The National Institute of Design (NID) will release the NID DAT 2026 Prelims results for M.Des programmes on 12th February 2026 around 4 pm. Candidates who are seeking admission to the Master of Design (M.Des) offered by the top-notch educational institutions in India can download their results from the official website of NID through their Email ID and Password. Shortlisted candidates are required to attend the second stage of NID DAT 2026 Mains, as the admission is done on the basis of marks in DAT Mains. Apart from this, after declaring the results, NID will also open the rechecking windows around 6 pm till 14th February 2026. NID will announce the results for the Bachelor of Design (B.Des) programme on 7th April 2026. Candidates can access more information about the NID DAT Results 2026 from below.
NID M.Des Prelims Important Dates 2026
Candidates can check the important dates for the NID M.Des Prelims entrance exam from the table given below.
Event
Date / Details
Last Date to Submit Application Form
1st December 2025
Window to Edit Application Form
From 4:00 pm, 2nd December 2025 to 11:59 pm, 4th December 2025
Download Admit Card for DAT Prelims
Released in December 2025 (around mid-Dec)
Date of DAT Prelims (Design Aptitude Test)
21st December 2025
Declaration of M.Des Prelims Results
12th February 2026
NID DAT Rechecking Windows
From 12th February 2026 to 14th February 2026
Steps to Download the NID DAT Prelims Results
Candidates can download the NID DAT Prelims 2026 result from the official website. Additionally, candidates can check the steps below to access their scorecard.
Step 1: Check the official website of the National Institute of Design (NID), i.e., https://admissions.nid.edu/.
Step 2: Now click on the result link available on the homepage.
Step 3: Complete the login process by entering the Email ID and Date of Birth.
Step 4: Once the login is completed, NID DAT Prelims will be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Download and take a printout of the results.
Details Given in NIT DAT M.Des Prelims Scorecard 2026
After downloading the NIT DAT M.Des Prelims scorecards candidates must check that all the information is correct. The following results will be mentioned in the results.
Name of the program
Candidate’s name
Roll number
Category applied to
Part I (Objective) Score
Part II (Subjective) Score
Total (Score)
Qualifying status: whether the candidate has been provisionally shortlisted or not.
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