NID DAT 2021 Live Updates - Paper Analysis OUT, Answer Key, Student Reviews

The National Institute of Design offers various BDes and MDes programmes to the aspiring students. Candidates need to secure the minimum qualifying marks to gain admission in the institute. The institute will soon release the NID DAT cutoff 2021 for all the categories. NID DAT 2021 cutoff  is expected to remain along the same lines as the previous year's cutoff. Aspiring students can check out the NID DAT expected cut off to draw a fair idea of gaining admission into any one of the NID institutes. 

Expected NID DAT cutoff 2021 - Campus wise

NID DAT 2021 has been successfully conducted today, March 14, in various exam centres. NID Design Aptitude Test was held in pen and paper mode. Students were not allowed to take the Question-Cum-Answer booklet outside the examination hall. 

According to the input from candidates, a total of 36 questions were asked out of which Question no. 1 - 31 were multiple choice questions. Whereas Question no.32-26 were subjective questions. In the multiple choice section, questions related to COVID 19, Padma Shri Award, folk and culture of different Indian communities and History of Designing were asked. On the other hand, subjective type sections mainly consist of pictorial and textual questions. In the subjective section, students were asked to design a poster using both visual and text related to bullying awareness programmes in schools and colleges. 

NID DAT 2021 exam seat reservation policy is given below:

The National Institute of Design will release the NID DAT 2021 answer key anytime soon on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates can check the NID DAT answer key from the ‘Admission Portal’ by providing the required login credentials. The steps to download NID DAT answer key 2021 are as follows.

• Visit the official website - admissions.nid.edu

•  Click on the ‘NID DAT 2021 answer key’ tab

• Enter the email address, date of birth, application number and verification code in the login window

• Click on the ‘Submit’ button

• NID DAT answer key 2021 will be displayed the screen

• Download the answer key and take the printout of the same

NID Ahmedabad offers 3 specializations in B.Des:

• Faculty of Communication Design

• Faculty of Industrial Design

• Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

The seat intake is as follows:

Faculty of Communication Design

Faculty of Industrial Design

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

According to theinput from students and experts, the overall difficulty level of the exam was moderately difficult. Most of the students found the pictorial and diagram section quite tricky, however, the general knowledge section was easy to moderate. There are a total 36 questions in which Question 1 - 31 were multiple choice and 32 - 36 are subjective type questions. 

While speaking to the correspondent of Careers360, Anand said “The NID DAT questions were quite lengthy and were moderately difficult. However, I attempted all the questions and the reasonable & logical section was easy”. 

The National Institute of design successfully conducted the NID DAT 2021 today, March 14, in various exam centres. The entrance test was conducted in pen and paper mode.

The National Institute of Design will release the NID DAT answer key 2021 anytime soon on its official website admissions.edu.in. NID DAT 2021 result for prelims exam is expected to be out tentatively in the fourth week of March in online mode. The shortlisted candidates after the prelims exam will be eligible for the mains exam which consists of studio test and personal interview.

The NID DAT 2021 exam has begun now, in offline mode in 23 cities. The duration of the exam is 3 hours for B.Des students and 4 hours 30 minutes for MDes students. Candidates were seen wearing face masks/shields and hand gloves to avoid infecting the COVID-19 virus. Candidates had reported to the exam venue 2 hours prior to the exam time and the gate was closed 30 minutes before the exam commencement. None of the students were allowed to enter the exam hall without the NID DAT 2021 admit card and identity card.

Candidates must know the tactic to answer the question to score well in the exam. The best effort of the candidates can go awry if they fall into any test-taking trap. The tricks to answer the NID DAT questions are as follows.

• Do not ponder in one question

• Make a time frame of each question and section

• Answer the questions which you know

• Do not get trick by questions with figures and diagrams

• Spare at least 20 minutes to review your response

Students are advised to take all the necessary COVID 19 precautionary measurements to prevent themselves from getting infected. The COVID 19 guidelines which candidates must be followed at the exam centres are as follows.

• Candidates must wear face masks and hand gloves.

• No candidates will be allowed enter the exam venue without the face mask. 

• Students will be allowed to enter the exam venue only after thermal screening and sanitizing their hands.

• Students must follow the social distancing norm as per the Government guidelines.

• Students showing COVID 19 symptoms such as mild fever, cold-cough will not be allowed to enter the exam venue. 

• Candidates must carry a transparent hand sanitizer bottle. 

As a precautionary measurement against the COVID 19, thermal screening was done at the entry gate by the test-centres staff. Candidates showing mild-fever, cold-cough were not allowed to enter the exam venue. 

It is necessary for the candidates to follow the exam day guidelines during the entrance test. NID DAT 2021 exam day instructions are given below. 

• Candidates must carry NID DAT admit card, identification proof and COVID 19 self-declaration form to the exam centres.

• Candidates are not allowed to carry any unauthorised items such as electronics gadgets and study materials to the exam centres.

• Candidates must report to the exam centres at least 2 hour before the commencement of the exam.

• None of the candidates will be allowed to enter the exam venue after the gate has closed under any circumstances.

• Candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam venue without a face mask. However, students will be asked to remove the face mask at the entry gate for identification purposes.

• Possession of any unauthorised items by the candidates during the exam will be considered as attempting to send the question cum answer booklet outside the exam hall. Carrying the question cum answer outside the examination hall is a punishable offense. 

• In case, if the candidate is found using or possession of restricted items or indulging in unfair means is liable to be summarily disqualified. 

• None of the candidates will be allowed to leave the examination hall before the completion of the exam.

Students arrived at the test centres and report for the exam. 

Aspiring candidates are advised to report to the exam centres along with the necessary documents like admit card, identity card, COVID 19 self-declaration form etc at least 2 hours before the commencement of the exam. Candidates must leave for the exam earlier to avoid any sort of traffic on the way to exam centres. None of the candidates will be allowed to enter the examination venue after the entry gate is closed.

Exam reporting time 

It is necessary for the candidates to carry the important documents and items to the exam centres. Following are the list which candidates must carry to the NID DAT 2021 exam centres. 

• NID DAT 2021 admit card

• Identity cards - PAN card, Driving license, Passport, Aadhar card, Voter ID card and Student ID issued by the current school/college

• Stationery items -  lead pencil, colors, eraser, sharpeners and ruler

• Transparent sanitizer bottle 

• Water bottle 

• Duly filled COVID 19 self-declaration form

• Face mask

None of the candidates will be allowed to enter the examination hall without the NID DAT 2021 admit card. Candidates must note that no digital copy and photocopy of the identity card is considered to be valid.

It is necessary for the candidates to carry theimportant documents and items to the exam centres. Following are the list which candidates must carry to the NID DAT 2021 exam centres. 

• NID DAT 2021 admit card

• Identity cards - PAN card, Driving license, Passport, Aadhar card, Voter ID card and Student ID issued by the current school/college

• Stationery items -  lead pencil, colors, eraser, sharpeners and ruler

• Transparent sanitizer bottle 

• Water bottle 

• Duly filled COVID 19 self-declaration form

• Face mask

None of the candidates will be allowed to enter the examination hall without the NID DAT 2021 admit card. Candidates must note that no digital copy and photocopy of the identity card is considered to be valid.

NID DAT 2021 is scheduled to conduct today, March 14, in offline mode. Aspiring students can check the complete time slot of NID Design Aptitude Test (DAT)2021.

NID DAT exam time (B.Des)

NID DAT exam time (MDes)