NID 2025 (DAT) Entrance Exam: Information on registration, Exam dates, Eligibility criteria, Admit Card, Syllabus etc.
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Introduction: NID 2025 (DAT) exam has been announced for students interested in admission in the National Institute of Design located in various parts of India. NID exam 2025 is a national level entrance examination conducted as the selection process for admission into various programs like undergraduate and postgraduate and doctorate level programs offered by the institute.
The exams are held as prelims and mains and only selected candidates are invited to join the National Institute of Design located in Bangalore, Krukshetra, Ahemdabad, Vijaywada and Gujarat.
Candidates are required to undergo and successfully clear both the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and DAT Mains to be considered for admission. The culmination of these two stages results in the formulation of a comprehensive merit list by the competent authorities. Notably, the National Institute of Design (NID) operates across three campuses located in Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, and Ahmedabad.
This article will help the students in learning all the information regarding NID exam 2025 like registration, Exam dates, Eligibility criteria, Admit Card, Syllabus etc.
Last Date to submit the application forms with late fee
25th December 2024
25th December 2024
Correction Window/ Edit Option
4th week of December 2024
4th week of December 2024
Release of Admit Card (Prelims)
1st week of January 2025
1st week of January 2025
NID 2025 Exam Date (Prelims)
2nd week of January 2025
2nd week of January 2025
Release of the Result (Prelims)
3rd week of March 2025
4th week of February 2025
DAT Prelims rechecking request
4th week of March – 1st week of April 2025
4th week of February – 1st week of March 2025
Release of Admit Card (Mains)
2nd week of April 2025
2nd week of March 2025
Exam Date (Mains)
4th week of April 2025
3rd week of March – 3rd week of April 2025
Release of the Result (Mains)
3rd week of May 2025
3rd week of May 2025
Starting Date of Counseling
3rd week of May 2025
3rd week of May 2025
Last Date of Counseling
To be announced
To be announced
NID 2025 exam application form process.
NID 2025 exam registration procedure will start soon for which the applicants are requested to follow the steps mentioned below.
The NID 2025 Registration procedure will begin in the month of October.
The last date for registration will be until the second week of December month.
Go through all the details prior to you fill the application form.
The application process includes registration, filling of the application form, upload of the documents and paying the application fee.
If there are some mistakes in filling the application then make desirable changes or corrections in the month of December. (go through the official website for seeking the correct date)
Submit the application form and take a print out for further reference.
Candidate can make payment via Demand Draft which they need to send the print out of the application form along with Demand Draft in favor of ‘All India Management Association’ which is payable at New Delhi at the address:
The Project Manager – CMS,
All India Management Association,
Management House, 14, Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003, India.
NID 2025 exam application fee charges and modes of payment
The application fee can be conveniently submitted online using various methods, including credit cards, debit cards, and Demand Draft. It is crucial to adhere to the prescribed time limit for payment, as applications with delayed payments may face rejection.
Applicants should take note that the application fee varies for different categories, necessitating candidates to make payments accordingly. In the case of payment through Demand Draft, it must be drawn in favor of “All India Management Association.” Importantly, the application fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, emphasizing the significance of accurate and timely transactions.
For a clearer perspective, the following delineates the application fee structure corresponding to different courses. It is advisable to ensure a secure internet connection while processing the payment, enhancing the overall transaction safety and efficiency.
Courses
General category
OBC- NCL/SC/ST/PWD
Overseas (Supernumerary)
For B. Des.
Rs. 2000/-
Rs. 1000/-
Rs. 3000/-
For GDPD
Rs. 2000/-
Rs. 1000/-
Rs. 3000/-
M. Des (One discipline only)
Rs. 2000/-
Rs. 1000/-
Rs. 3000/-
M. Des. (Two disciplines)
Rs. 4000/-
Rs. 2000/-
Rs. 6000/-
NID 2025 exam Eligibility criteria and Age limit
Those who are Indian and foreign nationals in overseas can apply for the examination
Those who are appearing in their qualifying exam can also apply for the exam but they need to submit the proof of passing during admission.
Age Limit for B.Des/GDPD candidates needs to be 20 years as on 30 June 2025. Those who belong to ST/SC/OBC category will get 3 years of age relaxation; PwD category candidates will get age relaxation of 5 years.
Candidates who have completed 3 years full-time diploma after their X approved by AICTE can also apply for the examination.
If you are applying for Des Course then you must have done a degree of four years/Bachelor’s degree of three years in any stream/Full-time diploma of minimum 4 years of duration in applied arts/ design/ fine arts/ architecture after 12th is eligible to apply for the exam.
Age Limit for M.Des candidates should be 30 years as on 30 June 2025. Those who belong to ST/SC/OBC category will get 3 years of age relaxation while PwD will get age relaxation of 5 years.
If you are applying for B. Des/GDPD Course then you must have successfully cleared or appearing in class 12thin Science, Commerce, Arts streams or equivalent from some recognized board/university to apply for the examination.
NID 2025 Exam Pattern
Candidates interested in appearing for the examination should follow the below exam pattern for DAT Prelims & DAT Mains for detailed information please visit the official website.
· Questions will be objective and subjective type both.
· The candidate needs to complete the paper in 3 hours.
· There will be no negative marking.
Exam Pattern for DAT Mains
The exam will be taken in two parts
· Studio Test: DAT Mains Test will commence in various formats in English. This test will be for 100 marks and time duration will be 3 hours.
· The interview will commence for various disciplines after the studio test.
NID 2025 Exam Syllabus
Studio test syllabus will consist of topics like Body Language, Observation Test, 3D Modeling, Portfolio making, Creative thinking,
Syllabus for written test will consist of so many questions from different topics such as Knowledge and Visualization, Creativity, Comprehension, Memory Drawing, Drawing Skills, General Mental Ability, etc.
Exam Centers for the entrance exam
DAT prelims shall be conducted in the following available centers across India which are as follows Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
NID 2025 Exam Admit Card
Students can download the admit card for the hall entry of the entrance examination from the official website of the National Institute of Design.
It should be noted that without the admit card entry will not be permitted for the entrance examination details like name, date & time of DAT main will be provided on the admit card.
NID 2025 Exam Result
Only the successful appearance in both the examination i.e DAT Prelims and the DAT Mains shall be considered in the merit list.
The result shall be declared through online mode and no separate hard copy or score cards will be provided to the appearing students.
NID 2025 Exam Merit List
The merit list for the successful candidate will be those who have successfully cleared the DAT prelims examination. Post exam a list will be announced for students who will now appear for the DAT mains exam.
An online merit list shall be published for the said NID entrance exam by the official of controller exam NID.
NID 2025 Exam Admission
Admission shall be based on the performance of the entrance exam and scores obtained in the two stages of Design Aptitude Test.
Successful candidates will be invited for counselling and after which the candidates will be awarded admission letter. Students will submit original certificates and will report to the allotted campus for final admission.
