National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

The admission in NID for B.Des courses are based on NID Entrance exam (DAT Prelims) generally conducted in the month of December every year. The online application process for entrance exam will be begin in the first week of October 2020. NID conducts DAT Prelims and DAT Main exams for B.Des courses. DAT Main is conducted at NID center. The eligibility criteria for B.Des courses is given below.
Educational qualification : Applications for academic year 2020-21 are open to applicants who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2019-20 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, Humanities, etc.) from any recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent.
Age Limit:
1. For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2000 are eligible to apply for admission.
2. For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL),
3. Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST)): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1997 are eligible to apply for admission.
4. For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1995 are eligible to apply for admission.
5. For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2000 are eligible to apply for admission.
So you have enough time for preparation of NID entrance exam and apply timely when application process get started. Use the NID website for application and other details http://www.nid.edu/

Please go through the NID M.Des syllabus. Focused on the topics of yours strength and spent 3 to 4 hrs daily on each topic. The NID that M.Des conducted in two stages as under. Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (that) Mains
The M.Des. That prelims paper is of 100 marks, comprising of a Common Design Aptitude Test and a discipline-specific Test, which together will evaluate the Design Aptitude of the candidate. The that Prelims paper comprises of a mix of objective and subjective questions. Based on the scores obtained in the that Prelims, candidates will be shortlisted for the that Mains. The that Mains for M.Des. Programme consists of two parts:
1. Studio Test: This may consist of tests in different formats. Total marks of the test will be 100 and the duration will be of three hours. The that Mains will be conducted in English ONLY. 2. Interviews: The interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline, immediately after the Studio Test, and at the same centre as the Studio Test. The weightage for various tests is given below.
1. That Prelims - 30%
2. That Mains - 70%
Further the M.Des that test papers are available on NID website can be used for more guidance. Online NID M.Des entrance book of paperback available on Amazon may further helpful in preparation.

The following tips can be helpful for you in NID entrance preparation.
1. Develop Observation & Visualization Skills : Under this NID tests the candidates creative and imaginative skills. General awareness, observation skills and visualization as well. It is a common myth among students that only good sketching is essential to crack the entrance exam.
2. Improve your Speed : You should work on enhancing your speed so that you can answer all the questions in the given time.
3. Solve Sample Papers : Practice NID that sample papers as much as you can. This will give you an idea about the types of questions that are asked in the exam. You will know the overall difficulty level of the entrance test as well. Moreover, this will aid in increasing your speed to a great extent. Solving previous years papers will also let you know the sequence in which you should answer different sections.
4. Improve General Awareness : Awareness about current happenings is more important. For this, read newspapers daily. Moreover, you should also know about famous designers who have contributed in this challenging field. Spend time on reading fashion & design books/magazines.
5. Don't waste time in Erasing & Redrawing
6. Be Innovative : You should have ability to come up with unique ideas to design something new. Questions in NID that will evaluate your out of the box thinking. Keeping aside your conventional thoughts, you need to bring your uncommon thinking to the fore. There are so many books available online for preparation of NID and other entrance exam. Please go through these.