The National Institute of Design has notified the NID 2026 result release date on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID 2026 result for prelims has been declared for BDes on April 2, 2026 and for MDes on Feburary 12, 2026. Earlier, the NID DAT 2026 was conducted on December 21, 2025. Shortlisted candidates from the prelims have to appear for the mains component of the NID entrance exam. In this article, get the NID 2026 result release date, including steps to download and more.
Candidates have to appear and qualify for all the components in the selection process to secure NID admission into B.Des and M.Des programmes.
As per the NID 2026 schedule, the date for the NID 2026 result release date for both M.Des and BDes prelims has been revised. Candidates shortlisted in the NID prelims result will be eligible to appear for the NID mains exam. The NID result dates for mains will be notified later.
Particulars | M.Des | B.Des |
NID 2026 prelims exam date | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID prelims result date | February 12, 2026, 4 pm (out) | April 2, 2026, 12 am (out) |
| NID result rechecking | February 12-14, 2026 | April 7-8, 2026 |
As per the revised NID 2026 selection process, the marks obtained in the prelims component of the NID DAT 2026 entrance exam will not be carried forward for the mains. The NID prelims is only a qualifying exam. Candidates numbering 1.5 times the number of seats will be selected for NID B.Des mains. For NID M.Des mains, candidates numbering 4.5 times the number of seats will be selected. For final admission into NID, only the marks in NID mains will be considered.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NID DAT 2026 prelims results has been declared on February 12 for M.Des and on April 2 for B.Des.
No, the NID prelims will not have any weightage in the final selection.
On Question asked by student community
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),
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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.
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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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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
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