The National Institute of Design has announced that the council will conduct the NID DAT Mains exam for the BDes and MDes admission cycle 2021-22 in online mode. However, the exam date and time of the DAT Mains is yet to be notified.
The official notification states that “Due to the COVID 19 pandemic situation prevailing in the country and the uncertainties arising thereof, the DAT Mains for the admission cycle 2021- 2022 will be held in online mode“.
Candidates will be shortlisted for the mains exam based on the NID DAT Prelims result 2021. NID will announce the NID DAT 2021 Prelims result in the third week of June on its official website at admissions.nid.edu.
NID DAT 2021 Mains exam revised exam pattern
The shortlisted candidates for the DAT MDes Mains exam are required to submit a statement of purpose (SoP) with a maximum word limit of 500 words. The SoP must be typed and uploaded in one PDF file with a size of not more than 2 MB. Candidates are also required to prepare a portfolio and upload it in a single PDF file of a size maximum of 10 MB.
The topics for the theme poster and question of SoP will be intimated separately to the shortlisted candidates on their registered email ID. The window to upload the file will be opened for a week on its official website at admissions.nid.edu.
Interested candidates can check the official notification here












