The National Institute of Design has published the NID 2027 notification and started the NID DAT registration. An interesting feature of the NID admissions 2027 has been the introduction of the 5.5-year Integrated MDes programme that combines the BDes and MDes courses. There are 7 NID campuses in India: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Gandhinagar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Assam. In this article, let’s look at the campuses offering the integrated MDes and the seats offered.
NID 2027 is scheduled to be conducted on December 20, 2026. Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be offered admission to the integrated MDes, BDes, and MDes programmes of NID campuses in India.
The integrated MDes is a professional master's programme of 5.5 years' duration. The course is 11 semesters long and will be available in 15 sector-specific disciplines under 5 design streams. Further details of the 5.5 year integrated MDes programme will be announced by the institutes later.
As per the NID 2027 notification, the 5.5 year integrated MDes is being offered by NID Ahmedabad, NID Bengaluru and NID Gandhinagar. The details of the 5.5 year integrated MDes and BDes programme offered by other NIDs will be notified later on their respective website.
The table below provides the NID 2027 seat matrix for the integrated MDes programme at three NID campuses - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Gandhinagar. The seat matrix is available for each discipline offered by the three campuses. There are 135 seats available across the three campuses.
Discipline | Campus | Intake Capacity |
Industrial Design Stream | ||
Ceramic & Glass Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Transportation & Automobile Design | Gandhinagar | 9 |
Product Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Communication Design Stream | ||
Discipline | Campus | Intake Capacity |
Animation Film Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Film & Video Communication | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Graphic Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Spatial Experience Design Stream | ||
Discipline | Campus | Intake Capacity |
Exhibition Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Furniture & Interior Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Design for Retail Experience | Bengaluru | 9 |
Textile and Apparel Design Stream | ||
Discipline | Campus | Intake Capacity |
Textile Design | Ahmedabad | 9 |
Apparel Design | Gandhinagar | 9 |
Lifestyle Accessory Design | Gandhinagar | 9 |
Digital Design Futures Stream | ||
Discipline | Campus | Intake Capacity |
Digital Game Design | Bengaluru | 9 |
Interaction Design | Bengaluru | 9 |
Information Design | Bengaluru | 9 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student,
To start your NID DAT and UCEED preparation, begin with the syllabus, exam pattern, and previous years' question papers. You can also refer to the Careers360 preparation resources and sample papers for regular practice using the links provided below.
No, the NID DAT Prelims paper is not exactly the same for B.Des and M.Des aspirants.
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https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-sample-papers
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-mdes-previous-year-question-papers-with-solution
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No specific stream is required in Class 11 for BDes admissions. You can join B.Des (Bachelor of Design) with any stream in Class 11th (Science, Commerce, or Arts/Humanities). Top design institutes like NID ( NID DAT scores) and NIFT ( NIFT Entrance Exam ), as well as IITs (via UCEED),
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Yes, if you are in Class 12, you are eligible to sit for the NID DAT 2026 (BDes) exam. The National Institute of Design allows students who are in their final year of Class 12 or have already passed to apply.
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