NID DAT 2025 application form starting soon; check key details

The National Institute of Design (NID) is expected to open the NID DAT 2025 application form in the 2nd week of September 2024. The application form will open online at the NID admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who meet the program-wise eligibility criteria will have to apply before the last date. 

The NID application is for admission to the B.Des, M.Des, and PhD courses.

The candidate can select their program of study at the time of filling out the NID DAT 2025 application form. Also, select an exam city.

To ensure smooth registration, keep educational documents, and payment details ready. 

The NID DAT 2025 entrance exam will be conducted in TWO stages.

1. DAT Prelims
2. DAT Mains

DAT Prelims will be conducted around the 4th week of December 2024. The exam will be administered in a center-based mode in 22 cities across India.

Candidates who get shortlisted will have to appear in DAT Mains. The qualifying status will be mentioned in the DAT Prelims result.

The FINAL result of NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

NID DAT 2025 admission schedule

The tentative schedule of the NID DAT 2025 exam is given below.

Event	Dates
	B.Des	M.Des
Start of NID DAT 2025 application form	2nd week of September 2024	2nd week of September 2024
Conduct of DAT Prelims exam	4th week of December 2024	4th week of December 2024
Declaration of DAT Prelims results	4th week of March 2025	3rd week of February 2025
Conduct of DAT Mains	April 2025	March 2025
Declaration of FINAL results	May 2025	April 2025

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