NID Exam 2025 Eligibility, Age Limit & Qualifying Exams

NID Exam 2025 Eligibility: Every year the National Institute of Design conducts an entrance exam called the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) for admission into its design courses such as B.Des and M.Des. It is one of the most anticipated exams with over 20,000 students appearing for it each year. Before applying for it, candidates must know the NID Exam 2025 eligibility criteria to have a better understanding of the exam.

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NID Exam 2025 Eligibility Overview

NID Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria for UG Admissions 2025

NID Eligibility Criteria 2025 Age Limit for B.Des Admission

NID Eligibility Criteria 2025 Qualifying Exams for B.Des Admission

• A central or state board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities conducts the final exam of class 12th.
• A board of university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) conducts a 2-year Pre-University or intermediate examination.
• The Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy conducts the final examination of the 2-year course.
• 3-year full-time
• Diploma after Class 10th offered by the Board of Technical Education of any state in India or Union Territories approved by AICTE as mentioned on http://www.aicte-india.org/statisticbote.php.
• HSC vocational examination.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination at the Advanced (A) level taken in Sri Lanka, London, or Cambridge.
• International Baccalaureate diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva, or a High School Certificate Examination from Cambridge University.
• The National Institute of Open Schooling conducts the Senior secondary school examination with a minimum of 5 subjects.
• Candidates who have completed their class 12th final examination (or equivalent) outside India or from a board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) confirming that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination conducted in India.
• Any board, university, or  public school examination completed in India or from any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

NID Exam 2025 Eligibility Criteria B.Des for Overseas Category

• Candidates applying under the Overseas (supernumerary) category must fall outside the seats reserved for the SC, ST, OBC-NCL, GEN-EWS, and PwD categories. Such candidates cannot avail the facility of scribe, age-relaxation, etc provided to these categories.
• Overseas candidates must pay the NID application fee according to the Overseas (supernumerary) category.
• Such candidates must have a valid passport. While filling out the application form, candidates must ensure that their passport is current and not expired.
• Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) holding an Indian passport are not eligible to apply under the Overseas (supernumerary) category and must apply as Indian nationals.
• Candidates must obtain a student visa for the entire programme at NID before the commencement of the course.

NID Eligibility Criteria 2025 Qualifying Exams for M.Des (PG) Admission

NID Eligibility Criteria 2025 Age Limit for M.Des Admission

NID Eligibility Criteria 2025 Qualifying Exams for M.Des Admission

The important pointers for the NID M.Des admissions 2025 are as follows. 

• Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree of at least four years or a three-year degree from a recognized university or college.
• Alternatively, candidates with a full-time diploma of at least four years in Design, Fine Arts, Applied Arts, or Architecture after 12th standard are also eligible.
• General Category candidates must be born on or after July 1, 1993, while reserved category candidates have age relaxation.