Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026
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NID DAT Application Date:11 Sep' 25 - 01 Dec' 25
The National Institute of Design conducts the NID DAT exam every year for students who want to take part in the design admission process. Aspirants may have doubts about how many times they can attempt the NID exam in a year. The NID entrance exam is conducted only once a year. Interested candidates must note that they are allowed to appear for the NID entrance exam only once every year, if they successfully fill up the NID application form before the due date. NID DAT 2026 will have two components - NID DAT prelims and NID DAT mains. Candidates who qualify in the NID DAT prelims will be able to appear for the NID DAT mains. To know more about how many times one can appear for the NID exam, read the complete article.
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The NID DAT schedule will be released along with the notification. Candidates will be able to access NID DAT dates 2026 at admissions.nid.edu.
NID DAT Events | NID DAT important dates (tentative) |
NID application form 2026 release date | First week of September 2025 |
NID application form 2026 last date to apply | First week of December 2025 |
NID DAT Prelims exam date | First week of January 2026 |
NID DAT Prelims result date | First week of April 2026 |
NID DAT Mains exam date | Fourth week of April 202 |
NID DAT Mains result date | Third week of May 2026 |
The National Institute of Design conducts the entrance exam once every year. There are two phases of the exam - prelims and mains with separate NID exam dates being notified for the two phases.
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The students can appear for the NID entrance exam as many times as they want till they fulfill the NID eligibility criteria. The candidates must note that the students have a certain age limit to join the undergraduate level courses. The age limit for NID 2026 exam is mentioned below.
For general category candidates the aspirants who were born only on or after July 1, 2005, were eligible.
For OBC NCL, SC, ST students must be born after July 1, 2002, to apply for the NID entrance exam.
For PWD candidates they must be born after July 1, 2000, to be eligible for NID entrance exam.
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The National Institute of Design will release the NID application form tentatively in September 2025. The candidates need to fill up the NID DAT 2026 application form and submit it before the deadline. Candidates have to pay the prescribed application fee without which their application will remain incomplete. The students must provide all the details carefully, and if any discrepancies are found during the admission process, their admissions might be cancelled.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For the NID DAT entrance exam, the students can appear as many times as they want as long as they satisfy the NID DAT eligibility criteria.
The candidates who are born on or after July 1, 2005, for General category were eligible to apply. The students of SC, ST, OBC-NCL have 3-year age relaxation and PwD - 5 years age relaxation.
No, there is no limit for maximum number of attempts in NID.
NID is one of the most sought-after institutes for design in India which makes the competition very high. The difficulty of the exam is moderate. Candidates need to prepare well to ace the NID DAT entrance exam.
NID DAT exam is conducted only once every year.
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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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No, IPU (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University) does not accept NID DAT Prelims score for admission to the B.Des (Bachelor of Design) program.
Instead, IPU conducts its own entrance test or may consider CUET (UG) scores for B.Des admissions, depending on the latest admission guidelines. Always refer to the university's official prospectus for the year you're applying to for the final admission criteria.
NIT DAT (https://www.shiksha.com/design/articles/nid-admissions-2025-colleges-accepting-nid-entrance-exam-scores-for-bdes-mdes-courses-blogId-13097)
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Yes, it's possible to prepare for the NID DAT 2025 exam on your own, even with limited time, by following these steps:
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