Setting date format in Telerik RadGrid column cell

You can set the date format by using the below code snippet in ItemDataBound event in telerik radgrid control

Here is a sample c# code for MM/dd/yyyy format

protected void rgDisplay_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
        string strDateFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy";

        if (e.Item.ItemType == GridItemType.Item ||
                   e.Item.ItemType == GridItemType.AlternatingItem)
        {
                GridDataItem gdItem = (GridDataItem)e.Item;
                DateTime result;
           
                string dateVal = DataBinder.Eval(gdItem.DataItem, "BindDateColName").ToString();
          
                if (DateTime.TryParse(dateVal, out result))
               {
                     gdItem["uniqueNameDateCol"].Text = result.ToString(strDateFormat);
               }
        }
}