The National Institute of Design has published the NID M.Des mains exam schedule on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. As per the NID M.Des dates 2026, the NID M.Des mains studio test will be conducted on March 8, 2026, while the NID M.Des interview rounds will be held across multiple days from March 21 to April 1, 2026. In this article, get the NID M.Des exam complete schedule.
As per the revised NID selection process notified for NID DAT M.Des 2026, only the marks obtained in the mains component of the NID entrance exam will be considered for final admission.
The tables below provide the NID M.Des 2026 mains exam dates for the studio test and interview rounds. The admit card for NID M.Des mains will be available for download from February 24, 2026, 4 pm onwards.
Faculty Stream | Discipline | Test Centre City for Studio Test | ||
Industrial Design (ID) | - Ceramic & Glass Design | Ahmedabad | ||
- Furniture & Interior Design | ||||
- Product Design - Toy & Game Design | ||||
- Transportation & Automobile Design - Universal Design | ||||
- Animation Film Design | ||||
Communication Design (CD) | - Film & Video Communication | |||
- Graphic Design | ||||
- Photography Design | ||||
Interdisciplinary Design Studies (IDDS) | - Design for Retail Experience | Bengaluru | ||
- Strategic Design Management | ||||
IT-Integrated Design (ITID) | - Digital Game Design - Information Design - Interaction Design | |||
- New Media Design | ||||
Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design (TALAD) | - Apparel Design - Lifestyle Accessory Design - Textile Design | Gandhinagar | ||
Faculty Stream | Discipline | Date of the Interviews | Test Centre City for Interviews |
Industrial Design | Ceramic & Glass Design | March 21-23, 2026 | Ahmedabad |
Toy & Game Design | |||
Furniture and Interior Design | March 21-25, 2026 | ||
Product Design | |||
Transportation and Automobile Design | |||
Universal Design | |||
Interdisciplinary Design Studies | Design for Retail Experience | March 21-25, 2026 | Bengaluru |
Strategic Design Management | |||
Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Accessory Design (TALAD) | - Lifestyle Accessory Design | March 21-24, 2026 | |
Gandhinagar | |||
- Apparel Design | March 21-25, 2026 | ||
- Textile Design | |||
Communication Design (CD) | - Photography Design | March 27-30, 2026 | Ahmedabad |
- Animation Film Design - Film & Video Communication | March 27-31 2026 | ||
- Graphic Design | March 27-April 1, 2026 | ||
IT-Integrated Design (ITID) | - Digital Game Design - Information Design - New Media Design | March 27-31, 2026 | Bengaluru |
- Interaction Design | March 27-April 1, 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the NID M.Des mains exam schedule has been released.
The NID M.Des studio test will be conducted on March 8, 2026.
The NID M.Des 2026 mains interview will be conducted from March 21 to April 1, 2026.
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