National Institute of Design Ahmedabad Paldi Answered Questions

NID admission process is such that candidates need to first appear for NID that (Prelims) which is a written entrance test. Aspirants who get shortlisted on the basis of their performance in NID that Prelims then need to appear for NID that (Mains) which is the studio test round.Exam Duration: BDes/GDPD: 3 hours, M.Des 2. Exam Name: National Institute of Design Entra. Exam Frequency: Once a year.

Please go through the NID M.Des syllabus. Focused on the topics of yours strength and spent 3 to 4 hrs daily on each topic. The NID that M.Des conducted in two stages as under. Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (that) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (that) Mains
The M.Des. That prelims paper is of 100 marks, comprising of a Common Design Aptitude Test and a discipline-specific Test, which together will evaluate the Design Aptitude of the candidate. The that Prelims paper comprises of a mix of objective and subjective questions. Based on the scores obtained in the that Prelims, candidates will be shortlisted for the that Mains. The that Mains for M.Des. Programme consists of two parts:
1. Studio Test: This may consist of tests in different formats. Total marks of the test will be 100 and the duration will be of three hours. The that Mains will be conducted in English ONLY. 2. Interviews: The interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline, immediately after the Studio Test, and at the same centre as the Studio Test. The weightage for various tests is given below.
1. That Prelims - 30%
2. That Mains - 70%
Further the M.Des that test papers are available on NID website can be used for more guidance. Online NID M.Des entrance book of paperback available on Amazon may further helpful in preparation.

The following tips can be helpful for you in NID entrance preparation.
1. Develop Observation & Visualization Skills : Under this NID tests the candidates creative and imaginative skills. General awareness, observation skills and visualization as well. It is a common myth among students that only good sketching is essential to crack the entrance exam.
2. Improve your Speed : You should work on enhancing your speed so that you can answer all the questions in the given time.
3. Solve Sample Papers : Practice NID that sample papers as much as you can. This will give you an idea about the types of questions that are asked in the exam. You will know the overall difficulty level of the entrance test as well. Moreover, this will aid in increasing your speed to a great extent. Solving previous years papers will also let you know the sequence in which you should answer different sections.
4. Improve General Awareness : Awareness about current happenings is more important. For this, read newspapers daily. Moreover, you should also know about famous designers who have contributed in this challenging field. Spend time on reading fashion & design books/magazines.
5. Don't waste time in Erasing & Redrawing
6. Be Innovative : You should have ability to come up with unique ideas to design something new. Questions in NID that will evaluate your out of the box thinking. Keeping aside your conventional thoughts, you need to bring your uncommon thinking to the fore. There are so many books available online for preparation of NID and other entrance exam. Please go through these.

The candidates seeking admission under the NID reservation will be required to produce the required documents at the time of admission. Also, once a candidate has chosen a category at the time of the application form submission, he/she will not be allowed to change it at any point of time. The category documents must also be produced in time as no provisional admission shall be granted to any candidate until the documents are submitted with the authorities.

The questions around package and companies are useless unless you specify a domain/discipline (too broad, no insight). Several graduates tend to start their own studio. According to LinkedIn, 377 out of 3500 graduates are Entrepreneurs (Nowhere close to the 60% stat by Submit Shah, but I hope he can give some source). Popular companies (based on number of NIDians employed) are Cognizant, Microsoft, SAP, Adobe, Samsung, Godrej, HFI etc. All your main/sub questions lead to one destination that is how much money you can earn after graduating from NID. If you that's the only concern you have then start your own business to earn. NID won't teach you how to earn money. You have to use the % brains you have to be on the top. What NID can help you to put you in good companies. It also depends on the stream you apply for. Now, look at another scenario. Let's say you love textile design, and you want to apply for Textile/Apparel design at NID, right! What if I tell you that go for some of the UX related courses at NID to get more packages, will you just listen to me and go ahead with it? If yes then you have GOT no passion for a particular design rather than earning money. If that is the case then stop doing it. Have a vision where do you want to be and as a what. You will earn money for sure after graduating from colleges like NID or IIT that would take some time along with the level of industry experience you have Thank you.