NID DAT Counselling 2018- National Institute of Design is expected to commence counselling of NID DAT 2018 from last week of May. Qualified candidates will be required to submit their preferences for programme of their choice in online mode. By doing this, they will be considered eligible for the next stage of admission proces. Admissions will be given to as many as 100 B.Des seats at NID’s Ahmedabad campus via NID DAT 2018 counselling. NID DAT 2018 is a two-stage exam- prelims and mains, and only those candidates will be called to participate in NID DAT counselling 2018 who will qualify in both the stages.
LATEST - Candidates, who appeared on January 7 prelims exam, can check NID DAT 2018 result here!
NID DAT 2018 (prelims) was held on January 7, and its result has been declared on March 13. The shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for mains exam between May 15 and 22. NID DAT 2018 final merit list will be released on May 31. After this, counselling of NID DAT 2018 will be held for selected candidates on merit basis.
NID DAT Counselling 2018
Counselling of NID DAT 2018 will include following events that will be conducted for admissions-
Declaration of NID DAT 2018 final result for B.Des.
Document verification, fee payment and completion of admission formalities at NID Ahmedabad campus
Orientation programme at campus
B.Des admissions will be provided at NID Ahmedabad on the basis of its selection method that extends beyond candidates’ previous academic qualifications. Candidates will be evaluated on different parameters like design aptitude, attitude, achievement and motivation required in a prospective design student.
NID DAT Seat Matrix 2018
National Institute of Design will allot a total of 100 seats across various Bachelor of Design programmes. The four-year-long programmes are offered only at NID’s Ahmedabad campus in the following areas of specialisation:
Department | B.Design Specialization | Seats |
Faculty of Industrial Design | Product Design | 15 |
Furniture Design | 10 | |
Ceramic and Glass Design | 10 | |
Faculty of Communication Design | Graphic Design | 15 |
Animation Film Design | 15 | |
Film and Video Communication | 10 | |
Exhibition Design | 10 | |
Faculty of Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design | Textile Design | 15 |
NID DAT Seat Reservation 2018
NID DAT counselling 2018 and seat allocation will be done based on prescribed reservation criteria as mentioned below:
NID DAT Seat Reservation Criteria
Category | Seat Reservation (seats) |
General | 51.5% (50) |
Scheduled Category | 15% (15) |
OBC-NCL | 27% (27) |
Scheduled Tribe | 7.5% (8) |
NID DAT 2018 Counselling Schedule
NID will announce the complete schedule of counselling of NID DAT 2018 in the month of May. In the meantime, candidates can check below the tentaive schedule of important events related to the admission procedure.
S.No. | NID DAT Counselling 2018 Events | Dates |
1. | Online preference by all qualified candidates for their choice/preference (to be eligible for the next stage of admissions process) begins | Last week of May 2018 |
2. | Online preference by all qualified candidates closes | 1st week of June 2018 |
3. | Online confirmation by all qualified candidates under PwD reserved category starts | 1st week of June 2018 |
4. | Online confirmation by all qualified candidates under PwD reserved category ends | 1st week of June 2018 |
5. | Online confirmation by all qualified candidates under OPEN, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and overseas category commences | 2st week of June 2018 |
6. | Online confirmation by all qualified candidates under OPEN, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and overseas category closes | 2nd week of June 2018 |
7. | Uploading of scanned copies of documents by candidates (all categories) starts | 2nd week of June 2018 |
8. | Uploading of scanned copies of documents (all categories) closes | 3rd week of June 2018 |
9. | Academic session 2017-18 commences at NID Ahmedabad | 3rd week of July 2018 |
