NID DAT 2026 Notification: B.Des & M.Des Admissions 2026

The official announcement of the Design Aptitude Test (DAT) 2026 will be released shortly by the National Institute of Design (NID). As per the latest information, it will soon be available on the NID admissions official website. The notification will include important details of NID admissions, such as an application date, eligibility, registration details, as well as course invocation for B.Des and M.Des courses.

The registration for NID DAT 2026 should open immediately after the release of the notification. Candidates are advised to have all the required documents, including a digital scan of current photo and signature, and academic documents & proof of identity.

NID DAT 2026 Registration Process Breakdown

• The application process will be entirely online, facilitated on an official website.
• Checking your NID Demand Agro date involves the initial registration and providing personal and academic information, uploading files, and submitting the application fee.
• After the process is complete, candidates will be able to download the confirmation page in the future.

Eligibility criteria For B.Des and M.Des is listed below:

1. Eligibility criteria for B.Des:

• The student must have successfully completed the 10+2 (HSC) examination in any stream from a recognized board.
• The candidate must be born on or after July 4, 2004.

2. Eligibility criteria for M.Des:

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree of three or four years, OR a full-time diploma of four years in Design, Fine Art, Applied Art; or Architecture from a recognized institution after completing the 12th standard.
• The candidate must be born on or before July 1, 1993.

B.Des 2026 Seat Matrix

NID Ahmedabad: The leading campus offers 119 seats over 7 specialized disciplines. Product Design, Animation Film Design, Graphic Design, and Textile Design have the highest intake (19 each), indicative of popularity and demand. Specialized offerings like Exhibition Design and Film & Video Communication are non-traditional - have non-mandatory admission slots (13) each - indicative of more focus, and selective set of students.

Expected Seat Matrix 2026: Faculty of Communication Design

Expected Seat Matrix 2026: Faculty of Industrial Design

Expected Seat Matrix 2026: Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle, and Accessory Design

NID Seat Intake 2026: Bachelor of Design (B.Des.)

NID Seat Intake 2026 Andhra Pradesh Campus: (B.Des.)

At the NID Andhra Pradesh campus, a total of 75 seats are distributed evenly across Communication, Industrial and Textile & Apparel Design (25 each).

NID Seat Intake 2026 Haryana Campus: (B.Des.)

At NID Haryana, an identical model to NID Andhra Pradesh: 75 seats distributed evenly to the three major disciplines.

NID Seat Intake 2026 Madhya Pradesh Campus: (B.Des.)

The NID Madhya Pradesh campus offers 75 seats across three disciplines, but positioned non-specified supernumerary seats, which would be potentially for international students or reserved category understandings.

NID Seat Intake 2026 Assam Campus: (B.Des.)

At NID Assam 75 seats are offered across three disciplines.

M.Des 2026 Seat Matrix

M.Des 2026: Faculty of Communication Design Seat Matrix

NID's M.Des program has three faculties for specializations: Communication Design, Industrial Design, and Information Technology Integrated Programmes. Seat intake is likely to be consistent with the previous years in 2026 with 19 seats each in Animation Film Design, Film & Video Communication, and Graphic Design at NID Ahmedabad, and Photography Design at the campus of NID Gandhinagar under the Communication Design faculty.

Expected Seat Intake for M.Des 2026: Faculty of Communication Design

M.Des 2026: Faculty of Industrial Design Seat Matrix

The Faculty of Industrial Design likely intake will be 12 seats in Ceramic & Glass Design, 19 seats in Furniture & Interior Design and Product Design at Ahmedabad, and 12 seats in Toy & Game Design, and 19 seats in Transportation & Automobile Design at Gandhinagar. Universal Design at NID Bengaluru is also expecting to intake 19 students.

Expected Seat Intake for M.Des 2026: Faculty of Communication Design

M.Des 2026: Faculty of IT Integrated Programmes

For the Information Technology Integrated Programmes, Bengaluru campus has likely 19 seats each in Digital Game Design, Information Design, and Interaction Design as well as 19 seats likely for New Media Design at NID Gandhinagar.

Expected Seat Intake for M.Des 2026: Faculty of IT Integrated Programmes

Aspiring candidates should also keep a lookout for official admission updates from NID and also prepare their portfolios and documents in advance. As the NID DAT is one of the most competitive design entrance exams in the country, applicants need to register early and prepare thoroughly if they hope to obtain a spot in the next academic cycle.

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