NID Bangalore Admission 2026 - Dates, Form, Online Process, Fees

NID Bangalore admission 2024 for the B.Des programme requires students to qualify NID DAT. The students who have appeared for NID DAT Prelim exams will be able to check their results on March 28, 2024. Aditionally, NID DAT Mains exam will be conducted between March 3 to April 28, 2024 for B.Des admission at NID Bangalore. The selection of students is done based on DAT scores.

Thousands of candidates apply for the National Institute of Design Bangalore admissions every year. Only a few students who score above the cutoff marks are eligible for admission to the institute. Admission to all the M.Des. programmes at NID Bangalore is on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the two stages of the Design Aptitude Test i.e. DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. The objective of these exams is to access the knowledge, skills, and behavioural skills of candidates. 

• Stage 1: DAT Prelims will be conducted at various test centres across India. Candidates should note that appearing for the DAT Prelims or being shortlisted for the second stage of the admission process does not guarantee automatic entitlement to NID Bangalore admission.
• Stage 2: Candidates shortlisted after the DAT Prelims will be invited to appear for stage 2 which is the DAT Mains exam. The details of the test centre will be mentioned in the DAT Mains admit card.

National Institute of Design Bangalore Admission Process 2024

Candidates will have to visit the official website of NID Bangalore, and perform the following steps:

Step 1: Read the official notification carefully and familiarise yourself with the eligibility criteria, number of seats, test centres, reservation policy, and other necessary information related to NID Bangalore admissions to the M.Des. programme and confirm that you have read and agree to the same.

Step 2: Sign up/Registration

• All the candidates are required to register/sign up on the website of NID Bangalore before proceeding to fill out the application form.
• Candidates must provide a valid email address and an active mobile number while registering themselves. This email address and mobile number will be used for all future communications with the candidate. The candidate will receive an OTP on the registered Email ID and Mobile Number, for validation. The name of the candidate, programme applied in, date of birth, registered email ID, and registered mobile number cannot be changed at any stage. Ensure that this email ID and mobile number are active till 31st August 2023.
• After registration, login credentials will be sent via email to the registered email address of the candidate.
• Log in to your account using your registered email ID, date of birth, and password to proceed further.
• In case you forget your password, click on “Forgot Password”. You will receive a new auto-generated password on your registered email ID.

Step 3: Fill in personal and educational details

• Log in and proceed to the application form.
• Fill in all the required details.
• The candidates can modify the details filled in the application form (except the programme applied in, name of the candidate, date of birth, registered mobile number, and email ID) at the time when ‘Window to Edit’ opens.
• After filling in all details, click ‘Save & Proceed’ to go to the next section ‘Upload Document’.
• Click ‘Save & Exit’ to complete the form at a later time or date.

Step 4: Upload documents and signature

• Upload a color scanned copy of a recent passport size photograph as per the instructions.
• Next, the candidate has to upload his/her signature as per the instructions.
• Candidates applying under the SC and ST categories are required to upload their valid Caste Certificate issued by a competent authority.

Step 5: Pay Application Fee and Print