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    NID Placements 2026: Participating Companies, Highest/Average Salary Package, Top Recruiters

    NID Placements 2026: Participating Companies, Highest/Average Salary Package, Top Recruiters

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 19 Dec 2025, 12:21 AM IST
    The National Institute of Design conducts the NID placements drive that helps the students and employers to interact and identify suitable companies and candidates, respectively. The NID placements 2026 data is not yet available. However, as per the latest available NID placement statistics for 2023-24, the highest salary packages in NID placements can go as high as 36 LPA. NID is among the top design colleges in India, and the attractive placements make the NID DAT entrance exam a very competitive one. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2026 can check the NID placement record of the participating companies and details campus-wise in this article.

    Placement Process at NID

    The NID placement process is conducted in online as well as offline modes. The steps in the placement process are given below-

    • Companies interested in visiting the campus can communicate their interest and organise company presentations/webinars. Alternatively, companies can register online on NID's industry interface
    • Interested candidates can apply for the jobs
    • Shortlisted candidates have to attend the interview and other steps in the selection process in either online or offline mode
    • The company will provide offer letters to selected candidates

    NID Placements 2026

    Details on NID 2026 placements have not been officially released by the authorities. In the meantime, aspirants can check the previous year's NID placements data to understand the placement trends. NID placement is a centralised event for all campuses.

    NID Placements for Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Campuses (2023-24)

    ParticularsJune 2023November 2023
    No. of students opting for full time employment and graudation projects319367
    No. of offers made for full time employment and graduation project207269
    Highest salaryRs 36 lakhs p.a.Rs 33.66 lakhs p.a.
    Lowest salaryRs 4 lakhs p.a.Rs 3 lakhs p.a.


    NID Placements for Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Campuses (2022-23)

    ParticularsAugust 2022January 2023
    No. of students opting for full-time employment and graduation projects421416
    No. of offers made for full-time employment and graduation project314306
    Highest salaryRs 30 lakhs p.a.Rs 28 lakhs p.a.
    Lowest salaryRs 4 lakhs p.a.Rs 4 lakhs p.a.
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    NID Placement for Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Campuses (2021-22)

    Details

    August 2021

    February 2022

    No. of students opting for full-time NID placements and graduation projects

    358

    467

    No. of offers made by industries for full-time placements and graduation projects

    297

    405

    NID highest salary offered during the industry interface

    36 LPA

    46 LPA

    NID lowest salary offered during the industry interface

    4.8 LPA

    4 LPA

    NID Haryana Placement

    NIDH has a placement cell that helps all the companies associating with the college and availing the services extended by the cell to conduct their internship drives during the internship season in a time-bound, hassle-free, judicious, and mutually beneficial manner, and to help the students get the best internships on offer.

    NIDH Placement 2021

    Particular

    NID placement package

    NIDH highest package

    17 LPA

    NIDH average package

    8.58 LPA

    NID Haryana lowest package

    5 LPA

    Top Recruiters in NID Placements

    Given below is a list of some of the top recruiters in NID that take part in the NID placement process.

    Companies in NID Placements

    AdidasNalli TextilesTitan
    Cognizant TechnologiesAshok LeylandTrident
    MindtreeMicrosoft India Pvt. Ltd.Relaxo Footwears
    Godrej Consumer ProductsHero Moto CorpHindustan Unilever
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    NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Placement: Top Recruiters in Previous Years

    NID hosted more than 200 companies over the years from the areas of Electronics, Home appliances, Medical Devices / Healthcare, FMCG, Textile and Craft Sectors, Apparel & Lifestyle, Lifestyle Retail, IT Design, Experience Design, Virtual reality, Research, E-commerce, Transportation & Automotive sector, Furniture, Interior & Lifestyle Accessory sectors, Space & Events, Fintech, Education sector, Film & Media sector, and Animation industry.

    NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Top Recruiters - August 2021

    Havells India Ltd

    HCL Technologies

    Hero Moto Corp

    Hindustan Unilever Limited

    Honda R&D India Pvt Ltd

    Honeywell Technology Solutions

    IFB Industries Limited

    Kohler

    ITC Limited

    Adobe

    Airtel

    Apollo

    NID Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Bengaluru Top Recruiters - February 2022

    IFB Industries Limited

    Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    V-Guard Industries Ltd

    D. E. Shaw India Pvt. Ltd

    Jio Platforms Limited

    Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

    Rapido bike

    Microsoft

    Samsung Research Bangalore

    NID Haryana Top Recruiters 2021

    Deloitte

    Accenture

    TCS

    Mindtree

    Yellowmist

    OnePlus

    SIROHI

    Crimson

    TRD Studios

    NID Andhra Pradesh Top Recruiters

    Adidas Group India

    Nalli Silk International

    Bharat Silks

    Maya Digital Studios Pvt.Ltd

    Wipro Technologies

    Codesign Brand Consultants

    Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd.

    Hindustan Unilever Limited

    Renault India Pvt. Ltd.

    NIDs Placement Cell

    NID’s Placement Office currently undertakes the following activities:

    • Planning, organising, and coordinating centralised biannual Industry Interface across three campuses. Industry Interface is organised annually to provide a meeting ground where the NID placement companies and students can meet, and employers can identify suitable candidates for recruitment in their organisation.

    • Coordinating between the industry / studios / NGO / govt. sector and the students for industrial training, graduation projects, full-time placements, classroom projects and lateral placements, and interactive sessions with experts.

    • Managing the students’ online portfolio for the graduating batch and graduation project semester students.

    • Coordinating industry visits and meetings with concerned HODs / coordinators and promoting Industry presence in NID through lectures / presentations and interactions / cross-talk for the students throughout the year.

    • Offering various job profiles and opportunities after the course completion from NID.

    • Facilitating the query of both students and NID placement companies.

    • Facilitating lateral placements.

    • Guiding students to build portfolios.

    • Coordinating the announcement of competitions

    • Scholarship announcements received by sponsors.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the NID placement process?
    A:

    NID placement is a centralised event for all campuses.

    Q: Which companies participate in NID placements?
    A:

    Adobe, TATA Motors, Adidas, Bharat Silks, Wipro, Microsoft, etc are some of the companies that participate in NID placements.

    Q: How to get admission to NID?
    A:

    To get admission to NID, candidates have to qualify NID's Design Aptitude Test Prelims and Mains exams. 

    Q: Is there a separate placement cell at NID?
    A:

    Yes, NID placement cell comprises a team that co-ordinates with companies to offer placement opportunities to their students.

    Q: Who are NID recruiters?
    A:

    Some of the NID placement companies include Havells India Ltd, HCL Technologies, Hindustan Unilever Limited, and Honda R&D India Pvt Ltd.

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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