UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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BITS Design School, Mumbai offers a fully residential design programme for 4 years duration. Admission into the programmes into the best design colleges in India is a common task with an entrance exam much like how BITSDES conducts the BITSDAT Entrance exam. Aspiring students planning for design admission into BITS school have a question that “Does BITS accept a NID score?”. For this the answer is absolutely yes. The BITS design school accepts NID scores to offer admission into their programmes. Read more to know much more information about the NID score acceptance by BITS design school.
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BITS Design school is a new design school introduced specifically for the candidates to offer design programmes. Students aiming high to grow their career in design opt for BITS design admission. The BITS design school offers admission to the courses based on the scores of the BITS entrance exam. Candidates after their 12th can apply for the BITS Design admission. The scores of national level exams such as NID, UCEED scores also are accepted for BITS DAT 2026 admission.
BITS design applications will be released online at bitsdesign.edu.in, the official website. Candidates planning to obtain admission into BITS design programmes need to appear for the BITS entrance exam meeting the eligibility criteria. Aspirants who are appearing the NID DAT entrance exam or the UCEED exam are also eligible for admission into BITS design school. Based on the scores of the NID DAT exam or the UCEED exam, admission is offered. Candidates are advised to check the NID DAT 2026 updates so that they can prepare for the NID DAT exam apart from the BITS design exam.
The National Institute of Design has already started its registration process on September 11, 2025. The NID DAT 2026, a national level exam, is conducted to offer admissions into BDes and MDes programmes. The NID DAT comprises two stages - Prelims and Mains. Candidates who clear the Prelims exam will only be eligible for the NID Mains exam. Based on the final result of NID mains, the score is considered. Aspirants planning to appear for NID design aptitude test should check the NID 2026 eligibility criteria before filling the NID DAT application form 2026.
The BITS design application form will be tentatively released in October 2025. Candidates should have completed their Class 12 with 45% to be eligible. The BITS DAT will be held in March/April 2026. The BITS DAT result will be declared in April 2026.The shortlisted candidates need to appear for the Portfolio interview. The finally selected candidates will be issued with admission offer letters. Aspirants to confirm their seat acceptance by making the requisite amount of fee payment.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, it is not required to appear for BITSDAT if the candidate has appeared for the NID DAT exam and has scores.
The BITS DAT selection process includes registration, appearing for the BITS DAT exam, portfolio submission, and attending an interview.
Candidates must have passed class 12 with 45% marks to be eligible for BITS DAT admission.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Yes, if you are in Class 12, you are eligible to sit for the NID DAT 2026 (BDes) exam. The National Institute of Design allows students who are in their final year of Class 12 or have already passed to apply.
To know more access below mentioned link:
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-admission-2026
Hope it helps.
You can get the NIT DAT SYLLABUS, updated version from careers 360 in detail from careers 360 article. Follow the link given from The link of the syllabus article is given below from careers 360
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus-2026
Yes you are eligible to appear for NID DAT for the M.Des programme. Since you are in final make sure you will have completed your BA by the required deadline. Also go through the specific specializations you want to apply for, some may require certain specific backgrounds to be eligible to apply for them. You can find more details here design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-eligibility-criteria
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To prepare for M.des exams like CEED or NID DAT, here are some points which you can follow:
Understand the pattern – focus on creativity, design aptitude, and problem-solving.
Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.
Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.
Solve previous papers and build a strong portfolio.
Stay consistent and observe everyday designs for new ideas.
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Hi daksh
As 563 rank in nid dat exam cannot guarantee admission in designing college but it could be a good chance to explore some campus as if you are not from general category as category role plays an important role . But now you can do one thing focus on your strengthening your protofile or preparing for the studio test (bdes) or interview (mdes).
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