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National Institute of Design Admissions 2016-17
About Design Aptitude Test
Design Aptitude Test (DAT) seeks evidence of Knowledge, Comprehension, Analysis, Reasoning, Problem Solving and Creativity in the applicant.
There will be ONE question paper of 3 hours duration. The question paper will be in English. The question paper will carry a total of 100 marks, out of which Section A carrying 70 marks will be of multiple choice objective type questions and Section B carrying 30 marks will be of subjective type questions. All questions are compulsory. There will be no negative marking.
Few sample questions are provided for reference only.
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Section A Total: 70 marks Multiple choice objective type questions varying from 0.5 marks to 4 marks each. A1. Knowledge based questions test the candidates ability to remember and recall factual / general knowledge. Example A1.1
Example A1.2
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A2. Comprehension based questions test the candidates’ ability to understand, explain, compare, infer, summarize, classify, exemplify or interpret. Example A2.1 (add the text from question)
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Example A2.2
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A3. Analytical and Reasoning based questions test the candidates’ ability to select, compare, separate, distinguish or differentiate, deconstruct. Example A3.1
Example A3.2
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Example A3.5
Example A3.6
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Section B Total: 30 marks Subjective Type questions Problem solving and Creativity based questions test the candidates’ ability to judge, evaluate, integrate, hypothesize, design or construct. Example B1
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Example B2
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Example B3
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Example B4