NID DAT Result 2026 (B.Des and M.Des): Prelims Result Release Dates Out, Steps to Download

NID DAT Result Date 2026

The authorities announced the NID DAT 2026 result date on the official website - admissions.nid.edu. The design aspirants need to check the NID exam result date 2026 for Prelims and NID DAT Mains result dates for BDes and MDes provided below.

NID DAT Prelims Result Date 2026

NID DAT Mains Result Date 2026

How to Check the NID DAT 2026 Results?

Candidates need to download the DAT results 2026 from the NID admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. The steps to download the NID result 2026 are given below -

• Visit NID DAT official website - admissions.nid.edu
• Click on the link for NID DAT Result 2026
• Enter the login credentials, such as email address and date of birth
• NID DAT 2026 result will be displayed on the screen
• Download and, take a print of the NID DAT result 2026 pdf for further reference

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How to Apply for NID DAT Prelims/Mains Result 2026 Rechecking?

The students can request for the rechecking of the NID DAT mains answer sheet in online mode only at admissions.nid.edu as per the schedule released.

The rechecking will be done only for the following:

• Whether all the answers have been marked and provided with scores.
• Whether there has been any mistake in the marking/totalling of each question in part-II of the answer sheet/booklet and transferring the marks correctly on to the first cover page of the answer booklet.
• No other re-evaluation of the answer script or other exam work by the students will be rechecked.
• Students or organisations cannot ask for re-evaluation, disclosure, or inspection of the answer booklet or copies of the same and other documents as they are considered confidential by the NID Admission Committee.
• On rechecking the answer booklet, if any errors are found, the marks will be changed accordingly.
• The candidates will receive an email to the registered email address only if there is any communication regarding the revision of marks.
• The institute will not take any responsibility for any loss, or damage or any inconvenience caused to the student due to change in marks and no other claims in this regard shall be entertained. The revised score after re-evaluation will be considered as the final result.
• Candidates need to upload a scanned copy of their NID admit card duly signed by the invigilator and there must be a test centre seal.
• Rechecking requests will not be accepted through email and have to be submitted only through the NID official website.
• The details about ‘Submission of rechecking request’ will be made available on the official website based on the schedule.

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NID DAT Mains Result 2026

The authorities will notify the NID DAT mains result 2026 dates on the official website - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates who are shortlisted after the NID mains result will be eligible to seek NID admission. It must be noted that only those candidates who qualify in the NID DAT prelims result are called to attend the NID DAT mains.

NID DAT Result 2026: Tie-Breaking Policy

NID will notify the revised NID DAT tie-breaker rule through the official brochure for the revised NID selection process. The NID DAT tie-breaking policy is used when two or more candidates obtain the same marks in the NID DAT 2026 results.

Candidates can check the NID DAT tie-breaking rule for last year below.

NID DAT B.Des Prelims Result 2026: Tie-Break Policy

If the total marks scored by two or more candidates are same, the following tie-break policy will be used to allot the ranks to the students:

• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained the higher marks in Part B of the DAT Prelims.
• If this does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Part A of the DAT Prelims.
• If this still does not break the tie, then both the candidates will be assigned the same rank.

NID DAT B.Des Mains (Final) Result 2026: Tie-Break Policy

If in case the total marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, the following tiebreak policy will be used for awarding ranks in the final merit list:

• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in DAT Mains.
• If this does not break the tie, a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Stage 1 Design Aptitude Test.
• If this does not break the tie, then the higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Stage 1 Design Aptitude Test Part B.
• Still if this does not break the tie, then a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Stage 1 Design Aptitude Test Part A.
• If this still does not break the tie, then a higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in the question of DAT Mains exam which carries maximum marks.

NID DAT M.Des Prelims Result 2026: Tie-Break Policy

If the total marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, the following tie-break policy will be used to allot the ranks to the students:

• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained the higher marks in DAT Prelims (Part II / Part III).
• If this does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in DAT Prelims - Part I.
• If this still does not break the tie, then both the candidates will be assigned the same rank.

NID DAT M.Des Mains (Final) Result 2026: Tie-Break Policy

In case the total marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, the following tiebreak policy will be used for awarding ranks in the final merit list:

• Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in DAT Mains.
• If this does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in DAT Mains - Studio Test.
• Still if this does not break the tie, then the higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in the DAT Prelims.
• If this still does not break the tie, then the same rank will be assigned to the candidates.

Note: If any amendments in the tie-break policy, will be updated in the official website.

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NID Result 2026: Exam-Wise Weightage

Check out below the weightage for NID DAT result for prelims and mains for BDes and M.Des programmes.

NID Result 2026 Weightages

NID DAT Merit List 2026

The NID DAT merit list will differ as per each category. The NID DAT final rank depends on how well the candidate performed in the exam.

NID DAT 2026 results - Merit List Types

The National Institute of Design will release NID DAT result 2026 PDFs as two merit lists. The first merit list is the NID DAT Prelims merit list, and the second merit list is the NID DAT Mains merit list. The candidates will be offered the final NID admission based on the marks obtained in the exam and the reservation policy.

NID DAT Cutoff 2026

To obtain admission to the design courses at NID, the candidates need to score the marks as per the NID cutoff 2026. The NID DAT cutoff 2026 depends on various factors such as:

• Total number of students appearing for the NID entrance test
• The exam difficulty levels
• Total number of seats available
• Previous year NID DAT cutoff marks/trends

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