The National Institute of Design has notified the NID 2026 result date on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID DAT 2026 result for M.Des prelims has been declared on February 12, 2026. The B.Des prelims result date is April 7, 2026. Candidates will also be allowed to submit a request for rechecking the result. NID DAT 2026 prelims exam was held on December 21, 2025. Read on to get all the NID result dates 2026, including steps to download and more.
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Candidates who qualify in the NID 2026 prelims result will be able to appear for the NID mains 2026. The NID DAT mains 2026 result will be tentatively declared in May 2026. The NID entrance exam is conducted for admissions into B.Des and M.Des programmes of 7 NID campuses in India.
The table below provides the NID DAT result 2026 dates for the prelims and the mains. All the NID 2026 dates have been notified in the admission handbook published on the official website.
Particulars | B.Des | M.Des |
NID DAT 2026 prelims exam date | December 21, 2025 | December 21, 2025 |
NID prelims result date 2026 | April 7, 2026, 4 PM | February 12, 2026, 4 PM |
| Request for rechecking | April 7-8 | February 12-14 |
NID DAT 2026 mains exam | April 2026 (tentative) | March 2026 (tentative) |
NID mains result date 2026 | May 2026 (tentative) | May 2026 (tentative) |
The NID result 2026 will be declared online. Given below are the steps to download the NID DAT 2026 result.
Once the NID 2026 prelims result is declared, the shortlisted candidates have to appear for the NID mains. As per the NID 2026 selection process, the NID 2026 prelims score will not be carried forward to the mains. The NID admission 2026 will be done based on the NID DAT 2026 mains result. The weightage of different components in the NID 2026 mains result is given below.
Particulars | Weightage |
Studio Test | 60% |
In-person sensitivity test | 40% |
Particulars | Weightage |
Studio Test | 40% |
Interview | 60% |
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