NID DAT Mains schedule for MDes admissions to be announced around April 10

NID has postponed DAT Mains for all MDes courses due to COVID-19 outbreak. NID DAT Mains schedule for MDes courses will be announced on April 10, 2020.

NID Admission Cell, Ahmedabad has issued a notification on the official website of the design entrance exam to inform candidates that NID DAT Mains for all MDes course admissions have been postponed until further notice.

Earlier, National Institute of Design (NID) had postponed NID DAT Mains scheduled to be conducted from March 23 to April 2, 2020. But now, NID exam officials have postponed the MDes DAT Mains exam that was to be held from April 2 to April 10, 2020 as well. The new schedule for NID DAT Mains 2020 for MDes admissions will be declared around April 10.

NID officials took this step due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) advisory issued by the Government of India to avoid mass gatherings and travel.

Candidates can go through the list of design disciplines for which NID DAT Mains 2020 has been postponed in the table below:

Course	NID DAT Mains 2020 Schedule (Postponed)
Information Design	06-Apr-2020 to 10-Apr-2020
Interaction Design	06-Apr-2020 to 10-Apr-2020
Digital Game Design	06-Apr-2020 to 10-Apr-2020
Universal Design	06-Apr-2020 to 10-Apr-2020
Design for Retail Experience	06-Apr-2020 to 10-Apr-2020

Earlier, NID exam officials had postponed DAT Mains for the below mentioned disciplines.

Course	NID DAT Mains 2020 Schedule (Postponed)
Graphic Design	23-Mar-2020 to 26-Mar-2020
Textile Design	23-Mar-2020 to 26-Mar-2020
Strategic Design Management	23-Mar-2020 to 26-Mar-2020
Transportation & Automobile Design	23-Mar-2020 to 26-Mar-2020
Animation Film Design	23-Mar-2020 to 02-Apr-2020
Furniture & Interior Design	23-Mar-2020 to 02-Apr-2020
Lifestyle Accessory Design	23-Mar-2020 to 02-Apr-2020
Photography Design	23-Mar-2020 to 02-Apr-2020
Film & Video Communication	16-Mar-2020 to 19-Mar-2020
Apparel Design	16-Mar-2020 to 19-Mar-2020
Product Design	16-Mar-2020 to 19-Mar-2020
New Media Design	16-Mar-2020 to 19-Mar-2020

NID DAT Prelims 2020 for MDes courses was conducted on December 29 and its result was declared on February 21. Candidates who cleared Stage-I of NID entrance exam are shortlisted to appear for NID DAT Mains. Aspirants who clear this round of admission are offered admission in colleges accepting NID exam scores for admission.

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