NID Entrance Exam Dates

NID DAT 2026 (Mains) exam for the B. Des programme will be held in the last week of April 2026. The timings for the DAT Mains exam will be mentioned in the NID DAT 2026 admit card. Candidates need to reach the DAT Mains exam centre as per the timings given in the admit card. 

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.

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.

NID cutoff is the minimum marks that aspirants need to secure in order to get admission to the B. Des and M.Des courses offered at NID campuses. The cut-off would be released at the time of seat allotment. Candidates who meet NID DAT 2025 cut-off in their respective categories will get admission. To determine the cut-off, factors like seat intake, no. of applications, merit ranks of applicants, etc. will be considered. Note that the admission cutoff is not the same as the DAT Prelims cut-off, which is simply used to shortlist candidates for DAT Mains.

The NID DAT 2026 results (Mains) for the B. Des program will be announced in the third week of May 2026.

The final result will be prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains. The direct link to check the results will be provided here.

Note that the candidate was also given the opportunity to apply for re-check of their results.