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    NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Release Date, Round-Wise and Course-Wise Allotment, Check Counselling Schedule

    NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Release Date, Round-Wise and Course-Wise Allotment, Check Counselling Schedule

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    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 06 Aug 2026, 02:11 PM IST

    The National Institute of Design (NID) will announce the NID 2027 seat allotment on its official website - admission.nid.edu. Candidates who obtain NID DAT seat allotment 2027 will be required to pay the token fee before the last date. The seat allotment in NID 2027 will be done based on the candidate's rank in the NID entrance exam and college preferences given by them. In this article, get complete details of the NID seat allotment 2027, including dates, steps to check allotment and more.

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    1. NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Overview
    2. NID DAT Seat Allotment Schedule 2027
    3. NID 2027 Seat Allotment Process
    4. Factors Affecting NID Seat Allotment 2027
    5. NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Documents required for Uploading
    6. NID DAT B.Des Seat Matrix Campus - wise
    7. NID DAT M.Des seat Matrix Campus - wise
    8. NID DAT 2027 Reservation Criteria
    9. NID B.Des Cutoff 2027
    NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Release Date, Round-Wise and Course-Wise Allotment, Check Counselling Schedule
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    Candidates who are shortlisted in the NID DAT results are required to register for the NID counselling process, which involves submitting their documents and completing the institute preferences.

    NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Overview

    To participate in the NID seat allotment process, aspirants should complete NID counselling registration before the deadline. After seat allotment, candidates must upload the required documents and submit the acceptance fees to confirm their admissions.

    Also, check: Total seats in NID

    NID DAT Seat Allotment Schedule 2027

    The NID seat allotment dates will be notified on the official website. The seat allotment schedule will be different for BDes and MDes programmes.

    NID Seat Allotment Dates 2027 for BDes

    Events

    		Dates (tentative)

    NID final results for B.Des

    		May 2027

    NID DAT Submission of Campus Preference

    		Will be notified

    Confirmation of NID seat, payment, and uploading of documents

    		June 2027

    NID DAT Provisional offer letter

    		June 2027
    Payment of the remaining semester feesJune 2027


    NID DAT 2027 Seat Allotment Dates for MDes

    Events

    Dates (tentative)

    Confirmation of NID DAT seat, payment, and uploading of documents

    May 2027

    NID DAT M.Des Provisional offer letter round 1

    May 2027

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    NID 2027 Seat Allotment Process

    Candidates should read the section below to understand the complete NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027 process in detail. The NID DAT seat allotment process is a multi-step procedure that includes the following stages:

    1. Online Registration: Candidates who have successfully passed both the prelims and mains exams will be eligible to register online.
    2. Preference Selection: During this stage, candidates need to indicate their preferred discipline and campus.
    3. Document Submission: Candidates will be required to upload the necessary documents for verification.
    4. Seat Acceptance: Once the documents are verified, candidates have to accept their allocated seats.
    5. Fee Remittance: The final step involves candidates completing the fee payment process for NID admission into the desired programme.
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    Factors Affecting NID Seat Allotment 2027

    The seat allotment process of NID 2027 depends on various factors, such as:

    • NID DAT score of the candidate
    • Seat availability in the chosen program
    • Candidate's application preference
    • Candidate’s category
    • Candidate’s position in the NID merit list
    • Candidate’s course and college choices
    • NID seat availability
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    NID DAT Seat Allotment 2027: Documents required for Uploading

    Applicants can check the list of documents required for uploading:

    • Valid Photo Identity: Any valid photo identity proof (Aadhar Card, Election ID, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport)
    • Proof of Date of Birth: Birth Certificate OR Proof of Date of Birth
    • 10th class Marks-sheet
    • 12th class Marks-sheet: In case a hard copy is not available, the digital copy of the same, duly attested by the School Principal, needs to be uploaded
    • Self-Undertaking: Formats available on a specific website, signed by the candidate as well as his/her parent, in case of the candidates whose results of Class XII is yet to be declared
    • Caste Certificate: GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate, if applicable
    • Disability Certificate: Along with UDID Card, if applicable
    • Valid Passport: If applied under the Supernumerary category
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    Aspirants should ensure that all the necessary documents are uploaded as a single PDF file of size not more than 10 MB. The candidates who have applied under the Overseas category should produce a valid passport. The candidate must ensure that the passport is current (not expired) at the time of applying online. It is the candidate’s responsibility to obtain relevant visas and ensure that their passport is valid for the duration of the programme.

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    NID DAT B.Des Seat Matrix Campus - wise

    Given below is the seat matrix for various NID campuses for BDes and MDes programmes for various design specialisations.

    NID Ahmedabad B.Des seat matrix

    The NID Ahmedabad campus will be providing a total of 147 seats for its B.Design programmes,.

    Department

    B. Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Product Design

    19

    Furniture & Interior Design

    13

    Ceramic and Glass Design

    13

    Faculty of Communication Design

    Graphic Design

    19

    Animation Film Design

    19

    Film and Video Communication

    13

    Exhibition Design

    13

    Faculty of Textile, Apparel & Lifestyle Accessory Design

    Textile Design

    19

    Overseas supernumerary seats
    		19

    NID Andhra Pradesh B.Des Seat Matrix

    The B.Design programmes at the NID Andhra Pradesh campus have a total of 75 seats.

    B. Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Communication Design

    25

    Industrial Design

    25

    Textile and Apparel Design

    25

    NID Haryana B.Des Seat Matrix

    The NID Haryana campus offers 86 seats in total for its B.Design programmes.

    B. Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Communication Design

    25

    Industrial Design

    25

    Textile and Apparel Design

    25

    Overseas supernumerary seats
    		11

    NID Madhya Pradesh B.Des seat Matrix

    In the B.Design programmes at the NID Madhya Pradesh campus offering of 86 seats in total.

    B. Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Communication Design

    25 + 4 Overseas

    Industrial Design

    25 + 4 Overseas

    Textile and Apparel Design

    25 + 3 Overseas

    NID Assam B.Des seat matrix

    The B.Design programmes at the NID Assam campus make available a total of 86 seats.

    B. Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Communication Design

    25

    Industrial Design

    25

    Textile and Apparel Design

    25

    Overseas supernumerary seats11

    NID DAT M.Des seat Matrix Campus - wise

    The tables below provide the NID seat matrix for the MDes programme. NID Ahmedabad, NID Bangalore, and NID Gandhinagar offer the MDes programme.

    NID Ahmedabad Seat Matrix

    Department

    M.Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Faculty of Communication Design

    Animation Film Design

    19

    Film and Video Communication

    19

    Graphic Design

    19

    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Ceramic and Glass Design

    12

    Furniture and Interior Design

    19

    Product Design

    19

    Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design

    Textile Design

    19

    NID Bengaluru Seat Matrix

    Department

    M.Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Universal Design

    19

    Faculty of Information Technology - Integrated Programme

    Digital Game

    19

    Information Design

    19

    Interaction Design

    19

    Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies

    Design for Retail Experience

    		19

    NID Gandhinagar Seat Matrix

    Department

    M.Design Specialisation

    Seats

    Faculty of Communication Design

    Photography Design

    19

    Faculty of Industrial Design

    Toy and Game Design

    12

    Transportation and Automobile Design

    19

    Faculty of Information Technology - Integrated Programme

    New Media Design

    19

    Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies

    Strategic Design Management

    19

    Faculty of Textile, Apparel, and Lifestyle Accessory Design

    Apparel Design

    19

    Lifestyle Accessory Design

    19

    NID DAT 2027 Reservation Criteria

    The reservation criteria given below are followed at the time of NID seat allotment:

    Category-wise Reservation of seats for BDes

    Institute

    Total no. of seats

    GEN-EWS (10%)

    OBC-NCL(27%)

    Scheduled Caste (15%)

    Scheduled Tribe (7.5)%

    NID Ahmedabad

    128

    13

    35

    19

    10

    NID Andhra Pradesh

    75

    8

    20

    11

    6

    NID Haryana

    75

    8

    20

    11

    6

    NID Madhya Pradesh

    75

    8

    20

    11

    6

    NID Assam

    75

    8

    20

    11

    6

    Category-wise Reservation of seats for MDes

    Disciplines

    GEN-EWS (10%)

    OBC-NCL(27%)

    Scheduled Caste (15%)

    Scheduled Tribe (7.5)%

    Disciplines with 19 seats each

    2

    5

    3

    1

    Disciplines with 12 seats each

    1

    3

    2

    1

    NID B.Des Cutoff 2027

    The NID DAT cutoff will be released online based on the schedule. Meanwhile, candidates can check the NID BDes cut-off for the previous years for each NID campus from the tables below:

    NID Ahmedabad 2025 BDes Cut Off

    Category

    Rank of the last shortlisted for NID Admission

    		Score of the Last Candidate 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 Ahmedabad B.Des Cutoff 2024

    Category

    Open rank / Category Rank

    Open

    49

    GEN EWS

    274/15

    OBC-NCL

    242/ 47

    SC

    369/26

    ST

    694/11

    Overseas

    21

    PwD

    1289/7

    NID Andhra Pradesh 2025 Cut Off - BDes

    Category

    Rank of the last shortlisted for NID Admission

    		Score of the Last Candidate for NID Admission

    OPEN

    		20054.10

    GEN-EWS

    		2050.40

    OBC-NCL

    		11948.50

    SC

    		6645.60

    ST

    		2742.50

    PwD

    		NENE

    NID Andhra Pradesh B.Des Cut off 2024

    Category

    Open rank / Category Rank

    Open

    213

    GEN EWS

    703/50

    OBC-NCL

    585/ 134

    SC

    819/67

    ST

    1185/32

    Overseas

    NE

    PwD

    1419/9

    NID Haryana 2025 Cut Off - BDes

    Category

    Rank of the last shortlisted for NID Admission

    		Score of the Last Candidate for NID Admission

    OPEN

    		19354.30

    GEN-EWS

    		2150.30

    OBC-NCL

    		10049.40

    SC

    		5646.60

    ST

    		2942.20

    PwD

    		940.00

    NID Haryana B.Des 2024 Cutoff

    Category

    Open rank / Category Rank

    Open

    195

    GEN EWS

    482/32

    OBC-NCL

    485/95

    SC

    738/55

    ST

    1218/38

    Overseas

    NE

    PwD

    NE

    NID Madhya Pradesh 2025 Cut Off - BDes

    Category

    Rank of last shortlisted for NID Admission

    		Score of Last Candidate for NID Admission

    OPEN

    		16655.00

    GEN-EWS

    		1750.80

    OBC-NCL

    		10249.30

    SC

    		4448.20

    ST

    		2243.50

    PwD

    		NENE

    NID Madhya Pradesh B.Des Cutoff 2024

    Category

    Open rank / Category Rank

    Open

    202

    GEN EWS

    587/40

    OBC-NCL

    538/114

    SC

    773/59

    ST

    1175/31

    Overseas

    23

    PwD

    NE

    NID Assam 2025 Cut Off for BDes

    Category

    Rank of last shortlisted for NID Admission

    		Score of Last Candidate for NID Admission

    OPEN

    		24753.00

    GEN-EWS

    		NENE

    OBC-NCL

    		13047.90

    SC

    		7444.80

    ST

    		3940.20

    PwD

    		NENE

    NID 2024 B.Des Assam Cutoff

    Category

    Open rank / Category Rank

    Open

    254

    GEN EWS

    778/55

    OBC-NCL

    602/139

    SC

    879/80

    ST

    1266/41

    Overseas

    Not Applicable

    PwD

    NE


    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is NID DAT seat allotment?
    A:

    NID DAT seat allotment is the process where seats for the BDes and MDes programmes at various NID campuses are allocated to candidates based on their performance in the NID DAT prelims and mains exam.

    Q: What happens after each round of NID DAT seat allotment?
    A:

    After each round of seat allotment, candidates are required to pay the acceptance fee to confirm their seat and download the provisional offer letter.

    Q: How to check NID seat allotment 2027?
    A:

    Candidates can check the seat allotment for NID 2027 through their login on the official admission portal.

    Q: Where can I check the total number of seats available in NID campuses?
    A:

    Candidates can check the seat matrix for NID campuses in the NID admission handbook published for BDes and MDes.

    Q: Are the seats in NID allotted on a first-come-first-serve basis?
    A:

    No, the seats are not allotted on the basis of first-come-first-serve. They are allotted based on a candidate’s rank and institute prefrences.

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