National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Candidates seekling admission to the M.Des programme must have complete their 3-year or 4-year Bachelor Degree programme in any discipline.

Candidates who have done full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard, from any university or institute recognised by law in India, may also apply. 

The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the eligibility criteria for the NID DAT for the B.Des and M.Des courses through the respective admission handbooks. The eligibility criteria outlines requirements like academic qualification, minimum marks, age limit, number of attempts, etc.  

Sad news NID admissions for B.Des are strictly through the entrance test (NID DAT). There usually isn't any “backdoor” or alternate route for admissions unless you qualify under rare reserved/foreign or supernumerary categories. Always verify with the official NID notifications for exceptions.