The National Institute of Design has notified the NID 2026 result date on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID 2026 tie breaking rule will be notified as per the revised selection process. The NID DAT prelims results are scheduled to be declared first for M.Des and then B.Des. Earlier, the NID DAT 2026 for prelims was conducted on December 21, 2025. In this article, get the NID result date 2026 and the tie breaking rule.
Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des and M.Des programmes of NID campuses in India.
The table below provides the dates for NID DAT 2026 results as notified by the authorities.
M.Des prelims result 2026 has been declared on February 12, 2026. On the other hand, the NID DAT B.Des prelims result will be declared much later on April 7, 2026.
Particulars | B.Des | M.Des |
NID 2026 prelims exam date | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID 2026 prelims result date | April 7, 2026, 4 pm | February 12, 2026, 4 pm |
NID 2026 mains exam date | Will be notified | Will be notified |
NID 2026 mains result date | Will be notified | Will be notified |
The authorities will notify the NID 2026 tie-breaking rule. The tie-breaking rule is expected to undergo changes due to the revised NID selection process. The NID 2026 tie-breaker rule helps determine which candidate will be ranked higher in case of the same marks being obtained by two or more candidates.
As per the revised selection process for NID 2026, the prelims score will not be carried forward to the mains exam. The final selection will be done based on the scores in the NID DAT mains.
Prelims | Mains | |
Studio Sensitivity test | In-person Sensitivity test | |
Nil | 60% | 40% |
Prelims | Mains | |
Studio Test | Interview | |
Nil | 40% | 60% |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NID 2026 prelims result was declared on February 12 for Mdes and on April 2 for B.Des.
No, NID prelims does not have any weightage in the final selection of the candidate.
NID DAT prelims 2026 were conducted on December 21, 2025.
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