How Many Students Appeared for NID Entrance Exam 2026?
National Institute of Design Entrance Exam 2026 ( NID Entrance Exam )
Exam On - 21 Dec '25
National Institute of Design releases the number of students who applied and appeared for the NID DAT 2026 Exam. The number of students who registered/appeared for NID Prelims and Mains will be released soon. Aspirants can check how many students appear for NID year wise here.
NID DAT Statistics 2026
How Many Students Appear for NID DAT? National Institute of Design releases data on how many students registered for NID DAT UG and PG in its Annual Report. NID DAT Entrance Exam is a national-level entrance test conducted by the National Institute of Design for admission to Undergraduate (UG) and Post Graduate courses offered by NID institutes. It is one of the biggest Design entrance examinations, which records nearly 15 thousand registrations. NID DAT Prelims Exam was conducted on December 21, 2025 in Pen-paper mode. This year, 15000 + are expected to have applied for the exam.
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- How Many Students Appear for NID DAT 2026?
- Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2024 Statistics
- How many Candidates are selected for NID DAT Mains?
- Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2023 Statistics
- Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2022 Statistics
- B.Des. Admissions 2025-26: Rank & Score for the Last Candidate Allotted a Seat (As on 31 July 2025)
How Many Students Appear for NID DAT 2026?
Check out the number of students in 2026.
| Programme | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | To be released | To be released |
| M.Des | To be released | To be released |
Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2024 Statistics
Check out the number of students in 2024.
| Programme | Registration received | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | 15839 | 15269 |
| M.Des | 6897 | 6612 |
How many Candidates are selected for NID DAT Mains?
In 2024, out of 15269, a total of 1871 candidates have been shortlisted for B.Des. DAT Mains, while 1328 candidates are appearing for the M.Des out of 6612. For the Mains Exam, a number of candidates 1.5 times the number of available seats will be shortlisted for the Mains exam.
| Programme | Selected for Mains | % |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | 1871 | 12% got selected for Mains |
| M.Des | 1328 | 20% got selcted for Mains |
Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2023 Statistics
Check out the number of students in 2023.
| Programme | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | 14075 | 13467 |
| M.Des | 4093 | 3878 |
Previous Year Data: NID DAT 2022 Statistics
Check out the number of students in 2022.
| Programme | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| B.Des | 12537 | 11780 |
| M.Des | 3892 | 3562 |
NID DAT 2026 Participating Institute - Seat Intake for B.Des program
Check the seat intake of NID B.Des.
| S. No |
NID 2025 Participating Institute |
Seat Intake |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
125 |
|
| 2 |
75 |
|
| 3 |
75 |
|
| 4 |
75 |
|
| 5 |
75 |
|
| Total |
425 |
NID DAT 2026 - Institute-wise seat intake for M.Des
The NID DAT seat intake for M.Des is:
| S.No |
NID Campus |
Seat Intake (Expected) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NID Ahmedabad |
126 |
| 2 |
NID Gandhinagar |
126 |
| 3 |
NID Bengaluru |
95 |
| Total Intake |
347 |
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| Campus | OPEN Rank | OPEN Score | GEN-EWS Rank | GEN-EWS Score | OBC-NCL Rank | OBC-NCL Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID Ahmedabad | 48 | 59.60 | 16 | 50.90 | 41 | 53.60 |
| NID Andhra Pradesh | 225 | 53.50 | 53 | 45.60 | 125 | 48.20 |
| NID Assam | 294 | 51.80 | 56 | 45.00 | 142 | 47.40 |
| NID Madhya Pradesh | 197 | 54.20 | 49 | 45.90 | 103 | 49.30 |
| NID Haryana | 193 | 54.30 | 48 | 45.90 | 106 | 49.00 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 weeks ago
NID 2026 Application correction Window for B.Des and M.Des will open on December 02, 2025 till December 04, 2025.
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Answered a month ago
The result for NID DAT Prelims 2026 will be announced on April 07, 2026 around 4 PM.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The details that cannot be modified in NID DAT 2026 Application window are programs applied, name of the candidate, date of birth, registered mobile number and registered email address.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
NID DAT 2026 Application edit window will open from December 02, 2025 to December 04, 2025.
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Answered a month ago
The last date to fill the application form for NID DAT 2026 for B.Des and M.Des programme is December 01, 2025.
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