NID ELIGIBILITY 2021

Latest Updates for NID 2021

Due to the current pandemic situation, DAT Mains for NID Admission 2021-22, will be held in Online Mode only. 

For B.Des: Shortlisted Candidates for NID DAT Mains would be required to upload a theme poster as a single PDF file, size not exceeding 10 MB (Topic will be communicated separately to shortlisted candidates)

For M.Des: Shortlisted Candidates for NID DAT Mains would be required to submit a Statement of Purpose (SoP) within a maximum word limit of 300 words, which needs to be typed & uploaded as a single PDF file, size not exceeding 2 MB (Questions will be communicated separately to shortlisted candidates) The candidates are also required to prepare a digital copy of their portfolio to be uploaded as a single file in PDF format, size not exceeding 10MB. 

ELIGIBILITY FOR NID ENTRANCE EXAM
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, 2001 are eligible to apply.
• For Foreign Nationals Overseas Category : Candidates born on or after July 1, 2001 are eligible to apply.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category ( OBC-NCL, SC, ST ): Candidates born on or after July 1, 1998 are eligible to apply.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category ( PwD ): Candidates born on or after July 1, 1996 are eligible to apply.

NID ADMISSION ELIGIBILITY 
NID B DES - EDUCATION

Educational Qualification for four year B.Des. programme

FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN

FACULTY OF TEXTILE, APPAREL & LIFESTYLE ACCESSORY DESIGN

NID REQUIREMENTS
NID B Des - EDUCATION

Educational Qualification for four year B Des programme at NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh and NID Assam

• 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.)  during the academic year 2020-21

NID EXAM ELIGIBILITY
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
NID M DES - EDUCATION

Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Ahmedabad Campus. 

Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Gandhinagar Campus. 

  Educational Qualification for 2-1/2 year M.Des. programme at Bengaluru Campus. 

NID QUALIFICATIONS
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. Of the seats available for the M.Design and B.Design programmes, 15% supernumerary seats have been created for overseas applicants. The actual number of seats available under Overseas category are as follows:

• Supernumerary seats under Overseas category are only available for M.Design and B.Design (Only Ahmedabad) programmes.
• 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.
• 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.
• In order to accept the offer of admission, overseas candidates are required to visit the relevant NID campus in person, as per the schedule.
• At this time, candidates will be required to produce the required documents along with their self attested photocopies.

MINIMUM QUALIFYING CRITERIA

For M.Des and B.Des Programme:

Candidates from the various categories will be considered eligible for final admission only if their final percentile score exceeds the minimum qualifying criteria which will be announced later by NID

About the Author: Anu Handa is an Interior Designer, DIY Artist, Co-Founder and Educator at Mosaic Institute of Design. She has been the lead blogpost writer at www.mosaicdesigns.in since 2009. Her educational background in Interior Design, Urban Planning and the English Language has given her a broad base to cover a range of topics in her articles. Anu has spent 15+ years training Design & B.Arch Aspirants for entrance exams.

Passionate about Design Education, she’s briefly worked with Annamalai University as a paper setter for Design Exams. Likes to write about Design, Architecture and related fields, on online platforms like Quora. Aims at challenging the conventional & age old teaching methodology.