Exam Name | National Institute of Design Aptitude Test (NID DAT) |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Level | National Level |
Exam Mode | Pen and Paper based exam |
Exam Duration |
3 hours |
Eligibility | Candidate must be below 20 years of age for Des/GDPD and below 30 years of age for MDes. Reserved categories can avail age relaxation as per the government of India norms. |
Admission for which course? | Admission to Des, MDes and GDPD courses |
Syllabus
Stage 1 (Written Test) Important Topics
- Communication skills
- Composition
- Animation
- Creativity
- Drawing Skills (For subjective part)
- General Mental Ability
- Design skills
- sensitivity
- Visual Design
- Thematic color arrangement
- Proportions and Perspective
- Abstract Symbolism
- Memory Drawing
2nd stage (Studio Test) Important Topics
- Doodling
- 3D Modeling
- Observation Test
- Creative Thinking
- Audio-visual experience
- Body Language
- Material Manipulation
- Portfolio making