Last updated · Confirm dates, fees and eligibility on the official website before you apply.
Design aptitude admission process for eligible NID programs under the current admissions handbook.
Understand the exam
Who can appear
Age, qualifying examination, category and program rules change by cycle; verify the current official admissions handbook.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
Overview
Subjects
PreparationPlan
AdmissionProcess
Who can appear. 12th for B.Des; graduation for M.Des.
How often. Once a year.
Format. Written plus studio test and interview.
Conducted by. National Institute of Design.
Dates, eligibility and the paper pattern change from year to year. Check the current official notification before you plan around any of this.
Where the score is used
Common questions
Design aptitude admission process for eligible NID programs under the current admissions handbook.
Age, qualifying examination, category and program rules change by cycle; verify the current official admissions handbook.
No. Admission also depends on the target course and institution eligibility, score or rank, counselling, documents, category rules and seat availability for the current cycle.
B.Des and M.Des admission at NID campuses.
12th for B.Des; graduation for M.Des. Confirm this against the current official notification, because eligibility rules are revised between sessions.
Once a year. Written plus studio test and interview.
National Institute of Design.
AI can make mistakes. Always confirm dates, fees and eligibility with the official authority before you apply. Disclaimer