The National Institute of Design (NID) is expected to open the NID DAT 2025 application form in the 2nd week of September 2024. The application form will open online at the NID admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who meet the program-wise eligibility criteria will have to apply before the last date.
The NID application is for admission to the B.Des, M.Des, and PhD courses.
The candidate can select their program of study at the time of filling out the NID DAT 2025 application form. Also, select an exam city.
To ensure smooth registration, keep educational documents, and payment details ready.
The NID DAT 2025 entrance exam will be conducted in TWO stages.
- DAT Prelims
- DAT Mains
DAT Prelims will be conducted around the 4th week of December 2024. The exam will be administered in a center-based mode in 22 cities across India.
Candidates who get shortlisted will have to appear in DAT Mains. The qualifying status will be mentioned in the DAT Prelims result.
The FINAL result of NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
NID DAT 2025 admission schedule
The tentative schedule of the NID DAT 2025 exam is given below.
| Event |
Dates |
|
|---|---|---|
| B.Des |
M.Des |
|
| Start of NID DAT 2025 application form |
2nd week of September 2024 |
2nd week of September 2024 |
| Conduct of DAT Prelims exam |
4th week of December 2024 |
4th week of December 2024 |
| Declaration of DAT Prelims results |
4th week of March 2025 |
3rd week of February 2025 |
| Conduct of DAT Mains |
April 2025 |
March 2025 |
| Declaration of FINAL results |
May 2025 |
April 2025 |
| Explore important events of NID | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Pattern | Syllabus | Question Paper |
Q: When will the application forms for NID 2025 be released?
NID application form 2025 opened on September 3, 2024. The application form is open online at the NID admission portal -admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who meet the program-specific eligibility criteria may apply before the last date.
The NID application form is for admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses offered by participating colleges.
The last date to apply for NID DAT 2025 is December 6, 2024 (extended from December 3). The candidate can also edit the submitted application from December 4-9, 2024.
The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam will be conducted on January 5, 2025.
Q: What is the application fee for NID DAT?
The application fee of NID DAT 2025 for the B. Des for General, General-EWS, OBC-NCL candidates is INR 3,000. SC, ST, PwD candidates only ned to pay INR 1,500. However note that the application fees for overseas candidates seeking admission to supernumerary seats is INR 5000. In case of the M.Des programme, the application fees for General, General-EWS, OBC-NCL candidates applying for one discipline is INR 3,000. If two disciplines are chosen, the application fee is INR 6000. Meanwhile, SC, ST, PwD candidate need to pay INR 1,500 for one discipline, and INR 3000 for two disciplines.
The NID DAT 2025 application form is now open.
Q: When will the NID DAT merit list be released?
The FINAL results for the B.Des program will be declared on May 16, 2025, while final results for the M.Des program will be announced on May 6, 2025.
The merit lists will be released at the time of declaration of results. The lists will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. Also, the merit list will be considered for seat allotment.
In case of B.Des candidates, candidates included in the merit list has to submit campus preferences.
M.Des candidates aren't required to submit campus preferences.
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