No, there is no other possible way of contacting the NID Officials or Authorities directly until one has a connection at a higher level otherwise there is no direct way to talk or connect to any NID Official or authority directly. One has the helpline numbers and mail IDs available. An aspirant has to follow the general steps
The National Institute of Design, NID is one of the best design schools, that is located in Ahmedabad, India. The institute is an autonomous body but works under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Even, according to Business Week NID topped the list of top design schools in the world in the year 2010.
The National Institute of Design gives its students the opportunity to access professional education programs at Bachelor and Masters Level with five faculty streams and 20 diverse and wide design domains through its creativity, new technology, and top-notch faculty. Not only this, but NID has also established exchange programs with more than 55 overseas institutes.
National Institute of Design always releases the NID DAT cut-off every year which determines the minimum qualifying criteria for B.Des/ M.Des admission into the new session after the declaration of NID DAT final results for both B.Des and M.Des. Candidates must score the minimum NID DAT cut off in the final result to secure their admission at NID Ahmedabad, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, and Andhra Pradesh. Candidates who will fail to clear the NID DAT cut-off will not be eligible for securing admission into B.Des/ M.Des courses. The concerned authority of NID will specify the NID DAT cut-off as per category wise like every year.