Hello,

The syllabus of NID DAT prelims and mains exam are different.

Please check the link below for NID DAT prelim 2021 syllabus

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus

From this link you can also find the main exam syllabus and exam pattern of these two exams.

Good luck!

Hello student,

Design Aptitude Test ( DAT Prelims )

• Outline for beginners
• Colour Terminology
• Inspiration & Design Development
• Mood, theme & colour inter - relationship
• Design Theory
• Elements & Principles Of Design
• Natural & Geometrical Form
• Innovation in Design
• Principles of Composition
• Lettering
• Optical Illusion
• Understanding Light & Shade
• Colour Psychology & Optical Illusions
• Form & Function
• Colour, Pattern & Texture
• Theme Development
• Creative thinking & writing
• Picture Analysis
• Visual Logic
• Good Design vs. Bad Design
• Drawing Fundamentals
• Use of Measurements, Scale & proportions
• Optical Illusion
• Foreshortening & Perspective
• Developing Themes & Colour Associations
• Inspiration & Creativity
• Ornaments & motifs
• Memory Drawing
• Usage of colour in Compositions
• Expression & Emotion
• Exercises on imagination
• Lateral Thinking
• Story pictures
• Presentation Techniques
• Imagination & Doodling
• 3D Visualization
• Graphics & Pictograms
• Innovation & Creation
• Design Awareness
• Developing Observation

For further details regarding the same you can visit the following link:

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus

I hope it helps.

ALL THE BEST!