National Institute of Design (NID)


Eligibility

AGE LIMIT-

For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2002 are eligible to apply for admission.

For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBCNCL), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1999 are eligible to apply for admission. For Indian Nationals in PWD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1997 are eligible to apply for admission

EXAM QUALIFICATION - 10+2 or an equivalent examination

STREAM-Any Groups in +2

Syllabus

SYLLABUS

NID DAT Prelims: Drawing fundamentals, Innovation in design, Theme development, Exercises on imagination, Graphics & pictograms, Principles of composition, Design theory, etc.

NID DAT Mains: Model making, Material manipulation, Audio-visual exercises, Importance of body language, Doodling, Creative thinking and the likes.

QUESTION PAPER FORMAT

NID Prelims: Duration of the Exam - 3 hrs and the total mark is 100. The total number of questions are 26 with MCQ and subjective type

NID Main: Total duration is 3 hr for 100 marks.

Pattern

OTHER INFORMATION

NO OF PARTICIPATING COLLEGES : 5

NO OF SEATS : 425

WEBSITE DETAILS FOR APPLICATION & Adm.: https://admissions.nid.edu/

NO OF ATTEMPTS : Many times, with the age limit of 20

JOB OPPORTUNITY : Graphic designer, User experience (UX) designer, Interior designet, Multimedia artist & animator, Motion Graphics Designer, Art director, Advertising & promotions manager, Fashion designer, etc.