The National Institute of Design has notified the NID 2026 result date on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID DAT 2026 result for prelims will be declared on February 17, 2026, for M.Des and on April 7, 2026, for B.Des. Earlier, it conducted the NID DAT 2026 prelims on December 21, 2025. Read on to get all the NID result dates 2026, including steps to download and more.
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Candidates who qualify in the NID 2026 prelims result will be able to appear for the NID mains 2026. The NID DAT mains 2026 result will be tentatively declared in May 2026. The NID entrance exam is conducted for admissions into B.Des and M.Des programmes of 7 NID campuses in India.
The table below provides the NID DAT result 2026 dates for the prelims and the mains. All the NID 2026 dates have been notified in the admission handbook published on the official website.
Particulars | B.Des | M.Des |
NID DAT 2026 prelims exam date | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID prelims result date 2026 | April 7, 2026, 4 PM | February 17, 2026, 4 PM |
NID DAT 2026 mains exam | April 2026 (tentative) | March 2026 (tentative) |
NID mains result date 2026 | May 2026 (tentative) | May 2026 (tentative) |
The NID result 2026 will be declared online. Given below are the steps to download the NID DAT 2026 result.
Visit the official website- admissions.nid.edu
Click on the NID 2026 result link
Enter the required login credentials, such as application number, date of birth and password
The NID result 2026 will be displayed on the screen
Download the NID 2026 scorecard for future reference
Once the NID 2026 prelims result is declared, the shortlisted candidates have to appear for the NID mains. As per the NID 2026 selection process, the NID 2026 prelims score will not be carried forward to the mains. The NID admission 2026 will be done based on the NID DAT 2026 mains result. The weightage of different components in the NID 2026 mains result is given below.
Particulars | Weightage |
Studio Test | 60% |
In-person sensitivity test | 40% |
Particulars | Weightage |
Studio Test | 40% |
Interview | 60% |
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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