NID Entrance Exam Admit Card

The National Institite of Design (NID) released admit cards for DAT Prelims exam on December 12, 2023.

The admit card will be issued online at admissions.nid.edu. To download the admit card, click on the admit card link and login by entering your email id and date of birth.

Hard copies of the admit card will not be sent to the candidate.

On exam day, you must bring a photo ID proof in original along with a printout of the admit card. Note that digital copies of the admit card will not be accepted.

The NID DAT 2024 exam will be conducted on December 24, 2023.

The candidate mustn't under any circumstances wait for the dying hours to download the admit card for NID DAT 2026. It is because in the last few hours, there may a server crash or website slowdown issues due to heavy traffic.

If that happens, you may face difficulty in downloading the admit card.

Also, if there is any discrepancy in the admit card, you won't have much time to get it fixed if you don't download it soon after it is released.

Yes, you may be disqualified from the NID Admission Process if you do not follow the NID DAT guidelines during the exam.

The guidelines include

• Candidate must not indulge in cheating

• Canddiates must not disturb other candidates

• Carry barred items

• Do not leave the exam hall until the exam is over

The National Institute of Design (NID)  released admit cards for DAT Prelims on December 11, 2025. Meanwhile, the DAT Prelims exam was conducted on December 21, 2025.

Admit cards for the DAT Mains will be released later.

The candidate must carefully preserve the admit cards for the DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. It is because the admit cards will be required at the time of seat allotment and admission.

Also, note that the window to download the admit card will only be open for a limited period of time.

The National Institute of Design (NID) conducts the DAT Mains exam separately for the B. Des and M.Des programs.

NID DAT Mains Exam for B.Des was conducted on 

• Studio Sensitivity Test: April 19, 2026
• In-Person Sensitivity Test: May 11 to May 17, 2026

NID DAT Mains exam for M.Des was conducted on March 08, 2026. Personal Interview was from March 21, 2026 to April 01, 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 2026 admit card. The security personal 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 National Institute of Design (NID) is conducting the DAT Prelims exam in a center-based mode across 17 cities in India.

Candidates can download NID DAT admit card 2026 from the website of National Institute of Design by providing their registered email ID and date of birth. 

1. Click on NID that admit card link 

2. You will be redirected to a login window 

3. Enter your registered email ID and date of birth 

4. On login, the admit card will be displayed on the screen

5. Download the NID hall ticket and take a printout.

The National Institute of Design (NID) released admit cards for M.Des DAT Mains exam on February 22, 2024 (4 pm). The admit card has been released online at admissions.nid.edu.

To download the admit card, enter your email ID and date of birth in the log-in window.

The M.Des DAT Mains exam for the M.Des programme will be conducted from March 4 to April 4, 2024. 

The admit card will contain details like the date and time of the NID DAT 2024 exam, exam centre details, roll number, reporing time, and exam-day guidelines.

The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the admit cards for the B. Des DAT Mains Studio Test in the second week of April 2026.

The admit cards will be issued to candidates who qualify DAT Prelims exam.

The candidate has to download the admit card from the NID DAT 2026 admission portal - admissions.nid.edu. In the log-in window that opens, fill in your email id and date of birth.

On the day of the NID DAT 2026 Mains exam, the candidate needs to bring along their admit card and a valid photo id proof. The DAT Mains admit card for the M.Des programme will be released in the last week of February 2026.