NID Eligibility Criteria 2020 – For B.Des, GDPD, and M.Des

NID Eligibility Criteria 2020 – The candidates who wish to take admission in B.Des, GDPD, and M.Des courses in the National Institute of Design (NID) have to be compatible with the eligibility norms of the college. The eligibility varies from course to course. The NID Eligibility Criteria 2020 is about age and educational qualifications. Only the candidates who are eligible can apply for the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) 2020, an entrance exam for admission in National Institute of Design (NID).

NID Eligibility Criteria 2020

Before filling the Application Form it is important that the candidate check the eligibility criteria prescribed by NID. The candidates can check below the eligibility norms of NID Admissions 2020 for each of the course.

NID Admission 2020 Eligibility Criteria for B.Des and GDPD:

Criteria	General	OBC-NCL, SC, and ST	PWD
Indian nationals
Upper age limit	20 years as on June 30, 2020	23 years as on June 30, 2020	25 years as on June 30, 2020
Lower age limit	Born on or after July 01, 2000	Born on or after July 01, 1997	Born on or after July 01, 1995
Educational Qualification	Passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2020–21 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, etc.) from any recognized board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent
Foreign national
Upper age limit	20 years as on 30 June 2020
Lower age limit	Born on or after July 01, 2000
Educational Qualification	passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2020–21 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, etc.)

Points to Remember

• Candidates who are yet to appear for their final qualifying examination are eligible to apply, provided that they produce proof of having acquired the minimum required qualifications at the time of admission.
• Any candidate who has not appeared for their final qualifying exam before the date of admission shall not be eligible to apply.

NID Admission 2020 Eligibility Criteria for M.Des:

Criteria	General	OBC-NCL, SC, and ST	PWD
Indian nationals
Upper age limit	30 years as on June 30, 2020	33 years as on June 30, 2020	35 years as on June 30, 2020
Lower age limit	Born on or after July 01, 1990	Born on or after July 01, 1987	Born on or after July 01, 1985
Educational Qualification	Bachelor degree of minimum 4-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard Or Bachelor degree of minimum 3-year duration in any specialization, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard Or Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, after 12th standard or equivalent to 12th standard
Foreign national
Upper age limit	30 years as on June 30, 2020
Lower age limit	Born on or after July 01, 1990
Educational Qualification	Same as for the Indian national mentioned above.

NID Admission 2020

The NID Admission 2020 is based on their national level entrance test known as the Design Aptitude Test (DAT), DAT is held in 2 stages – Prelims and Mains. NID offers Bachelor of Design program, Master of Design program and Graduate Diploma Programme in Design program. To take admission in any of these courses the candidates have to be eligible and qualify DAT 2020.
NID Admission 2020