National Institute of Design Ahmedabad Paldi Answered Questions

The National Institute of Design (NID) is expected to conduct the DAT Prelims exam in the first week of January 2026.The B.Des exam will be held around 10 am - 1 pm; meanwhile, the M.Des exam will be held around 10 am - 12.30 am. The candidate needs to report for the exam at 8 am. Gates' closing time is 9.30 am. The DAT Prelims for the B.Des programme will be conducted in a paper-and-pencil/pen mode. The question paper may include both textual and visual questions. Other details like duration of the exam, marking scheme, etc., will be published in the DAT Prelims admit card.The DAT Prelims exam for the M.Des programme will be conducted offline and include a mix of objective and subjective questions. The paper will have a total of 100 questions.

Diploma candidates need to meet the following conditions for admission:Done full-time Diploma of 4-year duration after 10+2Diploma in the following subjects is accepted - Design/ Fine Arts/ Applied Arts/ Architecture.The Diploma must be done from a university or institute recognised by law in India.Additionally, the candidate must have appeared in all the subjects and backlogs (if any) by June 30, 2025.

The candidate will be allowed to apply for re-check of their results soon after the results are declared. The recheck window will be available on the NID admission portal - admissions.nid.edu.Recheck window for the B.Des program will be open from May 16-17, wheres re-check window for M.Des will be open from May 6-7.To apply for recheck, you need to log into the portal using your candidate credentials, pay the relevant fees and complete any othe formalities. The results of the DAT Mains exam for the B.Des exam will be declared on May 16, 2025. Meanwhile, DAT Mains results for M.Des will be announced on May 6, 2025.

The application form for NID DAT 2025 will open tentatively in September 2024. The application will open online at the NID admission portal. The direct link to fill out the form will be provided on this page. To fill out the NID that 2025 application form, click on the application link. A registration form will open; get registered by entering your email id and mobile number. Then fill in all their details, upload documents, pay the application fee and submit the form. Make sure to enter only correct and verificable information, as all details will be checked during the NID counseling process. If a candidate is found to be using counterfeit data, he or she stands to be disqualified. The application fees for NID that is INR 3000. The fee has to be paid online.Exam officials will also allow candidates to edit the application form after the application window closed. The edit window will be available once application closes.

It is not mandatory to take coaching to get a good rank in NID DAT 2025. It is because, the entrance exam will test the creative, drawing, and innovative skills of the candidate. Now, a coaching institute cannot exactly teach you to be creative or become innovative. Instead, with a little effort these skills can yourself learn these skills yourself. Also, a major thrust of the design aptitide test is to evaluate the drawing skills of the candidate. So, make it a point to work on your design skills, including learning how to draw line, shadow, figure, gesture, cartoon drawing, etc. When practicing drawing, also keep a tab on the drawing speed, as it will help you complete the paper in the allotted time.

The NIDs offer a full-time B.Des programme of 4-year duration, and a full-time M.Des programme of two-and-half years duration. The institute, in addition, also offers a PhD program. The programme can be pursed full-time or part-time. Admission to the design courses at the NID is conducted through a Design Aptitude Test (DAT). The exam comprise DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.The final result or merit list is prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

The NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) is a two-step entrance exam. The candidate first appears in DAT Prelims. If shortlisted, the candidate has to next appear in DAT Mains.Here are some suggested study material for NID DAT 2025.Quantitative Aptitude - Physics and Maths syllabus up to Class 10.  Logical Reasoning - Step-by-Step Verbal Reasoning by Philip Kay, How to Pass Diagrammatic Reasoning Test by Mike Bryon.  GK and Current Affairs - Read newspapers daily for current affairs. For static GK, read any good GK book for NID.English - The Ultimate Guide for NIFT/NID/IIFT Entrance Exam by Arihant

The overall highest package for the 2023 passing out batch stood at INR 30 LPA. However, in 2022 the highest package was comparatively higher. Check the below table to know the NID Ahmedabad the highest package trends:ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2021)Placement Statistics (2022)Placement Statistics (2023)The highest packageINR 35 LPAINR 46 LPAINR 30 LPA

No, NID application fee once paid is not refunded under any circumstances. So, before filling out the form, the candidate must be sure whether they want to appear in the exam or not. NID Application Fee for B. Des programme General, General EWS, OBC NCL candidates need to pay INR 3,000 SC, ST, Open PwD, Open NCL PwD, SC PwD, ST PwD need to pay INR 1,500 NID Application Fee for M.Des Course Admissions (One Discipline) General, General EWS, OBC NCL has to pay INR 3,000 SC, ST, Open PwD, Open NCL PwD, SC PwD, ST PwD candidates must pay INR 1,500 NID Application Fee for M.Des Course Admissions (Two Disciplines) General, General EWS, OBC NCL candidates need to pay INR 6,000 SC, ST, Open PwD, Open NCL PwD, SC PwD, and ST PwD candidates need to pay INR 3,000.

The NID DAT 2025 application submission last date is December 6, 2024.The category-wise application for the B.Des and M.Des courses are mentioned in the table below.NID DAT application fee - B.Des programCategory NID DAT application feeGeneral, General-EWS, OBC-NCL, INR 3,000SC, ST, PwD INR 1,500Overseas (supernumerary)INR 5,000NID DAT application fee - M.Des programCategory Application Fee (1 discipline only)Application Fee (2 disciplines)General, General-EWS, OBC-NCL, INR 3,000INR 6,000SC, ST, PwD INR 1,500INR 3,000Overseas (supernumerary)INR 5,000INR 10,000