Hello Aryaratna, 

National Institute of Design (NID) is an ‘Institute of National Importance’ as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous institute under the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. It conducts Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for admissions to Bachelor of Design Programmes offered at NID Ahmedabad (main campus).

NID DAT exam, as a whole, consists of three stages –

• Written Exam (Prelims and Mains): Those candidates who qualify the written exam by clearing NID 2019 Cut-Off will be called for the studio test and personal interview.
• Studio Test: The second stage involves a studio test of 100 marks which includes drawing/sketching, modeling and group discussion.
• Personal Interview Round: In the third stage, an Interview is conducted immediately after the studio test at the same center.

A final NID Merit List of selected candidates is prepared after this round. Only the candidates who clear these three stages would get admission in the college.

The written exam has two screening stages:

• Preliminary

This is the first paper that is to be attended by all the applicants, and based on the result, the shortlisted candidates will appear for the Main exam. This aptitude test is conducted for three hours duration and test paper of DAT carries 100 marks questions. This pattern consists of two parts: one part of the paper has 22 objective type questions (carrying 30 marks), and another part comprises of 3 subjective type questions (carrying 70 marks).

The candidates will be accessed on the basis of four parameters: Analysis, Creativity, Knowledge, and Visualization.

• Mains

After the results are announced for prelims examination of NID DAT, shortlisted candidates are called for Mains examination at Ahmedabad Campus. This part of the exam comprises four subjective questions, all of which is mandatory for candidates to answer in a given space provided. 

The Mains test is conducted for three hours duration, and the test paper carries 100 marks questions which would involve formats such as Drawing, Sketching, and Hands-on model making.

NID DAT 2019 was conducted on January 6 by NID Ahmedabad. According to NID DAT 2019 exam analysis, the majority of the candidates found drawing part of the paper difficult whereas general knowledge in DAT exam section was easy. NID DAT 2019 mains will be held in Ahmedabad, on May 12 0r 19, 2019. Counseling of NID DAT admission 2019 will be held at the Ahmedabad campus in the second week of June. 

The conducting body of the DAT, Design Aptitude Test, is National Institute of Design (NID) which is yet to announce any compensation regarding changes in the marking scheme of the exam, but you can be dead sure that there wouldn't be any. 

In case you get selected for the Mains, start focusing on your preparation as it will be tough and will test a lot on creativity and observational skills. 

NID DAT Syllabus 2019 for Mains

• Model making
• Material manipulation
• Questions generally asked in an interview
• Audio-visual exercises
• Mock interview
• Evolving ideas
• Past studio test & interview questions
• Importance of body language
• Doodling
• Creative thinking
• Guidance on portfolio making
• Interview tips

It is recommended you to look up interview questions asked related to design, get ideas/tips to make models fast and look stylish (you'd have only 3 hours to do a model, sketch and drawing so speed is a must), improve your drawing skills and communicational skills, and focus on the dimensions of an object.

Tips to crack DAT: https://design.careers360.com/articles/how-crack-nid-dat

I hope this helps! All the best. 

Hello Sanchita,

The ultimate selection in NID DAT is decided through the compilation of a candidate's both prelims and mains score. The weightage of scores of the two exams are-

DAT Prelims-30%

Dat Mains-70%

Many candidates found the drawing section more difficult than the MCQ section. Also, since you have not mentioned how many marks you scored in the drawing section, based on your score in the MCQ section, I am sure you will qualify the prelims. You need to wait for the mains exam to happen then based on that it would be easier to decide if you will get the admission or not. For further information about the exam and the entire selection process, you can check out the link below by Careers360 and get the necessary knowledge. Good Luck!

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat

Hii haresh,NID (national institute of design)is the best colleges for designs and job probability is quite high because desingers are in demand everywhere so you can apply for it the qualification required is  you can apply for this course though you are from any stream (like science, humanities and commerce ),every year NID forms come so you can apply for it good luck

Hello aspirant,

If you are belongs to the category which is in your admit card  then there is no problem ,just you have to take a copy of and be ready with it because for few exams at the time of counselling they will verify category also.if you are belongs to some other category please contact authority they will guide you through the application number.

Thank you

Hello Katakamsetty Bharath Kumar...

It is different for different for different categories...

DAT reservation criteria is as follows

1.general category:reservation % (number of seats)51.5%

2.other backward class-non-creamy layer(obc-ncl):27%

3.for sc:15%

4.for st:7.5%

candidates belongs to reserved categories like st,sc,obc-ncl and pwd categories are declared as qualified on the basis of a relaxed critetion as follows

1.obc-ncl:10% less than cut off score of open category

2.sc:20% less than cut off score of an open ctegory

3.st:20% less than cut off score of an open category

4.pwd:30% less than cut off score of an open category.

All the best

Thank you

The Institute of National Importance conduct Design Aptitude Test in two stages- prelims and mains. NID DAT Prelims Entrance Exam was held on 6th January, 2019 and NID DAT Mains 2019 Exam is expected to be held in the month of May, 2019. You can check the further information with the given below link.

https://design.careers360.com/exams/nid-dat

Good Luck!

Hello Katakamsetty Bharath Kumar...

In order to take the DAT you need to receive approval from the department of testing services at the ADA.You will first obtaion a DENTPIN and then submit an application.

yes they will sell sample books for nid DAT entrance exam.

best books for nid DAT are

NID DAT book by rs aggarwal

design drawing by francis d k ching

basic rendering from robert w.gill

NID  mock test series

All the best

Thank you

Hello Kajal

It was expected that the answer key will be out in January 2019 only however they have still not released it. We still have 6 days in hand for January to end and then ask the authorities about it.

Till then we can only wait for the answer sheet. You can keep checking on the official website for the answer key: http://admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2019/Default.aspx.

We will also update it as soon as the answer key is out. Keep visiting the following link for the updates: https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-answer-key

Thank You

• For Indian Nationals in General Category: Upper age limit for candidates is 30 years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1988 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (OBC-NCL, SC & ST): Upper age limit for candidates is 33 years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1985 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Upper age limit for candidates is 35 years as on 30 June 2018. Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1983 are eligible to apply for admission.