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National Institute of Design (NID) conducts studio tests for both BDes and MDes programmes. The NID Studio Test 2025 date was announced at admissions.nid.edu. The NID studio test for MDes was conducted from March 1 to April 2 and for BDes the studio test was conducted on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The NID studio test for BDes candidates was conducted at the following campuses: NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Jorhat.
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The candidates who appeared in NID DAT Prelims and are shortlisted had appeared for the DAT Mains. DAT Mains for MDes consisted of Studio Test & Interview and for BDes its was a studio set up. The Studio Test in NID entrance exam was conducted to test the candidate’s skills, creativity and understanding levels and sensitivity.
The NID studio test 2025 is the final stage of the admission process into NID. NID Studio Test consisted of questions on specific topics such as drawing, sketching, making a model, group discussions and presentations.
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The NID authorities announced the NID DAT Mains exam dates 2025 for both MDes and BDes at admissions.nid.edu. The National Institute of Design (NID) provides admission to its courses based on the stages of the NID entrance exam. Admissions to the programmes at NID is based on the candidate’s performance in the two stages of Design Aptitude Tests, namely DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
Candidates shortlisted after the DAT Prelims had appeared for the stage 2 DAT Mains exam. The BDes candidates could download the admit card for the studio test on April 11, 2025 from 4 PM onwards. The admit card for BDes studio test was released at admissions.nid.edu. Candidates logged in using their email address and date of birth to download their BDes studio test admit card 2025.
BDes Candidates downloaded and took a printout of the admit card for the Studio Test. The aspirants brought the hard copy of the admit card along with the original photo ID proofs. The exact timings of the studio test and address of the test centre was communicated in the admit card.
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The NID BDes Mains Studio Test was conducted on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The shortlisted candidates for DAT Mains had a choice to select a test centre of their preference from April 3 - 6, 2025 until 4 PM at the official website. The NID MDes studio test and interview was conducted from March 1 to April 4, 2025.
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Hello Student,
To start your NID DAT and UCEED preparation, begin with the syllabus, exam pattern, and previous years' question papers. You can also refer to the Careers360 preparation resources and sample papers for regular practice using the links provided below.
No, the NID DAT Prelims paper is not exactly the same for B.Des and M.Des aspirants.
You can check these resources for more clarity:
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-sample-papers
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-mdes-previous-year-question-papers-with-solution
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No specific stream is required in Class 11 for BDes admissions. You can join B.Des (Bachelor of Design) with any stream in Class 11th (Science, Commerce, or Arts/Humanities). Top design institutes like NID ( NID DAT scores) and NIFT ( NIFT Entrance Exam ), as well as IITs (via UCEED),
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Yes, if you are in Class 12, you are eligible to sit for the NID DAT 2026 (BDes) exam. The National Institute of Design allows students who are in their final year of Class 12 or have already passed to apply.
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