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    NID Prelims Cutoff 2026 (B.Des & M.Des), Check Expected & Previous Year Cutoff

    NID Prelims Cutoff 2026 (B.Des & M.Des), Check Expected & Previous Year Cutoff

    Tekumalla AvinashramUpdated on 16 Sep 2026, 03:29 PM IST

    As per the revised NID selection process, there is no cutoff released after the prelims exam. Instead, the shortlisted candidates in the NID DAT prelims result will be eligible to appear for the NID DAT mains exam. There is also no tie-breaker for the prelims exam. If two candidates get the same score, both can still be eligible to appear for the mains paper. The marks obtained in NID prelims will not have any weightage in the final selection of the candidates. The NID prelims exam is only a qualifying exam in NID DAT 2026. In this article, get complete details of the NID prelims 2027 cut-off, including previous years' cut-off trends.

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    1. NID DAT Prelims 2026 Cutoff
    2. Previous year NID Prelims cutoff
    3. NID DAT B.Des Prelims Cutoff 2024
    4. NID DAT Reservation Criteria
    5. How Many Students Clear NID Prelims?
    NID Prelims Cutoff 2026 (B.Des & M.Des), Check Expected & Previous Year Cutoff
    NID DAT Prelims Cutoff

    Candidates who clear the NID prelims cut-off have to compulsorily attend the NID DAT mains to obtain seat allotment. NID conducts the NID Design Aptitude Test for admissions into B.Des and M.Des programmes offered by participating NID campuses in India.

    NID DAT Prelims 2026 Cutoff

    NID DAT prelims cutoff is different for all categories. The authorities release the NID DAT prelims cutoff in the form of rank and score. The revised selection process of the NID DAT exam is mentioned in the official admission brochure. The table below provides the NID DAT 2026 prelims expected cutoff based on past year trends.

    NID 2026 Prelims Expected Cutoff

    Category

    Expected cutoff marks

    OPEN

    50-55+ marks

    OBC - NCL

    40-45+ marks

    EWS

    48-50+ marks

    SC/ST

    35-40+ marks

    Previous year NID Prelims cutoff

    Interested candidates can go through the NID prelims previous year cut-off in the tables below. It will help them understand the NID prelims cut-off trends and predict the cut-off.

    NID DAT B.Des Prelims Cut-Off 2025

    Category

    Score of the last candidate shortlisted for NID Mains 2025

    GENERAL

    59

    GEN-EWS46

    OBC - NCL

    51

    SC

    46

    ST

    38

    Overseas

    22.5

    PwD

    19

    NID DAT B.Des Prelims Cutoff 2024

    Category

    Score of the last candidate shortlisted

    Rank of last shortlisted for NID Mains/ NID prelims cut off 2024

    OPEN

    58.50

    253

    OBC - NCL

    43.00

    153

    EWS

    50.00

    257

    ST

    43.75

    181

    SC

    29.00

    120

    PwD

    9.75

    62

    Overseas

    24.25

    96

    NID Cut off 2021 BDes prelims

    Category

    NID Score

    NID Rank

    General

    64.00

    375

    General-EWS

    40.25

    155

    OBC-NCL

    52.50

    323

    SC

    48.75

    224

    ST

    13.50

    125

    PwD

    18.50

    43

    Overseas

    35.00

    81

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    NID M.Des prelims result 2021

    Disciplines

    NID Scores

    Animation Film Design

    60.00

    Ceramic & Glass Design

    54.50

    Film & Video Communication

    58.50

    Furniture & Interior Design

    65.50

    Graphic Design

    60.20

    Product Design

    61.00

    Textile Design

    57.50

    Apparel Design

    53.50

    Lifestyle Accessory Design

    61.50

    New Media Design

    54.00

    Photography Design

    47.00

    Strategic Design Management

    64.50

    Toy & Game Design

    58.50

    Transportation & Automobile Design

    57.00

    Design for Retail Experience

    59.00

    Digital Game Design

    58.50

    Information Design

    64.00

    Interaction Design

    61.00

    Universal Design

    60.50

    NID DAT Reservation Criteria

    Candidates can check the category-wise reservation of seats from the following table:

    Programme

    Institute

    GEN-EWS (10%)

    OBC-NCL(27%)

    Scheduled Caste (15%)

    Scheduled Tribe (7.5)%

    B.DES.

    NID Ahmedabad

    13

    34

    19

    9

    GDPD

    NID Andhra Pradesh

    8

    20

    11

    6

    GDPD

    NID Haryana

    8

    20

    11

    6

    GDPD

    NID Madhya Pradesh

    8

    20

    11

    6

    GDPD

    NID Assam

    8

    20

    11

    6

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    How Many Students Clear NID Prelims?

    The National Institute of Design has notified in its admission handbook that approximately candidates numbering 1.5 times the number of seats will qualify for the NID mains. The scores they obtain in the NID prelims will not have any impact on the final NID cutoff. The table below provides the details about the candidates who were selected for NID B.Des mains in the previous year.

    Total Number of Students Selected for NID DAT 2025 BDes Mains

    Category

    Rank From

    Rank ToScore of the last candidate shortlisted

    General

    119359

    General EWS

    113446

    OBC

    120451

    SC

    117646

    ST

    111038

    PWD

    16719

    Overseas

    110622.5

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: What is the cut-off for NID prelims?
    A:
    CategoryNID Prelims Cutoff (Expected)
    Open56-60
    EWS48-52
    OBC-NCL40-44
    SC27-30
    ST42-44
    PwD8-10
    Overseas22-25
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