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Total Fees

15.83 L

Exam

NID DAT

Fees Details

General

₹ 15.83 L

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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

48 Months

The four-year-long Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) in Film and Video Communication programme is offered only at National Institute of Design Ahmedabad.

The primary aim of Film & Video Communication programme is to train versatile design informed communicators, fluent in the conception and production of short films on a range of educational, cultural, social, entertainment and marketing communication needs.

Students first go through the foundation of basic visual communication skills, along with inputs in social studies. Thereafter the grooming continues in theoretical as well as technical aspects of film making leading to holistic conceptual abilities.

As we are celebrating the 100th year of Indian Cinema the aims and applications of this medium have undergone a vast change. In the last two decades, more and more audience segments have emerged with very diverse communication needs. Therefore, at NID the emphasis is on developing holistic conceptual abilities that are adaptable to changing technologies.

The films made by NID students have won a global appreciation with numerous awards in competitive film festivals in India and abroad. The graduates of this programme have built rewarding carriers in almost all areas of audio-visual communication. These include advertising agencies, Film production houses, television channels, feature _lm industry, interactive media, ventures along with government bodies and NGOs who have specific developmental and communication agenda.

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

NID DAT Admit Card Date - Prelims BDes (Mode - Online)	23 Dec'24 - 23 Dec'24
NID DAT Exam Date - Prelims BDes (Mode - Offline)	4 Jan'25 - 4 Jan'25
NID DAT Result Date - Prelims BDes (Mode - Online)	31 Mar'25 - 31 Mar'25
NID DAT Others - Rechecking request for DAT Prelims BDes (Mode - Online)	31 Mar'25 - 1 Apr'25
NID DAT Admit Card Date - Mains BDes (Mode - Online)	13 Apr'25 - 13 Apr'25
NID DAT Exam Date - Mains BDes (Mode - Offline)	25 Apr'25 - 3 May'25
NID DAT Result Date - Mains BDes (Mode - Online)	15 May'25 - 15 May'25
NID DAT Others - Window for campus preference submission (Mode - Online)	15 May'25 - 17 May'25
NID DAT Others - Rechecking request for DAT Mains BDes (Mode - Online)	15 May'25 - 16 May'25
NID DAT Others - Seat allotment, Token fee payment & Documents uploading - BDes (Mode - Online)	26 May'25 - 29 May'25
NID DAT Others - Provisional offer letter - BDes (Mode - Online)	9 Jun'25 - 9 Jun'25
NID DAT Others - Remaining semester fee payment - BDes (Mode - Online)	10 Jun'25 - 15 Jun'25

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit:

● For Indian Nationals in General Category and General EWS Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2003 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 2000 are eligible to apply for admission.

● For Indian Nationals in PwD Reserved Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 1998 are eligible to apply for admission.

● For Foreign Nationals in Overseas (Supernumerary) Category: Only those candidates born on or after 1 July 2003 are eligible to apply for admission.

Educational Qualification:

Applications for academic year 2023–24 are open to candidates who have passed or will appear for higher secondary (10+2) qualifying examinations in the academic year 2022–23 in any stream (Science, Arts, Commerce, Humanities etc.) from any recognized board of education such as CBSE, IB, ICSE or equivalent.

Examinations considered equivalent to these are as follows:

● Final examination of the 10+2 system under a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

● Intermediate or two-year pre-University examination under a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

● Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

● Senior Secondary School examination under the National Institute of Open Schooling, with a minimum of five subjects.

● Any public school, Board or University examination completed in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities.

● H.S.C. vocational examination.

● General Certificate Education (GCE) examination at the Advanced (A) level taken in London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka.

● AICTE-approved three-year Full time Diploma after Class X offered by Board of Technical Education of any state in India or Union Territories as mentioned on

● Candidates who have completed final examinations for class XII (or equivalent) outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce an equivalence certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) confirming that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination conducted in India. This certificate is required to be submitted at the time of document verification. Visit http://www.aiu.ac.in for more details about how to obtain an equivalence certificate.

Admission Details

Admission to all of the design courses is on the basis of the candidates’ performance in the two-stages of Design Aptitude Test. The objective of these exams is to assess the knowledge, skills and behavioral abilities of candidates.

Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims

Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains