ABOUT NID 

NID stands for national Institute of design, which is undoubtedly the leading Institute of design in India. NID is nationally as well as internationally well acclaimed one of the finest educational and research institution which provide Industrial, Communication, Textile and IT Integrated Design courses both for under-graduates and post-graduates and doctoral levels.

Eligibility criteria-

To take admission or to get a chance to study at NID you need to match their eligibility criteria first. For that eligibility criteria are-

• Candidates who wants to study B. Des, must pass their 12th examination. And for M. Des candidates needs to pass graduation. 
• Both B. Des and M. Des candidates must pass and get a relevant score in NID DAT prelims and Mains. 
• Weightage for B. Des- For prelims it will be 40% and for mains it will be 60%. Weightage for M. Des- From Prelims it will be 30% and for Main's studio test will be 40% and interview will be 30%.
• After qualifying NID DAT you can get admission to NID as per your performed score.

What is NID DAT? 

To get into NID, interested candidates need to crack NID DAT. NID conduct an entrance examination called NID DAT which is a design aptitude test every year to take admission in B. Des and M. Des courses at NID. Candidates, willing to pursue design courses, must apply for NID DAT to get admission at NID.
NID DAT is divided in to two different parts: NID prelims and NID Mains.
After qualifying NID prelims and then Mains, candidates need to crack studio test and personal interview round.

Apply for NID

If done matching with the basic eligibility criteria, you have to register yourself with the NID form, so that you can sit for the exam. So here is the steps how you can apply for the exam-
Step1. Go to the official website for NID and register yourself with your ID and Password. 
Step2. Log in into that site with your ID password. 
Step3. Open the application form tab. 
Step4. Fill up the application form with required details and documents. 

Step5. Pay the application fees. 
Step6. Successful payment will take you to the confirmation page. 
Step7. Download the application form and rake a print out of it.

Hope this helps you Lavanya!