NID was established in 1961, and has been a centre for design education, practice, and research since then. NID Ahmedabad is known as one of the leading fashion institutes in the country.
| Events | B.Des Exam | M.Des Exam |
| Start to submit Online application form | 1st October 2019 | 1st October 2019 |
| Closing date of online application form | 7th November 2019 | 7th November 2019 |
| Submit the application form with late fee | 13th November 2019 | 13th November 2019 |
| Correction window open for form | 13th to 15th November 2019 | 13th to 15th November 2019 |
| Admit Card available | 20th December 2019 | 20th December 2019 |
| NID 2020 Exam Date (Prelims) | 29th December 2019 | 29th December 2019 |
| Interview date | January 2020 | January 2020 |
| Result date declaration | 19th March 2020 | 18th February 2020 |
| DAT Prelims rechecking request | 20th to 23rd March 2020 | 18th to 21st February 2020 |
| Counselling Date start from | 5th & 6th June 2020 | June 2020 |
For BDes or GDPD course at NID
Cleared or appearing for higher secondary (plus 10) qualifying examination their equivalent in any stream (Science, Humanities, Commerce, etc.) and from any recognised board in the year 2019-2020.
For MDes course
Completed bachelor’s degree from a recognised college/ university; also should not be over 30 years of age as on June 30, 2020.
Topics for NID written test
Communication skills
Composition
Animation
Creativity
Drawing Skills (For subjective part)
General Mental Ability
Design skills
Environment sensitivity
Visual Design
Thematic color arrangement
Proportions and Perspective
Abstract Symbolism
Memory Drawing
Topics for studio test
Doodling
3D Modeling
Observation Test
Creative Thinking
Audio-visual experience
Body Language
Material Manipulation
Portfolio making
These topics will cover over 90 percent of the questions.
On qualifying written exam and clearing NID 2020 Cut-Off, candidates will be called for the studio test and personal interview.
This will be followed by a studio test of 100 marks on drawing/sketching, modelling and group discussion.
Once you clear this level, a personal interview will be conducted. Finally a NID Merit List of selected candidates will be prepared and published.
| NID DAT Exam Pattern | For B.Des. & GDPD | For M.Des. |
| Exam Mode | Offline mode/ pen – paper-based test | Offline mode/ pen – paper-based test |
| No. of sections | 2 (Section A and B) | 2 (Section A and B) |
| No. of Questions | Section A: 64 (MCQ) | Section A: 59 (MCQ) |
| Section B: 3 (Subjective) | Section B: 3 (Subjective) | |
| Total Marks | 100 | 100 |
| Negative Marking | No | No |
| Duration | 3 hours | 2 ½ hourS |
B.Des/GDPD course:
| 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 | Rs. 3000 |
For the M.Des course:
| Category | Fee for 1 discipline | Fee for 2 discipline |
| General | Rs. 2000 | Rs. 4000 |
| General – EWS | Rs. 2000 | Rs. 4000 |
| OBC-NCL | Rs. 2000 | Rs. 4000 |
| SC | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| ST | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| General-PwD | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| General-EWS-PWD | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| SC-PwD | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| ST-PwD | Rs. 1000 | Rs. 2000 |
| Overseas | Rs. 3000 | Rs. 6000 |
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