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    NID Entrance Exam Difficulty Level, Check Past 5 Years NID Difficulty Level Analysis

    NID Entrance Exam Difficulty Level, Check Past 5 Years NID Difficulty Level Analysis

    Tekumalla AvinashramUpdated on 14 Aug 2026, 11:59 AM IST

    The National Institute of Design will conduct the NID DAT 2027 prelims exam tentatively in December 2026. Through this article, understand the exam difficulty level of the NID DAT 2027 entrance exam. The exam paper analysis will be updated after the exam is held. Students' reactions will be updated here for the NID 2027 exam analysis for M.Des or B.Des. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2027 can go through the NID 2027 exam analysis to understand their prospects in the NID entrance exam. As per the student reactions to the NID entrance exam last year, the NID exam difficulty level was moderate. While Part A was easy, Part B was moderate and lengthy. The drawing part was tricky to assess the candidate's creative thinking. In the last five years, many students have found the logical thinking section difficult. Read the complete article to get a clear exam paper analysis of the NID entrance exam difficulty level over the past five years.
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    1. Is NID DAT Difficult?
    2. Previous Year’s NID Exam Difficulty Level
    3. NID exam difficulty in 2026: Moderate
    4. Which is easier to qualify for, NID prelims or NID Mains?
    NID Entrance Exam Difficulty Level, Check Past 5 Years NID Difficulty Level Analysis
    NID DAT Entrance Exam Difficulty Level

    The NID DAT 2027 syllabus will be designed to test the candidate's general knowledge, analytical ability, and creative aptitude. Being one of the top design entrance exams, and NID being among the top design colleges in India, the NID DAT entrance exam is very competitive.

    Is NID DAT Difficult?

    Aspirants who wish to know if the NID entrance exam is difficult should note that the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate in previous years. The NID DAT 2027 difficulty level is expected to be in line with previous years.

    Past 5 Years NID Difficulty Level Analysis

    Year

    NID exam difficulty level

    2026Moderate
    2025Easy to moderate

    2024

    Moderate

    2023

    Moderate

    2022

    Easy to Moderate

    Previous Year’s NID Exam Difficulty Level

    Candidates who are going to appear for the upcoming NID entrance exam should practice previous year NID Question papers. With the help of NID PYQ, candidates can get an idea of the types of questions asked and also the difficulty level.

    NID exam difficulty in 2026: Moderate

    • Based on the students' feedback, the exam difficulty level of the NID entrance exam conducted in 2026 was moderate. Most of the students said that Part A was easy compared to Part B. As per the students' reaction, the exam difficulty level in the NID Part B paper was moderate, and the paper was considered to be lengthy.

    NID exam difficulty in 2025: Moderate

    • As per the student reactions to the NID entrance exam conducted in 2025, the NID exam difficulty level was moderate. While Part A was easy, Part B was moderate and lengthy. The drawing part was tricky to assess the candidate's creative thinking.

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    NID exam difficulty in 2024: Moderate

    • Feedback from students suggested that the exam was easy to moderate. The NID exam 2024 paper pattern was changed; the drawing section had many questions, and there were not many aptitude questions. The NID entrance exam paper was lengthy, but students had managed to finish.
    • The aptitude section was very easy, whereas the drawing section was moderately difficult. The aptitude section carried 25 marks, and the drawing section had 75 marks.
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    NID exam difficulty in 2023: Lengthy and moderate

    • In NID entrance exam 2023, 40 marks for the aptitude section, consisting of 28 questions, and 60 marks for the drawing section. The drawing section was lengthy.
    • The entrance exam 2023 paper was a bit lengthy, an applicant said. The difficulty level of the exam paper was moderate.
    • One more student who appeared for the entrance exam had said the exam was easy and a bit lengthy but manageable.

    NID exam difficulty in 2022: Easy to moderate

    • The exam difficulty was moderate. The paper was manageable in 3 hours. The student had attempted all the questions; the aptitude and GK part was simpler, and the drawing section was also moderate.
    • The other student from the M.Des in animation design found the paper difficult and lengthy compared to the previous year's NID exam paper (2021). The paper had 37 questions in aptitude and 8 questions in the drawing part. The time was limited according to the questions that appeared in the exam. The paper pattern was changed. The student had to answer 27 aptitude questions in 2½ hours.
    • One more student who appeared in the M.Des in industrial design found the paper easy but had issues with time management during the exam.

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    NID exam difficulty in 2021: Easy

    • According to one student who appeared in the NID 2021 exam, the paper pattern was changed. The drawing section was lengthy. The aptitude section had questions about COVID.
    • The other student who appeared found the NID exam 2021 paper easy.
    • One more student found the NID paper easy but a bit lengthy, and time management was challenging.

    NID exam analysis 2020 - Difficult

    • The NID exam paper in 2020 was lengthy and found challenging in the creative part. In the creative part, the student found difficulty as there was a pattern change compared to the last year (2019).
    • The other student found the NID exam paper not that hard and average.
    • One more student found the drawing part difficult, and time management was difficult.

    Which is easier to qualify for, NID prelims or NID Mains?

    The difficulty level of NID Prelims or NID Mains depends on several factors, including the candidate's preparation, aptitude, and individual skills. NID Prelims consists of subjective and objective questions, whereas NID Mains consists of sketching and drawing along with model making with a set of materials. NID Mains involves creative thinking and innovation on time as required. Hence, the NID exam student reaction is generally that the NID Prelims is easy to qualify for as compared to the NID Mains.

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