Hi Ishita Singh! This is basically up to you that how many days you will need to get prepare for NID mains. After NID DAT prelims exam on January 8, 2023 mains will be conduct on 23-29th April. So you will get 3 months to get prepare for Mains. And 3 months is enough to practice for mains.
NID conduct an entrance examination called NID DAT which is a design aptitude test every year to take admission in B. Des and M. Des courses at NID. Candidates, willing to pursue design courses, must apply for NID DAT to get admission at NID. NID DAT is divided in to two different parts: NID prelims and NID Mains.
NID Prelims which is the written part whereas NID mains is the creative part. To do design course you need to clear NID prelims and Mains both. After qualifying prelims candidates can sit for mains.
NID DAT mains consist two parts such as: NID Studio test and personal Interview.
The major part of NID mains is NID Studio test. It is compulsory for candidates to perform well in NID Studio Test in order to secure a seat in the design institute. Studio test for B. Des is different from studio test for M. Des. Studio test is completely based on candidate's creativity skills.
The next part of NID mains after studio test is personal interview round. In this round NID experts will rake interview with both tricky and normal questions. Candidates gave to take their work portfolio with them in this round.
After determining the NID DAT mains syllabus, this can be said that, this part is completely based on your creativity, skills, idea and drawing ability. So the time you are getting after giving prelims is enough for mains preparation.
Doing all this can make you crack mains in only 2.5-3 months easily.