NID Bangalore Admission 2025: Application (Started), Dates, Eligibility Criteria

NID Bangalore Admission 2025 Application Form has been Released on 3rd September 2024. National Institute of Design is an independent institute established under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India. The Institute is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The hotel provides a Master’s degree in Design (M.Des.) for two and a half years. The admission to the courses will be granted through the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) which will be divided into two sections. It is conducted to evaluate the candidates’ basic knowledge, abilities, and skills.

National Institute of Design Bengaluru (NID Bengaluru) is widely regarded as one of the leading Fashion Designing Institute in the state of Karnataka. The college was set up in 2006. The Institute offers professional education programs at Bachelors and Masters’s level by up to five faculty streams and 20 diversified design domains. NID Bengaluru is the only person of the Autonomous Institute located at 12 HMT Link Road, Off Tumkur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

All over the article, We would share all important details about NID Bengaluru like Facilities, Courses, Admission Process, Fee Structure, How to Apply, Eligibility, Cutoff, Result, Placement, Counselling, Contact Details, etc.

NID Bangalore Admission 2025 Notification – Application Released

Course Offered

Course	Intake	Duration
Bachelor OF Design (B.Des)	N/A	4 years
Master Of Design (M.Des)	15	2.5 years

NID Bangalore 2025 Important Dates

Candidates must check the NID Bangalore 2025 Important Dates

Events	Dates (B.Des)	Dates (M.Des)
Application form releases	3rd September 2024	3rd September 2024
Last date to apply	3rd December 2024	3rd December 2024
Correction facility	4th to 9th December 2024	4th to 9th December 2024
Admit Card	24th December 2024	24th December 2024
DAT Prelims exam	5th January 2025	5th January 2025
DAT Prelims result	1st April 2025	17th February 2025
Re-checking request of DAT result	1st to 2nd April 2025	17th to 18th February 2025
DAT Admit card (Mains)	14th April 2025	24th February 2025
DAT Exam (Mains)	26th April to 4th May 2025	3rd March to 6th April 2025
Result (Mains)	16th May 2025	6th May 2025
Submission of campus preferences	16th to 18th May 2025	–
Re-checking request of DAT Mains	16th to 17th May 2025	6th to 7th May 2025
Seat Allotment	27th to 30th May 2025	6th to 7th May 2025
Provisional Offer Letter	10th June 2025	20th May 2025

NID Bangalore 2025 Application Form

NID Bangalore Admission 2025 Application Form has been Released on 3rd September 2024. Students who apply for any of the M.Des. program by NID, Bangalore must visit its official website to complete the application process online.

Meantime, candidates will have to appear in the Design Aptitude Test before you register them for admissions. Applications for the course can be submitted only through online mode.

• Visit the official website to register and apply for M.Des. offered by the Institute.
• Present a valid email and phone number for future reference.
• Log into account and duly fill in the necessary details and click on the save tab.
• In the next step, proceed to upload paperwork, photograph, and signature.
• All the documents need to be in .jpeg or .jpg format.
• After uploading all the documents, click on save and proceed to pay the application fee.
• The application fee is INR 2000/- for one discipline and INR 4000 for two disciplines. (INR 1000 for one and INR 2000/- for two disciplines for SC/ST candidates).
• Payment can be made either online or offline over the demand draft.
• Take the print out of the application form for reference.
• Candidates can also visit the campus with documents in order to edit the application form.
• The applicant will have to appear in the Design Aptitude Test and interviews which will be conducted in two stages after the application is made on or before a prescribed date.
• A merit list of shortlisted candidates will be prepared based on the qualifying exam as well as performance in the entrance exam and interviews which will be downloaded on the official website.
• Selected candidates will have to appear in the Institute on a given date to confirm the seat.

Following attested copies need to be submitted at the time of admission:

• 10th and 12th mark sheets.
• Character and Migration Certificate
• Graduation mark sheets.
• Character certificates
• Passport size recent photographs
• Work Experience Certificate (if any)
• Demand Draft for payment of a fee

NID Bangalore 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Here are the updated eligibility criteria for the NID entrance exam 2025.

For B.Des & GDPD Programmes

Program	Eligibility	Age Limit
B.Des & GDPD Programme	Aspirants who have Passed/Appearing 12th examination from the recognized educational board are eligible to apply. Aspirants appearing the qualifying examination have to submit proof of passing the examination at the time of admission	The upper age limit is 20 year on or before 30 June 2018 (For B.Des& GDPD Programme)
M.Des Programme	Aspirants who have passed/appearing bachelor’s degree in any discipline under the 10+2+4 (or more) system are eligible to apply. Diploma in design under 10+2+4 system. The student who passed the bachelor’s degree (in any discipline) before July 2017 under the system 10+2+3 are eligible to apply.	30 years as on or before 30 June 2018. Relaxation of 3 years shall be given to the reserved category and 5 years relaxation for PWD candidates.

For M.Des

Course	Specialization	Intake capacity	Minimum Eligibility	Selection Criteria
M.Des.	Universal Design	15	Pass in a 3-year Graduation degree from UGC or AIU recognized university.	Based on the DAT Entrance Exam score.
	Digital Game Design	15
	Information Design	15
	Interaction Design	15
	Design for Retail Experience	15

NID Bangalore 2025 Admissions Process

M.Des. is offered in five major specialties in the Bengaluru campus namely, Universal Design, Digital Game Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, or Design work for Retail Experience. Admission for two and a half years full-time M.Des. the program would be based on the fulfillment of basic eligibility criteria given besides scores in the Design Aptitude Test plus the qualifying exam.

Candidates applying for M.Des. must have gone through a three-year or four-year Bachelor’s degree from a UGC acknowledged university. To register for M.Des., candidates can visit the official website of the National Institute of Design, Bangalore to submit an application directly.

Candidates applying in M.Des. the course will need to keep a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. One that can be applied to the college through their NID DAT Admission Test conducted by the authority.

Applying must complete filling all the required eligibility criteria made in accordance with the admission Guidelines. Asylum-seekers having has gone through a four-year bachelor’s degree or diploma after 10+2 are also eligible to apply for the program.

Candidates that requested M.Des. the program needs to appear in the DAT entrance exam to be considered for admission. DAT is conducted in two rounds — Prelims and Mains.

The final selection will be based on DAT followed up with a Personal Interview conducted by the Institute. The upper age limit applies for this course is 30-year (relaxation of 3-year for reserved category). 15% of seats have been reserved for overseas candidates.

There are 2 seats that are available to overseas applicants per specialization in M.Des. course.

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