NID ELIGIBILITY 2023
NID 2023 Application forms are out now. For NID admissions to acadamic year 2023-24, the application process started on 21st October, 2022. NID DAT Prelims for both B Des & M Des exams will be held on 8th January, 2023.
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1. NID B Des Eligibility Criteria - Age
2. NID B Des Eligibility Criteria - Education
3. NID M Des Eligibility Criteria - Age
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DetailsELIGIBILITY FOR NID ENTRANCE EXAM 2023
NID B DES - AGE
Upper Age Limit for Candidates: NID Bachelor of Design (B Des.)
- For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Candidates born on or after July 1, 2003 are eligible to apply.
- For Foreign Nationals Overseas Category : Candidates born on or after July 1, 2003 are eligible to apply.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (OBC-NCL, SC, ST): Candidates born on or after July 1, 2000 are eligible to apply.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (PwD): Candidates born on or after July 1, 1998 are eligible to apply.
NID Admission Eligibility 2023
NID B DES - Education
Educational Qualification for four year B.Des. programme
FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DISCIPLINE | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
Product Design | Candidates who have passed or who will appear for Higher Secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations from any recognized board of education like CBSE / IB / ICSC in any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts etc.) in the academic year 2022-23 |
Furniture Design | |
Ceramic & Glass Design |
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN
DISCIPLINE | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
Graphic Design | Candidates who have passed or who will appear for Higher Secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations from any recognized board of education like CBSE / IB / ICSC in any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts etc.) in the academic year 2022-23 |
Animation Film Design | |
Film & Video Communication Design | |
Exhibition (Spatial) Design |
FACULTY OF TEXTILE, APPAREL & LIFESTYLE ACCESSORY DESIGN
DISCIPLINE | EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION |
Textile Design | Candidates who have passed or who will appear for Higher Secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations from any recognized board of education like CBSE / IB / ICSC in any stream (Science, Commerce, Arts etc.) in the academic year 2022-23 |
Educational Qualification for four year B Des programme at NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Assam are also the same as above.
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NID REQUIREMENTS 2023
NID B Des - EDUCATION
Examinations considered equivalent to the above are as follows:
NID EXAM ELIGIBILITY 2023
NID M DES - AGE
Upper Age Limit for Candidates: NID Master of Design (M.Des.)
- For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Candidates born on or after July 1, 1991 are eligible to apply.
- For Foreign Nationals in Overseas Category : Candidates born on or after July 1, 1991 are eligible to apply.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category ( OBC-NCL, SC, ST ): Candidates born on or after July 1, 1988 are eligible to apply.
- For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category ( PwD ): Candidates born on or after July 1, 1986 are eligible to apply.
NID ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2023
NID M DES - EDUCATION
Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Ahmedabad Campus.
DISCIPLINES | |
Product Design |
Furniture Design |
Graphic Design |
Ceramic & Glass Design |
Textile Design |
Animation Film Design |
Film & Video Communication Design |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION | |
The Candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination before August 2022:
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Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Gandhinagar Campus.
DISCIPLINES | |
New Media Design |
Lifestyle Accessory Design |
Toy & Game Design |
Photography Design |
Apparel Design |
Strategic Design Management |
Transportation & Automobile design |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION | |
The Candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination before August 2022:
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Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Bengaluru Campus.
DISCIPLINES | |
Digital Game Design |
Interaction Design |
Information Design |
Universal Design |
Design for Retail Experience |
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION | |
The Candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in May 2023:
OR Candidates must have passed the examination before August 2022:
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NID QUALIFICATIONS 2023
NID B DES & M DES - OVERSEAS CATEGORY
Who is eligible to apply under the overseas category? Foreign candidates—applicants holding citizenship of a country other than India are eligible to apply, provided they fulfill all the eligibility criteria mentioned above.
In addition to the seats available for the B.Design programmes, 15% supernumerary seats have been created for overseas applicants.
Of the seats available for the M.Design programmes, 15% supernumerary seats have been created for overseas applicants.
The actual number of seats available under Overseas category are as follows:
Programme | No. of seats |
Master of Design (Discipline having 19 seats) | 03 |
Master of Design (Discipline having 12 seats) | 02 |
Bachelor of Design, NID Ahmedabad | 19 |
Bachelor of Design, NID Madhya Pradesh | 11 |
Bachelor of Design, NID Haryana | 11 |
- Applicants holding OCI & PIO card will have to apply only under the Overseas (supernumerary) Category.
- Foreign applicants fall outside the ambit of seats reserved for the OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories.
- Candidates under Overseas Category are required to pay the fees as per the overseas fee structure.
- Candidates must possess a valid passport. The candidate must ensure that the passport is current at the time of applying online.
- Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) holding an Indian passport are not eligible to apply under the Overseas category and will have to apply as Indian nationals.
- After all the stages of the admission process have been completed, the final merit list of the Overseas category will be prepared. Successful candidates will be offered admission to NID based on the merit list. Candidates will be offered admission based on the minimum qualifying criteria.
- At this time, candidates will be required to produce the required documents along with their self attested photocopies.
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