No, unfortunately, you cannot directly join NID Bangalore for any program, including undergraduate (B.Des.) or postgraduate (M.Des.) courses. There is no such provision for direct admission at NID Bangalore.
Admission to all programs at NID Bangalore, and across all NID campuses, is solely based on a
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No, NID Bangalore does not offer direct admission. For admission to the institute, candidates must take the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and Mains. The M.Des programme at NID Bangalore requires passing the NID DAT in order to be admitted. As a result, NID Bangalore does not offer direct admiss
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