When should I star preparing for NID entrance?

NID DAT has two stages: DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. Candidates who qualify in Prelims are shortlisted for Mains. Question types and evaluation process may differ for B.Des and M.Des admissions.

NID does not release any official syllabus for NID entrance exam. As per the previous years' question patterns, NID syllabus focuses on design aptitude, creativity, observation, visualisation, drawing, logical thinking and problem-solving. 

The NID Entrance Exam is conducted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate design courses offered by NID campuses in India.

UCEED and NID DAT test different skills. Students should compare the exam patterns with their own strengths.

Both institutions offer the BDes course but with completely different admission processes. IIT Indore accepts admission based on the UCEED entrance exam, while BITS Pilani considers the NID Entrance exam/ BITSAT exam result. 

See the table below to compare both insttutions on different factors:&