NID DAT 2025 registration begins on admissions.nid.edu; prelims exam on January 5
NID DAT 2025: Candidates can fill BDes, MDes application forms by December 3. Know eligibility, application fee, important dates.
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Vagisha Kaushik | September 4, 2024 | 08:04 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The National Institute of Design has commenced the online registration process for the NID Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) 2025. Interested and eligible candidates can fill NID DAT application form 2025 on the official website - admissions.nid.edu. The last date to apply for NID DAT 2025 is December 3, 2024 with a regular fee. NID DAT Prelims 2025 will be held on January 5, 2025.
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NID DAT is an entrance exam for admission to BDes and MDes programmes at the NID campuses and other participating institutes. The exam will be conducted in two stages – prelims and mains. Candidates have to clear both prelims and mains exam to secure seats.
As per the minimum eligibility criteria, candidates who have passed or will appear for Class 12 qualifying exam in the academic year 2024-25 in any stream from any recognized board are eligible to apply for BDes programmes.
For MDes, those having a bachelor’s degree of three or four year from a recognized university or a full-time diploma in design, fine arts, applied arts, or architecture after Class 12 from a recognized institution are eligible.
NID DAT 2025 application fee
The category-wise application fee for the BDes programme for the 2024-25 academic year are given below.
|
Category |
DAT application fee |
Application fee + late fee |
|
General/ General- EWS/ OBC-NCL |
Rs 3,000 |
Rs 4,500 |
|
SC/ ST/ General-PwD/ General-EWS-PwD/ OBC-NCL-PwD/ SC-PwD/ ST-PwD |
Rs 1,500 |
Rs 2,250 |
|
Overseas (Supernumerary) |
Rs 5,000 |
Rs 7,500 |
Here’s category-wise application fee fro MDes programmes.
|
Category |
DAT application fee |
Application fee + late fee |
||
|
1 Discipline |
2 Discipline |
1 Discipline |
2 Discipline |
|
|
General/ General- EWS/ OBC-NCL |
Rs 3,000 |
Rs 6,000 |
Rs 4,500 |
Rs 9,000 |
|
SC/ ST/ General-PwD/ General-EWS-PwD/ OBC-NCL-PwD/ SC-PwD/ ST-PwD |
Rs 1,500 |
Rs 3,000 |
Rs 2,250 |
Rs 4,500 |
|
Overseas (Supernumerary) |
Rs 5,000 |
Rs 10,000 |
Rs 7,500 |
Rs 15,000 |
How to fill out the NID DAT application form 2025?
Students can follow the steps given below to apply for BDes, MDes programmes.
- Go to the official website of NID - admissions.nid.edu.
- In the ‘How to apply’ section, click on signup
- Enter the required details and login with generated credentials
- Fill the application form and upload the necessary documents
- Pay the required fee and submit the form
- Download and take a printout of the form
NID DAT 2025: Important dates
The schedule for BDes and MDes exams is given below.
|
Events |
Dates |
|
Registration begins |
September 3, 2024 |
|
Last date to submit application form |
December 3, 2024 till 4 pm |
|
Correction of application form |
December 4 to 9, 2024 |
|
NID DAT admit card |
December 24, 2024 |
|
NID DAT 2025 prelims exam |
January 5, 2025 |
|
NID DAT prelims result |
M.Des: February 17, 2025 B.Des: April 1, 2025 |
|
Rechecking Request for DAT prelims |
M.Des: February 17 to 18, 2025 B.Des: April 1, 2025 to April 2, 2025 |
|
Download admit card for NID DAT mains |
M.Des: February 24, 2025 B.Des: April 14, 2025 |
|
NID 2025 Mains exam |
M.Des: March 3 to April 6, 2025 B.Des: April 26 to May 4, 2025 |
|
NID DAT mains result |
M.Des: May 6, 2025 B.Des: May 16, 2025 |
|
Window for submission of campus preference |
May 16 to 18, 2025 |
|
Rechecking request for DAT mains |
M.Des: May 6 to 7, 2025 B.Des: May 16 to 17, 2025 |
|
Seat allotment, payment of token fees and uploading of documents |
M.Des: May 6 to 7, 2025 B.Des: May 27 to 30, 2025 |
|
Provisional offer letter of NID admission |
MDes: May 20, 2025
|
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