NID Entrance Exam

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.

The admit card will be released in a downloadable PDF format. This means you can download it as many times as you want. The only thing is to make sure that you download it early, as closer to the exam, you may face issues.

For instance, if there is a server issue and you are unable to download the admit card, you won't be able to take the DAT Prelims exam. To download the admit card, log in to the admit card 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.

The final results of NID DAT is prepared by giving weightage to DAT Prelims and DAT Mains.

In case of the B.Des program, the DAT Prelims carries 40% weightage, while DAT Mains carries 60% weightage. 

Meanwhile for the M.Des programme, DAT Prelims carries 30% weightage, while DAT Mains carries 70% weightage. Note that DAT Mains for M.Des contains to sub-components - Studio Test and Interview.

Candidates who qualify DAT Prelims has to mandatorily appear in the DAT Mains. Or else, the candidate is not considered for admission.

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.