NID DAT 2019 Eligibility Criteria

NID DAT 2019 eligibility criteria is prescribed by the National Institute of Design. The eligibility criteria of NID DAT 2019 varies from course to course. It will be mandatory for the applicants to satisfy the eligibility criteria, else the applicants will not be granted admission. If an applicant is not found eligible as per the NID DAT 2019 eligibility norms their admissions will be cancelled. Candidates must make sure that they check the eligibility criteria 2019 carefully before filling the NID DAT 2019 application form.

The prescribed eligibility norms of NID DAT 2019 include age criteria, qualifying marks and academic qualification of the candidates. NID DAT 2019 is national level entrance exam organised by the National Institute of Design for various UG and PG design courses. NID DAT Prelims exam is scheduled for 6th January 2019. To know more about the eligibility criteria for NID DAT 2019 read the following information.

Candidates must check the eligibility criteria for NID DAT 2019 before filling their respective application forms. 

Nationality: 

• Indian and foreign national candidates can apply for NID DAT 2019. 

• Note: The foreign nationals will need to satisfy the rules and regulations of the Admitting Institute(s) related to the foreign students.

Age Criteria for B.Des and GDPD:

Educational Qualification for B.Des and GDPD:

• Applicants who have passed class 12th exam from any stream such as Science, Arts, Commerce, etc from any recognised educational board such as CBSE, IB, ICSE are eligible to apply for NID DAT 2019.

Examinations that are considered equivalent to Class 12 are as given below:

• The final examination of the class 12 system under a central or state board recognised by the AIU (short for Association of Indian Universities).

• Intermediate or 2-year pre-university examination under a board or university recognised by the AIU (short for Association of Indian Universities).

• The Final year examination of the 2-year course at the Joint Services Wing of the NDA (short for National Defence Academy).

• Senior secondary school examination under the National Institute of Open Schooling, with a minimum of five subjects.

• Any public school, board or university examination completed in India or in any foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

• H.S.C. vocational examination.

• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination at the Advanced (A) level taken in London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka.

• AICTE approved 3-year full-time Diploma after class 10 offered by  Board of Technical Education or any state in India or Union Territories.

• Candidates, who have completed their class 12 or equivalent examination from outside India or from a Board or University that is not specified in the above list, must compulsorily submit a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities in this regard. This certificate is required to be submitted at the time of document verification.

Age Criteria for M.Des.:

Educational Qualification for M.Des.: 

• Applicants who have passed/appearing for a bachelor’s degree of minimum 4 years in any discipline under the 10+2+4 (or more) system are eligible to apply.

• Note: Applicant must have passed the Bachelor degree examinations at the time of document verification scheduled in June 2019.

Or 

• Applicants who have passed/appearing for a bachelor’s degree of minimum 3- years in any discipline under the 10+2+4 (or more) system are eligible to apply.

• Note: Applicants must have passed the Bachelor degree examinations before July 2018.

Or

• Applicants holding a 4-year Diploma in design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/Architecture under 10+2+4 system.

• Note: Applicant must have passed the Bachelor degree examinations at the time of document verification scheduled in June 2019.

Note: 

• In the last year of their graduation degree / full-time diploma programme applicants, whose universities may not have issued the final degree certificate by the date of application form of NID, are also eligible to apply, but subject to passing all subjects without any backlog. Such candidate will have to submit their provisional degree certificate at the time of counselling.

• An Equivalence Certificate must compulsorily be obtained by the candidate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, in case the candidate has obtained the degree/certificate from any University/Board of any foreign country.

1. Is the NATA score considered for the NID DAT entrance test?

No, the NATA score is not considered for the NID DAT entrance test. All applicants will have to undergo the Design Aptitude Test (DAT).

2. I am doing a 3-year Diploma course after 10th. Am I eligible for the UG course?

Candidates applying for B.Des. should have passed or are appearing for the qualifying examinations under the higher secondary (10+2) from any recognized Board of Education such as AISSCE/IB/ICSE, or equivalents.

3. What is the selection procedure for undergraduate admissions at NID DAT?

The selection procedure for admissions to Bachelor of Design programmes comprises of two stages- Prelims and Mains. Only those candidates, who are shortlisted after the DAT Prelims, are invited to appear for the second stage.