National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

Hi,
Following are the tips and tricks to crack NID or any of the design college entrance exams:
1. It hardly matters if your sketching skills are average. The questions are framed to judge a candidate's creativity, imagination, visualization skills, general awareness, etc. So, developing these skills is equally important.
2. Focus over your creativity during your exam preparations.
3. With the creativity, speed equally matters. If you are creative but unable to cope up with the time limit, you will miss the questions. So, it is better to practice keeping in mind the speed and accuracy.
4. Go through previous years entrance exam question papers. This will help you to get an idea about the types of questions asked in the exam.
All the best.

The National Institute of Design entrance test encompasses 3 aptitude tests that carry a minimum of 60 marks. The main intention of this exam is to assess the aptitude, innovation and perception of the applicants. This exam comprises of the following:
Animation, abstract symbolism, composition, knowledge of proportions and perspective, memory drawing, thematic color arrangement & visual design.
Syllabus of the National Institute of Design entrance test is:-
This exam does not have a prescribed syllabus. Students will need to have a very good idea on the topics mentioned below:
Communication skills, composition, creativity, drawing skills, general mental ability, sensitivity to environment & subjects of design
Those students who cleared this written test with good marks shall be notified about the studio test. Following this, a personal interview shall be held.