NID DAT 2026 Admit Card LIVE Updates (OUT): M.Des Mains Hall Ticket Link at admissions.nid.edu

The DAT Mains admit card 2026 may have discrepancies like

• Your name may be incorrectly spelled
• Some information may be missing or blurred, for instance, the roll number  
• You are allocated a test city you didn't choose
• Or any other discrepancy.

Candidates can carry any of the following photo ID cards with them on the NID DAT exam day.

• Aadhaar Card
• Student ID card
• Voter ID Card
• Driving licence
• Pan Card
• Passport

The name and address of the allotted exam center is mentioned in the NID DAT 2026 Admit card.

NID DAT Admit card 2026 will be released at admissions.nid.edu.

For NID 2026 interview, candidates must bring the Studio Test Admit Card, which bears the seal of the NID Test Centre.

Candidates who get shortlisted based on their DAT Prelims have to next appear in the DAT Mains exam. 

The NID Design Aptitude Tests 2026 will be conducted in two stages:
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains

The NID DAT Mains 2026 test for the M.Des program has two test components:

1. Studio Test
2. Personal Interview

Candidates are required to bring a hard copy of NID Mains Admit Card along with the original photo ID proofs, as mentioned in the Admit Card for the M.Des DAT Mains (Studio Test & Interview).

After NID Admit card, NID will conduct Studio Test and Interview for all the shortlisted candidates at the centres.

NID M.Des Interview will begin from 21 March 2026 to 01 April 2026.

NID DAT M.Des Studio Test is scheduled to be conducted on March 08, 2026 on Sunday.

NID Admit is now available for M.Des Studio Test at admissions.nid.edu.

NID Admit card for Studio Test

The link to download the NID Mains Admit card is: Download Here

NID M.Des Admit card is out now. Candidates can download it now.

NID will soon release the admit card for M.Des Mains 2026 Exam . Candidates can download it using their email ID and Date of Birth.

NID DAT Mains exam centre 2026 details will be mentioned on NID DAT admit card. On release of the admit card, candidates can check the following details:

• NID DAT Mains exam centre address
• Subject wise slots
• Subject-wise exam date
• Candidate details
• Reporting time

National Institute of Design is to release the NID DAT 2026 Mains admit card today. The link to download the admit card will be activated at admissions.nid.edu. Candidates must enter their NID login details to download the hall ticket.

The NID DAT 2026 Admit Card will be released soon at admissions.nid.edu.

Candidates can download their admit cards from the NID website.

1. Go to the NID website or the NID Admissions Portal.
2. Click on the link Download Admit Card 2026.
3. Enter your Registered Email ID and Date of Birth.
4. Click Submit to view and download your admit card.
5. Check the NID DAT Admit card thoroughly and in case of discrepancies, connect with the NID Helpdesk.

NID Studio Test will be conducted in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar.

M.Des program has a combined intake of 347 seats and is offered at 3 campuses: NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, and NID Gandhinagar.

NID Mains Admit card will be released today, February 24, 2026 for all the shortlisted candidates for Studio Test and Interview.

If you find any discrepancy in the NID DAT 2026 admit card, you need to get in touch with the admission officials at the earliest. You can contact NID officials at the following address:

NID Admissions Cell
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380007
Email: admissions@nid.edu 

Phone: 079 26623462 

Candidates must bring any one valid Original photo ID proof for verification, such as (i) Voter ID Card, (ii) PAN Card, (iii) Driving License, (iv) Student ID issued by current school/ college (v) Passport (vi) Aadhar Card, etc. to the examination centre.

To download the NID Admit card, the Email ID and Date of birth are required.

Yes, the Admit card released by NID for the Mains exam will be the same for NID studio Test and Interview.

NID Studio Tests are conducted on

1. Clay Modeling
2. Wire Folding
3. Random Material Handling
4. Visual Sensory Tests
5. Audio Sensory Tests

The National Institute of Design will release the Admit card for M.Des studio Test and interview around 4 PM today.

The name and address of the allotted exam center will be mentioned in the NID DAT 2026 Admit card.

NID DAT 2026 Admit card for Mains will be released today for M.Des.

The NID Design Aptitude Tests 2026 will be conducted in two stages:
Stage 1: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Prelims
Stage 2: Design Aptitude Test (DAT) Mains

The NID DAT Mains 2026 test for the M.Des program has two test components:

1. Studio Test
2. Personal Interview

The NID DAT 2026 Admit Card will be released soon at admissions.nid.edu.

Candidates can download their admit cards from the NID website.

1. Go to the NID website or the NID Admissions Portal.
2. Click on the link Download Admit Card 2026.
3. Enter your Registered Email ID and Date of Birth.
4. Click Submit to view and download your admit card.
5. Check the NID DAT Admit card thoroughly and in case of discrepancies, connect with the NID Helpdesk.

In case candidates do not have any of photo ID proofs, they should get both Part “A” and Part “B” of the NID DAT Admit Card attested by the Principal of their current school/college or a Gazetted Officer.

The NID DAT Admit card can contain the following information.

These tests are conducted to eliminate students who are not fit for the final round. It is to check the student’s capability to solve the questions and provide a solution to uncertain situations. 

Studio Test is the on-the-spot test to check whether you have a solution-providing mindset or not. The ability to ideate, innovate, and execute design solutions within a given timeframe is called Studio Test.

The NID DAT interview is designed to examine the knowledge and interest of the candidate and their motivation for pursuing design. The panel will assess the candidate on parameters like career focus, intellectual capacity, presentation, attitude, and soft skills.

• Doodling exercise
• 3D Model Making
• Clay Modelling
• Wire Moulding
• Story Illustration
• Psychometric Test
• Thematic Apperception

 Candidates can carry pencil, eraser, sharpener, pen, scale, etc., for the NID Studio test. 

It’s approximately 3 times the number of seats for every NID discipline.

No, NID DAT Mains, Studio Test is an offline exam. The exam will be conducted at the test centres.

The NID DAT Admit Card will be out tomorrow, on February 24, 2026. 

The NID DAT 2026 Admit Card will be released soon at admissions.nid.edu.

If you find any discrepancy in the NID DAT 2026 admit card, you need to get in touch with the admission officials at the earliest. You can contact NID officials at the following address:

NID Admissions Cell
National Institute of Design
Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380007
Email: admissions@nid.edu 

Phone: 079 26623462 

Some of the common errors in NID Admit card are:

• Name may be incorrectly spelled
• Some information may be missing or blurred, for instance, the roll number  
• You are allocated a test city you didn't choose
• Or any other discrepancy.

Candidates should carry:

• Passport
• Voter ID
• PAN Card
• Adhaar Card
• Driving License
• Attested by School/College Principal or
  Gazetted Officer

 No refreshments shall be provided by NID for the NID DAT Mains centre.

The seven NID campuses accepting NID entrance exam scores/ranks for admission include

M.Des program has a combined intake of 347 seats and is offered at 3 campuses: NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru, and NID Gandhinagar.

No, you cannot take a digital copy of NID DAT Admit card to the test centre. You need to carry a printout of the NID DAT Hall ticket.

NID Mains for NID M.Des 2026 will have Studio Test and Interview. Studio Test will be on March 08, 2026 and Intreview will be from March 21, 2026 to April 01, 2026.

Application ID and Date of birth are required to download the NID DAT Mains Admit Card.

The link to download the NID DAT Mains Admit card is: admissions.nid.edu.

NID will conduct M.Des Mains exam in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. The exact address will be mentioned in the Admit card.

NID 2026 Admit Card will be out tomorrow, February 24, 2026 at 4 Pm on the website of NID DAT.