Communication Design

The candidate will not be allowed to enter the exam venue without a printout of the NID DAT admit card; note that digital copies of the admit card will not be accepted.

So, on the day of the exam, you will need both: 1) a printout of the admit card and 2) original photo ID proof.

Note that photocopies or digital copies of the photo ID proof will not be accepted.

The admit card will contain exam-day guidelines; carefully go through these guidelines to ensure that your exam day is smooth and stress-free.

NID DAT 2026 (Prelims) admit card was released on December 11, 2025.

Admit card was released as a downloadable PDF. This means you could download it as many times as you want. The only thing is to make sure you download it early, as you may face issues closer to the exam.

To download the admit card, log in to the hall ticket download portal using your email ID and date of birth. 

To check your NID DAT result, follow the steps.

1. Go to website of NID
2. Click on NID DAT result link
3. Enter the registered email address and date of birth.
4. On successful log-in, the result of NID DAT will be displayed on the screen.
5. Download and take a printout of the result.

Note that scores of DAT Prelims 2026 exam will be used to shortlist candidates for the next round (DAT Mains).

The FINAL result of NID DAT will be prepared by giving weighatge to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

Yes, if you belong to any reserve category, then it is necessary to upload the required category Certificate. The documents have to be uploaded at the time of filling out the NID application form. Note that candidates trying to use counterfeit documents may be disqualified at any stage of the admission process if caught. The NID DAT 2026 counseling will also have a document verification process. The counseling process for the B. Des and M.Des programme will commence soon after the results are declared.