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Updated By Vandana Thakur on 22 Dec, 2025 11:25
Registration Starts On September 05, 2026
NID DAT 2026 exam dates are released by the National Institute of Design authorities. The exam is conducted for admissions to B.Des and M.Des courses every year.
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Predict RankThe NID DAT 2026 Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on December 21, 2025. The NID DAT 2026 exam centre began at 10 am and concluded at 1 pm. The exam paper was moderate to difficult for students to solve. The NID DAT 2026 authorities do not release the answer key separately B.Des & M.Des exam; rather, they open a rechecking window for a stipulated time. The B.Des rechecking window for the NID DAT 2026 exam will open on April 7, 2026, and it will close on April 8, 2026.
On the other hand, the NID DAT M.Des rechecking window will open on February 17, 2026, and it will close on February 18, 2026, online. The NID DAT exam centre reporting time was 8.30 am, while the exam centre gates for entry closed at 9.30 pm. The NID DAT 2026 admit card was released on December 11, 2025, online. The NID DAT 2026 B.Des results will be released online on the official website on April 7, 2025, and the M.Des results will be out on February 17, 2025. Students eager to know more about the NID DAT exam dates 2025 can go through the application dates, admit card dates, result dates, etc.
Students can check the important dates of NID DAT Exam 2026 from the table given below:
Events | NID DAT Exam Dates 2026 (BDes) | NID DAT Exam Dates 2026 (MDes) |
|---|---|---|
Accepting Online Application Form Begins | September 11, 2025 | September 11, 2025 |
Last Date for Submitting Online Application Forms | December 4, 2025 | December 4, 2025 |
Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims | December 11, 2025 | December 11, 2025 |
DAT Prelims Exam | December 21, 2025 (Over) | December 21, 2025 (Over) |
DAT Prelims Results | April 7, 2026 | February 17, 2026 |
Download Admit Cards for DAT Mains | May 2026 (Tentative) | March 2026 (Tentative) |
DAT Mains Exam | May 2026 (Tentative) | March 2026 (Tentative) |
DAT Mains Results | May 2026 (Tentative) | March 2026 (Tentative) |
Note: Please refer to the official NID Admission website @ admissions.nid.edu/NIDA2026/Default.aspx for the latest updates or changes, if any.
Students can check the results declaration date and the seat allotment dates from the table given below:
Events | NID DAT Registration Dates 2026 (BDes) | NID DAT Registration Dates 2026 (MDes) |
|---|---|---|
DAT Prelims Results | April 7, 2026 | February 17, 2026 |
DAT Mains Results | May 2026 (Tentative) | March 2026 (Tentative) |
Students can check the registration dates for the NID DAT Exam 2026 from the table given below:
Events | NID DAT Registration Dates 2026 (BDes) | NID DAT Registration Dates 2026 (MDes) |
|---|---|---|
Accepting Online Application Form Begins | 11th Sept 2025 | 11th Sept 2025 |
Last Date for Submitting Online Application Forms | 1st Dec 2025 | 1st Dec 2025 |
Window to Edit Online Application Forms | 2nd to 4th Dec, 2025 | 2nd to 4th Dec, 2025 |
Students can check the admit card release date for NID DAT Exam 2026 from the table given below:
Events | NID DAT Admit Card Release Dates 2026 (BDes) | NID DAT Admit Card Release Dates 2026 (MDes) |
|---|---|---|
Download Admit Cards for DAT Prelims | 4th Dec, 2025 | 4th Dec, 2025 |
Download Admit Cards for DAT Mains | to be announced later | to be announced later |
Students can check out the NID DAT Seat Allotment 2026 in the table inserted below:
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Window for submission of campus preference | TBA |
Rechecking request for DAT Mains | TBA |
Seat Allotment, Payment of Token Fees and Uploading of Documents | TBA |
Provisional Offer Letter | TBA |
Payment of Remaining Semester Fees | TBA |
Subsequent Round of Seat Allotment | To be announced |
Physical Verification of Documents at the respective NIDs | To be announced |
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