NID Entrance Exam

Candidates who are yet to appear for the Class 12 exam in 2026 must have passed the exam in their first attempt. If the candidate has any backlog/ compartment/ supplementary or has not cleared the Class 12 exam, the candidate will not be considered for NID DAT admission. Also, any fee paid by the candidate will be forfeited.

Candidates seeking admission under overseas category will need the following documents:

• Self-attested copies of the relevant pages of their passports.
• Self-attested copies of their grade sheets/ marksheets of SSC (Grade X) and HSC (Grade XII)
• Candidates in the process of completing their Grade XII need to submit a bonafide certificate from their school.
• An eqivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

As per information given in the NID admission handbooks, overseas candidates cannot apply for admission to GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST seats. Such candidates can't also apply for age-relaxation, scribe, etc.

Also, the fee structure for overseas category is different. 

To apply under overseas category, candidate needs to hold citizenship of a country other than the Republic of India. Such candidates will have to meet the eligibility criteria prescribed for admission.

The candidate will be able to check the eligibility criteria in the respective admission handbooks for the B.Des and M.Des courses.

Yes, institutes like NIDA, NIDAP, and others will conduct a mandatory foundation program. However, note that the duration of the foundation course may vary from one NID to another.

The candidates are requested to carefully go through the admission brochure to learn the full details on the foundation program.

Yes, under unforeseen circumstances, the National Institute of Design reserves the right to change the nature and structure of the NID exam. This means all tests can be conducted online or offline, or a combination of online and offline, depending on how the National Institute of Design deems it fit.

So, the candidate is urged to keep looking up this space for all the latest on the NID 2026 exam.

Yes, you can enrol in the B.Des programme at MIT Meghalaya without taking the NID Entrance Exam. The university accepts a variety of entrance examinations and has the option to administer its own admission test or base admission on academic standing. It is preferable to examine the university's admission criteria or get in touch with the admissions office directly for specific needs.

Aim for a National Institute of Design (NID) Exam score of between 60 and 70 percent to be admitted to Quantum University's Quantum School of Media Studies and Design for a Bachelor of Science in Animation and Visual Effects. Although the precise cut-offs might change annually depending on the volume of applications and test complexity, getting a score in this range should improve your chances of getting accepted. To reach or surpass this goal, make sure you study hard for the test.

There is no cap on the number of candidates who can appear for th NID DAT. 

For 2025 admission, candidates can apply for admission and NID DAT. NID DAT was held in the month of January. 

If the National Institute of Design releases the exam statistics for the NID DAT exam, the details will be updated here. Note that the current session of the NIFT exam is conducted by the NTA. Students can also check detailed NID DAT preparation here.