NID DAT 2025 is scheduled to be held tomorrow offline in 22 cities across India. Candidates appearing for NID DAT must report at 8 AM along with their admit card and one valid ID proof. Check important guidelines here
NID DAT 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
NID DAT 2025 Exam: The National Institute of Design will be conducting the NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT) 2024 tomorrow: January 5. The NID DAT 2024 exam will be held in paper and pen mode from 10 am to 1 pm (Part I + Part II). Candidates appearing for the exam must carry the NID DAT 2024 admit card along with a valid ID proof to the exam hall.
The student ID - Current school/college will not be accepted as an ID proof. They must also note that the gates of the NID DAT exam centre will close 30 minutes before the commencement of the exam or at 9.30 am. Further, no candidate will be allowed entry inside the NID DAT 2024 exam centre.
NID DAT 2024 Exam Day Schedule
Candidates can check the table to know the NID DAT reporting time, gate closing time and exam schedule below:
| Event |
B.Des |
|---|---|
| NID DAT Prelims Date |
Janaury 5, 2025 |
| Reporting Time |
8 AM |
| Gate closing time |
9.30 AM |
| Time of the exam |
10 AM - 1 PM (Part I + Part II) |
NI DAT 2024 Exam-Day Guidelines
Check important exam day guidelines that candidates need to follow while going for NID DAT paper:
- Candidates must carry a printed copy of the NID DAT admit card while appearing for the exam. Entry to the exam centre will be denied without it.
- They must report to the NID 2024 exam centre by 8 AM. The exam centre gates will close at 9:30 AM, 30 minutes before the exam begins. Late entry will not be permitted under any circumstances.
- Along with the NID DAT admit card, they must also bring a valid photo ID proof. Any digital/photocopy of the ID will not be accepted.
- They can also carry a blue/black ball-point pen (for filling the OMR sheet), scissors, glue stick, colours (such as oil pastels/colour pencils/sketch pens, etc.) eraser, sharpeners, ruler, etc., for examination.
- They must not carry mobile phones, any type of watch, bag, handbag, papers, notes, books, calculators, electronic gadgets, /white fluid, etc
- They must take their assigned seat after entering the NID DAT exam hall.
- Avoid any form of unfair practices inside the exam hall; being caught will lead to disqualification.
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Q: When will list of exam centers for NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) be released?
The National Institite of Design (NID) has released the list of exam centres for the DAT Prelims exam on September 3, 2024.
The list of exam centers have been published in the respective admission brochures for the B.Des and M.Des programs.
The DAT Prelims exam will be conducted in 22 cities across the country - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada.
Note that each of these cities may have one or more exam centres.
The candidate can select their choice of exam centre at the time of filling out the application form. The NID DAT 2025 application form opened on September 3, 2024.
Q: Can I get admission in NID Gandhinagar without entrance exam?
As per the information available online, NID Gandhinagar admissions are entrance-based. Hence, direct admission is not offered to the candidates. Candidates seeking admission to MDes programmes have to appear for the DAT prelims and DAT mains. The institute shortlist candidates for the Mains based on score in prelims. Further, in the Mains exam, candidates have to take the studio test followed by an interview round.
Q: When will the NID DAT 2025 Prelims exam be conducted?
The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam on January 5, 2025.
The B.Des exam will be held from 10 am - 1 pm; meanwhile, the M.Des exam will be held from 10 am - 12.30 am.
The DAT Prelims for the B.Des programme will be conducted in a paper-and-pencil/pen mode. The question paper may incude both textual and visual questions. Other details like duration of the exam, marking scheme, etc. will be published in the DAT Prelims admit card.
The candidate needs to report for the exam at 8 am. Gates closing time is 9.30 am.
The DAT Prelims exam for the M.Des programme will be conducted offline and include a mix of objective and subjective questions. The paper will have a total of 100 questions.
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