Student Type: Class 12
Institute: Pahal Design
Exam Date: 21 December 2025 (Prelims)
Study Duration: 6 months (Oct 2025 – Mar 2026)
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You’re a Class 12 student with Pahal Design coaching (12 hrs/week), strong in Creative Thinking, and want to improve Time Management — and you’d like Weekly Mock Tests included.
Here’s your 6-Month Structured NID DAT (B.Des) 2026 Prelims Plan – Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
🗓️ MONTH 1: OCTOBER 2025 — FOUNDATION & CONSISTENCY
Goal: Strengthen sketching discipline + basics of design aptitude
Weekly Focus:
Week 1: Line quality, proportion, shading, basic objects (cups, bottles, furniture) Week 2: Human figures, gesture drawing, basic anatomy Week 3: Perspective (1-point, 2-point), indoor/outdoor spaces Week 4: Observation exercises — draw from life (daily 15–20 min)
Theory + Aptitude:
Daily 15–20 min GK (design, art, culture, logos, current affairs) 2 reasoning exercises (pattern, analogy, visual puzzles) each week
Mock Test: 1 every Sunday (2 hours)
→ Focus on completing all questions within time.
Creative Challenge: “Everyday Object, New Use” — redesign an object with a new function.
🗓️ MONTH 2: NOVEMBER 2025 — IDEA DEVELOPMENT & SPEED
Goal: Improve idea generation + learn to draw fast & clean
Weekly Focus:
Week 1: Storyboard sketches – create 4-frame visual stories Week 2: Product sketching – draw 10 everyday products in 30 mins Week 3: Scene composition – perspective + storytelling Week 4: Design thinking prompts (“How to reduce waste?”, “Redesign a classroom”)
Theory + Aptitude:
Logical reasoning: sequences, odd-one-out, spatial reasoning Visual GK: identify famous designs, logos, products
Mock Test: Every Sunday (3 hours full-length)
→ Target 90+% completion within time.
Creative Challenge: “Festival Reimagined” – redesign a festival logo/poster.
🗓️ MONTH 3: DECEMBER 2025 — EXAM SIMULATION PHASE
Goal: Full Prelims simulation, build confidence before exam
Weekly Focus:
2 full-length mocks per week Time practice: sketch completion in < 15 min per question Daily warm-up: 10-min object sketch + 1 creative idea prompt
Theory + Aptitude:
Quick revision: reasoning, GK (art movements, NID facts, design pioneers) Review all mock tests and note recurring mistakes
Mock Test:
Sunday = Full 3-hour DAT Prelims simulation Wednesday = Sectional speed test (Creative / Aptitude)
Creative Challenge: “Design for a Social Cause” – poster or visual concept.
🗓️ MONTH 4: JANUARY 2026 — FOUNDATION REVISIT + MAINS PREP START
Goal: Revisit weak areas + start early exposure to Studio Test-type activities
Weekly Focus:
Perspective + proportion refresh Quick idea thumbnails (draw 5 ideas for 1 topic) Basic model-making concepts (paper, clay, wire exercises)
Mock Test: 1 full paper weekly + 1 quick 60-min challenge midweek
Creative Challenge: “Redesign your school bag / workspace.”
🗓️ MONTH 5: FEBRUARY 2026 — ADVANCED IDEATION + MASTERY
Goal: Expand imagination and improve clarity in presentation
Weekly Focus:
Week 1: Product + environment combos Week 2: Comic strip storytelling Week 3: Unusual combinations (e.g., “Tree + Phone” design challenge) Week 4: Personal portfolio sketches
Theory + Aptitude:
Solve 1 reasoning set daily Design awareness flashcards (NID, NIFT, Indian crafts, famous logos)
Mock Test: 2 per week (alternate days)
Creative Challenge: “Nature + Technology” concept illustration.
🗓️ MONTH 6: MARCH 2026 — FINE-TUNING & MAINS BRIDGE
Goal: Maintain speed, polish creativity, and transition to Mains prep
Weekly Focus:
Time trials: finish full papers in 2.5 hours Focused improvement on weak areas from mock analysis Brainstorming drills (idea web, mind mapping)
Mock Test: Every Sunday (with peer or mentor review)
Creative Challenge: “Future Living” – visualize city life in 2050.
For any details call 8800-22-6864
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