NID Assam B.Des Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise Expected Rank, Previous Year Cutoff

NID Assam B.Des Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise Expected Rank, Previous Year Cutoff

Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 29 Jan 2026, 04:49 PM IST

The National Institute of Design will publish the NID Assam cut-off on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. First, the institute will publish the NID Assam prelims cut-off, which is the qualifying exam. Candidates who qualify in the NID DAT 2026 prelims have to participate in the NID mains. The NID Assam final cut-off 2026 will be determined solely based on the candidate’s performance in the NID mains as per the NID 2026 selection process. In this article, get the NID Assam cut-off 2026.

This Story also Contains

  1. Factors Determining NID Assam Cutoff 2026
  2. NID Assam Cutoff 2026
  3. NID Assam Previous Year Cut-Off
  4. NID Assam B.Des Seat Intake
NID Assam B.Des Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise Expected Rank, Previous Year Cutoff
NID Assam B.Des Cutoff 2026

Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the 4-year B.Des programme of NID Assam, with design specialisations being offered in communication design, industrial design, and textile and apparel design.

Factors Determining NID Assam Cutoff 2026

The NID Jorhat cut-off 2026 will be determined by the following factors-

  • Number of candidates appearing in NID DAT 2026

  • Campus preferences provided by candidates

  • Seat intake at NID Assam

  • Reservation policy of the institute

NID Assam Cutoff 2026

The NID Assam cut-off rank is expected to remain in line with the trends seen in the NID cut-off last year. However, the NID Assam cut-off marks 2026 are expected to change due to the revised selection process under which only the NID mains is considered for final admission.

The table below provides the category-wise NID Assam expected cut-off 2026 rank as per last year’s trends. When calculating the NID cut-off 2026, the all-India rank is considered for the open category, and category-wise rank is considered for other categories.

NID Assam Cutoff Rank 2026

Category

Expected cut-off rank

Open

290 or below

Gen-EWS

55 or below

OBC-NCL

142 or below

SC

80 or below

ST

40 or below

NID Assam Previous Year Cut-Off

Given below is the NID Jorhat cut-off for the previous year.

NID Assam Previous Year Cutoff

Category

Cut-off rank

Cutoff score

Open

294

51.80

Gen-EWS

56

45

OBC-NCL

142

47.40

SC

83

44

ST

40

40

NID Assam B.Des Seat Intake

The seat intake is an important determining factor for the NID Assam cut-off as a higher number of seats usually leads to a lower cut-off.

NID Assam Seats 2026

Specialisation

Seats

Communication design

25

Industrial design

25

Textile and Apparel design

25

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is a good rank for NID Assam?
A:

A good rank for NID Assam is expected to be around 290 or below for the open category.

Q: What is the NID Assam seat intake for B.Des?
A:

NID Assam offers a total of 75 seats for its 4-year B.Des programme across three specialisations.

Q: How to get into NID Assam?
A:

Aspirants can get into NID Assam by appearing for and clearing NID prelims and mains.

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Questions related to NID DAT

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Have a question related to NID DAT ?

Hello,

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:

https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-admission-2026

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

Hello,

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

Hi daksh

As 563 rank in nid dat exam cannot guarantee admission in designing college but it could be a good chance to explore some campus as if you are not from general category as category role plays an important role . But now you can do one thing focus