Students aspiring to follow design courses from NID should follow the below NID syllabus topics carefully. There is no fixed syllabus prescribed for the NID exam, however, candidates can prepare for topics such as below. The studio test will comprise of different sections in different formats like hands-on practical assignments, group discussions, etc.

NID Syllabus

• Colour Terminology
• Outline for beginners
• Mood, theme & colour inter-relationship
• Inspiration & Design Development
• Elements & Principles of Design
• Design Theory
• Innovation in Design
• Natural & Geometrical Form
• 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 Visualisation
• Graphics & Pictograms
• Innovation & Creation
• Design Awareness
• Developing Observation

NID Studio Test Syllabus 2025

• Doodling
• Model Making
• Audio-Visual Exercises
• Creative Thinking
• Material Manipulation

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