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NID DAT 2020 is a national level entrance exam conducted by National Institute of Design for various B.Des/ GDPD and M.Des Courses. It is a gateway to get admission in prestigious NID Ahmedabad, NID Gujarat, NID Bangalore, NID Kurukshetra and NID Vijayawada. 

Latest: NID DAT 2020 Admit Card has been issued on December 20, 2019 at admissions.nid.edu.

• NID DAT 2020 Prelims exam will be conducted on December 29, 2019.
• The 3-hour long exam will be conducted in pen paper mode. Check NID Exam Pattern
• After the prelims exam, the main exam will be held from April 29 – May 3, 2020
• Candidates qualifying the written tests (Prelims and ) will be invited for the studio test and personal interviews. 

NID 2020 Exam Highlights

NID 2020 Important Dates

NID DAT 2020 will be conducted for admission to B.Des, M.Des and GDPD courses in various campuses of National Institute of Design. The table below comprises the complete schedule of NID 2020 exam:

NID 2020 Eligibility

The candidates who want to apply for NID 2020 must fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

Bachelor of Design/ GDPD

1. Age Limit:

The candidates applying for DAT 2020 for B.Des. program must not be more than 20 years of age as on July 30, 2020.

2. Educational Qualifications:

The candidates applying for NID DAT 2020 must have completed or appeared in the final examination of 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board (AISSE/ICSE/CBSE).

Master of Design

1. Age Limit:

The maximum age limit is 30 years for the candidates applying for the Masters of Design as on July 30, 2020.

2. Educational Qualification:

Applicants will have to prove that they have passed the following qualifying exams or equivalent before July 30, 2020.

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline under the 10+2+4 system, from any university, recognized by law in India.
• Diploma in Design under 10+2+4 system, from any university, recognized by the law of India.

Note: Applicants must have passed the Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma examinations at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in June 2020.

NID 2020 Application Form

The candidates can fill the application form online by entering their mobile no., email ID, Date of birth etc. The candidates need to follow the steps given below to fill NID DAT 2020 Application Form:

Step 1: Registration

• Register/sign up online before proceeding to fill the application form at the official website.
• Provide the valid mobile no., email ID, Date of birth etc. while registration.
• After registration, login credentials will be sent via an email to the registered email address.

Step 2: Fill the Application Form

• Log in to your account using id and password and fill all the required details.
• After filling all the details, click ‘Save & Proceed’ to go to the next step to ‘Upload Document’.

Step 3: Upload Documents

• Upload a scanned recent passport size photograph and signature as per the instructions.
• Upload your valid Caste/PwD certificate  issued by a competent authority.
• Click ‘Save & Proceed’ to go to the next section to pay application fees

The details of the photograph and signature dimensions to be uploaded are mentioned below:

Step 4: Payment of Application Fee

The application fee of NID 2020 can be submitted online or offline.

• Offline Mode: The offline payment can be done via Demand draft in favour of “All India Management Association” payable at New Delhi.
• Online Mode: The online application fees can be paid via. Credit card/ debit card.

The application fee for different courses, category-wise is as follows:

NID 2020 Application Process for Foreign Nationals

Overseas candidates can apply for NID 2020 and will have to appear for the subsequent stages of selection (Studio Test and Personal Interview) at NID Ahmedabad Campus. The candidates would need to submit following documents at the time of registration:

• Attested copy of pages of passport of containing candidates’ details.
• For B.Des. program – The candidates need to submit attested copies of their SSC, HSC marksheets. For SSC appearing candidates, it is important to present bonafide certificate.
• For M.Des. program – The candidates need to submit attested copies of their SSC, HSC, marksheets and graduation certificate

An equivalence certificate must be obtained from Association of Indian University (AIU), New Delhi.

NID DAT 2020 Admit Card

The candidates who have registered for the exam must carry their NID 2020 Admit Card to the exam center to avoid any kind of issues. NID 2020 admit card for prelims exam is now available at the official website. Follow the steps given below to download the admit card:

• Visit the official website of NID – admissions.nid.edu.
• Click on the link  “NID 2020 Admit Card”.
• Fill in the required details and click submit button.
• In case the candidate has forgotten their application no., click on “Click here to view your application”.
• Click on “submit” to see the application number
• The NID 2020 Admit card will be generated on the screen. Take a printout and keep it safely.

NID 2020 Exam Center

NID 2020 is conducted at various exam centers in India. The exam is conducted in 3 stages – DAT (Design Aptitude Test), Studio test and Personal Interview. Candidates will be allotted exam centers for each stage. The table below comprises the list of NID 2020 Exam centers:

NID 2020 Exam Pattern

The exam assesses candidates designing skills, creativity, reasoning ability and problem-solving skills. The exam is conducted for three courses – B.Des, M.Des and GDPD. Each has 2 sections having MCQ and subjective questions. The table below indicates the complete pattern of NID 2020:

List of Colleges Accepting NID DAT 2020 Scores 

NID test scores are accepted in all 7 NID campuses. Here is a list of all those NIDs

Courses offered through NID DAT 2020 Entrance Exam

NIDs offer specialisation to aspirants in BDes, GDPD and MDes courses. Candidates can secure admission to the following courses through NID DAT 2020:

NID 2020 Result

NID Mains exam result for M.Des will be released in May 2020 while B.Des. & GDPD result will be released in May 2020. The candidates can check their results online by following the steps mentioned below:

• Go to the official website – results.nid.edu
• Click on the link NID 2020 Result.
• Enter roll no. and application no. and click submit.
• The result will appear on the screen
• Take the printout and keep it for further reference.

NID 2020 Cut Off

The cut off of NID 2020 will be released after the declaration of NID results. The candidates get admission in 4 year undergraduate or diploma courses and 2.5 years post graduate courses in design after clearing all the stages of the exam. The expected NID 2020 cutoff is as follows:

NID 2020 Counseling

The 2 step counselling process of NID 2020 will be conducted in the first week of June 2020. The shortlisted candidates will be able to participate in the counseling process. The 2 steps of counselling are as follows:

Online Consent by Qualified candidates

The online consent is to be sent by qualified candidates from June 2020 for being eligible for the next step of counselling. Based on the online consent, the merit list will be released and uploaded regularly on the official NID website.

Online uploading of Documents

Once the candidates name have been mentioned on the merit list, they need to upload a few documents in jpeg format for the purpose of verification. The documents required are as follows:

• 10th marksheet
• 12th marksheet
• Birth certificate
• Graduation degree for admission to M.Des.

The uploaded documents will be verified by the information mentioned in NID 2020 application form. In case of any mismatch, the admission of the candidate is liable to cancellation.

NID 2020 Reservation

NID 2020 has reservation norms for all the courses offered by the National Institute of Design. As per the latest notice, the newly brought EWS reservation is also applicable. The category-wise reservation of seats for all the courses as per the NID Reservation Policy is given as follows:

The Persons with Disability (PwD) will be given a 3% horizontal reservation of seats from the parent category in each programme cutting across all sections i.e. SCs, STs, OBCs (Non-Creamy only) and General category.

To avail the NID 2020 reservation the candidate has to keep in mind that it will be provided to only those candidates who have 40% or more category as per the rules and guidelines issued by the Government of India.

NID 2020 Reservation for Overseas Candidates

There is a provision for 15% reservation of supernumerary seats in B. Des. and M. Des. Programmes for overseas category candidates. The candidates belonging to the NRI category (Non-Resident of India) shall be required to apply as Indian Citizens.