The National Institute of Design has notified the NID 2026 result date on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID 2026 tie breaking rule will be notified as per the revised selection process. The NID DAT prelims results are scheduled to be declared first for M.Des and then B.Des. Earlier, the NID DAT 2026 for prelims was conducted on December 21, 2025. In this article, get the NID result date 2026 and the tie breaking rule.
Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des and M.Des programmes of NID campuses in India.
The table below provides the dates for NID DAT 2026 results as notified by the authorities.
M.Des prelims result 2026 will be declared on February 17, 2026. On the other hand, the NID DAT B.Des prelims result will be declared much later on April 7, 2026.
Particulars | B.Des | M.Des |
NID 2026 prelims exam date | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID 2026 prelims result date | April 7, 2026, 4 pm | February 17, 2026, 4 pm |
NID 2026 mains exam date | Will be notified | Will be notified |
NID 2026 mains result date | Will be notified | Will be notified |
The authorities will notify the NID 2026 tie-breaking rule. The tie-breaking rule is expected to undergo changes due to the revised NID selection process. The NID 2026 tie-breaker rule helps determine which candidate will be ranked higher in case of the same marks being obtained by two or more candidates.
As per the revised selection process for NID 2026, the prelims score will not be carried forward to the mains exam. The final selection will be done based on the scores in the NID DAT mains.
Prelims | Mains | |
Studio Sensitivity test | In-person Sensitivity test | |
Nil | 60% | 40% |
Prelims | Mains | |
Studio Test | Interview | |
Nil | 40% | 60% |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NID 2026 prelims result will be declared on February 17 for Mdes and on April 7 for B.Des.
No, NID prelims does not have any weightage in the final selection of the candidate.
NID DAT prelims 2026 were conducted on December 21, 2025.
On Question asked by student community
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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:
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
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Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.
Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.
Solve previous papers and build a
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