diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/eslint.config.mjs b/projects/igniteui-angular/eslint.config.mjs
index e3dadf05130..6305a85c5ca 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -25,10 +25,21 @@ export default [
                 style: "kebab-case",
             }],
 
-            "@angular-eslint/directive-selector": ["error", {
-                type: ["attribute", "element"],
-                prefix: ["igx", "igc"],
-            }],
+            // Separate configs for element (kebab-case) and attribute (camelCase) selectors.
+            // 'ig' prefix only used for attribute selectors (e.g., [igSize]).
+            // 'excel', 'csv', 'pdf' prefixes used for toolbar export directives.
+            "@angular-eslint/directive-selector": ["error", [
+                {
+                    type: "element",
+                    prefix: ["igx", "igc", "excel", "csv", "pdf"],
+                    style: "kebab-case",
+                },
+                {
+                    type: "attribute",
+                    prefix: ["igx", "igc", "ig", "excel", "csv", "pdf"],
+                    style: "camelCase",
+                }
+            ]],
 
             "@angular-eslint/no-input-rename": "off",
             "@typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions": "error",
@@ -50,6 +61,24 @@ export default [
             "no-debugger": "error",
         },
     },
+    // Override for files with compound selectors (element[attribute]) that confuse the selector rule
+    {
+        files: [
+            "**/columns/validators.directive.ts",
+            "**/form-control/form-control.directive.ts",
+        ],
+        rules: {
+            "@angular-eslint/directive-selector": "off",
+        },
+    },
+    // Override for test files with non-standard selectors
+    {
+        files: ["**/*.spec.ts"],
+        rules: {
+            "@angular-eslint/component-selector": "off",
+            "@angular-eslint/directive-selector": "off",
+        },
+    },
     ...compat.extends(
         "plugin:@angular-eslint/template/recommended",
     ).map(config => ({