NID Admit Card 2020 – NID has issued NID DAT 2020 admit card on admissions.nid.edu. Aspirants of B.Des, GDPD, M.Des can download it from the link below. To download the admit card of NID DAT 2020, registered e-mail id and date of birth are required. NID DAT Prelims 2020 is due to be held on December 29, 2019, and the candidates must carry print copy of the hall ticket, along with a valid Id proof. Learn how to download NID admit card 2020, details mentioned in it, and more information from this page.
Latest: NID DAT prelims admit card has been released. Download it from the link below.
NID Admit Card 2020
NID DAT has 2 stages, prelims and main. The admit card for both the stages is released separately and the candidates can download it from this page. The schedule for the release of NID DAT admit card 2020 from the table below.
| NID DAT Admit Card 2020 | B.Des / GDPD | M.Des |
| Issuance of admit card for pre begins from | 20 Dec 2019 | 20 Dec 2019 |
| NID DAT prelims exam date | 29 Dec 2019 | 29 Dec 2019 |
| Date for announcement of DAT result | 19 Mar 2020 | 18 Feb 2020 |
| Issuance of admit card for NID DAT Main exam | 14 Apr 2020 | To be notified |
| NID DAT Mains | To be notified |
Download Admit Card Here: Click Here to download NID DAT 2020 Admit Card.
NID DAT Prelims and Main Admit Card 2020
Candidate who has successfully submitted the application form get NID DAT Prelims admit card. Whereas, the NID DAT Main admit card is only issued to those candidates who qualify DAT prelims. Both the admit cards are released online and contains details of exam date, timing, venue, center, etc.
To download NID DAT 2020 admit card, candidates need e-mail address and date of birth. If by any chance you do not remember it, then check the confirmation page. It is mentioned there.
How to Download the NID Admit Card 2020?
To access the admit card for DAT candidates can follow the mentioned below steps:
Step 1: Click on the direct link given on this page to download the admit card
Step 2: On the next page the login window opens, like the one shown below. Enter your registered Email Id and date of birth to login
Step 3: After submitting the login details page will be directed to the instruction page. Read the instruction, click on declaration box and proceed to download admit card
Step 4: On clicking, admit card will appear on your screen, search for the ‘download admit card’ tab
Step 5: Download it and take out at least 2-3 print of admit card 2020 for future references
Details Mentioned on NID Admit Card 2020
Before downloading the admit card, must go through the details mentioned on it is correct and valid. Check the list if details carried by admit card:
- Name of the candidate
- Exam date
- Timings
- Test centre name and address
- Important instructions
Sample of NID DAT Admit Card
What to do in Case of Errors in the NID Admit Card 2020?
Candidates must check the details mentioned on admit card. In case if there is an error or the details is not as per the details provided in application form of NID DAT, candidate must contact the examination body. check the details to contact the institute for assistance from below:
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad 380 007
Email: admissions@nid.edu / nid@applyadmission.net
Phone: +91 79 2662 3462 (only Monday to Friday, 1430 hrs. to 1730 hrs.)
Documents to be Carried with the NID Admit Card 2020
Aspirant appearing for the exam must carry the printout of admit card along with valid ID proof for safe side. The valid proof can be as given below:
- Valid ID Proof (any one)
- PAN Card
- Driving license
- Voter ID
- Passport
- Employee Identification Card
- Aadhaar Card
NID DAT 2020 Examination Centres
Test city is allotted to the candidates on basis of the choices given in the application form. Check the list of the exam centre DAT Prelims 2020 from below :
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru |
| Bhopal | Bhubaneshwar |
| Chandigarh | Chennai |
| Dehradun | Guwahati |
| Hyderabad | Patna |
| Raipur | Vijaywada |
| Jaipur | Ranchi |
| Vijaywada | Kolkata |
| Kurukshetra | Lucknow |
| Mumbai | Nagpur |
| New Delhi | Thiruvanathpuram |
Note – Candidates who will qualify the fisrt stage, will have to appear for NID DAT Main Exam 2020 at the specified centres. For B.Des/GDPD exam centres are Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Assam and for M.Des exam centres are Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru
NID DAT 2020 Exam Pattern
DAT prelims evaluate candidate’s knowledge, analysis, visualization, comprehension and creativity. Candidate appearing for the exam must check the pattern of the exam from below:
DAT prelims pattern:
- Mode: exam is going to be conducted in Pen paper-based mode
- Duration: Duration of the exam is 3 hours
- Language: All questions are in the English language
- Total marks: Exam is of total 100 marks
- Marking: No negative marking
| Part I | 70 points | MCQs with one or more than one correct answer. |
| Part II | 30 points | Subjective questions with visual or written format answers |
NID DAT 2020 Mains Exam Pattern:
| B.Des/G.DPD | M.Des | |
| Part 1 – Studio Test | Part 2 – Interviews | |
| Tests on different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making | Tests of different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussion | Separate for each discipline, immediately after studio test at the same center |
| 100 marks | 100 marks | – |
| 3 Days | 3 hours | – |
| English | English | – |
NID DAT 2020 Preparation Tips
Candidates appearing for the DAT can follow some given below preparation tips, to help them to develop their skills required to qualify the test:
- Be creative – NID DAT is judges candidates based on their creative skills and the level of creativity. Thus, it is important to explore your creative side and use it in the examination. Use your imagination and enhance your creativity.
- Speed and accuracy – Mere having creative skills is not enough. Candidates must know how to present those skills within the limited period of time in the exam. Speed and efficiency matter a lot.
- General Knowledge – For general knowledge, be more aware of what is happening around. Read the newspapers daily. Improve your research power. Read books/magazines & develop a real passion for your field.
- Studio and Personal Test – The studio test judges you on your material handling and of course creativity. The personal interview is where the faculty judges/evaluates you in person. Prepare a list about youself, that what you like, what are your hobbies , interest and talent. For both studio and personal round, try to be artistic and imaginative and stand out from the crowd.
NID DAT 2020 Important Books
Candidates can refer to below given important books while preparing for NID DAT 2020:
| Important books | Available at |
| NID Mock Test series | Buy here |
| Guide for NID | Buy here |
| NID M.Des Entrance book | Buy here |
| NID B.Des Entrance and test series | Buy here |
NID 2020 Result
NID releases result of the exam online on the official website admissions.nid.edu. The result is declared in the form of merit list. NID releases the separate merit list of each category, on the basis of which candidates are selected for the NID main exam. No separate scorecard will be declared on the official website for the candidates. After that, on the basis of the marks in NID Main exam and NID prelims, candidates will be selected for the admission process.
About NID DAT 2020
National Institute of Design (NID) conducts entrance exam for admission in Bachelor of Design program (B.Des), Master of Design (M.Des) and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design (GDPD). NID DAT 2020 is a 2 stage entrance exam. Candidates have to fulfil the eligibility criteria and must qualify both the stages. Stage -1 is prelims exam and stage-2 is the main exam, The weightage of stage-1 is 30% and the weightage of stage-2 is 70%.
About NID
Government of India has set up National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad (Main Campus) in 1961 as the national institution for raining in industrial design and visual communication. The admission is based on their national level entrance test known as the Design Aptitude Test (DAT). Till 2015, it has established it 3 campuses including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar (Post Graduate Campus) and Bengaluru (R&D Campus). After that, it has introduced its 4 more campuses across India. It offers a total of 100 seats in UG courses and 258 seats for PG courses.
NID DAT 2020 Admit Card Frequently Asked Questions
Ans : Candidates can download the DAT 2020 admit card from the NID official website, admissions.nid.edu
Ans : Candidate will not be sent the admit card through the post. It the candidate's duty to download it from the official website.
Ans : Candidate's registered email ID and Date of Birth is required to download the admit card.
Ans : Candidates must carry a coloured copy of admit card to the exam centre.
Ans : NID DAT admit card has the following details on it - Candidate's name, Exam Date, Timings, Test centre name and address, and other significant details.
Ans : In such a case, the candidate must report immediately to National Institute of Design Paldi, Ahmedabad via e-mail or phone call.
Ans : Yes, the candidate has to carry one photo Id proof along with the admit card on the exam day.
Ans : It is mandatory for all applicants, including those staying abroad, to appear for the DAT.
Ans : There is no other test which works as a substitute for DAT Prelim for getting into NID.
Ans : NID DAT prelims is a total of 3-hour exam.
Ans : No. There is no negative marking in DAT Prelims.
Ans : DAT is conducted in offline mode.
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