Latest Updates About Interior Design career: Important Exam Date; Application Form; Eligibility Criteria; Exam Pattern

NID 2017 Entrance Exam For Interior Designing

Interior designing is a professional course. Now-a-days it is an extremely popular course especially among girls. The course is about designing, beautifying and organizing our living and working space in the best possible way. It teaches students the aesthetics of living space and utilizing every inch of it in the most functional way. There is huge demand of interior designers by builders, hoteliers, hospitals, home-décor companies etc. The career of interior designer is attractive, interesting and full of opportunities.Students begin their career humbly as a learner but soon they find themselves working on big projects of hotels, builders, offices, resorts, design studios etc.

There are many government and private colleges and institutions which are offering various courses of Interior Designing. Even Diploma courses are available. Candidate can pursue this course either on Undergraduate or Diploma level or on Postgraduate level. There is an AIEED (All India Entrance Exam for Design) on national level.

Courses Available on UG Level for Interior Designing

UG Course	Duration
B.A in Interior Design	3 Years.
B.A inInterior Architecture Design	3 Years.
B.Des inInterior Design	3 Years.
B.Sc in Interior Design	3 Years.
Bachelor of Interior Design	3 Years.
UG degree course in Design	3-4 Years.
UG degree course in Fine Arts	3-4 Years.
UG degree course in Architecture	3-4 Years.
UG degree course in Environmental Planning	3-4 Years.

Courses Available on PG Level for Interior Designing

PG Course	Duration
M.Sc in Interior Designing	2 Years.
M.Sc in Interior Design and Resource Management	2 Years.

Diploma Courses

Diploma Course	Duration
Diploma course in Interior Designing	1-2 Years.

Students are required to specialize themselves in any one of the following field of designing –

Landscape Design
Residential Design
Business Design

A candidate who wants to carve out a good career in interior designing should look for admission into some of the top colleges of Interior Designing. Some of the top ranked colleges are as follows –

National Institute of Design, New Delhi
Indian Institute of Art and Design, New Delhi
Pearl Academy, New Delhi
International Institute of Fashion Design,New Delhi
International School of Design,New Delhi
Indian Institute of Fashion and Design, Chandigarh
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad

NID (National Institute of Design) conducts entrance exam on national level every year for admission of students into various Undergraduate and Post graduate courses in Design. Students are taken on the basis of their performance in the Design Aptitude Test. DAT is a two stage exam with Prelims and Mains. In order to know more about the NID 2017 exam, read below –

Eligibility for Interior Design Courses

Eligibility for B.Des

For admission in B.Des programme candidate should have done the 10+2 from any recognized board or University.
The upper age limit of the candidate should not be more than 20 years. There is relaxation of 3 years in age for the reserved category of candidates.

Eligibility for M.Des

For admission in M.Des programme candidate should have done bachelors in Design or Diploma in Design.
The upper age limit of the candidate should not be more than 30 years.There is relaxation of 3 years in age for the reserved category of candidates.

Interior Design Courses Admission Process

Candidate should apply online for the NID 2017 Exam. Before filling the application form candidate should read carefully the instruction booklet for filling the form. The filled application form should be submitted before the closing date of the application form or otherwise it should be submitted along with the late application fee.

How To Apply

A candidate should first of all get himself registered on the official website of the NID by giving details about his name, phone number and email id.
Upon registration a candidate is provided login credentials with login id and password on his personal email id.
With login credentials candidate will be able to access the application form.
He should fill the application form with correct details about himself.
Along with the application form candidate should upload the scanned copy of the photo and signature as well.
All filled application form should be submitted along with the application fee.
Candidate should pay the application fee through Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card. If he cannot pay through the online method then he can pay the application fee through the Demand Draft, drawn in favour of –

The Project Manager – CMS
All India Management Association
Management House, 14,
Institutional Area, Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110003

Application Fee

Category of Candidate	Application fee for M.Des	Application fee for B.Des and GDPD
General/ OBC	Rs.2000	Rs.2000
SC/ST	Rs.1000	Rs.1000
PwD	Rs.1000	Rs.1000

It is important to pay the application fee along with the application form. Without application fee form will not be accepted. Once paid application fee is non-refundable.

Interior Design Courses Pattern (Syllabus)

NID Exam Pattern	Details
Medium of Exam	English
Duration of Exam	3 hours
Number of paper	Only one question paper.
Type of question paper	Objective as well as subjective questions.
Total marks	100 marks.

Interior Design Courses Important Dates

About the Exam	Important Exam Dates
Avail application form from	October 26th, 2016.
Closing Date for submission of online application form	November 28th, 2016.
Closing date for submission of offline application form	December 2nd, 2016.
Avail Admit Card of DAT Prelims exams	December 20th, 2016
DAT - Prelims Exam Date for B.Des, M.Des, and GDPD)	January 8th, 2017.
DAT-Prelims Result Announcement for M.Des.	February 7th, 2017.
DAT-Prelims Result Announcement for M.Des. for B.Des and GDPD	February 28th, 2017.
Download Admit Card for Mains exam of M.Des	February 14th, 2017.
Download Admit Card for Mains exam of B.Des and GDPD	March 7th, 2017.
Exam Date for Mains M.Des	March 13th, 2017.
Exam Date for Mains B.Des.,GDPD	March 15th, 2017.
Result Announcement of M.Des	May 2nd, 2017.
Result Announcement of B.Des, GDPD	May 31st, 2017.

Reservation of Seats

Seats will be reserved for different categories of candidates.

Category of candidate	% of Reservation of seats
General	50
OBC –NCL	27
SC	15
ST	7.5

Admit Card

Candidate can download their admit card online. It is available on the official website of the NID. By entering their login details candidate can download their admit card and take its print copy. The admit card contains information like roll number, date and venue of the examination. Candidate must carry admit card at the centre of the examination. Without admit card no candidate will be allowed to take the exam.

F.A.Q.

Q. When to avail the application form of NID 2017 Exam?

Candidate can avail the application form from October 26th, 2016.

Q. When will the NID 2017 Exam of Prelims be held?

It will be held on December 20th, 2017.

Q. When will the NID 2017 Mains exam for M.des will be conducted?

It will be conducted on February 14th, 2017.

Q.When will the NID 2017 Mains exam for B.des and GDPD will be conducted?

It will be conducted on March 7th, 2017.

Q.How to get the admit card for the exam?

Candidate can download their admit card from the official website of the NID by entering their registration number and name.

Q. What is the eligibility for B.Des NID exam?

Candidate should have done 10+2 from recognized board or University. He should not be more than 20 years of age.

Q. What is the eligibility for M.Des and GDPD NID 2017 exam?

Candidate should have done Bachelors in designing or Diploma in designing to appear for the exam. He should not be more than 30 years of age.

Q. What is the total marks of the NID exam?

The exam is of 100 marks.