The National Institute of Design will conduct the DAT Prelims exam on January 5. On the day of the exam, the candidate must bring their admit cards and photo ID proof.
NID DAT (Prelims) Entrance Exam 2025 will be conducted on January 5, 2025. The exam will be administered in a center-based mode in 22 cities across India. On exam day, the candidate must bring their admit card and proof of photo ID. Also, the candidate must reach the exam center on time because once the exam commences, the candidate may not be allowed inside the exam venue.
The DAT Prelims exam will be a paper and pen-pencil test. The duration of the exam will be 3 hours. The DAT Prelims question paper will include a mixture of objective and subjective questions.
Candidates who qualify in the exam will be eligible to appear in DAT Mains.
The final result of NID DAT 2025 will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.
DAT Prelims admit cards available for download
If the candidate hasn’t yet released the NID DAT 2025 (Prelims) admit card, they need to do it now without any delay.
The admit card will carry information like roll number, exam date and timings, reporting time, and exam-day guidelines.
Acceptable photo ID proof
The candidate can bring any of the following documents as a photo ID proof.
- Passport
- Voter ID
- PAN Card
- Aadhaar Card
- Driving License
- Attested (No photo provided ID)
“Student ID - Current school/college" will not be accepted as an ID proof.
The reporting time for the DAT Prelims exam will be mentioned on the NID DAT 2026 admit card. Arrive at the exam center on time according to the reporting time. Please note that latecomers will not be permitted inside the NID DAT 2026 exam center.
The gates at the exam center will close half an hour before the exam.
The expected timing of NID DAT 2026 is:
Event |
B.Des (Expected) |
M.Des (Expected) |
|---|---|---|
NID DAT (2025) Prelims date |
First week of January 2026 |
First week of January 2026 |
Reporting Time |
8 AM |
8 AM |
Gate closing time |
9.30 AM |
9.30 AM |
Time of the exam |
10 AM - 1 PM (Part I + Part II) |
10 AM - 12.30 PM (Part I + Part II) |
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The National Institute of Design (NID) will conduct the DAT Prelims exam on December 21, 2025.
The B.Des exam will be held around 10 am - 1 pm; meanwhile, the M.Des exam will be held around 10 am - 12.30 am. The candidate needs to report for the exam at 8 am. Gates' closing time is 9.30 am.
The DAT Prelims for the B.Des programme will be conducted in a paper-and-pencil/pen mode. The question paper may include both textual and visual questions. Other details like duration of the exam, marking scheme, etc., will be published in the DAT Prelims admit card.