B.Des

The specialisations offered at UID Ahmedabad for the BDes course is mentioned below:

• Fashion Design & Styling 

• Visual Communication

• Animation and Digital Media

• Interior and Furniture Design

• Product Design 

• Interaction Design 

• Automobile and Transportation Design

• Game Design and Simulation

The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the admit cards for the B. Des DAT Mains Studio Test in the second week of April 2026.

The admit cards will be issued to candidates who qualify DAT Prelims exam.

The candidate has to download the admit card from the NID DAT 2026 admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. In the log-in window that opens, fill in your email id and date of birth.

On the day of the NID DAT 2026 Mains exam, the candidate needs to bring along their admit card and a valid photo id proof. The DAT Mains admit card for the M.Des programme will be released in the last week of February 2026.

The DAT Prelims result covered the following items:

1. Whether all answers have been marked

2. Whether there has been any mistakes in totalling the marks in Part II and transferring the marks to the 1st cover page of the answer booklet.

This means, the recheck didn't check whether the your answer is correct or incorrect. Further, the answer booklets were not made available.

The candidate won’t have the option to select the specialisation for the B.Des programme at the time of filling out the NID DAT 2024 application form. 

Instead, the candidate simply has to select the programme of study (B.Des), when filling the form.

Candidates who get admission to the B.Des programme typically have to attend a mandatory foundation programme of one year. The allotment of discipline or specialisation will be done based on the performance of the candidate in the program.

The B.Des offered by the NIDs is a full-time programme of 4-year duration.

UID Delhi-NCR offers four-year BDes (Hons) course across five specialisations. These are Visual Communication, Animation & Motion Graphics, Interior & Furniture Design, Product Design and Fashion Design. The college also offers BDes (GDP) courses in Multidisciplinary with Global Exposure to Asia, UK, Australia, and Europe.

At UID Delhi-NCR, the total fee for BDes (Hons) course is INR 24 lakh. Whereas, the total fee for BDes (GDP) course is INR 40 lakh. The total fee is inclusive of multiple other components that need to be paid during the time of admission. However, this information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

In order to get admission to BDes at UID Delhi-NCR, students are required to pass Class 12 or 3 year Diploma in any stream from any recognised higher secondary board/ institute. The selection is done based on the performance of candidates in the UID DAT exam and Situation Test & Portfolio evaluation, which is conducted in offline mode.

INSD Kolkata offers a three-year full-time BDes programme across three specialisations:

1. BDes in Graphic Design
2. BDes in Fashion Design
3. BDes in Interior Design

Candidates seeking admission to the BDes programme at INSD Kolkata must have passed class 12. Also, candidates are required to apply for the BDes programme through INSD Kolkata's official website by paying the required registration fee.

INSD Kolkata BDes admission is merit-based. Candidates based on their marks in class 12 will be selected for further admission round. Selected candidates are required to report to the admission cell at INSD Kolkata for document verification and fee payment.