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The National Institute of Design (NID) will announce the NID MDes dates 2027 on the official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID MDes entrance exam consists of the prelims and mains. Candidates can check the schedule for NID DAT M.Des in the admission handbook published by the institute. The NID MDes admission dates inform the candidates about the registration window, NID DAT MDes exam date, result, and counselling dates. The NID DAT MDes 2027 exam date for prelims will be tentatively in December 2026. Shortlisted candidates in NID 2027 prelims can appear for the NID mains. The NID MDes mains consist of a studio test and an interview. In this article, get complete dates for NID DAT MDes 2027.
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Candidates have to appear and qualify in both parts of the NID entrance exam to secure admission. The M.Des programme is offered by NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, and NID Gandhinagar.
The table below provides the NID M.Des dates for prelims and mains based on the official notification.
MDes Events | Dates (tentative) |
|---|---|
NID DAT MDes registration start date | Second week of September 2026 |
NID DAT application form last date | December 2026 |
Window to edit the application forms | Will be notified |
Download admit cards for DAT Prelims | Ten days before the exam |
DAT Prelims exam | Fourth week of December 2026 |
DAT Prelims result | February 2027 |
Rechecking request for DAT Prelims | Will be notified |
MDes Events | Dates (tentative) |
|---|---|
Download admit card for DAT Mains | Fourth week of February 2027 |
DAT Mains exam | March 2027 |
DAT Mains result | April 2027 |
Rechecking request for DAT Mains | Will be notified |
Seat allotment, payment of token fees & uploading of documents | First week of May 2027 |
Provisional offer letter round-1 release date | Fourth week of May 2027 |
Payment of the remaining semester fees | Fourth week of May 2027 |
The detailed schedule, including the dates and venue for the studio and interview, will be provided by the authorities. The studio test will be held on a single day, while the interview rounds will be held across multiple days.
| 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 | ||||
| Faculty Stream | Discipline | Test Centre City for Studio Test | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Faculty Stream | Discipline | Test Centre City for Studio Test | ||
| 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 | Fourth week of March 2027 | Ahmedabad |
| Toy & Game Design | |||
| Furniture and Interior Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | ||
| Product Design | |||
| Transportation and Automobile Design | |||
| Universal Design | |||
| Interdisciplinary Design Studies | Design for Retail Experience | Fourth week of March 2027 | Bengaluru |
| Strategic Design Management | |||
| Textile, Apparel and Lifestyle Accessory Design (TALAD) | - Lifestyle Accessory Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | |
| Gandhinagar | |||
| - Apparel Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | ||
| - Textile Design | |||
| Communication Design (CD) | - Photography Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | Ahmedabad |
| - Animation Film Design - Film & Video Communication | Fourth week of March 2027 | ||
| - Graphic Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | ||
| Faculty Stream | Discipline | Date of the Interviews | Test Centre City for Interviews |
| IT-Integrated Design (ITID) | - Digital Game Design - Information Design - New Media Design | Fourth week of March 2027 | Bengaluru |
| - Interaction Design | Fourth week of March 2027 |
The NID DAT MDes 2027 registration will open tentatively in September 2026. Candidates can submit the NID application form online from the official website, admissions.nid.edu. It is important to check the NID DAT eligibility criteria for M.Des before filling out the registration form so as not to face any disqualification.
The National Institute of Design will issue the NID DAT MDes admit card for prelims tentatively ten days before the exam. All successfully registered candidates will be able to download the NID DAT MDes admit card through their login to appear for the exam. Shortlisted candidates from the prelims have to download the NID DAT M.Des mains admit card to appear for the mains exam. The institute will issue a separate NID DAT admit card for prelims and mains
The NID DAT M.Des 2027 exam date will be notified on NID's official website. The NID M.Des prelims will be held tentatively in the fourth week of December 2026. The NID DAT M.Des mains, which consist of studio test and interview will tentatively be conducted in March/April 2027.
The NID M.Des prelims result 2027 tentatively in February 2027. Candidates can download the NID DAT MDes result through their login. Shortlisted candidates in the NID MDes prelims can appear for the NID MDes mains. The NID DAT results for MDes mains will be declared tentatively in April 2027.
NID will notify the NID DAT MDes 2027 counselling dates on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. Shortlisted candidates from the NID DAT result after prelims and mains will be eligible to participate in the NID DAT counselling process to secure admission into MDes programmes of participating institutes. The counselling process includes document upload, institute preference filling, seat allotment and payment of acceptance fee.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NID DAT MDes application form 2027 will be released tentatively in September 2026.
The NID DAT M.Des prelims result 2027 will be declared tentatively in February 2027.
The NID DAT MDes prelims 2027 will be conducted in the fourth week of December 2026.
The NID DAT MDes 2027 mains exam date will be held tentatively in March 2027.
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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
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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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