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    NID DAT Prelims will be conducted offline for 3 hours on December 21, 2025

    NID DAT Prelims will be conducted offline for 3 hours on December 21, 2025

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 21 Dec 2025, 07:56 AM IST

    The DAT prelims will be conducted offline for 3 hours on December 21, 2025 from 10 am to 1 pm. The exact timings of NID 2026 prelims are notified in the admit card. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2026 must download and carry a printout of the NID 2026 admit card along with an ID proof to appear for the NID entrance exam. The DAT prelims are the first step in the NID admission process.

    NID DAT Prelims will be conducted offline for 3 hours on December 21, 2025
    NID DAT Prelims will be conducted offline for 3 hours on December 21, 2025

    As per the notification, the NID 2026 will be conducted in pen and paper mode, at all the NID exam centres simultaneously on the same day. The NID DAT 2026 paper pattern has questions based on text and visuals. Candidates may have to attempt objective aptitude-based questions and subjective drawing-based questions.

    The NID DAT 2026 prelims result will be declared on February 17, 2026, for M.Des, and on April 7, 2026, for B.Des. As per the revised selection process, the marks obtained in the NID prelims will not be carried forward to the mains. Candidates have to score above the NID prelims qualifying cut-off to appear for the mains. The NID 2026 final admission will be done based only on marks in the NID mains.

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