(Notification) NID : National Institute of Design-2022-23
General Information :
National Institute of Design (NID) at Ahmedabad and at its Bengaluru and Gandhinagar Extension campuses is an 'Institute of National Importance' as per the NID Act 2014 as well as an autonomous Institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. As per the NID Act 2014, the Institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees- presently offering Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) of four-year duration, Masters of Design (M.Des.) of two-and-a-half year duration and PhD in Design. The Institute is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh & NID Assam are independent autonomous institutes under the DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and offer full time Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD) of four-year duration.
Admission to all the programmes at NID is on the basis of the candidates' performance in the two-stages of Design Aptitude Test. The objective of these exams is to assess the knowledge, skills and behavioural abilities of candidates.
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims will be conducted at various test centres across India (Refer Section 7.3 of this document). Candidates should note that appearing for the DAT Prelims or being shortlisted for second stage of admission process does NOT guarantee automatic entitlement to admission.
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains Candidates shortlisted after the DAT Prelims will be invited to appear for the Stage 2 DAT Main exam at Ahmedabad or at all campuses of NID viz Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Exact details of the Test Centre will be mentioned in the DAT Mains Admit Card.
Note:
Candidates are fully and solely responsible to provide correct information during the application process. If it is found that any information provided by the candidate is not true, NID has the right to cancel, at any stage, the candidate's application or admission in accordance with its rules and regulations. Any direct or indirect attempt to influence the management and employees of the Institute will lead to automatic disqualification of the candidate.
The Institute has the sole prerogative to determine the procedure for each cycle of admission. In case of any matter not covered in this handbook, NID's decisions shall be considered final and binding to all the parties concerned.
Important Dates :
| Admission Stage | Dates |
| 1 | Accepting Application Form online starts | Tuesday, 05 October 2021 |
| 2 | Last date for submitting online application | 1600 hrs. Tuesday, 30 November 2021 |
| 3 | Submission of online application with payment of late fees | 1600 hrs. Wednesday, 01 December 2021 to 1600 hrs. Sunday, 05 December 2021 |
| 4 | Window to edit the application forms | 1600 hrs. Monday, 06 December 2021 to 1600 hrs. Monday, 13 December 2021 |
| 5 | Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims ** | Thursday, 23 December 2021 |
| 6 | DAT Prelims Exam | Sunday, 02 January 2022 |
| 7 | DAT Prelims result | Will be announced later |
| 8 | Information regarding DAT Mains | Will be announced later |
Education Qualification :
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
- Applications for academic year 2022–23 are open to candidates who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2021–22 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, Humanities etc.) from any recognized board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or equivalent.
Master of Design (M.Des.)
- Bachelor Degree of minimum 4-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard from any university or institute recognised by law in India.
Condition: Candidate must have passed the Bachelor Degree examinations at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May/June 2022*.
OR
- Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/Architecture, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard, from any university or institute recognised by law in India.
Condition: Candidates must have passed the Diploma examinations at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May/June 2022*.
OR
- Bachelor Degree of minimum 3-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard.
Condition: Candidates must have passed the 3-year Bachelor degree examinations by August 2021.
Age limit :
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2002 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBCNCL), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1999 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1997 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2002 are eligible to apply for admission.
Master of Design (M.Des.)
For Indian Nationals in General Category & General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1992 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBCNCL), Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1989 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Indian Nationals in Person with Disabilities (PwD) Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1987 are eligible to apply for admission.
- For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1992 are eligible to apply for admission.
Application Fee :
Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)
| Category | Application Fees |
| General | Rs.3000/- |
| General- EWS | Rs.3000/- |
| OBC-NCL | Rs.3000/- |
| SC | Rs.1500/- |
| ST | Rs.1500/- |
| General-PwD | Rs.1500/- |
| General-EWS-PwD | Rs.1500/- |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | Rs.1500/- |
| SC-PwD | Rs.1500/- |
| ST-PwD | Rs.1500/- |
| Overseas (Supernumerary) | Rs.5000/- |
Master of Design (M.Des.)
| Category | 1 Discipline only | 2 Disciplines |
| General | Rs.3000/- | Rs.6000/- |
| General- EWS | Rs.3000/- | Rs.6000/- |
| OBC-NCL | Rs.3000/- | Rs.6000/- |
| SC | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| ST | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| General-PwD | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| General-EWS-PwD | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| OBC-NCL-PwD | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| SC-PwD | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| ST-PwD | Rs.1500/- | Rs.3000/- |
| Overseas (Supernumerary) | Rs.5000/- | Rs.10000/- |
How to Apply :
Step 1: Signup/Registration
Step 2: Fill the Online Application Form
1. Log in and proceed to Step 2-Application Form.
2. Fill in all the required details.
3. After filling all details, click 'Save & Proceed to go to the next section 'Upload Document'.
4. Click Save & Exit' to complete the form at a later time or date.
Step 3: Uploading your Documents and signature
1. Upload a scanned recent passport-size photograph as per the instructions. All photographs must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding 100 KB in size. It must be a coloured photograph taken at a professional studio. Photographs with self composed portraits will not be accepted.
2. Upload your scanned signature as per the instructions. All signature files must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding 100 KB in size. You should have your signature digitally photographed or scanned and cropped to the required size.
3. Candidates applying under the GEN-EWS category are required to upload their valid EWS Certificate issued by a competent authority. The date of issue of EWS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN: B.DES/GDPD ADMISSIONS HANDBOOK 2020-21 certificate must be 01 April 2019 or later. The certificate must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceed 150 KB in size.
4. Candidates applying under the OBC-NCL category are required to upload their valid OBC-NCL Certificate issued by a competent authority. The date of issue of OBC-NCL certificate must be 01 April 2019 or later. The certificate must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceed 150 KB in size.
5. Candidates applying under the SC and ST categories are required to upload their valid Caste Certificate issued by a competent authority. The certificate must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding150 KB in size.
6. Candidates applying under the Persons with Disability (PWD) category are required to upload their valid Disability Certificate issued by a competent medical authority as per the guidelines of the Government of India. The certificate must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding 150 KB in size.
7. Candidates applying under the Overseas category are required to upload the first and last page of their valid passport, clearly showing all of their personal information. The document must be in JPG/JPEG format and not exceeding150 KB in size.
8. List of documents to be uploaded by candidates of various categories at the time of applying online are summarized as unde
Courtesy : NID
