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The National Institute of Design is recognised as one of the most prestigious design institutes in India. NID offers Bachelor of Design (BDes) and Master of Design (MDes) admissions every year. The admissions are based on the scores obtained in the NID DAT exam. The NID DAT exam comprises 2 stages - Prelims and Mains. Candidates need to check the NID DAT passing marks required to qualify in the entrance examination.
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Having an idea about the passing marks for NID DAT helps the students to plan and prepare for the NID 2025 exam. Read the complete article to know more about the NID DAT passing marks.
The NID DAT passing marks are the total marks that the candidate has to obtain for moving on to the next level of admission process which is the Mains exam. The NID DAT passing marks are required to shortlist the candidates for further rounds. The passing marks for NID DAT 2025 varies depending on certain factors provided below.
Programme
Applicant’s category
Exam difficulty levels
Total number of seats and its availability
NID offers a BDes programme for the eligible candidates. For this the applicants need to clear the Prelims and Mains exams that will be conducted by the authorities. Every year, the NID DAT passing marks vary. The NID DAT passing marks are henceforth provided as NID Cutoff that are used for filling up the seats in all NID courses. Hence candidates need to score the passing marks in the entrance exam to obtain NID admission.
Aspirants to note that the exact passing marks of NID DAT 2025 will be released after the Prelims exam. Hence, provided below are the estimated NID DAT passing marks for 2025 to the students to plan or calculate their score.
For BDes Programme:
Category | Estimated Passing Marks |
OPEN | 56-67 |
GEN-EWS | 49-60 |
OBC-NCL | 5-60 |
SC | 46-58 |
ST | 42-54 |
PWD | 39-45 |
OVERSEAS | 50-53 |
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Candidates can check the NID DAT prelims cutoff for 2024 from the table below:
Category | Rank of last shortlisted for NID Mains | Score of last candidate shortlisted |
OPEN | 253 | 58.50 |
OBC - NCL | 153 | 43.00 |
EWS | 257 | 50.00 |
ST | 181 | 43.75 |
SC | 120 | 29.00 |
PwD | 62 | 9.75 |
Overseas | 96 | 24.25 |
The authorities will release the NID DAT 2025 passing marks after the completion of Prelims exam. The NID DAT passing marks will be released category-wise and course-wise. However, candidates can go through the previous years passing marks of NID DAT for BDes and MDes provided as below.
NID authorities will release the NID DAT passing marks 2025 after the commencement of the exam. However, the aspirants can check the previous years passing marks of NID DAT provided in the campus-wise tables for reference.
NID Ahmedabad Passing Marks - BDes
Category | Score |
OPEN | 65.10 |
GEN-EWS | 58.20 |
OBC-NCL | 58.80 |
SC | 56.40 |
ST | 52.50 |
PWD | 43.50 |
OVERSEAS | 51.40 |
NID Andhra Pradesh Passing Marks - BDes
Category | Score |
OPEN | 59.00 |
GEN-EWS | 51.20 |
OBC-NCL | 54.00 |
SC | 50.60 |
ST | 45.40 |
PWD | 40.40 |
OVERSEAS | - |
NID Assam Passing Marks - BDes
Category | Score |
OPEN | 57.90 |
GEN-EWS | 50.10 |
OBC-NCL | 5.78 |
SC | 47.90 |
ST | 43.20 |
PWD | NE* |
OVERSEAS | - |
NE* - Not Eligible
NID Madhya Pradesh Passing Marks - BDes
Category | Score |
OPEN | 59.38 |
GEN-EWS | 53.90 |
OBC-NCL | 54.50 |
SC | 50.90 |
ST | 45.50 |
PWD | NE* |
OVERSEAS | 51.00 |
NE* - Not Eligible
NID Haryana Passing Marks - BDes
Category | Score |
OPEN | 59.30 |
GEN-EWS | 55.00 |
OBC-NCL | 55.20 |
SC | 51.90 |
ST | 44.20 |
PWD | NE* |
OVERSEAS | NE* |
NE* - Not Eligible
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The NID DAT 2025 passing marks for MDes will be released after the entrance exam. However, the aspirants can check the previous year’s NID DAT passing marks as in the tables below.
MDes Specialisation | OPEN | GEN-EWS | OBC-NCL |
Animation Film Design | 61.40 | 51.05 | 45.85 |
Ceramic & Glass Design | 57.00 | NE* | 52.20 |
Product Design | 64.40 | 51.35 | 56.45 |
Graphic Design | 60.15 | 50.40 | 52.50 |
Textile Design | 61.25 | NE* | 53.10 |
Furniture & Interior Design | 51.65 | NE* | 45.20 |
Film & Video Communication | 59.05 | NE* | 46.60 |
Apparel Design | 61.75 | NE* | 54.05 |
Lifestyle Accessory Design | 66.00 | 52.30 | 51.20 |
Transportation & Automobile Design | 62.53 | 58.05 | 53.00 |
Toy & Game Design | 66.35 | NE* | 57.30 |
Strategic Design Management | 59.75 | 54.40 | 46.60 |
New Media Design | 52.10 | NE* | 45.85 |
Photography Design | 50.10 | NA* | NE* |
Digital Game Design | 53.15 | 50.35 | 46.00 |
Interaction Design | 53.55 | 51.00 | 46.60 |
Design for Retail Experience | 61.35 | NE* | 54.05 |
Information Design | 65.45 | 51.00 | 56.50 |
Universal Design | 62.45 | 52.40 | 54.25 |
MDes Specialisation | SC | ST | PWD | OVERSEAS |
Animation Film Design | 53.65 | 51.60 | 48.00 | NA* |
Ceramic & Glass Design | NE* | NA* | NA* | NA* |
Product Design | 54.15 | 57.00 | 59.80 | NA* |
Graphic Design | 45.80 | 52.90 | NA* | NA* |
Textile Design | 52.65 | 48.60 | NE* | NA* |
Furniture & Interior Design | 49.10 | 51.05 | NE* | NA* |
Film & Video Communication | 51.35 | 57.00 | NA* | NA* |
Apparel Design | 56.25 | 47.50 | 55.30 | NA* |
Lifestyle Accessory Design | 46.80 | 41.60 | NA* | NA* |
Transportation & Automobile Design | 47.50 | 46.78 | NA* | NA* |
Toy & Game Design | 44.45 | NE* | NA* | 60.10 |
Strategic Design Management | 48.60 | 44.15 | 40.35 | NA* |
New Media Design | NE* | NE* | NA* | NA* |
Photography Design | 47.40 | 43.10 | NA* | NA* |
Digital Game Design | 46.55 | NE* | NA* | NA* |
Interaction Design | 43.5 | NE* | NE* | NA* |
Design for Retail Experience | 40.73 | 57.90 | NA* | NA* |
Information Design | 50.70 | 53.45 | 42.45 | NA* |
Universal Design | 46.65 | 49.60 | NE* | NA* |
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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.
You can check these resources for more clarity:
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-dat-sample-papers
https://design.careers360.com/articles/nid-mdes-previous-year-question-papers-with-solution
Hello Dear Student,
Could you provide more information so that i could help you further
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.
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