National Institute of Design (NID) conducts Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for admission to four year Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme offered only at NID Ahmedabad and Graduate Diploma Program in Design (GDPD) offered at NID Kurukshetra and NID Vijayawada.
Programme of Study -
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.):-
The four-year-long Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) programme is offered only at NID Ahmedabad in the following areas of specialisation:
Faculty of Communication Design -
Discipline - No. of Seats -
Animation Film Design - 15 seats
Exhibition Design - 10 seats
Film & Video Communication - 10 seats
Graphic Design - 15 seats
Faculty of Industrial Design -
Discipline - No. of Seats -
Ceramic & Glass Design - 10 seats
Furniture & Interior Design - 10 seats
Product Design - 15 seats
Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design
Discipline - No. of Seats -
Textile Design - 15 Seats
The four-year-long Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) is offered at NID Vijayawada and NID Kurukshetra in the following areas of specialisation:
1. Industrial Design
2. Communication Design
3. Textile & Apparel Design
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2020 Eligibility:-
Age Limit -
For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2000 are eligible to apply for admission.
For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1997 are eligible to apply for admission.
For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1995 are eligible to apply for admission.
For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2000 are eligible to apply for admission.
Educational Qualification -
Applications for academic year 2020–21 are open to candidates who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2019–20 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, Humanities etc.) from any recognised board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or equivalent.
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) Registration / Application Form
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2018 Application Form / Registration:-
Apply online at website - http://admissions.nid.edu from 01 October 2019 to 07 November 2019.
Upload a scanned recent passport-size photograph as per the instructions. All photographs must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding 100 KB in size. It must be a coloured photograph taken at a professional studio. Photographs with self- composed portraits will not be accepted.
Upload your scanned signature as per the instructions. All signature files must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding 100 KB in size. You should have your signature digitally photographed or scanned and cropped to the required size.
Category-wise Application Fees for Academic Year 2020-21 are as under:
Category - B.Des. and GDPD -
General - Rs.2000/-
General-EWS - Rs.2000/-
OBC-NCL - Rs.2000/-
SC - Rs.1000/-
ST - Rs.1000/-
General-PwD - Rs.1000/-
General-EWS-PwD - Rs.1000/-
OBC-NCL-PwD - Rs.1000/-
SC-PwD - Rs.1000/-
ST-PwD - Rs.1000/-
Overseas (only B.Des.) - Rs.3000 /-
Mode of Payment -
ONLINE (via Debit/Credit Card) or (b) OFFLINE only by Demand Draft. Enter the required details as specified.
For candidates paying ONLINE: You will be directed to the payment gateway. After completing the payment process, you will be redirected to the ‘Print’ section where you can save your form as a PDF file and print it. You are NOT required to send the print-out of your application form if you are paying online via Debit/Credit Card.
For Candidates paying OFFLINE: Prepare a Demand Draft of the amount in favour of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at New Delhi. Fill in the details of the Demand Draft online to complete the submission process. Save the Application Form as a PDF File and print it. This should be done before 1400 hrs on Thursday, 07 November 2019.
To complete the application process, you must send the Demand Draft and a printout of your application form in a single envelope to the following address (via Speed Post/Courier only), so as to reach before 1400 hrs on Wednesday, 13 November 2019:
The Project Manager–CMS
All India Management Association Management House,
15, Link Road Lajpat Nagar Part 3, New Delhi 110 024.
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) Exam Dates
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2020 Date:-
DAT Prelims Exam 2020 Date (B.Des., GDPD and Overseas candidates) - 29 December 2019, Sunday.
DAT Mains for B.Des., GDPD and Overseas candidates - Between 29 April to 3 May 2020.
Paper Pattern
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2020 Pattern:-
The Design Aptitude Tests will be conducted in two stages:
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains
DAT Prelims -
The B.Des./GDPD DAT prelims paper will consist of an examination of 3 hours duration and 100 marks. This is a paper-and-pencil/pen test, conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centers. The questions asked may involve text and visuals.
The question paper will be in English language ONLY.
Based on the DAT Prelims scores, separate merit lists shall be prepared for each category applied for by the candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be eligible to appear for the DAT Mains exam as per the schedule announced.
Separate merit list will be prepared for Overseas candidates.
Test Centres for DAT Prelims -
The DAT Prelims will be conducted in the following cities in India:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada.
NID reserves the right to add or remove any test centre and allot a test centre that may not be of the candidate’s choice. A city may have more than one test centre. Any request for change of test centre will not be entertained.
DAT Mains for B.Des./GDPD -
Based on the scores obtained in the DAT Prelims, eligible candidates will be shortlisted for the DAT Mains. Admit Cards for shortlisted candidates will be available for download only on the official NID admissions website (http://admissions.nid.edu).
The DAT Mains will consist of tests in multiple formats such as in a studio set-up. The tests will be conducted over a maximum period of three days.
The total marks of the DAT Mains exam will be 100. The question paper will be in English language ONLY.
The test centres could be any of the campuses of the various NIDs viz Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Assam. Exact details of the Test Centre will be mentioned in the DAT Mains Admit Card. NID reserves the right to change the test centre.
Weightages of DAT Prelims & DAT Mains for Final Result
The final marks of the candidate appearing for the B.Des./GDPD programme of the National Institute of Design, will be calculated based on the weightages of the marks obtained in the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains as follows:
Programme/Test - B.Des./GDPD -
DAT Prelims - 30%
DAT Mains - 70%
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) Preparation
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2020 Preparation:-
DAT Prelims Sample Paper (B.Des./GDPD)
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) Notification
NID DAT (BDes & GDPD) 2020 Notification:-
Apply online at website - http://admissions.nid.edu from 01 October 2019 to 07 November 2019
Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelim - 20 December 2019, 1600 hrs
DAT Prelims Exam 2020 Date (B.Des., GDPD and Overseas candidates) - 29 December 2019, Sunday
DAT Prelims result for B.Des. and GDPD - 19 March 2020, 1600 hrs
Download Admit Card for DAT Mains for B.Des. and GDPD starts - 14 April 2020, 1600 hrs
DAT Mains 2020 Date for B.Des., GDPD and Overseas candidates - Between 29 April to 3 May 2020
DAT Mains result for B.Des. and GDPD - 28 May 2020, 1400 hrs
Counselling - 5 & 6 June 2020