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    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 19 Apr 2026, 06:38 PM IST

    The National Institute of Design conducted NID DAT 2026 prelims on December 21, 2025. The NID exam is one of the top design entrance exams in India. Past trends show that around 15000 to 17000 candidates appear for NID DAT. Candidates who appear for NID 2026 exam can pursue B.Des or M.Des programmes at participating colleges. NID 2026 is one of the toughest and most competitive design exams in India. The exam tests creativity, so the competition in NID 2026 remains very high. Candidates must prepare well to succeed in NID 2026. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know how many students appeared for NID DAT 2026 and the figures for previous years.

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    1. How Many Students Appeared for NID 2026?
    2. How Many Students Appeared for NID Exam in Previous Years?
    3. What After the NID Prelims Exam 2026?
    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?
    How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

    Candidates who qualify in the NID prelims will be eligible to appear for the NID mains 2026. Only those candidates who appear for both parts of the NID entrance exam will be considered for NID admission.

    How Many Students Appeared for NID 2026?

    The figures about the number of students who appeared for NID 2026 will be updated in the table below.

    Students Appeared for NID 2026

    Particulars

    Students Registered for NID 2026

    Students Appeared for NID 2026

    B.Des

    Will be updated

    Will be updated

    M.Des

    Will be updated

    Will be updated

    How Many Students Appeared for NID Exam in Previous Years?

    Check the table below to understand how many students appeared for the NID exam in the past years. Past trends show that the number of candidates appearing for the NID exam has been progressively increasing over the years.

    No. of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2023

    Course

    Registered

    Appeared

    BDes

    14075

    13467

    MDes

    4093

    3878

    No. of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2022

    Course

    Registered

    Appeared

    BDes

    12537

    11780

    MDes

    3892

    3562

    No. of Students Appeared for NID DAT 2021

    Course

    Registered

    Appeared

    BDes

    11612

    10751

    MDes

    4451

    4180

    What After the NID Prelims Exam 2026?

    Candidates who qualify in the NID prelims will be eligible to appear for NID Mains. Candidates in the range of around 1.5 times the number of seats will be called to participate in the NID Mains 2026. As per the NID 2026 selection process, only marks obtained in the NID mains will be considered for final selection.

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    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),