The National Institute of Design will publish the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. First, the NID Andhra Pradesh prelims cut-off will be notified. Candidates who qualify in the NID DAT 2026 prelims will be eligible to participate in the NID mains. Later, the NID Andhra Pradesh mains cut-off will be notified. As per the NID 2026 selection process, only scores in NID mains will be considered for NID Andhra Pradesh 2026 admissions.
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Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the 4-year B.Des programme of NID Andhra Pradesh.
The following factors determine the NID cut-off 2026 for NID Vijayawada campus.
Number of applicants for the exam
Candidates preferring admission at the NID Andhra Pradesh campus
Seat intake
The reservation policy followed by the institute
Due to the revised selection process, the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off marks 2026 may change as only the NID mains score will be considered for admission. However, the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off rank is expected to follow the trends seen in the NID cut-off last year.
The table below provides the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off 2026 rank for various categories of candidates, estimated as per last year’s trends. To determine the NID cut-off 2026, the all-India rank is considered for the open category. However, for other categories, the rank within the category is considered.
Category | Expected cut-off rank |
Open | 225 or below |
Gen-EWS | 50 or below |
OBC-NCL | 125 or below |
SC | 65 or below |
ST | 45 or below |
Given below is the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off for the previous year. The NID Vijayawada cut-off includes the cut-off rank and the score.
Category | Cut-off rank | Cut-off score |
Open | 225 | 53.50 |
Gen-EWS | 53 | 45.60 |
OBC-NCL | 125 | 48.20 |
SC | 67 | 45.50 |
ST | 46 | 38.60 |
The seat intake is an important determining factor for the NID Andhra Pradesh cut-off. The seat matrix is given below.
Specialisation | Seats |
Communication design | 25 |
Industrial design | 25 |
Textile and Apparel design | 25 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A good rank for NID Andhra Pradesh is expected to be around 225 or below for the open category.
NID Andhra Pradesh offers 75 seats for its 4-year B.Des programme.
NIA Andhra Pradesh offers three specialisations in communication design, industrial design, textile and apparel design.
On Question asked by student community
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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.
To know more access below mentioned link:
You can get the NIT DAT SYLLABUS, updated version from careers 360 in detail from careers 360 article. Follow the link given from The link of the syllabus article is given below from careers 360
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-syllabus-2026
Yes you are eligible to appear for NID DAT for the M.Des programme. Since you are in final make sure you will have completed your BA by the required deadline. Also go through the specific specializations you want to apply for, some may require certain specific backgrounds to be eligible
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To prepare for M.des exams like CEED or NID DAT, here are some points which you can follow:
Understand the pattern – focus on creativity, design aptitude, and problem-solving.
Practice sketching daily and improve visualization.
Study basics of color, form, and design concepts.
Solve previous papers and build a
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