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    How Many Students Will Qualify for NID BDes Mains?

    How Many Students Will Qualify for NID BDes Mains?

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 19 Apr 2026, 07:01 PM IST

    The National Institute of Design has conducted the NID B.Des mains studio sensitivity test exam on April 19, 2026. Earlier, the NID B.Des prelims result has been declared on April 2, 2026. Shortlisted candidates from the NID result will qualify to appear in the mains exam. As per the revised NID selection process, the candidate’s score in the prelims component of the NID entrance exam will not be carried forward into the mains. In this article, find out how many students will qualify for NID BDes mains.

    How Many Students Will Qualify for NID BDes Mains?
    How Many Students Will Qualify for NID BDes Mains

    The National Institute of Design earlier conducted NID DAT 2026 prelims on December 21, 2025, at designated centres across India. Candidates have to appear and qualify for both components of the exam to secure NID admission.

    How Many Students Will Qualify for NID 2026 BDes Mains?

    The National Institute of Design selects candidates for the NID B.Des Mains exam in a 1.5:1 ratio of available seats in each category. The institute offers a total of 439 seats for NID B.Des. Based on this, around 658 candidates are expected to qualify for the NID B.Des 2026 Mains exam.

    Number of Candidates Shortlisted for NID BDes 2026 Mains

    Particulars

    Seats

    No. of candidates

    Expected number of candidates qualifying for NID 2026 BDes mains

    439

    658

    NID BDes 2026 Seat Intake

    The NID seats for BDes are offered by 5 NID campuses, namely, NID Ahmedabad, NID Andhra Pradesh, NID Haryana, NID Madhya Pradesh, and NID Assam. The campus-wise seat intake is given below.

    Campus-Wise Seat Intake

    Campus

    Seats

    NID Ahmedabad

    128

    NID Andhra Pradesh

    75

    NID Haryana

    75

    NID Madhya Pradesh

    86

    NID Assam

    75

    Total

    439

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