NID Entrance Exam Dates

It is not at all necessary to take coaching to get a good rank in NID DAT. It is because the entrance exam will test the creative, drawing, and innovative skills of the candidate. Now, a coaching institute can't teach you to be creative or become innovative; instead, with a little effort these skills can learn these skills.

Yes, the correction window will open in the NID application form where you can edit your SOP questions. The correction window for the NID DAT 2025 application form will be available from December 6 to December 11, 2024. In this time, you can login to your registered account on the official website of NID and make any necessary corrections by editing the SOP questions. Although some of the details such as the name, date of birth, and the registered email ID cannot be changed after submission, make sure to verify them before submitting again.

Preparing for NID DAT using the best books can increase one's chances of getting a good score in the entrance exam. Some recommended books to prepare for NID DAT are mentioned below:

• Arihant's Ultimate Guide for NIFT/NID/IIFT Entrance Exam

• NIFT/NID/IIFT Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board 

• Design drawing by Francis D. K. Ching

• Entrance Books and Test Series by AFAINDIA 

• Basic Rendering by Robert W. Gill 

In addition to these books, Candidates should focus on solving past exam papers, sample papers and mock tests regularly in order to ace the exam.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will declare the NID DAT 2026 seat allotment for the B.Des program in June 2026.

The allotment can be checked by logging into the portal using one's email ID and date of birth.

Such candidates who have been allotted seats need to confirm their seats, pay the fee, and upload documents by the given deadline. If the fee is not paid within the given deadline, the allotment will be cancelled and allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit. The Provisional Offer of Admission (POA) will be released a few days after seat allotment.

The exam analysis for the NID DAT 2024 exam will be covered by Shiksha.com

Go through the DAT Prelims exam analysis and get insights into the exam.

We will have our representatives at the DAT Prelims exam centre.

The exam analysis will cover the following elements:

1. The sectional and overall difficulty level
2. Difficulty of the exam compared to previous editions
3. Good attempts
4. Expected cut-off
5. Weightage of questions
6. Whether there were any problems faced by candidates during the exam.
7. Were questions asked from or outside the official syllabus.

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.

The National Institute of Design (NID) administers the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), a national entrance test, to select applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) programmes that the participating institutes provide. Below are some key exam dates that the candidates should note

Registration - 8 Sept–5 Dec 2023

Prelims admit card available - 12 Dec 2023

Prelims exam - 24 Dec 2023

Prelims results available - 16 Feb, 28 Mar 2024

Mains admit card available - 22 Feb, 14 Apr 2024

Mains exam - 3 Mar–28 Apr 2024

Main results available - 30 Apr, 21 May 2024