News & Updates

Applications are currently ongoing and shall close soon - on 3 Dec 2023 (with late fee) – for the national level entrance test conducted by National Institute of Design (NID). NID conducts this entrance test for admission in its 4 Year Bachelor of Design programs offered at following five campuses:

1. NID Ahmedabad

2. NID Andhra Pradesh

3. NID Assam

4. NID Madhya Pradesh

5. NID Haryana

Key dates

Last date to apply without late fee: 1 Dec 2023

Last date to apply with late fee: 3 Dec 2023

DAT Prelims: 24 Dec 2023

DAT Mains: 27-28 Apr 2024

About NID: National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad and at its extension campuses at Bengaluru & Gandhinagar campuses is an Institute of National Importance under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.  It is internationally acclaimed as one of the finest educational and research institutions for Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated (Experiential) Design. The institute is a statutory authority empowered to award its own degrees.

NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Assam and NID Madhya Pradesh are independent autonomous Institutes of National Importance under the DIPP, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. 

NID AP is operating out of Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur Dist.
NID Assam is located in Jorhat
NID Haryana is located in Kurukshetra
NID MP is located in Bhopal

Specializations offered

Product Design

Furniture & Interior Design

Ceramic & Glass Design

Animation Film Design

Film & Video Communication

Exhibition Design

Graphic Design

Textile Design / Textile & Apparel Design

Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design

Industrial Design

Communication Design

Intake: NID Ahmedabad offers 125 seats while each of the other four NIDs offer 75 seats each.

Check NID for complete details about eligibility, test pattern, previous papers, clashing exams.