IIAD Entrance Exam

On the day of the IIAD exam

• Carry IIAD admit card and an ID proof

• Reach the exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned in the admit card

• Follow the exam guidelines; don't carry any electronic gadgets or illegal items

• Inside the exam venue, follow the instructions of the invigilator. 

To participate in the seat allotment process, the candidate must have qualified in the exam. Exam officials will release the detailed counseling-cum-seat allotment process on its admission portal.

Careffully go through it.

Typically, the seat allotment will be based on the following factors:

• The merit rank of the candidate in the entrance exam

• The seat intake for the applied program

• Options selected by the candidate

The IIA D DAT 2025 scorecard will be valid for the current academic session only. So, using the IIAD exam scorecard, you will be able to get admission in the 2025-25 academic session.

You can’t use the scorecard for admission in the next session.

IIAD result will be released online. The scorecard will carry the following information.

• Name and roll number

• Sectional score

• Overall score

• Merit rank

The scorecard will be available for download in pdf format. Download and take a printout.

The results will be declared at the admission portal of IIAD 2026. 

To check your results

1. Go on the IIAD exam result link

2. A log-in window will open

3. Enter your log-in credentials

4. On log-in, you can download the IIAD exam scorecard.

There will be no draft answer keys for IIAD exam 2026 if we go by previous years' schedule. However, if exam officials fo release the answer key, the direct link to download the keys will be provided here. In case the draft key is released, it will contain details like the answer key code for each question. The candidate will also be allowed to challenge the draft key in some cases.

IIAD exam officials will not release any draft answer key.

It will declare the results directly on its admission portal. The candidate can check their results using their candidate credentials.

Since there is no answer keys, there will also be no answer key challenge.

If the answer  key is released, the direct link to download the keys will be updated here.

No, you are not allowed to carry electronic gadgets inside the IIAD exam hall. Any candidate who is found to have such items may be disqualified from IIAD exam.  So, don't carry such items inside the exam hall. 

The IIAD DAT 2026 admit card will include the date and timings of the exam. It will also have the exam center reporting time.

You need to reach the exam centre as per the reporting time.

Note that if you arrive at the exam center after the exam has commenced, you will not be allowed entry.

So, be on time.

Sample papers can be solved as part of one’s exam preparation. 

Also, you can solve them very early on in your exam preparation.

If you have completed a few topics, try solving questions related to those topics. As you move deeper into the syllabus, there will be more questions to solve.

Solve as many sample papers as you can.