NID- DAT

About NID DAT 2023

The National Institute of Design conducts NID Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) for the aspirants seeking B.Des and M.Des admission at NID campuses and other result sharing institutes. NID DAT prelims exam will be conducted on January 2 in pen and paper mode. Aspirants can now start filling the NID DAT 2023 application form online which is available on the official website. The last date to fill the NID DAT application form 2023 with regular fee is November 30, 2021. Aspirants are advised to check the NID DAT eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Aspirants can fill the application form of NID DAT 2023 by paying the late fee from December 1 to 5, 2021. 

Post NID DAT registration, the window to edit the NID DAT 2023 application form will be opened on the official website from December 6 to 13, 2021. Applicants can review and edit the details (if required) filled in the application form while registering. However, applicants are not allowed to change their programme applied in, candidate's name, date of birth, registered mobile number & registered email ID in the window to edit the application form. Applicants have to pay the applicable additional application form fees if they change their applied category during the “Window to Edit” period. In the case of any category change, the excess fee paid during the registration will not be refunded. 

The Institute will release the NID DAT 2023 admit card on December 23, 2021 on the official website admissions.nid.edu. Aspirants can download the NID DAT admit card 2023 online by providing the required login details. Candidates must carry the NID DAT admit card along with a valid identity card to the test centres for verification purpose. NID DAT prelims exam is schedule to held on January 2 in 24 national cities. NID DAT result will be announce in February/March on the official website. NID will conduct the NID DAT counselling to offer admission to the shortlisted candidates. 

What is NID DAT?

NID Design Aptitude Test commonly known as NID DAT is a two-tier design entrance test that consists of prelims exam and mains exam. The entrance test is conducted every year at the national level to shortlist students for B.Des and M.Des admission offered by NIDs campuses. NID DAT is conducted to assess candidates' knowledge, skill and behavioural abilities. NID admission is wholly based on candidates performance in NID DAT. 

The 4-years BDes programmes are offered at NID Ahmedabad, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Assam. Whereas 2-years MDes programmes are offered at NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. 

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NID DAT 2023 Application Process

Mode of Application : Offline and Online

Mode of Payment : Credit Card | Debit Card | Demand Draft

The application form of NID DAT 2021 is available on the official website of NID from October 5 to December 5, 2021. National Institute of Design will open the correction window to edit the application form from October 6 to 13, 2021. Candidates belonging to general and OBC-NCL category have to pay Rs 3000 as application fee while those who are from SC, ST, SC- PwD, ST – PwD, Open – PwD, OBC – NCL – PwD pay Rs 1500. The steps that need to be followed while filling NID DAT application form 2023 are listed below: 

Step  1 - Register for NID DAT 2023

Step  2 - Fill the NID DAT application form 2023

Step  3 - Upload the requisite scanned documents 

Step 4 -  Pay the application fee

Step 5 -  Print the NID DAT application form 2023

Application Fees

Category Quota Mode Gender Amount

General, OBC

Offline, Online Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 3000

ST, SC PWD Online Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 1500

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NID DAT 2023 Highlights

Full Exam Name NID Design Aptitude Test

Short Exam Name NID DAT

Conducting Body National Institute of Design

Frequency of Conduct Once a year

Exam Level National Level Exam

Languages English

Mode of Application Offline / Online

Application Fee (General) 3000 Rs [Offline] +1 More

Mode of Exam Offline

Mode of Counselling Offline

Participating Colleges 10

Exam Duration 3 Hours

Number of Seats 225 Seats

NID DAT 2023 Important Dates

Upcoming Dates and Events

05 Oct, 2021 - 30 Nov, 2021

Application | Mode: Online Ongoing

01 Dec, 2021 - 05 Dec, 2021

Late Fee Application | Mode: Online

06 Dec, 2021 - 13 Dec, 2021

Application Correction | Mode: Online

23 Dec, 2021

Admit Card | Mode: Online

02 Jan, 2023

Exam | Mode: Offline