NID DAT 2026 admit card out on admissions.nid.edu; prelims exam on December 21
Vikas Kumar Pandit | December 11, 2025 | 04:41 PM IST | 2 mins read
NID DAT Admit Card 2026: Candidates should enter their email address and date of birth to download the hall ticket.
Master the NID DAT exam with this free eBook! Learn the latest exam pattern, marking scheme, question types and section-wise weightage to boost your preparation.
Download NowThe National Institute of Design (NID) has issued the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) admit card 2026 for the prelims exam today, December 11. Candidates can download the NID DAT 2026 admit card through the official website at admissions.nid.edu.
NID DAT 2027: Syllabus | Exam Pattern | Biggest Myths about Preparation
Latest: NID BDes Studio Test Previous Years QP's with Solutions
Don't Miss: NID Studio Test vs NIFT Situation Test | Sketching Practice
Candidates will have to enter their email address and date of birth to login and download the NID admit card 2026. The admit card will carry details such as the candidate’s name, application number, photograph, signature, exam date, time, and venue, along with items allowed inside the exam centre, and reporting time.
NID DAT 2026 prelims exam is scheduled to be held on December 21. The exam is conducted for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes at NID campuses across India. Candidates are selected based on their score in the prelims and mains exams.
NID DAT exam is held in two stages: Prelims and Mains. The entrance exam scores will be used for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes offered by the design institutes.
Also read NIFT 2026 registration begins, exam on February 8; NTA reduces fees, adds more test cities
How to download NID DAT admit card 2026?
The steps to download the NID DAT prelims admit card 2026 are as follows:
- Visit the official NID admissions website at admissions.nid.edu.
- Click on the link for “NID DAT 2026 Admit Card – Prelims.”
- Enter your registered email address and date of birth in the login fields.
- Submit the details to access your admit card.
- Download and take a printout of the admit card to carry it to the exam centre.
- Keep a valid photo ID ready, as it must be presented along with the admit card on the exam day.
The NID DAT 2026 prelims exam is designed to assess candidates' aptitude in design, creativity, observation, and communication skills. The exam will have two sections: Part A and Part B. Part A has 19 objective-type questions worth a total of 25 marks, while Part B includes 5 subjective-type questions carrying 75 marks. Candidates can find the exact exam duration and other instructions for the studio test on their NID admit card 2026.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Quick Watch
]Next Story
]Featured News
]- Eye on autonomy, Scottish Church College plans new courses, curriculum, exam system from 2027: Principal
- FMGE 2026: Protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday; examinees demand exam review, facilities on par with NEET
- ‘We became a bridge’: Volunteers crowdfund to send stranded CJP protesters home after Jantar Mantar stir
- SC raps NCAHP, states for not framing regulations, setting up councils for allied health sciences
- ‘Shouldn’t forget’: An AI engineer’s platform is gathering evidence of police violence at CJP protest
- Paper-leak bill won’t help, argue opposition MPs; Priyanka Gandhi questions Pralhad Joshi’s appointment
- NEET Counselling 2026: In NMC’s new rules for PwBD admissions, individualised reports, chance to appeal
- Visva-Bharati professor quits report panel alleging doctored meeting minutes, staff shortage
- Centre sat on a fifth of Samagra Shiksha funds every year; PM SHRI dues at 49% in 2025-26: Govt data
- ‘Greta Thunberg visit not planned’: How SFI UK took the CJP protests to Leeds, London and beyond