NID DAT M.Des 2021 : Application Form (OUT), Exam Dates (Released), Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

NID DAT M.Des 2021 - National Institute of Design has released the application form of NID DAT M.Des 2021 on January 8 in online mode. Before filling the registration form candidates must ensure that they have fulfilled the prescribed NID DAT 2021 eligibility criteria. The institute will issue the NID DAT admit card 2021 for prelims exam in online mode on March 4. NID DAT is a national level exam consisting of two parts - Prelims exam and Mains exam. The examination cell will conduct the NID DAT 2021 prelims exam in pen and paper mode. NID DAT result 2021 for prelims exam will be announced on the official website of National Institute of Design. Students who qualify the NID DAT prelims exam 2021 will be eligible to appear in the mains exam. Gaining admission to a top design institute is a dream of every design student. As many as 347 seats will be offered across various design programmes across NID’s campuses that are located in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. Read the complete article to know all about NID DAT M.Des 2021 such as important dates, eligibility criteria, application form, admit card, result, selection procedure, preparation tips and many more.
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NID DAT 2021 M.Des - Overview

What's New?

National Institute of Design has increased the registration fee for NID DAT 2021 for all the category with or without late fees. Applicants submitting the NID DAT 2021 registration form after February 7 will have to pay double the amount of the regular fees. There has been increased in the NID DAT exam centres 2021. Earlier NID DAT was held in 21 cities, however, this year the prelims exam will be held in 24 cities across the nation. The new NID DAT exam centres 2021 are Shimla, Goa and Vijaywada.

NID DAT M.Des 2021 Exam Dates

It is important to trace the exam date of NID DAT 2021. Tracking the NID DAT M.Des important dates will help the students to avoid missing any crucial events.

NID DAT M.Des Important Dates 2021

NID DAT Eligibility Criteria 2021

National Institute of Design prescribed the eligibility criteria of NID DAT which have to be fulfilled by the candidates. Before filling the application form, students must go through the NID DAT 2021 eligibility criteria. Check the NID DAT eligibility criteria 2021 from the table below.

NID DAT Eligibility Criteria

Documents to be kept beforehand

NID DAT M.Des Application Form 2021

National Institute of Design released the application form of NID DAT in online mode on January 8. Eligible candidates can fill the NID DAT registration form 2021 by providing the required information and documents within the stipulated time. Check below the steps to fill NID DAT M.Des 2021 application form.

Step 1 - Registration

To register for the NID DAT 2021, students have to visit the official website (admissions.nid.edu). Then provide a valid email address mobile number. After the successful registration, login credentials will be sent to the candidate’s email ID. To proceed further enter login credentials in the portal.

Step 2 - Fill Personal and Educational details

In the NID DAT M.Des application form 2021 applicants have to enter the personal and educational details. Applicants can apply for a maximum of two disciplines. After all the details are provided in the application form of NID DAT M.Des 2021, students have to click on the ‘Save and Proceed’ button.

Step 3 - Upload documents

Applicants have to upload the documents in the NID DAT 2021 M.Des registration form according to the specified format and size.

Step 4 - Pay the application fee

After all the required details are provided in the NID DAT M.Des registration form, pay the application fee in online mode (via credit/debit card) or offline only by Demand Draft (DD). Candidates have to send the DD and a printout of their application in an envelope

to the below-mentioned address via courier or speed post.

The Project Manager–CMS

All India Management Association

Management House, 15, Link road,

Lajpat Nagar part 3, New Delhi - 110 024

India

NID DAT application fees vary according to the different categories.

NID DAT 2021 M.Des Registration Fees

NID DAT Exam Centres 2021

The exam centres of NID DAT 2021 are the cities where the prelims exam of NID DAT will be conducted. NID DAT prelims 2021 will be conducted in 16 cities across the country. Students will get the liberty to choose NID DAT 2021 exam centres at the time of registration. The list of the NID DAT exam centres 2021 is given below.

NID DAT Exam Centres

The exam centres for NID DAT mains exam are given below.

• Ahmedabad

• Bengaluru

• Gandhinagar

NID DAT M.Des Admit Card 2021

The admit card of NID DAT M.Des for prelims exam will be issued in online mode. Students must note that NID DAT 2021 M.Des admit card will be issued for the eligible candidates. Candidates can download the NID DAT admit card by providing the login credentials. NID DAT M.Des admit card 2021 is an important document that candidates have to carry to the exam centres along with a valid identity card without fail. The steps to download the admit card of NID DAT M.Des is given below.

• Visit the official website of NID DAT (admissions.nid.edu)

• Click on the ‘Download NID DAT M.Des 2021 admit card’ link

• Enter the login credentials then click on the ‘Submit’ button

• Download the admit card and take the print out of the same.

Details mentioned in the NID DAT M.Des admit card 2021

• Name of the candidates

• Signature of the candidates

• Candidate’s photograph

• Category

• Exam Centres

• Reporting time

• Exam day guidelines

Note that candidates must immediately contact the NID DAT officials if they find any credentials in the admit card of NID DAT M.Des 2021.

NID DAT M.Des Exam Pattern 2021

National Institute of Design prescribed the exam pattern of NID DAT which includes all the parameters of the entrance test. NID DAT 2021 is a two-tyred entrance test which includes prelims and mains exam. Having insight of NID DAT 2021 M.Des exam pattern will help the students at the time of preparation for the entrance test. The exam pattern of NID DAT M.Des 2021 for prelims and mains exam is listed below.

NID DAT M.Des Exam Pattern For Prelims

According to the NID DAT M.Des exam pattern 2021, prelims exam will be conducted in 2.5 hours comprising 100 marks. The question booklet of NID DAT M.Des 2021 prelims exam consists of both objective as well as subjective questions.

Candidates who applied for two disciplines in M.Des programme, they had to appear in DAT Prelims consisting of the CDAT [Common Design Aptitude Test] and Two discipline-specific tests. The total duration of DAT Prelims was 4.5 hrs. (30 minutes for CDAT and 2 hrs. each for discipline-specific tests).

NID DAT M.Des Exam Pattern 2021 For Mains

Based on the score obtained from the prelims exam, students will be shortlisted for the mains exam. According to the exam pattern of NID DAT M.Des 2021, the mains exam of NID DAT consists of two parts.

Studio Test - Students will have 3 hours to complete the studio test which consists of maximum 100 marks. The medium of the question is English.

Interview - For each discipline, there will be a separate interview that will be conducted after the studio test. It will be held at the same NID DAT M.Des exam centre as that of the studio test.

NID DAT M.Des Result 2021

The examination cell will announce the result of NID DAT M.Des result for prelims exam in the third week of February, 2021 in online mode. Candidates can check the NID DAT M.Des 2021 result by providing the required credentials. Based on the candidate's scores in NID DAT 2021 prelims exam, students will be shortlisted for mains exam. Students can check the NID DAT M.Des result for mains exam in online mode.

Weightages of DAT Prelims & DAT Mains for final result

NID DAT M.Des Minimum Qualifying Criterion

NID DAT M.Des Cutoff 2021

Students need to score the minimum cutoff of NID DAT M.Des 2021 to qualify NID DAT 2021. NID DAT M.Des 2021 cutoff will be prescribed by Nation Institute for Design according to the various categories and campuses.

NID DAT M.Des Cutoff 2019

NID DAT M.Des Seat Allotment 2021

Students will be allotted seats based on the merit list and the choice they submit during the registration for NID DAT M.Des counselling 2021. A total of 275 seats will be allotted to the qualified candidates.

Faculty of Communication Design

Faculty of Industrial Design

Faculty of Information Technology-Integrated Programmes

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design