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Hi Akansha,
Admission to all of the programmes will be granted on the basis of a two-stage competitive exam, comprising a Prelims stage and a Mains stage.
NID DAT (prelims) will primarily evaluate each candidate on the following abilities-
- Analysis
- Creativity
- Knowledge
- Visualisation
- Comprehension
NID DAT Prelims will consist of following two parts-
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) marked out of 70 points. This part will have questions with one or more than one correct answers. The responses of this part will be recorded on an Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet and evaluated digitally.
Part II: Subjective questions marked out of 30 points. The responses are to be provided in visual and/or written formats.
NID DAT Main s will consist of following two parts -
Based on the scores obtained in prelims, eligible candidates will have to appear for DAT mains.
It consists of following 2 parts-
1. Studio Test:
This may consist of tests in different formats such as drawing/sketching, hands-on model making, group discussions, etc. This test will be marked out of 100 points and will be conducted in English.
2. Interviews:
The interviews will be conducted separately for each discipline, immediately after the Studio Test,at the same centre.
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