Communication Design

The re-check window for the DAT Prelims was open soon after the results were out. The candidate has to apply for re-check online. 

If, after the re-check, it is found that there are totalling errors or some answers have not been marked, the correction is made. In that case, the candidate was issued a new scorecard.

The candidate had to download the new scorecard online from the download portal.

The participating institutes of NID DAT 2026 offers B. Des and M.Des courses. The B. Des programme is available at five participating NIDs and has an intake capacity of 425 seats. Meanwhile, the M.Des programme is three NIDs and has a combined intake of 347 seats.

Admission to both B. Des and M.Des courses will be through the NID DAT entrance exam. The seat allotment to the above courses wlll be based on respective merit lists which will be prepared considering weighted scores of DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

DAT Prelims results for the M.Des program was announced on February 17, 2026. Meanwhile, results for the B. Des programme was declared on April 02, 2026. 

To check your results, you have to log in by entering your email id and date of birth. Note that results of DAT Prelims will be used to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains.

DAT Prelims results for the M.Des programme will be announced on February 16, 2024. Meanwhile, results for the B. Des programme will be declared on March 28. The direct link to check DAT Prelims results will be given on this page.

To check your results, log in by entering your email id and date of birth. Note that results of DAT Prelims will be used to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains.

The National Institute of Desgin (NID) will conduct the NID DAT 2024 (Prelims) exam on December 24, 2023.

The candidate won’t have the option to select the specialisation for the B.Des programme at the time of filling out the NID DAT 2024 application form. 

Instead, the candidate simply has to select the programme of study (B.Des), when filling the form.

Candidates who get admission to the B.Des programme typically have to attend a mandatory foundation programme of one year. The allotment of discipline or specialisation will be done based on the performance of the candidate in the program.

The B.Des offered by the NIDs is a full-time programme of 4-year duration.

The admission to the NIDs is conducted through a Design Aptitude Test (DAT). The DAT is a two-stage exam.

The candidate has to first appear in DAT Prelims and then, if shortlisted, have to appear in DAT Mains. The final merit list for admission will be prepared by giving weightage to both DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. If a candidate appear in DAT Prelims, but doesn't appear in DAT Mains, he or she will not be considered for admission. 

The NIFT and NID DAT are different entrance exams. Also, while the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) released an official syllabus for the NIFT entrance exam, the National Institute of Design (NID) doesn’t release any official syllabus.

So, the only option for the NID aspirant is to consult previous years’ papers and sample test papers to get an idea regarding the types of questions that may be asked in the NID DAT 2024 exam.

And no, the NIFT 2024 syllabus cannot be relied on to prepare for the NID DAT exam. The candidate may refer to the NIFT syllabus only to further their knowledge.

There is no official syllabus for NID DAT exam. Details regarding the pattern and types of question asked are available in the handbook available on the website. You can solve sample paper to get the idea of the question paper.