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NID Counselling 2025 - The National Institute of Design will conduct NID DAT 2025 counseling in May 2025. The direct link to register for the counseling will be updated here.
The counseling will be held online.
Candidates who qualify in the NID DAT 2025 entrance exam can participate in the counseling process.
As part of the NID 2025 counseling process, B.Des candidates must register and fill in campus preferences. The window to submit campus preferences will open sometime in May 2025. However, M.Des candidates aren't required to submit campus preferences.Â
The seat allotment for the B.Des program will be based on the NID DAT 2025 merit rank and campus preference opted. Meanwhile, seat allotment for M.Des will be solely based on NID DAT 2025 merit rank.
Candidates who are allotted seats must pay the 1st-semester fee to confirm their seats.
The token seat confirmation fee is INR. 30,000 (INR. 75,000 for overseas candidates) + convenience charges (as applicable).
If the payment is not paid within the deadline, the seat allotment is canceled and allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.Â
Q: Â Do I need to select campuses as part of NID DAT counseling 2024 for B.Des program?
Yes, all B.Des candidates who were shortlisted for NID DAT 2024 counseling had to summit their campus preferences. The window to submit campus preferences was open from May 21 (4 pm) to May 23 (4 pm).
The preferences had to be entered in the order of priority.
Note that the allotment of seats to the B.Des programme will be based on the campus option selected and merit rank of the candidate in NID DAT 2024. So, one must bear caution when entering their preferences.
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Q: Â How to get admission to B. Des and M.Des courses at the National Institutes of Design?
Aspirants can secure admission to B. Des and M.Des courses offered at NID campuses on the basis of NID DAT 2025 merit rank. Note that merit ranks will be issued to the candidate only if he or she appears in both DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. The candidate has to first appear in DAT Prelims. Shortlisted candidates have to next appear in DAT Mains. The final result or merit list will be prepared by considering the weighted scores of DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
The National Institute of Design will allow B.Des candidates to enter their campus preferences once final results are out. The seat allotment will be done based on campus option opted, seat intake, and merit rank of candidate.
In case of M.Des admission, the candidate is not required to enter campus preferences.
Upvote Q: Â When will NID DAT 2025 seat allotment list be released?
The National Institute of Design (NID) will declared the NID DAT 2025 seat allotment for the B.Des program in June 2025.
The allotment can be checked by logging into the portal using one's email ID and date of birth.
Such candidates who have been allotted seats need to confirm their seats, pay the fee, and upload documents by the given deadline. If the fee is not paid within the given deadline, the allotment will be cancelled and allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.
The Provisional Offer of Admission (POA) will be released a few days after seat allotment.
Note that seat allotment for the M.Des program will be announced in May-June 2025.
Upvote Q: Â How many seats are available for admission through NID DAT 2025 counseling?
The participating institutes of NID DAT 2025 offers B. Des and M.Des courses. The B. Des programme is available at five participating NIDs and has an intake capacity of 425 seats. Meanwhile, the M.Des programme is three NIDs and has a combined intake of 347 seats. Admission to both B. Des and M.Des courses will be through the NID DAT 2024 entrance exam. The seat allotment to the above courses wlll be based on respective merit lists which will be prepared considering weighted scores of DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
The Natioanl Institute of Design (NID) will release the counseling schedule for NID DAT 2025 after DAT Mains results are declared.
Upvote NID DAT 2025 - Seat Allotment
The National Institute of Design declares seat allotment based on the following parameters:
- NID DAT 2025 merit rankÂ
- Seat intake for the applied program.
- Preference of discipline selected by the candidate at the time of filling out the NID DAT 2025 counseling form.
- Category of the candidate
Payment of fees and uploading of documents
Candidates who are allotted seats have to 1) pay the Tuition Fee for Semester I and 2) upload the required documents before the last date.
What happens if the candidate gets shortlisted for TWO disciplines (M.Des)
If the candidate has applied in two disciplines and gets shortlisted in both disciplines, in that case, the candidate is allotted a seat in the discipline marked as FIRST preference.Â
Applied for TWO disciplines, but shortlisted for discipline marked as preference 02
In case the candidate has applied for TWO disciplines, but is shortlisted only for the discipline marked as preference 02, the candidate will be allotted a seat in the discipline marked as preference 02.
Applied for TWO disciplines, and eligible for both disciplines?
In case the candidate has applied for TWO disciplines and is eligible for both, but gets shortlisted for only the discipline marked as preference 02, then the candidate will be allocated a seat in the discipline marked as preference 02.Â
However, if there is a vacancy in the discipline marked as Preference 01, then by default, the candidate will be upgraded to the discipline marked as Preference 01.Â
Also, the previous allotment is canceled (Preference 02), and the vacant seat is allocated to the candidate next in the order of merit.
NID DAT 2025 Seat confirmation Fees (M.Des)
The candidate has to pay the following tuition fees to confirm their seats:
- INR 2,28,500/- (includes a non-refundable Token Fee of INR 30,000/) + Convenience Charges (as applicable) for GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD candidates;
- USD 2,910 (includes a non-refundable Token Fee of INR 75,000/) + Convenience Charges (as applicable) for Overseas candidates from SAARC & African Countries, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam;
- USD 6,410 (which includes a non-refundable Token Fee of INR 75,000/) + Convenience Charges (as applicable) for Overseas candidates from the Rest of the World.
Q: Â When will the NID DAT 2025 counselling be conducted for M.Des?
The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the counseling process for the M.Des program from April 2025. Candidates were shortlisted for counseling based on their merit ranks in NID DAT 2025.
Note that unlike B.Des candidates, M.Des candidates aren't required to submit campus preferences.
NID may conduct multiple rounds of seat allotment depending on the number of available seats.
After allotment of seats, the candidate has to upload relevant documents and pay the 1st semester fee to confirm their seats.
Upvote Q: Â When will the NID DAT 2025 counseling be conducted for B.Des?
The NID DAT 2025 counseling process for the B.Des process will START on May 16, 2025.
As part of the counseling process, the candidate needs to fill in campus preferences between May 16-18, 2025.
The allotment of seats for Round I of NID DAT 2025 counseling will be declared on May 27, 2025.
Candidates who are allotted seats have to pay the seat-confirmation fees and upload documents by May 30, 2025.
Seats that are left vacant after completion of the 1st round of allotment will be allocated in Round 2. Allotments will be made to the candidate next in the order of merit.
Also, the candidate will be notified about seat allotted in a Round via their registered email IDs.
So, it is recommended that the candidate keeps checking their mail IDs frequently.
If there are seats left even after Round 2, then such seats will be filled by the respective NIDs in the order of merit. Allotments will be intimated via email.
B.Des seat allotment is based on the merit rank and the college option selected by the candidate.
Upvote NID Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NID Entrance Exam 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
24 Dec '24 - 05 Jan '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) - Issue of Admit Cards |
05 Jan '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) Date |
17 Feb '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) - Results for M.Des |
17 Feb '25 - 18 Feb '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) - Results Recheck for M.Des |
24 Feb '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Mains) - Issue of Admit Cards for M.Des |
03 Mar '25 - 06 Apr '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Mains) Exam Date for M.Des |
01 Apr '25 | NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) - Results for B.Des |
Campus Preference for B.Des Admission
Shortlisted candidates seeking admission to the B.Des program have to select campus preferences.
The window to submit campus preferences will open soon after DAT Mains results are declared.
The candidate will be prompted to submit campus preferences after logging into the result portal. Preferences have to be entered in the order of priority. The candidate is also allowed to edit their preferences before the last date.
Note that it is mandatory to select campus preferences. If the candidate doesn't submit any preferences, he or she will be disqualified and not considered for admission to the B.Des program.
Seats that are left vacant in a counseling round will be offered to the next candidate in the order of merit in subsequent seat-allotment rounds.
Q: Â How can I download the provisional offer letter for NID DAT 2025 counseling?
The provisional offer letters for the NID DAT 2025 counseling will be issued separately for the B.Des and M.Des courses.
The offer letters for the 1st round of counseling for B.Des will be released around the 2nd week of June 2025.
To download the offer letter, follow these steps:
Go to the NID admission portal
Click on the Provisional Offer Letter link
A log-in window will open
Enter your log-in credentials
On successful log-in, you can download the Offer Letter.
The candidate need to produce the offer letter at the time of admission.
Upvote Q: Â When will provisional offer letter be released for 1st round of NID DAT 2025 seat allotment for M.Des?
The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the provisional offer letter for the M.Des program in May 2025. The allotment letter will be issued to all candidates who have been allotted seats, paid the seat-acceptance fee, and uploaded their documents.
The offer letter has to be download online from the NID admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. The candidate has to produce the letter when reporting for admission.
The issue of offer letter for any subsequent rounds of seat allotment will be notified later.
Upvote NID 2025 Counselling Procedure
The step-wise process of NID DAT counseling is explained below:
Step 1: Check your Qualifying STATUS
To participate in NID DAT counseling, you must have qualified the NID DAT exam.
The qualifying status can be checked after logging into the NID DAT result portal.Â
Step 2: Submission of Campus Preference (only for B.Des applicants)
B.Des candidates need to submit the choice of campuses. The entries must be in the order of priority. Note that if no options are selected, the candidate may be disqualified.Â
The candidate will be asked to make campus selection based on:
- The availability of seats
- NID DAT merit rank.
Note:Â M.Des candidates aren't required to submit campus preferences.
Step 3: Seat Allocation
The allotment of seats will be done considering seat intake, merit rank of applicants, campus preferences opted, and category. Â
Once a seat has been allocated, the candidate has to confirm their seats by:
- Paying the relevant non-refundable seat-acceptance fee.Â
- Uploading essential documents
a) Payment of non-refundable seat-confirmation fees
- INR 30,000 (online payment) + convenience fees (as applicable) for General, Gen EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD candidates
- INR 75,000 (online payment) + convenience fees (as applicable) for Overseas candidates
b) Uploading of documents
The following documents are required to be uploaded as a single PDF file with a maximum file size of 10 MB:
- A valid photo ID (Aadhaar Card, Election ID, PAN Card, Driving License or Passport)
- Birth Certificate OR School Leaving Certificate
- Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL/ ST/ ST Certificate (if applicable)
- PwD Certificate (if applicable)
- Passport (if applied under the Supernumerary category)
- Class 10 Marksheet
- Class 12 Marksheet
Important Notes:
- If the Class 12 marks sheet has not been issued, a digital copy of the same duly attested by the school principal must be uploaded. Candidates whose results are pending must provide a genuine certificate issued by the school principal, explicitly stating the Roll No. and projected date of announcement of results.
- For those candidates who finished their Class 12 (or equivalent) final examinations outside of India or from a Board not listed in the Admission Handbook, they must submit an equivalent certificate.
- Candidates who do not pay the non-refundable token fees within the period specified above will have their provisional seat allocations canceled. In order of merit, that seat will be given to the next qualified candidate.
- Candidates who fail to provide the required documents within the designated period, even after paying, will have their provisional seat allocation canceled. The seat will subsequently be assigned in order of merit to the next qualifying candidate.
- Even after the seat confirmation, the candidate will stand a chance to participate in other rounds of counseling for which he/she will have to submit their willingness to do so.
Step 4: Document Verification
All the documents uploaded by the candidates will be cross-checked against the information provided at the time of online registration. If any discrepancy is found, the candidate will be disqualified.
Step 5: Issue of Provisional Offer Letter for Admission
Upon verification of documents, the candidate will be issued Provisional Offer Letters of Admission. The candidate has to next pay the NIDs directly; payment-related information will be communicated to the candidate.
Q: Â Will there be a physical verification of document for NID DAT 2025 counseling?
Yes, the National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct physical document verification for candidates who have been selected for admission.
The document verification process for the M.Des programme will be conduted in June 2025. The schedule for the B.Des programme hasn’t been announced yet. It will be announced later by the respective NIDs.
Venue for the verification process - The NIDs will conduct the verification at their respective campuses.
Upvote Q: Â I forgot to pay the online counselling fees for NID within the given period. Am I still eligible to pay and participate in NID counselling?
If the fee payment window is closed by the institute, you will not able to pay the seat-acceptance fee. Your seat will then be allocated to the next candidate in the order of merit. The token fees have to be paid within the given deadline.
The provisional seat allotment letters for candidates who have paid the fees will be available around May 2025 (M.Des) and June 2025 (B.Des).
Upvote Declaration of NID DAT 2025 Results
The National Institute of Design will declare DAT Prelims separately for the B.Des and M.Des courses.
Prelim results for the M.Des programs will be declared around the 2nd week of February 2025. Meanwhile, DAT Prelims results for the B.Des program will be declared around the 1st week of April 2025.Â
Candidates who qualify in DAT Prelims have to next appear in DAT Mains.
The FINAL result for NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
Shortlisting of candidates for DAT Mains
Candidates will be shortlisted for DAT Mains based on their scores in DAT Prelims 2025.
Statement of Purpose and Portfolio Review
- Candidates appearing in the DAT Mains exam have to upload a State of Purpose (SoP) and Portfolio.
- The window for uploading the SoP and Portfolio will be notified by the National Institute of Design through its result portal. Candidates will also be intimated through their registered e-mail IDs.Â
- Separate SoPs and Portfolios for each discipline - If the candidate was shortlisted for multiple disciplines, then he/she had to upload separate SoPs and Portfolios for each discipline.Â
NID DAT Mains 2025 - Format of Statement of Purpose (SoP) and Portfolio
| Â | Statement of Purpose (SoP) | Portfolio Review |
|---|---|---|
| Word Limit | Each question should be answered in a maximum of 100 words. | - |
| File type | ||
| Maximum Size | 2 MB | 10 MB |
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Q: Â What will happens if a shortlisted candidate pay the fees and uploads all the required documents, but fails to attend NID online counseling?
In case, the candidate fails to report for the counselling, then his/ her candidature will be cancelled for that round. Such candidates, however, can still participate in the corresponding rounds. The only exception is for candidates who fails to attend the counseling in the last round. In such a case, the candidate will no longer be considered for admission. The counseling for NID that 2024 will be conducted separately for B. Des and M.Des courses.
Also, note that B.Des candidates will have to submit campus preferences as part of the counseling registration process.
Upvote Q: Â I have submitted the NID counselling fee and uploaded all the documents, but I forgot to join online session. Will NID refund the fees?
Upvote Q: Â When will provisional offer letter be released for 1st round of NID DAT 2025 seat allotment for B.Des?
The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the provisional offer letter for B.Des candidates for Round I around the 2nd week of June 2025. Prior to that the institute will announce seat allotment results for Round I around the last week of May 2025.
The candidate will have to download the offer letter online from the NID admission portal. The offer letter has to be produced by the candidate when reporting for admission.
Note that the offer letter will only be issued if the candidate has duly paid the seat-acceptance fee and uploaded the relevant documents.
Upvote NID DAT 2025 Counseling - FAQs
Candidates can check important FAQs related to the NID DAT 2025 counseling below.
Q: Â What is NID DAT cutoff?
NID cutoff is the minimum marks that aspirants need to secure in order to get admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses offered at NID campuses. The cut-off would be released at the time of seat allotment. Candidates who meet NID DAT 2025 cut-off in their respective categories will get admission. To determine the cut-off, factors like seat intake, no. of applications, merit ranks of applicants, etc. will be considered. Note that the admission cutoff is not the same as the DAT Prelims cut-off, which is simply used to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains.
Upvote Q: Â What factors will be considered for declaring the final results of NID DAT?
The final results of NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by considering the weighated score of the candidate in DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. Note that only such candidates who have qualified in DAT Prelims will be allowed to appear in DAT Mains. The National Institute of Design announces the weightage for the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
As per the official notification, the DAT Prelims will carry 40% and DAT Mains will carr 60% weightage for the B. Des programme. In case of M.Des programme, DAT Prelims carries 30% weightage, while DAT Mains carries 70% weightage.
Upvote Q: Â Do I need to select campuses as part of NID DAT counseling 2025 for M.Des program?
In case of M.Des courses, there is no requirement for the candidate to select campus preferences. Note that in case of the B.Des program, shortlisted candidates are required to submit campus preferences as part of the counseling process.
The seat allotment for M.Des candidates will be strictly based on the merit rank of the candidate in the NID DAT 2025 exam.
The 1st round of seat allotment for the M.Des programme will be announced around the last week of April 2025.
Upvote Q: Â Where will NID release the detailed notification for NID counseling?
The National Institute of Design will release schedule for NID DAT 2025 counseling on its admission portal soon after DAT Mains results are declared.
Eligible candidates seeking admission to the B.Des program has to submit campus preferences.
The 1st round of seat allotment for B.Des program will be announed around the last week of May 2025. Note that the seat allotment for the M.Des program will be announced in April 2025.
The counseling process will be conducted online and include one or more seat allotment rounds.
NID counseling notification will include information like the mode of the counseling, application process, fees, etc. The candidate needs to carefully go through the notification to learn about the process. The NID counseling will be conducted for admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses. For the current session, there ate 425 B. Des seats, and 247 M.Des seats.
Upvote Q: Â I have been allocated a seat in round 1 of NID online counselling, can I still participate in the other rounds as well?
Upvote Q: Â How can I download the provisional offer letter for NID DAT 2025 counseling?
The provisional offer letters for the NID DAT 2025 counseling will be issued separately for the B.Des and M.Des courses.
The offer letters for the 1st round of counseling for B.Des will be released around the 2nd week of June 2025.
To download the offer letter, follow these steps:
Go to the NID admission portal
Click on the Provisional Offer Letter link
A log-in window will open
Enter your log-in credentials
On successful log-in, you can download the Offer Letter.
The candidate need to produce the offer letter at the time of admission.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Yes, the correction window will open in the NID application form where you can edit your SOP questions. The correction window for the NID DAT 2025 application form will be available from December 6 to December 11, 2024. In this time, you can login to your registered account on the official website
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The application fee once paid will not be refunded. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the information entered in the application form are correct and verifiable. If at any stage, NID deems the information provided to be incorrect, the candidate can be disqualified.Â
Also, the c
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No, unfilled seats in SC/ ST category will not be de-reserved. Meaning, such seats will not be transferred to the open category. The same applies to GEN-EWS category seats.Â
So, even if there are vacant seats left in SC, ST, and GEN-EWS category, such seats will lapse.Â
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Yes, if there are unfilled seats in OBC-NCL, such seats will be de-reserved. Meaning, such seats will be transferred to the open category. Allotment of de-served seats  will be same as open category.
The allotment will be based on NID DAT 2025 merit rank.
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When filling out the form, the candidate needs to upload the relevant caste/ tribe certificate (in English/ Hindi).
The certificate should be :
- Issued in the name of the candidate.
- Should clearly mention the caste/ tribe the candidate belongs to
- Be issued by a competent authority Â
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Candidates who are yet to appear for Class 12 exam in 2025 must have passed the exam in the first attempt. If the candidate has any backlog/ compartment/ supplementary or have not cleared the Class 12 exam, the candidate will not be considered for admission.
Also, any fee paid by the candidate will b
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Seats that are left vacant/ unfilled in overseas (supernumerary) category will lapse. This means such seats will not be transferred to other categories.Â
Candidates applying under overseas category are advised to go through the detailed admission process and eligibility criteria before applying.
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Candidates seeking admission under overseas category will need the following documents:
- Self-attested copies of the relevant pages of their passports.
- Self-attested copies of their grade sheets/ marksheets of SSC (Grade X) and HSC (Grade XII)
- Candidates in the process of completing their Grade XII need
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As per information given in the NID admission handbooks, overseas candidates cannot apply for admission to GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST seats. Such candidates can't also apply for age-relaxation, scribe, etc.
Also, the fee structure for overseas category is different.Â
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To apply under the overseas category, the candidate needs to be holding citizenship of a country other than the Republic of India. However, such candidates will have to meet the eligibility criteria prescribed for admission.
The candidate will be able to check the eligibility criteria in the respecti
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