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    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks

    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks

    Sumeet SudarshanUpdated on 11 Aug 2026, 09:56 AM IST

    The National Institute of Design conducts the NID Design Aptitude Test for admission into its undergraduate and postgraduate design programmes. The NID entrance exam consists of the Prelims and the Mains. Candidates appearing for NID DAT 2027 should know that as per the NID selection process, the NID prelims is a qualifying exam, and the score will not be carried forward to the mains. The final NID admission will be done based on the marks in the NID mains. In this article, let’s understand the changes in the NID qualifying marks and the revised selection process.

    What are Qualifying Marks for NID 2026? Check Previous Year NID Qualifying Marks
    What are Qualifying Marks for NID ?

    Through the NID entrance exam, candidates will be admitted into the B.Des. and M.Des. programmes of participating NID campuses in India.

    What Are the Qualifying Marks for NID 2027?

    Under the revised NID selection process, the NID prelims will not have any weightage in the final selection of the candidates. The NID prelims will only be a qualifying exam for the mains. As a result of this, the weightage for the mains has also changed.

    The qualifying marks in NID has changed from the previous years due to the revised admission process. There will be separate minimum qualifying marks for NID DAT prelims, after which all shortlisted candidates will be called for mains. The qualifying marks in NID will be determined based on the mains exams only.

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    Last year's trends show that NID qualifying marks will vary across categories and will be different for various NID campuses. The NID 2027 qualifying marks expected for this year is given below.

    Expected Qualifying Marks in NID DAT BDes 2027

    CategoryMarks
    General40-70+ marks
    Gen-EWS45-60+ marks
    OBC-NCL45-60+ marks
    SC35-60+ marks
    ST35-60+ marks
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    Expected Qualifying Marks in NID DATMDes 2027

    ParticularsMarks
    General50-75+ marks
    Gen-EWS50-55+ marks
    OBC40-65+ marks
    SC35-70+ marks
    ST35-70+ marks
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    What is the NID Qualifying Marks Last Year?

    The tables given below provide the score of the last candidate who obtained NID admission under different categories at various NID campuses. The data is given for both BDes and MDes programmes.

    Category-Wise Qualifying Marks for NID BDes Admission (As per 2026 Cutoffs)

    CampusOPENGEN-EWSOBC-NCLSCST
    NID Ahmedabad67.2858.2257.4356.8255.53
    NID Andhra Pradesh39.7846.8948.0338.6440.32
    NID Assam50.3244.4343.7534.3238.72
    NID Madhya Pradesh57.3954.3950.0346.1445.25
    NID Haryana55.9748.6849.7542.7244.57

    Category-Wise Qualifying Marks for NID MDes Admission (As per 2026 Cutoffs)

    DisciplineOPENGEN-EWSOBC-NCLSCST
    ScoreScoreScoreScoreScore
    NID Ahmedabad




    Animation Film Design70.83NE60.45257.1
    Ceramic & Glass Design45.68NE40.7543NE
    Furniture & Interior Design48.18NE42.2344.642.75
    Film & Video Communication60.85NE42.6844.3355.48
    Graphic Design65.152.5541.1553.5860.28
    Product Design57.1351.8543.651.144.8
    Textile Design70.3NE51.683856.53
    NID Gandhinagar




    Apparel Design54.750.9344.636.4539.98
    Lifestyle Accessory Design74.561.344.8371.13NA
    New Media Design48.88NE40.0345.53NA
    Photography Design50.63NE43.9NENE
    Strategic Design Management76.2849.744.346.372.65
    Transportation & Automobile
    Design
    56.7551.8840.5837.5555.75
    Toy & Game Design65.55NA43.449.5852.5
    NID Bengaluru




    Digital Game Design59.5353.643.1335.65NE
    Design For Retail Experience76.350.7562.8863.5372.38
    Information Design61.8853.2844.5344.6858.98
    Interaction Design67.7849.2344.1358.5853.8
    Universal Design45.25NE40.3336.8842.08

    *NA - No Applicant *NE - No Eligible Candidate

    NID 2027 Selection Process Weightage

    The table given below provides the weightage for different components in the selection process of BDes and MDes programmes to determined the final score of the candidate.

    NID BDes Selection Process Weightage

    Particulars

    Weightage

    Prelims

    No weightage in final selection

    Mains

    Studio sensitivity test - 60%

    In-person sensitivity test - 40%

    NID BDes Selection Process Weightage

    Particulars

    Weightage

    Prelims

    No weightage in final selection

    Mains

    Studio test - 40%

    Interview - 60%


    NID Qualifying Marks (As per old selection criteria)

    The tables below provide the rank and score of the last candidate who was allotted a seat at various NIDs under different categories.

    Qualifying Marks for NID B.Des (Previous Year- 2025)

    Campus

    OPEN

    GEN-EWS

    OBC-NCL

    SC

    ST

    Open

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    NID Ahmedabad

    48

    59.60

    16

    50.90

    41

    53.60

    24

    51.70

    11

    47.80

    NID Andhra Pradesh

    225

    53.50

    53

    45.60

    125

    48.20

    67

    45.50

    46

    38.60

    NID Assam

    294

    51.80

    56

    45.00

    142

    47.40

    83

    44.00

    40

    40.00

    NID Madhya Pradesh

    197

    S4.20

    49

    45.90

    103

    49.30

    44

    48.20

    25

    42.80

    NID Haryana

    193

    54.30

    48

    45.90

    106

    49.00

    56

    46.60

    35

    41.20

    Qualifying Marks for NID M.Des (Previous Year-2025)

    Discipline

    OPEN

    GEN-EWS

    OBC-NCL

    SC

    ST

    Open Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Category

    Rank

    Score

    Animation Film Design

    12

    55.10

    NE

    NE

    6

    46.65

    5

    46.30

    1

    52.15

    Ceramic & Glass Design

    6

    58.10

    NA

    NA

    6

    49.95

    3

    50.50

    NE

    NE

    Furniture & Interior Design

    10

    55.90

    2

    50.25

    7

    47.45

    4

    44.85

    2

    50.40

    Film & Video Communication

    10

    67.35

    2

    54.20

    7

    62.65

    6

    56.35

    1

    63.45

    Graphic Design

    8

    62.25

    NE

    NE

    9

    53.90

    4

    55.65

    1

    59.80

    Product Design

    13

    57.60

    NE

    NE

    15

    46.80

    3

    50.70

    1

    46.05

    Textile Design

    8

    59.25

    NE

    NE

    5

    47.20

    6

    40.20

    1

    48.40

    Apparel Design

    9

    54.15

    NE

    NE

    6

    47.95

    3

    40.65

    1

    43.35

    Lifestyle Accessory Design

    10

    59.30

    NE

    NE

    9

    48.60

    7

    43.95

    2

    46.25

    New Media Design

    8

    57.70

    NE

    NE

    8

    46.55

    4

    43.00

    1

    52.50

    Photography Design

    16

    50.15

    NE

    NE

    1

    46.50

    5

    43.50

    NA

    NA

    Strategic Design Management

    11

    61.40

    1

    50.50

    7

    45.15

    4

    43.90

    2

    55.25

    Transportation & Automobile

    Design

    9

    56.35

    NE

    NE

    S

    47.25

    4

    45.35

    NE

    NE

    Toy & Game Design

    6

    72.95

    NA

    NA

    6

    48.70

    2

    45.40

    NA

    NA

    Digital Game Design

    7

    66.65

    2

    60.00

    6

    54.85

    5

    52.7


    53.15

    Oesign For Retail Experience

    7

    59.30

    NE

    NE

    8

    47.60

    3

    55.10

    NA

    NA

    Information Design

    10

    63.50

    3

    52.10

    8

    49.95

    3

    53.45

    NE

    NE

    Interaction Design

    11

    57.50

    NE

    NE

    7

    50.35

    5

    52.80


    41.80

    Universal Design

    14

    60.55

    2

    57.00

    11

    48.80

    5

    51.25

    1

    46.55

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    Have a question related to NID DAT ?


    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.

    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