NID Seat Matrix 2026: Campus-Wise BDes & MDes Seats, Reservation Wise Seats

NID Seat Matrix 2026: Campus-Wise BDes & MDes Seats, Reservation Wise Seats

Updated on 21 Dec 2025, 03:25 PM IST

National Institute of Design will release the NID seat matrix 2026 through its official brochure at admissions.nid.edu. The total number of seats in NID 2026 campus-wise varies according to the courses. Meanwhile, candidates can check the total NID seats in India as per the previous year provided here to get an idea of how many seats are open for NID admission 2026 through NID DAT. Candidates are provided with details on NID 2026 reserved seat matrix of BDes for each specialization offered and NID 2026 campus-wise seat matrix for M.Des at each campus. Read the complete article to know more about NID 2026 total number of seats.

This Story also Contains

  1. NID Seat Matrix 2026 Campus-wise for BDes
  2. Total seats in NID Ahmedabad
  3. Total seats in NID Andhra Pradesh
  4. NID seats in India - Haryana
  5. NID Total Number of Seats in Madhya Pradesh
  6. NID Seats in India - Assam Campus
  7. NID 2026 Reserved Seats for BDes
  8. NID 2026 Category-Wise Reservation of Seats
  9. NID Seats for MDes 2026
  10. NID 2026 Seat Matrix Ahmedabad for MDes
  11. Total NID Seats in India for Bengaluru Campus - MDes
  12. NID Seat Matrix for Gandhinagar - MDes
  13. How to get a seat in NID?
NID Seat Matrix 2026: Campus-Wise BDes & MDes Seats, Reservation Wise Seats
NID Seat Matrix 2025

NID Seat Matrix 2026 Campus-wise for BDes

NID campuses offer a four-year-long Bachelor of Design programme in different areas of specialisation, such as Faculty of Industrial Design, Faculty of Communication Design, Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle & Accessory Design and Ceramic & Glass Design. The NID Ahmedabad seats for general are distributed across various disciplines, such as animation film design, graphic design, exhibition design, film and video communication, product design, ceramic and glass design, furniture and interior design, and textile design. NID seat matrix Ahmedabad along with other NID seats in India colleges is mentioned below.

Total seats in NID Ahmedabad

Candidates can check the total seats in NID Ahmedabad given in the table below:

Faculty of Communication Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Animation Film Design

19

Exhibition Design

13

Film & Video Communication

13

Graphic Design

19

Faculty of Industrial Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Ceramic & Glass Design

13

Furniture & Interior Design

13

Product Design

19

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Textile and Apparel Design

19

Overseas supernumerary seats

19

Total seats in NID Andhra Pradesh

Discipline

Number of Seats

Communication Design

25

Industrial Design

25

Textile and Apparel Design

25

Overseas supernumerary seats

11

NID seats in India - Haryana

Discipline

Number of Seats

Communication Design

25

Industrial Design

25

Textile and Apparel Design

25

Overseas quota Category

11

NID Total Number of Seats in Madhya Pradesh

Discipline

Number of Seats

Communication Design

25 + 4 for Overseas

Industrial Design

25 + 4 for Overseas

Textile and Apparel Design

25 + 3 for Overseas

Supernumerary seats

11

NID Seats in India - Assam Campus

Discipline

Number of Seats

Communication Design

25

Industrial Design

25

Textile and Apparel Design

25

NID 2026 Reserved Seats for BDes

Along with the details on NID seats for BDes, the authorities will also release the NID 2026 category-wise reservation details based on which NID admission process is conducted. As per seat matrix, the NID seat matrix for open category is 30 for each campus. Moreover, 11 seats are reserved under the overseas (supernumerary) category.

NID 2026 Category-Wise Reservation of Seats

Candidates can find the NID category-wise seat matrix 2026 in the table below.

Institute

Total Number of seats

GEN-EWS

OBC-NCL

Scheduled Caste

Scheduled Tribe

NID Ahmedabad

128

13

34

19

9

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

NID Seats for MDes 2026

NID offers Master of Design (M.Des.) programme for the duration of two-and-a-half years at its campuses in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar. Candidates can check the NID 2026 campus-wise seat matrix for MDes as below.

NID 2026 Seat Matrix Ahmedabad for MDes

Faculty of Communication Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Film and Video Communication

19

Graphic Design

19

Animation Film Design

19

Faculty of Industrial Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Ceramic & Glass Design

12

Furniture & Interior Design

19

Product Design

19

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Textile Design

19

Total NID Seats in India for Bengaluru Campus - MDes

Faculty of Industrial Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Universal Design

19

Faculty of Interdisciplinary Design Studies

Design for Retail Experience

19

Faculty of Information Technology - Integrated Programmes

Digital Game Design

19

Interaction Design

19

Information Design

19

NID Seat Matrix for Gandhinagar - MDes

Faculty of Communication Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Photography Design

19

Faculty of Industrial Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Toy & Game Design

12

Transportation & Automobile Design

19

Interdisciplinary Design

Strategic Design Management

19

Faculty of Information Technology - Integrated Programmes

New Media Design

19

Faculty of Textile, Apparel, Lifestyle and Accessory Design

Discipline

Number of Seats

Apparel Design

19

Lifestyle Accessory Design

19

How to get a seat in NID?

To obtain a seat in NID colleges in India, candidates must appear and be qualified in the NID Design Aptitude Test. As per NID DAT exam date 2026, the NID Design Aptitude Test BDes Prelims was held on December 21, 2025, while DAT Mains (BDes) exam date is yet to be announced. The NID authorities will declare the NID Results for both BDes and MDes programmes at admissions.nid.edu. The NID 2026 admission process includes the following steps:

Registration - To begin with, applicants have to fill the online application form at admissions.nid.edu. During the NID DAT registration 2026, candidates should submit their personal, academic details, upload documents and paid the application fee.

Download admit card - NID issues the admit card to all the registered candidates. The NID DAT 2026 admit card will be made available in online mode at the official website - admissions.nid.edu. Candidates must carry the NID DAT admit card to the exam centre. Only those students will be allowed to appear for the NID entrance exam 2026.

Appear for exam - Next, candidates have to appear for the NID DAT entrance exam (Prelims and Mains) and get qualified in it. Details of the exam date and time, centre and instructions will be available on the NID admit card.

Result and counselling - The authorities will declare the NID DAT Prelims result 2026 and later the Mains result as well, for BDes and MDes at admissions.nid.edu. NID cutoff 2026 will be released by the authorities as per the schedule to verify candidates who get shortlisted. The cutoff released by the authorities will show the category-wise distribution. Candidates who qualify in the entrance exam have to appear for NID counselling for the seat allotment process. Aspirants are to note that the NID seats will be allotted based on the marks obtained in the entrance exam and as per the candidate's preference submitted during counselling registration.

By following the above-mentioned steps, candidates can get a seat into National Institute of Design (NID).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is NID seat matrix 2026 available?
A:

The authorities are yet to release the NID 2026 campus-wise seat matrix at admissions.nid.edu.

Q: Where can I find Nid seat matrix pdf?
A:

Candidates can find the NID seat matrix pdf on the NID official website. The NID seat matrix pdf will be available in the Handbook 2026–2027.

Q: What is the count of total number of seats available for the B.Des. program at NID?
A:

According to the previous year BDes programme, the total number of seats are 425 that includes all campuses and specialisations. The number may vary according to the year 2026.

Q: How many seats are there in NID 2026 for overseas candidates?
A:

The NID 2026 seat matrix is yet to be released. However, there are 11 NID seats reserved under the overseas (supernumerary) category.

Q: How many students appear for NID?
A:

Every year, approximately 15,000 students appear for the NID Design Aptitude Test for design admission.

Q: How many seats are available for the M.Des. program at NID?
A:

347 are the total number of seats for NID MDes programme.

Q: How many number of NID seats are there for general category at Ahmedabad campus?
A:

The number of NID seats available for general category in NID Ahmedabad is 13.

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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