NID stands for National Institute of design, is nationally as well as internationally 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.
National Institute for design is the first design Institute in India established by Indian government, Ford Foundation and the Sarabhai family in the year 1961 at Ahmedabad. It was an autonomous all-India body. NID has been ranked as India’s No. 1 Design Institute. National Institute of Design has it’s total 7 campus all over India, such as, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gandhinagar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Assam.
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.
NID Prelims which is the written part whereas NID mains is the part where candidates have to go for studio test and personal interview.
To sit for NID, First of all you have to register for NID DAT and crack it with eligible score. But first of all you have to check the syllabus to take preparation for NID DAT prelims, which is the written part. If you qualify in prelims, then only you can sit for mains.
NID Prelims are divided into 2 sections: Common Design Aptitude Test and Discipline Specific Test. These two will happen together. Paper will consist Mix of objective and subjective types of questions of 100 marks in English language.
Number of Objective questions will be 22 of 1 and 2 marks and subjective questions will be 4 of 15 and 12 marks.
There are separate syllabus for B. Des and M. Des prelims. Before sitting for the exam check out the syllabus of which you want to do. B. Des or M. Des!
• Design Outline for Beginners
• Colour Terminology
• Inspiration and Design Development
• Mood, Theme and Colour Inter-relationship
• Design Theory
• Elements and Principles Of Design
• Natural and Geometrical Form
• Innovation in Design
• Principles of Composition
• Lettering
• Optical Illusion
• Understanding Light and Shade
• Colour Psychology and Optical Illusions
• Form and Function
• Colour, Pattern & Texture
• Theme Development
• Creative thinking and writing
• Picture Analysis
• Visual Logic
• Good Design vs Bad Design
• Drawing Fundamentals
• Use of Measurements, Scale and proportions
• Optical Illusion
• Foreshortening and Perspective
• Developing Themes and Colour Associations
• Inspiration and Creativity
• Ornaments and motifs
• Memory Drawing
• Usage of Colour in Compositions
• Expression and Emotion
• Exercises on imagination
• Lateral Thinking
• Story Pictures
• Presentation Techniques
• Imagination and Doodling
• 3D Visualisation
• Graphics and Pictograms
• Innovation and Creation
• Design Awareness
• Developing Observation
• Design Outline for Beginners
• Colour Terminology
• Inspiration and Design Development
• Mood, Theme and Colour Inter-relationship
• Design Theory
• Elements and Principles Of Design
• Natural and Geometrical Form
• Innovation in Design
• Principles of Composition
• Lettering
• Optical Illusion Understanding Light and Shade
• Colour Psychology and Optical Illusions
• Form and Function
• Colour, Pattern and Texture
• Theme Development
• Creative Thinking and Writing
• Picture Analysis
• Visual Logic
• Good Design vs Bad Design
• Drawing Fundamentals
• Use of Measurements, Scale and proportions
• Optical Illusion
• Foreshortening and Perspective
• Developing Themes and Colour Associations
• Inspiration and Creativity
• Ornaments and Motifs
• Memory Drawing
• Usage of Colour in Compositions
• Expression and Emotion
• Exercises on Imagination
• Lateral Thinking
• Story Pictures
• Presentation Techniques
• Imagination and Doodling
• 3D Visualisation
• Graphics and Pictograms
• Innovation and Creation
• Design Awareness
• Developing Observation
Hope this helps!
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