NID-DAT Syllabus and Exam Pattern for B.Des. and GDPD admissions

DAT is a national level, design entrance exam conducted by the National Institute of design for admission into its undergraduate design of Bachelor of Design (B.Des) and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD). Know the NID DAT syllabus and accordingly cover the concepts you need, to nail this entrance test and get into the top design colleges. Also know the NID DAT exam pattern, the different sections that will be there in the exam, the number of questions and the time limit.
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Exam pattern for NID-DAT (prelims)
Exam Name National Institute of Design – Design Aptitude Test (prelims)
Mode of the Test Paper & Pencil (offline)
Medium English
Sections in the test 2
Number of Questions
 
Section 1- 64 Question
Section 2- 3 Questions
Total - 67 Questions
Section 1 Details 64 questions for 70 marks
Section 2 Details 3 Questions for 30 marks
Total Marks 100
Negative Marking Nil
Skills Tested Analysis
Creativity
Knowledge
Comprehension
Visualization
Exam pattern for NID-DAT (mains)
Name of the Exam National Institute of Design – Design Aptitude Test (mains)
Sections Studio Test, followed by a Personal Interview
Medium English
Formats Tested in Studio Test Including but not limited to:
Hands on model making
Drawing
Sketching
Group Discussions
Presentations
Audio Visual Exercises
Total Marks 100
Duration 3 Hours
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Here is the syllabus for NID-DAT
Students should keep their scope as broad as possible and practice as many mock tests and previous years papers as they can to get a true sense of the kind of concepts they will be tested on and their degree of comfort with them. Following is a broad outline of the topics students can focus on.
Stage 1: NID-DAT (prelims), WRITTEN TEST :
  • Communication skills
  • Composition
  • Design theory
  • Nature & Geometrical Form
  • Animation
  • Imagination
  • Creativity
  • Drawing Skills (For subjective part)
  • General Mental Ability
  • Design skills
  • Environment sensitivity
  • Visual Design
  • Principles of Composition
  • Thematic color arrangement
  • Ornaments and Motifs
  • Proportions and Perspective
  • Abstract Symbolism
  • Memory Drawing
  • Graphs and Pictograms
  • 3D Visualization
  • Colour Terminology
  • Optical illusion
  • Mood and Theme
  • Good vs Bad Design
  • Understanding Light and Shade
  • Form and Function
  • Lateral Thinking
  • Theme Development
  • Foreshortening and Perspective
  • Inspiration and Design Development
  • Colour, Pattern and Texture
Stage 2: NID-DAT (mains), STUDIO TEST
  • Hands on model making
  • Drawing
  • Sketching
  • Group Discussions
  • Presentations
  • Audio Visual Exercises
  • Doodling
  • Evolving Ideas
Kindly note that only those students who have been shortlisted after the NID-DAT (prelims) test are eligible to give the NID-DAT(mains) examination. A Personal Interview round immediately follows the studio test on the day of the NID-DAT(mains) exam where the students have a face-to-face with the faculty.
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