Exam Eligibility
Candidates must have completed or currently appearing for 10+2 in any stream from any recognized board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or their equivalent.
NID Paper Pattern
The Design Aptitude Tests will be conducted in two stages
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims – The DAT Prelims paper will consist of an examination of 3 hours duration and 100 marks. It is a paper and pencil/pen test.
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains or Round 2 consists of Material Handling, Studio Test and Personal Interview
Syllabus
NID Prelims:
Mental ability: Questions can range from Blood relations, Coding / Decoding, Distance & Direction Sense, Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Analogies, Completion of series, Paper folding & cutting, Series & Sequences and Odd one out.
Analytical Reasoning: Statements and arguments, statement and assumptions, statement and conclusions, course of action, passage and conclusions, assertion and reason, cause and effect, syllogism & Data sufficiency.
Visual spatial ability: Counting of figures, Mirror and Water images, 2D shape perception, 2D verbal translation, Counting of Cubes, Development of surfaces, Orthographic Views, Sciography, Counting of edges & surfaces & Platonic Solids.
General Knowledge: Audio video terminology, Famous Art and Artists, Famous Designers, Business Personalities, Logo Study, Manufacturing Processed, Performance arts, Photography, Design Aptitude & General Knowledge list of topics.
Maths: Geometry, Mensuration, Statistics, Permutation and Combination, Percentage & Basic Math
English: Literature, Idioms and Phrases, Grammar, Language, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Spelling Errors & Antonyms & Synonyms.
Design sketching: Perspective, 2D, Shading, Texturing, Rendering, Human & Animal figure drawing, Speed Sketching, Theme Sketch, Objects in Perspective, 2D Composition, Animal Figure Drawing, Design Basics, Interiors, Exteriors & Product Design Sketching.
NID Mains:
Material Handling: Tasks given to examine a student’s ability to understand the properties of given material and create an interesting 3D model.
Observation Exercises: Tasks given to check candidates Audio and Visual observation skills etc.
Personal Interview: Tests the attitudes, personality traits and behaviors of the student.
Group Discussion: This will evaluate the student’s ability to work in teams and generate productive outcomes.
Doodling Test: This test examines a student’s ability to imagine / recollect details and draw them to the maximum detail.
Audio – Visual Test: This test examines a student’s ability to observe, image and reproduce, reconstruct to the maximum details.
Programmes Offered By Various Institutes
NID Ahmedabad
- B.Des: Ceramic & Glass Design, Furniture & Interior Design , Product Design , Animation Film Design, Exhibition Design, Film & Video Communication , Graphic Design & Textile Design.
- M.Des: Animation Film Design, Ceramic and Glass Design, Furniture & Interior Design, Film & Video Communication, Graphic Design, Product Design & Textile Design.
NID Gandhinagar
- M.Des: Apparel Design, Lifestyle Accessory Design, Strategic Design Management, New Media Design, Photography Design, Toy & Game Design & Transportation & Automobile Design.
NID Bangalore
- M.Des:Design for Retail Experience, Digital Game Design, Information Design, Interaction Design & Universal Design.
NID Andhra Pradesh
- B.Des:Communication Design, Industrial Design & Textile & Apparel Design.
NID Haryana
- B.Des:Industrial Design, Communication Design & Textile & Apparel Design.
NID Madhya Pradesh
- B.Des:Industrial Design, Communication Design & Textile & Apparel Design.
NID Assam
- B.Des:Industrial Design, Communication Design & Textile & Apparel Design.
What is available in DQ Edge?
- Detailed Syllabus of NID UG & PG.
- Weightages of each topic of the last 5 year question papers.
- 100+ Tests – 11 Past Year question papers, 501 questions, 805 Past Year Questions, 12 Mock tests, 4 Design Career Aptitude Test.
- 500+ Topics as per latest syllabus – Study material from Mental Ability, Analytical Reasoning, Visual Spatial Ability, General Knowledge, Mathematics, English, Design Sketching, Material Handling and Round 2.
- 10,000+ Social Drawings – View and evaluate drawings of your peer group.
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NID UG Toppers who have used DQ Edge
Tushar Shivam
Rank - 5
Shubhra Agarwal
Rank - 7
Harini Suresh
Rank - 10
Nikita Dhamija
Rank - 12
Suhani Chheda
Rank - 14
Arundhathi
Rank - 14
Nandini Sharma
Rank - 25
Subashree A
Rank - 27
Rajul Jain
Rank - 32
Kasturi Katale
Rank - 33
Sharfaa Fathima
Rank - 35
Yashaswi Agarwal
Rank - 37
Ahona Mukherjee
Rank - 46
Hana Najeeb
Rank - 55
Vibha Aravind
Rank - 59
Vaidehi Shirsath
Rank - 61
Diya Santhosh
Rank - 79
Nidhi L Rao
Rank - 112
Hiya Singh
Rank - 145
Tiya Choubey
Rank - 157
Dhivya Dharshini
Rank - 169
Haritha Alapati
Rank - 223
Ganesh BS
Rank - 225
Abidah Shanavas
Rank - 230
Anusha Rajesh
Rank - 236
Aanchal Das
Rank - 250
Sriya S Vedarth
Rank - 253
Nivedita Praveen
Rank - 255
Tanvin Badireddi
Rank - 277
Anusha Kasi
Rank - 307
Tanya Choudhary
Rank - 321
Tanvi Patravalli
Rank - 324
Manas Kannegal
Rank - 345
Dhriti Verma
Rank - 378
NID PG Toppers who have used DQ Edge
Barri Wahlang
Interaction Design
Rank - 1
Prashant Pradhan
Product Design
Rank - 1
Jaya Prabhakaran
Universal Design
Rank - 1
Parvathi
Ceramic & Glass Design
Rank - 1
Prashant Pradhan
Universal Design
Rank - 3
Parvathi
Furniture & Interior Design
Rank - 4
Raghul Sreedhar
Interaction Design
Rank - 5
Chandru
Product Design
Rank - 6
Sai Vidyasri G
Information Design
Rank - 19
Koushik Ram
Information Design
Rank - 20
Neha Rastogi
Game Design
Rank - 23
Akshatha Bhat
Interaction Design
Rank - 40
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Interaction Design
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Product Design
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Universal Design
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