What is the syllabus & exam pattern of the NID?

Hi, There are two stages of NID Entrance. 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 this prelims or being ranked in the shortlist does not guarantee automatic entitlement to admission. Stage 2 - Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains: Candidate shortlisted after the DAT prelims will be invited to appear for the stage 2 DAT main exam in Ahmedabad. For M.Des. - selected candidates will be invited to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru or Gandhinagar. About DAT prelims: The Design Aptitude Test (DAT) prelims primarily evaluates each candidate on the following abilities: knowledge, analysis, visualization, comprehension and creativity. The Design Aptitude Test prelims consist of an examination for 3-hours duration and will be marked out of 100 points. This is a pen and paper test conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centres. DAT prelims consist of 2 parts: Part 1: Multiple choice questions marked out of 70 points. This part has questions with 1 or more than 1 correct answer. The responses of this part will be recorded on an OMR sheet and evaluated digitally. Part 2: Subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and or written formats. The question paper is in English, all questions are compulsory. There is no negative marking. Dat Mains B.Des and GDPD: The DAT Mains for these programmes may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model - making. Total marks of the test will be out of 100 and the duration will be of 3 hours. The DAT Mains will be conducted in English. The test centre will be at Ahmedabad. I hope this information will help you out. All the best.

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Hello, NID, an aptitude test conducted by National Institute of Design. NID exam doesn't have any set syllabus. Questions are asked on the basics topics such as Communication Skills, Composition, Creativity, Drawing Skills, General Mental Ability, and Sensitivity to Environment and Subjects of Design. It is conducted in two stages: Prelims and Mains. Prelims consists of two parts: Part I- having Multiple-choice questions marked out of 70 points. This part has questions with one or more than one correct answer. The responses of this part will be recorded on an OMR sheet and evaluated digitally. Part II- having subjective questions marked out of 30 points, with responses to be provided in visual and/or written formats. The Design Aptitude Test (Prelims) consists of an examination of 90 minutes duration and will be marked out of 100 points. This is a pen-and-paper test conducted at the same time on the same day across all test centres. The question paper is in English. All questions are compulsory. There is no negative marking.

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Syllabus of NID entrance exam is mentioned below: NID that Syllabus for B.Des Admissions: -Outline for beginners -Colour Terminology -Inspiration & Design Development -Mood, theme & color inter-relationship -Design Theory -Elements & Principles Of Design -Natural & Geometrical Form -Innovation in Design -Principles of Composition -Lettering -Optical Illusion -Understanding Light & Shade -Colour Psychology & Optical Illusions -Form & Function -Colour, Pattern & Texture -Theme Development -Creative thinking & writing -Picture Analysis -Visual Logic -Good Design vs. Bad Design -Drawing Fundamentals -Use of Measurements, Scale & proportions -Optical Illusion -Foreshortening & Perspective -Developing Themes & Colour Associations -Inspiration & Creativity -Ornaments & motifs -Memory Drawing -Usage of color in Compositions -Expression & Emotion -Exercises on imagination -Lateral Thinking -Story pictures -Presentation Techniques -Imagination & Doodling -3D Visualization -Graphics & Pictograms -Innovation & Creation -Design Awareness -Developing Observation NID Studio Test Syllabus for B.Des Admissions 2018-2019 - Model Making - Doodling - Meeting with past successful students - How to evolve ideas - Audio Visual Exercises - Material Manipulation - Creative Thinking For exam pattern, please refer to the link below: <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/design/communication-design/exams/nid-entrance-exam/pattern" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://www.shiksha.com/design/communication-design/exams/nid-entrance-exam/pattern</a>

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