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Parul Jain

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NID Ahmedabad's affiliated colleges offering B. Des specialisations through NID entrance exam. Taking into consideration, the last-round cutoff, getting a 70 rank is not sufficient to allow you to take admission at the institutes affiliated to NID Ahmedabad. Considering the NID Ahmedabad cutoff 2024, all the specialisations has the common rank of 43 for General AI category candidates. Similarly, for the OBC AI category, the common cutoff stood at 45. 

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Parul Kumari

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The reporting time for the DAT Prelims exam will be mentioned on the NID DAT 2026 admit card. Arrive at the exam center on time according to the reporting time. Please note that latecomers will not be permitted inside the NID DAT 2026 exam center. 

The gates at the exam center will close half an hour before the exam.

The expected timing of NID DAT 2026 is:

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B.Des (Expected)

M.Des (Expected)

NID DAT (2025) Prelims date

First week of January 2026

First week of January 2026

Reporting Time

8 AM

8 AM

Gate closing time

9.30 AM

9.30 AM

Time of the exam

10 AM - 1 PM  (Part I + Part II)

10 AM - 12.30 PM (Part I + Part II)

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the NID DAT 2026 admit card for DAT Prelims in the last week of December 2025. The direct link to download the admit card is given on this page. Admit cards will be issued only to successfully registered candidates.

To download the admit card, you need to log in to the portal using your email ID and date of birth. On exam day, bring the admit card and a photo ID proof.

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10 months ago

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Addula Yaswanth

Contributor-Level 10

Yes, the correction window will open in the NID application form where you can edit your SOP questions. The correction window for the NID DAT 2025 application form will be available from December 6 to December 11, 2024. In this time, you can login to your registered account on the official website of NID and make any necessary corrections by editing the SOP questions. Although some of the details such as the name, date of birth, and the registered email ID cannot be changed after submission, make sure to verify them before submitting again.

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a year ago

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Suraj Kumar karn

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The NID Entrance Exam is considered among the toughest design entrance exam conducted in the country. In NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective, drawing related questions.The NID Entrance Exam is considered to be one of the toughest design entrance exam conducted in the country. In NID DAT, more weightage is given to subjective, drawing related questions. Thus, candidates need to be extremely creative and have a clear understanding of their concepts when appearing for the NID exam.A general category candidate will find a comfortable score within marks ranging from 60-66, according to past trends. However, a good score in NID DA

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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The application fee once paid will not be refunded. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the information entered in the application form are correct and verifiable. If at any stage, NID deems the information provided to be incorrect, the candidate can be disqualified. 

Also, the candidate must refrain from trying to directly or indirectly influence the management and employees of NID.

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a year ago

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

Contributor-Level 10

No, unfilled seats in SC/ ST category will not be de-reserved. Meaning, such seats will not be transferred to the open category. The same applies to GEN-EWS category seats. 

So, even if there are vacant seats left in SC, ST, and GEN-EWS category, such seats will lapse. 

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a year ago

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

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Yes, if there are unfilled seats in OBC-NCL, such seats will be de-reserved. Meaning, such seats will be transferred to the open category. Allotment of de-served seats  will be same as open category.

The allotment will be based on NID DAT 2025 merit rank.

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a year ago

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Manashjyoti Hazarika

Contributor-Level 10

When filling out the form, the candidate needs to upload the relevant caste/ tribe certificate (in English/ Hindi).

The certificate should be :

  • Issued in the name of the candidate.
  • Should clearly mention the caste/ tribe the candidate belongs to
  • Be issued by a competent authority  

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