UPES B.Des Admissions 2026
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The National Institute of Design has notified the NID prelims 2026 result date. It will announce the NID DAT Prelims results for B.Des and M.Des on its official admissions portal at admissions.nid.edu. Candidates can view their results by logging in through the admission portal. The NID DAT entrance examination was conducted on December 21, 2025. To access the Prelims results, candidates must use their registered login credentials, including their email ID and date of birth.
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It is important for candidates to note that the NID DAT Prelims scores do not carry weightage in the final merit calculation for the NID 2026 selection process. Final admission decisions are based solely on performance in the NID DAT Mains. Candidates can read the article below for detailed information on the NID Results 2026 for Prelims and other related updates.
The dates for NID DAT results are given in the table below for both B.Des prelims and M.Des prelims programmes. The NID M.Des prelims result date has been revised. The NID prelims result was declared on February 12 for M.Des and on April 7 for B.Des.
Particulars | Prelims Dates for B.Des | Prelims Dates for M.Des |
NID DAT Prelims Exam Date 2026 | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID DAT Prelims Result Dates | April 7, 2026 | February 12, 2026 |
NID DAT Result Rechecking Date | April 7, 2026 to April 8, 2026 | February 12, 2026 to February 14, 2026 |
The NID DAT Prelims Result 2026 will be made available on the official NID admissions website. Candidates can access their results by logging in with their registered credentials once the results are announced. Follow the steps below to view the result:
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After accessing the result, candidates should verify the following information carefully:
Candidates who wish to make use of the rechecking process can refer to the guidelines mentioned below.
NID will release the updated NID DAT tie-breaking criteria through the official website as part of the revised admission process. The tie-break rules are applied when two or more candidates secure identical scores in the NID DAT 2026 results.
Candidates can refer to the tie-breaking rules followed in the previous year, outlined below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The NID prelims result 2026 was declared on February 12 and April 7 for M.Des and B.Des respectively.
On Question asked by student community
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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:
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
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus-2026
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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