How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

How Many Students Appeared for NID DAT 2026?

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Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 21 Dec 2025, 03:12 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. In this article, find out 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

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M.Des

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How Many Students Appeared for NID Exam in Previous Years?

The tables below provide the trends on 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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Questions related to NID DAT

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Have a question related to NID DAT ?

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

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 strong portfolio.

Stay consistent and observe everyday designs for new ideas.

THANKU.

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).

Thanks.