The National Institute of Design has released the NID application form for 2027 on September 10, 2026. Candidates can complete NID registration online on the official website: admissions.nid.edu. The deadline to register and pay the application fee is November 30, 2026. Candidates will also be allowed to make corrections to the application form. The authorities will conduct the NID DAT 2027 prelims on December 20, 2027. Through the NID entrance exam, admissions will be granted into the BDes and MDes programmes of participating NID campuses.
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Registered candidates will be issued the NID admit card 2027 on December 10. The admit card is a mandatory document to appear for the exam.
NID released the NID application form online on September 10. Interested applicants have to complete the registration within the deadline. The important dates for the registration are given below.
Particulars | Dates |
NID application form release date | September 10, 2026 |
Last date to apply | November 30, 2026 |
Application correction window | December 1, 4 pm to December 3, 2026 upto 11:59 pm |
Admit card date | December 10, 2026 |
NID DAT exam date | December 20, 2026 |
The steps to submit the application for for NID DAT 2027 are given below -
Visit the official website - admissions.nid.edu
Click on the registration/sign up link
Provide basic details such as name, mobile number, email id, programme applied for and category to generate login credentials
Next, login and fill up the application form particulars
Pay the application fee online
Submit the application form
Category | BDes | MDes ( per discipline) |
General/ General- EWS/ OBC-NCL | Rs 3000 | Rs 3000 |
Female candidates (except SC, ST, PwD) | Rs 2000 | Rs 2000 |
SC/ ST | Rs 1500 | Rs 1500 |
PwD | Rs 500 | Rs 500 |
Third gender | Rs 500 | Rs 500 |
Overseas (Supernumerary) | 125 USD | 125 USD |
After closing the registration window, candidates can make corrections to the application form through their login. The admit card will be issued on December 10 for registered candidates. A printed copy of the admit card must be carried on the exam day.
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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),
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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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