NID Admit Card 2020 – The National Institute of Design (NID) releases the admit card for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) at admissions.nid.edu. The NID DAT 2020 Admit Card is released under the candidates login only and no admit card is sent to the candidates via posts or email. To download the admit card, candidates have to use their registered email Id and date of birth. The DAT 2020 Admit Card is available for the mains exam too, for the candidates who qualify the prelims. The candidates have to carry the printed copy of the NID Admit Card 2020 at the exam center with a photo ID proof. Check more details on this page below.
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The NID DAT 2020 Admit Card is released separately for Prelims and Main exam. First for all the registered candidates for the prelims and then fro the shortlisted candidates for the mains exam as per the schedule below:
| NID DAT 2020 Admit Card | B.Des / GDPD | M.Des |
| Issuance of admit card for DAT Prelims | 2nd week of Dec 2019 | 20 Dec 2019 |
| NID DAT Prelims exam date | 29 Dec 2019 | 29 Dec 2019 |
| Issuance of admit card for NID DAT Main exam | 14 Apr 2020 | To be notified |
| NID DAT Mains | To be notified |
Admit Card: Candidates can download the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card as per the schedule from the official website, admissions.nid.edu
What To Keep Ready To Download the NID DAT Admit Card 2020?
Before the candidates start with the admit card download process they need to take care of the following checklist:
√ Use a compatible browser like Google Chrome or Internet Explorer version 9+
√ Keep the login details of NID DAT 2020 ready like the registered email Id and date of birth
√ Stay connected to a good printer to take the print of the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card
How to download the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card?
Candidates can follow the steps given below to download the admit card of NIDA DAT 2020:
1st step: Click on the link of admit card of NID DAT 2020 provided in this page.
2nd step: On the next page the login window opens, like the one shown below. Enter the registered Email Id and date of birth to login and download the admit card.
3rd step: Click on ‘Admit Card’ and before downloading the NID DAT 2020 admit card, cross-check all information provided on it.
4th step: Click on ‘Download admit card’ and also save it for future references.
5th step: Take a print out of NID DAT admit card 2020 on an A4 size paper.
Details on the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card
The candidates can check the details the admit card has before they take its print. the details that are made available via the admit card are:
- Name of the candidate
- Exam date
- Timings
- Test center name and address
- Important instructions
What to do in case of errors in the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card?
In case the there are mistakes in the admit card or the information in the admit card is not aper the data in the application form, then the candidates have to contact the authorities in below-given contact details:
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.)
What are the documents to be carried with the NID DAT 2020 Admit Card?
The candidates have to carry any one of the following photo Id proof with the admit card on the day of the exam:
- PAN Card
- Driving license
- Voter ID
- Passport
- Employee Identification Card
- Aadhaar Card
- College ID
Important Instructions for NID DAT 2020
Candidates can check below the important instructions that they have to follow on the day of the exam:
- Candidates should visit NID DAT test center 2020 an hour before the exam time and must carry admit card of NID DAT on the day of the exam.
- The authorities at the exam hall do not allow candidates to enter the exam hall if they do not possess the admit card.
- Do not write/scribble anything on NID DAT 2020 admit card.
- Candidates must keep extra copies of NID DAT 2020 admit card for crisis cases.
- Candidates should also bring a photo identity proof along with NID DAT admit card in original
About the NID DAT 2020
National Institute of Design (NID) conducts entrance exam for admission in Bachelor of Design program, Master of Design program and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design program. The entrance exam is called the Design Aptitude Test (DAT). NID DAT 2020 is a 2 stage entrance exam. The exam is held in a pen and paper-based mode.
NID DAT 2020 Prelims Exam pattern
- DAT prelims evaluate you on Knowledge, Analysis, Visualisation, Comprehension, Creativity.
- 3 hours duration exam
- All questions are in the English language
- 100 marks in total
- No negative marking
- Pen and paper test
| 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 hours | 3 hours | |
| English | English | |
| Ahmedabad test center | Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar test centers | Same center as Studio test |
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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