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NID Entrance Exam 2022 - The National Institute of Design (NID) will declare the final results of NIFT 2022 around the last week of June or in the 1st half of July 2022 (tentative). The final NID DAT 2022 result will be prepared by considering marks obtained by candidates in DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
The institute has already released the weightage for the DAT Mains and DAT Premins that will be used for calculating the final results.
The DAT Mains for the B.Des program comprises a Studio Test, whereas the DAT Mains for the M.Des program comprises a Studio Test and an Online Interview. The NID DAT Mains 2022 Studio Test for the B.Des program was held on June 18. The Studio Test for the M.Des was conducted discipline-wise from June 6-24, 2022
Candidates who have qualified DAT Prelims were eligible to appear in DAT Mains. The NID DAT 2022 Prelims exam was conducted on February 6; the results of the exam was declared on March 9, 2022.
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- NID DAT 2022 Mains - Studio Test and Personal Interview
- NID Result 2022
- Weightage for the NID DAT 2022 final results - M.Des Program
- NID Entrance Exam 2022 Highlights
- NID DAT 2022 Important Dates
- NID Cutoff 2022
- NID DAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria
- NID Admission Process 2022
- List of Courses & Colleges Accepting NID Admission Test 2022
- NID DAT 2022 Test Centres
- NID Entrance Exam 2022 Preparation Tips
- NID Topper Tips 2022
- NID Exam Analysis & Student Reaction
- FAQs on NID Entrance Exam
What is NID Entrance Exam?
NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) is a national-level entrance exam through which aspirants are shortlisted for admission to UG and PG Design courses offered by the prestigious National Institute of Design (NID) campuses. Candidates need to clear two NID admission tests in order to be eligible for admission to Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) courses offered at its campuses.
Initially, NID offered Bachelor of Design (BDes), Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD), and Master of Design (MDes) courses at its campuses. However, from 2020 onwards, the few NID campuses (NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Madhya Pradesh NID Haryana, and NID Assam), which offered GDPD courses also started offering BDes degree programs to students based on their performance in the NID Entrance Exam.
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NID DAT 2022 Mains - Studio Test and Personal Interview
Given the COVID-19 situation, the NID DAT 2022 Mains exam is held in a HYBRID mode.
- B.Des program - Studio Test (Mains) was conducted in offline mode in seven cities across the country.
- M.Des - DAT Mains exam for the M.Des program includes a Studio Test and an Interview. The Studio Test is conducted at NID campuses (offline), while the interview will be conducted online.
Important Instructions for the Studio Test and Online Interview:
- It is mandatory for candidates to appear in the Studio Test and ONLINE Personal Interview (only for M.Des) to be included in the final NID DAT 2022 merit list.
- Requests for rescheduling the Studio Test will not be entertained
- The National Institute of Design will issue admit cards separately for the Studio Test and Online Interview.
- If the candidate fails to appear in the online interview, admit cards will not be generated for the Studio Test for such candidates.
- On the day of the Studio Test, the candidate must bring with them a hard copy of the admit card and a valid photo ID proof.
- Simply appearing in DAT Mains doesn't guarantee admission.
The Studio Test for the B.Des program was conducted on June 18, while the Studio Test for the M.Des program was conducted program-wise from June 6-24, 2022.
NID Result 2022
National Institute of Design will declare the final results of NID DAT 2022 (for both B.Des and M.Des courses) by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. The weightage carried by the two test components is given in the tables below.
Weightage for the NID DAT 2022 final results - B.Des Program
| Exam Component |
DAT Prelims |
DAT Mains |
|---|---|---|
| Weightage |
40% |
60% |
Weightage for the NID DAT 2022 final results - M.Des Program
Exam Component |
DAT Prelims |
DAT Mains |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Test |
Personal Interview |
||
| Weightage |
30% |
40% |
30% |
Note that the DAT Mains test for the M.Des program has two test components:
- Studio Test
- Personal Interview
However, DAT Mains for the B.Des program has only one test component: Studio Test.
National Institute of Design had previously announced the NID DAT 2022 (prelims) results for both the B.Des and M.Des programs. NID DAT 2022 scorecard has to be downloaded online and is valid for the current admission session only. It contains details like the sectional and overall scores and the qualifying status.
Candidates can check the NID DAT result by following the steps below:
- Visit the official website - admissions.nid.edu
- Click on the result link
- Enter email ID and date of birth
- Click on Submit
- Download the NID Entrance Exam result
Significance of NID DAT 2022 (prelims) score - The design school uses scores of DAT Prelims to shortlist candidates for the DAT Mains.
Statement of Purpose and Portfolio Review for DAT Mains
- Candidates who get shortlisted for DAT Mains will have to upload a Statement of Purpose (SoP) and Portfolio during the given window.
- The specific time/window for uploading SoPs and Portfolio will be intimated to the candidate by the National Institute of Design through the registered email ID/ result page.
- The candidate has to upload SoPs and Portfolios separately for each discipline they are shortlisted for.
- Format of the SoP - The Statement of Purpose should not contain more than 100 words for each question. The SoP should be uploaded as a single file (maximum size - 2 MB).
- Format of the Portfolio - The candidate has to upload a digital copy of their Portfolio in a single file (maximum size - 10 MB).
NID Entrance Exam 2022 Highlights
Check important highlights for NID DAT 2022 in the table below.
| Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Exam name |
National Institute of Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) |
| Conducting body |
NID |
| Exam frequency |
Once a year |
| Exam purpose |
Admission to Design courses offered by NIDS and some private colleges |
| Courses offered |
BDes, MDes |
| Eligibility |
BDes – Class 12 MDes – Graduation |
| Exam fee |
Rs 3,000 (General category) and Rs 1,500 (Reserved categories) |
| Exam mode |
Offline |
| Exam duration |
BDes: 180 minutes MDes: 150 minutes |
| NID DAT pattern |
BDes & MDes Prelims – Objective & subjective questions of 100 marks Mains – Drawing/model-making questions of 100 marks |
| Number of seats |
BDes – 1831 seats MDes - 347 |
| Helpdesk email ID |
admissions@nid.edu, nid@applyadmission.net |
| Official website |
https://admissions.nid.edu |
| Useful Resources |
NID DAT 2022 Reservation and Seat Matrix |
NID DAT 2022 Important Dates
Aspirants can go through tentative dates for NID Entrance Exam 2022 in the table below.
| Events |
Dates |
Salient Features |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration of final NID result | To be notified |
Final results would be prepared considering DAT Prelims and DAT Mains scores. |
| NID DAT Mains - Studio Test for B.Des |
June 18, 2022 |
- |
| NID DAT Mains - Studio Test for M.Des |
June 6-24, 2022 |
The Studio Test will be conducted program-wise. It is mandatory for M.Des aspirants to appear in both the Studio Test and Personal Interview. |
| Booking of Test Centres for Studio Test (B.Des) |
May 25 (4 pm) - May 27 (4 pm), 2022 |
Test cities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| Issue of admit cards for B.Des and M.Des DAT Mains 2022 |
June 1, 2022 (OUT) |
- |
| Issue of admit cards for M.Des DAT Mains 2022 Online Interview |
April 29, 2022 (OUT) |
- |
| Declaration of NID DAT result for B.Des program |
April 29, 2022 |
- |
| Declaration of NID DAT result |
April 22, 2022 |
- |
| NID (Prelims) admit card download begins |
23-Dec-2021 |
- |
| NID DAT Prelims |
02-Jan-2022 |
Prelims will be held across 23 test cities for both BDes and MDes admissions. |
| NID DAT answer key |
January/February 2022 (tentative) |
The answer key will contain official answers to questions asked in the exam. |
| Release of NID admission notification |
05-Oct-2021 |
NID has released the NID DAT exam dates and other admission details on the official website of the Design school. |
| NID application process with regular fee |
05-Oct-2021 to 6-Dec-2021 |
Application closed. |
| NID application process with late fee |
07-Dec-2021 to 09-Dec-2021 |
Application closed. |
| Application correction window |
10-Dec-2021 to 16-Dec-2021 |
Correction window closed. |
NID Cutoff 2022
The NID DAT cutoff will be announced on the official website of the exam. Check category-wise minimum qualifying criteria for BDes and MDes admissions for last year below:
| Category | Minimum Qualifying Criteria for NID Admissions (Both BDes & MDes Courses) |
|---|---|
| Open | 50 |
| EWS | 50 |
| OBC-NCL | 45 |
| SC | 40 |
| ST | 40 |
| PwD | 40 |
| Overseas | 50 |
Also, check the NID DAT cutoff for Prelims exam (for General category) released last year for both BDes and MDes courses below.
NID Cutoff for BDes
| Category |
NID DAT 2022 Prelims Cutoff for BDes (Score) |
NID DAT 2022 Prelims Cutoff for BDes (Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| General |
64.00 |
375 |
NID Cutoff for MDes
| Courses |
NID DAT 2022 Prelims Cutoff for MDes (Score) |
NID DAT 2022 Prelims Cutoff for MDes (Rank) |
|---|---|---|
| Animation Film Design |
60.00 |
31 |
| Ceramic & Glass Design |
54.50 |
20 |
| Film & Video Communication |
58.50 |
29 |
| Furniture & Interior Design |
65.50 |
32 |
| Graphic Design |
60.20 |
30 |
| Product Design |
61.00 |
29 |
| Textile Design |
57.50 |
30 |
| Apparel Design |
53.50 |
31 |
| Lifestyle Accessory Design |
61.50 |
31 |
| New Media Design |
54.00 |
30 |
| Photography Design |
47.00 |
31 |
| Strategic Design Management |
64.50 |
29 |
| Toy & Game Design |
58.50 |
20 |
| Transportation & Automobile Design |
57.00 |
31 |
| Design for Retail Experience |
59.00 |
30 |
| Digital Game Design |
58.50 |
30 |
| Information Design |
64.00 |
30 |
| Interaction Design |
61.00 |
31 |
| Universal Design |
60.50 |
29 |
NID DAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria
NID eligibility criteria 2022 for BDes and MDes courses is as mentioned below.
BDes - Candidates should clear Class 12 from any stream (Science, Humanities, Commerce) from a recognised board such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent. Candidates appearing for Class 12 exams in 2022 are also eligible to apply.
MDes - Candidates should complete a bachelor’s degree course from a recognised college/university. Candidates should not be more than 30 years of age as on June 30, 2022.
Go through detailed NID eligibility criteria for admissions 2022 here.
NID Admission Process 2022
NID DAT 2022 Selection Process
NID admissions 2022 is a two-tier process. To secure admission to BDes and MDes courses offered at NID campuses, candidates need to appear for NID DAT (Prelims) and NID DAT (Mains). The objective of conducting both the tests is to assess knowledge, skills as well as behavioural abilities of candidates. Aspirants can go through the steps included as part of NID admission process 2022 below:
Step 1: Fill NID DAT Application Form
Candidates need to go through the eligibility criteria for NID admissions to the course in which they want to apply. After doing this, aspirants need to fill their NID DAT 2022 application form on the official website of National Institute of Design. Along with the application form, candidates need to upload their supporting documents, signature and photograph. After filling all the details in NID registration form, aspirants need to pay the application fee either online (by Credit/ Debit Card) or offline (by Demand Draft to be drawn in favour of "All India Management Association" and should be payable at New Delhi).
Step 2: Download NID DAT Admit Card
The call letter/admit card for NID Entrance Exam is made available for download on the official website of the exam. Aspirants who do not receive the admit card for the entrance test need to contact NID Admission Cell immediately.
Step 3: Appear for NID DAT (Prelims)
The first stage of NID admissions, NID DAT (Prelims) is a written test, which comprises objective as well as subjective questions. The entrance exam conducted by NID is of three hours duration. Check complete NID DAT exam pattern.
Step 4: Check NID DAT Prelims Result
Candidates can check their result for NID entrance exam on the official website of the exam by providing details such as their email address, date of birth, roll number/application number.
Step 5: Download NID DAT Mains Admit Card
Candidates who clear NID DAT Prelims exam are then issued an admit card for NID DAT Mains. Aspirants can download NID DAT Mains admit card from the official website of National Institute of Design by entering their login details.
Step 6: Appear for NID DAT Mains
Candidates who make it in the cut-off list for NID DAT (Prelims) are then eligible to appear for NID DAT (Mains), wherein authorities conduct a studio test and interview round. In the studio test for NID admissions, aspirants are given hands-on practical assignments, which they need to complete within the stipulated time.
Step 7: Check NID Final Result
Based on a candidate's performance in NID DAT (Prelims) and NID DAT (Mains), the final merit list for NID admissions is prepared. Aspirants can check the merit list for NID admissions on the official website of the exam.
List of Courses & Colleges Accepting NID Admission Test 2022
Candidates can secure admission to BDes and MDes courses offered by seven NID campuses through NID Entrance Exam 2022. Each of the courses is offered in different specialisations to aspirants. Go through the list of courses offered by NIDs in the table below.
| BDes Courses at NID |
|
|---|---|
| Animation Film Design |
|
| MDes Courses at NID |
|
| Animation Film Design |
Ceramic and Glass Design |
| Furniture & Interior Design |
Film & Video Communication |
| Graphic Design |
Product Design |
| Textile Design |
Apparel Design |
| Strategic Design Management |
|
| New Media Design |
Photography Design |
| Transportation & Automobile Design |
|
| Design for Retail Experience |
Digital Game Design |
| Interaction Design |
|
| Universal Design |
|
The seven NID campuses accepting NID entrance exam scores/ranks for admission include:
| List of NIDs accepting NID DAT Scores |
|
|---|---|
NID Fee Structure
The fee structure for NID admissions to BDes and MDes courses is as under:
| NID fee structure for BDes course | NID fee structure for MDes course |
NID DAT 2022 Test Centres
Details regarding NID exam centres 2022 have been released. The Design entrance exam will be conducted across 23 test cities in the country as listed below:
| NID Test Cities |
||
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad |
Bengaluru |
Bhopal |
| Bhubaneshwar |
Chandigarh |
Chennai |
| Dehradun |
Guwahati |
Hyderabad |
| Goa |
Jaipur |
Kolkata |
| Kurukshetra |
Lucknow |
Mumbai |
| Nagpur | New Delhi | Patna |
| Raipur |
Ranchi |
Shimla |
| Thiruvananthapuram |
Vijayawada |
- |
NID Entrance Exam 2022 Preparation Tips
NID DAT Prelims comprises both objective- and subjective-type questions. To ace the exam, it is important for candidates to have a well thought-out NID preparation strategy. The NID Entrance Exam 2022 preparation plan that candidates can follow include:
- Know the NID exam pattern and marking scheme well
- Get well-versed with the NID DAT syllabus
- Prepare a time-table and strictly adhere to it
- Attempt NID previous year question papers
- Solve NID sample papers and mock tests
- Keep revising
Also Read:
- NID Entrance Exam 2022 Section-Wise Prep Tips
- Prep Tips for NID Entrance Exam 2022
- Sample Questions for NID Entrance Exam
- NID Entrance Exam: Sample Questions for DAT (Prelims)
- How to prepare for Design Aptitude Test (DAT)?
NID Topper Tips 2022
One of the best ways to prepare for NID Entrance Exam is to know how previous years toppers prepared for DAT. Click on the links below to the NID DAT preparation strategy of past years' toppers.
| NID Toppers | Preparation Tips |
|---|---|
| Khushi Purohit |
Prepare for NID the way IITians prepare for JEE. Observe everything in your surroundings. Sketch daily. |
| Dipra Arora NID DAT 2021, AIR 2, BDes |
Keep learning, reading and researching about a wide range of topics so as to implement them in the theory as well as sketches. |
| Krishna Gilda NID DAT 2020, AIR 1, MDes |
The decision to make a portfolio and an SoP before the NID Entrance Exam was the best strategy that helped me prepare for the entrance exam. |
| Pramod Priya Ranjan NID DAT 2020, AIR 5, MDes |
To keep the quality of sketching good and up to the expectations is the most difficult part. Usually, NID DAT papers are lengthy as compared to the time allotted for the exam. |
Exam Day Guidelines for NID Admission 2022
Check out the list of items and documents that candidates need to carry to the allotted NID exam centre below:
- NID DAT admit card
- Photo ID proof (Student ID card/Passport/Driving Licence/Aadhaar Card/Voter's ID Card/PAN Card)
- Stationery
The list of items that are prohibitted inside the test centre include:
- Mobile phone
- Calculator
- Any other electronic device
Any aspirant found to be carrying any of the aforemention item will be asked to leave the test centre without completing his/her exam.
NID Exam Analysis & Student Reaction
NID DAT 2022 is yet to be conducted. The NID Entrance Exam Prelims 2021 was conducted on March 14 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. As per the feedback shared by students, NID Entrance Exam for BDes was easy to moderate. There were some tricky questions in the exam. However, as compared to previous years, the exam was easy. The design entrance exam tested the creative abilities possessed by aspirants to the core. Check complete NID exam analysis.
Also Read:
- NID Entrance Exam 2021 exam analysis by students
- NID DAT 2020 exam analysis by experts
- NID 2020 student reaction
- NID Entrance Exam 2019 student reaction
- NID Entrance Exam 2018 student reaction
FAQs on NID Entrance Exam
Q. When will the final results of NID DAT 2022 be announced?
Q. What factors will be considered for declaring the final results of NID DAT 2022?
Q. When was the Studio Test conducted for NID DAT Mains 2022?
Q. When will mode of the NID DAT Mains 2022 exam?
Q. When will be the results of NID DAT Prelims 2022 exam be declared?
Q. What is NID DAT Mains?
Q. What is the cutoff for NID admissions?
Q. How many students appear for NID DAT?
Q. How many seats are there for NID admissions 2022?
Q. When will NID DAT 2022 admit cards be released for the Mains exam?
Q. What kind of questions are asked in NID Entrance Exam?
Q. What is the fees of NID?
Q. How can I secure admission at NID?
Q. What is NID DAT Prelims?
NID Entrance Exam 2022 Contact Information
NIDAdmissions Cell
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Email: admissions@nid.edu
NID Andhra Pradesh
Email: admissions@nid.ac.in
Contact No: 0863 2377201/0863 2377224
NID Haryana
Mr Sunil Kumar U
CAO
email: admission@nidh.ac.in
Contact No: 01744 278100/278101
NID Madhya Pradesh
Mr Jelani Mohammed
Deputy Registrar
email: admissions@nidmp.ac.in
Contact: 8305103032
Direct number: 0755-6721008, 0755-6721116
NID Assam
Email: info@nidj.ac.in
Contact: 0376-2310108
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