NID DAT counselling 2025 will be held in May 2025. The National Institute of Design will conduct the counselling process in an online mode for candidates who qualify the written test. The NID DAT 2025 counselling process for the B.Des candidates will commence with the registration process and the candidates must first fill out their campus choices. The campus selection round will commence in May 2025.

The seats will be allotted to the candidates based on their NID DAT merit list and preferences selected. However, for the M.Des candidates, it will be strictly based on merit rank secured by them in the exam. After a seat is allotted to the candidates, they must immediately pay for the first semester and confirm their admission. The NID DAT confirmation fee is INR 30,000 for Indian students and INR 75,000 for students overseas with additional convenience charges applicable. If the candidate fills out the registration form and selects their campus drive, yet fails to deposit the fee on time, their candidate will be lost or forfeited and the NID DAT 2025 seat shall be given to the next candidate in the queue.

NID DAT 2025 Important Dates

The NID DAT 2025 important dates concerning the complete selection process has been shared in the table below. The applicants are advised to check and mark the dates for their referenece.

NID DAT Counselling Procedure 2025

NID DAT counselling 2025 will mainly consist of four significant steps. All the qualifying candidates must follow each of these steps to secure their admissions without skipping any of them. They are advised to read through the steps below.

Step 1: Online Approval

The candidates who have qualified for NID DAT counselling 2025 will be required to submit an online approval or consent after they get shortlisted after the document verification process and payment of NID DAT counselling fees.

These candidates will have their names mentioned in the merit list and will be provisionally allotted seats. Their approval is critical for them to be able to participate further in the counselling (the following stages). The merit list will be updated after the candidates' online approval.

Candidates failing to produce their online approval within the given period will not be allowed to participate in further counselling. The newly updated rank list will be termed as the first merit list.

Step 2: Uploading the Documents

All the qualifying candidates whose names are mentioned in the updated merit list will be required to upload scanned copies of their documents. The documents have to be uploaded in JPEG format only. Only those candidates who upload all the necessary documents without fail will be considered for subsequent stages of the process.

In case the candidates are waiting for their class 12 or degree final semester results, they must produce a bonafide certificate to the exam authorities. This certificate must contain the signature and acknowledgement of the principal of the school or college.

The documents required to be uploaded are:

• Class 10 and 12 mark sheets
• Certificate of date of birth
• Category certificate (to avail reservation)
• Degree certificate and mark sheet (for M.Des admission)
• First and last page of passport (for overseas students)
• Equivalence certificate (for overseas students)

Step 3: Seat Allotment

The seat allotment for NID DAT counselling 2025 will be held on the institute's Ahmedabad campus. All candidates are required to be present at the venue with the necessary documents on time.

Failing to report at the venue with the required documents will result in the cancellation of candidature, and their seats will be allotted to the next eligible candidate in the merit list order.

Step 4: Provisional Admission Offer

Once the candidates have successfully submitted their documents and have been allotted seats, they will be provided with a provisional admission offer. This document will be sent via mail and will contain specific instructions to be gone through.

The instructions provided in the provisional admission offer are:

• Application form and rules and regulations for hostel
• The format of the physical fitness certificate and the certificate of undertaking
• Bond of indemnity

Candidates will have to read through all the instructions and fill in the details on the printouts of the documents, along with the signatures of their parents/ guardians. After this, they will be able to pay the fees for the course.

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Documents Required for NID DAT Counselling 2025

Applicants must check the document details for NID DAT 2025 counselling sessions for various programs shared below.

• The format for B.Des Bonafide Certificate.

• The format for M.Des Bonafide Certificate

• The format for SC/ ST Certificates.

• The format for OBC-NCL Certificate.

 

• The format for PWD Certificate

NID DAT Counselling 2025 Cut Off Scores Relaxation

The relaxation criteria for the various reserved categories are given below in a table. The required cut-off scores for the reserved categories will be relaxed concerning the open category. Candidates are advised to go through the table below for further information.

NID DAT Counselling 2025 Seat Intake

The four-year B.Des programme will be offered at the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad alone. The institution will allot 125 seats for the programme, and seat intake concerning the various disciplines or domains of specialization is explained below in a table.

NID DAT Counselling 2025 Seat Reservation

NID DAT counselling 2025 is mainly conducted for seat allotment. This allotment of seats is based on the seat reservation criteria. The reservation criteria for seats are elaborated and explained below as a table, concerning the various categories in which the candidates belong, the programme offered and the branch of the institute.