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    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?

    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 13 Feb 2026, 05:20 PM IST

    The number of students who appear for NID DAT 2026 will be available after the exam. As per past trends, the total number of students appearing for NID DAT 2026 prelims is expected to be around 15,000. Once the complete details on the number of students registered and who appeared for NID 2026 are released, the same will be updated on this page as well. NID 2026 prelims has been conducted on December 21, 2025. The NID 2026 admit card was issued on December 11, 2025. All registered candidates must download the admit card through their login and carry a copy on the exam day. The National Institute of Design conducts the NID entrance exam for admission into B.Des and M.Des programmes of participating NID campuses. In this article, get details about the number of candidates appearing for NID 2026.

    This Story also Contains

    1. How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?
    2. How Many Students Selected for NID DAT Mains?
    3. How many students appeared for NID DAT 2023 Prelims?
    4. NID Statistics 2022: How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?
    5. NID Registration Vs Attendance: Number of NID DAT applicants in 2021
    6. How many students appeared for NID 2020?
    7. NID Total Attendance in 2019
    8. How many students appeared NID DAT 2018?
    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?
    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?

    Shortlisted candidates from the NID prelims will be selected for the NID Mains 2026. As per the revised NID selection process, the NID prelims is only a qualifying exam, and the marks will not be carried forward to the mains. For the final selection, only marks in the NID mains will be considered.

    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

    Candidates can check the number of NID applicants on this page as per the official announcement made by the authorities.

    CourseTotal Registered for NID DAT 2026Total Appeared for NID DAT 2026

    BDes

    Will be updated

    Will be updated

    MDes

    Will be updated

    Will be updated

    How Many Students Selected for NID DAT Mains?

    The National Institute of Design will announce the number of students selected for NID DAT BDes Mains. As per the official announcement for the previous years the total number of candidates selected for NID Mains exam for BDes course is provided below. Candidates can use this as a reference until the NID Prelims result is declared.

    Total Number of Students Selected for NID DAT 2025 BDes Mains

    Category

    Rank From

    Rank ToScore of the last candidate shortlisted

    General

    119359

    General EWS

    113446

    OBC

    120451

    SC

    117646

    ST

    111038

    PWD

    16719

    Overseas

    110622.5

    Total Number of Students Selected for NID DAT 2024 BDes Mains

    Category

    Number of students selected for NID Mains

    General

    682

    General EWS

    181

    OBC

    459

    SC

    262

    ST

    134

    PWD

    64

    Overseas

    99

    Total

    1871

    How many students appeared for NID DAT 2023 Prelims?

    CourseTotal RegisteredTotal Appeared

    BDes

    14075

    13467

    MDes

    4093

    3878

    NID Statistics 2022: How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT?

    As per the official NID data, the total number of students appeared for NID exam in 2022 for BDes and MDes were 11,780 and 3,562, respectively. Candidates can check details on the total number of students registered and appeared for NID DAT 2022 exam in the tables below.

    Total Number of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2022 BDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID DAT 2022

    12,537

    Number of students appeared for NID DAT 2022

    11,780

    Total Number of Candidates Appeared for NID DAT 2022 MDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2022

    3,892

    Number of students appeared for NID 2022

    3,562

    NID Registration Vs Attendance: Number of NID DAT applicants in 2021

    The number of candidates who applied for the National Institute of Design test 2021 were 11,612, out of which a total of 10,751 appeared for the NID BDes exam. Number of NID applicants for MDes were 4,451.

    Total Number of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2021 BDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID DAT 2021

    11,612

    Number of students appeared for NID DAT 2021

    10,751

    Total Number of Candidates Appeared for NID DAT 2021 MDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2021

    4,451

    Number of students appeared for NID 2021

    4,180

    How many students appeared for NID 2020?

    Based on the official data, The total number of applications received for the B.Des./GDPD programmes were 15623, out of which, 14491 candidates (including overseas candidates) appeared in DAT Prelims exam for 144 seats.

    Total Number of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2020 BDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID DAT 2020

    15,623

    Number of students appeared for NID DAT 2020

    14,491

    Total Number of Candidates Appeared for NID DAT 2020 MDes

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2020

    5,540

    Number of students appeared for NID 2020

    4,930

    NID Total Attendance in 2019

    The total number of students who appeared for the NID DAT 2019 exam were 14,562 and 7,985 for BDes and MDes respectively. Aspirants who wish to know how many students registered for NID 2019 can check the table below.

    Total Number of Students Appeared for NID DAT BDes 2019

    Particulars

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2019

    NA

    Number of students appeared for NID 2019

    14,562

    Total Number of Candidates Appeared for NID DAT MDes 2019

    Particulars

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2019

    8,622

    Number of students appeared for NID 2019

    7,985

    How many students appeared NID DAT 2018?

    Candidates are below provided with details on the number of students appeared for NID exam in 2018. The details on how many students appeared for NID DAT in 2018 are available for both BDes and MDes courses.

    Total Number of Students Appeared for NID DAT BDes 2018

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2018

    14,665

    Number of students appeared for NID 2018

    13,553

    Total Number of Candidates Appeared for NID DAT MDes 2018

    Particular

    Details

    Number of candidates registered for NID 2018

    5,822

    Number of students appeared for NID 2018

    5,248

    Also Check: NID MDes Eligibility | NID Eligibility Criteria | NID Application Form

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the NID prelims exam date?
    A:

    The NID prelims 2026 exam date was on December 21, 2025.

    Q: How many students appeared for NID DAT prelims?
    A:

    As per past trends, the number of students appearing for NID DAT 2026 is expected to be around 13000.

    Q: Is the NID 2026 prelims admit card out?
    A:

    The NID prelims 2026 admit card has been issued on December 11, 2025.

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    Have a question related to NID DAT ?

    No specific stream is required in Class 11 for BDes admissions. You can join B.Des (Bachelor of Design) with any stream in Class 11th (Science, Commerce, or Arts/Humanities). Top design institutes like NID ( NID DAT scores) and NIFT ( NIFT Entrance Exam ), as well as IITs (via UCEED),

    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

    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

    Hello,

    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