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    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

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to NID DAT ?

    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),

    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