NID Entrance Exam

UCEED and NID DAT test different skills. Students should compare the exam patterns with their own strengths.

The expected timing of NID DAT 2027 is:

NID application form 2027 was released on September 10, 2026. The application form is open online at the NID admission portal. Application Window for NID 2027 is open till November 30, 2026.

NID DAT Prelims results for the M.Des programme will be announced on February 12, 2027 (tentatively). The results can be checked online at admissions.nid.edu.

The DAT Prelims results for the B.Des programme will be out on April 02, 2027 (tentative). Rechecking window will open from April 02, 2027 to April 04, 2027 (tentative).

NID Prelims Exam for B.Des and M.Des is expected to be conducted in the third week of December 2026. 

Aadhaar is one of the valid photo ID proofs that candidates can produce as identity proof. But exam officials will also accept other government IDs like Driving License, Passport, etc. The list of acceptable IDs will be mentioned on the NID DAT admit card. The security personnel at the NID DAT exam center will verify the documents before allowing the candidate entry inside the exam center. Any candidate who fails to produce the admit card and ID proof will not be allowed to take the DAT Prelims exam.

The NID DAT 2027 (Prelims) exam will be conducted in the following 17 cities:

Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jorhat, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, and Patna.

Both institutions offer the BDes course but with completely different admission processes. IIT Indore accepts admission based on the UCEED entrance exam, while BITS Pilani considers the NID Entrance exam/ BITSAT exam result. 

See the table below to compare both insttutions on different factors: 

Yes, the Admit card for B.Des In Person Sensitivity Test for 2027 will be released in the last week of April 2027 (tentatively).