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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is NID DAT 2026 prelims online or offline?
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NID DAT 2026 prelims will be conducted in offline mode.

Q: What is the duration of NID DAT 2026 prelims?
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The duration of NID DAT 2026 prelims is 3 hours.

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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:

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-admission-2026

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

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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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As 563 rank in nid dat exam cannot guarantee admission in designing college but it could be a good chance to explore some campus as if you are not from general category as category role plays an important role . But now you can do one thing focus