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NID DAT 2023 Counselling

NID DAT 2023 Counselling has been initiated on May 25. Based on the final merit ranking for NID 2023, candidates are shortlisted for counselling process. Candidates for the BDes degree had to submit their campus preferences as part of the NID DAT 2023 counselling process between May 18, 2023, and May 19, 2023, at 4 p.m. (4 pm).  BDes round 1 seat allotment has been released on May 25, 2023. The candidate must submit their documents and pay the nominal fee between May 25-May31st, 2023.

NID DAT 2023 counselling process is held by the National Institute of Design (NID) itself. Only shortlisted candidates will be allowed to participate in the online counselling session, which is conducted in accordance with the candidates' NID 2023 final merit rank. The campus preference entries need to be submitted in priority order. Aspirants to the MDes programme are not required to submit their preferred campuses. They had to upload documents and pay the nominal fee between May 16, 2023, at 4 p.m., and May 19, 2023, (4 pm).

The NID 2023 seat allocation will be based on the merit rank from the NID DAT 2023 and the availability of seats on each campus.

Note: Candidates must confirm their seats, pay the non-refundable fees, and upload documents after seats have been assigned. The seat acceptance fee must be paid online and is INR 30,000 for Indian citizens and INR 75,000 for candidates from outside India.

Stages of NID DAT 2023 Counselling Process

NID DAT 2023 counselling process is held within a few days from the declaration of the final NID DAT 2023 Result. Interested candidates can participate in the seat acceptance process and confirm their admission to the institute. The counselling process of NID DAT will be conducted after the 3 stages of the selection process are completed i.e 

• Stage 1- Design Aptitude Test (DAT): DAT is a pen-paper-based exam, which is conducted in two stages for BDes and MDes. While Stage 1 is for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims and stage 2 is for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains. To know more about the NID DAT 2023 Exam Pattern click on the link.

• Stage 2- Studio Test: The Studio test will be of 100 marks. The studio test consists of various sections in different formats such as hands-on practical assignments. The medium in which the test is conducted in the English language only.

• Stage 3- Personal Interview: The personal interview is the last stage of the NID DAT 2023 Selection Process. Personal Interviews are conducted immediately after the studio tests for BDes and MDes applicants. Candidates are advised to maintain discipline and patience during the personal interview.

In order to complete the NID DAT 2023 Counselling Process, the shortlisted candidates will have to attend the counselling session in-person at the selected NID Campus. Candidates will have to produce original documents and pay the admission fees to confirm their admission. The shortlisted candidates have to complete their admission process by the deadline prescribed by the conducting body.

In order to participate in the counselling process, candidates must qualify NID DAT 2023 Prelims and NID DAT 2023 Mains exam. A final merit list will be prepared based on the performance of candidates in all the above-mentioned stages and the NID Counselling Process takes place. Read on to find out more about the counselling of NID DAT 2023.

NID DAT 2023 Counselling Schedule

Given below are a few important events and dates related to NID DAT Counselling 2023.

NID DAT 2023 Counselling and Allotment of Seats

The NID DAT 2023 counselling process primarily involves 3 steps. No candidate can skip these stages and stand for the confirmation of the admission in their desired institution. Let’s look at the steps of counselling procedures in details.

Online Approval by Qualified Candidates

The successfully qualified candidate, whose name appears in the rank list, will be allotted seats provisionally after online verification of documents. The shortlisted candidates are required to submit their acceptance online-only, to be eligible for the next stage of the admission process. Based on the online approval submitted by shortlisted candidates, the Merit List will regularly be updated on the official website of NID.

If the candidate does not submit the approval online within the stipulated time frame, then they will be deprived of taking any further participation in the admission procedure of NID. Only those candidates who are eligible according to the rank list and have also submitted their acceptance online within the given time limit will be considered in the 1st merit list for B.Des and M.Des programmes (all disciplines).

Uploading of Documents

The candidates, who have qualified as per the 1st Merit List, will be required to upload the scanned copies of the requisite documents for verification. Qualified candidates must note that the scanned copies of the original documents have to be uploaded in JPEG format only.

NID will only offer provisional admission to those candidates who are eligible for relevant documents uploaded by the candidate during the verification process. The below-mentioned documents will have to be uploaded (in original):

• Date of Birth Certificate

• Marksheet of Class 10

• Marksheet of Class 12

• Degree Marksheet (for admission to M. Des.)

• OBC NCL/SC/ST category candidates have to submit valid category certificates

• First and the last page of Passport and of Equivalence certificate should be uploaded by the Overseas category candidates (both B.Des or M.Des programmes).

In case of Results Awaited of Qualifying Exam: Candidates whose Class 12 results (for B.Des.) and Graduation results are awaited (for M.Des.) need to produce and upload a bonafide certificate from the Principal of their School/College in the format available at the admissions website.

Allotment of seat

The allotment of the seat for B.Des and M.Des programme will be conducted in person at Ahmedabad campus. It is mandatory for each candidate to be present with the requisite documents as per the schedule.

If the candidate failing to report with the requisite documents will lead to disqualifying their candidature and their seat will be allotted to the next qualified candidate in order of merit. 

Provisional Offer of Admission

After the verification of the uploaded documents is Provisional Offer of Admission is given to qualified candidates which include details of fees to be paid. It will be sent to the candidate via email. The following documents will be attached with the email: 

• Format of Physical Fitness Certificate (to be certified by a RMO)

• Indemnity Bond

• Hostel Rules and Regulations and Hostel Application Form

• Format of Undertaking to be submitted by the candidate (only in case if the result of 12th Standard or final year Bachelor programme is not declared).

Candidates will have to fill all the required details with the signature of the parents/guardian’s of the candidate on printed copies of all documents before payment of fees. After this entire process, the seat allocation will be confirmed to the candidate.

Minimum Qualifying Criterion for NID DAT 2023

Candidates of different categories will be considered eligible for admission only if their percentile score is above as mentioned below:

NID DAT 2023 Seat Reservation

The NID DAT Seat Reservation is different in each NID campus. Check out the campus-wise and course-wise seat reservation of NID DAT 2023 below:

B.Des Programme

Given below is the reservation for the B.Des programme.

Note: Of all seats across various categories, such as Open, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST categories, 5% of seats are kept aside for the PwD category candidates. 

M.Des Programme

Check out the M.Des reservation at NID below.

Note: Of all seats across various categories, such as Open, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST categories, 5% of seats are kept aside for the PwD category candidates.

NID DAT 2023 Seat Intake

The NID DAT 2023 Seat intake for various courses have been captured in the tables below:

B.Des Programme

The seat intake for the B.Des programme at different NID campuses are as follows.

M.Des Programme

Here is the seat intake of various disciplines and campuses of NID.