The National Institute of Design (NID) has STARTED the online application form for the NID DAT 2025 exam. The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam will be held on January 5, 2024. DAT Prelims will be conducted as a paper-and-pencil/pen exam.
The exam duration for B.Des will be 3 hours ( 10 am – 1 pm), whereas the duration for M.Des will be 2.30 hours (10 am – 12.30 pm). DAT Prelims will be conducted in 22 cities, with the name of the NID DAT 2025 exam center to be mentioned on the NID admit card. You can select the city when filling out the NID DAT 2025 application form. DAT Prelims scores will be used to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains, The FINAL result of NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
What is the NID Entrance Exam?
NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT), aka NID DAT, is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of Design (NID). The exam is conducted to screen candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) courses offered by NID participating institutes.
Currently, the B.Des course has an intake of 425 seats, while the M.Des course offers 347 seats. B.Des is available at the following FIVE campuses – NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Assam. Meanwhile, the M.Des program is offered at THREE campuses – NID Ahmedabad, NID Gandhinagar, and NID Bengaluru
The Design Aptitude Test (DAT) is conducted in two stages:
- DAT Prelims – The candidate first appears in DAT Prelims.
- DAT Mains – Shortlisted candidates have to appear in DAT Mains.
The FINAL result of NID DAT will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
