Compare NIFT Hyderabad vs NID Bangalore

Candidates to the UG Design programs will take an entrance examination comprising of a Creative Ability Test (CAT) and a General Ability Test (GAT). Candidates shortlisted on the basis of the written examination will take a Situation Test.

The candidates are required to appear in DAT Prelims comprising of the CDAT [Common Design Aptitude Test].

Passed the Plus 2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination from any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education / State Board New Delhi / Council for Indian School of Certificate Examination, New Delhi. or •  A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects. or •  Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to the 10+2 system. or •  General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri-Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level/ International Baccalaureate (IB).

Age Limit:

• For Indian Nationals in General Category & General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1991 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Reserved Category (Other Backward Class-Non Creamy Layer (OBC- NCL), Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST): Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1988 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Indian Nationals in Person with Disabilities (PwD) Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1986 are eligible to apply for admission.
• For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1991 are eligible to apply for admission.

Educational Qualification:

In addition to satisfying the above age criteria, the candidate must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications to be considered eligible for admissions:

Bachelor Degree of minimum 4-year duration in any specialization, after 12^th standard or equivalent to 12^th standard from any university or institute recognised by law in India.

Condition: Candidate must have passed the Bachelor Degree examinations at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in July/August.

OR

Full-time Diploma of minimum 4-year duration in Design/Fine Arts/Applied Arts/ Architecture, after 12^th standard or equivalent to 12^th standard, from any university or institute recognised by law in India.

Condition: Candidates must have passed the Diploma examinations at the time of document verification tentatively scheduled in July/August

Bachelor Degree of minimum 3-year duration in any specialization, after 12^th standard or equivalent to 12^th standard.

Condition: Candidates must have passed the 3 year Bachelor degree examinations by 2020. Those applicants who were in the final year of Academic Year 2019-20 and whose examinations have not been conducted by 2020, due to the pandemic situation prevailing in the country, can also apply.