UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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The National Institute of Design will conduct NID 2027 to commence with the admissions to design programmes at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. The NID 2027 Notification and admission handbook, which contains the details of the NID entrance exam, will be released on the official website - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates can appear for the NID entrance exam by filling out the NID 2027 Application form, which will open in September 2026, tentatively, along with the admission handbook and NID 2027 Notification. Candidates who complete the application process can then download the NID DAT admit card 2027 and appear for the prelims entrance exam in December 2026.
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The NID DAT entrance exam is divided into two phases. The NID Prelims 2027 will be conducted offline in December 2026 and will be used only to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains. Only the DAT Mains scores will be considered for the final selection of candidates in the NID admission process. Candidates can check out the article below to learn about the application process, the exam pattern and syllabus, exam dates, and more.
Particulars | Details |
NID DAT 2027 Full Form | NID Design Aptitude Test |
NID 2027 Conducting Body | National Institute of Design |
NID DAT 2027 Frequency | Once a year |
NID Exam Level | National-level exam |
NID DAT Mode of Exam | DAT Prelims - Offline DAT Mains - Offline |
NID Exam Duration | 3 Hours |
NID DAT official website | admissions.nid.edu |
The NID DAT exam date will be specified in the Admissions Handbook for B.Des and M.Des, which will be released in September 2026, tentatively. Candidates need to keep track of the NID DAT 2027 Schedule to avoid missing any deadlines.
NID Events | NID B.Des Exam Dates | NID M.Des Exam Dates |
NID DAT 2027 Application Form Date | September 2026 | September 2026 |
NID Application Form 2027 Last Date | December 2026 | December 2026 |
Correction of NID DAT 2027 Application Form | December 2026 | December 2026 |
NID DAT Admit Card 2027 | December 2026 | December 2026 |
NID DAT 2027 exam date for prelims | End of December 2026 | End of December 2026 |
NID DAT Result 2027 Prelims | April 2027 | February 2027 |
Rechecking request for DAT Prelims | April 2027 | February 2027 |
Download admit card for NID DAT mains | April 2027 | February 2027 |
NID DAT 2026 exam date for mains | April 2027 | March 2026 |
NID DAT 2026 mains result | May 2027 | May 2027 |
Rechecking request for DAT mains 2026 | May 2027 | May 2027 |
Admission Counselling, Fee Payment, and Document Verification | Second/Third week of June 2027 | Second/Third week of June 2027 |
Checking out the NID DAT eligibility criteria 2027 is necessary to ensure whether candidates can appear for the NID DAT exam 2027. Candidates can avoid having their application considered void by verifying the NID eligibility criteria in advance. The NID DAT eligibility criteria vary for B.Des and M.Des. The details for both programme levels have been specified below.
Programme | Educational Qualification | Age Limit |
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Candidates can fill out the NID 2027 Application form for both B.Des and M.Des when it is released in September 2026. The NID Application Form 2027 will accept applications till December 2026 first week tentatively. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria and then fill out the NID DAT application form 2026. If there are any errors in the NID DAT application form, candidates will be given a short correction window in December 2026.
Candidates need to visit the official website—admissions.nid.edu
Click on the NID DAT registration link and register by filling in the necessary details.
Candidates will receive their login credentials after registration
Go to the NID DAT application form link and enter the login credentials to access the application form.
Fill up the personal details, such as
Name of the candidate
Father’s name
Mother’s name
Gender
Qualification
Email ID & Mobile number
Communication address
Date of birth
Course name
Category
Nationality
Select the preferred NID DAT 2027 exam centre
Upload the latest photograph of the candidate within the specified size limits
Upload the required documents
Click on the submit button
Make the payment of the application fee based on the category
Download and take a printout of the NID DAT application form 2027 for future reference.
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Candidates will be given a short window to edit their application during the NID Application form correction window. Candidates will not be allowed to edit details such as registered email ID, mobile number, name, category, and date of birth.
Category | NID form fees (BDes) | NID form fees (MDes) | |
Single Discipline | Two Disciplines | ||
General/ General- EWS/ OBC-NCL | Rs 3000 | Rs 3000 | Rs 6000 |
Female candidates (except SC,ST,PwD) | Rs 2000 | Rs 2000 | Rs 4000 |
SC/ ST | Rs 1500 | Rs 1500 | Rs 3000 |
PwD | Rs 500 | Rs 500 | Rs 1000 |
Third gender | Rs 500 | Rs 500 | Rs 1000 |
Overseas (Supernumerary) | 125 USD | 125 USD | 250 USD |
Referring to the NID DAT 2027 syllabus will give candidates the much-needed edge in preparing for the NID DAT exam. The NID exam authorities have not released the syllabus for previous exams. However, candidates can refer to the table below for important topics based on last year's sample paper for the NID DAT Prelims.
Innovation in design | Theme development | Exercises on imagination | Graphics & pictograms |
Principles of composition | Design Theory | Optical illusion | Form & function |
Inspiration & design development | Natural & geometrical form | Colour, pattern & texture | Drawing fundamentals |
Lateral thinking | Design Awareness | Creative thinking & writing | Ornaments & motifs |
Imagination & doodling | Understanding light & shade | Elements & Principles of Design | Colour psychology & optical illusions |
3D visualization | Lettering | Developing observation | Good design vs. bad design |
Optical illusion | Outline for beginners | Memory drawing | Innovation & Creation |
Mood, theme & colour inter-relationship | Visual logic | Colour terminology | Presentation techniques |
Picture analysis | Story pictures | Usage of colour in compositions | Natural & geometrical form |
Use of measurements, scale & proportions | Expression & emotion | Developing themes & colour associations | Foreshortening & perspective |
Candidates can refer to the NID DAT 2027 exam pattern to gain an understanding of the total marks, time duration, the number of questions, and the types of questions. Check out the table given below to learn about the NID DAT 2027 exam pattern.
Particulars | B.Des | M.Des |
Mode of Exam | Offline | Offline |
No. of Sections | 2 | 2 |
NID Prelims Questions |
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Negative Marking | None | None |
Particular | Details |
Mode of exam | Offline |
Exam Duration | 3 hours |
NID DAT Total marks | 100 |
Mode of Language | English |
NID Mains Weightage | B.Des
M.Des
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The institute will release the NID DAT admit card 2027 in December 2026, for NID Prelims. Candidates can download the NID admit card 2027 on the official website. Candidates who are shortlisted for NID DAT 2027 mains will be issued the NID DAT 2027 mains admit card separately. The NID admit card will be issued online and candidates can download the admit card using their login credentials.
Visit the official website- admissions.nid.edu
Open the link for the NID Admit card 2027
Enter the login credentials
Click on the 'Proceed to download admit card' button.
The NID DAT admit card 2027 will appear on the screen.
Download the admit card and take a printout or a PDF copy
NID will not officially release the NID DAT answer key 2027. However, the unofficial NID answer key will be released by the coaching institute for the candidates' sake as per the memory-based questions. Candidates will be able to download the answer key online as per its release.
The NID DAT 2027 result will be declared online on the official website. Candidates will receive the NID DAT prelims result 2027 in April 2027. The NID M.Des prelims result 2027 will be declared in February 2027. Candidates who are shortlisted in the prelims will be called to attend the NID DAT 2027 mains. The number of candidates who will be selected for Mains will be 1.5 times the number of seats. There will be a final NID DAT result based on the scores of the candidates in the mains exam.
Candidates can download the results of NID DAT 2027 by following the steps given below
Visit the official website - admissions.nid.edu
Click on the NID DAT Result link
Log in with your email ID and date of birth
NID DAT 2027 result will be displayed on the screen
Download and take a printout of the result for future reference
Appearing for the NID DAT 2027 requires candidates to be well-prepared for the entrance exam. To this end, we have curated a list of best books for NID 2027 preparation that candidates can use to ace the exam.
Section | Name of Book | Authors Name |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations | R.S. Aggarwal |
Objective Quantitative Aptitude | OSWAL Books | |
Mathematics for Class X | NCERT | |
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma | |
A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal | |
Analytical Reasoning by Magical Book Series | Arihant Publications, M.K Pandey | |
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal | |
| Design of Everyday Things | Don Norman |
Design Drawing | Francis D. K. Ching | |
Basic Rendering | Robert W.Gill | |
NIFT/ NID/ IIFT entrance exam guide | Surendra | |
| General Knowledge Digest | OSWAL books |
Manorama Yearbook | — | |
General Knowledge | Manohar Pandey | |
| The Fundamentals of Figure Drawing (Dover Art Instruction) | Charles Oliver |
Profit From The Psychology of Color: Discover the Meaning and Effects of Color: 2 | Richard G. Lewis |
Aside from the books recommended above, candidates should also try practising with the NID DAT Sample Paper. This will give candidates much-needed direction in exam format, types of questions, and more. Check out some of the recommended papers below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NID entrance exam will be conducted in December 2026, tentatively.
The NID DAT 2027 dates will be released in September, tentatively on the official website.
The NID DAT exam will be conducted for 3 hours.
The NID 2027 exam pattern consists of prelims as well as mains. Candidates who qualify the prelims will be called to attend the mains exam.
On Question asked by student community
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:
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
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