NID Entrance Exam

The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the eligibility criteria for the NID DAT for the B.Des and M.Des courses through the respective admission handbooks. The eligibility criteria outlines requirements like academic qualification, minimum marks, age limit, number of attempts, etc.  

If you missed appearing for the NID National Institute of Design entrance exam you can appear for it again next year as the exam is typically held once a year there is no limit to the number of times you can attempt the NID DAT as long as you meet eligbility criteria each time

A rank of 390 in the NID OBC category suggest you did not make the cutoff for the main exam since an NID DAT is only held once here you should focus on alternative options considered pursuing related degree programme building a strong portfolio exploring other designs schools while preparing for the next NID exam

• revaluate your an NID strategy
• Explore other design schools
• Consider deleted degree programs
• Build a strong portfolio

With a score of 63 in the NID DAT, you have a realistic chance in some NID campuses (especially newer or less competitive ones), depending on your category. Ahmedabad campus usually needs a much higher score but check last year's campus cutoffs for a better estimate.

For the NID Prelims, a score of 19 is on the lower side for the OBC category. In previous years, OBC candidates who qualified for the next round had scores above 40–55 out of 100. So, with 19, sadly, it's not likely you'll make it past the prelims—but don't lose hope, as each exam is a learning experience for the next.

National Institute of Design will start its B.Des Round 2 Seat Allotment after B.Des Seat Allotment Round 1. The remaining seats will be opened for Seat Allotment Round 2. The information regarding the same will be communicated to next qualifying candidate through their registered Email ID.

NID B.Des Round-01 Seat Allotment, Confirmation of Seat, Payment of Non-Refundable Fees & Uploading of Documents for B.Des will start on May 27, 2025. The last date to pay the fee and upload the necessary documents is May 30, 2025. Candidates can change their campus selection multiple times between May 16, 2025, 4 PM to May 19, 2025, 5 PM.

Upon verification of the documents uploaded by the candidate, if the documents are found to be incomplete/incorrect/invalid, the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled, and that seat will be allotted to the next qualifying candidate in the order of merit in their respective category

After the declaration of the NID DAT B.Des Mains/ Final result,  the following process will take place:

1. Declaration of the NID B Des Final Result 
2. Submission of Institute Selection preference
3. Seat Alottment Round 1
4. Payment of the fee (Non-refundable Token Fee) for Seat Confirmation
5. Uploading the necessary documents
6. Document Verification
7. Issue of Provisional Offer Letter
8. Seat Alottment Round 2