National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

The NID DAT exam will be conducted in an OMR-based (offline mode). Note that exam officials will not provide any stationery inside the exam hall. 

So, you need to bring the following items with you: A blue/black ball-point pen (for filling the OMR sheet), scissor, glue stick, lead pencil (of varying grades), colors (such as oil pastels/color pencils/sketch pens, etc.) eraser, sharpeners, ruler etc. for the purpose of examination.

If any of you are wondering, exam offials will also not arrange for refreshments for the candidates. 

Check here the detailed NID DAT Prelims exam day guidelines.

There is no negative marking in NID DAT Prelims.

So, the candidate may attempt all the questions. If the wrong answer is selected, the candidate won't be penalized. However, if the correct answer option is selected, the candidate may get some free marks.

Note that the DAT Prelims exam will be conducted in an OMR-based mode. The candidate will need a blue/black ball-point pen for filling the OMR sheet.   

The GATE closing time for both the B.Des and M.Des courses is 9.30 am (30 minutes before the commencement of the exam), after which no candidate will be allowed inside the exam centre. 

So, make sure that you reach the exam centre at 8 am (the official reporting time).

Note that you may have to go through security checks and registration. If you are late, then you may face a lot of trouble, which is not a good thing to experience on exam day.

NID Kurukshetra accepts scores of the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for admission to its B.Des program. The merit list is prepared based on various factors, including NID DAT entrance examination scores, portfolio evaluation, and interview. Candidates should have passing marks in 10+2 as per the NID Haryana course eligibility criteria. For NID Haryana admission, candidates first have to clear DAT Prelims. After that, shortlisted candidates have to clear DAT Mains. A final merit list is released considering the scores of both the entrance tests

According to the information available, the admission process for NID Kurukshetra is based on the NID DAT Prelims and Mains exams. The eligibility criteria for the exam is a minimum of 50% marks in class 12th or equivalent from a recognised board. However, the cutoff for admission may vary depending on the programme and the year. Therefore, it is recommended to check the specific cutoff for the programme you are interested in.

Yes, NID Kurukshetra accepts the NID Entrance Exam score for admission. The cutoff score for NID Haryana is around 175 for the Open category, and the cutoff percentile for the B.Des course was 61.6 in the last round. The NID DAT cutoff marks are released by the National Institute of Design and include the minimum score that candidates need to obtain in the prelims and Mains exams. The final merit list for NID admission is prepared by considering the weighted scores obtained by the candidates in both prelims and Mains exams, with the weightage given to prelims and Mains being 30% and 70%, respectively for BDes programme.