NID DAT 2025 Exam Day Live Updates: Question Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level, Student Reaction, Expected Cut-off

The qualifying marks is the minimum score a candidate needs to secure in the DAT Prelims exam to be considered for the next round (DAT Mains).

The qualifying status will be mentioned in the scorecard.

The UCEED 2025 exam will be conducted on January 19.

The exam has two parts - 1) Part A will be held in a computer-based mode, while 2) Part B will be an online exam.

Part B answer booklets will be evaluated only if the candidate qualifies Part A.

NTA will conduct NIFT 2025 exam on February 9.

The exam will be conducted in 82 cities across India.

CAT paper is mandatory for B.Des and M.Des courses and will be offline-based. 

The DAT Mains exam for the B.Des program includes a Studio Test. The DAT Mains exam will be conducted any day between April 26 to May 4, 2025.

Note that the results of the DAT Prelims exam will be declared on April 1, 2025.

The Studio may include tests in different formats. The language of the exam will be English. The candidate must solve previous years' papers to learn more about the Studio Test.

Note that the interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Mains exam, which will include a Studio Test and Interview, from March 3 - April 6, 2025. 

Candidates who qualify in the DAT Prelims exam can participate in the DAT Mains exam.

The re-check window will be open after the DAT Prelims results are declared. The B.Des candidates can apply for re-check from April 1-2. Meanwhile, M.Des candidates can apply for re-check from Feb 17-18.

The rechecking process is restricted to:

• Whether all the answers are marked.
• Whether there is any mistake in the totaling of marks for each question in Part II of the answer booklet and transferring the marks correctly onto the first cover page of the answer booklet.

The rechecking process will not re-evaluate any other aspect of the answer booklet. 

The candidate must pay a fee of INR 2,000 for a recheck request.

One student felt the paper was good overall, but she found the drawing section to be particularly challenging. She felt the prompts in the drawing section were too general for an exam of this level, making it essential to approach them uniquely to stand out.

Despite the difficulty, she managed to complete the paper 5 to 10 minutes before the allotted time.

According to some students, the NID DAT 2025 question paper was lengthy. The difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Some students also found that the same question they prepare for were asked in NID DAT 2025 exam.

A student shared that each question in the NID DAT was divided into multiple parts. However, overall, the paper was well-balanced. It was the candidate's first attempt at the NID DAT for the B.Des program.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will open the DAT Prelims recheck window for the B.Des program on April 1. Candidates who have any objections may submit their feedback until April 2, 2025.

The student reaction and exam analysis of NID DAT 2025 exam will be released anytime now. So, stay tuned.

The exam analysis will cover:

1. Sectional difficulty
2. Overall difficulty
3. Good attempts
4. Expected cut-off
5. Paper length, etc.

Yes, the candidate can apply for a recheck of the NID DAT 2025 results. The recheck window will open soon after the DAT Prelims results are declared.

To apply for a recheck, the candidate will have to pay a fee on INR 2000.

The crowd outside the exam center has swelled.

M.Des candidates haven't yet been allowed to leave the exam centre. Looks like they will be allowed to leave the center along with the B.Des candidates.

The B.Des exam ends at 1 pm.

The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam concluded for the M.Des program at 12.30 pm. 

The exit gates, however, hadn't opened till the last time of reporting - 12.40 pm.

The National Institute of Design will declare the results of NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) for the B.Des program on April 1, 2025.

The results will be declared online at the NID DAT 2025 admission portal - admissions.nid.eduadmissions.nid.edu.

Here is a photo of the NID DAT 2025 exam center.

The DAT Prelims results for the M.Des Program will be announced on February 17, 2025. The link to check the results will be given on the NID admission portal.

To check their results, the candidate will have to log-in to the result portal using their email ID and date of birth.

The National Institute of Design doesn’t typically release any answer keys. Also, there is no mention of any answer keys on the NID DAT 2025 admission schedule.

So, it is unlikely that any answer keys will be released for DAT Prelims.

The exam analysis for the NID DAT 2025 exam will be updated here soon after the conclusion of the DAT Prelims exam.

So, the candidate is urged to stay tuned and keep visiting this space.

The NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) exam analysis will cover the following details.

• The overall difficulty level of the exam
• Sectional difficulty
• Expected cut-off
• Topic-wise weightage
• Specific questions asked
• Whether there were any technical issues during the exam, etc.

We have our representatives at the NID DAT 2025 exam center doing live coverage. So, once the exam concludes, we will bring you detailed exam analysis.

With the clock striking 10 am, the NID DAT 2025 exam has commenced. 

We would like to wish all candidates the best of luck. If the candidate manages to qualify DAT Prelims, they will have to appear in DAT Mains.

The DAT Prelims exam will be conducted from 10 am onwards. So, there are only a few moments left before the exam starts.

Candidates are expected to have taken their seats by now. Latecomers if any may be stopped from entering the exam.

Find and take your seat in the designated area before the DAT Prelims exam commences.

This will help you stay relaxed and focused. Instead, if you move about and don’t take your seat, you may get penalized by the invigilator.

In some cases you may also be disqualified; for instance, if the invigilator thinks you are disrupting other candidates.

The seating arrangement for DAT Prelims exams will likely be available on the notice board. So, once you reach the exam center, look for the seating arrangement.

It is advisable to ask the exam officials for guidance and they can help you with the information.

The candidate must make sure they reach the exam venue at least an hour in advance. It is because there are registration and frisking formalities to be completed.

If the candidate gets late, he or she may not be allowed to take the exam.

The exam guidelines will be outlined in the NID DAT 2025 admit card. Carefully go through the pointers mentioned in it.

The admit card will carry candidate details, exam information, and exam-day guidelines

Check out the list of allowed and barred items inside the exam hall, how to behave, and take the exam.

The list of stationery that the candidate needs to carry will be outlined in the NID DAT 2025 admit card.

Bring a blue/black ball-point pen (for filling the OMR sheet), scissors, glue stick, lead pencil (of varying grades), colors (such as oil pastels/color pencils/sketch pens, etc.) eraser, sharpeners, ruler, etc., for examination.

The candidate is recommended to keep some buffer time so that even there is some exigencies, like an unexpected traffic jam, the candidate can reach the exam center on time.

So, if Google map says it will take 1 hour to reach the exam location, consider it as 1 hour 30 minutes just to be on the safer side.

Download the admission books for B.Des and M.Des

• B.Des - NID DAT 2025 Admission Handbook
• M.Des - NID DAT 2025 Admission Handbook

The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam today from 10 am -1 pm. Candidates who have registered for the exam and have been issued admit cards need to reach the exam center on time.

Latecomers will not be allowed inside the exam hall.

IIT Bombay has released the admit cards for the UCEED 2025 and CEED 2025 exams. Candidates who have registered for the exam can download the admit card from the respective admission portals using their email ID and password.

The exams will be held on Jan 19.

We spoke to candidates who appeared in the NID DAT exam in the previous edition. Many of them said that self-study is enough to crack the NID exam.

To succeed in the exam, the candidate will have to stay disciplined, follow the updated syllabus, and rigorously refer to the exam syllabus.

IIT Bombay has released the admit cards for the UCEED 2025 and CEED 2025 exams.

The candidate can download the admit card from the respective admission portals. The UCEED and CEED 2025 exams will be conducted on January 19.

The application form for the NID DAT 2025 exam is closed.

Candidates who couldn't apply for the current session may apply in the next session provided they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria for their chosen program. The application form for the exam will open sometime around September.

Our representatives will be visiting the NID DAT 2025 exam center and speak to test takers. So, we will be gathering real-time student feedback about the exam.

Also, we will bring you a detailed analysis of the exam:

1. Difficulty level
2. Expected cut-off
3. Good attempts
4. Whether there were any issues during the DAT Prelims exam

Here are a few guidelines for attempting the DAT Prelims question paper:

• Solve the easy questions first
• If you are not able to solve a question, move to the next question
• Keep a tab on the time you are taking to solve the questions
• Don’t panic and try to keep a cool head
• Note, if you panic, things can only get worse
• Follow the instructions given by the invigilator

The full form of NID DAT is the National Institute of Design Design Aptitude Test. 

The Design Aptitude Test has two parts

1. DAT Prelims
2. DAT Mains.

It is mandatory for candidates to appear in both exams.

The candidate needs to bring the original ID proof. Photocopies will not be accepted. 

Also, the ID proof must be valid; expired documents will not be accepted.

Carry a printout of the DAT Prelims admit card. Digital copies will not be accepted.

You will have to get admit card signed by the invigilator. Also, keep the admit card until the admission process is over. Note that the admit card will be required at the time of counseling and seat allotment.

The test components and weightage for the B.Des program is given below.

The NIDs offer B.Des and M.Des courses. The B.Des course has an intake of 425 seats, while the M.Des program has 347 seats.

The allotment of seats will be based on NID DAT 2025 merit rank.

The NID DAT 2025 exam is conducted in two stages.

The candidate 1st appears in DAT Prelims, and if shortlisted, next has to take the DAT Mains exam.

The final result of NID DAT 2025 exam will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

The candidate can reach the NID DAT 2025 admission portal at admissions.nid.edu.

The candidate is urged to do some research about the exam center location, the traffic condition, and travel time.

If the exam center is located in a location where there is heavy traffic, it is wise recommended to start a little early and keep some buffer time.

The list of exam cities for DAT Prelims is given below.

The candidate can’t use the DAT Prelims admit card to take the DAT Mains exam. The National Institute of Design will issue separate admit cards for DAT Mains.

The following documents will be considered as a valid photo ID Proof:

• Aadhaar Card
• Student ID card
• Voter ID Card
• Driving licence
• Pan Card
• Passport

On the day of the DAT Prelims exam, the candidate needs to bring the following documents:

• DAT Prelims admit card
• Valid and original ID proof

Note that without these documents, the candidate will not be allowed inside the exam hall.

This is what the DAT prelims admit card download portal looks like:

If you haven’t downloaded the admit card, do it now without any delay. You can download the admit card from the NID DAT 2025 admission portal - admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2025/Default.aspx.

Download the admit card using your email ID and Date of Birth.

The candidate must reach the exam center as per the reporting time mentioned on the NID DAT 2025 admit card. If you don't reach the exam center on time, there is a chance you may not be allowed to take the exam.

Also, even if you are allowed to take the exam, delays of even 4-5 minutes could mean you may not be able to complete the paper and miss out on easy marks.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam on January 5. The duration of the exam for the B.Des program will be 3 hours.

The exam will be administered in 22 cities across India.

The name and address of the exam center will be mentioned on the admit card.

The DAT Prelims exam will be conducted from 10 am onwards. Check the exam timings below.