NMIMS DAT 2026: Registration (Open), Eligibility, Syllabus, Admit card More updates

The NMIMS DAT exam is conducted in an offline mode. Note that the exam includes a Studio Test and Personal Interview. Candidates had to appear in both the exams.

When preparing for the exam, the candidate must strictly follow the official pattern.

Also, along with the syllabus, also refer to the official exam syllabus.

Yes, you need to upload portfolios for NMIMS DAT. When uploading portfolio, you have to follow guidelines given by admission committee.

Candidate must complete all stages of NMIMS admission process. Or else, candidate will not be considered for admission.

The online application process for NMIMS DAT 2026 will open in December 2026. The admission is activated on the admission portal of SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria can apply for admission.

As part of the application process, the candidate will have to fill in personal, academic, and contact details. Also, upload documents and pay the application fees.

Classes for NMIMS DAT new admission season will commence in July 2026. Candidates who have been selected for admission in the merit lists and paid the admission fees can join classes.

Skills that are tested in DAT include Design ability, Observation skills, Illustration skills, Problem-solving skills, Imaginative skills, Space Visualization. To get a good score on DAT, candidate must work on each of these skills. Some of skills are natural and some of them are acquired.

DAT entrance exam is considered to be moderate. IN NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective, drawing related questions. Thus, candidates need to be extremely creative and have a clear understanding of their concepts when appearing for the DAT.

But note that difficulty level can also be subjective, as it may also depend on your level of preparation. For instance, if you prepare well, you may be able to solve even the so-called difficult questions easily.

In a Design Aptitude Test, candidates are asked drawing, sketching and general reasoning questions. Candidate needs to prepare for each question type to get a good score in DAT.

Some of the top design entrance exams that candidates can take include NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, and SEED.

Design Aptitude is a test that is a part of most of the Design entrance exams in India. Through this test, the Design institutes examines the designing and creative ability of candidates. It includes questions related to sketching, drawing and reasoning. This test usually is the first step of any design exam. Candidates must focus on its preparations.

The NMIMS DAT entrance exam is conducted by SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University. The scores of the exam is considered for admission to design courses offered by the institute.

The NMIMS DAT 2026 exam will be conducted for admission to the BDes (Humanising Technology) programme offered at the School of Design, NMIMS Mumbai.

The candidate needs to follow this page to be updated about all the latest events related to the NMIMS DAT entrance exam.

SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University will notify candidates about the release of call letters. It is expected that call letters for Lot 1 will be available for download from March 2026. The candidate will have to download the call letter using their candidate credentials.

Note that the call letter will be released separately for each lot.

Classes for NMIMS DAT new admission season will commence in July 2026. Candidates who have been selected for admission in the merit lists and paid the admission fees can join classes.

NMIMS DAT 2026 exam for Lot 1 will be conducted in March 2026. The exam includes a Studio Test and Personal Interview. Candidates should appear in all the stages of Admission process.

The application fee for NMIMS DAT 2026 is INR 2000. The application form will be available at website of NMIMS.

NMIMS DAT 2025 sample papers should be used as exam preparation resources.

Sample papers will contain similar types of questions to those asked in the entrance exam. By solving sample papers you can get exam ready.

Also, silly mistakes can be fixed by solving sample papers. You can also improve your problem-solving and time management.

NMIMS DAT 2025 sample papers can be solved as part of one’s exam preparation. 

Also, you can solve them very early on in your exam preparation.

If you have completed a few topics, try solving questions related to those topics. As you move deeper into the syllabus, there will be more questions to solve.

Solve as many sample papers as you can.

To download NMIMS DAT 2026 admit card

1. Go to admission portal

2. Click on the admit card download link

3. A log-in window will open

4. Enter your candidate credentials

5. On successful log-in, you can download the admit card.

The SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University  offers a B. Des. (Humanising Technology at its School of Design (Mumbai Campus). Admission to the programme is based on merit of the NMIMS DAT exam.

Interested candidate need to fill out the NMIMS DAT application form. The application link will be given on this page. Note that only such candidate who qualify in the exam and meet the prescribed criteria will be considered for admission.

Yes, you need to upload portfolios for NMIMS DAT. When uploading portfolio, you have to follow guidelines given by admission committee.

Candidate must complete all stages of NMIMS admission process. Or else, candidate will not be considered for admission.

Classes for NMIMS DAT new admission season will commence in July 2026. Candidates who have been selected for admission in the merit lists and paid the admission fees can join classes.

Classes for NMIMS DAT new admission season will commence in July 2026. Candidates who have been selected for admission in the merit lists and paid the admission fees can join classes.

SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University will notify candidates about the release of call letters. It is expected that call letters for Lot 1 will be available for download from March 2026. The candidate will have to download the call letter using their candidate credentials.

Note that the call letter will be released separately for each lot.

SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University will release the Merit List I of selected candidates in May 2026. The merit list includes the names of candidates eligible for admission to the design course. 

The candidate can download the merit list from the admission portal of the institute. Use your candidate credentials to download the merit list.

If the candidate is not included in the merit list, he or she will not be considered for admission.

Candidates who are included in the NMIMS DAT 2026 selected candidates list need to pay the seat-acceptance fees to confirm their seats. First merit list candidates have to pay the fees within the given deadline.

Note that if the payment is not made within the given deadline, the allotment will be cancelled and offered to the candidate next in the order of merit.

The candidate is recommended to solve NMIMS DAT 2025 sample papers to prepare for the design entrance exam.

Sample papers contain questions similar to the ones asked in the entrance exam. So, solving these papers, the candidate can get insights into the exam.

Sample papers will help the candidate fix silly mistakes and improve problem-solving and time management skills.

You can solve sample papers at any time/ stage of your exam preparation.

NMIMS DAT 2026 exam for Lot 1 was conducted in the second week of March 2026. The NMIMS DAT 2026 exam includes a Studio Test and Personal Interview.

Note that the NMIMS DAT exam is conducted in multiple rounds.

The NMIMS exam is conducted by SVKM’s NMIMS Deemed to be University for admission to design courses offered by the institute.

NMIMS DAT 2026 exam for Lot 1 will be conducted in March 2026. The exam includes a Studio Test and Personal Interview. Candidates should appear in all the stages of Admission process.