admission test result for BDes & GDPD | 28-May-2020 (Tentative) | Aspirants need to check their result for NID DAT 2020 for BDes/GDPD admissions online on the official website of the exam by providing details like email address, date of birth and verification code. |
NID DAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates who want to apply for BDes or GDPD course at NID meet the eligibility criteria if they have cleared or are appearing for their higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examination from any stream (Science, Humanities, Commerce, etc.) from any recognised board such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent in the year 2019-2020 can apply for the exam.
On the other hand, candidates are eligible to apply for MDes course if they have completed their bachelor’s degree from a recognised college/ university. Apart from this, aspirants applying for NID admission in MDes course should not be more than 30 years of age as on June 30, 2020.
List of Courses & Colleges Accepting NID Admission Test 2020
Candidates can secure admission in BDes, GDPD and MDes courses on offer at seven NID campuses through NID Entrance Exam 2020. Each of these courses are offered in different specialisations to aspirants. Go through the list of courses offered at NIDs in the table below.
| BDes Courses Offered at NID | |
|---|---|
| Ceramic & Glass Design | Furniture & Interior Design |
| Product Design | Animation Film Design |
| Exhibition Design | Film & Video Communication |
| Graphic Design | Textile Design |
| GDPD Courses Offered at NID | |
| Industrial Design | Communication Design |
| Textile & Apparel Design | |
| MDes Courses Offered at NID | |
| 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 | |
NID admission test scores are accepted by all the NID campuses. On the basis of NID entrance test candidates can secure admission in UG and PG courses offered at seven NID campuses. Earlier, only five NID campuses accepted NID admission test scores but last year two more NIDs were added to the list. Here, is a list of design colleges accepting NID entrance exam scores/ranks for admission.
| List of NIDs accepting NID DAT Scores | |
|---|---|
| NID Ahmedabad | NID Gandhinagar |
| NID Bengaluru | NID Andhra Pradesh |
| NID Haryana | NID Madhya Pradesh |
| NID Assam | |
NID Admission Process 2020
As part of NID admission process, candidates need to first fill their application form. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for this design entrance exam are then eligible to appear for NID DAT Prelims. Aspirants who clear the first stage of NID admissions then need to appear for NID DAT Mains. Finally, candidates who clear this admission round as well are offered admission in the course/ college of their choice.
NID admissions 2020 is a two tier process. Thus, for NID admissions candidates need to appear for NID DAT (Prelims) and NID DAT (Mains). The objective of conducting both these tests is to assess knowledge, skills as well as behavioural abilities of candidates.
NID DAT 2020 Test Centres
The test centres for NID exam conducted for BDes and MDes course admissions are different for NID admissions 2020. NID DAT Prelims 2020 is scheduled to be conducted at 21 test cities in the country.
