Organisation : National Institute Of Design (NID)
Exam Name : Master Of Design Aptitude Test
Applicable For : Bachelor Degree Students
Last Date : 19th December with late fees
Website : https://admissions.nid.edu/
Contents
- 1 What Is Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
- 2 Eligibility Criteria For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
- 3 How To Apply For Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
- 4 Prelims For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
- 5 Documents Required For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
- 6 What Are The Important Dates Of Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
What Is Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad and its extension campuses at Gandhinagar & Bengaluru, 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. The last date to apply for National Institute Of Master Of Design Aptitude Test is 19th December with late fees.
Related / Similar Exam : UG Design Aptitude Test (DAT) 2023-2024
Eligibility Criteria For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
All candidates applying for the M.Des. programme (any discipline) must fulfill eligibility criteria of both age and education qualification as under.
Educational Qualification:
** In addition to satisfying the above age criteria, the candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions:
** 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 2023*.
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 2023*.
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 2022.
How To Apply For Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
To Apply For National Institute Of Master Of Design Aptitude Test (DAT) follow the below steps,
Steps :
Step-1 : Go to the link – https://admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2023/Default.aspx
Step-2 : Click on the link Sign Up enter Nationality, Category, Disability, Birthdate, Email, Mobile
Step-3 : Application Form enter Personal & Educational Details, Work Experience (Only M.Des.)
Step-4 : Upload Documents Photograph, Signature, Caste / PwD Certificate, Passport
Step-5 : Payment and Print Pay Online and Print Application Form.
Prelims For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims
** Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims will be conducted at various test centres across India
** Candidates should note that appearing for the DAT Prelims or being shortlisted for the second stage of the 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 Mains exam.
** Exact details of the Test Centre will be announced later in the DAT Mains Admit Card.
Documents Required For Master Of Design Aptitude Test
Overseas category candidates required documents :
** Self-attested copy of the relevant pages of their valid passport.
** Self-attested copies of their grade sheets/mark sheets of all semesters equivalent to SSC (Grade X), HSC (Grade XII) and their degree certificate/provisional certificate/passing certificate issued by the University.
** An equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, will have to be obtained in advance and required to be submitted at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023.
** The candidate will be responsible for obtaining a student visa for the entire duration of the programme at NID, before the commencement of the programme.
** If selected candidates do not pay their programme fees or fail to produce any of the required documents, or if they decline the offer of admissions, their candidature will stand cancelled and their seat will be offered to the next candidate in order of merit under Overseas category.
** Seats remaining vacant in the Overseas (supernumerary) category will lapse and will not be transferred to candidates from any other categories.
** Overseas candidates will have to appear for DAT Prelims and DAT Mains as per the schedule mentioned in Section 2 of this document.
** Overseas candidates may choose their test centre for DAT Prelims from any test centre mentioned in Section 7.3 of this document.
** The medium of instruction at NID is English language.
What Are The Important Dates Of Master Of Design Aptitude Test?
The Important Dates Of Master Of Design Aptitude Test are,
** Accepting Application Forms online begins – Friday, 21 October 2022
** Last date for submitting online applications – Friday, 1600 hrs. 16 December 2022
** Submission of online applications with payment of late fees – Friday, 1800 hrs. 16 December to Monday, 1600 hrs. 19 December 2022
** Prelims Exam Date – Sunday, 8 January 2023
** Mains Exam Date – 20 March 2023 to 23 April 2023