Studio phase is a test which is designed to evaluate the candidate in person under certain specific conditions. This is also known as Design Aptitude Test (DAT). The following are the key requirements for this test:

1) Level of creativity in a particular situation

2) Quality of execution and

3) Understanding of problem

Basically, the use of your skills, creativity, understanding and sensitivity are simultaneously pitted against time. Therefore, one should practice similar kind of assignments at home, with a time limit of 10-20 mins. You can use feedback from friends and family to help you judge your work.

For Studio test, your visualisation skills and sketching skills would come handy. If you are very nervous about it, then two things can help: sketching and browsing through some inspirational books or website or magazine.

Studio test at various institutes tests the ability of students to work with various materials. A student is expected to think of intelligent design solutions to a given problem. They can evaluate and come up with an innovative design solution and express the idea by manipulating the materials.

What kind of questions can you encounter in this test? You could be asked about material understanding like clay, metal, etc. You could be asked to balance 3 bricks at height of 150 mm on a 2 mm thin, 10 mm wide, 400 mm long strip of steel and make several things out of clay.

Materials used in such a test are Clay-Terracotta, Plaster of Paris, Paper, Wire, etc. Doodling can also be used to add creativity in terms of visualization and representation. Also, in 3-D model making materials such as clay, wire, string, different kinds of paper, thermacol, cloth, etc. are given to participants with time limit varying from 30 minutes to 45 minutes.

NID Studio Test

1. Colored OHP sheet - 2
2. Ping Pong balls – 3
3. Bamboo Sticks – 12
4. Wool – 1m
5. Bangles – a set of 6

1. Clay
2. Hacksaw blade
3. Water
4. Sponge