NID changes tie-break policy for MDes admissions 2020

National Institute of Design has made an amendment in MDes admission policy related to tie-break. Get more details about tie-break policy for NID admissions 2020 to prepare final merit list for MDes course.

NID has made changes in its tie-break policy for preparing the final merit list for MDes admissions 2020. NID DAT merit list is prepared category-wise, that is, different lists are released for Open, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD category candidates. Further, separate NID merit list will bel prepared for Overseas candidates. Regarding NID merit list 2020, the official website informs that, "The number of candidates shortlisted will be no less than three times in each category applied for by the candidate in the respective disciplines."

New NID Final Merit List Tie-Break Criteria for MDes Admissions 2020

Mentioned below is the step-wise tie-breaking policy that will be followed by NID Admission Cell while preparing the final merit list for MDes admissions 2020 through NID entrance exam 2020. In a situation wherein the total marks secured by two or more candidates is the same, then NID will follow the below mentioned tie-break policy for awarding ranks:

• Higher rank to be assigned to the aspirant who has obtained higher marks in NID DAT Mains 2020.
• If this criteria does not break the tie, then higher rank to be assigned to the aspirant who has obtained higher marks in NID DAT Prelims.
• If this criteria does not break the tie, then higher rank to be assigned to the aspirant who has obtained higher marks in DAT Prelims (Discipline Specific Test).
• If this criteria does not break the tie, then higher rank to be assigned to the aspirant who has obtained higher marks in DAT Prelims (Question No. 19 of Common Design Aptitude Test).

New NID Admission Process for MDes

The first and foremost change for MDes course admissions was that NID DAT Mains 2020 was conducted online. NID Admission Cell also changed the weightage allocated to NID DAT Prelims and NID DAT Mains in order to create the final result/ merit list for MDes admissions. As per the earlier shortlisting criteria, the weightage allocated to NID DAT Prelims for admission in all MDes specialisations was 30% and NID DAT Mains weightage was 70%. However, the new weightage allocated to each of these exams for NID admissions 2020 (for all MDes specialisations) is mentioned in the table below:

NID MDes Admissions 2020
NID DAT Prelims: 60%		NID DAT Mains: 40%
Common Design Aptitude Test: 15%	Design Specific Test: 45%

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