NID Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise B.Des and M.Des Previous Year Cut-Off

NID Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise B.Des and M.Des Previous Year Cut-Off

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Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 21 Dec 2025, 10:16 AM IST

The National Institute of Design will publish the NID cut-off 2026 on its official website - admissions.nid.edu. The NID cut-off indicates the rank and score of the last candidate admitted from a particular category. The NID 2026 expected cut-off is likely to show a significant variation from last year due to the revised NID selection process. Further, the NID campus-wise cut-off also shows a significant variation across NID colleges due to varying candidate preferences. In this article, get the NID 2026 category-wise cut-off for various NID campuses.

This Story also Contains

  1. NID Cut-Off 2026 under Revised Selection Criteria
  2. Factors Influencing NID Cutoff 2026
  3. NID Cutoff 2026 for B.Des and M.Des
NID Cutoff 2026, Category-Wise B.Des and M.Des Previous Year Cut-Off
NID Cutoff 2026

The NID cut-off 2026 will include the NID B.Des cut-off 2026 and NID M.Des cut-off 2026 separately for each of the participating NID campuses for each of the categories. Candidates have to first clear the NID prelims cut-off and then also clear the NID 2026 final cut-off to secure admission.

NID Cut-Off 2026 under Revised Selection Criteria

The NID entrance exam consists of two components - prelims and mains. As per the revised selection criteria for NID DAT 2026, the NID prelims will be a qualifying exam for the mains. The scores obtained in the NID prelims will not be carried forward. Instead, the final selection of the candidates will be done based entirely on the scores obtained in the mains.

Factors Influencing NID Cutoff 2026

The NID 2026 cut-off will be determined by a variety of factors at play. Some of the influencing factors are given below-

  • Difficulty level of the exam

  • Number of applicants

  • Campus preferences provided by candidates

  • Seat availability

  • Revised selection criteria

UPES B.Des Admissions 2026

Ranked #45 amongst Universities in India by NIRF | Ranked #1 in Academic Reputation in India by QS World University Rankings

Pearl Academy B.Des Admissions 2026

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NID Cutoff 2026 for B.Des and M.Des

The NID DAT cut-off 2026 will be updated in the section below upon official notification by the authorities. Meanwhile, candidates can check the previous year's NID cut-off to understand the trends.

NID DAT Previous Year Cut Off

Candidates can go through the previous year's cut-off for NID DAT for B.Des and M.Des programmes. The previous year's NID cut-off will help candidates understand the cutoff trends and predict the future cutoff.

NID DAT B.Des Cut Off 2025

The table below provides the category-wise NID B.Des cut-off for various campuses. For the general category, all India ranks are given. However, for other categories, ranks within the cut-off ranks have been mentioned as ranks within the category.

NID Ahmedabad B.Des 2025 Cut Off

Category

Rank of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

OPEN

48

59.60

GEN-EWS

16

50.90

OBC-NCL

40

53.70

SC

24

51.70

ST

11

47.80

PwD

7

40.60

NID Andhra Pradesh B.Des 2025 Cut Off

Category

Rank of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

OPEN

200

54.10

GEN-EWS

20

50.40

OBC-NCL

119

48.50

SC

66

45.60

ST

27

42.50

PwD

NE

NE

NE: No eligible candidate

NID Assam B.Des 2025 Cut Off

Category

Rank of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

OPEN

247

53.00

GEN-EWS

NE

NE

OBC-NCL

130

47.90

SC

74

44.80

ST

39

40.20

PwD

NE

NE

NE: No eligible candidate

NID Madhya Pradesh B.Des 2025 Cut Off

Category

Rank of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

OPEN

166

55.00

GEN-EWS

17

50.80

OBC-NCL

102

49.30

SC

44

48.20

ST

22

43.50

PwD

NE

NE

NE: No eligible candidate

NID Haryana B.Des 2025 Cut Off

Category

Rank of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Admission

OPEN

193

54.30

GEN-EWS

21

50.30

OBC-NCL

100

49.40

SC

56

46.60

ST

29

42.20

PwD

9

40.00

NE: No eligible candidate

NID DAT M.Des Cut-off

The table below provides the NID DAT M.Des cut-off for various categories across different specialisations offered by NID campuses. it will help candidates predict the NID 2026 expected M.Des cut-off.

NID M.Des 2025 Cut Off for Open and General EWS Category

Discipline

OPEN

GEN-EWS

Open Rank

Score

Category Rank

Score

Animation Film Design

12

55.10

NE

NE

Ceramic & Glass Design

6

58.10

NA

NA

Furniture & Interior Design

10

55.90

2

50.25

Film & Video Communication

10

67.35

2

54.20

Graphic Design

8

62.25

NE

NE

Product Design

10

59.30

NE

NE

Textile Design

8

59.25

NE

NE

Apparel Design

9

54.15

NE

NE

Lifestyle Accessory Design

10

59.30

NE

NE

New Media Design

8

57.70

NE

NE

Photography Design

16

50.15

NE

NE

Strategic Design Management

11

61.40

1

50.50

Transportation and Automobile Design

10

55.60

NE

NE

Toy & Game Design

6

72.95

NA

NA

Digital Game Design

7

66.65

2

60.00

Design for Retail Experience

7

59.30

NE

NE

Information Design

8

67.70

3

52.10

Interaction Design

11

57.50

NE

NE

Universal Design

14

60.55

2

57.00

NE: No eligible candidate

NID M.Des 2025 Cut Off for OBC-NCL and SC Category

Discipline

OBC-NCL

SC

Category Rank

Score

Category Rank

Score

Animation Film Design

6

46.65

5

46.30

Ceramic & Glass Design

6

49.95

3

50.50

Furniture & Interior Design

7

47.45

4

44.85

Film & Video Communication

7

62.65

6

56.35

Graphic Design

9

53.90

4

55.65

Product Design

14

49.60

3

50.70

Textile Design

5

47.20

6

40.20

Apparel Design

6

47.95

3

40.65

Lifestyle Accessory Design

9

48.60

7

43.95

New Media Design

8

46.55

4

43.00

Photography Design

1

46.50

5

43.50

Strategic Design Management

5

47.35

4

43.90

Transportation and Automobile Design

5

47.25

4

45.35

Toy & Game Design

6

48.70

2

45.40

Digital Game Design

6

54.85

4

54.45

Design for Retail Experience

8

47.60

3

55.10

Information Design

8

49.95

3

53.45

Interaction Design

7

50.35

5

52.80

Universal Design

11

48.80

5

51.25

NID M.Des 2025 Cut Off for ST and PwD Category

Discipline

ST

PwD

Category Rank

Score

PwD Rank

Score

Animation Film Design

1

52.15

NE

NE

Ceramic & Glass Design

NE

NE

NA

NA

Furniture & Interior Design

2

50.40

NA

NA

Film & Video Communication

1

63.45

NA

NA

Graphic Design

1

59.80

1

51.20

Product Design

1

46.05

NE

NE

Textile Design

1

48.40

NA

NA

Apparel Design

1

43.35

NA

NA

Lifestyle Accessory Design

2

46.25

NA

NA

New Media Design

1

52.50

NA

NA

Photography Design

NA

NA

NA

NA

Strategic Design Management

2

55.25

NA

NA

Transportation and Automobile Design

NE

NE

NA

NA

Toy & Game Design

NE

NE

NA

NA

Digital Game Design

1

53.15

1

42.15

Design for Retail Experience

NA

NA

1

44.95

Information Design

NE

NE

NA

NA

Interaction Design

1

41.80

NE

NE

Universal Design

1

46.55

NE

NE

NE: No eligible candidate | NA: Not Applicable

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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

Hope it helps.

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 to apply for them. You can find more details here design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-eligibility-criteria

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 strong portfolio.

Stay consistent and observe everyday designs for new ideas.

THANKU.

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 on your strengthening your protofile or preparing for the studio test (bdes) or interview (mdes).

Thanks.