DCET Admit Card 2026 is a mandatory document for students taking the Design Colleges Entrance Test at test centres across India. Registered candidates will be able to download their Admit Card directly from the official DCET website within the announced timelines. Students must ensure that they check all details, including Name, DCET Registration ID, Roll Number, Date of Birth, Category, and Examination Schedule.
DCET Admit Card 2026 will be released on the official portal. Students who have completed the registration process and paid the application fee will be eligible to download their hall tickets.
The important dates for the DCET Admit Card 2026 are as follows:
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Start date for Admit Card downloading | 1st January, 2026 |
| DCET Exam Date | 28th January, 2026 |
Test takers will receive notification of the admit card release via registered email and SMS. Admit cards will be issued after verification and can be accessed using credentials (Registered Email ID / Mobile Number and Password) on the exam website.
Students can follow the instructions specified below to download the hall tickets:
DCET Admit Card 2026 will contain the following information:
In Case of Issues:
Test takers must bring the following documents to the examination centre:
1. Printed copy of DCET Admit Card 2026
2. Any one valid, original photo identification:
Without both the admit card and a valid photo ID, entry to the exam hall will not be permitted.
Students must note the following exam day guidelines:
DCET 2026 will be conducted across 68 test centres in 31 selected cities throughout India. During the online registration process, students must select three preferred cities as their exam centres. Allocation will depend on availability and administrative considerations. Once registration is complete, requests to change exam cities will not be entertained. If a city has insufficient students registered, it may be excluded from the final list, and affected students will be reassigned to their second or third preferred city. The organising committee reserves the right to add or remove cities or assign alternate centres to ensure smooth conduct of the exam. The final list of test centres with the number of centres in each city is as follows:
| S.No | City | No. of Test Centres |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 6 |
| 2 | Pune | 6 |
| 3 | Nagpur | 1 |
| 4 | Thiruvananthapuram | 5 |
| 5 | Kozikhode | 3 |
| 6 | Noida | 2 |
| 7 | Ghaziabad | 2 |
| 8 | Lucknow | 3 |
| 9 | Kanpur | 1 |
| 10 | Varanasi | 1 |
| 11 | Gurugram | 1 |
| 12 | Faridabad | 1 |
| 13 | Delhi | 5 |
| 14 | Chennai | 3 |
| 15 | Bangalore | 3 |
| 16 | Hyderabad | 2 |
| 17 | Bhopal | 1 |
| 18 | Indore | 2 |
| 19 | Ahmedabad | 2 |
| 20 | Jaipur | 2 |
| 21 | Patna | 2 |
| 22 | Kolkata | 2 |
| 23 | Visakhapatnam | 2 |
| 24 | Ranchi | 1 |
| 25 | Dehradun | 1 |
| 26 | Guwahati | 1 |
| 27 | Bhubaneswar | 1 |
| 28 | Chandigarh | 2 |
| 29 | Raipur | 1 |
| 30 | Jammu | 1 |
| 31 | Goa | 1 |
Students should check the official DCET website and their admit card for exact test centre addresses and reporting times. Early preparations for travel and accommodation are advised.