NID Entrance Exam

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 NID DAT exam will be conducted in an OMR-based (offline mode). Note that exam officials will not provide any stationery inside the exam hall. 

So, you need to bring the following items with you: A blue/black ball-point pen (for filling the OMR sheet), scissor, glue stick, lead pencil (of varying grades), colors (such as oil pastels/color pencils/sketch pens, etc.) eraser, sharpeners, ruler etc. for the purpose of examination.

If any of you are wondering, exam offials will also not arrange for refreshments for the candidates. 

Check here the detailed NID DAT Prelims exam day guidelines.

There is no negative marking in NID DAT Prelims.

So, the candidate may attempt all the questions. If the wrong answer is selected, the candidate won't be penalized. However, if the correct answer option is selected, the candidate may get some free marks.

Note that the DAT Prelims exam will be conducted in an OMR-based mode. The candidate will need a blue/black ball-point pen for filling the OMR sheet.   

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.

Yes, the National Institute of Design (NID) Bhopal accepts the NID DAT (Design Aptitude Test) scores for admission to the B.Des course. The admission process at NID Bhopal is based on the candidate's performance in the DAT's two stages. Candidates must meet the cutoff to qualify for the entrance tests, and a final merit list is drawn based on the weighted scores. Therefore, the NID Bhopal cutoff is based on the NID DAT entrance exam scores.

The application forms for NID DAT are closed. The application edit window was open from Dec 8 to 10 2023. The exam will be conducted on December 24, 2023. NID DAT application fee is INR 3000. The applications were available on the official website of NID - admissions.nid.edu. For general category students, the fee for NID DAT is INR 3000. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, the fee for NID DAT is INR 1500. It two disciplines are chosen, candidates need to pay double.