NID Entrance Exam Application Form

It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to provide correct and verifiable information during the application process. If the candidate is found to be using incorrect or couterfeir information, his or her candidature could be cancelled at any stage of the admission process. Further, if the candidate tries to influence, either directly or indirectly, to influence the management or employees, then also the candidate could be disqualfiied.

Note that the NID DAT 2024 counseling will have a document verification process. During this stage, all the information and documents furnished by the candidate will be cross-checked.

The NID DAT 2026 application submission last date is December 01, 2025.

The category-wise application for the B.Des and M.Des courses is mentioned in the table below.

• Diploma candidates need to meet the following conditions for admission:
• Done full-time Diploma of 4-year duration after 10+2
• Diploma in the following subjects is accepted - Design/ Fine Arts/ Applied Arts/ Architecture.
• The Diploma must be done from a university or institute recognised by law in India.
• Additionally, the candidate must have appeared in all the subjects and backlogs (if any) by June 30, 2026.

If you have passed senior secondary exam from National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) with minimum five subjects, then you are eligible for NID DAT. The National Institute of Design recognizes boards like CBSE, IB, ICSE, or equivalent.

The candidate must make sure that they meet the eligibility criteria before filling out the NID DAT 2026 application form.

Note that all details entered by the candidate in the application form will be checked at the time of counseling. If there is any discrepancy, the candidate may be disqualified.

The application forms for NID DAT are closed. The application edit window was open from Dec 8 to 10 2023. The exam will be conducted on December 24, 2023. NID DAT application fee is INR 3000. The applications were available on the official website of NID - admissions.nid.edu. For general category students, the fee for NID DAT is INR 3000. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, the fee for NID DAT is INR 1500. It two disciplines are chosen, candidates need to pay double. 

It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to provide correct and verifiable information during the application process. If the candidate is found to be using incorrect or couterfeir information, his or her candidature could be cancelled at any stage of the admission process. Further, if the candidate tries to influence, either directly or indirectly, to influence the management or employees, then also the candidate could be disqualfiied.

Note that the NID DAT 2024 counseling will have a document verification process. During this stage, all the information and documents furnished by the candidate will be cross-checked.

If NID DAT 2024 applications are submitted between December 5 (4 pm) and December 8, (4 pm), the candidate has to pay a late fees.

Note that the late fee amount is in addition to the application fees.

The category-wise application and late fees for the B.Des and M.Des courses are mentioned in the table below.

NID DAT 2024 application and late fees